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This guide to the month ahead will help you to settle deeper into the seasons. On the first of the month, nature writer Lia Leendertz presents natural history, music and folklore in our engaging patchwork format. While in our mid-month Found Sounds series, field recordist Alice Boyd meets people inspired by folk arts and the landscape. As the Season Turns is created by Ffern, makers of small-batch, seasonal perfume. To find out more visit www.ffern.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f ...
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Sounds Atlantic

Ron Moores

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Sounds Atlantic is a podcast heard weekly that is devoted to artists from Atlantic Canada who perform roots and acoustic based music (i.e., traditional, folk, old-time, “Canadiana”/”Americana”, bluegrass, etc.). Atlantic Canadian artists describe it this way: Anita Best (trad Newfoundland singer, folk historian and Order of Canada member) refers to this podcast as "the best show for down-home music in all of Canada"... Wayne Chaulk ("Buddy Wassisname and the Other Fellers") says "Ron's got t ...
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Basic Folk

The Bluegrass Situation

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Basic Folk features honest conversations with folk musicians hosted by Cindy Howes and Lizzie No. We approach interviews with warmth, humor and insightful questions. Since 2018, this podcast has dignified under the radar roots musicians by providing a platform that they might not otherwise have. You’ll hear interviews from Three-time Grammy-winning guitar gods like Molly Tuttle, Haitian American folk legends like Leyla McCalla and deep feelers like songwriter John Hiatt. Basic Folk is dedica ...
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An independent production from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, Borderlines is a weekly exploration of real country music in a mix of folk, blues, singer-songwriter, roots jazz and lots more. The show is music, with not much talk. 30 songs per episode, AND STILL NO COUNTRY-POP! Music for your ears, head and heart, with host Rick August. Music licensed by SOCAN. Program © 2025 Acoustic Resources.
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IndieFeed: Indie Pop Music

Indiefeed.com Community

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One song per episode, Legal. Free. Just the way your want them, plus info about the music and where to get more. Discover many IndieFeed genres and shows. www.indiefeed.com Track us at www.twitter.com/indiefeed
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Americana Podcast

Robert Earl Keen

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Americana Podcast: The 51st State is a platform dedicated to sharing and expanding on the Americana genre's roots, reach, and definition. Each episode is told from the point of view of the musicians that have dedicated their lives to it. Robert Earl Keen, Americana pioneer and host, interviews musicians, exploring their unique histories, creative processes, successes, failures, and everything in between.
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Finding Raffi

iHeartPodcasts and Fatherly

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Raffi Cavoukian is a magical musician. His songs, like “Baby Beluga” and “Down by the Bay,” have wordplay and rhyme schemes that are as crowd-pleasing as they come — sweet, silly sing-alongs for kids and adults alike. But his work is anything but simple. Much like the folk singers who inspired him, a radical philosophy underscores all that he does. In "Finding Raffi,” comedian, writer, and podcaster Chris Garcia takes us on a journey through a 10-part series tracing Raffi’s life from aspirin ...
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'Humraaz' with Humraj, a unique one-of-a-kind interview podcast which features personalities, unsung heroes, sports persons and people who have managed to make a difference. You might not have necessarily seen them on page ONE news but what they have done to make a change in their respective fields is worth talking about. Join our host Humraj, as he travels the length and breath of india and captures these inspiring people as they open their hearts out for our listeners, with host, Humraj. F ...
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On an acoustic quest, Cykick weaves an endless stream of lyrics taken from everyday life that roam through space, transporting listeners into the unexpected. Lyrics, vibes and moods subvert traditional notions of the Japanese language, creating one of a kind music that transcends genres to break through to a new state of mind. Cykick’s soul-wrenching live performances of overwhelming presence totally disarm and compel audiences. https://cykick.org/
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A reproduction of shows featuring legendary folk singer Bruce Utah Phillips. A collage of rants, poetry, tales and reminiscences mixed with little known music and talk from over 1,000 tapes of everything under the sun, from tramping and labor (historic and contemporary) to baseball and old friends...from unreleased Lord Buckley to animals, children, tall tales, Paul Robeson, and most of what you need to know about life on the open road...and always music.
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Sing Out! Radio Magazine

