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You probably know Gary Louris as the leader of The Jayhawks – or as they refer to themselves, “a band from Minnesota.” The Jayhawks are pioneers of roots rock, alt-country, and Americana. Whatever you wanna call it, they’ve been making records where rock, pop, country, and other forms of American roots music overlap since the mid-1980s. Powered by RedCircle But Louris’s hidden superpower is that he’s kind of like a musical Swiss Army knife – he’s basically got a creative…
Listen to the InterviewBasic Folk 115 – Adam Moss of The Brother Brothers
Powered by RedCircle The Brother Brothers are rooted in sibling harmony provided by twin brothers Adam and David Moss. Adam…
Basic Folk 114 – Mark Kilianski of Golden Shoals
Powered by RedCircle Mark Kilianski (of Golden Shoals) had the unfortunate experience of coming of age in a time where…
Basic Folk 113 – David Wax Museum
Powered by RedCircle David Wax started visiting Mexico in 2001 and there he became enamored with the music of Central…
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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.