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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 164 – Steve Forbert

May 12, 2022

Steve Forbert is not a dramatic person. His stories are fairly straight forward even though he’s lived a pretty incredible…

Basic Folk 163 – Lily Henley

May 5, 2022

Fiddler and sing/songwriter Lily Henley‘s latest album, Oras Dezaoradas, is a full-on celebration of her Sephardic Jewish Heritage. The lineage…

Basic Folk 162 – Grace Givertz

April 28, 2022

Powered by RedCircle Grace Givertz, born and raised in South Florida, began writing and performing at age eleven when she…

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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.