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Basic Folk 151 – Erin Rae
Powered by RedCircle Editor’s note: Lizzie No interviews Erin Rae 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! Singer-songwriter Erin Rae grew up in Jackson, Tennessee, which might ring a bell for our listeners because Valerie June…
Read MoreBasic Folk 150 – Aoife O’Donovan
Powered by RedCircle BASIC FOLK 150 EPISODES WOO!!! Ok ok ok… for our 150th episode, we are so pleased to welcome Aoife O’Donovan to the pod. Aoife’s new album Age of Apathy is out now! This is her third solo record after years of performing with her bands I’m With Her (along with Sara Watkins…
Read MoreBasic Folk 149 – Tré Burt
Powered by RedCircle When Tré Burt was signed to John Prine’s Oh Boy Records in 2019, he was one of only two artists—including label-mate Kelsey Waldon, to join the label in the past 15 years. The Sacramento-born singer/songwriter had released his debut album independently, catching the attention of Prine’s son Jody Whelan, who sent Tré…
Read MoreBasic Folk 148 – Eliza Gilkyson
Powered by RedCircle Eliza Gilkyson is a middle child, a constant reinventor of herself and a surprise teacher of songwriting. Her father, the acclaimed folk singer/songwriter Terry Gilkyson, moved his family to California in the late 1940’s to pursue a career in folk music. He found success with his group The Easy Riders and as…
Read MoreBasic Folk 147 – MC Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger
Powered by RedCircle It’s hard to put into words why I love MC Taylor so much, but I know when it started. His band, Durham’s Hiss Golden Messenger, stopped by to play live at WYEP in Jan of 2017. They were the first band I interviewed after Tr*mp was inaugurated. Like a lot of people…
Read MoreBasic Folk 146 – Brad Kolodner
Powered by RedCircle Once Baltimore claw-hammer banjoist, radio host and community organizer Brad Kolodner got a banjo in his hands, it was game over. Brad has previously played the cello in the school orchestra and had held a strong interest in sports, but his true passion for old time was realized at Meadowlark Music camp…
Read MoreBasic Folk 145 – Miko Marks
Powered by RedCircle Miko Marks’ story starts in Flint, MI where she was immersed in music, specifically country music (Loretta Lynn and Kenny Rogers were in heavy rotation) and in the music found in Black church at the Church of God in Christ. As a young girl, she first sang live in that church and…
Read MoreBasic Folk 144 – Dori Freeman
Powered by RedCircle Dori Freeman is an Appalachian woman using her music to break the stereotype of her region, which specifically is her town of Galax, VA – where she was born and still lives. Dori’s new album, Ten Thousand Roses, is a celebration of layered sound, beautiful drums and lyrics from an evolving songwriter.…
Read MoreBasic Folk 143 – Valerie June
Powered by RedCircle Editor’s note: Lizzie No interviews Valerie June 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! Links talked about in the intro: New roots: Black musicians and advocates are forging coalitions outside the system by…
Read MoreBasic Folk 142 – Erin McKeown track x track
Powered by RedCircle Ok I think that Erin McKeown was really into this conversation solely because it allowed her/them to dig deep into the new record Kiss Off Kiss. Halfway through the interview, Erin proclaimed how fun it was to get to address each track… I concur! It was very fun. KoK was funded through…
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