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 119 – Katy Kirby

May 27, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Raised outside of Austin, Texas, Katy Kirby grew up homeschool, enamored with Jesus and was rocking out…

Basic Folk 118 – Allison Russell

May 20, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Allison Russell‘s story is unreal and it’s hard to know where to begin. Unfathomable childhood abuse: sexual,…

Basic Folk 117 – Tom Rush

May 13, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Tom Rush‘s career is a wonder. After stepping away from record labels and major tours in the…

Basic Folk 116 – Chris Pierce

May 6, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Chris Pierce was raised by a white mother and a Black father, who impressed the importance of…

Basic Folk 115 – Adam Moss of The Brother Brothers

April 29, 2021

Powered by RedCircle The Brother Brothers are rooted in sibling harmony provided by twin brothers Adam and David Moss. Adam…

Basic Folk 114 – Mark Kilianski of Golden Shoals

April 22, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Mark Kilianski (of Golden Shoals) had the unfortunate experience of coming of age in a time where…

Basic Folk 113 – David Wax Museum

April 15, 2021

Powered by RedCircle David Wax started visiting Mexico in 2001 and there he became enamored with the music of Central…

Basic Folk 112 – Yasmin Williams

April 8, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Yasmin Williams is your new favorite guitarist! She plays the type of music she’d want as a…

Basic Folk 111 – Kaiti Jones

April 1, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Kaiti Jones‘ vibe is truly chill with that special something that you experience in a real artist.…

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