Freak folk

Freak Folk is a style that uses mainly acoustic instruments; mostly guitar (often in alternate tunings) and occasionally violin or flute, accompanied by percussion instruments such as bongos. Used correctly, it tends to refer to music with long instrumental/psychedelic passages (and that may utilize drones), or “poppier” folk music with elaborately baroque, psychedelic or oppressive atmospheres. Some modern singer-songwriters are tagged as Freak Folk just for looking a bit peculiar. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Alexandra Veanna

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Zola Jesus Talk Normal Tuesday 14 February 2012	The Grey Eagle Asheville NC, United States 35.587256 -82.564455	2 going Add shout
Wednesday 15 February 2012
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks Nurses Wednesday 15 February 2012	Fox Theatre Boulder, Denver CO, United States 40.00802 -105.276575	5 going Add shout
Thursday 16 February 2012
Neal Morgan Ed Askew Thursday 16 February 2012	Union Pool Brooklyn, NY, New York, United States 40.715001 -73.951716	1 going Add shout
Zola Jesus Talk Normal Thursday 16 February 2012	U Street Music Hall Washington, Washington DC, United States 38.917202 -77.027764	18 going 1 shout
Friday 17 February 2012
Neal Morgan Ed Askew Friday 17 February 2012	Vaudeville Park Brooklyn, New York, United States 40.713885 -73.941962	1 going Add shout
Zola Jesus Talk Normal Friday 17 February 2012	Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia, United States 39.961616 -75.155352	16 going Add shout

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Colton56 wrote:
Saturday morning

What are some essential freak folk albums? I really want to find something like Sung Tongs

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KeeptheFate wrote:
Wednesday morning

http://www.last.fm/music/keep+the+fate check it out!

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TasteTheLight wrote:
last month

One of the best genres ever! ;)

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SilentNovA wrote:
December 2011

<3

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Frenx wrote:
December 2011

Have a listen to psychedelic folk lo-fi rock :) http://www.last.fm/music/East-Ra

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Madrangue wrote:
October 2011

Built by 7,761 people (Used 25,266 times) sorry but it's no longer hipster

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frivolousname wrote:
September 2011

http://www.last.fm/group/Too+many+subgenres

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nospr wrote:
August 2011

Freak Folk AKA Hipster Music

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o_bachellor_o wrote:
July 2011

CocoRosie rocks!! xD i love them specially lemonade ;D

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taintlesslord wrote:
June 2011

hi ... free music an album being sold for bail money will be available soon 0.o

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Smash0Czech wrote:
June 2011

http://youtu.be/0tyNelTkOLo Check out Oldest Tree: new experimental Freak folk band from Redding, CA !

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elephantteeth wrote:
May 2011

loveee

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indiedorg wrote:
May 2011

http://www.indied.org/folk/ada-milea

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kempo23 wrote:
May 2011

silly genre tag

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NativeFlowers wrote:
May 2011

http://sundeers.bandcamp.com/

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billyLEdiether wrote:
March 2011

love.! love

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nahue_honey wrote:
March 2011

http://niniorodrigues.bandcamp.com/ :D

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narci91 wrote:
March 2011

Why is Mika tagged as this? I understand Joose Keskitalo, Vashti Bunyan etc, but... Mika? Doesn't he have a more orchestral-like sound?

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blackbook668 wrote:
February 2011

Genres are very useful for refining your tastes, they cut an awful lot of time down. My music experience is better for it.

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blackbook668 wrote:
February 2011

Ha, genres are not stupid! They're what is used to gather similar sounding artists together. How else would you collect your music with such a rambling jumble of mess, Burzum next to BoC next to GaGa and no way to find out which is to your liking without testing every single one.

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