Folk punk is a fusion of folk music and punk rock. Folk punk in the United Kingdom has existed almost as long as punk rock itself. The most famous British folk punk band is The Pogues, who formed during the new wave of punk rock in the early 1980s. They played a mix of traditional Irish folk songs, modern social commentary and songs of boozy hedonism.
Some folk punk musicians play a style that is less folk-influenced, but use instruments not normally used in punk rock, such as the violin, banjo, mandolin or ukulele. Some folk punk bands combine elements of punk rock with folk styles such as jug band music and eastern European gypsy music.
Folk Punk also has gotten popular with a select group of Floridian Anarchist DIY bands. Some examples would be Against Me!, Ghost Mice, and This Bike is a Pipe Bomb. Many of these artist are signed to Plan-It-X Records
Notable artists
Against Me!
Andrew Jackson Jihad
Attack in Black
Attila the Stockbroker
Billy Bragg
Blood or Whiskey
Bread and Roses
Can Kickers
Captain Chaos
Danbert Nobacon
Defiance, Ohio
the Evens
Fiddler's Green
Flogging Molly
Tom Frampton
Gaslight Anthem
Ghost Mice
Larrikin Love
The Levellers
The Men They Couldn't Hang
Mischief Brew
Mutiny
New Model Army
Neck
Phranc
The Pogues
Rosa
Los Salvadores
Sforzando
Spoonboy
Swamp Zombies
This Bike is a Pipe Bomb
The Tossers
Frank Turner
Violent Femmes
The Weakerthans
X-tal
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