folk-pop
Strummy singalong genre
Folk-pop blends acoustic folk instrumentation and storytelling traditions with the polished production and accessible melodies of pop music.
The style emerged in the 1960s with artists like Simon & Garfunkel and has cycled through revivals since: Their folk-pop sound features fingerpicked guitar under radio-friendly hooks.
Relating to sound
- singer-songwriterSelf-composing musical performer
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
- soft rockLow-durability sedimentary formation
- roots musicTraditional folk-based genres
alternative · crossover · hybrid · fusion · melodic · accessible · mainstream · radio-friendly
Unplugged stringed instrument
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
- ukuleleSmall Hawaiian stringed instrument
- violinBowed string instrument
fiddle · cello · piano · harmonica · tambourine · upright bass · cajon · hand drums
Pleasing combined pitches
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- lyricsWritten words for music
- confessionalBooth for admitting sins
- intimateClosely personal or private
breathy · falsetto · crooning · singalong · anthemic · chorus · hooks · catchy
Intense fond attachment
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- wanderlustCraving for distant places
- homeOne's personal residence
- natureInherent quality or disposition
nostalgia · youth · growing up · relationships · journey · seasons · longing · hope
British folk rock band
- Ed Sheeran
- Bon IverIndie folk project, Wisconsin
- Joni Mitchell
- Cat StevensFolk-rock singer-songwriter, converted Muslim
acoustic
Relating to sound
- singer-songwriterSelf-composing musical performer
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
- soft rockLow-durability sedimentary formation
roots music · alternative · crossover · hybrid · fusion · melodic · accessible · mainstream · radio-friendly · commercial
acoustic guitar
Unplugged stringed instrument
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
- ukuleleSmall Hawaiian stringed instrument
violin · fiddle · cello · piano · harmonica · tambourine · upright bass · cajon · hand drums · accordion
harmonies
Pleasing combined pitches
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- lyricsWritten words for music
- confessionalBooth for admitting sins
intimate · breathy · falsetto · crooning · singalong · anthemic · chorus · hooks · catchy · emotive
love
Intense fond attachment
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- wanderlustCraving for distant places
- homeOne's personal residence
nature · nostalgia · youth · growing up · relationships · journey · seasons · longing · hope · melancholy
Mumford and Sons
British folk rock band
- Bon IverIndie folk project, Wisconsin
- Cat StevensFolk-rock singer-songwriter, converted Muslim
- Balkan Musictambura, island music, Thompson, ritual songs, brass bands
- Israeli culturefalafel, hummus, kibbutz, Tel Aviv, Hebrew
folk-popelectronic music
Synthesizer-based musical genre
EDM · techno · industrial · synthpop · house music
folk-popheavy metal
Aggressive amplified rock genre
death metal · black metal · thrash metal · hardcore punk · grindcore
folk-popindustrial
Of factories and production
gangsta rap · noise music · noise · black metal · punk rock
folk, pop, folks, folksy, folky, folkish, folklore, folksong, folkways