--- title: "15 American Folk Quotes by 14 authors" description: "Browse 15 American Folk quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best American Folk sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be8/gordon-lightfoot-7499_folks_i-liked-the-american-folk-style-of-woody_2714643.jpg" --- > [I liked the American folk style of Woody Guthrie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-lightfoot/i-liked-the-american-folk-style-of-woody-guthrie/) [Gordon Lightfoot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-lightfoot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be8/gordon-lightfoot-7499_folks_i-liked-the-american-folk-style-of-woody_2714643.jpg) > [Skiffle was a name that was attached to what was, in essence, American folk music with a beat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/skiffle-was-a-name-that-was-attached-to-what-was-in-essence-american/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ca/van-morrison-1192_beats_skiffle-was-a-name-that-was-attached-to_3070458.jpg) > [I always thought I was singing American folk music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lonnie-donegan/i-always-thought-i-was-singing-american-folk-music/) [Lonnie Donegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lonnie-donegan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff3/lonnie-donegan-58975_folk-music_i-always-thought-i-was-singing-american_1545262.jpg) > [I absolutely love American folk art, can't get enough of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lara-spencer/i-absolutely-love-american-folk-art-can-t-get-enough-of-it/) [Lara Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lara-spencer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88a/lara-spencer-21308_art_i-absolutely-love-american-folk-art-can_2584366.jpg) > [I knew Bobby Dylan back in the days when he lived in the village. He used to come and see me and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-lomax/i-knew-bobby-dylan-back-in-the-days-when-he-lived-in-the-village-he/) [Alan Lomax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-lomax/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e32/alan-lomax-39375_bobby_i-knew-bobby-dylan-back-in-the-days-when_190761.jpg) > [Jazz I regard as an American folk music; not the only one, but a very powerful one which is probably in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-gershwin/jazz-i-regard-as-an-american-folk-music-not-the-only-one-but-a-very/) [George Gershwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-gershwin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/672/george-gershwin-16455_american-people_jazz-i-regard-as-an-american-folk-music_719213.png) > [The big turning point, really, was the Beatles' influence on American folk music, and then Roger took it to the next step,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcguire/the-big-turning-point-really-was-the-beatles-influence-on-american/) [Barry McGuire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcguire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfb/barry-mcguire-23832_beatles_the-big-turning-point-really-was-the-bea_3199606.jpg) > [When I sang my American folk melodies in Budapest, Prague, Tiflis, Moscow, Oslo, or the Hebrides or on the Spanish front, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-robeson/when-i-sang-my-american-folk-melodies-in-budapest-prague-tiflis/) [Paul Robeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-robeson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbb/paul-robeson-8458_budapest_when-i-sang-my-american-folk-melodies-in_2250179.jpg) > [I read a lot - surveys of vernacular music. A lot of it is the Harry Smith Anthology of American Folk Music,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bradford-cox/i-read-a-lot-surveys-of-vernacular-music-a-lot-of-it-is-the-harry/) [Bradford Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bradford-cox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2e/bradford-cox-7663_folk_i-read-a-lot-surveys-of-vernacular-music_2478063.jpg) > [One thing that I love about country music, probably more so than any other culture - maybe the blues rivals it -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marty-stuart/one-thing-that-i-love-about-country-music-probably-more-so-than-any/) [Marty Stuart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marty-stuart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c1/marty-stuart-4580_country_one-thing-that-i-love-about-country-musi_1272846.jpg) > [I'm not a fan of Dylan's music, per se, but I'm not a hater. I like the American folk music tradition, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-katharine-ham/i-m-not-a-fan-of-dylan-s-music-per-se-but-i-m-not-a-hater-i-like-the/) [Mary Katharine Ham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-katharine-ham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b6/mary-katharine-ham-5137_american_i-m-not-a-fan-of-dylan-s-music-per-se-bu_2613492.jpg) > [It seems to me that the American popular song, growing out of American folk music, is the basis of the American musical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-weill/it-seems-to-me-that-the-american-popular-song-growing-out-of-american/) [Kurt Weill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-weill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bf/kurt-weill-62396_bases_it-seems-to-me-that-the-american-popular_563546.png) > [The first songs I learned were 'It Takes a Worried Man' and Woody Guthrie's 'Grand Coulee Dam,' 'Rock Island