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Year-End Reflections with Cindy & Lizzie: A Wild 2024 Ride

December 12, 2024

It’s 2024 recap time on Basic Folk! Cindy & Lizzie dive into a most special year-end reflection, featuring highlights from our honest conversations with folk musicians. We revisit THE top episode of the year, Anna Tivel & Jeffrey Martin‘s insightful discussion on navigating artistic challenges and living a simple life. Cindy shares her favorite episode featuring her co-host Lizzie No talking about her career-defining album, Halfsies (our 250th episode!). In turn, Lizzie’s favorite honest convo came from Leyla McCalla onboard…

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Basic Folk 19 – Bill Deasy

March 28, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Bill Deasy is one of Pittsburgh’s big 90s success stories due to his band The Gathering Field…

Basic Folk 18 – Edie Carey

March 21, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Ready to ugly cry? No? Ok, I will give you a moment to prepare… Because tuning into…

Basic Folk 17 – Amy Ray

March 14, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Amy Ray, one half of the legendary folk rock band Indigo Girls, is known for her strong…

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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.

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