folk rock
or folk-rock
noun
a style of music combining characteristics of rock-'n'-roll and folk music, often exemplified by protest songs to a rock-'n'-roll beat, and at its height of popularity in the late 1960s.
Origin of folk rock
1Other words from folk rock
- folk-rocker, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for folk-rock
folk-rock
noun
a style of rock music influenced by folk, including traditional material arranged for electric instruments
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