Folk State of the Union: Rissi Palmer, Rose Cousins, Kaïa Kater & Jobi Riccio Live on Cayamo

May 14, 2026

Well, is this not an excuse to get the girlies together if we’ve ever heard one!? For our final live interview aboard Cayamo, we arranged a check-in with some of our favorite folks to talk about the state of Folk Music (and folk-adjacent music). Our panel included country artist and host of Apple Music’s Color Me Country Radio Rissi Palmer, Canadian sweethearts Rose Cousins (CEO of emotions) and Kaïa Kater (Dean of Sad Songs), and Jobi Riccio, a self-proclaimed “rizzler.”…

Basic Folk 202 – Sam Phillips

March 2, 2023

Sam Phillips was born to a family that loved doling out nicknames. She was called “Sam” growing up in a…

Basic Folk 201 – Anna Tivel & Jeffrey Martin

February 23, 2023

Fun times with our favorite non-duo duo Anna Tivel and Jeffrey Martin. The pair met in the early 2010’s in…

Basic Folk 200 – SistaStrings

February 16, 2023

WHOA! SistaStrings is the real life sister duo of Monique (cello) and Chauntee (violin) Ross. Currently tearing it up on…

Basic Folk 199 – Eliza Edens

February 9, 2023

Growing up in the Berkshires, Massachusetts-born Eliza Edens grew up in a family with strong musical roots. Getting her first…

Basic Folk 198 – Mark Erelli

February 2, 2023

Mark Erelli is slowly going blind. In August 2020, he noticed he couldn’t see his fingers during a show. After…

Basic Folk 197 – Ruthie Foster

January 26, 2023

Originally from a small town: Gause, Texas, Ruthie Foster came from a family of gospel singers. Singing gospel music acted as a prime…

Basic Folk 196 – Tom Wilson

January 19, 2023

By the mid-2010’s Canadian rock legend Tom Wilson’s life was already pretty epic: he had perfected his blue collar roots…

Basic Folk 195 – Anthony D’Amato

January 12, 2023

Lizzie No interviews Anthony D’Amato: When I first moved to New York City in 2015 to make my fortune as…

Basic Folk 194 – Courtney Marie Andrews

January 5, 2023

Courtney Marie Andrews seems anciently wise in general, but on her new album Loose Future, she’s particularly tapped in to…

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