folk rock

When folk singer Bob Dylan shocked the world in the sixties by strapping on an electric guitar and making rock albums like Highway 61 Revisited, a funny thing happened. Well, actually, several funny things happened — but by far the biggest of them all was folk rock.

In Dylan's wake, several groups — most from California and many covering Dylan's songs — sprang up out of nowhere and began ruling the pop charts. Among the most noteworthy were the Byrds, the Mamas and the Papas, the Lovin' Spoonful, and Buffalo Springfield.

Although each sounded distinct from one another, what they shared were vocal harmonies and songs which melded elements of both folk as well as rock with often politically-charged lyrics. Soon the sound would morph into the psychedelic rock of bands like Jefferson Airplane.

Hence, folk rock.

By the seventies, folk rock had again evolved — this time into the mellow-rock of singer-songwriters like James Taylor, Carole King, and Harvest-era Neil Young. Today, folk rock endures in the form of modern-day artists like Conor Oberst and Seattle's Fleet Foxes.

You'll find folk-rockers blogging about it online at sites like Zero G Sound.

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• Mumford & Sons Fly The Flag For British Folk Rock With “Winter Winds”

  
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  I’ve loved the song “Winter Winds” by the London-based folk-rock band Mumford & Sons since I first heard it about two weeks ago on XFM London. It’s just a beautiful piece of music, a song that really gets under the skin. It brings to mind the best work of The Pogues and The Waterboys. Mumford & Sons ...
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• Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)

  
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  Im not a fan of everything The Boss has done but this album is pretty much perfect. This was intended to just be demos for an album with the E Street band he recorded on a 4 track in his home. No drums. No bass. Just The Boss, his guitar, a harmonica and him howling tales of personal loss, desperation, failure, family ...
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• Today’s Vegetables: You Say That You’re Old, But Come On

  
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  Double-stuffin’ it today with two artists on Partisan Records . Partisan sent six of their bands on tour together last month and released a sampler to go along. The shows may be over (you heard it here second!), but the sampler lives on, and there’s some good shtuff on it so gittit . Here are my two favorites: ...
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• Ted Garber - American Rail

  
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  The thing that I’ve always liked about the singer/songwriter has always been their ability to strip the music down to its barest form and move the soul with a vibrant array of lyrics. But the lyrics alone don’t do the work. Generally, the voice comes in and conveys the emotion with well phrased lines, slight ...
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• The Pogues – Summer In Siam

  
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  Andrew Ranken , drummer for The Pogues Tagged: alternative pop/rock, Andrew Ranken, Celtic rock, college rock, folk rock, November 13 birthdays, The Pogues
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• Mumford & Sons

  
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  From the first mellow acoustic guitar sound heard on title track Sigh No More followed by the haunting Fleet Foxes style harmonies, you know that Mumford & Sons have you wrapped into their world of love, heartache and emotion. The song begins apologetically but builds into an uplifting, optimistic crescendo; ...
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• Frank Turner added to Flogging Molly Green 17 tour

  
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  Celtic punk band Flogging Molly has added British folk rocker Frank Turner as main support on most of their annual countdown to St Patrick’s Day – the 2010 Green 17 Tour. Turner has a new brilliant album out on Epitaph Records called “Poetry of the Deed.” In addition, Flogging Molly has announced a new date ...
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• Neil Young – Harvest Moon

  
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• My Morning Jacket gets animated on American Dad

  
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• Today’s Vegetable: Come On Up Here Where I Can See You

  
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• The winning grin and other tales from the O, Morning Records Showcase @ Funk N Waffles 11/6/09

  
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