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Counterfolk
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Counterfolk arrived in the early 2000s in Boston to describe a style of music that emerged from within the Boston/Cambridge folk scene. Some have claimed it is similar to antifolk in much of its scope and attitude, but this is clearly not the case. Counterfolk is perhaps more reliant on content than on concept - the reverse being a common, though perhaps flawed, criticism of antifolk. According to James O'Brien, Boston folk historian, the distinction between counterfolk and antifolk is: Indeed, it appears that counterfolkers are more closely influenced by punk, New Wave, grunge, and indie rock than any form, current or past, of folk music. A bunch of counterfolkers got together and formed The Counterfolk Collective. This lineup originally included Joe Kowan, Leesa, Sophia Cacciola, Boys Suck, John Sage, and Bryan McPherson. Sophia Cacciola has gone on to form the band Blitzkriegbliss. Boys Suck has gone on to become the band The Motion Sick. |
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