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(Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Reissue series! For the next several weeks, Basic Folk is digging back into the archives and reposting some of our favorite episodes alongside new introductions commenting on what it’s like to listen back. Enjoy!) This episode featuring Cindy Howes interviewing John Hiatt originally posted on August 5, 2021. In 2021, John Hiatt released ‘Leftover Feelings’ (which is still his latest album, by the way), a collab with bluegrass great Jerry Douglas as producer and his…
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Basic Folk 78 – Ruth Merenda (The Mammals)
Powered by RedCircle Ever since I saw her playing with The Mammals in the early 2000’sies, I have had a…
Basic Folk 77 – Caitlyn Smith
Powered by RedCircle Nashville songwriter Caitlyn Smith has written for Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, Meghan Trainor & John Legend,…
Basic Folk 76 – Grace Pettis
Powered by RedCircle Grace Pettis is leaning in. The founder of Nobody’s Girl (with Rebecca Loebe and Betty Soo) and…
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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.