Madison Cunningham is Embarrassed All the Time

December 4, 2025

Our episode with Madison Cunningham was one of those all-time Basic Folk moments where a guest gets really deep really quickly. I’m so grateful to have had the chance to speak with this brilliant young torchbearer of the folk tradition to celebrate the release of her new album, ‘Ace.’ Cunningham grew up in the church, an environment which shaped her earliest memories of music. From the very beginning she had a sense of togetherness and transcendence in music which remains…

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Basic Folk 107 – Raye Zaragoza

March 4, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Raye Zaragoza has strong spiritual leader vibes and I believe everything she says. Originally raised in New…

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Basic Folk 106 – Suitcase Junket: “The End is New” Track by Track

February 25, 2021

Powered by RedCircle The Suitcase Junket‘s Matt Lorenz was guest #3 on this folk podcast and I’m thrilled to welcome…

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Basic Folk 105 – Patty Larkin

February 18, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Patty Larkin is a monster on the guitar. Although starting on the piano, after her uncle gave…

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Basic Folk 104 – Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers

February 11, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Wesley Schultz has one of the most recognizable modern voices in folk music. His band, The Lumineers,…

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Basic Folk 103 – Sadie Gustafson-Zook

February 4, 2021

Powered by RedCircle There is a lot going on with Sadie Gustafson-Zook. Raised in a supportive Mennonite community near Goshen,…

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Basic Folk 102 – Anjimile

January 28, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Anjimile Chithambo, who uses his first name on stage, is a genderqueer Black singer songwriter making his…

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Basic Folk 101 – Cinder Well

January 21, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Cinder Well, who is California-born Amelia Baker, makes spooky folk songs in the Irish music tradition. Amelia…

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Basic Folk 100 – Rose Cousins

January 14, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Canadian songwriter Rose Cousins hates small talk. She’d much prefer to get down to the bone of…

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Basic Folk 99 – Auyon Mukharji of Darlingside

January 7, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Auyon Mukharji, of the Massachusetts spacey-folk band Darlingside, grew up in Kansas with first generation immigrant parents.…

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