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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Basic Folk 34 – Bridget Kearney

July 18, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Bridget Kearney, bassist for Lake Street Dive, has been deeply immersed in studying music since childhood. From…

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Basic Folk 33 – Matt Smith of Club Passim

July 11, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Matt Smith is a living legend with his unbelievable run at Club Passim, the historic folk venue…

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Basic Folk 32 – Chris “Critter” Eldridge

June 27, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Chris Eldridge won his first Grammy this year with The Punch Brothers. After 8 nominations between Punch Brothers,…

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Basic Folk 31 – Jim Kweskin

June 20, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Jim Kweskin is maybe the most famous person you might not know. With The Jim Kweskin Jug…

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Basic Folk 30 – Corey Laitman

June 13, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Wow Corey Laitman. Corey is a really interesting musician and person. Their music is vulnerable in a…

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Basic Folk 29 – Zack Hickman

June 6, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Zack Hickman is bound to go down in folk history for his incredible handlebar moustache, but fellow…

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Basic Folk 28 – David Dye

May 30, 2019

Powered by RedCircle David Dye is a public radio music host pioneer. What Dye, WXPN and NPR did with starting…

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Basic Folk 27 – Izzy Heltai

May 23, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Izzy Heltai is brave, curious and charismatic about the world. He realizes how fortunate he is in…

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Bonus: Panel about Music Podcasts

May 16, 2019

I was on a panel about music podcasting at NonComm this year with Joni Deutsch (moderator, WFAE), Elizabeth McQueen (KUTX)…

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