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1. www.allmusic.com › style › urban-folk-ma0000004421Urban Folk Music Style Overview | AllMusic

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   Urban Folk was a movement of singer/songwriters in the '80s that grew out of punk rock. Urban folk musicians were initially inspired by punk rock but they performed solo, either with an acoustic or electric guitar. Urban folk was extremely political -- the songs had basic melodies and direct, angry lyrics. Though there was only a small handful ...

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   • Neo-Traditional Folk

     Rooted in music from the Appalachian mountains and long...

   • Progressive Folk

     Progressive Folk uses the introspective, intricate music of...

   • Anti-Folk

     Anti-Folk stood in direct contrast to the warmhearted...

   • Carrying On

     Carrying On by Kacy & Clayton released in 2019. Find album...

   • New Acoustic

     An exhilarating mix of bluegrass and jazz, New Acoustic...

2. www.allmusic.com › genre › urban-folk-ma0000004421Urban Folk Music Genre Overview | AllMusic

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   Urban Folk was a movement of singer/songwriters in the '80s that grew out of punk rock. Urban folk musicians were initially inspired by punk rock but they performed solo, either with an acoustic or electric guitar. Urban folk was extremely political -- the songs had basic melodies and direct, angry lyrics. Though there was only a small handful ...

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4. www.halifaxurbanfolkfestival.comHalifax Urban Folk Festival > September 30 to October 6, 2024 ...

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   Halifax Urban Folk Festival. Sep 30 // Oct 6, 2024 Alejandro Escovedo. Rose Cousins. Adam Baldwin . Jimmy Rankin. Lucy MacNeil. Mick Davis . Reeny . Christina Martin ...

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5. www.allmusic.com › style › urban-folk-ma0000004421Urban Folk Music Songs | AllMusic

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   Urban Folk was a movement of singer/songwriters in the '80s that grew out of punk rock. Urban folk musicians were initially inspired by punk rock but they performed solo, either with an acoustic or electric guitar. Urban folk was extremely political -- the songs had basic melodies and direct, angry lyrics.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Urban_folkUrban folk - Wikipedia

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   Urban folk. Urban folk or city folk may refer to: Folk music from any urban cultural tradition (as opposed to country music) CityFolk Festival, an annual music festival in Ottawa, Canada. Anti-folk music, a music genre that takes and subverts the earnestness of politically charged 1960s folk music. People, residing in cities.

7. www.reddit.com › 186lghv › american_urbanfolk_musicAmerican Urban-Folk Music : r/folk - Reddit

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   Ironically, urban folk music, in a way, uses the railroad as a metaphor for authenticity in a very inauthentic way. "Steel Rail Blues" by Gordon Lightfoot depicts the railroad as the last means to pursue his love interest. John Hartford appropriates the struggles of a hobo in his song, "Gentle On My Mind" to describe a man's unending search for ...

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   What is urban folk music?

   • Urban Folk was a movement of singer/songwriters in the '80s that grew out of punk rock. Urban folk musicians were initially inspired by punk rock but they performed solo, either with an acoustic or electric guitar. Urban folk was extremely political -- the songs had basic melodies and direct, angry lyrics.

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   What influenced urban folk music?

   • Urban folk musicians were initially inspired by punk rock but they performed solo, either with an acoustic or electric guitar. Urban folk was extremely political -- the songs had basic melodies and direct, angry lyrics. Though there was only a small handful of urban folk musicians, they made a significant impact in the mid-'80s.

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   What does 'city folk' mean?

   • CityFolk is a term with multiple meanings. It refers to: \n1. CityFolk Festival, an annual music festival in Ottawa, Canada \n2. Animal Crossing: City Folk, the third video game in the Animal Crossing series \nThis disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title 'Urban folk'.

   Urban folk - Wikipedia

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   What is folk music based on?

   • Though he considers folk music to be difficult to define, Blumenfeld lists some observed consistencies: In general, it is Anglo-American, embracing acoustic and/or tradition-based music from the U.K. and the United States. Musically, it is mainly Western European in its origins; linguistically, it is predominantly English-based.

   Contemporary folk music

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   What is contemporary folk music?

   • Contemporary folk music refers to a wide variety of genres that emerged in the mid-20th century and afterwards which were associated with traditional folk music. Starting in the mid-20th century, a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music.

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   What are the different types of folk music?

   • Other subgenres of folk include anti folk, folk punk, indie folk, folktronica, freak folk and Americana and fusion genres such as folk metal, progressive folk, psychedelic folk, and neofolk . Definitions of "contemporary folk music" are generally vague and variable. [ 3]

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9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Contemporary_folk_musicContemporary folk music - Wikipedia

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   The significant element that distinguishes "country folk" from the "folk" music on Dylan's contemporaries' recordings in the 1960s was the re-admission of country and bluegrass music instrumentation—mandolin, banjo, fiddle, and resophonic and electric steel guitars—into the mix; country rock's success with urban audiences had paved the way for this hybrid.