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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 85 – Jamie Fox
Powered by RedCircle A special episode of Basic Folk features First Nation person Jamie Fox, who is one of the…
Basic Folk 84 – Laura Cortese
Powered by RedCircle Laura Cortese is on her way to legendary status in the fiddle community. Born in San Francisco,…
Basic Folk 83 – Forest Sun
Powered by RedCircle California-based Forest Sun, raised by back-to-the-lander hippies who were deeply involved in art and music, channels healing…
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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.