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 209 – The Tallest Man on Earth

April 20, 2023

Kristian Matson grew up in the Swedish countryside and came to be The Tallest Man on Earth in the country’s…

Basic Folk 208 – William Prince

April 13, 2023

William Prince spent a long time recording his debut album. By the time ‘Earthly Days’ was released in 2015, Prince…

Basic Folk 207 – Kimaya Diggs

April 6, 2023

Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, librettist, teacher, and dog lady Kimaya Diggs grew up surrounded by music. In her family music was a…

Basic Folk 206 – Brett Dennen

March 30, 2023

Brett Dennen is a songwriter, painter and summer camp enthusiast. His camp experience was instrumental in developing his musicality. He…

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