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Jacob Sharp after Mipso: Parenthood, Co-writing, and Still a Teamplayer

October 29, 2026

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 75 – Jake Blount

July 2, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Old time player Jake Blount and his sister were the first of his family (on his dad’s…

Basic Folk 74 – Pete Bernhard (Devil Makes Three)

June 25, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Vermont-born Pete Bernhard (Devil Makes Three) was raised surrounded by art as all the adults in his…

Basic Folk 73 – Isa Burke (Lula Wiles)

June 18, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Isa Burke, of Americana/folk trio Lula Wiles, is an opinionated white lady in America and I literally…

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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.