Freak folk
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| Freak folk | |
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| Stylistic origins | Avant-garde music Baroque pop Psychedelic folk |
| Cultural origins | Late 1960s United States |
| Typical instruments | Acoustic guitar, percussion |
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| New Weird America | |
Freak folk is a genre of folk music which uses mainly acoustic instrumentation, but introduces elements of avant-garde music, baroque pop, and psychedelic folk, often featuring uncommon sounds, lyrical themes, and vocal styles.
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Notable artists [edit]
- Akron/Family
- Andrew Neil (American Singer-Songwriter)
- Angels of Light
- Bowerbirds
- Brian Smith
- CocoRosie
- Devendra Banhart
- Dirty Projectors
- The Dodos
- Exuma
- Faun Fables
- Greg Weeks
- Grizzly Bear
- Larkin Grimm
- Neutral Milk Hotel
- Rio en Medio
- Tune-Yards
- Woods
See also [edit]
- Anti-folk
- Psych folk
- New Weird America
- Ptolemaic Terrascope - a psychedelic folk & rock magazine
External links [edit]
- Freak Folk Flies High by Derek Richardson at SFGate.com
- Hermes, Will (2006-06-18). "Summer of Love Redux". The New York Times.
- Poecke, N. van. The New Weird Generation
- Freak-Folk Genre
- Music identified as "Freak Folk"
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