Folk rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. Traditional Music is a quasi-synonym for folk music. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more of the mass media. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ... Acoustic guitar can refer to the following musical instruments: Nylon and gut stringed guitars: Renaissance guitar Baroque guitar Romantic guitar Classical guitar, the modern version of the original guitar, with nylon strings Flamenco guitar Steel stringed guitars: Steel-string acoustic guitar, also known as western, folk or country guitar Twelve... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping,popping or using a pick. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... This is a listing of Wikipedia resources on genres of folk music, arranged alphabetically by nation and ethnicity. ... Celtic rock is a genre of folk rock which incorporates Celtic music, instrumentation and themes. ... Folk-rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... Folk metal is a diverse collection of music, encompassing a wide variety of different styles and approaches. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...

In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and Canada around the mid-1960s. The sound was epitomized by tight vocal harmonies and a relatively "clean" (effects- and distortion-free) approach to electric instruments epitomized by the jangly sound of the Byrds' guitarist Roger McGuinn. The repertoire was drawn in part from folk sources, but even more from folk-influenced singer-songwriters such as Bob Dylan. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... L-R: David Crosby, Gene Clark, Michael Clarke, Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn The Byrds were an American rock music group founded in Los Angeles, California in 1964 by singers and guitarists Jim McGuinn (he later changed his name to Roger McGuinn), Gene Clark, and David Crosby. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... James Roger McGuinn (known professionally as Roger McGuinn and born James Joseph McGuinn III on July 13, 1942) is a popular rock American singer-songwriter and guitarist of the 1960s and 1970s. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... This article is about the recording artist. ...

This original folk rock directly led to the distinct, eclectic style of Electric folk (a.k.a. British folk rock) pioneered in the late 1960s by Pentangle and Fairport Convention. Starting from a North-American style folk rock, Pentangle, Fairport and other related bands deliberately incorporated elements of traditional British folk music. At the same time, in Brittany, Alan Stivell began to mix his Breton roots with Irish and Scottish roots and with rock music. Very shortly afterwards, Fairport bassist Ashley Hutchings formed Steeleye Span in collaboration with traditionalist British folk musicians who wished to incorporate electrical amplification, and later overt rock elements, into their music. Folk-rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... Pentangle is a British folk-rock band. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Alan Stivell at Lorient Alan Stivell (born Alan Cochevelou January 6, 1944) is a Breton musician from the town of Gourin. ... Ashley Stephen Hutchings (born January 26, 1945) is a folk musician. ... Steeleye Span are a British folk-rock band, formed in 1969 and remaining active today. ...

This, in turn, spawned several other variants: the self-consciously English folk rock of the Albion Band and some of Ronnie Lane's solo work, and the more prolific current of Celtic rock, incorporating traditional music of Ireland, Scotland, Cornwall, and Brittany. Through at least the first half of the 1970s, Celtic rock held close to folk roots, with its repertoire drawing heavily on traditional Celtic fiddle and harp tunes and even traditional vocal styles, but making use of rock band levels of amplification and percussion. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Ashley Hutchings (born January 26, 1945) is a folk musician. ... Ronald Lane (April 1, 1946 - June 4, 1997) was an English singer, songwriter and bass player (nicknamed Plonk) best known for his membership in two prominent English rock bands, Small Faces (1965-69) and Faces (1970-75). ... Celtic rock is a genre of folk rock which incorporates Celtic music, instrumentation and themes. ... This article is about the country. ... For other uses, see Cornwall (disambiguation). ... Historical province of Brittany, showing the main areas with their name in Breton language The traditional flag of Brittany (the Gwenn-ha-du), formerly a Breton nationalist symbol but today used as a general civic flag in the region. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... “Fiddler” redirects here. ... The harp is a stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. ...

