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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…
Listen to the InterviewBasic Folk 112 – Yasmin Williams
Powered by RedCircle Yasmin Williams is your new favorite guitarist! She plays the type of music she’d want as a…
Basic Folk 111 – Kaiti Jones
Powered by RedCircle Kaiti Jones‘ vibe is truly chill with that special something that you experience in a real artist.…
Basic Folk 110 – Taylor Rice of Local Natives
Powered by RedCircle Local Natives are not a folk band, but this is my podcast and I do what I…
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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.