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Folk Songs 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 Picture Quote #1

You can’t trust folk songs. They always sneak up on you Picture Quote #1

I guess all songs is folk songs. I never heard no horse sing ‘em Picture Quote #1

My mum’s family would all get together, with guitars, harmonica, mandolins and upright bass and play old blues and folk songs. That was normal to me Picture Quote #1

I fell in love with folk music at Surprise Lake Camp. It was the songs of Woody Guthrie and the Weavers Picture Quote #1

My Portuguese uncle had a Portuguese version of a ukulele. The family would pull it out after dinner and play Portuguese folk songs on it. I couldn’t wait for him to finish so I could get my hands on it. I was seven or eight years old. And he used to have a Fender amp in his house and an electric guitar. I would spend hours making sounds Picture Quote #1

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Certain songs are almost like folk songs, which I love. I love folk music, and if you listen to ‘Live Bullet,’ there’s ‘Jody Girl,’ which is almost a folk song, and I’ve always loved folk music. Quiet music, I don’t try to do that with - I try to set a mood. But most of the stuff I do enjoy recording is up-tempo, and yes, I try to recreate that Picture Quote #1

When I think of folk music, I think of topical songs. And I don’t write topical songs Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I like folk songs, but ten horses couldn’t bring me to a concert or an opera Picture Quote #1

But in my imagination this whole thing developed and I started mixing up old folk songs with the Beatles beat and taking them down to Greenwich Village and playing them for the people there Picture Quote #1

Anything that anybody wants to give me is great! I’ve had folk songs, heavy metal songs, jewellery... I would never call anything any fan gives me weird, as it’s how people express what they like about the books, what it means to them, and that’s a wonderful thing Picture Quote #1

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From a young age, I was encouraged to sing, dance and learn folk and popular songs in Spanish Picture Quote #1

You are trying to do a more difficult thing than record folk songs; you are trying to record life Picture Quote #1

Some genius of the South With blood-hot eyes and cane-lipped scented mouth, Surprised in making folk-songs from soul sounds Picture Quote #1

My older brother was involved in the folk movement. We would gather every weekend in Washington Park. The folk songs were so important to my reality Picture Quote #1

When I do older folk songs, I’m not doing them because they’re old. I have no interest in reviving or continuing a tradition. I’m just doing them because they’re great songs Picture Quote #1

Robert Burns enriched Scottish song with his genius and is mainly responsible for the rich treasure house of song that we enjoy today. He collected folk songs, retained the melodic line, kept what words were usable and rewrote the rest. He didn’t claim ownership Picture Quote #1

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Ralph Stanley is like an uncle to us and now that all my uncles are gone, Ralph’s singing is even more precious. This album of classic folk songs is one of his best Picture Quote #1

If you told the truth, that was all well and good and if you told the un-truth, well, that’s still well and good. Folk songs had taught me that Picture Quote #1

The first music I was ever exposed to was Irish folk music, like the Clancy Brothers. My father plays that and Christmas songs Picture Quote #1

Be serious. Folk songs are serious. That’s what Pete Seeger told me. Arlo, I only wanna tell you one thing. Folk songs are serious. And I said Right Picture Quote #1

What I’m doing is basically the same as Bob Dylan did with folk songs and Woody Guthrie songs, the same as folk music’s always done. I’m not going to sing about ploughing, but I’ll write a song that sounds like it should be about ploughing Picture Quote #1

You can’t trust folk songs. They always sneak up on you Picture Quote #1

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I guess all songs is folk songs. I never heard no horse sing them Picture Quote #1

There are no bridges in folk songs because the peasants died building them Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I guess all songs is folk songs. I never heard no horse sing ‘em Picture Quote #1

When I was 19 I went to art school. I had six months of teaching myself to play baritone ukulele under my belt, so was sort of a novice folkie. ... I was singing folk songs at that time Picture Quote #1

People thought me a bit strange at first; a blond haired, blue-eyed Norwegian who sang Mexican folk songs, but I used it to my advantage and got a job. And so the music became my ticket to education Picture Quote #1

