Basic Folk is a podcast with honest conversations between musicians and Cindy Howes, a well-versed public radio host and music curator. Cindy approaches interviews with warmth, humor and insightful questions. This podcast fosters the folk community and showcases a genre that is often misunderstood. Ironically, Basic Folk features complex conversations about the human experience witnessed from an artistic angle. Cindy’s definition of “folk” is extremely broad, so you’ll hear interviews from KT Tunstall, Livingston Taylor, Amanda Shires and many more.
Brittney Spencer‘s making her way in Nashville. Her presence in Music City is radical not only because she’s a woman, but also because Spencer is a young Black country artist. Spencer has been enamored with country music ever since she fell in love with The Chicks as a 15-year-old. Even though she did not see More
From podcast host Cindy Howes Ellis Paul on Basic Folk! The one and only. This has been a long time coming. The Maine born musician is famous for helping establish the “Boston Songwriter Sound” in the late ’80s, ’90s and 2000s. He grew up on a potato farm and became a national track star, which More
From podcast host Cindy Howes: Laura Cortese, legendary fiddle player, thrives on music through community. In this episode of Basic Folk, Laura talks about her drive to combine indie soundscapes and songwriting into her trad fiddle camp world. The woman is an anomaly and I would follow her to the ends of the earth. Listen More
Podcast host Cindy Howes dives deep with Inuit artist Beatrice Deer. Deer discusses growing up in a community of fewer than 400 people, her cultural upbringing of native music and pop music, and the difficult experiences of her life that have taught her wisdom. Growing up in Northern Quebec, Beatrice Deer spent a lot of More
From podcast host Cindy Howes: New England Folk Queen Kris Delmhorst is releasing her new record Long Day In The Milky Way into a very weird world. On the podcast, she mentions that performing songs from a new album night after night on tour really allows her to grow close to the album and get More
From podcast host Cindy Howes: Wisdom grows out of suffering. William Prince exemplifies wisdom. He is serious, yet filled with hope, even during his bleakest times. “I had the faith for a better time. That’s all hope really is: borrowing from a time that things will be better.” This led him to be more vulnerable More
