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Covered in Moss: Anna B Savage’s World of Folk, Birds and Ireland

February 6, 2025

Anna B Savage is down to earth and witchy as hell at the same time. Over her three albums, she’s cultivated a memorizing sound and epic image – like David Bowie, Bjork, Kate Bush, etc. – that’s gained her a god-like reputation. A reputation which preceded the actual human being behind the art, leaving some to wonder what it would be like to speak to her. Turns out, she’s a grounded, kind of goofy, and perfectly normal person. In our…

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Riffing on Life: Chuck Prophet talks Music, Surfing, and Storytelling with Mark Erelli

October 24, 2024

Editor’s note: For this episode, we invited our friend Mark Erelli to interview Chuck Prophet. The two are familiar with each…

Liv Greene on Finding her Tender Little Queer Heart

October 17, 2024

Oh how I’ve longed to talk to Liv Greene. Every once in a while you come across a young artist…

Exploring Ancestral Roots with Blind Pilot

October 10, 2024

The Oregon-bred indie folk music outfit Blind Pilot goes on a deep spiritual journey on their new album In the…

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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.