Sing Out! Radio Magazine

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The Sing Out! Radio Magazine is a weekly, hour-long “magazine format” program, hosted by Tom Druckenmiller, featuring interviews in addition to “live” and recorded music. The program is currently being aired in over 25 markets nationwide!
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Lose yourself in a story of obsession, 40 years of night life and 4,000 years of human connection. In The Portal Martin Green, Wils Wilson, and David Greig have woven together a tale of love, music, drugs and deceit. Two obsessive recordists, and lovers torn apart by circumstance; Etteridge and Angela left us the most incredible collection of 20th century documentation ever made. From 1947 to 1988 they never met. They recorded any and every aspect of London nightlife, from war-time dance-hal ...
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Real Folk - Inspiring life stories. Jo chinwags with guests from diverse backgrounds and delves into their lives so far. Guests include actors, adventurers, comedians, dancers, artists, singers, filmmakers, foster carers, authors, entrepreneurs, linguists and more. Who would we be without our stories? Sharing, listening and learning about our experiences is the essence of being human.
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Celtic Roots Radio – Irish music podcast

Raymond McCullough: Precious Oil Productions Ltd

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Celtic Roots Radio (celticrootsradio.com) Here's a taste a' music to whet yer appetite – Celtic, folk, folk/rock, Appalachian, Breton, bluegrass, Scottish, Irish, Cajun, Cape Breton, singer/songwriter – if its Celtic, roots or acoustic music you want, you'll find it here (plus a wee drop a' Norn Iron craic!) – on Celtic Roots Radio! ---------------- Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio (celticrootsradio.com) ---------------- 24/7 INTERNET STATION!! We also have a 2 ...
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As An Americana Singer-Songwriter Rickey Gene Wright is a Storyteller, Native Texan, Cowboy Logic Narrator, Lover Of Hats, Boots, and Dogs. RGW lets his imagination and storytelling fly as he talks about the stories behind his original songs and the colorful characters he has met or heard about. RGW talks about other songwriters that have influenced him on his singer-songwriting journey. RGW travels down that road between Folk, Bluegrass, Acoustic Blues, Gospel Roots and Country to the music ...
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A storytelling podcast hosted by singer-songwriter Jennifer Silva that blends true tales - drawn from Silva's own brushes with the paranormal and her fascination with the dark corners of history - with an intimate, acoustic performance of an original ballad that echoes the story just told. Moody, immersive and deeply personal, Through the Forest is where ghost stories meet gothic folk, inviting listeners to follow the music deeper into the unknown. Follow along @throughtheforestpodcast.
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New Slang

Thomas Mooney

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New Slang is an interview-based podcast hosted by music journalist Thomas Mooney. It's mostly hour-long conversations with singer-songwriters, musicians, and bands within the Americana, country, folk, and rock realms. We discuss influences, albums, songwriting, and all things within that artist's life. Thomas Mooney has been published in the likes of Texas Monthly, Rolling Stone Country, & more.
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Keeping Edinburgh

Edinburgh HSCP

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A wellbeing 'what's on guide' with a difference. Explore the free-to-access places and spaces, helping folk across the Capital have more good days. Hosted by Edinburgh singer-songwriter and community musician Gus Harrower, this immersive listen introduces listeners to the amazing people in Edinburgh’s communities, as well as provide information on how to access a wide range of wellbeing-boosting support and activities out there.
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Directors Joel Coen and Ethan Coen discuss “Inside Llewyn Davis,” their new film about a week in the life of a young singer navigating the 1961 Greenwich Village folk scene. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he struggles to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles—some of them of his own making.
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Musical and spiritual improv connecting heart and mind while building bridges between people beyond space and time ... Lazer Lloyd speaks and sings about life's struggle for love, meaning, and the strength to hang on - discovering joy along the way. Lazer is a singer songwriter, guitarist creating his own take on Americana drawing on his roots in folk, country, rock, blues, and jam.
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Soundcheck

WNYC Studios

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WNYC, New York Public Radio, brings you Soundcheck, the arts and culture program hosted by John Schaefer, who engages guests and listeners in lively, inquisitive conversations with established and rising figures in New York City's creative arts scene. Guests come from all disciplines, including pop, indie rock, jazz, urban, world and classical music, technology, cultural affairs, TV and film. Recent episodes have included features on Michael Jackson,Crosby Stills & Nash, the Assad Brothers, ...
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Maed in India

