Originally from the village of Mutungo, Uganda (near the country’s capital of Kampala), Jon Muq’s journey to his current life of touring with an Austin, Texas home-base has been unconventional. Onboard the Cayamo cruise earlier this year, we talked to Jon about his childhood experiences, including fetching water with friends and “We Are the World,” which was the first Western music he ever experienced. He also recounts the emotional reunion with his twin sister at the Cambridge Folk Festival, revealing…
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Basic Folk 20 – Erin McKeown
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Basic Folk 19 – Bill Deasy
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Basic Folk 18 – Edie Carey
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Basic Folk 17 – Amy Ray
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Basic Folk 16 – KT Tunstall
Powered by RedCircle KT Tunstall is an open-hearted Scottish dreamboat. The singer/songwriter and I were both at Brandi Carlile’s Girls…
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Basic Folk 15 – Emily Saliers
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Basic Folk 14 – Peter Mulvey
Powered by RedCircle Peter Mulvey‘s music is emotional, rousing, gritty and real. The Milwaukee singer songwriter has been at it…
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Basic Folk 13 – Rachel Sumner
Powered by RedCircle California-born and Boston resident Rachel Sumner had an early interest in classical music that lead her to…
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Basic Folk 12 – Mark Dignam
Powered by RedCircle This week we have Irish singer/songwriter Mark Dignam on the podcast. Mark grew up in the…
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