Jimbo Mathus grew up in a house full of musicians, and by the time he was 8 years old, he was sitting in on family jam sessions. He dropped out of college, joined the Merchant Marines and eventually settled in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He formed The Squirrel Nut Zippers in 1993, which experienced massive success in the mid- to late ‘90s. The band was swept into the short-lived swing music revival, alongside The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Big Bad Voodoo…
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
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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.…