It's Freak Folk Week!

Paedantic Basterd · 08-05-2012, 11:40 AM

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Freak folk is a genre of folk music associated with contemporary artists such as Faun Fables, Animal Collective, Devendra Banhart, CocoRosie, Panda Bear, Joanna Newsom, Sufjan Stevens, Bowerbirds, Woods, Greg Weeks, Akron/Family, Rio en Medio, Ariel Pink and with artists of the 1960s and 1970s such as The Incredible String Band, Vashti Bunyan, Holy Modal Rounders, The Godz, and The Fugs.

Freak folk draws from traditional folk music and uses mainly acoustic instrumentation, but introduces elements of avant-garde music, baroque pop and psychedelic folk, often featuring uncommon sounds, themes, and vocal styles.

Freak folk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

RYM's top Freak Folk releases

jackhammer · 08-05-2012, 06:19 PM

Love Erland and the Carnival:

Alexander Tucker:

Matt Elliott:

Jackie O Mother****er:

Psy-Fi · 08-05-2012, 06:54 PM

Good to see Eugene Chadbourne on that RYM list, but no Tiny Tim?
When I think of the words 'freak' and 'folk' together, Tiny Tim comes to mind.
He was certainly freaky and folky in my book!

08-05-2012, 06:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Love Erland and the Carnival: Alexander Tucker: Matt Elliott: Jackie O Mother****er: __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

08-05-2012, 06:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
Psy-Fi Aficionado of Fine Filth Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: You don't want to look in there. Posts: 6,797	Good to see Eugene Chadbourne on that RYM list, but no Tiny Tim? When I think of the words 'freak' and 'folk' together, Tiny Tim comes to mind. He was certainly freaky and folky in my book!