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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 131 – Andrew Marlin of Watchhouse
Powered by RedCircle Two years into starting his band Mandolin Orange, Andrew Marlin and his partner Emily Franz were having…
Basic Folk 130 – Rachel Baiman
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Basic Folk 129 – John Hiatt
Powered by RedCircle John Hiatt‘s latest is a collab with bluegrass great Jerry Douglas, with Jerry as producer and his…
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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.