One of the premiere singer-songwriter festivals in the US happens along the Emerald Coast in Northwestern Florida. It’s called the 30A Songwriters Festival. Over the next few weeks, we’re taking you there as we broadcast the 30A Sessions, courtesy of our friends at WMOT. This week, Grace Potter performs a set of songs, including some from her latest album, Mother Road. Join us, on the next World Cafe.
Woody Woodworth of Woody Woodworth & The Piners visited WNRN’s studio to play a few tunes from his new album, Rebels & Dreamers. Plus, he invited us all to his upcoming show at Wes Freed Day at The Camel in Richmond on Saturday, April 27. You can find more information on the event at friendsofwesfreed.com.
Hear the full session, including his chat with Bob, Wednesday, April 24 at 9 a.m., and check back here for the full session and videos soon after it airs!
In 1989, Soul II Soul released Club Classics Volume One—an album that made an impact on BOTH sides of the Atlantic. World Cafe correspondent John Morrison talks about the British collective brought Jamaican soundsystem culture to England and ended up with a hit in America on a new Culture Corner. Next time on the World Cafe.
Every Sunday from 7 – 11 a.m., Rusty handpicks four hours of bluegrass music for Bluegrass Sunday Morning.
Join Desiré and Amber every Sunday night from 8-10 p.m. as they share two hours of brand new tunes.
The Wildlife Center of Virginia uses the backgrounds of animal education ambassadors like Hudson, the Gyrfalcon—who are deemed non-releasable by veterinary staff—for educational programs at libraries, schools, festivals, and online communications.
They provide emergency veterinary and rehabilitative care for about 4,000 animals per year. During their 42 years of operation, they’ve cared for nearly 100,000 animals, connected with more than 1 million adults and children through educational programs, and trained countless professionals in veterinary medicine and rehabilitation for wildlife. Learn more at their website, https://wildlifecenter.org
Long time WNRN volunteer and music host, Steve Hamilton, presents two hours of Fresh Roots New Blues, Saturdays from 6 – 8 p.m.
Just released from Local Natives is their sixth studio album, But I’ll Wait For You, a companion to their most recent album, Time Will Wait For No One.
The lead single, “April” is your Free Weekly Download at WNRN.org!
When you hear the power and intensity with which Grace Cummings sings, you can’t help but stop and listen. Earlier this month she released Ramona, the follow up to 2022’s Storm Queen. On the next World Cafe, we celebrate the new album by taking a listen back to her first visit to the show. Hear her talk about writing Storm Queen and some one of a kind live recordings.
For Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield, songwriting is an art form, but it can also be like solving a math problem. On the next World Cafe, Crutchfield talks about finding the perfect lines of poetry to craft her new album, Tiger’s Blood, and why she doesn’t believe in the “tortured artist” trope. Plus, Waxahatchee performs live in our studio. Join us.
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