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Basic Folk

Basic Folk features honest conversations with folk musicians hosted by Cindy Howes and Lizzie No. We approach interviews with warmth, humor and insightful questions.

Podcast · By The Bluegrass Situation · English · Official site

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Sep 3, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 3, 2026

    Pete Bernhard of The Devil Makes Three, ep. 74 (opens the original)

    Episode notes · Positive tone

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    Help produce Basic Folk by contributing at basicfolk.com/donate Vermont-born Pete Bernhard (Devil Makes Three) was raised surrounded by art as all the adults in his life were either visual or musical artists. While his friends were obsessing over Metallica and Megadeath, Pete was captivated by old blues musicians. He found common ground with Cooper McBean growing up, who loved the same music he did and ended up becoming lifelong friends and musical partners in Devil Makes Three. Influenced by ol

  2. Episode · Aug 20, 2026

    Tatiana Hargreaves, ep. 159 (opens the original)

    Episode notes · Neutral tone

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    Help produce Basic Folk by contributing at https://basicfolk.com/donate/ When Tatiana Hargreaves was younger, she was a shit-hot fiddle player; recording her debut album at age 14, a first prize winner at the Clifftop Appalachian Stringband Festival Fiddle Contest that same year and gaining all sorts of accolades before even graduating high school. After some thought, she went after a degree in ethnomusicology and performance at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA, where she continued to play fiddl

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