ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Neofolk

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Neofolk is a noun meaning (music) A form of experimental folk music influenced by industrial music.

Meaning

(music) A form of experimental folk music influenced by industrial music.

Example Sentences

He produced Pink Floyd’s first single, “Arnold Layne,” and helped shape British folk-rock with albums by Fairport Convention, the Incredible String Band, Nick Drake and Vashti Bunyan that have directly influenced the current generation of neofolk avant-gardists like Devendra Banhart, Espers, Joanna Newsom and P. G. Six.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include technopunk, noisecore, neo-noir, neo-soul, neosoul, neogoth.

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