Powered by RedCircle

Listen

Latest Episodes

Jacob Sharp after Mipso: Parenthood, Co-writing, and Still a Teamplayer

October 29, 2026

A founding member of the beloved North Carolina bluegrass-ish band Mipso, Jacob Sharp has always loved a team. He attributes this to being a middle child, which is the basis for his debut solo album, Middle Kid. Born and raised in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Jacob not only loved being on a team but also radiated towards musical collaboration on guitar and mandolin. He studied at UNC Chapel Hill where he met his bandmates and formed Mipso…

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…

Basic Folk 11 – Maya de Vitry

January 31, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Singer/Songwriter Maya de Vitry is on the podcast this week! Maya was a former member of the…

Basic Folk 10 – Eleanor Buckland of Lula Wiles

January 24, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Originally from a rural Farmington, Maine, Eleanor Buckland of Lula Wiles grew up playing fiddle in her…

Support us

Basic Folk is a grassroots, listener-funded podcast! Please contribute to help produce Basic Folk.

Become a Member

IMG_4395
3 (1)

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.