Thanks very much for all your suggestions.

I'm looking into lots of them.

I need to keep Folk Rock in an international context, not just England, and not just the British Isles. I'm looking at bands like Groupa etc... and would welcome more international- not even just European... group names for me to research.


Another angle I've been reading about - might throw up some more interesting disscussion...

Rock music grew out of folk musics in America. Elvis' first album (often regarded as the begginging of Rock and Roll) had a hillbilly track and a blues track on it. Lots of Rock and Roll is heavilly influenced, if not come directly from the blues. There is a tradition within the rock world of re-covering songs as well as composing new ones. There are ballads, and you can't deny that punk rock was music of the people, so... Is Rock the real folk music of our times. If so what the F*&K is Folk Rock.


OK my head is a bit mashed by all this now. Thanks again for your interest, and in answer to an earlier question, yes, I do realise how lucky I am to have 4 years to let this stuff swill around my head! It's great.

Love Fay xx