#folk_music

There's a similarity between European and North African folk musics. ↗

— Robert Plant

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When I listen to music today, it is about 99 percent classical. I rarely even listen to folk music, the music of my own specialty, because folk music is to me more limited than classical music. ↗

— Tom Glazer

#because #classical #classical music #even #folk

Artists are taught to be humble about their impact, especially in folk music. It's so ingrained that I have a hard time even thinking I had any impact other than what a normal hit song would have. ↗

— Janis Ian

#any #artists #be humble #especially #even

I sing a mixture of everything from opera, folk music, Broadway. It's a mix of things. ↗

— Katherine Jenkins

#everything #folk #folk music #i #mix

I like Celtic folk music, Native American music, and any kind of early music. There isn't a lot of music that I don't like... except for Show Tunes. ↗

— Terri Windling

#american music #any #celtic #early #except

I knew Bobby Dylan back in the days when he lived in the village. He used to come and see me and sing songs for me, saying they ought to go into my next collected book on American folk music. ↗

— Alan Lomax

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Folk music was out there. Clubs were springing up and they were hot with the college kids. ↗

— Dick Smothers

#college #college kids #folk #folk music #hot

He helped make Living Things even more crazy than I wanted it to be. He added old-fashioned piano and classical folk music - that weird otherworldly vibe - all these elements got onto the record. ↗

— Matthew Sweet

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Logically, when you talkin' about folk music and blues, you find out it's music of just plain people. ↗

— Brownie McGhee

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

— Joni Mitchell

#came #easy #folk #folk music #get