The Byrds' folk rock album, Mr. Tambourine Man

In a broader sense, folk rock includes later similarly-inspired musical genres and movements in the English-speaking world (and its Celtic fringes) and, to a lesser extent, elsewhere in Europe. As with any genre, the borders are difficult to define. Folk rock may lean more toward folk or toward rock in its instrumentation, its playing and vocal style, or its choice of material; while the original genre draws on music of Europe and North America, there is no clear delineation of which folk cultures music might be included as influences. Still, the term is not usually applied to rock music rooted in the blues-based or other African American music (except as mediated through folk revivalists), nor to rock music with Cajun roots, nor to music (especially after about 1980) with non-European folk roots, which is more typically classified as world music. Image File history File links Byrds-MrTambourineMan. ... Image File history File links Byrds-MrTambourineMan. ... The Byrds (formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964) were an American rock band. ... Mr. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This article is about the European people. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... “Blues music” redirects here. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... A roots revival (folk revival) is a trend which includes young performers popularizing the traditional musical styles of their ancestors. ... Cajuns are an ethnic group mainly living in Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles and peoples of other ethnicities with whom the Acadians eventually intermarried on the semitropical frontier. ... World music is, most generally, all the music in the world. ...

The roots of folk rock

Folk rock arose mainly from the confluence of three elements: urban/collegiate folk vocal groups, singer-songwriters, and the revival of North American rock and roll after the British Invasion. Of these, the first two owed direct debts to Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and the Popular Front culture of the 1930s. For other uses, see British Invasion (disambiguation). ... Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912–October 3, 1967) was a prolific American songwriter and folk musician. ... Peter Seeger (born May 3, 1919), almost universally known as Pete Seeger, is a folk singer, political activist, and author. ... A popular front is a broad coalition of different political groupings, often made up of leftists and centrists who are united by opposition to another group (most often fascist or far-right groups). ... Face The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ...

The first of the urban folk vocal groups was the Almanac Singers, whose shifting membership during the late 1930s and early 1940s included Guthrie and Seeger and Lee Hayes. In 1947 Seeger and Hayes joined Ronnie Gilbert, and Fred Hellerman to form the Weavers, who popularized the genre and had a major hit with a cleaned-up cover of Leadbelly's "Goodnight, Irene", but fell afoul of the U.S. Red Scare of the early 1950s. Their sound, and their broad repertoire of traditional folk material and topical songs inspired other groups such as the Kingston Trio (founded 1957), the Chad Mitchell Trio, New Christy Minstrels, and the (usually less political) "collegiate folk" groups such as The Brothers Four, The Four Freshmen, The Four Preps, and The Highwaymen. All featured tight vocal harmonies and a repertoire at least initially rooted in folk music and (in some cases) topical songs. The successors of such groups were bands such as We Five and the Mamas and Papas (1965-6). The Almanac Singers were a group of folk musicians who achieved brief popularity in the early 1940s. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ronnie Gilbert Ronnie Gilbert (born 1926) is a well-known American folk-singer, one of the members of The Weavers with Pete Seeger. ... The Weavers were an immensely popular and influential folk music quartet from Greenwich Village, New York, United States. ... Leadbelly, also known as Lead Belly (born Huddie William Ledbetter; January 20, 1889 (although this is debatable) - December 6, 1949), was an American folk and blues musician, notable for his clear and forceful singing, his virtuosity on the twelve string guitar, and the rich songbook of folk standards he introduced. ... Goodnight Irene, or Irene, is a 20th century American folk standard. ... Some factual claims in this article need to be verified. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... A topical song is a song that comments on current political and social events. ... The Kingston Trios original lineup: Bob Shane, Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds The Kingston Trio is an American folk group. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... The Chad Mitchell Trio was a popular folk music group during the 1960s. ... The New Christy Minstrels were a 1960s a popular folk group reknown for a rousing and clean-cut sound. ... The Brothers Four are an American folk group founded in 1957 in Seattle, Washington. ... The Four Freshmen were an American vocal group popular from the 1950s through the early 1960s. ... The Four Preps were a popular music quartet most popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. ... The Highwaymen were a circa 1960 collegiate folk group, which originated at Wesleyan University and had a number-one hit in 1961 with Michael Row the Boat Ashore and another top-20 hit in 1962 with Cottonfields. The original members were David Fisher, Steve Trott, Chan Daniels, Steve Butts and... We Five on the cover of their first album We Five was a 1960s folk rock musical group based in San Francisco, California. ... The Mamas & the Papas were a leading vocal group of the 1960s, and one of the few American groups to maintain widespread success during the British Invasion, along with The Beach Boys. ...

