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We are so excited to kick off our Interviews at Sea series with DAWES! We had the chance to talk to brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith aboard Cayamo: A Journey Through Song during their 18th voyage in March 2026 in front of a packed audience. The guys have been performing as Dawes since 2009, but the band has been a duo since their 2024 album, ‘Oh Brother.’ The Goldsmiths have been singing and playing together their whole lives inspired by…
Mary Chapin Carpenter is the Woman in the Truck
Mary Chapin Carpenter’s latest album, Personal History, is as lush in production and color as is the beautiful farm land…
2025 Wrap-Up: Gals Chat, A Corn Cob, Alaska, and One Man
To send 2025 off into the great abyss, we have a sensational year-end Basic Folk roundtable featuring Lizzie’s group chat:…
Madison Cunningham is Embarrassed All the Time
Our episode with Madison Cunningham was one of those all-time Basic Folk moments where a guest gets really deep really…
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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.