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A founding member of the beloved North Carolina bluegrass-ish band Mipso, Jacob Sharp has always loved a team. He attributes this to being a middle child, which is the basis for his debut solo album, Middle Kid. Born and raised in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Jacob not only loved being on a team but also radiated towards musical collaboration on guitar and mandolin. He studied at UNC Chapel Hill where he met his bandmates and formed Mipso…
Basic Folk 160 – Mason Jennings
Powered by RedCircle Mason Jennings has the most interesting songwriting process I’ve come across. Since he was around 13 years…
Basic Folk 159 – Tatiana Hargreaves
Powered by RedCircle When Tatiana Hargreaves was younger, she was a shit-hot fiddle player; recording her debut album at age…
Basic Folk 158 – No No Boy
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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.