当代民谣Contemporary Folk

当代民谣Contemporary Folk作为民谣下一大分支，根源于传统民谣但同时受到流行音乐的影响，在越来越多的创作中融入了流行/摇滚乐的制作形式和除主力吉他外的器乐。

在后期几十年中，当代民谣歌手也时有跨界进入流行音乐的领域，但他们在内容创作，歌词格式，现场表演地点的特殊偏好等依然保持着源自传统民谣的印记，同时歌手对生活和社会现实的认识，依然保持一种非常私人化的创作和歌唱表达方式。

当代民谣又被指的是Bob Dylan之后的70年代及以后的“民谣”创作人群体。在Dylan之前，多数“民谣”乐手演绎传统的“民谣”歌曲或者创作广泛的关注时下的歌曲，Dylan之后，“民谣”歌手改变了原先的方法，他们的音乐不仅拓宽了边界、也接受了某些“流行／摇滚”（Pop/Rock）音乐的制作技巧和配器，而且他们的歌曲日益内省，所关注的内容则由个体取代了社会，当然按时间段来区分也是值得商榷的。

Contemporary Folk refers to post-Bob Dylan folk singer/songwriters of the 70s and beyond. Prior to Dylan, most folk performers interpreted classic folk songs or wrote broad-based, topical songs. After Dylan, folk singers changed their approach.

Not only did their music open up, accepting certain pop/rock production techniques and instrumentation, but their songs became increasingly introspective, concentrating on the personal instead of the social.

In the decades to follow, contemporary folk singers sometimes crossed over into the pop mainstream, but their sound stayed rooted in folk traditions and they tended to frequent their own circles, releasing albums on independent labels and playing folk clubs and coffee houses.