Folk

[Albert Flasher]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=Sienna]Does anyone else enjoy Folk music? I personally love folk music a lot. I find it manages to tell a story, but avoid the vulgarity of rap, and the redneck-ness of country. It's also a very versitile genre; you've got your John McDermott-style beautiful folk ballds, you've got your Stan Rogers-style upbeat and riveting folk, you've got your Neil Young-style folk-rock, you've got your Gordon Lightfoot-style fast-paced folk, amongst others.

So my question is this: who are your favourite folk artists?

Personally, my favourites are:

Gordon Lightfoot
Neil Young
John McDermott
Bruce Cockburn
Stan Rogers
Stompin' Tom Connors[/COLOR][/FONT]

[Touchstone]

I love folk also-I grew up listening to it. Some of my personal favorites are Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake, Iron and Wine, The Decemberists, and Belle and Sebastian. Folk seems to have a very personal style that most genres of rock don't.