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Exploring Ancestral Roots with Blind Pilot

October 10, 2024

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 30 – Corey Laitman

June 13, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Wow Corey Laitman. Corey is a really interesting musician and person. Their music is vulnerable in a…

Basic Folk 29 – Zack Hickman

June 6, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Zack Hickman is bound to go down in folk history for his incredible handlebar moustache, but fellow…

Basic Folk 28 – David Dye

May 30, 2019

Powered by RedCircle David Dye is a public radio music host pioneer. What Dye, WXPN and NPR did with starting…

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