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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 Songs Quotes) You can’t trust folk songs. They always sneak up on you. (Folk Songs Quotes) I guess all songs is folk songs. I never heard no horse sing ‘em. (Folk Songs Quotes) My mum’s family would all get together, with guitars, harmonica, mandolins and upright bass and play old blues and folk songs. That was normal to me. (Folk Songs Quotes) I fell in love with folk music at Surprise Lake Camp. It was the songs of Woody Guthrie and the Weavers (Folk Songs Quotes) My Portuguese uncle had a Portuguese version of a ukulele. The family would pull it out after dinner and play Portuguese folk songs on it. I couldn’t wait for him to finish so I could get my hands on it. I was seven or eight years old. And he used to have a Fender amp in his house and an electric guitar. I would spend hours making sounds. (Folk Songs Quotes) Certain songs are almost like folk songs, which I love. I love folk music, and if you listen to ‘Live Bullet,’ there’s ‘Jody Girl,’ which is almost a folk song, and I’ve always loved folk music. Quiet music, I don’t try to do that with - I try to set a mood. But most of the stuff I do enjoy recording is up-tempo, and yes, I try to recreate that. (Folk Songs Quotes) When I think of folk music, I think of topical songs. And I don’t write topical songs. (Folk Songs Quotes) 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. (Folk Songs Quotes) I like folk songs, but ten horses couldn’t bring me to a concert or an opera (Folk Songs Quotes) But in my imagination this whole thing developed and I started mixing up old folk songs with the Beatles beat and taking them down to Greenwich Village and playing them for the people there. (Folk Songs Quotes) Anything that anybody wants to give me is great! I’ve had folk songs, heavy metal songs, jewellery... I would never call anything any fan gives me weird, as it’s how people express what they like about the books, what it means to them, and that’s a wonderful thing. (Folk Songs Quotes) From a young age, I was encouraged to sing, dance and learn folk and popular songs in Spanish (Folk Songs Quotes) You are trying to do a more difficult thing than record folk songs; you are trying to record life (Folk Songs Quotes) Some genius of the South With blood-hot eyes and cane-lipped scented mouth, Surprised in making folk-songs from soul sounds. (Folk Songs Quotes) My older brother was involved in the folk movement. We would gather every weekend in Washington Park. The folk songs were so important to my reality. (Folk Songs Quotes) When I do older folk songs, I’m not doing them because they’re old. I have no interest in reviving or continuing a tradition. I’m just doing them because they’re great songs. (Folk Songs Quotes) Robert Burns enriched Scottish song with his genius and is mainly responsible for the rich treasure house of song that we enjoy today. He collected folk songs, retained the melodic line, kept what words were usable and rewrote the rest. He didn’t claim ownership (Folk Songs Quotes) Ralph Stanley is like an uncle to us and now that all my uncles are gone, Ralph’s singing is even more precious. This album of classic folk songs is one of his best (Folk Songs Quotes) If you told the truth, that was all well and good and if you told the un-truth, well, that’s still well and good. Folk songs had taught me that (Folk Songs Quotes) The first music I was ever exposed to was Irish folk music, like the Clancy Brothers. My father plays that and Christmas songs (Folk Songs Quotes) Be serious. Folk songs are serious. That’s what Pete Seeger told me. Arlo, I only wanna tell you one thing. Folk songs are serious. And I said Right (Folk Songs Quotes) What I’m doing is basically the same as Bob Dylan did with folk songs and Woody Guthrie songs, the same as folk music’s always done. I’m not going to sing about ploughing, but I’ll write a song that sounds like it should be about ploughing (Folk Songs Quotes) You can’t trust folk songs. They always sneak up on you (Folk Songs Quotes) I guess all songs is folk songs. I never heard no horse sing them (Folk Songs Quotes) There are no bridges in folk songs because the peasants died building them (Folk Songs Quotes) 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 (Folk Songs Quotes) I guess all songs is folk songs. I never heard no horse sing ‘em (Folk Songs Quotes) When I was 19 I went to art school. I had six months of teaching myself to play baritone ukulele under my belt, so was sort of a novice folkie. ... I was singing folk songs at that time (Folk Songs Quotes) People thought me a bit strange at first; a blond haired, blue-eyed Norwegian who sang Mexican folk songs, but I used it to my advantage and got a job. And so the music became my ticket to education (Folk Songs Quotes)

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