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Basic 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…
Read MoreBasic Folk 153 – Eric D. Johnson of Fruit Bats
Powered by RedCircle Fruit Bats have been on the indie rock radar since the early 00’s, so I’d say that calls for a double album compilation documenting their 20 years of music! However, the brains behind FBs and it’s only regular member, Eric D. Johnson, is a man who tends to solely look forward. Thankfully…
Read MoreBasic Folk 152 – Anaïs Mitchell Track x Track
Powered by RedCircle Anaïs Mitchell goes track by track through her new self titled release (out now!) and holy smokes what a volcano of an album! It’s been a decade since she last released an album’s worth of new material and since then, Mitchell’s been keeping very busy with the game-changing Tony Awards winning Broadway…
Read MoreBasic 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…
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