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| | MSN Encarta - Rock Music |
 | | Rock music began in the United States, but it has influenced and in turn been shaped by a broad field of cultures and musical traditions, including gospel music, the blues, country-and-western music, classical music (see Music, Western), folk music, electronic music, and the popular music of Asia, Africa, and Latin America (see Worldbeat). | | | The central musical instrument in most kinds of rock music is the electric guitar. | | | Rock Music, group of related music styles that have dominated popular music in the West since about 1955. |
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http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761558548/Rock_Music.html
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| | Folk Rock Encyclopedia Article @ FolkArtMuseum.com (Folk Art Museum) |
| | Still, the term is not usually applied to rock music rooted in the blues-based or other African American music (except as mediated through folk revivalists), nor to rock music with Cajun roots, nor to music (especially after about 1980) with non-European folk roots, which is more typically classified as world music. | | | Arising originally from the folk-influenced music of Bob Dylan and earlier musicians, the folk revivalist vocal combo, and the rock music of the British Invasion, it later incorporated elements of country music, drawing on Hank Williams and others. | | | The sound was epitomized by tight vocal harmonies and a relatively "clean" (effects- and distortion-free) approach to electric instruments epitomized by the jangly sound of the Byrds' guitarist Roger McGuinn. |
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http://www.folkartmuseum.com/encyclopedia/Folk_rock
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| | Folk-rock - Factbites |
| | Folk rock was born out of a combination of uniquely mature and poetic lyrics (sometimes, but not always, bearing thematic resemblance to usual folk lyrics) married to chiming British Invasion-influenced rock music. | | | Rock and roll emerged as a defined musical style in America in the 1950s, though elements of rock and roll can be heard in rhythm and blues records as far back as the 1920s. | | | Traditional folk music is a culturally specific, regional music made by the "folk," for the "folk," using acoustic (usually stringed) instrumentation; in short an inherently populist medium, often with quite specific political agendas, that deals with identity and history through storytelling. |
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http://www.factbites.com/topics/Folk_rock
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| | Folk - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads - Download.com Music |
| | Perhaps the antithesis of composed 'classical' music (which tends to be more academic), 'folk' refers music 'of the people,' as in songs and melodies shared by families and communities and passed down through generations. | | | Contemporary folk music, though, is a broad category: It can be soft and warm around the edges, or it can show the influence of punk rock in its sharpness and punch. | | | Much of early country music, for instance, was basically old-time folk music. |
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| | Folk/Country Rock Downloads - Download Folk/Country Rock Music - Download Folk/Country Rock MP3s |
| | Under the direction of new member Gram Parsons, the Byrds tackled country music on their 1968 album =Sweetheart of the Rodeo.= Parsons proved to be the guiding force in country-rock, as his solo records and albums with the Flying Burrito Brothers and the Byrds provided the blueprint for country-rock. | | | The result was an album that reflected the cultural and political turmoil of the late '60s in a way that emphasized the tragedy inherent in the conflicts. | | | Uncompromising and iconoclastic, Mitchell confounded expectations at every turn; restlessly innovative, her music evolved from deeply personal folk stylings into pop, jazz, avant-garde, and even world music, presaging the multicultural experimentation of the 1980s and 1990s by over a decade. |
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http://www.mp3.com/folk-country-rock/genre/217/subgenre.html
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| | CD Baby: ROCK: Folk Rock - music you will love. |
| | Treva’s acoustic album blurs the boundaries of rock, folk, Americana and soul and lays a solid foundation on which to showcase her insightful and captivating lyrics. | | | Folk rock and pop with a distinctive Canadian touch | | | CD Baby: ROCK: Folk Rock - music you will love. |
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http://cdbaby.com/style/108
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| | Central France folk music album, Thierry Mirebeau composed about 1/2 the tunes, which are mixed with trad.numbers CD Fungus The Fungus Collection`73-77 (2CD) NL EMI Holland ** NEW CD** $40. | | | Headed from folk into a more mainstream pop sound, but the folk signature is there. | | | UK hippie folk outfit returns to the same Devon cottage garden they recorded their Dawn album in,a comp of newly recorded old faves & prev.unissued. |
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http://www.rockinworld.com/folkcd.txt
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| | BBC - Music - A quick guide to Folk |
