Folk Quotes · Page 4

Folk songs, whatever else they might be, are mainly craft.

— David Means

People seem ready for a more in-depth idea of folk music, culture and history.

— Rhiannon Giddens

I came through folk music simply because it was easy to get into it.

— Joni Mitchell

Folk-rock hasn't changed much over the decades since the Byrds started it.

— Steve Forbert

I'm actually really obsessed with folk art.

— Michael Bastian

I will try just about all the folk food we go to in any place.

— Darryl Dawkins

There's a similarity between European and North African folk musics.

— Robert Plant

Like all right-listening folk, I am an implacable enemy of all muzak.

— Will Self

I've always considered myself a folk singer, even though we strapped on Rickenbacker guitars and played pretty loud.

— Roger McGuinn

Bob Dylan started out as a folk rip- off but he quickly ran with complex influences and it ended up to be…

— Daniel Smith

I went to school for folk music back when I was a teenager and learned hundreds of songs.

— Roger McGuinn

When it's a folk festival, there's more of an intention on the song and connecting with people.

— Jenny O

I don't have very sophisticated taste in music. I listen to a lot of folk music. I like reggae.

— Anne Lamott

From a young age, I was encouraged to sing, dance and learn folk and popular songs in Spanish.

— Ailyn Perez

Meghdhanush has brought the newer generation close to folk music with their personal touch of rock and they definitely rock at it.

— Tulsi Kumar

I think I will just use guitar as backing. I'm not doing a traditional folk thing, but a contemporary thing-my own version…

— Cat Stevens

My father was a painter. There was a lot of singing. We hung around with a lot of folk musicians. My family…

— Alan Arkin

Dave Van Ronk, for those who don't know him - probably most don't know - was a folk singer. He's kind of…

— Ethan Coen

I can be whatever it takes to be a folksinger. Folk music to me, if we had to have a definition, is…

— Vance Gilbert

When I do older folk songs, I'm not doing them because they're old. I have no interest in reviving or continuing a…

— Sam Amidon

I have no idea what will become of my work in the future, the future folk will not be aware of our…

— Cass McCombs

I love a lot of music that's considered folk music, but I also love a lot of music that's considered punk or…

— Langhorne Slim

With 'Mirzya,' we went deep into folk music. The film, unfortunately, did not do well because it was not marketed well. But…

— Shankar Mahadevan

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

I think that anything is a form of folk music. That's just me being glib, but the thing I like the best…

— Will Sheff

I want to be just a musician and songwriter, and hopefully known as a very good one. I love a lot of…

— Langhorne Slim

Folk songs are evasive-the truth about life, and life is more or less a lie, but then again that's exactly the way…

— Bob Dylan

You could look out the window today, see the sky raining fire, and say that it has all been for nothing, everything…

— Laini Taylor

I've always loved the songs of the sea. I was first introduced to them back in 1957, at the Old Town School…

— Roger McGuinn

Certain songs are almost like folk songs, which I love. I love folk music, and if you listen to 'Live Bullet,' there's…

— Bob Seger

Some of the old folk singers used to phrase things in an interesting way, and then, I got my style from seeing…

— Bob Dylan

It's impossible to tell how you're perceived. I think it's important not to think about it too much, because it really means…

— Ted Dwane

What do folk always say about Arsenal? They can pass you to death.

— Charlie Adam

All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.

— Louis Armstrong

If I was as ugly as you were, I wouldnt say Hi to folk, Id say BOO!

— Babloo

I come from a folk tradition where you just dance however you feel comfortable.

— Sufjan Stevens

More and more, I see myself as a folk musician, and someone who values context.

— Rosanne Cash

I like folk songs, but ten horses couldn't bring me to a concert or an opera.

— Fritz Lang

I would love to do something with Mohit Chauhan and other folk artists.

— Neha Bhasin

The way I see it, rock n' roll is folk music.

— Robert Plant