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Dar Williams: Music was Decided for Me (REISSUE)

June 12, 2025

(Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Reissue series! For the next several weeks, Basic Folk is digging 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 Lizzie No interviewing Dar Williams originally posted on October 14, 2021 after Dar released her album I’ll Meet You Here. Dar Williams, originally from Mount Kisco, New York, grew up in an era and a household where everyone was…

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Basic Folk 169 – Cristina Vane

June 16, 2022

Editor’s note: Lizzie No interviews Cristina Vane on Basic Folk! Be sure to go back and listen to Lizzie’s previous guest host spots on…

Basic Folk 168 – Grant-Lee Phillips

June 9, 2022

Former Grant Lee Buffalo frontman, Grant-Lee Phillips‘ latest solo album, All That You Can Dream, is -quite- dreamy. During the pandemic,…

Basic Folk 167 – S.G. Goodman

June 2, 2022

Editor’s note: Lizzie No interviews S.G. Goodman on Basic Folk! Be sure to go back and listen to Lizzie’s previous guest host spots on…

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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.