Womenfolk
Womenfolk tells the fascinating stories of women working in roots music, both on stage and behind the scenes. Maria Wallace hosts interviews with female artists and creatives across roots music genres, highlighting the interconnectedness of artists and folk traditions around the world. Maria has been a grassroots music promoter under the name True North Music for over 10 years, hosting concerts in Yorkshire and booking UK tours for some of the finest artists in folk-roots, bluegrass and Americana. Maria won the Yorkshire Gig Guide’s Outstanding Promoter Award in 2017, attended the Leadership Bluegrass programme in Nashville in 2019 and was nominated for the International Bluegrass Music Association’s IBMA’s Industry Involvement Award in 2021. She is also a singer and songwriter herself, and is passionate about championing women in roots music. We want to acknowledge the support of Arts Council England, whose Developing Your Creative Practice grant enabled Maria to bring you this pilot season (4 episodes) of Womenfolk.
Episodes
My guest on this episode is Brandi Waller-Pace. Based in Texas Brandi (she/they) is the founder and organiser of the Fort Worth African-American Roots Music Festival (FWAAMFEST). Brandi also founded the nonprofit organization Decolonizing the Music Room in 2019, with a mission “to center Black, Brown, Indigenous and Asian voices in music education, research and performance.” Brandi holds Bachelor and Masters degrees in Jazz Studies...
Kate Griffin
My guest on this episode is Kate Griffin, a talented English multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer, photographer and visual artist. Known for her innovative clawhammer banjo playing, evocative singing and genre-blurring musical adventures, Kate is a founder member of acclaimed folk-roots band Mishra, which performs in various guises from duo to six-piece. She was formerly a member of folk trio The Magpies, and has an ...
Welcome to my conversation with Melody Walker, a brilliant songwriter, singer and musician from California. Melody’s star is in the ascendant as an in-demand co-writer in Nashville, Tennessee, and she recently won a Grammy Award! Melody is a remarkable singer and performer with lots of interesting projects on the go, including the band BERTHA – Grateful Drag, which is causing quite the sensation. I’ve known Melody for a number of y...
Welcome to Womenfolk, and my delightful conversation with Hannah Read, an acclaimed Scottish fiddle player, singer, songwriter and guitarist currently living in California. I first met Hannah around 10 years ago (the house concert we discussed was actually in December 2015!) and have always been blown away by her wide-ranging talent, her beautiful music and her zest for life. This conversation was recorded in late February 2025, an...
Womenfolk is a new podcast telling the stories of women working in roots music, on stage and behind the scenes. Maria Wallace (True North Music) hosts in depth interviews with female musicians, songwriters, creatives and organizers.
Maria has been a grassroots music promoter in Yorkshire, UK for over 10 years, hosting concerts and booking tours for some of the finest artists in folk, roots, bluegrass and Americana. Over the years ...
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