(Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Reissue series! For the next several weeks, Basic Folk is digging back into the archives and reposting some of our favorite episodes alongside new introductions commenting on what it’s like to listen back. Enjoy!) This episode featuring Cindy Howes interviewing John Hiatt originally posted on August 5, 2021. In 2021, John Hiatt released ‘Leftover Feelings’ (which is still his latest album, by the way), a collab with bluegrass great Jerry Douglas as producer and his…
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Basic Folk 162 – Grace Givertz
Powered by RedCircle Grace Givertz, born and raised in South Florida, began writing and performing at age eleven when she…
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Basic Folk 161 – Amy Correia
LA-based singer/songwriter Amy Correia will tell you that she is not a prolific writer, which… okay maybe she doesn’t write…
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Basic Folk Presents: Why We Write
Editor’s note: Basic Folk is pleased to introduce our listeners to one of our favorite podcasts by sharing an episode…
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Basic Folk 160 – Mason Jennings
Powered by RedCircle Mason Jennings has the most interesting songwriting process I’ve come across. Since he was around 13 years…
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Basic Folk 159 – Tatiana Hargreaves
Powered by RedCircle When Tatiana Hargreaves was younger, she was a shit-hot fiddle player; recording her debut album at age…
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Basic Folk 158 – No No Boy
Powered by RedCircle Julian got the No-No Boy name from Japanese Americans who were forced to live in internment…
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Basic Folk 157 – Brent Cobb
Powered by RedCircle Editor’s note: Lizzie No interviews Brent Cobb on Basic Folk! Be sure to go back and listen to Lizzie’s previous guest…
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Basic Folk 156 – Suz Slezak
Powered by RedCircle Suz Slezak is one half of the extremely talented, thoughtful and kind folk band David Wax Museum.…
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Basic Folk 155 – Maya De Vitry, track by track
Powered by RedCircle Maya De Vitry released her third solo record, Violet Light, earlier this year and I, for one,…
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