Talk:Anti-folk

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Merge with Folk Punk[edit]

The genre's are so similar that I feel like a successful merger of the articles could be a good option. If there are no contrary opinions stated within a week, I will probably do it. --Wesborden (talk) 07:57, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Beyond early Billy Bragg, I'd disagree that the genres are that similar. Anti-folk (at least in the U.S. context) is much more one person, one instrument (thinking Roger Manning, Lach, Cindy Lee Berryhill) with a focus on wordplay and lyrical complexity, compared to the broader range of instrumentation of folk punk (thinking particularly of Celtic Punk and Gypsy Punk). Carter (talk) 12:44, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Counter argument, Pat the Bunny (musician)'s solo work, AJJ as a soloist, Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace as a solo accoustic act, all of which are known for intense lyricism. --Wesborden (talk) 14:24, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I tend to view genre names as terms first. These two genre terms seem to have very different definitions. North8000 (talk) 14:39, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]