Relevant, Radical & ROTFL: Billy Bragg, Folk Music’s Political Poet

May 9, 2024

Billy Bragg joins lizzie and Cindy on-board Cayamo to talk about songwriting, social justice, punk rock and, of course, The Little Guy (Bragg’s nickname for Woody Guthrie). In our interview we talked about using humor as a way to connect to his audience, so that he can bring up his political activism like fighting for transgender rights, the importance of unions and abortion rights. It’s interesting to hear how he wants the Americana audience to remain as relevant as he…

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Basic Folk 217 – Rissi Palmer & Miko Marks

June 15, 2023

Rissi Palmer and Miko Marks have been laying the foundation for country musicians and fans who are Black for almost…

Basic Folk: 216 – Performance vs Authenticity

June 8, 2023

Welcome to Folk Debate Club, our occasional crossover series with fellow folk-pod Why We Write! Today, to discuss Lyrics vs Melody, we…

Basic Folk 215 – Matt Sucich

June 1, 2023

Lately I have been fascinated by musicians who are creative not only in what they create, but also in terms…

Basic Folk 214 – Hanneke Cassel

May 25, 2023

Fiddler Hanneke Cassel has been a big Celtic star for decades and comes to the pod to try and teach…

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