contemporary folk
Today's traditional sound
Contemporary folk is acoustic, singer-songwriter music that draws on traditional folk sounds while incorporating modern themes and production.
Unlike revival folk, which aims to preserve older styles, contemporary folk freely blends influences from rock, pop, and indie music: The coffee shop featured contemporary folk artists on weekends.
Artists like Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, and later Bon Iver represent different eras of the genre.
- old time musicTraditional Appalachian folk genre
- acoustic guitarUnplugged stringed instrument
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- traditional balladsOrally transmitted narrative songs
- social justiceFair distribution of opportunities
Americana · fiddle · singer-songwriter · oral tradition · banjo · dulcimer · alt-country · protest art · Woody Guthrie · protest song · environmentalism · work songs · DIY ethos · open mic night · small venue · roots music · migration stories · mandolin
- folk genresbluegrass, Americana, Appalachian, old-time, mountain music
- Folk RevivalPete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, The Weavers
- folk musicCeltic revival, singer-songwriter, traditional music, traditional songs, traditional ballads
- Persian popAndy, tar, traditional instruments, satellite channels
contemporary folkmedieval music
European compositions, 500-1400 CE
Gregorian chant · Renaissance music · traditional folk · classical music · early music
contemporary folkelectronic music
Synthesizer-based musical genre
EDM · techno · industrial music · dubstep · electronica
contemporary folkclassical music
Western orchestral tradition
orchestral music · symphonic music · opera · art music · chamber music
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