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A founding member of the beloved North Carolina bluegrass-ish band Mipso, Jacob Sharp has always loved a team. He attributes this to being a middle child, which is the basis for his debut solo album, Middle Kid. Born and raised in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Jacob not only loved being on a team but also radiated towards musical collaboration on guitar and mandolin. He studied at UNC Chapel Hill where he met his bandmates and formed Mipso…
Basic Folk 99 – Auyon Mukharji of Darlingside
Powered by RedCircle Auyon Mukharji, of the Massachusetts spacey-folk band Darlingside, grew up in Kansas with first generation immigrant parents.…
Basic Folk 98 – Chris Smither
Powered by RedCircle The one and only Chris Smither! Influenced by Mississippi John Hurt and Lightnin’ Hopkins, Smither’s guitar playing…
Basic Folk 97 – Almeta Ingram-Miller (The Legendary Ingramettes)
Powered by RedCircle Gospel musician Almeta Ingram-Miller of The Legendary Ingramettes is working to preserve the legacy of her mother,…
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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.