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John Hiatt is Actually Not Scared to Talk about His Feelings (REISSUE)

June 5, 2025

(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 66 – Maya De Vitry Track By Track

April 23, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Maya De Vitry, formerly of The Stray Birds, quietly released one of the best records of the…

Basic Folk 65 – Tall Tall Trees

April 9, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Mike Savino is the brains behind the experimental-banjo act, Tall Tall Trees. Raised in Long Island, Mike…

Basic Folk 64 – Mark Erelli Track by Track

April 2, 2020

Powered by RedCircle We get a track by track from New England singer/songwriter Mark Erelli on his new album Blindsided on…

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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.