Relevant, Radical & ROTFL: Billy Bragg, Folk Music’s Political Poet

May 9, 2024

Billy Bragg joins lizzie and Cindy on-board Cayamo to talk about songwriting, social justice, punk rock and, of course, The Little Guy (Bragg’s nickname for Woody Guthrie). In our interview we talked about using humor as a way to connect to his audience, so that he can bring up his political activism like fighting for transgender rights, the importance of unions and abortion rights. It’s interesting to hear how he wants the Americana audience to remain as relevant as he…

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Basic Folk 225 – Raye Zaragoza

August 10, 2023

The headline for Los Angeles-based Raye Zaragoza‘s new album Hold That Spirit is that after she broke off her engagement,…

Basic Folk 224 – Meg Hutchinson

August 3, 2023

It’s been ten years since Boston-area Meg Hutchinson has released an album and she did it super quietly, so no…

Basic Folk 223 – Molly Tuttle

July 27, 2023

Basic Folk is thrilled to interview The Bluegrass Situation’s July 2023 Artist of the Month: Molly Tuttle! Quickly becoming The…

Basic Folk 222 – Kara Jackson

July 20, 2023

Kara Jackson has a mind like a diamond and a voice like maple syrup. She has always been drawn to…

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