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Basic Folk

The Bluegrass Situation

Basic Folk features honest conversations with folk musicians hosted by Cindy Howes and Lizzie No. We approach interviews with warmth, humor and insightful questions. Since 2018, this podcast has dignified under the radar roots musicians by providing a platform that they might not otherwise have. You’ll hear interviews from Three-time Grammy-winning guitar gods like Molly Tuttle, Haitian American folk legends like Leyla McCalla and deep feelers like songwriter John Hiatt.Basic Folk is dedicated to

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64:47

David Huckfelt, ep. 39

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2019/08/22

David Huckfelt, founding member of the Minneapolis folk band, The Pines, emanates poetry in everything he does. From his solo work to his outlook on life, Huckfelt is living artwork. It was a real pleasure to speak with him about his Iowa upbringing, his connection to indigenous people and his two-week solitary writing retreat on the most remote and least visited national park in mighty Lake Superior. American Songwriter Podcast Network Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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Johnathan Rice, ep. 38

Basic Folk ·

2019/08/15

Scottish-American songwriter Johnathan Rice might have first landed on your radar through his duo Jenny & Johnny with his former partner Jenny Lewis. Rice's story starts in Virginia and Scotland where he spent time going back and forth for his dad's work. Each place having its own effect on his young musicianship. Virginia embodied a typical mid-90's American teen experience. In Scotland, he was surrounded by a large family where music was front and center. American Songwriter

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Alisa Amador Live at Club Passim, ep. 37

Basic Folk ·

2019/08/08

Basic Folk is Live at Club Passim! Alisa Amador grew up in Cambridge, MA surrounded by the influence of her parents' Latin group Sol y Canto. She has managed to cultivate a warm sound that walks the line of folk, jazz, blues, soul and Latin. One thing so apparent about these laid back, warm songs is their similarities to the human that's writing and performing them. American Songwriter Podcast Network Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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Melissa Ferrick Live at Club Passim, ep. 36

Basic Folk ·

2019/08/01

Basic Folk is live at Club Passim with Melissa Ferrick! The indie folk songwriter genius lesbian icon joins us for our very first live recording of the podcast. We get honest conversation and live music from Melissa, who had recently moved to Cambridge, graduated grad school at Harvard and got a new teaching job at Northeastern. She played songs from her latest self-titled album as well as a new song. American Songwriter Podcast Network Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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Ben Arthur, ep. 35

Basic Folk ·

2019/07/25

Songwriter, author and podcaster Ben Arthur did not know what he was in for on Basic Folk, but neither did I. Most times there is a plan when I approach an interview, however, every once in awhile the plan gets thrown out and we really dig into it. "I didn't expect all the psychological profiling that we're doing... but I'm into it" Ben says after a couple of minutes into the interview. American Songwriter Podcast Network Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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Bridget Kearney, ep. 34

Basic Folk ·

2019/07/18

Bridget Kearney, bassist for Lake Street Dive, has been deeply immersed in studying music since childhood. From the "super nerds" she met at jazz camp to the nights in her parents' basement transposing songs, Kearney has dedicated herself to the betterment of her craft. In our conversation, we talk about how her experience in playing in orchestras prepared her for collaborative life in a band like Lake Street Dive. American Songwriter Podcast Network Advertising Inquiries:

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Matt Smith of Club Passim, ep. 33

Basic Folk ·

2019/07/11

Matt Smith is a living legend with his unbelievable run at Club Passim, the historic folk venue nestled in a Harvard Square basement. Currently Managing Director at Passim, Matt is the most passionate music lover I know. I met Matt while working as a student at WERS, where he was bringing in fantastic shows into a listening room filled with people who were clambering for honest music in an intimate space. American Songwriter Podcast Network Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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Chris Eldridge of The Punch Brothers, ep. 32

Basic Folk ·

2019/06/27

Chris Eldridge won his first Grammy this year with The Punch Brothers. After 8 nominations between Punch Brothers, The Seldom Scene and his work with Julian Lage, this award was very overdue! Eldridge, who goes by the nickname Critter, grew up around bluegrass with his dad being a member of The Seldom Scene and being around influential players like Tony Rice. American Songwriter Podcast NetworkAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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Jim Kweskin, ep. 31

Basic Folk ·

2019/06/20

Jim Kweskin is maybe the most famous person you might not know. With The Jim Kweskin Jug band, he mixed together folk and jazz which invigorated the straight-laced Cambridge folk scene in the 1960's. A regular at The Club 47, now Club Passim, Kweskin talks about how he came to the jug band style and how his band's relaxed stage presence changed the dynamic of the live folk show in profound ways. American Songwriter Podcast Network Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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Corey Laitman, ep. 30

Basic Folk ·

2019/06/13

Corey Laitman is a really interesting musician and person. Their music is vulnerable in a way that you rarely find (Deb Talan, Edie Carey, Patty Griffin) with a voice that basically encompasses all human emotions in 0.5 seconds. It's amazing. Corey's spirit is inspired by their vast imagination and connection to nature. We talk in the podcast about how humans are intrinsically connected to nature, but for most of us that connection is not fully realized. American Songwriter Podcast

