country gospel

Twangy sacred music

Country gospel blends country music's instrumentation and vocal style with Christian religious themes.

The genre features acoustic guitars, fiddles, and steel guitars accompanying songs about faith, salvation, and spiritual struggle.

It flourished in the American South and remains a staple of rural churches and country radio: Dolly Parton recorded several country gospel albums.

Related

revival · camp meeting · praise · fiddle · twang · salvation · Sunday · church pew · porch · harmony · Jesus · banjo · heartland · spirituals · choir · Nashville · rural · front porch

Categories
Opposites
musical setting/geography

country gospelblack gospel

African American religious music

contemporary Christian

spiritual/secular content

country gospeloutlaw country

Rebellious country music subgenre

honky-tonk · drinking songs · murder ballads · cheating songs · country blues

musical tradition/aesthetic

country gospelindustrial music

Harsh, mechanical experimental genre

noise music · electronic dance music · techno · synth-pop · drum and bass

Family

country, gospel, countries, countrified, countryside, countrymen, countryman, countrywoman, countrywomen

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Positive · Rated G