Differences Quote by Peter Yarrow

Folk music has always contained a concern for the human condition. And since it brings people into it from different points of view, that…

— Mary Travers

Folk music takes us back to the roots of our culture.

— Tulsi Kumar

People sing each other's songs and they cultivate standards. That's the reason why we have folk music and folk stories. History is told through…

— Brandi Carlile

Folk music was to strengthen and unify people, whether it was through an uprising and rebellion or whether is was through hard work, bringing…

— PJ Harvey

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

— Rhiannon Giddens

Mostly folk music is people with fruity voices trying to keep alive something old and dead. It's all a bit boring, like ballet: a…

— John Lennon

If we have any hope for survival of the music that we all love, compassion must replace name-calling, fairness must replace greed, and we…

— John Mellencamp

Folk music is not so much a body of art as it is a process, an attitude, and a way of life; its distinguishing…

— Sam Hinton

The folk music definition has changed in this fast music world and musical styles are blending really quickly.

— Trey Anastasio

Folk has always been the mainstay of Indian music; we're very soulful people, and we like the sound of our soil.

— KK

In times of totalitarian or autocratic rule, music (indeed culture in general) is often the only avenue of independent thought. It is the only…

— Daniel Barenboim

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

— Jenny O