Sara Watkins joins Basic Folk to talk about ‘Wild and Clear and Blue,’ the new album from I’m With Her, her band with Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O’Donovan. The new LP was inspired by looking back on your life in order to move forward, with a very witchy manner of speaking that encompasses the ancient, mysterious, and spiritual. Sara shares insights into the unique telepathic connection they feel within the band, which was palpable from their first public appearance in…
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Basic Folk 142 – Erin McKeown track x track
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Basic Folk 142 – Mary Gauthier
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Basic Folk 140 – Buffalo Nichols
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Basic Folk: neath the banner of the Black eclectic
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Basic Folk 139 – Dar Williams
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Basic Folk 138 – Amy Helm
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Basic Folk 137 – Carolyn Kendrick
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Basic Folk Presents: SongWriter
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Basic Folk 136 – Martin Sexton
Powered by RedCircle Martin Sexton‘s career was built by his work as a street musician on the Boston scene in…
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