Line' - those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-gallagher/the-first-songs-i-learned-were-it-takes-a-worried-man-and-woody/) [Rory Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-gallagher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3af/rory-gallagher-12913_american_the-first-songs-i-learned-were-it-takes_1256709.jpg) > [When you listen to the Anthology of American Folk Music, or anything like that - a compilation of garage bands from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bradford-cox/when-you-listen-to-the-anthology-of-american-folk-music-or-anything/) [Bradford Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bradford-cox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/bradford-cox-7663_folk-music_when-you-listen-to-the-anthology-of-amer_1651109.jpg) > [ He \[Alan Lomax\] started right off trying to find people who could introduce folk songs to city people. He found a young… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-seeger/he-alan-lomax-started-right-off-trying-to-find-people-who-could/) [Pete Seeger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-seeger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59e/pete-seeger-1942_actors_he-alan-lomax-started-right-off-trying-t_1712245.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-folk/#itemlist", "name": "American Folk Quotes", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I liked the American folk style of Woody Guthrie.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gordon Lightfoot" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-lightfoot/i-liked-the-american-folk-style-of-woody-guthrie/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be8/gordon-lightfoot-7499_folks_i-liked-the-american-folk-style-of-woody_2714643.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be8/gordon-lightfoot-7499_folks_i-liked-the-american-folk-style-of-woody_2714643.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be8/gordon-lightfoot-7499_folks_i-liked-the-american-folk-style-of-woody_2714643.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I liked the American folk style of Woody Guthrie.” — Gordon Lightfoot", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Skiffle was a name that was attached to what was, in essence, American folk music with a beat.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Van Morrison" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/skiffle-was-a-name-that-was-attached-to-what-was-in-essence-american/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ca/van-morrison-1192_beats_skiffle-was-a-name-that-was-attached-to_3070458.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ca/van-morrison-1192_beats_skiffle-was-a-name-that-was-attached-to_3070458.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ca/van-morrison-1192_beats_skiffle-was-a-name-that-was-attached-to_3070458.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Skiffle was a name that was attached to what was, in essence, American folk music with a beat.” — Van Morrison", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always thought I was singing American folk music.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lonnie Donegan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lonnie-donegan/i-always-thought-i-was-singing-american-folk-music/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff3/lonnie-donegan-58975_folk-music_i-always-thought-i-was-singing-american_1545262.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff3/lonnie-donegan-58975_folk-music_i-always-thought-i-was-singing-american_1545262.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff3/lonnie-donegan-58975_folk-music_i-always-thought-i-was-singing-american_1545262.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I always thought I was singing American folk music.” — Lonnie Donegan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I absolutely love American folk art, can't get enough of it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lara Spencer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lara-spencer/i-absolutely-love-american-folk-art-can-t-get-enough-of-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88a/lara-spencer-21308_art_i-absolutely-love-american-folk-art-can_2584366.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88a/lara-spencer-21308_art_i-absolutely-love-american-folk-art-can_2584366.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88a/lara-spencer-21308_art_i-absolutely-love-american-folk-art-can_2584366.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I absolutely love American folk art, can't get enough of it.” — Lara Spencer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I knew Bobby Dylan back in the days when he lived in the village. 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A lot of it is the Harry Smith Anthology of American Folk Music, which I've loved since I was in high school. They had it at the library and I always thought that was interesting, even when I was into punk and stuff. Just the history of storytelling and the amount of melancholy a lot of old music has.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bradford Cox" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bradford-cox/i-read-a-lot-surveys-of-vernacular-music-a-lot-of-it-is-the-harry/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2e/bradford-cox-7663_folk_i-read-a-lot-surveys-of-vernacular-music_2478063.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2e/bradford-cox-7663_folk_i-read-a-lot-surveys-of-vernacular-music_2478063.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2e/bradford-cox-7663_folk_i-read-a-lot-surveys-of-vernacular-music_2478063.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I read a lot - surveys of vernacular music. 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