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Folk State of the Union: Rissi Palmer, Rose Cousins, Kaïa Kater & Jobi Riccio Live on Cayamo

May 14, 2026

Well, is this not an excuse to get the girlies together if we’ve ever heard one!? For our final live interview aboard Cayamo, we arranged a check-in with some of our favorite folks to talk about the state of Folk Music (and folk-adjacent music). Our panel included country artist and host of Apple Music’s Color Me Country Radio Rissi Palmer, Canadian sweethearts Rose Cousins (CEO of emotions) and Kaïa Kater (Dean of Sad Songs), and Jobi Riccio, a self-proclaimed “rizzler.”…

The Barr Brothers Rally Around Mysticism

October 30, 2025

In the eight years since The Barr Brothers last released an album, Andrew has been drumming with people like Feist,…

David Wilcox Can Heal Your Heart in Two Minutes

October 16, 2025

Asheville-based songwriter David Wilcox has been through some s-h-i-t. A difficult childhood in Northeast Ohio sent him seeking answers –…

Kathleen Edwards: Making up for 30 Years of No Tears

October 2, 2025

Kathleen Edwards claims that she’s now a pretty frequent crier after not crying for the first 30 years of her…

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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.