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Folk Rock
- Genre family
- Country / Folk / Americana
- Starting recordings
- 24
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 Carole King, Gene Clark and Carbon Leaf.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreCountry / Folk / Americana
Current genreFolk Rock
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North America · Folk Rock
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01Summer Song1997 · Folk Rock · folk-rock folk rockOpen in new tab 02Goodbye Don’t Mean I’m Gone1998 · Folk Rock · folk rockOpen in new tab 03When I'm Alone2004 · Folk Rock · folk-rock folk rockOpen in new tab 04Come Down Easy2013 · Folk Rock · folk rockOpen in new tab 05Grey Sky Eyes2020 · Folk Rock · folk-rock folk rockOpen in new tab 06She Darked the Sun2016 · Folk Rock · folk rockOpen in new tab 07Homeless1986 · African Popular Music · rockOpen in new tab 08Bitter With the Sweet1998 · Folk Rock · folk rockOpen in new tab 09Home1999 · Folk Rock · folk-rock folk rockOpen in new tab 10Ferguson Road2013 · Folk Rock · folk rockOpen in new tab
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