(Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Reissue series! For the next several weeks, Basic Folk is digging back into the archives and reposting some of our favorite episodes alongside new introductions commenting on what it’s like to listen back. Enjoy! This episode featuring Cindy Howes interviewing Chris Thile was originally posted on September 9, 2021 after Chris released his solo album, ‘Laysongs.’ Chris Thile (Nickel Creek, Punch Brothers) has been making music nonstop since he was 5 years old. His musical…
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Basic Folk 71 – Danielle Knibbe
Powered by RedCircle Once singer/songwriter Danielle Knibbe earned the nickname “The Lyric Doctor” due to her intrinsic ability to channel…
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Basic Folk 70: Sunny War
Powered by RedCircle Sunny War has a cool finger picking style and a singing voice that matches her persona: whimsical,…
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Basic Folk 69 – Nerissa Nields
Powered by RedCircle Nerissa Nields is a guitarist, songwriter and singer best known for performing with her sister Katryna in…
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Basic Folk 68 – Letitia VanSant
Powered by RedCircle There is something I find very telling about the way Letitia VanSant approaches her name with people.…
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Basic Folk 67 – Susan Werner
Powered by RedCircle What a dang treat to talk to the legend herself Susan Werner on Basic Folk! Susan was…
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Basic Folk 66 – Maya De Vitry Track By Track
Powered by RedCircle Maya De Vitry, formerly of The Stray Birds, quietly released one of the best records of the…
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Basic Folk 65 – Tall Tall Trees
Powered by RedCircle Mike Savino is the brains behind the experimental-banjo act, Tall Tall Trees. Raised in Long Island, Mike…
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Basic Folk 64 – Mark Erelli Track by Track
Powered by RedCircle We get a track by track from New England singer/songwriter Mark Erelli on his new album Blindsided on…
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Basic Folk 63 – Anais Mitchell Tribute at Club Passim
Powered by RedCircle Songwriters pay tribute to Anais Mitchell in a concert recorded October 29, 2019. Peter Mulvey, Rose Polenzani,…
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