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Folk punk is a genre of music that combines elements of folk and punk rock music. There are two distinct types of folk punk. The first is artists like The Knitters - punk music musicians who play in a traditional folk style. There are also modern artists who perform acoustically in the folk style, this is the "riotfolk" genre.
Like much punk music in general, folk-punk tends to be quite political, most often on the radical left and anarchist side of the spectrum. Folk punk is seen as exploring the legacy of traditional American folk music, which often contained themes of working class solidarity and community resistance facing the encroaching problems of industrialization and modern capitalism. Classic folk songs such as "This Land is Your Land" and "Sixteen Tons" have been covered by folk punk bands.
While the genre has grown greatly recently, much credit to the establishment of folk punk has gone to Plan It X Records of Bloomington, Indiana for helping popularize the sound. Many staple folk punk bands are either currently on the label or have previously had some connection to it. Among these are Against Me! - perhaps the best known folk punk band - although their sound has been moving more and more towards general punk rock and has moved away from the DIY (do it yourself) ethic that is central to the genre. However, some of these bands don't actually have any real relation to (or even sound like) actual folk music. The only relation could be pointed at the use of "obscure" instruments (or instruments hardly used in punk rock) like a violin, banjo, or a mandolin. Other notable folk-punk labels and bands include This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb, Fistolo Records, (Philadelphia, PA) and The Riot-Folk! Collective
Other locations significant to the folk punk scene are Athens, Ga and Gainesville, Fl (the birth place of Against Me!). There are also a few folk-punk acts from the northeast such as Bread and Roses, The Can Kickers, Evan Greer, and Sharp Teeth, all from the greater Boston area. Also, Salt Lake City, UT has a large folk punk scene with bands such as Bombs and Beating Hearts, James Miska, xacrox and xJoshx. The scene is also taking shape in Toronto, Canada with artists such as Timothy Cameron, and the collective based band PondScum, in DC with artists like Spoonboy and Rachel Jacobs, and Ohio, with the very popular band Defiance, Ohio (also involved with plan-it-x.)
Other significant folk punk artists and bands include ArnoCorps, Erik Petersen, Mischief Brew, xacrox, Chris Fredda, Madeline Adams, The Heroic Livers, bombs and beating hearts, "Defiance, Ohio", Ghost Mice, Saw Wheel, Rumbleseat, Spoonboy, ,Tennessee Whiskey Tots, and the artists involved in the Riot-Folk! Collective.
A symbol commonly used by the folk punk music scene is the anarchy heart. This is similar to the anarchy symbol except that instead of the A being set in a circle it is set within a heart. This symbolises "love is freedom" while the A within an O symbolises "anarchy is order". This may have originated in northern Florida.
Like much punk music in general, folk-punk tends to be quite political, most often on the radical left and anarchist side of the spectrum. Folk punk is seen as exploring the legacy of traditional American folk music, which often contained themes of working class solidarity and community resistance facing the encroaching problems of industrialization and modern capitalism. Classic folk songs such as "This Land is Your Land" and "Sixteen Tons" have been covered by folk punk bands.
While the genre has grown greatly recently, much credit to the establishment of folk punk has gone to Plan It X Records of Bloomington, Indiana for helping popularize the sound. Many staple folk punk bands are either currently on the label or have previously had some connection to it. Among these are Against Me! - perhaps the best known folk punk band - although their sound has been moving more and more towards general punk rock and has moved away from the DIY (do it yourself) ethic that is central to the genre. However, some of these bands don't actually have any real relation to (or even sound like) actual folk music. The only relation could be pointed at the use of "obscure" instruments (or instruments hardly used in punk rock) like a violin, banjo, or a mandolin. Other notable folk-punk labels and bands include This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb, Fistolo Records, (Philadelphia, PA) and The Riot-Folk! Collective
Other locations significant to the folk punk scene are Athens, Ga and Gainesville, Fl (the birth place of Against Me!). There are also a few folk-punk acts from the northeast such as Bread and Roses, The Can Kickers, Evan Greer, and Sharp Teeth, all from the greater Boston area. Also, Salt Lake City, UT has a large folk punk scene with bands such as Bombs and Beating Hearts, James Miska, xacrox and xJoshx. The scene is also taking shape in Toronto, Canada with artists such as Timothy Cameron, and the collective based band PondScum, in DC with artists like Spoonboy and Rachel Jacobs, and Ohio, with the very popular band Defiance, Ohio (also involved with plan-it-x.)
