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neofolk

neofolk noun: a form of experimental folk music influenced by industrial music.

Noun

neofolk (uncountable)

  1. A form of experimental folk music influenced by industrial music.
    • He produced Pink Floyd’s first single, “Arnold Layne,” and helped shape British folk-rock with albums by Fairport Convention, the Incredible String Band, Nick Drake and Vashti Bunyan that have directly influenced the current generation of neofolk avant-gardists like Devendra Banhart, Espers, Joanna...2007 March 15, Ben Sisario, “Folk-Rock Memories, Psychedelic but Clear”, in New York Times

Synonyms of neofolk

Origin of neofolk

From neo- + folk.

Questions about neofolk

What does neofolk mean?
Neofolk means a form of experimental folk music influenced by industrial music.
What part of speech is neofolk?
Neofolk is a noun.

Words near neofolk in the dictionary

  1. neoflavenes
  2. neoflavone
  3. neoflavones
  4. neoflavonoid
  5. neoflavonoids
  6. neofolk
  7. neoformalism
  8. neoformalist
  9. neoformalists
  10. neoformation
  11. neoformations

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