Folk rock music is a mixture of folk music with modern rock music . Folk rock began in the mid 1960s with performers like the Byrds . ^[1] Folk singer Bob Dylan created a sensation at the 1965 Newport Festival when he used electric guitar in his performance. ^[2] This led to many groups wanting to play folk music in the rock style. These groups included Fairport Convention , Steeleye Span , Pentangle and Alan Stivell .

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