Lancaster, Pennsylvania-born, Nashville-based songwriter Maya de Vitry has been on Basic Folk a half dozen times (she’s only second to our fave man-bestie Mark Erelli), because we are so obsessed with her songwriting perspective, from her time in the Stray Birds to her solo work. Every time she’s on the show, we try and do something special. She’s been on with her siblings (Nina & Lyle), her partner (Ethan Jodziewicz), and her musical besties (Shelby Means & Joel Timmons). When…
Kora Feder: Future of Political Folk Songwriting Also Has Too Many Craft Projects
On this episode of Basic Folk, Kora Feder talks about her new album, ‘Some Kind of Truth,’ as well as…
Tami Neilson: On Taking Wynonna’s Call, Her Scary Near-Death Experience, and Willie Nelson
In recent years, Tami Neilson has been learning to carry both great joy and great sorrow simultaneously. The New Zealand-based,…
Indigo Girls: Activism Through Fashion and Community Through Food (REISSUE)
(Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Reissue series! For the past several weeks, Basic Folk has been digging back into the…
Joy Oladokun Writes Worship Music for Youth Group Rejects (REISSUE)
(Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Reissue series! For the past several weeks, Basic Folk has been digging back into the…
Watchhouse in Conversation with Jacob Sharp of Mipso (Bonus)
(Editor’s Note: Oh, WOW! A bonus, surprise episode with Watchhouse? Yes! And it is a treat. We are pleased to…
Chris Thile: Calvin and Hobbes, Classical Music, and Curiosity (REISSUE)
(Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Reissue series! For the next several weeks, Basic Folk is digging back into the archives…
Dar Williams: Music was Decided for Me (REISSUE)
(Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Reissue series! For the next several weeks, Basic Folk is digging into the archives and…
John Hiatt is Actually Not Scared to Talk about His Feelings (REISSUE)
(Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Reissue series! For the next several weeks, Basic Folk is digging back into the archives…
Anaïs Mitchell: 2019 Pre-Broadway interview on Hadestown, Lamb Rearing, and Untangling Third Wave Feminism (REISSUE)
(Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Reissue series! For the next several weeks, Basic Folk is digging back into the archives…