{
  "name": "Country",
  "description": "American genre derived from Southern and Appalachian forms of American Folk Music and later Rock and Pop influences, with a focus on the life and culture of rural America.",
  "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/country/",
  "sub_genres_count": 13,
  "sub_genres": [
    {
      "name": "Alt-Country",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/alt-country/",
      "description": "Arose in the 1980s and 1990s, performed by artists with roots in Alternative Rock and Indie Rock who were disconnected from the mainstream Country industry.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Country"
    },
    {
      "name": "Bluegrass",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/bluegrass/",
      "description": "Born in the Appalachian region of the United States during the late 1930s, characterized by fingerpicked banjo along with other traditional instruments.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Country"
    },
    {
      "name": "Contemporary Country",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/contemporary-country/",
      "description": "Incorporates both heavily Pop-influenced styles, and the more pop-averse movement of Neo-Traditionalist Country.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Country"
    },
    {
      "name": "Country & Irish",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/country-and-irish/",
      "description": "Developed in Ireland; combines North American Country with Irish Folk Music influences, often in the form of traditional Irish songs that have been adapted into country numbers.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Country"
    },
    {
      "name": "Country Boogie",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/country-boogie/",
      "description": "Uptempo style built around the Boogie Woogie rhythm, with strong beats and prominent electric guitar leads, made popular in the 1940s.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Country"
    },
    {
      "name": "Country Folk",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/country-folk/",
      "description": "Emphasises Traditional Country instrumentation as well as influences from contemporary Singer-Songwriter traditions, such as a gentler disposition and prominent lyrical storytelling focus.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Country"
    },
    {
      "name": "Country Pop",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/country-pop/",
      "description": "Combination of Country with Pop to appeal to a larger audience.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Country"
    },
    {
      "name": "Honky Tonk",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/honky-tonk/",
      "description": "Upbeat style that retains much of the common instrumentation of Traditional Country, as well as featuring prominent guitars (especially the steel guitar), strong backbeats and lyrics commonly about the working-class life.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Country"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nashville Sound",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/nashville-sound/",
      "description": "Production style characterized by smooth vocals over a relaxed ensemble of guitars and rhythm section, and variously incorporating elements from other styles of Country and Pop.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Country"
    },
    {
      "name": "Progressive Country",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/progressive-country/",
      "description": "Blend of traditionalist Country styles with elements of Rock, Contemporary Folk, and other countercultural genres; characterized by realistic, self-reflective lyrics and non-traditional songwriting and production elements.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Country"
    },
    {
      "name": "Traditional Country",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/traditional-country/",
      "description": "Closely aligned with American Folk Music and Blues roots, from country's inception in Appalachia and the American South until the popularity of Honky Tonk and Country Pop in the 1950s.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Country"
    },
    {
      "name": "Western",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/western-2/",
      "description": "Reflects and portrays the lifestyles of cowboys and other settlers of the Western United States through both Traditional Folk Music and popular song.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Country"
    },
    {
      "name": "Western Swing",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/western-swing/",
      "description": "Blend of Traditional Country string instrumentation with the driving rhythms of Jazz and regional dance traditions, often prominently featuring fiddle and steel guitar.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Country"
    }
  ]
}