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!”