When the term singer-songwriter was coined in the mid-1960s, it was applied retroactively to Bob Dylan and other (mainly New York-based) folk-rooted songwriters. Scottish songster Donovan also fit this mould. Dylan's material would provide much of the original grist for the folk rock mill, not only in the U.S. but in the UK as well. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... This article is about the recording artist. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the country. ... Donovan (Donovan Philips Leitch, born May 10, 1946, in Maryhill, Glasgow) is a Scottish singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ...

None of this would likely ever have intersected with rock music, though, if it had not been for the impulse of the British Invasion. The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and numerous other British bands reintroduced to America the broad potential of rock and roll as a creative medium. One of the first bands to craft a distinctly American sound in response was the Beach Boys; while not a folk rock band themselves, they directly influenced the genre, and at the height of the folk rock boom in 1966 had a hit with a cover of the 1920s West Indian folk song "Sloop John B", which they had learned from The Kingston Trio, who, in turn, had learned it from the Weavers. The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... “Rolling Stones” redirects here. ... First formed in 1961, The Beach Boys are an American rock and roll band that gained popularity for their close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California youth culture of surfing, girls and cars. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... Sloop John B is the seventh track on The Beach Boys Pet Sounds album and was also a single which was released in 1966 on Capitol Records. ...

However, there are a few antecedents to folk rock in pre-British Invasion American rock; one could cite Link Wray (a full-blooded Apache drawing upon tribal drum rhythms) in "Fatback and Beans", as well as some of the later recordings of Buddy Holly, which strongly influenced artists like Dylan and the Byrds, and to some extent some recordings by country-influenced performers like The Everly Brothers. This was not a recognized trend at the time, and probably would have not been noticed if not for subsequent events. Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959),[1] better known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and a pioneer of rock and roll. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Phil (left) and Don in 1962 The Everly Brothers, (Don Everly, born Isaac Donald Everly February 1, 1937, Brownie, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, Phil Everly, born Phillip Everly, January 19, 1939, Chicago, Illinois) are male siblings who were top-selling country-influenced rock and roll performers, best known for their steel...

The original folk rock impulse

In the United States the heyday of folk rock is likely between the mid-sixties to the mid-seventies, not only aligning itself but also becoming the medium of expression for the hippie movement. Cities such as San Francisco, Denver, New York and Phoenix became centers for the folk rock culture, playing on their central locations among the original folk circuits. Singer at a modern Hippie movement in Russia Hippie (sometimes spelled hippy) refers to a member of a subgroup of the counterculture that began in the United States during the early 1960s, becoming an established social group by 1965, and expanding to other countries before declining in the mid-1970s. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... This article refers to the state capital of Colorado. ... “NY” redirects here. ... Nickname: Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country State Counties Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area  - City  515. ...

It is to be noted that the earthy "unplugged" musically simplified sound of the music and common presentation reflected the genre's connection to a more earthy look at society's state of affairs. Unlike pop music's escapist lyrics that were disconnected from reality, a fantasy distraction from the problems in life, folk artists were actually speaking to masses their connected-to-life messages for peace, global awareness, and other touchstones of the revolutionary era.

