We are so excited to kick off our Interviews at Sea series with DAWES! We had the chance to talk to brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith aboard Cayamo: A Journey Through Song during their 18th voyage in March 2026 in front of a packed audience. The guys have been performing as Dawes since 2009, but the band has been a duo since their 2024 album, ‘Oh Brother.’ The Goldsmiths have been singing and playing together their whole lives inspired by…
Basic Folk 20 – Erin McKeown
Powered by RedCircle Erin McKeown has been queering the folk world for over two decades with her unpredictable and relentlessly…
Basic Folk 19 – Bill Deasy
Powered by RedCircle Bill Deasy is one of Pittsburgh’s big 90s success stories due to his band The Gathering Field…
Basic Folk 18 – Edie Carey
Powered by RedCircle Ready to ugly cry? No? Ok, I will give you a moment to prepare… Because tuning into…
Basic Folk 17 – Amy Ray
Powered by RedCircle Amy Ray, one half of the legendary folk rock band Indigo Girls, is known for her strong…
Basic Folk 16 – KT Tunstall
Powered by RedCircle KT Tunstall is an open-hearted Scottish dreamboat. The singer/songwriter and I were both at Brandi Carlile’s Girls…
Basic Folk 15 – Emily Saliers
Powered by RedCircle Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls graciously joins me on Basic Folk this week. An iconic figure in…
Basic Folk 14 – Peter Mulvey
Powered by RedCircle Peter Mulvey‘s music is emotional, rousing, gritty and real. The Milwaukee singer songwriter has been at it…
Basic Folk 13 – Rachel Sumner
Powered by RedCircle California-born and Boston resident Rachel Sumner had an early interest in classical music that lead her to…
Basic Folk 12 – Mark Dignam
Powered by RedCircle This week we have Irish singer/songwriter Mark Dignam on the podcast. Mark grew up in the…