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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 57 – Leyla McCalla
Powered by RedCircle I had a lot to talk about with Leyla McCalla! The New Orleans resident has already had…
Basic Folk 56 – Elisapie
Powered by RedCircle Montreal’s Elisapie was born in Salluit, Quebec into the Inuit community. She grew up in the a…
Basic Folk 55 – Crys Matthews
Powered by RedCircle Crys Matthews is the self-proclaimed “Poster Child for Intersectionality.” While she’ll say that with a smile, it’s…
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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.