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(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 Anaïs Mitchell originally posted on January 10, 2019. Listening back, I feel like this 2018 interview with Anaïs Mitchell holds up. Originally published on January 10, 2019, ‘Hadestown’ was about to debut on Broadway, the…
Listen to the InterviewBasic Folk 04 – Nora Jane Struthers
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Basic Folk 03 – Anna Tivel
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Basic Folk 02 – Suitcase Junket
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Our definition of “folk” is extremely broad, so you’ll hear interviews from
KT Tunstall,
John Hiatt,
Amythyst Kiah,
Kishi Bashi,
... and many more. Cindy and Lizzie approach their interviews with warmth, humor and insightful questions.