Music
Playlists & Spins
Everything we play is chosen by hand. Here's how it stacks up when you put it all in one place.
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Cafe Playlists
Front Porch Mornings
Fingerpicked guitar, brushed snare, and coffee that's gone cold. Slow starts only.
24 tracksDust & Diesel
Road songs for the long middle stretch — outlaw country, Bakersfield twang, and Telecasters.
31 tracksHigh Lonesome
Bluegrass at full tilt: banjo rolls, fiddle breaks, and harmonies that sit a hair above comfortable.
27 tracksSaturday Night, Sunday Morning
Honky-tonk regret on one side, gospel redemption on the other. The whole American weekend.
22 tracksDelta to Doorstep
Blues at its source and everywhere it traveled — resonators, harmonicas, and hard truth.
19 tracksNew Roots Rising
The best of what came through the artist portal this season. All independent, all unsigned.
30 tracksOn the air
Recent Spins
Every track featured on a recent episode, with the artist who brought it in.
Sarah JaroszEp 42
- Morning Drive
- Blue Heron
The Steel WheelsEp 41
- Rains Come
- Second Look
Charley CrockettEp 40
- Welcome to Hard Times
- Lesson in Depression
Molly TuttleEp 39
- Crooked Tree
- San Joaquin
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