Madison Cunningham is Embarrassed All the Time

December 4, 2025

Our episode with Madison Cunningham was one of those all-time Basic Folk moments where a guest gets really deep really quickly. I’m so grateful to have had the chance to speak with this brilliant young torchbearer of the folk tradition to celebrate the release of her new album, ‘Ace.’ Cunningham grew up in the church, an environment which shaped her earliest memories of music. From the very beginning she had a sense of togetherness and transcendence in music which remains…

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Basic Folk 11 – Maya de Vitry

January 31, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Singer/Songwriter Maya de Vitry is on the podcast this week! Maya was a former member of the…

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Basic Folk 10 – Eleanor Buckland of Lula Wiles

January 24, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Originally from a rural Farmington, Maine, Eleanor Buckland of Lula Wiles grew up playing fiddle in her…

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Basic Folk 09 – Alex Stanton of townsppl

January 17, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Hi! Welcome to Alex Stanton week! Alex is a Pittsburgh born and bred singer/songwriter who heads up…

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Basic Folk 07 – Dawn Landes

January 3, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Dawn Landes is a woman who knows her way around a recording studio AND a rowboat. Before…

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Basic Folk 06 – Mark Erelli

December 13, 2018

Powered by RedCircle On Basic Folk this week I sit down with Mark Erelli, a singer-songwriter out of the New…

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Basic Folk 05 – Kaia Kater

December 6, 2018

Powered by RedCircle I feel very grateful to have Kaia Kater on Basic Folk! Her willingness to talk so openly…

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Basic Folk 04 – Nora Jane Struthers

November 29, 2018

Powered by RedCircle Nora Jane Struthers started in bluegrass, but has leaned towards Americana and rock and roll in the…

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Basic Folk 03 – Anna Tivel

November 15, 2018

Powered by RedCircle Anna Tivel is my guest this week. Tivel is known for her character songs that portray the…

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Basic Folk 02 – Suitcase Junket

November 8, 2018

Powered by RedCircle In this week’s episode, I sit down (and basically LOL the entire time) with one-man-band Matt Lorenz…

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