Powered by RedCircle

Listen

Latest Episodes

Kris Delmhorst: Inching Forward through Sleepless Nights

May 15, 2025

Kris Delmhorst is not a good sleeper. The Western Massachusetts songwriter is usually awake from 2 or 3 am to about 4 or 5am. Sometimes it feels nice and floaty, but other times she is wide awake worrying about anything her brain can get a hold of. This is similar to a feeling with which she ended her tenth record, ‘Ghosts in the Garden,’ with the song “Something to Show.” Thankfully, she set us straight and explained that, indeed, the track is…

Listen to the Interview

Jeffrey Foucault remembers Billy Conway with Universal Fire

September 5, 2024

In our episode with Wisconsin-born, New England based Jeffrey Foucault, we had a handful of questions for the singer-songwriter about…

Amos Lee on Friends, Femininity and Folk Roots

August 29, 2024

Throughout his music career, singer-songwriter Amos Lee has cultivated a large female fanbase and also owes a lot of his…

From Lancaster to the Limelight: The de Vitry Sibling Soundtrack

August 22, 2024

Maya, Nina and Lyle de Vitry’s life, beginning in Lancaster PA, has been music and family, music festivals with old-time…

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.