Folk Quotes

496 Folk quotes by 383 unique authors

Real folk music long ago went to Nashville and left no known survivors. — Donal Henahan
My stuff was more of a folk coffeehouse thing, with more acoustic guitar, just me doing a single, and then adding on instruments and voices,… — Dan Hicks
The 1960s were big for folk music, and the Kingston Trio led the way. They were the ones who started it all. The music was… — George Grove
All their sport in the park is but a shadow to that pleasure that I find in Plato; alas good folk, they never felt what… — Jane Grey
I was using them as teachers for technique but I was never trying to be a folk. — John Fahey
Folk music was out there. Clubs were springing up and they were hot with the college kids. — Dick Smothers
When Kenny first came to me, I think he was thinking of making a nice little folk record, but in my opinion, folk music had… — Jim Messina
I really understand what that process is all about and how important it is, especially with young folk and creative folk that love looking for… — Mick Fleetwood
He helped make Living Things even more crazy than I wanted it to be. He added old-fashioned piano and classical folk music - that weird… — Matthew Sweet
I think they do a great job on Queer as Folk. — Laura Innes
We had a certain kind of really big prestige among, I suppose not just intellectual folk, but a sort of nice middle class intelligent folk… — Adolph Green
Well, I think every now and again, some people deserve to get their butts chewed. Every now and again some people deserve a pat on… — Judge Mills Lane
The folk music definition has changed in this fast music world and musical styles are blending really quickly. — Trey Anastasio
Growing up, we had folk records. — Alison Krauss
I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music. — Ben Harper
I like a lot of soul, but I also put a lot of folk into what I do. — Michael Kiwanuka
I was a folk singer who became totally over the edge with country music. I found my voice and style working with Gram Parsons. I… — Emmylou Harris
The people people have for friends You common sense appall But the people people marry Are the queerest folk of all. — Charlotte Perkins Gilman
For the folk-community does not exist on the fictitious value of money but on the results of productive labor, which is what gives money its… — Adolf Hitler
LORE, n. Learning --particularly that sort which is not derived from a regular course of instruction but comes of the reading of occult books, or… — Ambrose Bierce
How can I be a folk? I'm from the suburbs you know. — John Fahey
Da world's a best place bcoz of folk like u Who take da time 2 do nice thingz Da way u alwayz do. Thank You — Babloo
The novel is the first art form that is an honest-to-god commodity. That's what makes it different from both high art and folk art. — Leslie Fiedler
I guess all songs is folk songs. I never heard no horse sing 'em. — Big Bill Broonzy
It's fun. I sit down every day and tell stories. Some folk would kill to get that chance. — Bernard Cornwell

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