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Indie folk Indie folk

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Introduction Introduction

Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the 1990s from singer/songwriters in the indie folk community influenced by the folk music scenes of the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s, country music and indie rock.

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Notable indie folk artists...Notable indie folk artists...

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Broken Records

Jake Bugg

Basia Bulat

The Cave Singers

Nick Cave

The Acorn

Priscilla Ahn

Amarante

Tori Amos

Andrew Jackson Jihad

Gabrielle Aplin

Fiona Apple

Arborea

Arthur & Yu

The Civil Wars

Cloud Control

Graham Coxon

Daughter

Dawes

The Decemberists

The Deep Dark Woods

Deer Tick

Delta Spirit

Dog Is Dead

Dr. Dog

Dry The River

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

Emmy the Great

Ewert and The Two Dragons

Fanfarlo

Feist

Fink

First Aid Kit

Fleet Foxes

Johnny Flynn

Freelance Whales

Fruit Bats

The Gaslight Anthem

Laura Gibson

The Giving Tree Band

Alexi Murdoch

Kate Nash

Neutral Milk Hotel

Joanna Newsom

Noah and the Whale

Of Monsters and Men

Okkervil River

Or, The Whale

Alina Orlova

Other Lives

Paleface

The Paper Kites

Peter and the Wolf

Radical Face

Damien Rice

Sea Wolf

Seabear

She & Him

The Shins

Silent Old Mtns

Elliott Smith

Regina Spektor

The Staves

Sufjan Stevens

Stornoway

Aly Tadros

The Tallest Man on Earth

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down

Rosie Thomas

The Thrills

Tired Pony

Trampled by Turtles

Truth & Salvage Co.

Frank Turner

Two Gallants

M. Ward

Woods

Wye Oak

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Mindy Gledhill

José González

Great Lake Swimmers

Gregory and the Hawk

Adam Green

Lisa Hannigan

Nick Harper

Hayden

The Head and the Heart

Horse Feathers

Ben Howard

Joe Innes

Iron & Wine

Gregory Alan Isakov

Jinja Safari

Gary Jules

Damien Jurado

Katie Kim

Kings of Convenience

Kramies

The Last Bison

Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Local Natives

Loch Lomond

The Low Anthem

Lord Huron

The Lumineers

Amy Macdonald

Dan Mangan

Margot & The Nuclear So and So's

Laura Marling

The Marshall Pass

Manel

James Vincent McMorrow

Megafaun

Ingrid Michaelson

Middle Brother

The Middle East

The Milk Carton Kids

Mount Eerie

The Mountain Goats

Mree

Mumford & Sons

Avalanche City

The Avett Brothers

Band of Horses

Beirut

Beta Radio

Bishop Allen

Blind Pilot

Blitzen Trapper

Blue and Brown Books

Bombay Bicycle Club

Bon Iver

Bowerbirds

Boy & Bear

Breathe Owl Breathe

Bright Eyes

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Indie folk has grown rapidly in iceland and the Northern lands with the birth of bands such as ‘Of monsters and men’, ‘Seabear’ and ‘Sigar rós’. this has been partly down to the growth and predominance of music festivals in iceland such as ‘iceland airwaves’.

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instrument instrument

There as many types of instruments used in the genre indie folk. bands like Mumford and sons use unconventional instruments such as ukelele

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some indie folk album covers ...some indie folk album covers ...

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history history

It started in the 1990s and emerged form the genre singer/songwriter, rock and folk. key figureheads of the genre included Bob Dylan. Dylan shaped the genre thought his long career ranging from 1961 to the present day.

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some important indie folk some important indie folk artists ...artists ...

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Bob Dylan Bob Dylan

His lyrics have incorporated a variety of political, social, philosophical, and literary influences

His recording career, spanning fifty years, has explored many of the traditions in American song from folk and country to English, Scottish, and Irish folk music.

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Elliott SmithElliott Smith

Smith's primary instrument was the guitar, but he was also proficient with piano, clarinet, bass guitar, drums and harmonica.

Smith had a distinctive vocal style, characterised by his "whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery". he used a technique called multi-tracking to create vocal layers, textures and harmonies.

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Edward Sharp and the magnetic Edward Sharp and the magnetic zeroszeros

This band emphasises the versatility of the genre with Edward shape and the magnetic zeros dipping and diving into other genres such as Neo-psychedelia. Psychedelia is a genre that represents artists such as the beetles and pink floyd.

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These are some newer band that have emerged...These are some newer band that have emerged...

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Of Monsters and Men is a six-piece, English-language, indie folk band from Iceland, formed in 2010. The members are lead singer/guitarist Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, co-singer/guitarist Ragnar "Raggi" Þórhallsson, guitarist Brynjar Leifsson, drummer Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson and bassist Kristján Páll Kristjánsson.

Of Monsters and Men Of Monsters and Men

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Of Monsters and Men Of Monsters and Men

Their album named ‘My head is an animal’ got into the top 10 albums charts in several different countries which included United Kingdom, USA, New Zealand, Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, Canada and Australia.

They have performed at festivals such as Coachella and Glastonbury, as well as some smaller festivals such as latitude, T in the park, and iceland airwaves.

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Gabrielle AplinGabrielle Aplin

Gabrielle Aplin she was born 10 October 1992) is an English indie folk singer-songwriter from Sutton Benger, Wiltshire.

Aplin gained a following online after publishing acoustic covers of songs by bands such as Paramore and You Me at Six on YouTube.

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Gabrielle AplinGabrielle Aplin

She followed a new initiative to try and get artists into the music industry through social network and online video sharing uploads such as YouTube and SoundCloud.

Her album English rain peaked at number two in the UK album charts.

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Ben Howard Ben Howard

He was born 24 May 1988 and originates form Totnes, Devon.

He self-released his debut EP Games in the Dark followed by two more EPs These Waters and Old Pine EP .

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Ben HowardBen Howard

He was raised by musical parents who exposed him to their favourite records from singer-songwriter artists from the 1960s and 1970s at an early age, such as John Martyn, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell and Simon & Garfunkel, by whom he was strongly influenced.

He is also a double BRIT award winner, winning the best British breakthrough act and British male solo artist for 2013.

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Something that are similar between Indie artistsSomething that are similar between Indie artists

Fact that they're all very well known.

These things like natural Materials in their music videos and album covers.

The window is make up and don't wear very garish clothes.

They look very understated and where indie and vintage the fashion.

The use of guitars is very prominent.