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Basic Folk 55 – Crys Matthews
Powered by RedCircle Crys Matthews is the self-proclaimed “Poster Child for Intersectionality.” While she’ll say that with a smile, it’s actually true: she’s a black, lesbian, butch woman, formerly in an interracial marriage. Raised in North Carolina, her mother was a preacher, providing Crys with a rich backdrop of gospel music. She found music in…
Read MoreBasic Folk 54 – Amythyst Kiah
Powered by RedCircle Singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah joins us this week. She can be heard along side Layla McCalla, Allison Russell and Rhiannon Giddens in the Grammy nominated project Songs of Our Native Daughters. Amythyst talks about growing up an independent worker in Mississippi and how music forced her into collaboration. She recounts how writing songs…
Read MoreBasic Folk 53 – Rachel Lynne LIVE at Club Passim
Powered by RedCircle Rachel Lynne, the highly emotive songwriter, joins us for a live episode at Club Passim! Lynne was born and raised in Georgia. She spent her young life obsessed with music, especially sad and lonesome country music. Her own music cannot be described as country, but it has a certain lonesome quality to…
Read MoreBasic Folk 52 – Dinty Child LIVE at Club Passim
Powered by RedCircle Basic Folk is live at Club Passim in Cambridge with Americana songwriter Dinty Child. Member of Session Americana, Dinty is releasing his debut solo album after being a part of the Boston folk and roots community for about three decades. His record, Lucky Ones, will be out on January 17, with a…
Read MoreBasic Folk 51 – Abraham Alexander
Powered by RedCircle Singer/Songwriter and guitarist Abraham Alexander has an incredible life story: born in Greece to Nigerian parents, he immigrated to the US when he was 11. Months after that move, his mother died, putting Abraham into foster care until he was adopted at age 16. He was extremely athletic when he was young…
Read MoreBasic Folk 50 – Rebecca Loebe
Powered by RedCircle Rebecca Loebe is a Georgia native that was raised in the Atlanta music community via Eddie’s Attic. Loebe attended Berklee College of Music and spent time in the Boston music world before settling in Austin, TX. She also had the unique experience of being a part of the very first season of…
Read MoreBasic Folk 49 – Molly Venter
Powered by RedCircle Molly Venter of Red Molly and Goodnight Moonshine has a style reminiscent of the clearest folk singers from the 60’s combined with a classic 50’s rock vibe. On top of all this, she’s an incredibly delightful person. Molly’s story begins in New Haven, CT, where she was raised by two parents whose…
Read MoreBasic Folk 48 – Leif Vollebekk
Powered by RedCircle Montreal’s Leif Vollebekk emotional delivery creates a world of color in my mind. It’s not surprising that he has Synesthesia, a perceptual condition in which the stimulation of one sense triggers an automatic, involuntary experience in another sense. Leif sees colors when he hears music, therefore, his music invokes colorful emotion. Raised…
Read MoreBasic Folk 47 – Jenny Owen Youngs
Powered by RedCircle Jenny Owen Youngs! Jenny is a indie pop songwriter, queer icon and podcast host. I am thrilled to have her on Basic Folk! Her new EP Night Shift is out now (November 15) and we talk about it and all of her whole life in our conversation. From her young life in rural…
Read MoreBasic 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 the way. The new I’m You LP releases on November 15, 2019. Walsh, originally from Dedham, MA, has always held an interest in history and folk music, particularly when it comes to his hometown. Dedham was…
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