Cowpunk

Cowpunk
Social Distortion performing in Germany, 2005
Stylistic origins	Punk rock[1] new wave[1] roots rock folk country[2] honky-tonk[2] country rock
Cultural origins	Late 1970s, United Kingdom Early 1980s, Southern California
Derivative forms	Alternative country
Other topics
Alt country folk punk garage rock psychobilly punk blues roots rock timeline of punk rock

Cowpunk (or country punk) is a subgenre of punk rock that began in the United Kingdom and Southern California in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It combines punk rock or new wave with country, folk, and blues in its sound, lyrical subject matter, attitude, and style.^[1][3] Examples include Social Distortion,^[4] The Gun Club, The Long Ryders, Dash Rip Rock, Violent Femmes, The Blasters, Mojo Nixon, Meat Puppets, The Beat Farmers, Rubber Rodeo, Rank and File, and Jason and the Scorchers.^[5] Many of the musicians in this scene subsequently became associated with alternative country, roots rock or Americana.