Basic Folk podcast, eps. 286 – Edie Carey & Sarah Sample
Friends and collaborators Edie Carey & Sarah Sample teamed up in 2014 for their first album Til the Morning: Lullabies and Songs of Comfort. The pair both had babies and were wanting to do a project that centered around calming music for both children and adults. They were shocked at the album’s reception by adults who listened after experiencing grief, trauma and huge loss. This type of music certainly had an important place in the world. Now, the duo has done it again, but with more of a focus on calming music for adults with their follow-up, Lantern in the Dark: Songs of Comfort and Lullabies. The album includes some originals, their first co-write and new interpretations of songs by Wilco, The Beatles, Cyndi Lauper and James Taylor.
In our conversation, we tackle the concept of comfort. It was also a great time to talk about their experience as touring musicians with young babies… the types of questions they would get asked that they are sure their male counterparts with young children would not get. They talk about the songs on the album, one of which was written by Edie in the aftermath of her mom’s sudden and recent passing. We wrap it all up, of course, by hearing each of their James Taylor stories and a delightful bedtime-themed lightning round.
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