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Zack Hickman, ep. 29

Basic Folk ·

2019/06/06

Zack Hickman is bound to go down in folk history for his incredible handlebar moustache, but fellow bandmates in his numerous groups know him for his extreme talent and keen ability to bring together musical projects. Born in Lynchburg, VA to physician parents, he grew up on a micro farm where his family grew produce, flowers and (of course) tended to bees. He eventually found his way to Oberlin College where he met and started performing with Josh Ritter, whom he still performs with today. American

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David Dye, ep. 28

Basic Folk ·

2019/05/30

David Dye is a public radio music host pioneer. What Dye, WXPN and NPR did with starting the World Cafe changed the landscape of music on the radio for the extreme better. David is a music fan first and was allowed to express that knowledge and love for sharing songs on the radio to a national audience for over 25 years. David is funny and thoughtful and quick with his answers! We go through all my questions! American Songwriter Podcast Network Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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Izzy Heltai, ep. 27

Basic Folk ·

2019/05/23

Izzy Heltai is brave, curious and charismatic about the world. Izzy is a trans-man who has not yet talked about his gender at length in an interview the way he does on this episode of Basic Folk. He's careful with how he represents himself, but it's a lovely and informative conversation about finding how to be comfortable in life. He is someone who has a sharp sense of how to achieve that comfort and I'm just as excited as he is about his bright music career. American Songwriter Podcast

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Livingston Taylor, ep. 26

Basic Folk ·

2019/05/16

Livingston Taylor has managed to carve out an impressive and interesting career as a successful songwriter and extremely effective professor of stage performance at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Younger brother to the very famous James Taylor, this is an interesting and vast conversation with a fascinating man. Liv generously talks about his relationship with his late brother Alex, Carly Simon and his older brother James. American Songwriter Podcast Network Advertising Inquiries:

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Jenna Nicholls, ep. 25

Basic Folk ·

2019/05/09

Jenna Nicholls was the imaginative kid who was friends with trees and believed furniture was alive. Raised in Western Pennsylvania, she was raised on jazz, classical and Irish music. Her music is reflective of the golden age of radio and The Great Depression. Her lyrics put people in a place visually and she encompasses a couple different tones including a delightful lighthearted falsetto. Now a resident of New York City, she considers her music an oasis from the political landscape. American

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Ethan Gruska, ep. 24

Basic Folk ·

2019/05/02

Cinematic, multi-talented, mystical/magical, human-songwriter Ethan Gruska is a grounded and extremely likable person. Ethan’s 2017 Slowmotionary, for me, was a personal lifesaver during a hell of a year. He may have come across your radar through his indie band The Belle Brigade with his sister Barbara.We touch upon topics ranging from his mother’s stroke (which happened right after he was born), to his grandfather (JOHN GD WILLIAMS) to his weird interest in magic tricks. American Songwriter

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Marissa Nadler, ep. 23

Basic Folk ·

2019/04/25

It is wonderful to have songwriter Marissa Nadler on the pod! Ethereal, goth, ambient and gauzy are often used to describe her sound. She has collaborated with musicians like John Cale, Sharon Van Etten and black metal band Xasthur. Marissa gets into the differences between herself and her songs, "I'm a complete nervous wreck with a massive anxiety disorder..." while her songs are very mellow, soothing and almost narcotic. She credits playing music and painting as the only time she is at

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Jonatha Brooke, ep. 22

Basic Folk ·

2019/04/18

I have always really liked Jonatha Brooke. She's one of those writers who always knows what to do, which is the basis for why we like pop music. Her songs take you to the place you wanna go while still hitting vulnerability and insight. This week, JB gives details about her upbringing in a Christian Science household and where she stands now with her religion. We also get to talking about the sensuality of Woody Guthrie. JB's album The Worksis all songs written and never finished by

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Jocie Adams of Arc Iris, ep. 21

Basic Folk ·

2019/04/11

Magic musical human wonder Jocie Adams (Arc Iris) is a very funny, grounded and kind person IRL; on stage she is a mystical badass alien superhero who expressively emerges from a giant vagina at the start of her live shows while wearing a gold bodysuit. Arc Iris' music is rooted in rock, pop, glam, folk and something else that you can't put your finger on (maybe it's stardust?). On Basic Folk, Jocie details some of what's going on inside her interesting brain, her connection to

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Bonus: Erin McKeown is Folk Wikipedia

Basic Folk ·

2019/04/10

A bonus ep of Basic Folk where Erin McKeown gets particularly basic about her former project Voice on The Verge. She explains their origin and intention behind the group and I started getting v into all the obscure folk references she made. It didn't make the edited ep, but enough people (4 people) said they would like to hear it! American Songwriter Podcast Network Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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