Maed in India

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Whether it’s a shoegaze band from Chandigarh, thrash metal act from Visakhapatnam, rapper from Kashmir, vocal folk quartet from Kohima, Tamil indie pop act from Madurai, or a singer-songwriter from Mussoorie, Maed in India is where you’ll discover it. Started in 2015, music nerd and ex-radio presenter Mae Mariyam Thomas showcases the best talent coming out of South Asia and its diaspora. The show is India’s first indie music podcast and prides itself on being the premier destination for new ...
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Resurfacing

Avalon Rossignol-Tassonyi

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Resurfacing is a living archive of the music and lives of songwriters. Host and singer/songwriter Avalon Rossignol-Tassonyi uses an anecdotal storytelling approach anchored in their own experiences of the music. Chosen for their intriguing and unexpected career trajectories, many of the featured artists share a connection to folk music, a Do-It-Yourself spirit, and lacked visibility during their most active years. Each episode provides a window into an artist’s body of work and the broader c ...
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Enter the world of The Young’uns, the three-time BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winning band from Teesside. The Young’uns Podcast includes highlights and the occasional embarrassing lowlight from Young’uns gigs, observations and recordings from on tour, live music and chat with guests, including top names in folk, and an array of irreverent features.
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What can we do to make the most of the ONE precious life we've all been given? Renowned podcaster, author, and self-improvement junkie Troy Farkas travels the world in search of answers to this very important question. New video episodes released every other week featuring impactful conversations with guests who share their own inspirational stories about how they've navigated life, and the things you can do TODAY to improve yours.
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Casey Wayne Smith

Casey Wayne Smith

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Casey Wayne Smith (Whittier California, November 2, 1990) is a singer songwriter and musician. Smith's sound combines true elements of indie, folk, pop and acoustic. Since his first self album release in Janurary of 2016 Apartment Sessions ( as a joke) Smith has hit the hearts of many under ground folk music lovers. Early life: Smith, a native of Whittier, lived between his mother and father for 18 years. At the age of 10 he picked up the guitar after being inspired by the hit song "Johnny B ...
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Boots & Ballads

Jeremiah Craig

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Jeremiah Craig is a cowboy boot wearing singer/songwriter. On this podcast you will hear everything from interviews with pros in the cowboy boot industry to full live concerts and behind the scenes in his songwriting process. Episode Schedule: Music Monday, Tuesday Boots Day, Whatever Wednesday, Boot Talk Thursday, Folk Music Friday.
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The Andy and Amanda Show is now the Andy Kimbel Show. Yes, Andy and Amanda are still like family. Their schedules and the time difference between the US and the UK made it increasingly hard to put show together on any kind of steady schedule. Andy Kimbel will continue to host the show going from 3 times per week to just Wednesday’s at 3 PM PDT. We might go back to the 3 day schedule , but not until the summer as Andy will be touring with his real job as an acoustic blues and Folk ”acoustic g ...
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Radio8Ball is a musical divination podcast hosted by ANDRAS JONES. We answer questions (and question answers) by picking songs at random, and interpreting them like musical tarot cards. The questions come from our celebrity guests and the answers are performed by our featured songwriter. Featured guests have included: Viggo Mortensen, Fred Armisen, Jon Auer, Tig Notaro, Mose Allison, Eleni Mandell, Inara George, Allen Toussaint, Susanna Hoffs, John Trudell, Michael Ian Black, John Doe, Exene ...
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Denny Carleton has been a long lasting figure in the Cleveland music scene, having played with notable '60s bands such as The Choir and the Lost Souls and has continued on writing, performing and recording through all of his musical genres changes , including punk ,Gospel ,blues ,jazz folk ,experimental, Avant Garde , and theatrical pieces As a gifted guitarist, he is also a singer and prolific songwriter whose blend of original material utilizing Folk, Rock and Acoustic influences has been ...
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The Durham Podcast

