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Melissa Ferrick Live at Club Passim, ep. 36
Episode 36
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 t…
7 years, 2 months ago
Ben Arthur, ep. 35
Episode 35
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 appro…
7 years, 3 months ago
Bridget Kearney, ep. 34
Episode 34
Bridget Kearney, bassist for Lake Street Dive, has been deeply immersed in studying music since childhood. From the "super nerds" she met at jazz cam…
7 years, 3 months ago
Matt Smith of Club Passim, ep. 33
Episode 33
Matt Smith is a living legend with his unbelievable run at Club Passim, the historic folk venue nestled in a Harvard Square basement. Currently Manag…
7 years, 3 months ago
Chris Eldridge of The Punch Brothers, ep. 32
Episode 32
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…
7 years, 4 months ago
Jim Kweskin, ep. 31
Episode 31
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 …
7 years, 4 months ago
Corey Laitman, ep. 30
Episode 30
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 Grif…
7 years, 4 months ago
Zack Hickman, ep. 29
Episode 29
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…
7 years, 4 months ago
David Dye, ep. 28
Episode 28
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 f…
7 years, 5 months ago
Izzy Heltai, ep. 27
Episode 27
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 …
7 years, 5 months ago