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: Metallic Falcons

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Josephine FosterConcert The Stone Fox
Nashville, TN, United States
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Thursday 30 May 2013
Josephine FosterConcert Pilot Light
Knoxville TN, United States
35.970517 -83.918112
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Devendra BanhartConcert Mill City Nights
Minneapolis, United States
44.980297 -93.271842

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Friday 31 May 2013
Josephine FosterConcert Apothecary
Asheville, United States
35.593949 -82.550141
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Devendra BanhartConcert Park West
Chicago IL, United States
41.918464 -87.637388

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Saturday 1 June 2013
Devendra BanhartConcert Saint Andrew's Hall
Detroit, United States
42.332178 -83.04148

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  • Simon__n

    Psychill / Loops http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MgO56aJEFI

    last month
  • turbokoala

    hmmm.... I don't like the tag itself but I like all the bands. new classification is needed!

    last month
  • StevanBlack

    Hi guys, I'm really not into this kind of practice but i would really like to ask you for checking out first single from my upcoming debut album on my youtube channel. I'm young singer-songwriter and I really want to be able to continue making what makes me most happy - and that is music. So if you have some time, please feel free to rate and comment on that song of mine. It will mean a lot to me : ) http://www.youtube.com/user/stefander777

    March 2013
  • darkpretty95

    Fuck whoever that said this is Hipster. It is so sad that your limited close minds have to classify people and it´s confined to stereotypes. Pathetic. [7]

    January 2013
  • Chelle_5

    Fuck whoever that said this is Hipster. It is so sad that your limited close minds have to classify people and it´s confined to stereotypes. Pathetic. [6]

    January 2013
  • GrandHibou

    一ノ宮頼子 does it better

    January 2013
  • danwramrich

    please just screw you

    December 2012
  • rustedembrace

    From someone who openly embraced chillwave

    December 2012
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