Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the 1990s, influenced by 1950s-1970s folk music and singer-songwriters. Notable indie folk artists include Of Monsters and Men, Gabrielle Aplin, and Ben Howard. Of Monsters and Men is a six-piece band from Iceland formed in 2010 whose album "My Head is an Animal" reached the top 10 charts in several countries. Gabrielle Aplin gained success through YouTube covers and her album "English Rain" peaked at number two in the UK charts. Ben Howard was influenced by 1960s-1970s singer-songwriters and is a double BRIT award winner.

1. Indie folkIndie folk

2. IntroductionIntroduction
Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the
1990s from singer/songwriters in the indie folk
community influenced by the folk music scenes
of the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s,
country music and indie rock.

3. Notable indie folk artists...Notable indie folk artists...

4. Ewert and The Two Dragons
Fanfarlo
Feist
Fink
First Aid Kit
Fleet Foxes
Johnny Flynn
Freelance Whales
Fruit Bats
The Gaslight Anthem
Laura Gibson
The Giving Tree Band
Alexi Murdoch
Kate Nash
Neutral Milk Hotel
Joanna Newsom
Noah and the Whale
Of Monsters and Men
Okkervil River
Or, The Whale
Alina Orlova
Other Lives

5. The Last Bison
Benjamin Francis Leftwich
Local Natives
Loch Lomond
The Low Anthem
Lord Huron
The Lumineers
Amy Macdonald
Dan Mangan
Margot & The Nuclear So and So's
Laura Marling
The Marshall Pass
Manel
James Vincent McMorrow
Megafaun
Ingrid Michaelson
Middle Brother

6. íslandísland
Indie folk has grown rapidly in iceland and the
Northern lands with the birth of bands such as
‘Of monsters and men’, ‘Seabear’ and ‘Sigar rós’.
this has been partly down to the growth and
predominance of music festivals in iceland such
as ‘iceland airwaves’.

7. instrumentinstrument
There as many types
of instruments used
in the genre indie
folk. bands like
Mumford and sons
use unconventional
instruments such as
ukelele

8. some indie folk album covers ...some indie folk album covers ...

9. historyhistory
It started in the 1990s and emerged form the
genre singer/songwriter, rock and folk. key
figureheads of the genre included Bob Dylan.
Dylan shaped the genre thought his long career
ranging from 1961 to the present day.

10. some important indie folksome important indie folk
artists ...artists ...

11. Bob DylanBob Dylan
His lyrics have incorporated
a variety of political, social,
philosophical, and literary
influences
His recording career,
spanning fifty years, has
explored many of the
traditions in American song
from folk and country to
English, Scottish, and
Irish folk music.

12. Elliott SmithElliott Smith
Smith's primary instrument
was the guitar, but he was
also proficient with piano,
clarinet, bass guitar, drums
and harmonica.
Smith had a distinctive vocal
style, characterised by his
"whispery, spiderweb-thin
delivery". he used a technique
called multi-tracking to
create vocal layers, textures
and harmonies.

13. Edward Sharp and the magneticEdward Sharp and the magnetic
zeroszeros
This band emphasises the
versatility of the genre with
Edward shape and the
magnetic zeros dipping and
diving into other genres
such as Neo-psychedelia.
Psychedelia is a genre that
represents artists such as the
beetles and pink floyd.

14. These are some newer band that have emerged...These are some newer band that have emerged...

15. Of Monsters and Men is a six-
piece, English-language,
indie folk band from Iceland,
formed in 2010. The members
are lead singer/guitarist
Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir,
co-singer/guitarist Ragnar
"Raggi" Þórhallsson, guitarist
Brynjar Leifsson, drummer
Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson
and bassist Kristján Páll
Kristjánsson.
Of Monsters and MenOf Monsters and Men

16. Of Monsters and MenOf Monsters and Men
Their album named ‘My head
is an animal’ got into the top 10
albums charts in several
different countries which
included United Kingdom,
USA, New Zealand,
Netherlands, Ireland,
Germany, Canada and
Australia.
They have performed at
festivals such as Coachella and
Glastonbury, as well as some
smaller festivals such as
latitude, T in the park, and
iceland airwaves.

17. Gabrielle AplinGabrielle Aplin
Gabrielle Aplin she was
born 10 October 1992) is an
English indie folk singer-
songwriter from
Sutton Benger, Wiltshire.
Aplin gained a following
online after publishing
acoustic covers of songs by
bands such as Paramore
and You Me at Six on
YouTube.

18. Gabrielle AplinGabrielle Aplin
She followed a new
initiative to try and get
artists into the music
industry through social
network and online video
sharing uploads such as
YouTube and SoundCloud.
Her album English rain
peaked at number two in
the UK album charts.

19. Ben HowardBen Howard
He was born 24 May 1988
and originates form Totnes,
Devon.
He self-released his debut
EP Games in the Dark
followed by two more EPs
These Waters and
Old Pine EP .

20. Ben HowardBen Howard
He was raised by musical
parents who exposed him to
their favourite records from
singer-songwriter artists from
the 1960s and 1970s at an early
age, such as John Martyn,
Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell and
Simon & Garfunkel, by whom
he was strongly influenced.
He is also a double BRIT award
winner, winning the best British
breakthrough act and British
male solo artist for 2013.

21. Something that are similar between Indie artistsSomething that are similar between Indie artists
Fact that they're all very well known.
These things like natural Materials in their music videos and
album covers.
The window is make up and don't wear very garish clothes.
They look very understated and where indie and vintage the
fashion.
The use of guitars is very prominent.