On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  a former social worker turned songwriter, Emily Scott Robinson, joins us for songs from her fifth album called “Appalachia.”

Also, another SongWriter Podcast preview and archives from the late Chris Whitley, plus Joy Clark, The Staves 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 April 12, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Out Of Sand” – Eddie Vedder
• “Old Black Southern Woman” – Rissi Palmer
• “Queen Of The B-Sides” – The Black Crowes
• “The Book Of Love” – Olivia Rodrigo
• “The Obvious Child” – I’m With Her
• “Appalachia” – Emily Scott Robinson (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “The Time For Flowers” – Emily Scott Robinson (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Broken Wing Bird” – Kashus Culpepper
• “You’re Free To Go” – Anjimile
• “Kick The Stones” – Chris Whitley
• “Poison Girl” – Chris Whitley (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “One More Photo” – The Golden Hours (SongWriter Podcast)
• “Singing Saw” – Iron & Wine
• “Rabbit” – Son Little
• “Sleeping In A Car” – The Staves (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “My Hometown” – Nathaniel Rateliff
• “Roller Coaster” – Hrishikesh Hirway
• “Call You” – Melissa Etheridge
• “Shine” – Joy Clark (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Bathed In Light” – Foy Vance
• “Time Traveler” – Emily Scott Robinson (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “The Fairest View” – Emily Scott Robinson (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)

Listen to Acoustic Café with host Rob Reinhart every Sunday from 1-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org