Tami Neilson: On Taking Wynonna’s Call, Her Scary Near-Death Experience, and Willie Nelson

July 10, 2025

In recent years, Tami Neilson has been learning to carry both great joy and great sorrow simultaneously. The New Zealand-based, Canada-born powerhouse’s new album, ‘Neon Cowgirl,’ is named after the towering electric figure on a sign that’s overlooked Broadway in Nashville, watching over Tami’s career since she was 16 years old. The songs were born from a five-month family road trip combined with a major musical tour that would allow Tami the once-in-a-lifetime chance to really give it her all…

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Liv Greene on Finding her Tender Little Queer Heart

October 17, 2024

Oh how I’ve longed to talk to Liv Greene. Every once in a while you come across a young artist…

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Exploring Ancestral Roots with Blind Pilot

October 10, 2024

The Oregon-bred indie folk music outfit Blind Pilot goes on a deep spiritual journey on their new album In the…

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Amy Helm: Letters to Women and the Legacy of The Barn

October 3, 2024

Amy Helm has had one of the most fascinating lives that any person can have. As you might have guessed…

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From Reality Bites to Nursery Rhymes: Lisa Loeb’s Unconventional Journey

September 26, 2024

Looking back at her wildly successful and always adventurous career up to this point, it feels inevitable that Lisa Loeb…

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Folk Music, Friendship, and Fountain Pens: Nerding out with Bruce Molsky & Darol Anger

September 19, 2024

The names Bruce Molsky and Darol Anger have come up more often than not when talking to fiddlers on Basic…

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Balancing Dreams and Reality: A Folk Debate on Ambition

September 12, 2024

Welcome to another edition of Folk Debate Club, our occasional debate series! To discuss Ambition vs Acceptance, we welcome our…

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Jeffrey Foucault remembers Billy Conway with Universal Fire

September 5, 2024

In our episode with Wisconsin-born, New England based Jeffrey Foucault, we had a handful of questions for the singer-songwriter about…

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Amos Lee on Friends, Femininity and Folk Roots

August 29, 2024

Throughout his music career, singer-songwriter Amos Lee has cultivated a large female fanbase and also owes a lot of his…

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From Lancaster to the Limelight: The de Vitry Sibling Soundtrack

August 22, 2024

Maya, Nina and Lyle de Vitry’s life, beginning in Lancaster PA, has been music and family, music festivals with old-time…

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