Folk Instruments Quotes

Well, you know, the original banjos were all handmade instruments. Gourd - it would be made with gourds and whatever, you know, materials would have been around. And, you know, first hundred years of its existence, the banjo's known as a plantation instrument, as a black instrument, you know?

How can I be a folk? I'm from the suburbs you know.

There's always something in most world folk musics that always seems connected; whether it's a bagpipe or a tambura, there's always some sort of drone instrument, and there's always percussion.

When I was small - I grew up in a village outside of Krakow - my brothers and sisters and I would play folk instruments and make music in our home.

The whole thing with eastern music and instruments, I love all that stuff.

I had a ukulele when I was about seven. Then I started playing around with the mandolin and the banjo.

My dad also plays a little banjo and guitar, my mom plays the mandolin.

I went to school for folk music back when I was a teenager and learned hundreds of songs.

I find this kind of folk with guys in Wellington boots and washboards not good to listen to. That music is one step away from barn dancing as far as I'm concerned. Anyone under the age of 60 should not be wearing Wellington boots on stage.