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Learn about the history, genres, and performers of contemporary folk music, a wide variety of genres that emerged from the folk revival of the mid-20th century. Find out how folk music evolved from traditional folk music, and how it influenced and was influenced by other musical styles.
- Gregory Alan Isakov. 95 votes. Gregory Alan Isakov (born October 19, 1979) is a South African-born singer-songwriter currently based in Boulder, Colorado.
- Caamp. 112 votes. Caamp are an American folk band from Columbus, Ohio, which began as a project between childhood friends Taylor Meier and Evan Westfall, who met at a summer camp in middle school.
- The Lumineers. 121 votes. The Lumineers are an American folk rock band based in Denver, Colorado. The founding members are Wesley Schultz (lead vocals, guitar) and Jeremiah Fraites (drums, percussion, piano).
- Fleet Foxes. 45 votes. Fleet Foxes are an American indie folk band formed in Seattle, Washington in 2006. The band consists of Robin Pecknold (vocals, guitar), Skyler Skjelset (guitar, mandolin, backing vocals), Casey Wescott (keyboards, mandolin, backing vocals), Christian Wargo (bass, guitar, backing vocals) and Morgan Henderson (upright bass, guitar, woodwinds, violin, percussion, saxophone).
Playlist · Contemporary Folk · 100 items · 180.5K likes.
♫ Listen to this mix of modern folk songs featuring the best English, Scottish and Canadian artists (Cara Dillon, Sam Kelly, Julie Fowlis, Bellowhead, Richar...
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- Folk ABC - Americana, Blues, Country
Folk music, contemporary. The term 'folk' has been applied freely to the music of the 'singer-songwriter' who emerged in the wake of the so-called folk music (or urban folk) revival of the 1940s and 1950s.
Modern folk is an acoustic based genre of music with strong story telling elements. On the Modern Folk playlist, most songs we feature are predominantly trad...
Learn about the history and characteristics of contemporary folk music, a genre that emerged after Bob Dylan and focused on personal expression. Explore the highlights of contemporary folk artists, albums, songs and related styles on AllMusic.
