Indie-Folk
The Indie folk is a sub-form style of music folk. Indie derives this from the Independent music style.
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Characteristic of the genre are a relatively large number of band members, several voices and hardly typical instruments. The indie folk has in principle influences from the folk of the 1950s to 70s, folk rock and indie rock, and from Low Fidelity, country, and at times even folk - punk. There are also parallels between indie folk and New Weird America to find.
One can trace the roots of indie folk until the 1990s, when at folk singers such as Ani DiFranco at the musical influences are no longer able to distinguish between alternative rock and folk. Other pioneers of the indie folk were, among others, Elliott Smith, Will Oldham, Lou Barlow, and Jeff Buckley. Beginning of the 21st century won the indie folk popularity, a number of representatives of the genre gained through regional awareness.
Some artists of Indie Folks was given also mainstream success, such as Mumford and Sons, Noah and the Whale, The Decemberists, Jeff Buckley etc.
Representatives (selection)
- Mumford & Sons
- The Decemberists
- Fleet Foxes
- Great Lake Swimmers
- Bon Iver
- Noah and the Whale
- Laura Marling
- Bright Eyes
- Beirut
- The Avett Brothers
- Okkervil River
- Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
- Florence and the Machine
- Leslie Feist
- Elliott Smith
- Will Oldham
- Lou Barlow
- Jeff Buckley
- Adam Green
- Andrew Bird
- Band of Horses
- Villagers
Etc.