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Rachel McCartney’s Return to Music, Being a Horse Girl, & Accidentally Snubbing David Gray

September 3, 2026

For 17 years, Rachel McCartney had set aside a music career and all the anxiety and uncertainty that came along with it. She was in her mid-30s and wanted a family and some stability. Once she started a new life as an ICU nurse and mother to two young children, her musical career and the momentum she had created over the past three decades in New England and Western Pennsylvania didn’t much cross her mind. Powered by RedCircle I met…

Basic Folk 14 – Peter Mulvey

February 21, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Peter Mulvey‘s music is emotional, rousing, gritty and real. The Milwaukee singer songwriter has been at it…

Basic Folk 13 – Rachel Sumner

February 14, 2019

Powered by RedCircle California-born and Boston resident Rachel Sumner had an early interest in classical music that lead her to…

Basic Folk 12 – Mark Dignam

February 7, 2019

Powered by RedCircle   This week we have Irish singer/songwriter Mark Dignam on the podcast. Mark grew up in the…

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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.