List of country genres

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This is a list of music sub-genres of country music.

• Alternative country
• Americana
• Bakersfield sound
• Bluegrass
  • New traditional bluegrass
  • Old-time bluegrass/Appalachian bluegrass
  • Nu-grass
  • Progressive bluegrass
  • Reactionary bluegrass
• Cajun
• Close harmony
• Country gospel
• Country pop/Cosmopolitan country
• Cowpunk (this is also considered a sub-genre of Rock music)
• Country-rap
• Country rock/Cosmic American music (this is also considered a sub-genre of Rock music)
• Country soul
• Deathcountry
• Hokum (this is also considered a sub-genre of Blues)
• Honky Tonk
• Instrumental country
• Lubbock Sound
• Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan
• Neotraditional Country/New country
• Outlaw country
• Psychobilly/Punkabilly (this is also considered a sub-genre of Rock music)
• Pornobilly
• Red Dirt
• Texas Country
• Rockabilly (this is also considered a sub-genre of Rock music)
• Western swing

[edit] Australia

• Australian country music

This is a list of music genres that are not considered country music, but are closely related.

• Appalachian (a sub-genre of Folk music)
• Bush band (Australian Folk music)
• Folk Rock (a sub-genre of Rock music)
• Old-time music (a sub-genre of Folk music)
• Southern Rock (a sub-genre of Rock music)
• Zydeco (a sub-genre of Folk music)

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