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Gary Louris in Conversation with Mark Erelli

February 27, 2025

You probably know Gary Louris as the leader of The Jayhawks – or as they refer to themselves, “a band from Minnesota.” The Jayhawks are pioneers of roots rock, alt-country, and Americana. Whatever you wanna call it, they’ve been making records where rock, pop, country, and other forms of American roots music overlap since the mid-1980s. Powered by RedCircle But Louris’s hidden superpower is that he’s kind of like a musical Swiss Army knife – he’s basically got a creative…

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Basic Folk 124 – Amythyst Kiah

July 1, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Editor’s note: we’re pleased to welcome guest host Lizzie No to Basic Folk for her debut episode…

Basic Folk 123 – Denison Witmer

June 24, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Denison Witmer‘s music is gentle and kind, he’s a skilled woodworker, an avid birdwatcher and until 2020…

Basic Folk 122 – Sunny War Track x Track

June 17, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Sunny War goes through her new album Simple Syrup track by track on the pod! Talking to Sunny…

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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.