John McCutcheon (born August 14, 1952) is an American folk music singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has produced 45 albums since the 1970s.

[citation needed] While in his 20s, he travelled to Appalachia and learned from some of the legendary greats of traditional folk music, including Roscoe Holcomb and Tommy Hunter.

His repertoire includes songs from contemporary writers like Si Kahn (e.g. "Gone Gonna Rise Again", "Rubber Blubber Whale") as well as a large body of his own music.

Much of his work, however, continues to focus on writing politically and socially conscious songs for adult audiences.

He is married to children's author and storyteller, Carmen Agra Deedy,[13] and the two live in Smoke Rise, Georgia.