Folk State of the Union: Rissi Palmer, Rose Cousins, Kaïa Kater & Jobi Riccio Live on Cayamo

May 14, 2026

Well, is this not an excuse to get the girlies together if we’ve ever heard one!? For our final live interview aboard Cayamo, we arranged a check-in with some of our favorite folks to talk about the state of Folk Music (and folk-adjacent music). Our panel included country artist and host of Apple Music’s Color Me Country Radio Rissi Palmer, Canadian sweethearts Rose Cousins (CEO of emotions) and Kaïa Kater (Dean of Sad Songs), and Jobi Riccio, a self-proclaimed “rizzler.”…

Basic Folk 109 – Steve Tilston

March 18, 2021

Powered by RedCircle If you do a web search for Steve Tilston, most of the results will be about John…

Basic Folk 108 – Alec Spiegelman

March 11, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Alec Spiegelman has been making folk music weird for years. Recently, his partnership with Ana Egge has…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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,…

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…

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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