Other significant folk punk artists and bands include ArnoCorps, Erik Petersen, Mischief Brew, xacrox, Chris Fredda, Madeline Adams, The Heroic Livers, bombs and beating hearts, "Defiance, Ohio", Ghost Mice, Saw Wheel, Rumbleseat, Spoonboy, ,Tennessee Whiskey Tots, and the artists involved in the Riot-Folk! Collective.
A symbol commonly used by the folk punk music scene is the anarchy heart. This is similar to the anarchy symbol except that instead of the A being set in a circle it is set within a heart. This symbolises "love is freedom" while the A within an O symbolises "anarchy is order". This may have originated in northern Florida.
1. Did you hear the new folk punk band from salt lake city?
2. I love folk punk music!
3. I wish I knew how to play folk punk.
4. Are you a folk punk?
2. I love folk punk music!
3. I wish I knew how to play folk punk.
4. Are you a folk punk?
by Jordan Cade Halliday May 2, 2006
Get the folk punk mug.Realy awesome type of metal; better then all this crappy nu-metal. celtic, medieval and viking music inspired music that includes violins, woodwinds, bagpipes, etc. melodic with medieval sounding rifts, lyrics deal with mythology, paganism and ancient warfare.
by Evrae Wolfsong July 16, 2010
Get the Folk metal mug.A folk hipster is sub category of hipster that are usually recognized by their "mountain man " beards and earthy wardrobe (Boys: beards, flannel , boots , straight legged pants,any woodsy animal jewelry or printed shirts, messy curls , worn out pants, suspenders Girls : Overly floral button ups, shawl neck sweaters , wavy to curly hair , victorian jewelry,riding/military boots, anything retro 1900-1930's ,any woodsy or native american vibe clothes .
Bands they listen to :
fleet foxes
j illman
iron and wine
the cave singers
kings of leon ( even if they are mainstream and hate hipsters despite the fact that they're all major folk hipsters)
deverdra banhart
vashti bunyan
first aid kit
boy & bear
nick drake
bon iver
sin fang bous
mumford & sons
Joanna newson
wild beasts
au revoir simone
freelance whales
Akron/family
fever ray
sea wolf
wilco
lord huron
vetiver
espers
dawes
the antlers
the mountain goats
peggy sue and the pirates***
Bands they listen to :
fleet foxes
j illman
iron and wine
the cave singers
kings of leon ( even if they are mainstream and hate hipsters despite the fact that they're all major folk hipsters)
deverdra banhart
vashti bunyan
first aid kit
boy & bear
nick drake
bon iver
sin fang bous
mumford & sons
Joanna newson
wild beasts
au revoir simone
freelance whales
Akron/family
fever ray
sea wolf
wilco
lord huron
vetiver
espers
dawes
the antlers
the mountain goats
peggy sue and the pirates***
Look , that folk hipster came into starbucks with no shoes on .
Those folk hipsters dont seem to be trying to be hipsters ...but they really are ...which makes them that much more deck.
Caleb Followill and Samual beam are such folk hipsters
Folk hipsters sure do look like amish people.
Those folk hipsters dont seem to be trying to be hipsters ...but they really are ...which makes them that much more deck.
Caleb Followill and Samual beam are such folk hipsters
Folk hipsters sure do look like amish people.
by thewildbeast93 November 14, 2010
Get the Folk Hipster mug.The act of smoking marijuana with ones parents or guardians. Great bonding experience
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by ruthlesskilla October 22, 2009
Get the folk toke mug.Style of metal more popular in Scandanavia, including bands like Finntroll, Otyg, Korpiklaani, and Lumsk. Folk metal is usually recognized by the inclusion of instruments such as violins, woodwinds, and accordians, and also by the more melodic non-screaming style of singing and more medieval sounding riffs.
Someone asked me if I liked Slipknot, so I punched him clear in the sternum and as he was gasping for air on the floor I told him I only listened to pure Finnish Folk Metal, not pussy American merchandise-metal.
by SirHonorable October 11, 2005
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