Folk rock is a subgenre of rock music that draws heavily on English and American folk music. It emerged in the mid-1960s when folk singers like Bob Dylan and Roger McGuinn picked up electric guitars, and when rock bands like the Animals turned to traditional folk for inspiration.

Where did folk rock come from?

Folk rock is a hybrid music genre combining elements of folk music and rock music, which arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s.

Why was folk rock created?

Folk Rock was born in the 1960s when artists like Bob Dylan & the Band, and the Byrds - undoubtedly two of the biggest frontrunners of the evolution of the genre - began to respond to the British Invasion of creative rock bands like The Beatles and The Who, using their folk influences.