Below you will find example sentences with "folk rock". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Folk Rock in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: folk
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 6
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 26.1 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "folk rock" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a more folk rock or electric, about the folk rock icon every, band, music and album stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with folk music, folk festival, hard rock, folk festival, traditional folk and folk song, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with folk rock
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
He talks about the folk rock icon every chance he gets. (11 words)
Okkervil River is an indie-folk rock band from Austin, Texas. (11 words)
Jeff Buckley was set up to be the new big thing in folk rock. (14 words)
Jaanus Viskar, the bassist for the Seto-Estonian folk rock band Zetod, bought his family a farm in Setomaa seven years ago which, like much local real estate, needed a lot of work before they could move in, reported ETV news broadcast Aktuaalne kaamera. (44 words)
The country music scene largely kept the music of the folk revival and folk rock at a distance, despite the similarity in instrumentation and origins (see, for instance, The Byrds ' negative reception during their appearance on the Grand Ole Opry). (40 words)
After this show, Broomfield’s next free concert will bring twang from Denver-based Americana folk rock group Heavy Diamond Ring to Anthem Park at 7 p.m. on July 17. For more information on the concert series, visit broomfield. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Composition As noted above, Led Zeppelin III marked a change in focus for the band from late 1960s hard rock to a more folk rock or electric folk and acoustic inspired sound.
Psychedelic rock particularly took off in California's emerging music scene as groups followed the Byrds from folk to folk rock from 1965.
Creeque Alley is a musical duo who performs traditional American folk and folk rock music from the 1960s.
The country music scene largely kept the music of the folk revival and folk rock at a distance, despite the similarity in instrumentation and origins (see, for instance, The Byrds ' negative reception during their appearance on the Grand Ole Opry).
Featuring philosophical post-hippie lyrics on peace, love and morality, its acoustic folk rock occasionally fortified by harder rock, the album was not a commercial success at the time of its release.
Rock and country performer Winston Marshall (b. 1988) plays banjo (among other instruments) for the British folk rock group Mumford and Sons, a band that won the 2013 Grammy Award for "Best Album of the Year".
Soft rock was often derived from folk rock, using acoustic instruments and putting more emphasis on melody and harmonies.
English folk rock band Fairport Convention are set to play Bridgnorth next year as part the town's Shirefolk festival.
After this show, Broomfield’s next free concert will bring twang from Denver-based Americana folk rock group Heavy Diamond Ring to Anthem Park at 7 p.m. on July 17. For more information on the concert series, visit broomfield.
He talks about the folk rock icon every chance he gets.
Jeff Buckley was set up to be the new big thing in folk rock.
So, if you can recall the name of this folk rock band from the early ’70s, you might be a music trivia master.
This 1969 folk rock song leans on the psychedelic side, and that surreal vibe landed it at no.
Jaanus Viskar, the bassist for the Seto-Estonian folk rock band Zetod, bought his family a farm in Setomaa seven years ago which, like much local real estate, needed a lot of work before they could move in, reported ETV news broadcast Aktuaalne kaamera.
Okkervil River is an indie-folk rock band from Austin, Texas.
Her latest folk rock album "This Too Shall Light" is produced by veteran knob twiddler Joe Henry, who captures the beauty of the tunes and of the singer herself.
Tamborine Man,” whose introduction in April of 1965 really started the Folk Rock Boom.
Toronto-based singer-songwriter, Matt Zaddy, is masterfully and successfully conveying his true feelings in his new single, ‘Busy,’ which appears on his new seven-track folk rock-modern soul album, ‘Be,’ which is being released today.
That wonderfully reckless approach is applied to River Whyless’ lyrics on “Another Shitty Party,” a track that weds shimmering vocal harmony, subtle synthesizer patches and a stinging electric guitar solo to what sounds like Laurel Canyon folk rock.
They are blues legend Howlin' Wolf, country singer Charley Pride, folk rock singer Jimmy Buffett, writer Willie Morris and photographer William Eggleston.