folk rock
Noun
Meaning
folk rock (uncountable)
(music) A subgenre of rock music combining elements of folk music.
folk-rock (uncountable)
Alternative form of folk rock.
Alternative names
folk-rock
Synonyms
Examples
As the former frontman for the now-retired band Great Big Sea, the Newfoundland native’s music career took off on the power of Atlantic folk-rock that made Great Big Sea a national and international favourite.
Composition As noted above, Led Zeppelin III marked a change in focus for the band from late 1960s hard rock to a more folk rock or electric folk and acoustic inspired sound.
A Twin Cities-based touring folk-rock musician and Luther Seminary student publicly accused a former Nisswa pastor of sexual assault and said he’s not the only victim.
As a musician, he sparked several genres of pop music, including electrified folk-rock and country-rock.
Dylan's new release becomes the folk-rock icon's 23rd top 10 album and makes him the only artist to log at least one top 40 album in each decade from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Bob Hallett of the Canadian folk rock group Great Big Sea is also a renowned performer of the tin whistle, playing it in arrangements of both traditional and original material.