Country folk

Arising originally from the folk-influenced music of Bob Dylan and earlier musicians, the folk revivalist vocal combo, and the rock music of the British Invasion, it folk rock later incorporated elements of country music, drawing on Hank Williams and others. Such success in the country folk blend led to pioneering records for '60s folk singers like John Denver and Judy Collins. For other uses, see British Invasion (disambiguation). ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... This article is about Hank Williams, Sr. ... John Denver (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. ... Judy Collins Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939 in Seattle, Washington) is an American folk and standards singer. ...

Electric folk

Main article: Electric folk

The British style of folk rock (often called electric folk) was established by the band Fairport Convention, who formed in North London in the late 1960s, and by Pentangle who were also influenced by classical and jazz traditions and avoided electric instruments for several albums. Steeleye Span, also prominent in this vein, was formed by folk musicians who wished to add electric instruments and experiment with song structures. Nick Drake's music has had a large impact on modern folk rock. Several temporary groups, such as the duo, Bert and John, also contributed to the development of the genre. Bert and John, in particular, developed a style of intricate acoustic guitar duet sometimes referred to as 'folk=baroque'. Folk-rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Pentangle is a British folk-rock band. ... Steeleye Span are a British folk-rock band, formed in 1969 and remaining active today. ... Nicholas Rodney Drake (June 19, 1948 – November 25, 1974) was an English singer-songwriter and musician best known for his acoustic, autumnal songs. ... Herbert Jansch (born 3 November 1943[1]), known as Bert Jansch, is a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. ... John Renbourn (born August 8, 1944, Marylebone, North London, England) is a British guitarist and songwriter. ...

Across the English Channel in Brittany or France, a similar fusion of folk and rock elements can be found in the Breton folk rock music of Alan Stivell (1970s and later) and the French Malicorne, founded by one of Alan Stivell's musicians. Satellite view of the English Channel The English Channel (French: , the sleeve) is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. ... Historical province of Brittany, showing the main areas with their name in Breton language The traditional flag of Brittany (the Gwenn-ha-du), formerly a Breton nationalist symbol but today used as a general civic flag in the region. ... The Bretons are a distinct celtic ethnic group located in the region of Brittany in France. ... Alan Stivell at Lorient Alan Stivell (born Alan Cochevelou January 6, 1944) is a Breton musician from the town of Gourin. ... Malicorne was a French folk-rock group that flourished in the 1970s. ...

British folk rock was also influenced by some experimental work, found for example in The Incredible String Band, who found considerable popularity in the university town of Cambridge, Massachusetts, for several years, and this line of development eventually contributed to prog rock. The iconic cover of the bands 2nd album designed by The Fool The Incredible String Band were (and are) a Scottish acoustic band who way back in the 1960s built a popular following among the British counter culture, and are considered psych folk music pioneers. ... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ...

Elsewhere in Europe and the Mediterranean

In Hungary fusion of rock and folk music began in 1965, when the band Illés introduced Hungarian folk music elements in their beat-influenced music, winning everything could be won in that time at festivals, tv-contests, etc. Their rock-musical István, a király (King Stephen of Hungary), released in 1980 contains heavy folk-influences and traditional folk songs as well. The film made based on the rock-opera was one of the biggest box-office hits in 1980. Later on bands like Barbaro, Gépfolklór, Kormorán and Drums have developed a unique sound using odd rhythms, progressive rock, Hungarian and Greek/Bulgarian/etc. folk traditions.

