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 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,…
Basic Folk 83 – Forest Sun
Powered by RedCircle California-based Forest Sun, raised by back-to-the-lander hippies who were deeply involved in art and music, channels healing…
Basic Folk 82 – Beatrice Deer
Powered by RedCircle Now based in Montreal, growing up in Northern Quebec. Beatrice Deer spent a lot of time outside…