Acoustic Café: Australia’s Folk Bitch Trio in-studio, plus new Mumford & Sons, Mavis Staples and much more

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, we’re joined by our first guests of the new year, Folk Bitch Trio. Grace Sinclair, Jeanie Pilkington, and Heide Peverelle met in high school (during the pandemic), instantly creating the 3-piece harmony on display throughout their debut album “Now Would Be A Good Time.”

Also this week, the return of the SongWriter Podcast, and in-studio archives from Cautious Clay, Lianne La Havas, the late Raul Malo and more.

See the playlist below and listen to the episodes on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Acoustic Café Playlist for January 11, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Prizefighter” – Mumford & Sons
• “To Each Their Dot” – Haley Heynderickx & Max Garcia Conover
• “Touching God” – Daniel Caesar
• “Love You Right” – HAIM
• “Wildfire” – Cautious Clay (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “These Days – Muireann Bradley
• “God’s A Different Sword” – Folk Bitch Trio (in-studio guests)
• “Mary Plays The Harp” – Folk Bitch Trio (in-studio guests)
• “Wish You Were Here (Take 1)” – Pink Floyd
• “Running Boy” – Mon Rovia
• “Green Papaya” – Lianne La havas (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Keep It Moving” – Thao Nguyen (SongWriter Podcast)
• “Kindness Be Conceived” – Thao & The Get Down Stay Down (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “You Always Win” – Raul Malo (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Zombie (acoustic)” – YUNGBLUD
• “Plush (acoustic)” – Stone Temple Pilots
• “Skeletree” – Madison Cunningham
• “Long Distance Winner” – Cunningham Bird (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Satisfied Mind” – Mavis Staples
• “Sarah” – Folk Bitch Trio (in-studio guests)
• “Cathode Ray” – Folk Bitch Trio (in-studio guests)

Listen to Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org