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(Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Reissue series! For the next several weeks, Basic Folk is digging back into the archives and reposting some of our favorite episodes alongside new introductions commenting on what it’s like to listen back. Enjoy!) This episode featuring Cindy Howes interviewing John Hiatt originally posted on August 5, 2021. In 2021, John Hiatt released ‘Leftover Feelings’ (which is still his latest album, by the way), a collab with bluegrass great Jerry Douglas as producer and his…
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From Reality Bites to Nursery Rhymes: Lisa Loeb’s Unconventional Journey
Looking back at her wildly successful and always adventurous career up to this point, it feels inevitable that Lisa Loeb…
Folk Music, Friendship, and Fountain Pens: Nerding out with Bruce Molsky & Darol Anger
The names Bruce Molsky and Darol Anger have come up more often than not when talking to fiddlers on Basic…
Balancing Dreams and Reality: A Folk Debate on Ambition
Welcome to another edition of Folk Debate Club, our occasional debate series! To discuss Ambition vs Acceptance, we welcome our…
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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.