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Nerd folk

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Nerd-folk

Stylistic origins
  
Contemporary folk music

Cultural origins
  
Mid-2000s geek culture; United States

Typical instruments
  
Folk instruments, electronic musical instruments

Nerd-folk (also known as nerd folk music, nerd folk, geek-folk or dork-folk) is a musical genre that features humorous original songs involving geeky topics performed in a folk style. Angela and Aubrey Webber of The Doubleclicks credit Marian Call and others with creating the genre. The genre is related to other nerd music genres nerdcore (hip hop) and geek rock (alternative rock).

List of nerd-folk artists

  • Brobdingnagian Bards
  • Marian Call
  • Jonathan Coulton
  • Dethstarla
  • Debs and Errol
  • The Doubleclicks
  • Eaten by Monsters
  • Garfunkel and Oates
  • Hank Green
  • Hello, The Future!
  • Marc Gunn
  • Molly Lewis
  • Paul & Storm
  • The PDX Broadsides
  • The Roches
  • SJ Stephens

    • References

    Nerd-folk Wikipedia
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