Lot Quote by Colbie Caillat

I write folky tunes, like Tom Waits and Bob Dylan.

— Noah Reid

I've always thought about myself as somewhat of a folk musician. I just write words.

— Cass McCombs

I don't know about folk music. I play guitar, so there's a feeling I make folk music.

— James Vincent McMorrow

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

— Roger McGuinn

When I think of folk music, I think of topical songs. And I don't write topical songs.

— Ray LaMontagne

I write alternative, folkie pop. It's very acoustic.

— Chord Overstreet

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

— David Means

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

— Langhorne Slim

I'm working on my music a lot, like folk singing, guitar. It's sort of rocky, folky, alty, angsty. I'm putting a lot of energy…

— Jamie Campbell Bower

I don't think of myself as a folk singer per se, but I really like blues and string-band music. When I started listening to…

— Loudon Wainwright III

I became interested in folk music because I had to make it somehow.

— Bob Dylan

I enjoy bluegrass, folk, gospel, and classical. I don't listen to music when I write. I sometimes listen to music just before I sit…

— Kent Haruf