In Romania Transsylvania Phoenix (known in Romania simply as Phoenix), founded in 1962, introduced significant folk elements into their rock music around 1972 in an unsuccessful attempt to compromise with government repression of rock music. The attempt failed, and they ended up in exile during much of the Ceauşescu era, but much of their music still retains a folk rock sound. The present-day bands Spitalul de Urgenţă (Romanian) and Zdob şi Zdub (Moldova) also both merge folk and rock. Transsylvania-Phoenix band logo Transsylvania Phoenix or, more commonly, just Phoenix, is one of the most prominent Romanian Rock and Roll bands of the latest decades, and also the first one to take musical inspiration from ancient Romanian folk themes. ... Nicolae CeauÅŸescu (IPA , in English, sometimes (and erroneously) ) (January 26, 1918–December 25, 1989) was the leader of Romania from 1965 until December 1989. ... Spitalul de Urgenţă, literally Emergency Hospital, is a Romanian pop band, integrating elements of traditional Romanian music into a sometimes hard-edged rock sound, although also incorporating influences as diverse as Turkish traditional music, European classical music, and cartoon soundtrack music. ... Zdob ÅŸi Zdub at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest Zdob ÅŸi Zdub are a Moldovan musical group, based in ChiÅŸinău, whose work for the last several years combines elements of hip-hop (especially sampling) and hardcore punk with traditional Romanian music and Roma music. ...

Other fusions of folk and rock include New Flamenco (Spain), the pop-oriented forms of North African raï music. From Anglo-Irish culture there is The Pogues, and from Ireland itself, Horslips. Spain has produced two folk-rock-bagpipers, Susana Seivane and Hevia, who mix traditional with modern dance tunes. Dropkick Murphys also draw on traditional Irish music and punk rock. Flamenco Nuevo (New Flamenco) is synonymous with contemporary flamenco and is a modern derivitave of traditional flamenco (see the cafés cantantés period, and Rámon Montoya (1880-1949)). Although the most important early pioneers of modern flamenco are widely accepted to be the guitarist Paco de Lucía... Raï (Arabic: راي) is a form of folk music, originated in Oran, Algeria from Bedouin shepherds, mixed with Spanish, French, African-American and Arabic musical forms, which dates back to the 1930s and has been primarily evolved by women in the culture. ... The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background, playing traditional Irish folk with influences from the English punk rock movement. ... Horslips were a 1970s Irish rock band that composed, arranged and performed their own Celtic rock songs and music based on traditional Irish jigs and reels. ... Susana Seivane on stage at Lorient, Brittany in 2004 Susana Seivane is a Galician gaita (bagpipes) player. ... Hevia on stage at Lorient, Brittany in 2003 Hevia, or José Ángel Hevia Velasco, is a Spanish bagpiper – specifically, an Asturian gaita piper, born in 1967 in Villaviciosa, Asturias. ... “DKM” redirects here. ... Irish music is a folk music which has remained vibrant throughout the 20th century, when many other traditional forms worldwide lost popularity to pop music. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ...

Turkey, during the 1970s and 1980s, also sustained a vibrant folk rock scene, drawing inspirations from diverse ethnic elements of Anatolia, the Balkans, Eurasia and the Black Sea region and thrived in a culture of intense political strife, with musicians in nationalist and Marxist camps. See Music of Turkey. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Anatolia and Europe Anatolia (Turkish: from Greek: Ανατολία - Anatolia) is a peninsula of Western Asia which forms the greater part of the Asian portion of Turkey, as opposed to the European portion (Thrace, or traditionally Rumelia). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Black Sea (disambiguation). ... Nationalism is an ideology that creates and sustains a nation as a concept of a common identity for groups of humans. ... Marxism is the political practice and social theory based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ... Genres: Alternative - Classical - Dance - Folk - Hip hop - Jazz - Military - Ottoman - Opera - Pop - Religious - Rock Awards Kral MV, MÜ-YAP, MGD Charts Billboard Charts Music Festivals Istanbul International Music Festival, Istanbul International Jazz Festival, Izmir European Jazz Festival, Aspendos International Opera and Ballet Festival Media Rolling Stone (Türkiye), MTV (T...

Another folk rock band is Gåte from Norway who combines Norwegian folk songs (Stev) and rock. GÃ¥te (Norwegian for riddle) is a band from Trøndelag, Norway playing Norwegian folk music bred with metal, electronica, sometimes called progressive folk-rock. ...

