#folk_music

I wanted to write songs which I think is a different thing. I wanted to write music that is informed by folk music. The chord progressions are obvious references. ↗

— Joanna Newsom

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If Music is a Place -- then Jazz is the City, Folk is the Wilderness, Rock is the Road, Classical is a Temple. ↗

— Vera Nazarian

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Martin Carthy on English folk music: "I'm not interested in heritage - this stuff is alive. ↗

— Martin Carthy

#music

Folk is bare bones music. ↗

— Ben Harper

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

— Dick Smothers

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