COUNTRY & FOLK ROCK

Country rock is a popular music genre which developed in the rural areas of the North American continent, in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It contains cultural and folkloric elements of the English, Scottish and Irish communities. It is a fusion of country music (dance music, performed in fairs and village festivals by violinists and banjo players) and rock.

Country Rock songs often have country themes, country vocal styles, and additional instrumentation, namely pedal steel guitars. The typical instruments of country rock are the acoustic guitar, the electric guitar, the pedal steel guitar, the piano, the drums and the bass.

Folk rock is a hybrid music genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. It emerged in the USA, Canada, and the UK in the early to mid-1960s. Folk rock emerged from the folk music revival and the influence of the Beatles and other British bands. Some musicians such as Bob Dylan and the Byrds blended the sounds of rock with their pre-existing folk repertoire, adopting the use of electric instruments and drums.

The most successful singers and bands who played country rock and folk rock are: Bob Dylan, the Byrds, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, the Flying Burrito Brothers, the Eagles, Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Emmylou Harris, Simon & Garfunkel, Buffalo Springfield.