1 definition by EarlSweatpants
Folk punk is a sub-genre of music made mostly by and for individuals with a self proclaimed “edgy and punk” personality and is very open about their nonsense anarchistic (borderline communist) ideologies who are able to be identified by their “DIY aesthetic” style of clothing consisting of old dirty clothes held together by some patches made of scraps from even older and dirtier clothes. They can be easily mistaken as being homeless and sometimes are. Folk punk listeners are more often than not addicted to heroin and that is a common subject in folk punk songs. Folk punk bands are known for using traditional folk instruments such as banjos, mandolins, and fiddle. Another key component of this sub-genre is the “punk” attitude expressed through their music. Any fan of folk punk will tell you that’s exactly what makes it different. But the truth is when it comes down to it folk punk is essentially just country music (or alt country if you feel the need to differentiate between mainstream pop country music) made by very insecure, homeless looking edge lords who are too embarrassed to admit the fact that they might actually enjoy country music and if confronted with this fact they will become visibly angry and come up with every excuse as to why folk punk and country music are far from the same thing.
-“No! Folk punk is traditional folk music combined with our punk philosophy and attitude!”
-“Ohhh i get it now.. it’s country music but sassier and smellier!”
-“Ohhh i get it now.. it’s country music but sassier and smellier!”
by EarlSweatpants April 17, 2022