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Basic Folk 161 – Amy Correia
LA-based singer/songwriter Amy Correia will tell you that she is not a prolific writer, which… okay maybe she doesn’t write a million songs in one year, but holy crap, those songs and that voice will wallop you. Originally from Lakeville, Massachusetts, Amy’s musical roots lay in New York City’s lower east side in a scene…
Read MoreBasic Folk Presents: Why We Write
Editor’s note: Basic Folk is pleased to introduce our listeners to one of our favorite podcasts by sharing an episode in our feed! Why We Write features conversations between folk music reporter Kim Ruehl and a hand-picked array of great songwriters, presented by Folk Alley. So much goes into a song—the songwriter’s intimate life, their…
Read MoreBasic Folk 160 – Mason Jennings
Powered by RedCircle Mason Jennings has the most interesting songwriting process I’ve come across. Since he was around 13 years old, the Minneapolis songwriter has had songs just come to him while randomly playing guitar and singing. He gets in touch with his subconscious and discovers his songs there very naturally. He also never writes…
Read MoreBasic Folk 159 – Tatiana Hargreaves
Powered by RedCircle When Tatiana Hargreaves was younger, she was a shit-hot fiddle player; recording her debut album at age 14, a first prize winner at the Clifftop Appalachian Stringband Festival Fiddle Contest that same year and gaining all sorts of accolades before even graduating high school. After some thought, she went after a degree…
Read MoreBasic Folk 158 – No No Boy
Powered by RedCircle Julian got the No-No Boy name from Japanese Americans who were forced to live in internment camps during World War II, soon after the Pearl Harbor attack in 1942. They were asked to serve in combat and swear allegiance to the United States. Those who answered “no” to those two demands…
Read MoreBasic Folk 157 – Brent Cobb
Powered by RedCircle Editor’s note: Lizzie No interviews Brent Cobb on Basic Folk! Be sure to go back and listen to Lizzie’s previous guest host spots on the pod and subscribe, so you never miss Lizzie! Georgia-born Brent Cobb is a true blue southern Gospel country artist. His music career kicked off when he shared a demo tape with Dave…
Read MoreBasic Folk 156 – Suz Slezak
Powered by RedCircle Suz Slezak is one half of the extremely talented, thoughtful and kind folk band David Wax Museum. Suz, along with her husband David, have been touring and performing their Mexican inspired, Americana folk act since 2009. Along the way, the two got married, had a couple of kids and settled pretty finely…
Read MoreBasic Folk 155 – Maya De Vitry, track by track
Powered by RedCircle Maya De Vitry released her third solo record, Violet Light, earlier this year and I, for one, am happy that my fiancée has a new Maya record to play endlessly in our house. Lol j/k. I love Maya and this album is perfect. Maya’s originally from Lancaster, where she lived and met…
Read MoreBasic Folk 154 – Joy Oladokun
Powered by RedCircle Editor’s note: Lizzie No interviews Joy Oladokun on Basic Folk! Be sure to go back and listen to Lizzie’s previous guest host spots on the pod and subscribe, so you never miss Lizzie! The Arizona-born Joy Oladokun grew up listening to her dad’s extensive record collection and falling in love with the…
Read MoreBasic Folk Presents: American Songcatcher
Powered by RedCircle Editor’s note: Basic Folk is pleased to introduce our listeners to one of our favorite podcasts by sharing an episode in our feed! American Songcatcher with Nicholas Edward Williams, is an independent audio documentary-style podcast hosted by the folk musician and music history enthusiast. Each episode has five stories: starting with one…
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