Durham OnAir & Emma Hignett

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From the heart of Durham, The Durham Podcast brings Durham to you ... what's happening in the city and across the County, meet some of Durham's independent businesses, discover things to do, places to go from both the residents' and the students' point of view.
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Songs from the comfy orange chair are exactly that. Singer songwriter Johnny Sanford of Mountain Sons presents old, new, covers, and unexpected songs and stories every Sunday, shipped right to your ears for free via this wonderful world wide web. Tell your friends!
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A Good Service on All Other Lines

David Head and Matt Glover

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Writer/comedian David Head and singer/songwriter Matt Glover present "A Good Service on All Other Lines", a narrative story and song podcast told in 5 parts. Originally performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018, the show follows intertwining tales of lovers, losers and locomotives. Look, it’s basically funny stories and melancholy folk-pop. Everyone’s favourite combination. Right? Here’s some nice things people have said previously: ***** “Stunning” – EdFringe Review **** “Gorgeous” – The 73 ...
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Saxophonist and composer Donny McCaslin has been playing with jazz luminaries like Maria Schneider and Dave Douglas, and leading his own band, for a couple of decades. But he’s best known for his work with David Bowie, who basically hired Donny’s whole ensemble to be the band on his final album Blackstar. His latest, Lullaby for the Lost, is a guit…
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John Lilly - They Tore The Cabin Down, Thinking About The Weather Joe Fournier & The Badass Fajitas – Drive, Joe Fournier & The Badass Fajitas The Breakmen - No More Cane On The Brazos, The Breakmen Melissa Carper - Take Me In Your Arms, It's All Her Fault: A Tribute To Cindy Walker John Wort Hannam - Wrecking Ball, Two Bit Suit Max Stalling - Sadd…
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Send us a text Newfoundland-Labradorian trad. singer and radio host Anita Best co-hosts this special Christmas program with host Ron Moores, featuring selections of some of their favourite Christmas music from Atlantic Canada and beyond from Jim Payne and Fergus O’Byrne, Jim Fiddler, Lennie Gallant, Catherine McLellan, Matthew Byrne, Anita Best and…
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To send 2025 off into the great abyss, we have a sensational year-end Basic Folk roundtable featuring Lizzie's group chat: Kaïa Kater, Olivia Ellen Lloyd, and Isa Burke. It can feel so challenging to know which media you can trust and whose takes you can really take to the bank. There is no one we trust more to wrap-up this wild and wacky year than…
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New York-based classically trained composer and musician Kelly Moran’s music draws on everything from classical to dance to metal, but ends up sounding like none of those. She has become known for her music for prepared piano – a regular piano whose strings have things like metal or wood placed on the strings to alter the sound. Moran has also work…
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Most places around the country are now experiencing the trials and tribulations of winter-time, with snow and ice or at least shorter days and longer nights. We'll sample some snow-themed songs and tunes, with a flurry of selections from Peter Mayer, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, Sheila Kay Adams with Jim Taylor, and lots more favorites, old and new. …
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In this episode of Through The Forest, Jennifer Silva steps into the chaotic world of poltergeists — the noisy spirits who refuse to slip quietly into the beyond. Jennifer and her mother Jo Ann, share this first hand account and the story of Henry Costa, a devoted husband still lingering in the home he once shared with his wife. As Mrs. Costa prepa…
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The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse. The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night. The Besnard Lakes Are The Last Of The Great Thunderstorm Warnings. The Besnard Lakes are a rock band from Montreal with a knack for intriguing album titles. Their latest is The Besnard Lakes Are The Ghostly Nation, a collection of arty, often psychedelic songs about a so…
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The Mavericks - San Jose, Live In Austin, Texas Kathleen Edwards - Need A Ride, Billionaire Colter Wall - 4/4 Time, Memories And Empties The Honeycutters – Hallelujah, On The Ropes Sleepy Driver - Like A Weapon, Steady Now Brad Howard - I'll Let The Bottle Kill Me, Deeper Than The Heart Eliza Gilkyson - He'll Miss This Train, Lost And Found Ron Sex…
