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Basic Folk

Basic Folk is a podcast with honest conversations between musicians and Cindy Howes, a well-versed public radio host and music curator, and guest host: singer/songwriter Lizzie No. Basic Folk approach... Read more

Ranked #1

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Molly Venter of Red Molly, ep. 49

Molly Venter of Red Molly, ep. 49

Molly Venter of Red Molly and Goodnight Moonshine has a style reminiscent of the clearest folk singers from the 60's com... Read more

5 Dec 2019

1hr 1min

Ranked #2

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Amanda Shires, ep. 40

Amanda Shires, ep. 40

Amanda Shires, Texas born, Nashville based, sideplayer turned songwriter, turned force of nature in Americana, folk and ... Read more

29 Aug 2019

44mins

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Ranked #3

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Melissa Ferrick Live at Club Passim, ep. 36

Melissa Ferrick Live at Club Passim, ep. 36

Basic Folk is live at Club Passim with Melissa Ferrick! The indie folk songwriter genius lesbian icon joins us for our v... Read more

1 Aug 2019

51mins

Ranked #4

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Crys Matthews, ep. 55

Crys Matthews, ep. 55

Crys Matthews is the self-proclaimed "Poster Child for Intersectionality." While she'll say that with a smile, it's actu... Read more

30 Jan 2020

49mins

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Ranked #5

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KT Tunstall, ep. 16

KT Tunstall, ep. 16

KT Tunstall is an open-hearted Scottish dreamboat. She is a master at the art of conversation and makes a person feel he... Read more

7 Mar 2019

46mins

Ranked #6

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Chris Eldridge of The Punch Brothers, ep. 32

Chris Eldridge of The Punch Brothers, ep. 32

Chris Eldridge won his first Grammy this year with The Punch Brothers. After 8 nominations between Punch Brothers, The S... Read more

27 Jun 2019

46mins

Ranked #7

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Amy Ray, ep. 17

Amy Ray, ep. 17

Amy Ray, one half of the legendary folk rock band Indigo Girls, is known for her strong Southern roots, fierce devotion ... Read more

14 Mar 2019

52mins

Ranked #8

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Izzy Heltai, ep. 27

Izzy Heltai, ep. 27

Izzy Heltai is brave, curious and charismatic about the world. Izzy is a trans-man who has not yet talked about his gend... Read more

23 May 2019

51mins

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Erin McKeown, ep. 20

Erin McKeown, ep. 20

Erin McKeown has been queering the folk world for over two decades with her unpredictable and relentlessly unwavering su... Read more

4 Apr 2019

48mins

Ranked #10

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Ethan Gruska, ep. 24

Ethan Gruska, ep. 24

Cinematic, multi-talented, mystical/magical, human-songwriter Ethan Gruska is a grounded and extremely likable person. E... Read more

2 May 2019

48mins

Ranked #11

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Kora Feder, ep. 59

Kora Feder, ep. 59

Kora Feder came from a musical family. Her mother is the well regarded singer/songwriter, Rita Hosking. Growing up, she ... Read more

27 Feb 2020

47mins

Ranked #12

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Emily Saliers, ep. 15

Emily Saliers, ep. 15

Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls graciously joins me on Basic Folk this week. An iconic figure in modern folk rock, Emily g... Read more

28 Feb 2019

47mins

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Jenny Owen Youngs, ep. 47

Jenny Owen Youngs, ep. 47

Jenny Owen Youngs! Jenny is an indie pop songwriter, queer icon and podcast host. I am thrilled to have her on Basic Fol... Read more

14 Nov 2019

52mins

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Ryan Walsh of Hallelujah The Hills, ep. 46

Ryan Walsh of Hallelujah The Hills, ep. 46

Ryan Walsh of the literary (read: nerd) indie rock band Hallelujah The Hills has new music on the way. The new I'm You L... Read more

8 Nov 2019

48mins

Ranked #15

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Molly Sarle of Mountain Man, ep. 42

Molly Sarle of Mountain Man, ep. 42

Molly Sarle of Mountain Man has been working on her solo record for a little while and it's finally out! The beautiful K... Read more

19 Sep 2019

39mins

Ranked #16

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Tall Tall Trees, ep. 65

Tall Tall Trees, ep. 65

Mike Savino is the brains behind the experimental-banjo act, Tall Tall Trees. Raised in Long Island, Mike was first enco... Read more

10 Apr 2020

1hr 12mins

Ranked #17

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Emily Mure, ep. 44

Emily Mure, ep. 44

Emily Mure is a real life New York native! She is a life-long oboist, who had big plans for a career in classical music.... Read more

17 Oct 2019

49mins

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Dinty Child LIVE at Club Passim, ep. 52

Dinty Child LIVE at Club Passim, ep. 52

Basic Folk is live at Club Passim in Cambridge with Americana songwriter Dinty Child. Member of Session Americana, Dinty... Read more

12 Jan 2020

55mins

Ranked #19

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Matt Smith of Club Passim, ep. 33

Matt Smith of Club Passim, ep. 33

Matt Smith is a living legend with his unbelievable run at Club Passim, the historic folk venue nestled in a Harvard Squ... Read more

11 Jul 2019

46mins

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