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Joe Pug Will Not Ossify
Basic FolkFeb 15, 2024

Tyrone Cotton, a decades-long mainstay of the Louisville, Kentucky music scene, just released his debut album, Man Like Me. A quick listen to these songs reveals an artist who has spent decades steeped in roots music. Lizzie No spoke with Tyrone and Ray Rizzo, one of the album’s producers, about Tyrone’s journey as an artist…

Joe Pug Will Not Ossify
Basic FolkFeb 8, 2024

Canada's Talia Schlanger is best known for her work in broadcasting, guest-hosting Q with Tom Power on CBC and Alec Baldwin's "Here's the Thing" podcast, as well as having taken over for David Dye on NPR Music's World Cafe from WXPN in Philadelphia. Before all that, Schlanger was an actor and singer in many theater…

Joe Pug Will Not Ossify
Basic FolkFeb 1, 2024

Dive into the enchanting world of Elise Leavy – who hails from picturesque Monterey, California – through her latest album, A Little Longer. Leavy's artistic journey is steeped in the influences of her magical childhood surroundings. Her life growing up was filled with music and art, thanks to her mom's painting and her stepdad's own…

Joe Pug Will Not Ossify
Basic FolkJan 25, 2024

Sarah Jarosz is what happens when young women are taken seriously. A huge part of the mandolinist’s story is that she had supportive male mentors and that has added to her confidence. We all know the age old story of “Young woman shows promise, gets exploited by the patriarchy and it affects her work.” We…

Joe Pug Will Not Ossify
Basic FolkJan 18, 2024

Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno, known as Viv & Riley, dive deep into the nuances of old-time music, their folk influences, and the process behind their album, Imaginary People. The duo, who ​met ​at ​a ​music ​camp ​in ​Port ​Townsend, ​Washington, trace their roots from Riley's disciplined musical practice to Viv's intuitive approach. The two…

Joe Pug Will Not Ossify
Joe Pug Will Not Ossify