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Thread #54380 Message #842355
Posted By: GUEST
06-Dec-02 - 11:24 AM
Thread Name: What is Folk Rock?
Subject: RE: What is Folk Rock?
For American contemporary music, this sort of music is more likely referred to as "roots rock" or "alt country" or "insurgent country" or "Americana roots" or "cowpunk" and such.
Try here:
http://www.rootsrock.com/otherbands.htm
and here (intensely comprehensive links page):
http://www.insurgentcountry.com/stuff.htm
this is a decent discussion forum on these sorts of music fusions:
http://www.phreshwater.com/phorum/default.asp?CAT_ID=1
A sort of "trad country" site (another intensely comprehensive links site, from freight train boogie to El Rancho Waylon):
http://www.talentondisplay.com/kiclinks.html