Editing Ani DiFranco (section)

===Style===

DiFranco's guitar playing is often characterized by a signature [[staccato]] style,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://folkmusic.about.com/od/artistsaz/p/AniD_profile.htm |title=Facts about Ani |website=Folkmusic.about.com |date=November 14, 2013 |access-date=December 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019093248/http://folkmusic.about.com/od/artistsaz/p/AniD_profile.htm |archive-date=October 19, 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westnet.com/consumable/1997/06.11/revani.html |title=Ani DiFranco, Living in Clip by Jon Steltenpohl |work=Consumable Online |access-date=December 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211034955/http://www.westnet.com/consumable/1997/06.11/revani.html |archive-date=December 11, 2013 }}</ref> rapid [[fingerpicking]] and many alternate tunings. She delivers many of her lines in a speaking style notable for its rhythmic variation. Her lyrics, which often include [[alliteration]], [[metaphor]], [[word play]] and a more or less gentle [[irony]], have also received praise for their sophistication.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ani DiFranco {{!}} Lyrics, Song Meanings & Music Videos |url=https://sonichits.com/artist/Ani_DiFranco |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=SonicHits}}</ref>

[[File:Ani Difranco-32 (48523972877).jpg|thumb|DiFranco in concert, 2019]]

Although DiFranco's music has been classified as both [[folk rock]] and [[alternative rock]], she has reached across genres since her earliest albums incorporating first punk, then funk, hiphop, and jazz influences.

While primarily an acoustic guitarist she has used a variety of [[musical instrument|instruments]] and styles: [[brass instrument]]ation was prevalent in 1998's ''[[Little Plastic Castle]]''; a simple [[walking bass]] in her 1997 cover of [[Hal David]] and [[Burt Bacharach]]'s "[[Wishin' and Hopin']]{{-"}}; [[string instrument|strings]] on the 1997 live album ''[[Living in Clip]]'' and 2004's ''[[Knuckle Down]]''; and electronics and synthesizers in 1999's ''To the Teeth'' and 2006's ''[[Reprieve (album)|Reprieve]]''.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

DiFranco has stated that "folk music is not an acoustic guitar&nbsp;– that's not where the heart of it is. I use the word 'folk' in reference to [[Punk rock|punk music]] and [[Hip hop music|rap music]]. It's an attitude, it's an awareness of one's heritage, and it's a community. It's subcorporate music that gives voice to different communities and their struggle against authority."<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.jeffreypepperrodgers.com/difranco.htm |title=Ani DiFranco and Utah Phillips article |website=Jeffreypepperrodgers.com |access-date=April 17, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130090622/http://jeffreypepperrodgers.com/difranco.htm |archive-date=January 30, 2014 }}</ref>