I love vocals and what they can do, and the different layers they can create, and I really want to bring that… — Avi Kaplan Copy Share Image
The way I feel is that if you don't like folk music, stay away from my shows. — Hank Williams Copy Share Image
I enjoy writing songs that could have been written before [my time]. When I feel like I'm tapping into a deep vein… — Ketch Secor Copy Share Image
I want to be just a musician and songwriter, and hopefully known as a very good one. I love a lot of… — Langhorne Slim Copy Share Image
I'm a folk preacher. A folk therapist. A folk musician. I come from authentically that which is of my experience. Therefore, the… — Cecil Williams Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I was interested in folk music. But rock represented power, and I became the best rock guitarist… — Billy Squier Copy Share Image
He [Alan Lomax] started right off trying to find people who could introduce folk songs to city people. He found a young… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
I think the music that's part of your heritage is what you spend a lot of your early life rejecting. The very… — Alasdair MacLean Copy Share Image
Folk music has a sort of a bubbling-under quality. The stream runs through the cultural consciousness, and whether or not it's on… — Mary Travers Copy Share Image
Folk music - and what people are now perceiving as being folk music - is music that's quite close to the ground.… — Johnny Flynn Copy Share Image
I was addicted to rhythm 'n' blues pretty much directly into folk music. I had my little 45s of mostly black artists.… — Joan Baez Copy Share Image
Banjos are used in Celtic, English folk music and obviously American music. But not that much in pop music. But it's more… — Winston Marshall Copy Share Image
I find a difference between what gets called world music - a fusion of western music and music from different cultures in… — Glenn Kotche Copy Share Image
My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center. — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
Culture dictated from above is the enemy of folk music. Whether it's stuffy classical music or pre-engineered pop where somebody's paid tons… — Will Sheff Copy Share Image
When you set out to carry on a tradition as deep rooted as folk music is, you've got to have your story… — Brian Fallon Copy Share Image
I would say I grew up listening a lot to Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland and Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell. I… — Melora Hardin Copy Share Image
“You know when I'm down to my socks it's time for business That's why they're called business socks It's business, it's business… — Flight of the Conchords Copy Share Image
Meghdhanush has brought the newer generation close to folk music with their personal touch of rock and they definitely rock at it. — Tulsi Kumar Copy Share Image
As I've grown older I've been more influenced by more meandering styles of guitar playing, whether it's Celtic or Ethiopian folk music… — Ted Leo Copy Share Image
There are two types of folk music: quiet folk music and loud folk music. I play both. — Dave Alvin Copy Share Image
Rock ’n roll is really swing with a modern name. It began on the levees and plantations, took in folk songs, and… — Alan Freed Copy Share Image
Folk musicians have a lot of the same self-importance, but they're way more cruel and jealous than rock musicians - I know… — Christopher Guest Copy Share Image
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