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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 106 – Suitcase Junket: “The End is New” Track by Track

February 25, 2021

Powered by RedCircle The Suitcase Junket‘s Matt Lorenz was guest #3 on this folk podcast and I’m thrilled to welcome…

Basic Folk 105 – Patty Larkin

February 18, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Patty Larkin is a monster on the guitar. Although starting on the piano, after her uncle gave…

Basic Folk 104 – Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers

February 11, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Wesley Schultz has one of the most recognizable modern voices in folk music. His band, The Lumineers,…

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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.