Italian folk rock

It is too difficult to define the boundaries between folk and ethnic music in Italy, because of its geographic position and its history. Folk can refer to a number of different things: It can be short for folk music, or, for folksong, or, for folklore; it may be a word for a specific people, tribe, or nation, especially one of the Germanic peoples; it might even be a calque on the related German... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ...

The basis on folk side were founded by the Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare at the end of sixties with the aim of search and diffusion of popular music of Campania. A lot of artists alternated in the group Eugenio Bennato, Giovanni Mauriello, Peppe Barra and Roberto De Simone, Fausta Vetere and Patrizio Trampetti. In 1964 was born Nuovo Canzoniere Italiano that number Ivan Della Mea, Gualtiero Bertelli, Paolo Pietrangeli, Giovanna Marini, and the peasant singer Giovanna Daffini. The Nuovo Canzoniere Italiano was characterized by musical search and a strong political commitment, that was bring in the play Ci ragiono e canto (I think and sing) by Dario Fo. For other uses, see Campania (disambiguation). ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Dario Fo (born March 24, 1926) is an Italian satirist, playwright, theater director, actor, and composer. ...

In Italy many songwriters imported American models: is enough to think to Folk beat n. 1 by Francesco Guccini or to Edoardo Bennato who mixes country, tarantella and rock. Francesco Guccini Francesco Guccini (born June 14, 1940 in Modena) is an Italian singer-songwriter and author. ... Edoardo Bennato (July 23, 1946) is an Italian singer-songwriter. ... For other uses, see Country (disambiguation). ... The tarantella (tarentule, tarentella, tarantelle, tarentelle, tarantel) is a traditional dance 6/8 or 4/4 time characterised by the rapid whirling of couples. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ...

The original folk rock roots can be found in two Italian songwriters: Fabrizio De André and Angelo Branduardi. Angelo Brandurdi is a classical musician, graduated at Genova's conservatory in violin. His first LP Branduardi '74 is near to progressive sound, later he approaches to medieval and rinascimental and Celtic music; in 1985 he sang W. B. Yeats poetries. The violin, the harp, the sitar, the banjo and the lute are accompanied by electric bass and drums. Later he substituted violin with electric violin. Fabrizio De André Fabrizio de André (February 18, 1940 - January 11, 1999) was an Italian singer-songwriter. ... Angelo Branduardi Angelo Branduardi (February 12, 1950, Cuggiono), is an Italian pop singer and composer who scored relevant success in Italy and European countries such as France and Germany. ... Alternate uses, see Genoa (disambiguation). ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... William Butler Yeats, 1933 photograph, author unknown. ... The harp is a stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. ... Diagram of some sitar parts. ... For other uses, see Banjo (disambiguation) The banjo is a stringed instrument of African American origin adapted from several African instruments. ... A medieval era lute. ... Fender Precision Bass Bass Guitar is a commonly spoken phrase used to refer to the electric bass and horizontal acoustic basses, a stringed instrument similar in design to the electric guitar, but larger in size, commonly fretted and sometimes fretless and with a lower range. ... Bass drum made from wood, rope, and cowskin A drum is a musical instrument in the percussion group that can be large, technically classified as a membranophone. ...

In 1984 Fabrizio De André published the LP Creuza de ma, in Genoese dialect (an ancient dialect, with ancient and obsolete words, imported from Arabian, with linguistic difficulties among the same Genoese). On the musical aspect, De Andrè used musical instruments from Bosporus to Gibraltar: oud, andalusian guitar, macedonian bag pipe, flute, turkish shannaj, lute, greek bouzuki and neapolitan mandolin. A record that was out of market rules, but was a hit and opened the doors to ethno-folk-rock. This article is about the year. ... For other uses, see Genoa (disambiguation). ... A musical instrument is a device that has been constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... I LOVE BORAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Two bridges cross the Bosporus. ... For other uses, see Oud (disambiguation). ... A piper playing the Great Highland Bagpipe. ... â™  This article is about the family of musical instruments. ... A medieval era lute. ... Greek (tetrachordo) Bouzouki The bouzouki (gr. ... A mandolin is a small, stringed musical instrument which is plucked, strummed or a combination of both. ...

