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Sierra Hull: Mandolin Magic and Small Town Roots

March 6, 2025

When mandolinist Sierra Hull was little, her dad told her she was really good “for a ten year old.” The older Hull knew Sierra had a fiery passion for the instrument and he knew exactly how to motivate his daughter. He went on to say that if she wanted to go to jams and porch-play for the rest of her life, she’d learned enough. He gave her the realistic advice that if she wanted to dedicate her life to music,…

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Basic Folk 185 – Will Sheff

October 13, 2022

When Will Sheff was a baby, he had a life-threatening illness that required him to have a tracheotomy. From that…

Basic Folk 184 – Caleb Caudle

October 6, 2022

Lizzie No interviews Caleb Caudle on Basic Folk! Caleb Caudle has lived a lot of his life on the road.…

Basic Folk 183 – Brittany Haas

September 29, 2022

Fiddler Brittany Haas has an impressive resume: she started touring at 14 with Darol Anger, recorded her debut album at…

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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.