Do you think I've been talking about Americana? Folk is an ambiguous term that isn't inherently tied to a certain sound. That's why I pointed to hip hop as folk in the modern American tradition, and it's how I can extend that concept to punk music as well. Folk music will always exist as the music of the people, even if it sounds nothing like traditional American folk music.
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