• Distributed in usual way of selling records and streaming songs, but live performance is hugely important

• Use the guitar for percussive sounds

• Percussive strumming style - pick and go

• Use of picking

• Variety of strumming patterns

• Standard recording and producing techniques used to give a 'commercial' sound

• Lyrics can use literary references

• Electric instruments with folk instruments

Folk Instruments:

• Accordion

• Bagpipe

• Banjo

• Cajon

• Didgeridoo

• Djembe

• Fiddle

• Harmonica

• Kazoo

• Pan Flute

• Recorder

• Tin Whistle

• Ukulele

• Developed the style with use of loops pedals, rap singing and collaborating with artists from other genres

• Use of open tuning on the guitar

• Alternate tunings used

• Use of the capo

• Use of arpeggios

• Sevenths used

• Minor and major chords used

• Vocal harmonies