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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 167 – S.G. Goodman

June 2, 2022

Editor’s note: Lizzie No interviews S.G. Goodman on Basic Folk! Be sure to go back and listen to Lizzie’s previous guest host spots on…

Basic Folk 166 – Richard Thompson

May 26, 2022

Richard Thompson‘s memoir, Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice 1967 – 1975 (now out in paperback) is a…

Basic Folk 165 – John Doe

May 19, 2022

Powered by RedCircle John Doe‘s career has gone from poetry to punk to country to acting to punk to folk…

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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.