Folk Music – Page 2

Folk musicians have a

Folk musicians have a lot of the same self-importance, but they’re way more cruel and jealous than rock musicians – I know this for a fact because I used to be a folk musician. Christopher Guest

I’m a folk preacher. A folk therapist. A folk musician. I come from authentically that which is of my experience. Therefore, the music is strictly from the soul, strictly improvisational. Cecil Williams

I’ve always thought about

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

Songwriters I’ve always been

Songwriters I’ve always been drawn to are people who deal with something of depth in the lyric writing. …I’ve always been influenced by the folk song, the storytelling tradition in folk music. And so for years I wrote mostly story songs. I still do that, but as I’ve gone on, it’s gotten a little more … Read more

Logically, when you talkin’

Logically, when you talkin’ about folk music and blues, you find out it’s music of just plain people. Brownie McGhee

People sing each other’s

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 song. Brandi Carlile

When you listen to

When you listen to the Anthology of American Folk Music, or anything like that – a compilation of garage bands from the Northeast in the early ’60s – you’re not necessarily listening to the band and thinking about the lead singer, or the story of the group, or the context or the mythology of the … Read more

I read a lot

I read a lot – surveys of vernacular music. A lot of it is the Harry Smith Anthology of American Folk Music, which I’ve loved since I was in high school. They had it at the library and I always thought that was interesting, even when I was into punk and stuff. Just the history … Read more

What I like about

What I like about pop music, and why I’m still attracted to it, is that in the end it becomes our folk music. Bono

Folk music is a

Folk music is a bunch of fat people. Bob Dylan