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The Oregon-bred indie folk music outfit Blind Pilot goes on a deep spiritual journey on their new album In the Shadow of the Holy Mountain (produced by Josh Kaufman). The music inspiration for frontman Israel Nebeker lay in his songwriting process. After struggling with writing for years (this is the first Blind Pilot album in 8 years), he set aside the songs he *had* been working (which will be included on a new solo record in 2025). Nebeker gave himself…
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Basic Folk 46 – Ryan Walsh of Hallelujah The Hills
Powered by RedCircle Ryan Walsh of the literary (read: nerd) indie rock band Hallelujah The Hills has new music on…
Basic Folk 45 – Betsy Siggins
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Basic Folk – Field Music with Paul “Bird” Edwards
In the “Field Music” series on Basic Folk, we talk to musicians about a particular song they have learned through…
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