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Folk Quotes

I love all those great 'f' words - feminism, folk music Picture Quote #1

Punk is just as much a form of folk music as anything is! Picture Quote #1

Jazz is part folk art, part progressive art Picture Quote #1

We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases Picture Quote #1

The old folk, time's doting chronicles Picture Quote #1

I don’t really think of myself as a folk singer Picture Quote #1

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We don’t need to bring down the rich folk to help the poor Picture Quote #1

Difficult folk, these women! Picture Quote #1

Let ancient times delight other folk, I rejoice that I was not born till now Picture Quote #1

If music is a place - then jazz is the city, folk is the wilderness, rock is the road, classical is a temple Picture Quote #1

And this is the origin of pop music: it’s a professional music which draws upon both folk music and fine arts music as well Picture Quote #1

All music is folk music. I ain’t never heard a horse sing a song Picture Quote #1

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Folk art has never been much about politics; it’s about action and utility Picture Quote #1

Art teaches us to see into things. Folk art and kitsch allow us to see outward from within things Picture Quote #1

Blues songs, like folk songs, are a continuous stream, and catching the continuities and thefts is part of what puts meaning and complexity into it - also part of the fun of it all Picture Quote #1

There’s not that much English folk music that is really that appealing Picture Quote #1

The way I approach things is from an experimental folk music standpoint Picture Quote #1

Folk tales and myths, they’ve lasted for a reason. We tell them over and over because we keep finding truths in them, and we keep finding life in them Picture Quote #1

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More and more, I see myself as a folk musician, and someone who values context Picture Quote #1

My land is bare of chattering folk; / the clouds are low along the ridges, / and sweet’s the air with curly smoke / from all my burning bridges Picture Quote #1

My family making music was like a folk background, really: banging on tabletops, playing banjo and all kinds of things Picture Quote #1

The NHS will last as long as there are folk left with faith to fight for it Picture Quote #1

I think my election is one of several indications that gay and lesbian folk are being brought more into the center of things. I’d like to think that my election signals my bringing of gay and lesbian folk into the center of the church Picture Quote #1

Politics, as I never tire of saying, is for social and emotional misfits, handicapped folk, those with a grudge. The purpose of politics is to help them overcome these feelings of inferiority and compensate for their personal inadequacies in the pursuit of power Picture Quote #1

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In fact, I believe that we need better sex education in our own culture, here in America, so that young folk learn about things like venereal disease before they encounter it Picture Quote #1

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 personal. I used to write mostly in the third person. I write a little more in the first person now Picture Quote #1

I was using them as teachers for technique but I was never trying to be a folk Picture Quote #1

If it was never new and it never gets old, then it’s a folk song Picture Quote #1

Like a magpie, I am a scavenger of shiny things: fairy tales, dead languages, weird folk beliefs, fascinating religions, and more Picture Quote #1

A folk song is what’s wrong and how to fix it or it could be who’s hungry and where their mouth is or who’s out of work and where the job is or who’s broke and where the money is or who’s carrying a gun and where the peace is Picture Quote #1

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I love all those great 'f' words - feminism, folk music (Folk Quotes) Punk is just as much a form of folk music as anything is! (Folk Quotes) Jazz is part folk art, part progressive art (Folk Quotes) We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases (Folk Quotes) The old folk, time's doting chronicles (Folk Quotes) I don’t really think of myself as a folk singer (Folk Quotes) We don’t need to bring down the rich folk to help the poor (Folk Quotes) Difficult folk, these women! (Folk Quotes) Let ancient times delight other folk, I rejoice that I was not born till now (Folk Quotes) If music is a place - then jazz is the city, folk is the wilderness, rock is the road, classical is a temple (Folk Quotes) And this is the origin of pop music: it’s a professional music which draws upon both folk music and fine arts music as well. (Folk Quotes) All music is folk music. I ain’t never heard a horse sing a song (Folk Quotes) Folk art has never been much about politics; it’s about action and utility (Folk Quotes) Art teaches us to see into things. Folk art and kitsch allow us to see outward from within things. (Folk Quotes) Blues songs, like folk songs, are a continuous stream, and catching the continuities and thefts is part of what puts meaning and complexity into it - also part of the fun of it all. (Folk Quotes) There’s not that much English folk music that is really that appealing (Folk Quotes) The way I approach things is from an experimental folk music standpoint (Folk Quotes) Folk tales and myths, they’ve lasted for a reason. We tell them over and over because we keep finding truths in them, and we keep finding life in them. (Folk Quotes) More and more, I see myself as a folk musician, and someone who values context (Folk Quotes) My land is bare of chattering folk; / the clouds are low along the ridges, / and sweet’s the air with curly smoke / from all my burning bridges. (Folk Quotes) My family making music was like a folk background, really: banging on tabletops, playing banjo and all kinds of things. (Folk Quotes) The NHS will last as long as there are folk left with faith to fight for it (Folk Quotes) I think my election is one of several indications that gay and lesbian folk are being brought more into the center of things. I’d like to think that my election signals my bringing of gay and lesbian folk into the center of the church (Folk Quotes) Politics, as I never tire of saying, is for social and emotional misfits, handicapped folk, those with a grudge. The purpose of politics is to help them overcome these feelings of inferiority and compensate for their personal inadequacies in the pursuit of power (Folk Quotes) In fact, I believe that we need better sex education in our own culture, here in America, so that young folk learn about things like venereal disease before they encounter it (Folk Quotes) 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 personal. I used to write mostly in the third person. I write a little more in the first person now (Folk Quotes) I was using them as teachers for technique but I was never trying to be a folk (Folk Quotes) If it was never new and it never gets old, then it’s a folk song (Folk Quotes) Like a magpie, I am a scavenger of shiny things: fairy tales, dead languages, weird folk beliefs, fascinating religions, and more (Folk Quotes) A folk song is what’s wrong and how to fix it or it could be who’s hungry and where their mouth is or who’s out of work and where the job is or who’s broke and where the money is or who’s carrying a gun and where the peace is (Folk Quotes)

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