Lilly Hiatt: Driving Tunes and Life Lessons

February 20, 2025

Singer-songwriter Lilly Hiatt has an interesting way of working melodies and a down to earth way of telling stories about her life and about how she sees the world. All of her albums have cool, crunchy guitar parts that take folk songwriting to a new rockin’ level. On her new album ‘Forever,’ Hiatt’s diverse influences are woven into songs that touch on everything from relationships to anxiety and mental health to good old-fashioned rock & roll. In our Basic Folk…

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Jobi Riccio is an Outdoor Kid

November 2, 2023

Jobi Riccio has only begun to scratch the surface of what they have to offer on their debut album Whiplash.…

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Billy Keane: Curiosity, Luck, & Drive

October 26, 2023

Curiosity, luck and drive are three words that revolve around singer-songwriter Billy Keane. He was born with all three traits…

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Folklore Forensics with Alice Gerrard

October 19, 2023

Bluegrass hero and former weird kid Alice Gerrard strongly believes that traditional music is connected to everyday life. She has…

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Basic Folk 234 – Tré Burt

October 12, 2023

This week we have a Basic Folk hero returning to the pod! Tre Burt is back today, going track by…

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Basic Folk 233 – Antje Duvekot

October 5, 2023

Antje Duvekot confronts trauma with a newfound wisdom and fierceness on her new record, My New Wild West, her best…

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Basic Folk 232 – Your Career vs Your Soul

September 28, 2023

Welcome to Folk Debate Club, our occasional crossover series with fellow folk-pod Why We Write! Today, to discuss Your Career…

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Basic Folk 231 – Jenny Owen Youngs

September 21, 2023

Podcaster, #1 hit songwriter, human and dog mother, gay icon Jenny Owen Youngs returns with her first full length album…

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Basic Folk 230 – Buffalo Nichols

September 14, 2023

Milwaukee singer-songwriter Buffalo Nichols returns to Basic Folk today to talk about his new album, ‘The Fatalist,’ out September 15…

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Basic Folk 229 – Rising Appalachia

September 7, 2023

Sisters Leah Song & Chloe Smith grew up in Urban Atlanta, they also lived in New Orleans and outside of…

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