folk rock
noun
a style of music combining characteristics of rock-'n'-roll and folk music, often exemplified by protest songs to a rock-'n'-roll beat, and at its height of popularity in the late 1960s.
folk rock
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folk-rock
noun
folk-rock
British
noun
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Etymology
Origin of folk rock
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The closest contemporary artist would be Chris Stapleton, who, when seen live, embodies a Neil Young solo acoustic; it could be country, folk, rock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
Woman of the moment Sabrina Carpenter kicked off the show by performing a duet alongside Paul Simon of folk rock duo Simon and Garfunkel.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2025
After reviewing the lineup, which ranged in genres from pop and rap to electronic dance music and folk rock, we decided to buy two-day passes.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2024
It is an ambitious record, written by Hudson with her close collaborators Linda Perry, Johan Carlsson, and her fiance Danny Fujikawa, spanning folk, rock and synth, soulful ballads and big pop songs.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
It was on a song called “Insomniac,” by a folk rock duo called Billy Pilgrim.
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2024
The folk-rock style protest song, which namechecks both the late Pretti and Good, contains the lyrics: "We'll remember the names of those who died / On the streets of Minneapolis".
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
The Los Angeles folk-rock band will present an all-star benefit concert on Wednesday at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
Sometimes, it recalls the English and Irish folk-rock of the early ’70s, when the region’s traditional music was updated with drums and electric guitars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
Mr. Ellis’s music can generally be described as woolly folk-rock mixed with a few jazzy inflections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
He had gray hair that he kept in a ponytail, and had been a member of a famous folk-rock band in the ’80s that my dad, for one, had never heard of.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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