| | Shetland Folk with its emphasis on fiddle virtuosity (and one of the few folk forms to use the piano as a prominent instrument) is often seen as a separate development from mainland Scottish music. | | | While the folk rockers, er, rocked, singer songwriters like John Martyn (OK he's a Scot), Nick Drake, Sandy Denny and Ralph McTell forged a distinctively English take on the acoustic guitar/sensitivity combination. | | | While a strong folk tradition had flourished in the Southern Appalachians since shortly after the Civil War, modern Folk music in America emerged in the Great Depression, with Woody Guthrie and countless other songwriters developing an individual American voice in the dustbowls of Arizona. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/folkcountry/guide_folk.shtml
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| | Folk Rock - MilesofMusic.com |
| | The music is an intriguing English country folk rock blend that's typical of the sound that producer Joe Boyd used to cultivate. | | | The album foreshadows the ambitious folk rock blues hybrid that Fred Neil created on his solo outings. | | | From their Bookends-style cover to their electro-acoustic folk rock pop sound that resembles an Americana-ized Belle & Sebastian, the New Americans duo (Dan Touhy and, from Flamingo, Casey Fundaro) display not only an affinity for musical duos but a love of songcraft and the ability to pull it off themselves. |
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http://www.milesofmusic.com/folk_rock.html
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| | Open Directory - Arts: Music: Styles: R: Rock |
| | Rubin's Rock N Roll Reference Discography - A complete list of rock artists and their songs, albums, years of release, lead singers, and other helpful information to help track down music one is looking for. | | | Rock Archives - Offers access to resources regarding the social, cultural, and artistic aspects of rock music, including a sub-site linking to more than 350 singer-songwriters and bands. | | | The Rock World - A music site with hard rock, alternative and metal band profiles, lyrics, and discographies, poems, sound files, and links. |
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http://dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Styles/R/Rock
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| | Folk Music |
| | Some folks believe the "folk music" label refers to every type of music there is. Others are more traditional, considering only older topical songs to be folk songs. | | | Some of these folks made the cut because of their lyrical content; others have the bleeding heart of a folk singer. | | | The album, reportedly entitled Living With War, will feature what is being hailed as the spotlight track, "Impeach the President." According to Young's own account on his Web site, the album will be a "metal" answer to the work of Phil Ochs and Bob Dylan. |
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http://folkmusic.about.com
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| | Rkstar Genres: Folk Rock |
| | Read more about the Folk Rock genre and bands associated with it at Allmusic. | | | Folk Rock is the fusion of the songwriting style of folk music and the strong rock & roll back beat for accessibility. |
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| | Folk-Rock |
| | The concept of folk-rock is simple: take the winsome acoustic arrangements of folk and play them with a big rock and roll backbeat. | | | Folk-flavored rock music has waxed and waned in popularity over the years since. | | | In recent years however, a number of outstanding indie rock bands -- many on the periphery of the alt.country movement -- have sought to place folk elements within a rock foundation, often to sensational results. |
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http://www.epitonic.com/genres/folkrock.html
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| | Folk Rock Bands - EntsWeb Directory |
| | Original folk rock and funk from this six-piece band from Brighton formed in 1994. | | | Irish Folk, rock and ballads band ideal for your ceili or anywhere that requires good Irish folk music with a blend of rock. | | | Electro Acoustic Folk / Rock band based in the English Midlands. |
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http://www.entsweb.co.uk/musicians/folkrock
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| | 1960s Folk-Rock Overview |
| | The "rock" in folk-rock was always more prominent than the "folk"; all of the aforementioned acts had a highly commercial sense of melody, grafting guitar patterns and somewhat more personal, topical lyrical concerns from folk music into their own superb pop-rock creations. | | | The folk community prided itself on its purity, which meant acoustic instruments and songs of substance; it regarded rock'n'roll as vulgar and commercial. | | | Rock'n'rollers, for the most part, were utterly ignorant of folk traditions, and unconcerned with broadening their lyrical content beyond tried-and-true themes of romance and youthful partying. |
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http://www.richieunterberger.com/turnover.html
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| | Little Johnny England - Folk Music |
| | But isn’t that what folk music is
