Matt Smith is a living legend with his unbelievable 30-year run at Club Passim, the historic folk venue nestled in a Harvard Square basement. Currently Managing Director at Passim, Matt is the most passionate music lover I know. He has used his platform at Passim to help establish artists like Lori McKenna, Anaïs Mitchell, Lake Street Dive, and so many more. I met Matt while working as a student at WERS 88.9FM, where he brought fantastic shows to a listening…
Basic Folk 92 – Stella Schindler (Kentucky Avenue)
Powered by RedCircle Stella Schindler is one half of the DC area Americana band Kentucky Avenue, who’s been (safely) working…
Basic Folk 91 – Samantha Crain
Powered by RedCircle Samantha Crain had a hell of a time in the summer of 2017. She had just released…
Basic Folk 90 – Izzy Heltai: “Father” Track by Track
Powered by RedCircle We got to know Izzy Heltai on episode 27 of Basic Folk where he talked about his supportive…
Basic Folk 89 – Brittney Spencer
Powered by RedCircle Brittney Spencer’s making her way in Nashville. Her presence in Music City is radical not only because…
Basic Folk 88 – Jonatha Brooke’s “The Sweetwater Sessions” Track by Track
Powered by RedCircle We get a very fun track by track for Jonatha Brooke‘s new album The Sweetwater Sessions, which are…
Basic Folk 87 – Alex Sturbaum
Powered by RedCircle Alex Sturbaum is a traditional folk musician originally from Cincinnati, OH, which offers a thriving community of…
Basic Folk 86 – Ellis Paul
Powered by RedCircle Ellis Paul! The one and only. This has been a long time coming. The Maine-born musician is…
Basic Folk 85 – Jamie Fox
Powered by RedCircle A special episode of Basic Folk features First Nation person Jamie Fox, who is one of the…
Basic Folk 84 – Laura Cortese
Powered by RedCircle Laura Cortese is on her way to legendary status in the fiddle community. Born in San Francisco,…