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According to Wikipedia.com, folk rock is "a musical genere that combines elements of folk music and rock music".

Five Fast Facts About Folk Music:

• 1: Folk music arose as a national force in the 1960's.
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• 2: The music is characterized by tight vocal harmonies and distortion-free guitar work.
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• 3: Bob Dylan's work is considered the "Root" of the movement.
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• 4: The British group The Fairport Convention is considered to be the first band to add elements of rock to traditional celtic and british folk music.
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• 5: The folk-rock movement gave birth to and became heavily entertwined with the singer-songwriter movent of the 70's.