Neofolk

Neofolk or Neuer Deutscher Folk (New Germanic Folk) is a music genre comprised of late-20th-century and early-21st-century music with a similarity to folk music of various sorts. It often borrows musically from traditional acoustic Central and Northern European folk music but sometimes has a distinct Post-industrial musical influence.

Related Topics:
Music genre - 20th-century - 21st-century - Folk music - Post-industrial

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In 2003, Douglas Pearce of Death In June, while on an Australian radio show called "The Vanishing Point", played selections of music from a wave of music artists within Germany and Scandinavia that had been directly influenced by his work. He termed these groups as part of a "Neofolk" movement. These artists had appeared in greater and greater frequency during the last several years and were spurred by Pearce's support and regular collaboration. The term itself had also been in use for several years prior by various online neofolk and Post-industrial webzines.

Related Topics:
Douglas Pearce - Death In June - Germany - Scandinavia - Post-industrial - Webzines

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The term has since expanded to include artists directly influenced by this movement, although not necessarily influenced by the folk music created by Death In June, from any region who either create folk music with similar music characteristics as the abovementioned artists while using their own native instruments and folklore as basis or who experienced the same stylistic shift from creating industrial music to creating folk music in general.

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