Folk rock

Folk rock je muzički žanr koji nastoji kombinirati elemente narodne (folk) muzike sa rock muzikom. Izraz folk rock u svom najužem i najranijem smislu označava muzički pravac koji se sredinom 1960-ih stvorio u SAD i Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu. Kao prvi predstavnik tog pravca se navodi losanđeleski bend The Byrds, koji je počeo u rock stilu obrađivati tradicionalne narodne pjesme i opus Boba Dylana; nedugo potom je i sam Dylan "postao električan", odnosno počeo koristiti elemente rocka u svojim kasnijim pjesmama.

Folk rock
Stilski korijeni	Narodna muzika, rock muzika, pop muzika
Kulturološki korijeni	rane 1960-e, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo i SAD
Tipični instrumenti	vokali, električna gitara, akustična gitara, bas gitara, bubnjevi, hammond, klavir, usna harmonika, violina
Podžanrovi
Celtic rock - Manila Sound - Electric folk - Folk metal - Folk punk - Folktronica - Indie folk - Neofolk - Nu-folk - Medieval folk rock - Psychedelic folk - Viking metal

Na prostoru bivše Jugoslavije se među prvim predstavnicima tog stila spominje Bijelo dugme čiji je opus ponekad nazivan pastirski rock.

Najpoznatiji izvođači

• Neil Young
• Bob Dylan
• The Byrds
• The Mamas & the Papas
• Cat Stevens
• Crosby, Stills & Nash
• Crosby, Stills,Nash & Young
• Sandy Denny
• Richie Havens
• Fairport Convention
• Five hand reel
• Jerry Garcia
• The Grateful Dead
• Buffy St. Mary
• Chubblesfools

Literatura

• Brocken, Michael (2003), The British Folk Revival, 1944–2002, Ashgate 
• Cohen, Ronald D. (2006), Folk Music: The Basics, Routledge 
• Einarson, John (2005), Mr. Tambourine Man, Backbeat Books 
• Friedlander, Paul (2006), Rock And Roll: A Social History, Westview Press, arhivirano iz originala na datum 2011-07-22, pristupljeno 2012-05-15 
• Frith, Simon (2004), The Rock Era, Routledge 
• Laing, Dave, et al. (1975) The Electric Muse: the story of folk into rock. London: Eyre Methuen
• Pohle, Horst (1987) The Folk Record Source Book: England / Ireland / Scotland / Wales; 2nd ed. Berlin: Horst Pohle (1st ed.: 1984) (discography of ca. 10,000 LP & EP records by ca. 2500 groups / musicians 1950s to 1987; a few audiotapes where no vinyl discs available)
• Shelton, Robert (2003), No Direction Home: the life and music of Bob Dylan, Da Capo Press, arhivirano iz originala na datum 2016-06-03, pristupljeno 2012-05-15 
• Sweers, Britta (2004), Electric Folk: The Changing Face of English Traditional Music, Oxford University Press 
• Unterberger, Richie (2003), Eight Miles High: Folk-Rock's Flight from Haight-Ashbury to Woodstock, Backbeat Books 
• Unterberger, Richie (2002), Turn! Turn! Turn!: the '60s Folk-Rock revolution, Backbeat Books 
• Walker, Michael (2006), Laurel Canyon, Macmillan 
• Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Bogdanov, Vladimir, Editors (2002), All Music Guide to Rock (Byrds), Backbeat Books 
• Zak, Albin (2001), The Poetics of Rock, University of California Press