Acoustic Café: Another Words & Music Show, featuring in-studio stuff from our 30-year archive

Listen to “Acoustic Café” with host Rob Reinhart every Sunday from 1-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET.

Words & Music collage

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, it’s another Words & Music Show, pulling select thoughts, stories and performances out of our archives from the likes of Sting, Arlo Parks, Regina Spektor, Amy Ray, the late John Prine, guitar great Leo Kottke and many 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 Nov. 3, 2024

  • “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani Difranco
  • “Bye Bye Blackbird” – J.D. Souther (2011)
  • “I Am A Pilgrim” – Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal (2023)
  • “Come Around And Love Me” – Jalen Ngonda (2023)
  • “A Mighty Thing”– Amy Ray (2023)
  • “Soundtrack”– Matt Nathanson (2022)
  • “Fields Of Gold” – Sting (2024)
  • “Hope” – Arlo Parks (2021)
  • “Stay Out Of It” – Michigander (2022)
  • “Cast Iron Skillet” – Jason Isbell (2023)
  • “I Get A Kick (Out Of You)” – Jamie Cullum (2004)
  • “When The Silence Falls”– Janis Ian (1996)
  • “July Jones”– The New Pornographers (2023)
  • “Fear, Fear”– Kat Edmonson (from the SongWriter podcast)
  • “You Got Gold” – John Prine (1995)
  • “Lover Come Back” – City & Colour (2015)
  • “Everything Is Alright” – Peter One (2023)
  • “What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love & Understanding” – Curtis Stigers (2021)
  • “Ballad Of A Politician” – Regina Spektor (2017)
  • “Play God” – Ani Difranco (2018)
  • “Tough Mother” – Shemekia Copeland (2024)
  • “Pacing The Cage” – Bruce Cockburn (1997)
  • “Oddball” – Leo Kottke (1997)

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Author

  • Rob Reinhart
    Rob Reinhart is host of WDET's "Essential Music" and the syndicated program "Acoustic Cafe," heard on 125 stations around the country, and stations from Greece to New Zealand. He's voted in 11 presidential elections: 5 wins, 6 losses.