Olivia Ellen Lloyd: From West Virginia to Brooklyn, Finding Ground in Water

March 27, 2025

Olivia Ellen Lloyd’s latest album, ‘Do It Myself,’ sees the West Virginia-born Brooklyn-based songwriter reflecting on the powerful imagery of water. She shares how it has been a source of grounding and calmness in her life, from childhood memories spent on the Potomac River to her current love for the ocean, these elements have shaped her artistic journey. In an interesting twist, it was her friends and family that pointed out that she’s always trying to get around water. From…

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From Songwriting to Sobriety: Kasey Anderson’s Journey to His Final Album

October 31, 2024

We’re starting with the end in our conversation with Kasey Anderson. On the pod, we’ve covered a lot of firsts;…

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Riffing on Life: Chuck Prophet talks Music, Surfing, and Storytelling with Mark Erelli

October 24, 2024

Editor’s note: For this episode, we invited our friend Mark Erelli to interview Chuck Prophet. The two are familiar with each…

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Liv Greene on Finding her Tender Little Queer Heart

October 17, 2024

Oh how I’ve longed to talk to Liv Greene. Every once in a while you come across a young artist…

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Exploring Ancestral Roots with Blind Pilot

October 10, 2024

The Oregon-bred indie folk music outfit Blind Pilot goes on a deep spiritual journey on their new album In the…

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Amy Helm: Letters to Women and the Legacy of The Barn

October 3, 2024

Amy Helm has had one of the most fascinating lives that any person can have. As you might have guessed…

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From Reality Bites to Nursery Rhymes: Lisa Loeb’s Unconventional Journey

September 26, 2024

Looking back at her wildly successful and always adventurous career up to this point, it feels inevitable that Lisa Loeb…

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Folk Music, Friendship, and Fountain Pens: Nerding out with Bruce Molsky & Darol Anger

September 19, 2024

The names Bruce Molsky and Darol Anger have come up more often than not when talking to fiddlers on Basic…

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Balancing Dreams and Reality: A Folk Debate on Ambition

September 12, 2024

Welcome to another edition of Folk Debate Club, our occasional debate series! To discuss Ambition vs Acceptance, we welcome our…

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Jeffrey Foucault remembers Billy Conway with Universal Fire

September 5, 2024

In our episode with Wisconsin-born, New England based Jeffrey Foucault, we had a handful of questions for the singer-songwriter about…

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