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Artists are taught to be humble about their impact, especially in folk music. it's so ingrained that i have a hard time even thinking i had any impact other than what a normal hit song would have.
-Janis Ian
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Janis Ian
Artists are taught to be humble about their impact, especially in folk music. it's so ingrained that i have a hard time even thinking i had any impact other than what a normal hit song would have.
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Folk songs are evasive-the truth about life, and life is more or less a lie, but then again that's exactly the way we want it to be. we wouldn't be comfortable with it any other way. a folk song has over a thousand faces and you must meet them all if you want to play this stuff. a folk song might vary in meaning and it might not appear the same from one moment to the next. it depends on who's playing and who's listening.
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