In 1982 Lou Dalfin formed an occitanian group. It is among the first to resume traditional music with traditional instruments: ghironda, accordion and organetto, violin, flute, boha and bag pipe and singing in occitanian language. They broke up in 1985 but reunited in 1990 with a new line up with different roots: folk, jazz and rock; they introduced to folk instruments bass, drums, electric guitar, keyboard and saxophone. It's no longer only folk but folk rock. Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Lou Dalfin is an Italian folk and folk-rock group focused preserving and modernizing the traditions of Occitania. ... Occitania refers to the lands where the Occitan language is spoken. ... French type guitar-body hurdy-gurdy, made ca. ... This article is about the instrument as a whole. ... An organetto is a popular folk accordion used in Italian folk music. ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... â™  This article is about the family of musical instruments. ... A piper playing the Great Highland Bagpipe. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping,popping or using a pick. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ... An electronic keyboard instrument An electronic keyboard or digital keyboard is a type of keyboard instrument. ... The saxophone (colloquially referred to as sax) is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family. ...

In 1988 Gigi Camedda, Gino Marielli and Andrea Parodi founded Tazenda, one of the first Italian ethno-folk-rock, flag of Sardinia in the world. In their first record they created their own style: launeddas (the oldest reed instruments of the Mediterranean), the sampled "canti a tenore", the diatonic accordions are mixed with electric guitars. Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... For the place in the United States, see Sardinia, Ohio. ... The launeddas, triple clarinet or triplepipe is a typical Sardinian woodwind instrument, consisting of three pipes. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... Probably the most culturally distinct of all the regions in Italy, Sardinia is an islated island known for the tenores polyphonic chant, sacred songs called gozos and launeddas, a type of bagpipes. ...

The Gang were born in 1984 as a punk group, inspired by The Clash, but in 1990 they had an important u-turn: to talk about Italian political and social situation they have to sing in Italian. They had also a musical turn, they left Clash's punk, the electric guitar was substituted by acoustic twelve string guitar, were added violin, accordion, harmonica, flutes and bands. The Gang produced three albums Le radici e le ali (1991), Storie d'Italia (1993), with the collaboration and artistic production by Massimo Bubola, Una volta è per sempre (1995) that can be considered among the best Italian folk rock records. On the stage the previous songs and also I fought the law by The Clash, ever performed by the Gang, were revised in acoustic way. In 2004, after two rock discs, Gang recorded Nel tempo e oltre cantando insieme with La Macina, band of musical search from Marche lead by Gastone Pietrucci. Traditional songs and Gang's songs were revised rearranged: an example of fusion between rock and popular tradition. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... This article is about the year. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... â™  This article is about the family of musical instruments. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // The Marche (plural, originally le marche de Ancona = the Marches of Ancona) are a region of Central Italy, bordering Emilia-Romagna north, Tuscany to the north-west, Umbria to west, Abruzzo and Latium to the south and the Adriatic Sea to the east. ...

