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 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…

Basic Folk 55 – Crys Matthews

January 30, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Crys Matthews is the self-proclaimed “Poster Child for Intersectionality.” While she’ll say that with a smile, it’s…

Basic Folk 54 – Amythyst Kiah

January 23, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah joins us this week. She can be heard along side Layla McCalla, Allison Russell…

Basic Folk 53 – Rachel Lynne LIVE at Club Passim

January 16, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Rachel Lynne, the highly emotive songwriter, joins us for a live episode at Club Passim! Lynne was…

Basic Folk 52 – Dinty Child LIVE at Club Passim

January 9, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Basic Folk is live at Club Passim in Cambridge with Americana songwriter Dinty Child. Member of Session…

Basic Folk 51 – Abraham Alexander

December 18, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Singer/Songwriter and guitarist Abraham Alexander has an incredible life story: born in Greece to Nigerian parents, he…

Basic Folk 50 – Rebecca Loebe

December 12, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Rebecca Loebe is a Georgia native that was raised in the Atlanta music community via Eddie’s Attic.…

Basic Folk 49 – Molly Venter

December 5, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Molly Venter of Red Molly and Goodnight Moonshine has a style reminiscent of the clearest folk singers…

Basic Folk 48 – Leif Vollebekk

November 21, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Montreal’s Leif Vollebekk emotional delivery creates a world of color in my mind. It’s not surprising that…

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