Lancaster, Pennsylvania-born, Nashville-based songwriter Maya de Vitry has been on Basic Folk a half dozen times (she’s only second to our fave man-bestie Mark Erelli), because we are so obsessed with her songwriting perspective, from her time in the Stray Birds to her solo work. Every time she’s on the show, we try and do something special. She’s been on with her siblings (Nina & Lyle), her partner (Ethan Jodziewicz), and her musical besties (Shelby Means & Joel Timmons). When…
Basic Folk 68 – Letitia VanSant
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
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
Powered by RedCircle Maya De Vitry, formerly of The Stray Birds, quietly released one of the best records of the…
Basic Folk 65 – Tall Tall Trees
Powered by RedCircle Mike Savino is the brains behind the experimental-banjo act, Tall Tall Trees. Raised in Long Island, Mike…
Basic Folk 64 – Mark Erelli Track by Track
Powered by RedCircle We get a track by track from New England singer/songwriter Mark Erelli on his new album Blindsided on…
Basic Folk 63 – Anais Mitchell Tribute at Club Passim
Powered by RedCircle Songwriters pay tribute to Anais Mitchell in a concert recorded October 29, 2019. Peter Mulvey, Rose Polenzani,…
Basic Folk 62 – Jesse Dee
Powered by RedCircle Jesse Dee is a painter and a singer who takes influence from classic soul and R&B. The…
Basic Folk 61 – Nora Jane Struthers Track by Track
Powered by RedCircle Nora Jane Struthers is back! We go track by track on her new album Bright Lights, Long Drives,…
Basic Folk 60 – Taylor Ashton
Powered by RedCircle Taylor Ashton! Clawhammer banjo! Illustrations! Canada! He started his career in the alt-folk band Fish & Bird…