In 1991 some emilian boys founded Modena City Ramblers, the band that influenced the most the Italian folk rock in the last 15 years. Their first demo-tape was Combat Folk: a musical manifesto: a fusion of Combat Rock by The Clash and folk: traditional Irish excerpt, political songs (Contessa) and partisans' songs (Fischia il vento and Bella Ciao rearranged with Irish sound. Combat folk will be a new muscal genre: folk rock with a strong political and social message. Later M.C.R. travelled in South America, Marocco, Palestine and South Africa, world sound met rock, punk, loops and samples: the new genre is Celtic patchanka. Many groups were born by M.C.R.: Casa del Vento, Fiamma Fumana lead by Alberto Cottica (electronic folk); Caravane de Ville of Giovanni Rubbiani; Ductia of Massimo Giuntini; Paulem and La strana famiglia lead by Luciano Gaetani; and at least Cisco (former singer of M.C.R.) now soloist. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Emilia-Romagna is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. ... MODENA CITY RAMBLERS STORY MODENA CITY RAMBLERS The Modena City Ramblers is born in 1991 like group of folk Irish intriso of transplanted spirit punk in the red emiliana province, and begins to exhibit itself in birrerie, circles and town halls for a public of friends and relatives. ... Combat Rock is a 1982 album released by The Clash. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... The Kingdom of Morocco is a country in northwest Africa. ... The Holy Land or Palestine Showing not only the Old Kingdoms of Judea and Israel but also the 12 Tribes Distinctly, and Confirming Even the Diversity of the Locations of their Ancient Positions and Doing So as the Holy Scriptures Indicate, a geographic map from the studio of Tobiae Conradi... Track List Band Line-Up Guest Musicians ...

Canadian folk rock

Canadian folk rock is particularly, although not exclusively, associated with Celtic folk traditions. Bands such as Figgy Duff, Wonderful Grand Band and Spirit of the West were early pioneers in the Canadian tradition of Celtic-influenced rock, and were later followed by acts such as Crash Test Dummies, Great Big Sea, The Mahones, The Dukhs, Jimmy George, Rawlins Cross, Captain Tractor, Mudmen and Celtae. The term Celtic music encompasses Irish traditional music and traditional musics of Scotland; Cape Breton Island and Maritime Canada; Quebec; Wales; the Isle of Man; Northumberland (northern England); France); Cornwall; and Galicia (northwestern Spain). ... Figgy Duff was a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland. ... The Wonderful Grand Band was a music and comedy group from Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Spirit of the West are a Canadian folk rock band, who were popular on the Canadian folk music scene in the 1980s before evolving a blend of hard rock, pop and Celtic folk influences which made them one of Canadas most successful alternative rock acts in the 1990s. ... Crash test dummies have saved lives of thousands. ... Great Big Sea (often shortened to GBS) is a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the islands 500-year-old Irish, English, and French heritage. ... The Mahones are a Canadian Celtic punk band, whose blend of Celtic folk with alternative rock was a popular draw on the Canadian live music circuit in the 1990s. ... The Dukhs (pronounced like ducks) are a 5-member Canadian folk rock group. ... 2005 Tulip Festival. ... Rawlins Cross was a Newfoundland Celtic Rock band that formed in 1988. ... Captain Tractor is a Canadian folk rock band, based in Edmonton, Alberta. ... Mudmen are a Canadian rock band based in Ontario. ... Celtae are a Canadian Celtic music band based out of Ottawa, Ontario. ...

Other notable Canadian folk rock acts include The Band, The Grapes of Wrath, Lava Hay, The Waltons, Kashtin, Great Lake Swimmers and Beau Dommage, as well as singer-songwriters such as Gordon Lightfoot, David Wiffen and Stan Rogers. For other uses, see Band. ... The Grapes of Wrath are a Canadian folk rock band, who were one of Canadas most successful pop bands in the late 1980s and early 1990s before disbanding in 1992. ... Lava Hay were a Canadian folk-pop duo in the early 1990s. ... The Waltons were a Canadian alternative rock band in the 1990s. ... Kashtin were a Canadian folk rock duo in the 1980s and 1990s, who are one of Canadas most famous First Nations musical groups. ... Great Lake Swimmers are a Canadian indie rock band. ... Beau Dommage is a 1970s rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, who achieved great popular success in Quebec and France. ... Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. ... David Wiffen (born March 11, 1942 in Surrey, England) is a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter. ... Stanley Allison Rogers (November 29, 1949 – June 2, 1983) was a Canadian folk musician and songwriter. ...

See also

• List of folk rock artists
• Acoustic rock