Club Passim’s Matt Smith on 30 Years of Building Community

May 28, 2026

Matt Smith is a living legend with his unbelievable 30-year run at Club Passim, the historic folk venue nestled in a Harvard Square basement. Currently Managing Director at Passim, Matt is the most passionate music lover I know. He has used his platform at Passim to help establish artists like Lori McKenna, Anaïs Mitchell, Lake Street Dive, and so many more. I met Matt while working as a student at WERS 88.9FM, where he brought fantastic shows to a listening…

Basic Folk 185 – Will Sheff

October 13, 2022

When Will Sheff was a baby, he had a life-threatening illness that required him to have a tracheotomy. From that…

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…

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