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- Nov 07, 2020
Folk Songs Quotes
Tradition, voice and reinvention
These Folk Songs quotes describe carrying an old tradition forward, much the way earlier artists borrowed and retold songs long Because folk music has always evolved that way.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been getting interested in reimagining folk songs and writing songs that should have existed but didn't, particularly around the Civil War when black voices were muted and only allowed particular channels.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There was a time that I was only known for being a plagiarist. It used to hurt at times because there was so much effort I was putting into music. And instead of that, it was a couple tunes that I had reproduced from folk songs to remake as film songs, which were being written about.
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- Nov 07, 2020