"Folk rock" refers to the blending of elements of folk and rock music, which arose in the U.S. and UK in the mid-1960s. The genre was pioneered by the Byrds, who began playing traditional folk music and songs by Bob … See more

Folk revival
The American folk-music revival began during the 1940s; building on the interest in protest folk singers such as Woody Guthrie See more

British folk rock
British folk rock developed in Britain during the mid to late 1960s by the bands Fairport Convention, … See more

• Cohen, Ronald D., (2006) Folk Music: The Basics. Routledge
• Friedlander, Paul, (2006) Rock And Roll: A Social History. Westview Press See more

The Byrds
The moment when all of the separate influences that served to make up folk rock finally coalesced … See more

• List of folk rock artists
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• Folk metal See more