The term "folk rock" refers to the blending of elements of folk music and rock music, which arose in the U.S. and UK in the … See more

The American folk-music revival began during the 1940s; building on the interest in protest folk singers such as Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, it reached a peak in popularity in the mid-1960s with artists such as … See more

The moment when all of the separate influences that served to make up folk rock finally coalesced into an identifiable whole was with the release of the Byrds' recording of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man". The term "folk r… See more

British folk rock developed in Britain during the mid to late 1960s by the bands Fairport Convention, and Pentangle. It uses traditional British music and self-penned compositions in a traditional style, and is played on … See more

• List of folk rock artists
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• Cohen, Ronald D., (2006) Folk Music: The Basics. Routledge
• Friedlander, Paul, (2006) Rock And Roll: A Social History. Westview Press
• Frith, Simon, The Rock Era, Routledge, 2004… See more