Something you might notice about Boston musician Naomi Westwater is that they have both sides of the brain on lock. They are very good at community organizing, grant applying, advocating, and other “left-brained” activities. However, they are also a creative, deeply spiritual, open-hearted person, traits typically associated with the right brain. That’s not always something that goes hand-in-hand, but it is a beautiful thing when it does! Westwater, who identifies as queer and Black-multiracial, grew up on Cape Cod in…
Basic Folk 102 – Anjimile
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
Powered by RedCircle Cinder Well, who is California-born Amelia Baker, makes spooky folk songs in the Irish music tradition. Amelia…
Basic Folk 100 – Rose Cousins
Powered by RedCircle Canadian songwriter Rose Cousins hates small talk. She’d much prefer to get down to the bone of…
Basic Folk 99 – Auyon Mukharji of Darlingside
Powered by RedCircle Auyon Mukharji, of the Massachusetts spacey-folk band Darlingside, grew up in Kansas with first generation immigrant parents.…
Basic Folk 98 – Chris Smither
Powered by RedCircle The one and only Chris Smither! Influenced by Mississippi John Hurt and Lightnin’ Hopkins, Smither’s guitar playing…
Basic Folk 97 – Almeta Ingram-Miller (The Legendary Ingramettes)
Powered by RedCircle Gospel musician Almeta Ingram-Miller of The Legendary Ingramettes is working to preserve the legacy of her mother,…
Basic Folk 96 – Kevin Morby
Powered by RedCircle The music of Kevin Morby has colorful textural layers, much like the human who creates it. On…
Basic Folk 95 – Shirley Collins
Powered by RedCircle WOW. Shirley Collins has led a wild full life! The British Folk singer, who helped bring about…
Basic Folk 94 – Lizzie No
Powered by RedCircle Around age 10, Lizzie No was getting tired of the violin. The Princeton-born No picked the harp…