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For December's Found Sound, Alice Boyd walks with broadcaster Matthew Bannister, creator of the podcast Folk on Foot, through the Wildbrooks of Amberley in West Sussex. Their conversation wanders through Matthew’s discovery of folk music to the new voices keeping the tradition alive today. Found Sounds are sonic scrapbooks of field recordings and i…
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Jo chews the Christmas fat with author, critic, comic and musician, Marc Burrows. Jo delves deeper into what inspired Marc's latest book The Story of the Christmas No.1 - Mistletoe and Vinyl. Listen up for some festive music facts. Find out why Simon Cowell makes the X Factor winner a Christmas No.1, why The Beatles are to blame for everything and …
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The Brooklyn band called Momma revolves around the singing and songwriting team of Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten who combine gauzy vocal harmonies with walls of roaring guitars. Their 2022 album Household Name was a critical favorite, and their 2025 album, Welcome To My Blue Sky, builds on that success with songs about longing, infidelity, l…
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We'll continue with Send the Singer Home, Part 2 with some instrumental selections that are well-thought out and varied. Among others, we'll listen to The Acousticats, Bruce Cockburn, The Horseflies and Leo Kottke. Vocals not necessary … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Strugg…
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The Icelandic keyboardist and composer Eydís Evensen has released three albums of music that blends classical lyricism with the repeating patterns of post-minimalist music. "Her compositions, guided by emotion, are intimate explorations of mourning, hope, reflection, and renewal—creating a world that invites listeners to feel their way through the …
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Rita Hosking - Holier Than Thou, Come Sunrise Blue Shadows - Why Oh Why, Lucky To Me Jaxon Haldane – Montreal, Down In Oklahoma Iain Matthews - For Better Or Worse, The Dark Ride Darcy Deaville - Livin' On The Lucky Side, Livin' On The Lucky Side Buck Owens & The Buckaroos - Streets Of Bakersfield, Ain't It Amazing, Gracie Little Pink - Ceiling Rai…
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Send us a text Interview with track by track coverage of all Matthew Byrne’s songs from his latest release “Stealing Time”. https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18 September 22, 2025: "Sounds Atlantic" is a highly regarded podcast specializing in roots and acoustic music from Atlantic Canada, receiving high rankings on platforms like Feedspot as a t…
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Our episode with Madison Cunningham was one of those all-time Basic Folk moments where a guest gets really deep really quickly. I'm so grateful to have had the chance to speak with this brilliant young torchbearer of the folk tradition to celebrate the release of her new album, 'Ace.' Cunningham grew up in the church, an environment which shaped he…
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The L.A-based, Brooklyn-born band called Boyish is built around the songwriting of India Shore and Claire Altendahl, and while they’ve been releasing music since 2018, they’ve just put out their debut album, called Gun. The album presents a series of scenes and character studies from a fictional American town called Gun, which seems to be haunted –…
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Voices are not always needed to create good music – fine instrumentalists make great music on their own. We'll share some tunes from Richard Thompson, The Rebirth Brass Band, Cindy Kallet & Grey Larsen along with a few surprises. Send the singer home … this week (and next) on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) …
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Today’s episode is a rerun, and we bring it to you with a heaviness that is hard to put into words. When we learned of Todd’s passing on November 14th, it felt as if something vibrant had suddenly drained from the world, as if a familiar warm light we’d always counted on had quietly dissipated into the ether, leaving us in a cold sadness which we m…
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English singer and multi-instrumentalist Patrick Wolf built his sizable reputation on a blend of Baroque pop and arty, classically-informed folk-rock. But a series of setbacks kept him from the music scene for a decade, before he returned with an EP in 2023, and in June of 2025, his latest LP called Crying The Neck. Patrick Wolf joins us at the pia…
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Wrap up warm for our December episode - the last of our 2025 series. We prune our orchard’s sleepy trees, make ephemeral ink from sloes, and visit the coast for one of the UK’s most exciting wildlife spectacles. In the sky, the Geminids are falling - and we’re bringing in the green for the midwinter festivals.'As the Season Turns' is a podcast crea…
