I (lizzie) first came across Becca Stevens via her collaboration with string group The Attica Quartet. Her new album, Maple to Paper, is really different from her previous releases. If you think you know everything that there is to know about Becca Stevens as a singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer, you are wrong. And you are going to be so amazed by this new record. It’s completely stripped down, featuring just her guitar and her voice. During the pandemic, Stevens…
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Basic Folk 97 – Almeta Ingram-Miller (The Legendary Ingramettes)
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Basic Folk 92 – Stella Schindler (Kentucky Avenue)
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Basic Folk 90 – Izzy Heltai: “Father” Track by Track
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