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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 67 – Susan Werner

April 30, 2020

Powered by RedCircle What a dang treat to talk to the legend herself Susan Werner on Basic Folk! Susan was…

Basic Folk 66 – Maya De Vitry Track By Track

April 23, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Maya De Vitry, formerly of The Stray Birds, quietly released one of the best records of the…

Basic Folk 65 – Tall Tall Trees

April 9, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Mike Savino is the brains behind the experimental-banjo act, Tall Tall Trees. Raised in Long Island, Mike…

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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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