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}}</ref> The genre has been steadily growing in popularity {{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} with bands such as [[Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes]], [[Iron & Wine]], [[Beirut (band)|Beirut]], [[The Avett Brothers]], [[The Decemberists]], [[Okkervil River]], [[Manel]], [[Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros]], [[Mumford & Sons]], [[Bon Iver]], [[Fleet Foxes]], [[Blitzen Trapper]], [[Dawes (band)|Dawes]], [[Delta Spirit]], [[Deer Tick (band)|Deer Tick]], [[Middle Brother]], [[Boy & Bear]], [[The Tallest Man on Earth]], [[The Cave Singers]], [[Bowerbirds (band)|Bowerbirds]], [[The Middle East (band)|The Middle East]], [[Horse Feathers (band)|Horse Feathers]], [[Great Lake Swimmers]], [[Blind Pilot]], [[Loch Lomond (band)|Loch Lomond]], [[The Novel Ideas]] |
}}</ref> The genre has been steadily growing in popularity {{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} with bands such as [[Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes]], [[Iron & Wine]], [[Beirut (band)|Beirut]], [[The Avett Brothers]], [[The Decemberists]], [[Okkervil River]], [[Manel]], [[Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros]], [[Mumford & Sons]], [[Bon Iver]], [[Fleet Foxes]], [[Blitzen Trapper]], [[Dawes (band)|Dawes]], [[Delta Spirit]], [[Deer Tick (band)|Deer Tick]], [[Middle Brother]], [[Boy & Bear]], [[The Tallest Man on Earth]], [[The Cave Singers]], [[Bowerbirds (band)|Bowerbirds]], [[The Middle East (band)|The Middle East]], [[Horse Feathers (band)|Horse Feathers]], [[Great Lake Swimmers]], [[Blind Pilot]], [[Loch Lomond (band)|Loch Lomond]], [[The Novel Ideas]], [[Or, The Whale]] and [[Wye Oak]] gaining national attention and appearing at festivals such as [[Bonnaroo]], [[Sasquatch! Music Festival|Sasquatch!]], [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella]] and the [[Newport Folk Festival]]. |
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Revision as of 01:12, 4 September 2011
| Indie folk | |
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| Stylistic origins | Folk music, indie rock, lo-fi, folk punk |
| Cultural origins | Late 1990s United States and Early 2000s United Kingdom |
| Typical instruments | Acoustic guitar - Double bass - Piano - Drums - Banjo - Mandolin - Violin - Electric guitar |
| Local scenes | |
| Omaha, Nebraska, London | |
Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the 1990s from singer/songwriters in the indie rock community showing heavy influences from folk music scenes of the 50s, 60s and early 70s, country music, and indie rock. A few early artists included Lou Barlow, Beck, Jeff Buckley and Elliott Smith. This genre is often closely related to others including freak folk, psych folk, Baroque pop and New Weird America.[1] The genre has been steadily growing in popularity [citation needed] with bands such as Bright Eyes, Iron & Wine, Beirut, The Avett Brothers, The Decemberists, Okkervil River, Manel, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Mumford & Sons, Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Blitzen Trapper, Dawes, Delta Spirit, Deer Tick, Middle Brother, Boy & Bear, The Tallest Man on Earth, The Cave Singers, Bowerbirds, The Middle East, Horse Feathers, Great Lake Swimmers, Blind Pilot, Loch Lomond, The Novel Ideas, Or, The Whale and Wye Oak gaining national attention and appearing at festivals such as Bonnaroo, Sasquatch!, Coachella and the Newport Folk Festival.
References
- ^ Michael Keefe. "What Is New Folk? A Genre Profile". About.com. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
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