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Folk Rock
- Genre family
- Country / Folk / Americana
- 1980s recordings
- 1
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Folk Rock
Folk Rock is a branch of the Country / Folk / Americana family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Folk Rock is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Paul Simon.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreCountry / Folk / Americana
Current genreFolk Rock
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
1 recordings1980s starting recordings
KEY ARTISTS
1980s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1980s albums
LOCAL GRAPH
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