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What is Folk Punk?Folk punk is a sub-genre of music made mostly by and for individuals with a self proclaimed “edgy and punk” personality and is very open about their nonsense anarchistic (borderline communist) ideologies who are able to be identified by their “DIY aesthetic” style of clothing consisting of old dirty clothes held together by some patches made of scraps from even older and dirtier clothes. They can be easily mistaken as being homeless and sometimes are. Folk punk listeners are more often than not addicted to heroin and that is a common subject in folk punk songs. Folk punk bands are known for using traditional folk instruments such as banjos, mandolins, and fiddle. Another key component of this sub-genre is the “punk” attitude expressed through their music. Any fan of folk punk will tell you that’s exactly what makes it different. But the truth is when it comes down to it folk punk is essentially just country music (or alt country if you feel the need to differentiate between mainstream pop country music) made by very insecure, homeless looking edge lords who are too embarrassed to admit the fact that they might actually enjoy country music and if confronted with this fact they will become visibly angry and come up with every excuse as to why folk punk and country music are far from the same thing. -“No! Folk punk is traditional folk music combined with our punk philosophy and attitude!” Folk Punk - videoFolk Punk - what is it?Folk punk is a genre of music that combines elements of folk and punk rock music. There are two distinct types of folk punk. The first is artists like The Knitters - punk music musicians who play in a traditional folk style. There are also modern artists who perform acoustically in the folk style, this is the "riotfolk" genre. 1. Did you hear the new folk punk band from salt lake city? What does "Folk Punk" mean?A musical revelation that began on November 27th, 2012. It is widely attributed to the band Modern Baseball but that implies any band since them have been able to capture the same spirit of Folk Punk they were able to on their first try. Many ersatz attempts followed in their wake and, while it will never be achieved to such a pure degree again, their sound still reverberates through the movement. Mathew Uychich: "I want people to understand how we've wrapped all our angst into a hatred of New Jersey and a love of weed but I can't afford the copay for therapy." Brian Sella (takes off headphones with tears in his eyes and an obvious erection): "What if we tried playing folk punk music, as popularized/invented/destined by the band Modern Baseball?" Mathew Uychich (even more erect than Brian Sella): "We're going to have to even though we'll never achieve their melodic, emotional honesty and pure sexual charisma." Both start singing: "New Jersey is only the right size in my rearview mirror and also weed is rad." |
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