On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, Jensen McRae joins us in the studio for songs from her second release, “I Don’t Know How But They Found Me!” Starting her career just before the pandemic, Jensen is now reflecting on life and love in her late 20s.

Also featured, some songs from the COVID Summer of 2020, and in-studio archives from The Head & The Heart in 2013, Nilufer Yanya in 2018 and Kathleen Edwards in 2002!

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 June 29, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Back At The Start” – Patty Griffin
• “Fly” – Patty Griffin
• “Sioux Falls” – Wild Horses
• “The Darkness Gets The Best Of You” – The Devil Makes Three
• “Human Touch” – Kathleen Edwards
• “Mercury” – Kathleen Edwards (2003 in-studio performance)
• “Savannah” – Jensen McRae (in-studio guest)
• “Novelty” – Jensen McRae (in-studio guest)
• “My Darling My Dear” – Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’
• “Eggs In The Morning” – aron!
• “Punisher” – Phoebe Bridgers (June, 2020)
• “That’s The Way The World Goes Round” – Norah Jones (June 2020)
• “A Bus Ain’t A Home” – Luke Tyler Shelton
• “Living And Dying And In Between” – CAAMP
• “Rushmere” – Mumford & Sons
• “Butchered Tongue” – Hozier
• “Chase Me” – Nilufer Yanya (2022 in-studio performance)
• “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” – I’m With Her
• “Robin’s Egg” – Iron & Wine + I’m With Her
• “After The Setting Sun” – The Head And The Heart
• “Let’s Be Still” – “After The Setting Sun” – The Head And The Heart (2013 in-studio performance)
•  “Dopamine” – Jon Vinyl
• “Let Me Be Wrong” – Jensen McRae (in-studio guest)
• “Praying For Your Downfall” – Jensen McRae (in-studio guest)

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, it’s back to The Leon Loft for another session with The Devil Makes Three! The band recently released their first album in about seven years, titled “Spirits,” and played some of the new tunes at The Loft back in May.

Also featured, a new collection of Elliott Smith covers is on the way, The White Stripes‘ acoustic classic, performances from Jill Sobule, Cowboy Junkies, Mon Rovia and more.

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Acoustic Café Playlist for June 22, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “And She Was” – David Byrne & Caetano Veloso
• “Little Ghost” – The White Stripes
• “Lost In Translation” – Uwade
• “Wild And Clear And Blue”  – I’m With Her
• “Rake” – Cowboy Junkies (2023 in-studio performance)
• “I Kissed A Girl” – Jill Sobule
• “Que Sera Sera” – Jill Sobule (1997 in-studio performance)
• “Half As High” – The Devil Makes Three (in-studio guests)
• “Ghosts Are Real” – The Devil Makes Three (in-studio guests)
• “4+20” – The Wandering Hearts
• “S P E Y S I D E” – Bon Iver
• “Cold War” – Olive Klug
• “Rust” – Mon Rovia (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Room On The Porch” – Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo w/Ruby Amanfu
• “Green Green Rocky Road” – Muireann Bradley
• “But Not For Me” – Grant Perez
• “Do What Feeds Your Soul” – Kyshona (2022 in-studio performance)
• “Tomorrow Tomorrow” – Brad Mehldau & Daniel Rossen
• “Shadow In The Frame” – Daniel Rossen (2023 in-studio performance)
• “Independence Day” – Elliott Smith
• “No Champagne (6 AM)” – Cautious Clay
•  “Holding On” – The Devil Makes Three (in-studio guests)
• “Spirits” –The Devil Makes Three (in-studio guests)
• “The Devil Wins” – The Devil Makes Three (in-studio guests)

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, we take a look back at the year so far, with performances and interview clips from each of our in-studio guests, from The War and Treaty to Lady Blackbird, Katie Gavin to John Moreland, social commentary from Crys Matthews and Amythyst Kiah and much more. It’s our first Words & Music Show of 2025!

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Acoustic Café Playlist for June 1, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Sweet Abbey Girl” – Katie Gavin (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Boom” – Sierra Hull (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Universal Fire” – Jeffrey Foucault (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Crooked The Road”  – Mon Rovia (2025 in-studio performance)
• “The More You Say…” – John Moreland (2025 in-studio performance)
• “S P A C E” – Amythyst Kiah (2025 in-studio performance)
• “High Seas” – Drew & Ellie Holcomb (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Extrano” – Alisa Amador (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Tangled Up In You” – The Altons (2025 in-studio performance)
• “A Place In The Sky” – Uwade
• “Out Of The Cold” – Amos Lee (2011 in-studio performance)
• “Like Jesus Would” – Crys Matthews (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Offering” – Wilder Woods (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Broken” – Jill Marsono (USASC winner, 2024)
• “Like A Woman” – Lady Blackbird (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Southern Star” – Leif Vollebekk (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Lesson” – Joy Clark (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Lioness” – ZZ Ward (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Just A Bird” – Blind Pilot (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Pablo Picasso” – Matt Nathanson (2025 in-studio performance)
•  “Beautiful Day” – Keyon Harrold (2024 in-studio performance)
• “I’d Do Anything” – Anderson East (2025 in-studio preview performance)
• “Home” – The War & Treaty (2025 in-studio performance)

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, Lady Blackbird and producer Chris Seefried join us this week to talk about the amazing emergence of Marley Munroe, becoming Lady Blackbird in 2021!

Also this week, cool archived performances from Amos Lee, The Altons and recent late greats Mike Peters (The Alarm) and Jill Sobule.

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Acoustic Café Playlist for May 25, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Begin Again” – Maya Delilah
• “Sleeping At The Wheel” – Trousdale
• “Strength” – Mike Peters (1998 in-studio performance)
  
• “Where Is Bobby Gentry” – Jill Sobule (2014 in-studio performance)
• “Stuff That Works” — Willie Nelson
• “Like A Woman” – Lady Blackbird (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “I Am What I Am” – Lady Blackbird (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “Where It Belongs” – Mumford & Sons
• “Bullseye” – Lucy Dacus
• “A Place In The Sky” – Uwade
• “Out Of The Cold” – Amos Lee (2011 in-studio performance)
• “Now You’re Here” – Debo Ray
• “At The End Of The Day” – Lucius
• “Get Even” – Sons Of The East
• “Beautiful Day” — Black Violin & Lalah Hathaway
• “Lost Highway” – Kacey Musgraves
  
• “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” – Muireann Bradley
  
• “Bluebird” – Lana Del Ray
  
• “BLKWMN” – Ledisi
  
• “Show You Love” – The Altons (2025 in-studio performance)
•  “Just Around The Corner” – Low Stars (2007 in-studio performance)
• “Blackbird” – Lady Blackbird (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “Man On A Boat” – Lady Blackbird (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)