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Yvette Landry - One More Broken Heart, Should Have Known Bob Snider - Anna Marie, Stealin' Home The Paperboys - All Along The Watchtower, Tenure Jimmy Lafave - I'm Ready, Trail Two Joe Fournier - Why Am I Sittin' Here Sober, Three Chord MacGyver Libby Koch - Out Of My Misery, Just Move On Robert Earl Keen - The Coming Home Of The Son & Brother, Liv…
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Both old and new, Austin-based band Black Pumas is centered around guitarist and producer Adrian Quesada and 27-year-old songwriter Eric Burton. Grammy Award-winning Quesada has played in Grupo Fantasma and Brownout, and accompanied artists from Prince to Daniel Johnston. Burton grew up in church and then got heavily involved in musical theater. He…
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Listen to music from American musicians, the harpist Ashley Jackson and the Oklahoma-based Cherokee singer and songwriter Ken Pomeroy. Both sets come from our Soundcheck series of live performances and interviews, available as a twice-weekly podcast, wherever you get podcasts. With her clever guitar playing and powerful stories, Oklahoma-based Cher…
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This week's edition of the program treats you to songs about food, friends and family. We'll hear songs from Robyn Landis, Sally Rogers and Claudia Schmidt, Michael Jerling, David Holt, Eric Bibb and many others. At our destinations and in the kitchen … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of…
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Ye Vagabonds are brothers Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn. They grew up in rural Carlow but moved to Dublin in 2012 and became known on the traditional Irish, blues and folk scenes in the city, playing folk songs as well as their own original material, (Bandcamp). They’re part a wave of bands who’ve remade or extended the folk tradition; they’ve also…
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Buddy Miller - Lonesome For You, Poison Love Sarah Jane Scouten - Our Small Town, The Cape Wyckham Porteous - Hungry Heart, 3:00 AM Mike & The Moonpies (aka Silverada) - Might be Wrong, Steak Night At The Prairie Rose Garnet Rogers - Love's Been Linked To The Blues, Night Drive The McCarthys - Doors Of The Barroom, And Then Some Hot Club Of Cowtown…
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Send us a text A retrospective on the career of the late Ron Hynes, “Man of a Thousand Songs”, featuring an interview with Newfoundland singer-songwriter-broadcaster and band leader Larry Foley…lots of music and insight. https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18 September 22, 2025: "Sounds Atlantic" is a highly regarded podcast specializing in roots a…
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Cochemea is a sax player, composer and arranger who spent some years playing vintage-style soul with Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, as well as stints with Amy Winehouse, David Byrne, hip hop duo Run The Jewels and dozens more. Born Cochemea Gastelum into an Indigenous Yaqui family in California, he’s found time over the past few years to release thr…
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Thanksgiving is the busiest time of the year for travelers. Perhaps it's because of the annual four day weekend or maybe it's just the lure of spending time with family and friends, and - oh yes - there's food. This time around we'll hear songs about travel and fond memories of Thanksgivings past. We'll hear Dalglish, Larsen and Sutherland, Marshal…
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The now London-based Polish pianist and composer Hania Rani quickly attracted fans with her 2019 album of solo piano works in the post-classical style, a blend of classical lyricism and minimalist patterns. Her later albums expanded to include electronics, and her voice; she is equally versed in the music of composers like Philip Glass and bands li…
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Jason Isbell - Live Oak, Southeastern Lynne Hanson - Fell Down A Wishing Well, Things I Miss Scott MacKay - Opposites Attract, Stupid Cupid The Honeycutters – Jukebox, Me Oh My Luther Wright & The Wrongs - It's Mighty Dark To Travel, Guitar Pickin' Martyrs Cornell Hurd Band - Snake Eyes, Drop In On My Dream Lori Yates - See Who I Am, Sweetheart Of …
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For November, Alice visits an apple tasting trial, organised by a project called Some Interesting Apples, at Kestle Barton in Cornwall. We hear from a panel of apple experts, academics and artists who are selecting and preserving wild-grown, chance-seedling apples for the Wilding Mother Orchard. This episode was produced by Alice Boyd, with support…
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Frazey Ford has always loved soul music. She fell in love with Otis Redding at age 11 and discovered people like Ann Peebles along the way, but it was Al Green that really knocked her out. She loved the layers, the expression, and especially his voice. She completely dove in and even started an Al Green cover band. Although she had been perfecting …
