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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 109 – Steve Tilston
Powered by RedCircle If you do a web search for Steve Tilston, most of the results will be about John…
Basic Folk 108 – Alec Spiegelman
Powered by RedCircle Alec Spiegelman has been making folk music weird for years. Recently, his partnership with Ana Egge has…
Basic Folk 107 – Raye Zaragoza
Powered by RedCircle Raye Zaragoza has strong spiritual leader vibes and I believe everything she says. Originally raised in New…
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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.