Something you might notice about Boston musician Naomi Westwater is that they have both sides of the brain on lock. They are very good at community organizing, grant applying, advocating, and other “left-brained” activities. However, they are also a creative, deeply spiritual, open-hearted person, traits typically associated with the right brain. That’s not always something that goes hand-in-hand, but it is a beautiful thing when it does! Westwater, who identifies as queer and Black-multiracial, grew up on Cape Cod in…
Liv Greene on Finding her Tender Little Queer Heart
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Amy Helm: Letters to Women and the Legacy of The Barn
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Balancing Dreams and Reality: A Folk Debate on Ambition
Welcome to another edition of Folk Debate Club, our occasional debate series! To discuss Ambition vs Acceptance, we welcome our…
Jeffrey Foucault remembers Billy Conway with Universal Fire
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Amos Lee on Friends, Femininity and Folk Roots
Throughout his music career, singer-songwriter Amos Lee has cultivated a large female fanbase and also owes a lot of his…
From Lancaster to the Limelight: The de Vitry Sibling Soundtrack
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