Bob Quote by Jill Stein

My father was obsessed with folk music from around the world, and I think the countless artists who performed them are my biggest influences.

— Mitski

Growing up, I didn't really like folk music - I wasn't a fan of Bob Dylan. I grew up mostly listening to rap and…

— Max Casella

My older brother was involved in the folk movement. We would gather every weekend in Washington Park. The folk songs were so important to…

— Anne Waldman

Irish folk is probably the biggest influence musically that I've ever had. My mother's Irish. And when I was very young, both my brothers…

— Kate Bush

I was listening to a lot of bebop. And to Miles Davis. Everyone thinks I was just in the folk world in 1966, but…

— Donovan

A significant event for me was learning Hank Williams, reconnecting with his music's simplicity, which inspired me to inhabit the same territory. It's different,…

— Stone Gossard

My mom was a folk singer and Celtic harpist. My dad was in a barbershop quartet and my great grandma was an opera singer.…

— Skylar Grey

My musical influence is really from my father. He was a DJ in college. My parents met at New York University. So he listened…

— Talib Kweli

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

— Bob Dylan

I would say I grew up listening a lot to Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland and Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell. I grew up…

— Melora Hardin

I was a folk singer who became totally over the edge with country music. I found my voice and style working with Gram Parsons.…

— Emmylou Harris

I grew up around music. My father was a professional musician. We used to have a trailer house that we travelled in. I've always…

— Timothy B. Schmit