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Jacob Sharp after Mipso: Parenthood, Co-writing, and Still a Teamplayer

October 29, 2026

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 126 – Mali Obomsawin of Lula Wiles

July 15, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Mali Obomsawin is the mighty bassist/songwriter/singer from Lula Wiles, whose musical talents run tandem to her activist…

Basic Folk 125 – Joe Pug

July 8, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Joe Pug explains that the venn diagram of his fans and the people he’d like to have…

Basic Folk 124 – Amythyst Kiah

July 1, 2021

Powered by RedCircle Editor’s note: we’re pleased to welcome guest host Lizzie No to Basic Folk for her debut episode…

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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.