The legendary Loudon Wainwright III, whose career has spanned over five decades, is known for his deeply personal songwriting and sharp wit – and oversharing. The patriarch of the Wainwright folk dynasty (which includes Rufus, Martha, their late mother Kate McGarrigle, as well as Lucy and her mother Suzzy Roche), Loudon reflects on the balance between oversharing and maintaining privacy in his music in this episode of Basic Folk. He candidly discusses the lines he draws when writing about family…
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Basic Folk 234 – Tré Burt
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Basic Folk 233 – Antje Duvekot
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Basic Folk 232 – Your Career vs Your Soul
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Basic Folk 230 – Buffalo Nichols
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Basic Folk 229 – Rising Appalachia
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Basic Folk 228 – Nina de Vitry
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Basic Folk 227 – Ben Harper
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Basic Folk 226 – Taylor Ashton
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