On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, Kristen Ford plays songs from her seventh album”Pinto.” First inspired by seeing Ani Difranco as a teenager, Kristen’s new record is her first for Ani’s Righteous Babe Records label!

Also, we dip into the archives for songs from Lady Blackbird, ZZ Ward and Mon Rovia, all recorded this year, Grant Lee Phillips in 2000 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 September 28, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Returning To Myself” – Brandi Carlile
• “Cherokee Louise” – Joni Mitchell
• “Foreign” – Britton
• “She Explains Everything To Me” – David Byrne
• “Big Love Ahead” – Mon Rovia (in-studio performance)
• “Lonely Avenue” – Jon Batiste w/Randy Newman
• “White Man’s Dream” – Kristen Ford (in-studio guest)
• “Wild Heart” – Kristen Ford (in-studio guest)
• “Fast Like You” – Hazlett
• “Rosalee” – Molly Tuttle
• “No More Love Songs” – Bette Smith
• “Lioness” – ZZ Ward (in-studio performance)
• “Atlantic City” – Bruce Springsteen
• “Keep A Picture” – Margo Price
• “I Listened (Every Night)” – Blood Orange
• “Let You People Down” – Fruit Bats
• “Man On A Boat” – Lady Blackbird (in-studio performance)
• “Mockingbird (unplugged)” – Larkin Poe
• “Blame It On God” – Jacob Banks
• “Little Men” – Grant Lee Phillips
• “You’re A Pony” – Grant Lee Phillips (in-studio performance)
• “My Key To Gramercy Park” – Rachael & Vilray
• “Grrrl In The Mirror” – Kristen Ford (in-studio guest)
• “Whiplash” – Kristen Ford (in-studio guest)

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