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
American
Or
folk-rock
noun
folk-rock
British
noun
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Etymology
Origin of folk rock
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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
There’s a lot of folk rock, even a lot of punk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 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
It fell short of expectations, but the LP does capture two folk-rock founders ardently chasing after their earlier warm and unified sound, flaws and all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The two singer-songwriters released only one studio album as a duo, and the effort is an engaging if imperfect collection featuring their classic folk-rock sound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Scotland's first edition was due to include London-based reggae vocalist and songwriter Hollie Cook, Pakistani instrumentalist Ustad Noor Bakhsh and Stornoway folk-rock trio Peat and Diesel.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
After sets from intergenerational jam bands and folk-rock legends, the newest resident at Las Vegas’ Sphere will be a little louder and nastier than usual.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
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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