Urban Folk
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Urban Folk is a form of folk music which combines elements of traditional folk and post-punk/new wave influences. It got its name from the fact that the songs often reflect urban life. The style borrows more from the "Feeling" of punk (i.e. the directness and, often, the political subject matter) than the actual sound. It is closely related to anti-folk.
Artists
Urban folk performers include:- Dan Bern
- Cindy Lee Berryhill
- Billy Bragg
- [Rachael Byrnes]
- Andrew Calhoun
- Tracy Chapman
- Vic Chesnutt
- Bruce Cockburn
- Shawn Colvin
- Citizen Cope
- Darren Deicide
- Ani DiFranco
- Bob Dylan
- John Wesley Harding
- Paul Hawkins
- Casey Holford
- Freedy Johnston
- Brenda Kahn
- Jeffrey Lewis
- Jenn Lindsay
- Mary Lou Lord
- Moorea Malatt
- Roger Manning
- Conor Oberst
- Jill Olson
- Daniel Orlick
- Phranc
- Rebecca Pronsky
- Toshi Reagon
- Bree Sharp
- Michelle Shocked
- Elliott Smith
- Joe Strummer
- Ember Swift
- Suzanne Vega
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