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Carolyn Kendrick’s Devilish Detour: Satan’s Folk Music, Moral Panic and the Color Red

January 30, 2025

Carolyn Kendrick’s latest project explores complex themes of moral panic, tradition, and the figure of the devil (AKA Satan, AKA Lucifer). The LA-based songwriter opens up about the inspiration behind her album, ‘Each Machine,’ which is accompanied by a thought-provoking zine. In our Basic Folk conversation, she discusses the significance of the color red in her work, symbolizing themes of anger, danger, and familial ties, and how it contrasts with the black and white imagery used throughout the project. Carolyn…

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Basic Folk 120 – Oliver Wood of The Wood Brothers

June 3, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Growing up, Oliver Wood thought he’d try the bass guitar, but after 6 months, he handed it…

Basic Folk 119 – Katy Kirby

May 27, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Raised outside of Austin, Texas, Katy Kirby grew up homeschool, enamored with Jesus and was rocking out…

Basic Folk 118 – Allison Russell

May 20, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Allison Russell‘s story is unreal and it’s hard to know where to begin. Unfathomable childhood abuse: sexual,…

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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.