Alternative country

Alternative country is a term applied to various subgenres of country music.

The term can refer to several ideas. Most generally, any musician who plays a type of country music

Alternative country is a term applied to various subgenres of country music.

The term can refer to several ideas. Most generally, any musician who plays a type of country music different from the prevailing trend can be said to play "alternative country". By this standard, for example, the Bakersfield sound was alternative in the 1950s, and the Lubbock, Texas musicians were alternative in the 1960s.