On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  Jess Williamson shares her new set of songs called “A Mile South Of Heaven.” A Texan, Jess has spend the last 10 years in L.A. The new album is about the struggle between staying or heading back home.

Also, in-studio archives from Ben Folds, Tom Morello, Frank Turner 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 October 25, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Be Real Black For Me” – Meshell Ndegeocello
• “The Soul In Me” – Richard Thompson
• “Wild Child” – Carly Rae Jepsen
• “Girl Like Me” – Jazmine Sullivan ft. H.E.R.
• “Peggy Sang The Blues” – Frank Turner (2011 Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Radio Soul” – Elvis Costello
• “Goodbye To All That” – Jess Williamson (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “A Mile South Of Heaven” – Jess Williamson (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “My Mother’s Oldsmobile” – Rick Ruskin
• “Quicksand” – Rodrigo y Gabriela
• “Lay Down The Burden” – Buddy Miller ft. The War & Treaty
• “They Can’t Kill Us All” – Tom Morello
• “One Man Revolution” – Tom Morello (2007 Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Summer Clothes” – Michael Kiwanuka
• “Jet Plane” – Little Big Town
• “Capable Of Anything” – Ben Folds (2015 Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Freedom Bus” – Sheryl Crow
• “Everyday Is A Winding Road” – Sheryl Crow
• “Love Is Everywhere (Beware)” – Trampled By Turtles w/Jeff Tweedy
• “Tracking The Tropics” – Jess Williamson (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Hum Of The City” – Jess Williamson (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