Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A variety of popular music combining elements of rock 'n' roll and folk music.
Wiktionary
- n. A music genre combining element of folk music and rock music
Examples
“The couple split up in 2010 and since Mulligan and I met US Weekly magazine has alleged that she is now engaged to Marcus Mumford, lead singer in English folk-rock band Mumford & Sons, following a six-month relationship.”
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“The Unfazed Partisan continues Dolorean's tradition of very fine song-centric folk-rock albums.”
The Wall Street Journal: Dolorean Stays 'Unfazed' on the Road to Recognition
“Last week Dan Schwartz and Tim Arnold, two-thirds of the emerging folk-rock trio Good Old War, were seated on the patio of an East Village bar here when a sudden storm struck the region.”
“As a member of the vaunted indie band Grizzly Bear, Chris Taylor helps make prissy, prim folk-rock songs that sound as if they were concocted in a laboratory and only later softened up so as to be marked as artisan-approved.”
“Rising up on the folk-rock charts, New York City-based "Metrobilly" band 2/3 Goat has just released a foot-stomping, evocative and inspiring video performance from their breakthrough new CD, Stream of Conscience.”
“There's a sense, however, in which the '60s have yet to conclude for the New Jersey native who found himself at the center of London's acid- and folk-rock booms.”
The Washington Post: Musical History Tour: Joe Boyd and Robyn Hitchcock revisit the '60s
“Hitchcock completes the query - famously asked by Dylan at Newport - in his best nasal American folk-rock accent.”
The Washington Post: Musical History Tour: Joe Boyd and Robyn Hitchcock revisit the '60s
“With an album that ranges from reggae to folk-rock to lullabies, he certainly offers plenty to choose from. —”
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“Those influences certainly makes themselves heard on Go On Yer Self, which mixes a classic Scottish folk-rock sound with a strong helping of Beatles-esque melody-making.”
“Gold becomes Guy Gilden, philanthropist and playboy; Platinum becomes Tina Platt, supermodel and sex kitten; Iron becomes Jon Mann, industrialist and popular architect; Mercury becomes a bohemian painter named Mercurio; while Lead and Tin become folk-rock duo Ledby and Tinker.”
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