Naomi Westwater is Spiritually Creative, But Also Very, Very Organized

February 5, 2026

Something you might notice about Boston musician Naomi Westwater is that they have both sides of the brain on lock. They are very good at community organizing, grant applying, advocating, and other “left-brained” activities. However, they are also a creative, deeply spiritual, open-hearted person, traits typically associated with the right brain. That’s not always something that goes hand-in-hand, but it is a beautiful thing when it does! Westwater, who identifies as queer and Black-multiracial, grew up on Cape Cod in…

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…

Basic Folk 47 – Jenny Owen Youngs

November 14, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Jenny Owen Youngs! Jenny is a indie pop songwriter, queer icon and podcast host. I am thrilled…

Basic Folk 46 – Ryan Walsh of Hallelujah The Hills

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Powered by RedCircle Ryan Walsh of the literary (read: nerd) indie rock band Hallelujah The Hills has new music on…

Basic Folk 45 – Betsy Siggins

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Powered by RedCircle Betsy Siggins is a folk boss in charge, and we’re beyond honored to welcome her as a…

Basic Folk – Field Music with Paul “Bird” Edwards

October 24, 2019

In the “Field Music” series on Basic Folk, we talk to musicians about a particular song they have learned through…

Basic Folk 44 – Emily Mure

October 17, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Emily Mure is a real life New York native! She is a life-long oboist, who had big…

Basic Folk – Field Music with Chris “Critter” Eldridge

October 3, 2019

Recently, Chris “Critter” Eldridge won instrumentalist of the year at The Americana awards in Nashville. 2019 is proving to be…

Basic Folk 43 – Wallis Bird

September 26, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Wallis Bird is a joyful musician who is an incredibly emotionally exciting live performer and songwriter. Originally…

Basic Folk 42 – Molly Sarle

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Powered by RedCircle Molly Sarle of Mountain Man has been working on her solo record for a little while and…

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