About Quote by James Vincent McMorrow

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

— Bob Dylan

There are two types of folk music: quiet folk music and loud folk music. I play both.

— Dave Alvin

Folk music is where I come from originally. The very first thing that introduced me to playing guitars at all was skiffle - my…

— Bjorn Ulvaeus

I do write a lot of folky songs naturally.

— Colbie Caillat

I don't really know what 'folk music' means anymore.

— Amos Lee

If someone asked what kind of music I play, I wouldn't say I'm a folk singer; however, if folk music means music for the…

— Langhorne Slim

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

— Vance Gilbert

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

— Cass McCombs

Folk music - and what people are now perceiving as being folk music - is music that's quite close to the ground. The songs…

— Johnny Flynn

I started out in the folk music world only because of the way my songs were written and performed, with just an acoustic guitar,…

— John Prine

Folk music is music that everyday people can play, and it inspired a lot of people to make their own music. That trailed into…

— Arlo Guthrie

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

— Joni Mitchell