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Club Passim’s Matt Smith on 30 Years of Building Community

May 28, 2026

Matt Smith is a living legend with his unbelievable 30-year run at Club Passim, the historic folk venue nestled in a Harvard Square basement. Currently Managing Director at Passim, Matt is the most passionate music lover I know. He has used his platform at Passim to help establish artists like Lori McKenna, Anaïs Mitchell, Lake Street Dive, and so many more. I met Matt while working as a student at WERS 88.9FM, where he brought fantastic shows to a listening…

Basic Folk 56 – Elisapie

February 6, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Montreal’s Elisapie was born in Salluit, Quebec into the Inuit community. She grew up in the a…

Basic Folk 55 – Crys Matthews

January 30, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Crys Matthews is the self-proclaimed “Poster Child for Intersectionality.” While she’ll say that with a smile, it’s…

Basic Folk 54 – Amythyst Kiah

January 23, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah joins us this week. She can be heard along side Layla McCalla, Allison Russell…

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Our definition of “folk” is extremely broad, so you’ll hear interviews from

KT Tunstall,

John Hiatt,

Amythyst Kiah,

Kishi Bashi,

... and many more. Cindy and Lizzie approach their interviews with warmth, humor and insightful questions.