Redneck Playlist Hilight [Part 3]

So far we have covered Progressive Country--the big, rock side of the jeanre, and Bluegrass--pretty much the opposite of that, music that most reflects the simple, studio-lacking rural south and appalachya. Now the time has come to be talkin about folk music. For this task we got a nice little playlist by spotify user Ryan Thompson, which he has elegantly called "Folk Music".

Ever heard of mumford and his sons? Well, this guy and his male descendents sure aren't country, and they aren't bluegrass. That band represents the pop side of indie folk music. They got real popular and some people dont like their new sound, but surely earlier on Mr. Mumford had a sound reflective of many of those redneck musical qualities we have identified in the past few articles.

Folk is kina like the midwest cousin of bluegrass. As a general rule, people from minnesota play folk and people from tennessee tend to play bluegrass. That's how it works out in my mind any how. It's the western side of country music.

Other well known artists from this sub genra are Bob Dylan, and I'd personally include Johnny Cash in folk as well. The further distance that this music has from its roots--it doesn't exactly have any particular loyalty to a particular goup of people or sichuations--makes it much more accesable to the common man and bridges a little gap between popular music and country music.

You might even listen to folk music, or some kind of blend betwen folk and alt, without even realizing where the sound comes from--the great musical melting pot of rural American culture, most affected by southern roots. Folk and Alternative have been blended together in the age of hipsters, who like to wear handcrafted underwear and drink out of canning jars at weddings.
They think it's cute and real to sit back in their locally screen-printed t-shirts and relax to music that sounds like it could be appreciated on a farm or a porch in the middle of nowhere. But of course, with that kinda appropriation comes change, and that change is the upscaling of the production. Just look at Mr. Mumford.

I'm not sayin I don't like this modern folk. Thats a disision for each person to dicide on their own. It's got a lot of great country hallmarks like intense vocal harmony and steel guitars, somehow wit a whole differnt style.

Please enjoy this here playlist, and weare open to discussion in the comments section. As always, there wasn't too much research put into this and I'm just writing off the top of my head.
Tune in next time for Blues!