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Year-End Reflections with Cindy & Lizzie: A Wild 2024 Ride

December 12, 2024

It’s 2024 recap time on Basic Folk! Cindy & Lizzie dive into a most special year-end reflection, featuring highlights from our honest conversations with folk musicians. We revisit THE top episode of the year, Anna Tivel & Jeffrey Martin‘s insightful discussion on navigating artistic challenges and living a simple life. Cindy shares her favorite episode featuring her co-host Lizzie No talking about her career-defining album, Halfsies (our 250th episode!). In turn, Lizzie’s favorite honest convo came from Leyla McCalla onboard…

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Basic Folk 106 – Suitcase Junket: “The End is New” Track by Track

February 25, 2021

Powered by RedCircle The Suitcase Junket‘s Matt Lorenz was guest #3 on this folk podcast and I’m thrilled to welcome…

Basic Folk 105 – Patty Larkin

February 18, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Patty Larkin is a monster on the guitar. Although starting on the piano, after her uncle gave…

Basic Folk 104 – Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers

February 11, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Wesley Schultz has one of the most recognizable modern voices in folk music. His band, The Lumineers,…

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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.

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