Folk punk

Folk punk
Folk punk
Other names	Rogue folk
Stylistic origins	Punk rock; folk; British folk rock;
Cultural origins	Early 1980s, United Kingdom and United States
Subgenres
	Celtic punk; gypsy punk;
Other topics
	Anarcho-punk; anti-folk; folk rock; cowpunk; indie folk; list of folk rock artists; DIY ethic; neofolk; folk metal;

Folk punk (known in its early days as rogue folk)^[1] is a fusion of folk music and punk rock. It was popularized in the early 1980s by The Pogues in England, and by Violent Femmes in the United States. Folk punk achieved some mainstream success in that decade. In more recent years, its subgenres Celtic punk and Gypsy punk have experienced some commercial success.

^ Humphries, P., Meet on the Ledge, a History of Fairport Convention, 2nd ed. (London: Virgin Publishing Ltd., 1997), pp. 149-50.

[1] Humphries, P., Meet on the Ledge, a History of Fairport Convention, 2nd ed. (London: Virgin Publishing Ltd., 1997), pp. 149-50.

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