But currently listening to Regina Spektor. Rather very good. Anyone else have any recommendations along the anti-folk lines?
I was expecting a post about ramberlers. I am dissapointed.
Was not this an example of it?
I love Regina Spektor and have seen her live several times and never knew she was anti-folk 😀
Big Regina fan here too. What the hell is anti-folk? I suppose you could classify driving a hearse right through a screaming crowd as anti-folk though.....
Anti-Folk? Might have to investigate.
Tried Speed-Folk?
Anti-folk? 🙂
Speed-Folk?
Serbian turbo-folk?
Working now, so can't listen.
German Celtic Speed Folk - Eg Fiddlers Green
Who-Gives-a-Folk ??
Who-Gives-a-Folk ?
we referred to a little folk ensemble, made up of the landlords friend, that used to play in a hotel I stayed at in the highlands when working there as “Folk Off” as it seemed to be the landlords way of clearing the bar of guests so they could have the place to themselves
My mum's sister plays folk. Not sure what genre though.
I prefer thrashgrass.
From Wiki
Anti-folk is a music genre that arose in the 1980s in reaction to the remnants of the 1960s folk music scene, to mock the perceived seriousness of the time's mainstream music scene, with the intention to shock and protest. Artists of the anti-folk genre observe the "rules" of music, but then deliberately break them.
Who knew?
Nowt-as-queer-as-folk...
If you like the moldy peaches try the lovely eggs .
I prefer thrashgrass.
Hayseed Dixie?
I'd not heard of the genre but a Spotify search brings up a couple of playlists and a few bands/artists I like are included in them, so I guess I like anti-folk.
My Spotify annual report informed me I’m a fan of Chamber Psych.
Never heard of it, but turns out to be true. Eg this is the kit, cate le Bon
Never heard of it, but turns out to be
truea Spotify employee having a moment/giraffe?
Is my guess
If you like the moldy peaches try the lovely eggs
Fun fact: my band was recorded by Dave from Lovely Eggs and I play in another band with someone who used to be in Angelica with Holly. Almost worthy of a Viz 'lame to fame'
Ah! Another expecting a new classification group. I visioned them being people without kids, who don’t own a car, buy everything secondhand and only drink coffee grown in their own back garbed and think everyone should do the same.
@BillMC - THat was my instant thought - I've never really classed anyone else as anti-folk other than The Moldy Peaches
Love 'em!
Hayseed Dixie?
Days N Daze - all their stuff
Ramshackle Glory (specifically "your heart is a muscle the size of your fist"
for a wonderfully raucus and ejoyable sound, check out the neo-folk/bluegrass/punk joy of "bridge city sinners" it would make beardy folk in arran jumpers catch fire
Check out Full Time Hobby Records on YouTube - for all things anti-folk, and in particular anything by Tunng - one of my fav folk/electronica bands.
@tazzymtb - ooo they're on Roon so will add them to my library for later. Will investigate some of the other suggestions / recommendations too 🙂
Based on the evidence put so far I'm very anti anti folk
Would never have thought of Regina Spektor as antifolk. Not entirely sure what genre she is though... Off to one side in her own weirdly awesome one-second-it's-beautiful, next-second-it's-shouting-in-Russian-or-doing-a-fake-kazoo-solo section in HMV.
Never really know where the line between antifolk and folk punk is either. Probably it's a self identification thing, like, Derek Zanetti could be either but he identifies as a punk so he is. Maybe you have to be from New York.
I suppose you could classify driving a hearse right through a screaming crowd as anti-folk though…..
Very good 😁