Talk:Urban folk

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This article stipulates Urban Folk is closely related to Anti-Folk. Please, someone familiar with the sub-genres, kindly discuss to compare and contrast the two. How/Why are they different? Thank you. 66.17.105.226 23:11, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

I think the two terms emerged at essentially the same time (mid-1980s), but in different places. Today the two terms may be essentially synonymous. I would credit Billy Bragg with creating "urbane folk" in the U.K. at essentially the same time as other artists created NYC "anti-folk" on the lower-east-side of Manhattan. Many NYC anti-folk artists (e.g. Cindy Lee Berryhill, Paleface) toured as opening acts for Bragg back then.

Urban folk may, however, be a more inclusive term than anti-folk judging from the list of artists on this page. Many of these people make a brand of music that is more tame (i.e. less punk-influenced) than what I would consider anti-folk. I'd like to find some sources to help parse this out. -MrFizyx 21:49, 9 June 2006 (UTC)