Basic Folk

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Go to https://basicfolk.com/donate to make your contribution of $10 a month or more. 

You’ll get access to Basic Folk Backstage AND our new Basic Folk hotties wall calendar: which features 12 months of hotties that have previously appeared on the pod: from Hottest Headliner Eliza Gilkyson to Hottest Dad, Mark Erelli, it’s the best way to keep track of all the hottest folk dates in 2023. Thanks! XOXOX - Cindy & Lizzie

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 approaches interviews with warmth, humor and insightful questions. This podcast fosters the folk community and showcases a genre that is often misunderstood. Basic Folk features complex conversations about the human experience witnessed from an artistic angle. Our definition of “folk” is extremely broad, so you’ll hear interviews from Amythyst Kiah, Tom Rush, The Lumineers and many more. Basic Folk is dedicated to showcasing the best in folk and roots musicians including BIPOC musicians who have been excluded, or felt like they did not belong, in the folk world. Both Cindy and Lizzie bring unique perspectives to our honest conversations and are dedicated to changing the landscape and the gatekeepers of the folk music community.