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 117 – Tom Rush
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
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
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
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
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
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
Powered by RedCircle Kaiti Jones‘ vibe is truly chill with that special something that you experience in a real artist.…
Basic Folk 110 – Taylor Rice of Local Natives
Powered by RedCircle Local Natives are not a folk band, but this is my podcast and I do what I…
Basic Folk 109 – Steve Tilston
Powered by RedCircle If you do a web search for Steve Tilston, most of the results will be about John…