“Fleetwood Mac are more like a folk-rock band.” RocksBandFolksMacsRock BandsFleetwood Mac Author:Ann Wilson
“I don't think of myself as a folk singer per se, but I really like blues and string-band music. When I started listening to records when I was a teenager, the folk boom was going on.” ThinkingRecordsListeningBandFolksSingersTeenagerStrings Author:Loudon Wainwright III
“I definitely make an effort to work on different styles of music: not working on too many post-rock bands, or too many heavy bands, or too many folk bands, or just whatever. I have no desire to be known as somebody that just works on a single style of music and would rather avoid it, actually.” DifferentDesireEffortKnownRocksStyleBandFolksHeavyPostsRock BandsDifferent Styles Author:John Congleton
“I'm obsessed with the countryside: woods, forests, fields, lakes, mountains. I'm really into folk music and folklore. But more so I'm into electronic music. I'm into bands that have both aspects, like Boards of Canada is a perfect example. You could listen to that type of music running through a woods. It's kind of what I wanted to achieve.” KindRunningWantedRomancePerfectAchieveExampleFieldsTypeBandMountainAspectFolksWoodsForestsObsessedBoardsCanadaLakesCountrysideFolkloreFolk MusicElectronic MusicWoods And Forests Author:Ellie Goulding
“Folks call me Ellis. I run an auto shop with a couple of my buddies. We're also in a band. I play bass.” PlayRunningCoupleBandFolksShopsCall MeBuddyBass Author:Ellis
“I followed most of the 80's bands into the 90's as most of those folks who hadn't moved away were all still active. However, there was a point when I lost track of the new bands coming up.” StillsLostBandMovedFolksTrackActive Author:Marc Edwards
“It was around that time, early 60s. There were like three kindred spirits in New Jersey. I had two friends who played folk music, old-time music and bluegrass and we started a little band called the Garret Mountain Boys.” LittlesTwoSpiritThreeBoysBandMountainFolksJerseyNew JerseyKindredFolk MusicOld TimeBluegrassTwo FriendsKindred SpiritOld Time Music Author:David Grisman
“I believe that Fairport, in all its incarnations, has almost single-handedly been responsible for and has written the book on the history of the evolution of folk-rock in the UK. Over the years Ashley Hutchings, with his Albion Bands and Richard through his solo work have carried the torch to another level.” YearsBelieveBookI BelieveLevelsWrittenRocksEvolutionBandResponsibleFolksSoloIncarnationTorchesAshley Author:Iain Matthews
“When I was young I wanted to make films and then I got into folk music when I was about 12, and started going to this folk club in Auckland. My dad [Barry Andrews] was in punk and post-punk bands, so I guess it was a side of music I hadn't really listened to before - the really narrative form of songwriting.” WantedFilmFormYoungSidesDadBandMy DadFolksClubsPostsNarrativeSongwritingPunkAndrewFolk Music Author:Finn Andrews