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 135 – Alisa Amador
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Basic Folk 134 – Chris Thile
Powered by RedCircle Chris Thile (Nickel Creek, The Punch Brothers) has been making music nonstop since he was 5 years old.…
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Basic Folk 133 – Paula Fuga
Powered by RedCircle Paula Fuga is a magic person. The Hawaiian singer/songwriter has lived through some of life’s horrors. When…
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Basic Folk 132 – Becca Mancari
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Basic Folk 131 – Andrew Marlin of Watchhouse
Powered by RedCircle Two years into starting his band Mandolin Orange, Andrew Marlin and his partner Emily Franz were having…
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Basic Folk 130 – Rachel Baiman
Powered by RedCircle Ok, so yes I cried when I interviewed Rachel Baiman. Her writing is stirring and brutal and…
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Basic Folk 129 – John Hiatt
Powered by RedCircle John Hiatt‘s latest is a collab with bluegrass great Jerry Douglas, with Jerry as producer and his…
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Basic Folk 128 – Kishi Bashi
Powered by RedCircle Kaoru Ishibashi who is known as Kishi Bashi, is a violinist, guitarist, multi instrumentalist, singer and songwriter…
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