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 108 – Alec Spiegelman
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…