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 184 – Caleb Caudle

October 6, 2022

Lizzie No interviews Caleb Caudle on Basic Folk! Caleb Caudle has lived a lot of his life on the road.…

Basic Folk 183 – Brittany Haas

September 29, 2022

Fiddler Brittany Haas has an impressive resume: she started touring at 14 with Darol Anger, recorded her debut album at…

Basic Folk 182 – Amy Ray

September 22, 2022

Amy Ray is best known for being one half of Indigo Girls with Emily Sailers, a band that’s been going…

Basic Folk 181 – Ken Yates

September 15, 2022

Lizzie No interviews Ken Yates! Ken Yates grew up in the college town of London, Ontario and he is truly…

Basic Folk 180 – Kyshona

September 8, 2022

Kyshona is an artist with a literal mission statement: “To be a voice and a vessel for those who feel…

Basic Folk 179 – Lauren Balthrop

September 1, 2022

Lauren Balthrop’s Mobile, AL upbringing saw her soaking in the music of The Andrews Sisters, Steve Sondheim, R.E.M., Elliott Smith…

Basic Folk 178 – Molly Tuttle

August 25, 2022

Editor’s note: Lizzie No interviews Molly Tuttle on Basic Folk! Be sure to go back and listen to Lizzie’s previous guest host spots on…

Basic Folk 177 – Peter Mulvey

August 11, 2022

Milwaukee-born Peter Mulvey has, along with classical duo SistaStrings, made an anti-fascist record. According to Peter, “to make an anti…

Basic Folk 176 – Adia Victoria

August 4, 2022

Editor’s note: Lizzie No interviews Adia Victoria on Basic Folk! Be sure to go back and listen to Lizzie’s previous guest host spots on…

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