. | | | The combination of instruments and music style creates a unique Folk Rock sound that is drawn from English musical roots. | | | Their music is primarily made up of original compositions created by band members. |
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http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art24309.asp
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| | 1960s Folk-Rock Lists |
| | According to the liner notes on the CD reissue of their first album, this was remembered by the band's bassist, Peter Albin, from his folk days; for this track he played lead guitar. | | | This song was based on the British Isles traditional folk standard "She Moves Through the Fair," and on Led Zeppelin's debut album, another folky guitar showcase, "Black Mountainside," was similar to the arrangement of the traditional Irish folk song "Blackwater Side" heard on a 1966 Bert Jansch LP. | | | Nowhere is this better heard than on their first single, "Coo Coo," a pulverizing adaptation of a traditional folk song that's been done to death on record by innumerable acoustic folk artists, going back to the 1920s and continuing through the present. |
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http://www.richieunterberger.com/turnlists.html
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| | Modern Tradition: The Folk Rock Fanlisting |
| | Folk music arose as a national force amound the youth of the 1960's. | | | Bob Dylan's work is considered the "Root" of the movement - but the British group The Fairport Convention is considered to be the first band to have added elements of rock to traditional celtic and british folk music, creating what is now considered "folk rock". | | | The sound of folk-rock is characterized by tight vocal harmonies and distortion-free guitar work. |
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http://nasty-dress.net/folk
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| | FolkWeb: Artist Page: Erin McKeown |
| | Part folk diva, part beat poet, part jazzy funketeer, Erin McKeown careens onto the national pop scene with her CD debut "Distillation," a startling album glowing with a spectrum of musical and emotional hues. | | | At just 22, McKeown, proficient on bass, piano, electric and acoustic guitars as well as banjo and mandolin, has come a long way in the brief four-year period she's been plying her art. | | | With a fluid guitar style, a bewitching voice, and provocative lyrics, McKeown is able to swing, rock, funk it up, sing the blues, and take it down with effortless charm and smart evocation |
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| | Belarus |
| | One of such new folk music groups is Guda. | | | Here are some short tracks of Belarusian folk music which I have digitized in 1994 from some very thorough French CD - a study of Belarusian folklore. | | | And their music was even forbidden for FM Radio rotation in Belarus by a secret Lukashenka regime instruction. |
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http://www.belarusguide.com/culture1/music/Music.html
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| | Folk Rock books from the Bomp Bookshelf |
| | For unlike most rock musicians of his time, Arthur Lee was one member of the '60s counterculture who didn't buy flower-power wholesale, who intuitively understood that letting the sunshine in wouldn't instantly vaporize the world's (or his own) dark stuff. | | | Though in fact others had been doing similar things since the early '60s, that was the watershed that unleashed a torrent of folk-tinged rock and roll and pop hits throughout 1965, later evolving into country-rock and a myriad other hybrid styles. | | | Since Arthur Lee and his 60's band Love were more of a cult band than a success story, the amount of literature on the band is scarce to say the least - most fans are content with the few rumours which circulate the myth of the magical songsmith Arthur Lee. |
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http://www.bomp.com/BompbooksFR.html
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| | Shane Jackman: folk/country rock songs. |
| | The best folk singers are storytellers, and Jackman's no exception... | | | In 1999, Jackman was invited along with 3 other Utah songwriters to perform on a special stage at the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival in Kerrville, Texas. | | | DeWitt's delicate vocals and Lille's expertise on the guitar added new shades of color and layers of meaning to the statements that Jackman is making with this album. |
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| | Harmonica Players- Male- Rock/Pop/Folk Blues harp, Diatonic Harmonicas |
| | Their contagious brand of straight-ahead rock n' roll has outlasted countless trends, selling over 20 million albums worldwide in the process." Not too many people know that Huey started out as a hitchhikin' harmonica player. | | | Players from the rock, pop, and folk realms of music. | | | "Wherever Magic Dick blows the harp, there's a houseparty going on." A pioneer in sound and style for rock harmonica, the 80's saw the J. Geils Band release a number of albums with one or two great, innovative harmonica solos buried away. |
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| | Rich Whiteley, musician, songwriter, recording artist, roots groove rock with folk, funk & jazz flavors |
| | Rich Whiteley, musician, songwriter, recording artist, roots groove rock with folk, funk and jazz flavors |
