In its earliest and narrowest sense, 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 mid-1960s. The genre was pioneered by the Byrds, … 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 and Pete Seeger, it reached a peak in popularity in the mid-1960s with artists such as See more

• List of folk rock artists
• Rockabilly
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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

The Byrds
The moment when all of the separate influences that served to make up folk rock finally coalesced into an identifiable whole was with the … See more

British folk rock
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 a … See more