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
Other topics
Two women sitting in woodland with a cello and a guitar.
The Doubleclicks in 2013.
A woman and three men on stage; the woman with a ukulele and one of the men with a guitar.
Jonathan Coulton, Paul & Storm, and Molly Lewis performing at Dragon*Con in September 2011.

Nerd-folk (also known as nerd folk music, nerd folk, geek-folk or dork-folk[1]) 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.[2] The genre is related to other nerd music genres nerdcore (hip hop) and geek rock (alternative rock).[2]

List of nerd-folk artists

References

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