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 13 – Rachel Sumner

February 14, 2019

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

February 7, 2019

Powered by RedCircle   This week we have Irish singer/songwriter Mark Dignam on the podcast. Mark grew up in the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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