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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 46 – Ryan Walsh of Hallelujah The Hills
Powered by RedCircle Ryan Walsh of the literary (read: nerd) indie rock band Hallelujah The Hills has new music on…
Basic Folk 45 – Betsy Siggins
Powered by RedCircle Betsy Siggins is a folk boss in charge, and we’re beyond honored to welcome her as a…
Basic Folk – Field Music with Paul “Bird” Edwards
In the “Field Music” series on Basic Folk, we talk to musicians about a particular song they have learned through…
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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.