Freak folk
| Freak folk | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Avant-garde, baroque pop, psychedelic folk |
| Cultural origins | Late 1960s United States |
| Typical instruments | Acoustic guitar, percussion |
| Other topics | |
| New Weird America | |
Freak folk is a genre of folk music which uses mainly acoustic instrumentation, but introduces elements of avant-garde music, baroque pop, and psychedelic folk, often featuring uncommon sounds, lyrical themes, and vocal styles.
Notable artists
- Akron/Family
- Angels of Light
- Animal Collective
- Birdengine
- Bob Wiseman
- Bowerbirds
- Brian Smith
- Cerberus Shoal
- CocoRosie
- Comus
- The Decemberists
- Devendra Banhart
- Diane Cluck
- Dirty Projectors
- The Dodos
- EMA
- Exuma
- Faun Fables
- Futurebirds
- Greg Weeks
- Grizzly Bear
- Hop Along
- Joanna Newsom
- Larkin Grimm
- N. Penston
- Rio en Medio
- Sibylle Baier
- Sufjan Stevens
- King Buzzo
- Tune-Yards
- Vashti Bunyan
- White Magic
- Woods
See also
- Anti-folk
- Psych folk
- New Weird America
- Ptolemaic Terrascope - a psychedelic folk & rock magazine
References
External links
- Freak Folk Flies High by Derek Richardson at SFGate.com
- Hermes, Will (2006-06-18). "Summer of Love Redux". The New York Times.
- Poecke, N. van. The New Weird Generation
- Freak-Folk Genre
- Music identified as "Freak Folk"
- The Family Raccoon
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