Club Passim’s Matt Smith on 30 Years of Building Community

May 28, 2026

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 74 – Pete Bernhard (Devil Makes Three)

June 25, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Vermont-born Pete Bernhard (Devil Makes Three) was raised surrounded by art as all the adults in his…

Basic Folk 73 – Isa Burke (Lula Wiles)

June 18, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Isa Burke, of Americana/folk trio Lula Wiles, is an opinionated white lady in America and I literally…

Basic Folk 72 – Alice Howe

June 11, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Alice Howe’s vibe is Jackson Browne & Bonnie Raitt, but also Joan Baez and old English ballads.…

Basic Folk 71 – Danielle Knibbe

May 28, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Once singer/songwriter Danielle Knibbe earned the nickname “The Lyric Doctor” due to her intrinsic ability to channel…

Basic Folk 70: Sunny War

May 21, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Sunny War has a cool finger picking style and a singing voice that matches her persona: whimsical,…

Basic Folk 69 – Nerissa Nields

May 14, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Nerissa Nields is a guitarist, songwriter and singer best known for performing with her sister Katryna in…

Basic Folk 68 – Letitia VanSant

May 7, 2020

Powered by RedCircle There is something I find very telling about the way Letitia VanSant approaches her name with people.…

Basic Folk 67 – Susan Werner

April 30, 2020

Powered by RedCircle What a dang treat to talk to the legend herself Susan Werner on Basic Folk! Susan was…

Basic Folk 66 – Maya De Vitry Track By Track

April 23, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Maya De Vitry, formerly of The Stray Birds, quietly released one of the best records of the…

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