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| | NEW Originally released in 1971 on Vanguard.Mournful violin and guitar acoustic folk duo with deep feeling emotional vocals. | | | Five years in the making, an instrumental album of folk music by the talented Mr.Beer. | | | Young English folk four piece led by the Carlos sisters on fiddle and banjo, complemented by guitar and flute. |
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| | Rock -- Folk Rock Charts - The First Internet Charts (SM) |
| | Christian Rock Classic Rock Cover Songs Folk Rock Goth Rock Guitar Rock Instrumental Rock Progressive Rock Punk Rock En Espanol Rock General Rock n Roll Rock Unplugged Southern Rock Surf Rock | | | The new album Places is inspired by the groups travels around the world. | | | Rock -- Folk Rock Charts - The First Internet Charts (SM) |
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http://www.soundclick.com/genres/chartsSub.cfm?genre=Rock&subgenre=135
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| | Folk-Rock News |
| | Sarah Harmer grew up on a farm in North Burlington, an hour outside of Toronto, she says, by way of explaining the genesis of the gentle folk pop songs that have made the singer-songwriter and guitarist a... | | | You can't be blamed for your first thought upon hearing a performer described as a "folk singer" or a "singer-songwriter." If you're like most people, you see an individual standing alone on a stage, clutching... | | | She played with a five-piece bluegrass band, and the entire evening had a very sleepy, relaxed quality to it. |
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| | INDUS - Acoustic Rock Contemporary Folk AAA Acoustic Music Rock Folk Folk Rock Contemporary Acoustic |
| | Combining acoustic rock with meaningful lyrics INDUS is powerful and captivating. | | | Featuring Joy Gamache on vocals, mandolin, flute and guitar, and Bob Gamache on 12-string guitar adding back-up vocals, this is a band worth giving a listen. | | | Acoustic Rock, Contemporary Folk, AAA, Adult Album Alternative, Acoustic Music, Rock, Folk, Folk Rock, Contemporary Acoustic, Acoustic Rock, Contemporary Folk, AAA, Adult Album Alternative, Acoustic Music, Rock, Folk, Folk Rock, Contemporary Acoustic |
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| | Folk Rock Tell-alls |
| | In a mere 18 months, Unterberger says, folk became a "cornerstone" of rock, responsible for a huge elevation in the overall lyrical intelligence of all rock music. | | | For example, he writes "Folk LPs were not always easily found and accumulated, particularly for college-aged neophytes without much discretionary income," when he could have just as easily written, "It was hard for poor college-age folkies to find, let alone pay for, records." At times this book reads like a graduate school thesis. | | | As a child I knew that high in folk music Valhalla, dwelling in complete, if sometimes discordant, authenticity and truth were the high king and queen of folkdom, Dylan and Baez. |
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| | FolkWeb: Main Homepage |
| | It is our goal to provide a sustainable business model for folk music artists and labels. | | | your source for independent folk and acoustic music | | | In addition, it is our philosophy that if you hear music you like, you will buy it. |
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| | Rock-Archives |
| | Rock, folk, pop, jazz, classical music - so what? | | | Rock 'n' Roll Ring site is owned by Eberhard Wenzel | | | Thanks to the search engines of AltaVista, Yahoo, Google, FRITZ and other music fans who helped tracking down these links! |
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| | LENORE - Canadian Female Folk Rock Singer/Songwriter - CD, MP3 and Gig Info |
| | Her blend of folk, rock and blues creates a distinct upbeat sound but it is her unusual lyrics that will burrow into your brain after just one listen. | | | WCUW 91.3 FM, Worcester, MA Lenore's high energy solo performances have been attracting fans throughout the singer songwriter scene since she began performing in Toronto a few years ago. | | | Check out the REVIEWS pages for reviews of both CDs as well as reviews of my live performances. |
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| | Welcome to Little Rock Folk Club |
| | Little Rock Folk Club was started in 1989 by several diehard fans of U.K. and Irish music in the Little Rock area. | | | During the intervening years we have produced numerous concerts by some of the best and most enduring musicians in that genre. | | | Simon Mayor's Mandolin Heaven Children's Folk Music UK Freds Folks Morris/Dance music files |
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http://www.lrfolkclub.org
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| | FolkFolk Rock - Grassroots Music |
| | Recorded live in one of Dublin's most historic theatres, Emmaus meshes their soulful guitars, resonant vocals, and energetic percussion into their patented "Euro-arena rock" on Live at the Temple Bar Theatre Dublin. | | | Folk/Folk Rock Praise and Worship Modern/Alternative Pop/Contemporary Hard/Punk Urban/Rap Gospel/Sprituals Sheet Music/Books DVD Video Children's Electronica All Titles | | | Click on My Account to update your genre preferences and get music recommendations Find out what we're listening to on our Staff Picks page He Is Risen! |
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