“Old Man” – N’dea Davenport (Acoustic Cafe recording, 1998)

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, the trio from Australia’s Northern Beaches, Sons Of The East, return as our in-studio guests. During their first time in America in 2018, they had only an EP to their name… now, on their second full-length release called “SONS,” they are making their second appearance!

Also, some archived performances from Richard Thompson, Arlo Parks, Joy Clark and much 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 November 9, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Petrichor” – Jon Batiste
• “Time In A Bottle” – Lucy Dacus
• “Just A Stranger” – Diana Silvers
• “Die Alone” – Marcus King
• “Black Dog” – Arlo Parks (in-studio performance)
• “Mellow Out (demo)” – Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
• “It’s Alright” – Sons Of The East (in-studio guests)
• “Pour The Wine” – Sons Of The East (in-studio guests)
• “A River Runs Through” – R.T. & The Sessionmen
• “Instead Of Calling” – Flock Of Dimes
• “Fluorescent Light” – Haley Heynderickx & Max Garcia Conover
• “Falling For Me” – Johnnyswim (in-studio performance)
• “The Highway Knows” – Molly Tuttle
• “Over” – Robert Glasper ft. Yebba
• “Wilderness” – Sarah McLachlan
• “Nevermind” – Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel
• “Shine” – Joy Clark(in-studio performance)
• “Keep Your Distance” – Danny Burns
• “Lotteryland – Richard Thompson (in-studio performance)
• “The Best of You” – Amber Mark
• “After The Ball” – Waylon Jennings
• “Time Will Tell” – Sons Of The East (in-studio guests)
• “Sweet Thing” – Sons Of The East (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