Folk State of the Union: Rissi Palmer, Rose Cousins, Kaïa Kater & Jobi Riccio Live on Cayamo

May 14, 2026

Well, is this not an excuse to get the girlies together if we’ve ever heard one!? For our final live interview aboard Cayamo, we arranged a check-in with some of our favorite folks to talk about the state of Folk Music (and folk-adjacent music). Our panel included country artist and host of Apple Music’s Color Me Country Radio Rissi Palmer, Canadian sweethearts Rose Cousins (CEO of emotions) and Kaïa Kater (Dean of Sad Songs), and Jobi Riccio, a self-proclaimed “rizzler.”…

Basic Folk 64 – Mark Erelli Track by Track

April 2, 2020

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

March 26, 2020

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

March 19, 2020

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

March 12, 2020

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

March 5, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Taylor Ashton! Clawhammer banjo! Illustrations! Canada! He started his career in the alt-folk band Fish & Bird…

Basic Folk 59 – Kora Feder

February 27, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Kora Feder came from a musical family. Her mother is the well regarded singer/songwriter, Rita Hosking. Growing…

Basic Folk 58 – Dave Godowsky

February 20, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Business or performance? According to Dave Godowsky, you don’t have to choose, guys. As a professional music…

Basic Folk 57 – Leyla McCalla

February 13, 2020

Powered by RedCircle I had a lot to talk about with Leyla McCalla! The New Orleans resident has already had…

Basic Folk 56 – Elisapie

February 6, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Montreal’s Elisapie was born in Salluit, Quebec into the Inuit community. She grew up in the a…

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