Folk punk

Folk punk

Infobox Music genre
name= Folk punk
bgcolor=goldenrod
color=white
stylistic_origins=Punk rock
folk rock
cultural_origins=United Kingdom, mid-1980s
instruments=Electric guitar - Acoustic guitar - Vocals - Banjo - Drums and other punk and folk instruments
popularity= Largly underground, with some bands receiving mainstream exposure
derivatives= Celtic punk
urban folk
anti-folk
Gypsy punk

Folk punk is a fusion of folk music and punk rock. Folk punk in the United Kingdom has existed almost as long as punk rock itself. The most famous British folk punk band is The Pogues, who formed during the new wave of punk rock in the early 1980s. They played a mix of traditional Irish folk songs, modern social commentary and songs of boozy hedonism.

Some folk punk musicians play a style that is less folk-influenced, but use instruments not normally used in punk rock, such as the violin, banjo, mandolin or ukulele. Some folk punk bands combine elements of punk rock with folk styles such as jug band music and eastern European gypsy music.

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