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Master violinist/vocalist/composer L. Shankar (aka Shenkar) has spent the past four decades developing a personal style that ranges from strict Indian classical music to Western instrumental pop although usually he lands somewhere in the middle. Since playing his first solo concert at the age of seven, he has gone on to accompany many of South Indi…
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The Australian-born musician and songwriter Tommy Emmanuel is a virtuoso guitarist and Grammy winner who has played with everyone from the legendary Chet Atkins to younger guitarists like Jason Isbell and Billy Strings. Long based in Nashville, he’s been releasing solo albums pretty regularly since 1979. His new record is called Living In The Light…
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Robbie Fulks - Every Kind Of Music But Country, Country Love Songs Hank Snow - Old Chuck Wagon Days, Montana Slim Jim Brynes - For The Turnstiles, Fresh Horses Kasey Chambers – Mother, Wayward Angel Joe Charron - Lightning Rod, This Place Called Home Johnny Bush - The Next Voice You Hear, Green Snakes Elizabeth Cook - I'm Beginning To Forget, Welde…
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In this episode of Through the Forest, Jennifer Silva is joined by the Producer of her 2024 album Runaway , accomplished bassist and two-time GRAMMY Award winning Producer, Errick Lewis. Errick shares two haunting and emotional stories that have stayed with him since childhood: the spirit of a young child he saw in his family’s home in Compton, Cal…
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Send us a text Latest releases from Robert Thomas, Matthew Byrne, the Salt Beef Junkies, Kelly Loder, Sherman Downey, Mary Frances Leahy, John Henry, and Shane Pendergast. https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18 September 22, 2025: "Sounds Atlantic" is a highly regarded podcast specializing in roots and acoustic music from Atlantic Canada, receiving…
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The Barr Brothers, the indie-folk-rock band from Montreal, have just released their first album in eight years called Let It Hiss. Brad Barr, the band’s singer, guitarist and songwriter is a versatile collaborator and risk-taker who revels in making unusual sounds. The latest songs can be folk-leaning, or may draw from the blues and American songwr…
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The Portuguese singer and songwriter Carminho is one of the leading singers in the style known as fado – the deeply soulful, melancholy music that is somewhat akin to Spanish flamenco or American blues. She has collaborated with the iconic Brazilian musician Caetano Veloso, performed for the late Pope Francis, recorded with Steve Albini, and made a…
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Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men - Honky Tonk, Outtakes In California Adam Carroll & Mark Jungers – Decatur, Willie P. Bennett Legacy Project Blackie & The Rodeo Kings - The Lucky Ones, Kings Of Love Jesse Winchester - A Showman's Life, The Best Of Jesse Winchester Bebop Cowboys with Russell Decarle & Wendell Ferguson - Like It Was Just The Other Day, C…
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For November, let's crunch along leafy paths and hedgerows. We’ll gather sloes and the last apples, spot colourful mushrooms, and head to the Forest of Dean to spot a once-extinct mammal. Meanwhile spooking ourselves with tales of the Erl-King’s daughter under the light of the Darkest Depths Moon...'As the Season Turns' is a podcast created by Ffer…
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In the eight years since The Barr Brothers last released an album, Andrew has been drumming with people like Feist, Mumford & Sons, and Broken Social Scene while Brad released a solo record and underwent incredible personal change. Brad made the huge decision to get sober, which he talks about candidly in our Basic Folk interview. Anything you read…
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The Mexican singer Silvana Estrada made an immediate impression with her debut LP Marchita back in 2022. Quickly hailed as a unique voice in Latin music for her blend of jazz, chamber music, and traditional folk, Estrada took her time making her follow-up album, and it appears to have been time well-spent: Vendrán Suaves Lluvias, or “there will com…
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In part two of Americana Podcast: The 51st State, host Robert Earl Keen continues his conversation with Terry and Jo Harvey Allen—two legendary Texas-born artists whose creativity has spanned generations, mediums, and continents. From a childhood friendship in Lubbock to a coin toss that took them west, Terry and Jo Harvey’s story unfolds like a pi…
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The singer Meklit, born Meklit Hadero in Ethiopia, is based in the Bay Area, where she has released a number of albums that blend jazz, pop, and soul with the echoes of Ethiopian pop. Her latest album, A Piece of Infinity, finds Meklit singing mostly in Amharic, and looking back to what is sometimes called the Golden Age of Ethiopian music – the ti…
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