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Steve Poltz Wants to Listen to The Grateful Dead, Watch Laugh-In and Write a Song Together, ep. 267
Episode 267
If you're looking for recommendations for desserts, might I suggest asking folk music and comedy savant Steve Poltz? This man loves gluten and carb-h…
2 years, 2 months ago
Basic Folk Presents: Only Vans
Editor’s note: Basic Folk is pleased to introduce our listeners to one of our favorite podcasts by sharing an episode in our feed! I am awestruck wit…
2 years, 2 months ago
Archiving the Heart: Greg Brown on Music, Family, and Throwing Out Old Notebooks, ep. 266
Episode 266
Iowa folk music icon Greg Brown is living that retired life. After playing his farewell retirement concert in 2023, he's returned with a new book: Ri…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Reckoning of Montreal Banjo-Witch Kaïa Kater, ep. 265
Episode 265
After banjo player Kaïa Kater attended Americana Fest in 2016, the music industry started telling her she was a part of the genre, which encompasses …
2 years, 2 months ago
Guster is a Place, ep. 264
Episode 264
Frontman Ryan Miller joins us to talk about all things Guster. From their tried and true collaborative writing process to the thea…
2 years, 3 months ago
Finding Freedom in a Flip Phone: John Moreland's Quest for a Simple Life, ep. 263
Episode 263
I hate surprises. However, Oklahoma's pride and joy John Moreland surprised us with his latest album Visitor and I guess I'm okay with it. Moreland's…
2 years, 3 months ago
Claps, Covers, and Come Ons: Inside Barnstar!'s Musical Mischief, ep. 262
Barnstar!, Boston's premiere kinda bluegrass and definitely bombastic band, has released their new album Furious Kindness and we're #blessed to welco…
2 years, 3 months ago
Fran & Flora Are Reimagining Traditional Yiddish Folk Music, ep. 261
Episode 261
Two long-time collaborators, cellist Francesa Ter-Berg and violinist Flora Curazon, Fran & Flora, have bonded over their obsession with ancient music…
2 years, 3 months ago
Relevant, Radical & ROTFL: Billy Bragg, Folk Music's Political Poet, ep. 260
Episode 260
Billy Bragg joins lizzie and Cindy on-board Cayamo to talk about songwriting, social justice, punk rock and, of course, The Little Guy (Bragg's nickn…
2 years, 4 months ago
Leyla McCalla's Joyful Rebellion: Sun Without Heat and the Freedom of Play, ep. 259
Episode 259
Singer-songwriter Leyla McCalla and her band (bassist Pete Olynciw, drummer Shawn Meyers and guitarist Nahum Zdybel) join us onboard the Cayamo cruis…
2 years, 4 months ago