On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  it’s a deep dive into our archives for random thoughts and songs from recent guests NEEDTOBREATHE, Sting, Mon Rovia and Ye Vagabonds. Plus some from decades ago: the late Todd Snider, Rufus and Loudon Wainwright, Rosanne Cash and many 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 April 5, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Say That You Love Me” – Loudon Wainwright (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Grey Gardens” – Rufus Wainwright (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Better Broken” – Devon Gilfillian (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Undiscovered Country” – Rosanne Cash (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Shape Of My Heart” – Sting (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Where The Road Goes” – Rhett Miller (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Ozilline” – Indigo Girls (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Soundtrack” – Matt Nathanson (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “You’re The One” – Rhiannon Giddens (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Spittin’ On Fire” – Buddy & Julie Miller (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “I Get No Joy” – Jade Bird (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Life’s Too Short” – Todd Snider (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “The Long Surrender” – NEEDTOBREATHE (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “49 Tons” – Fred Eaglesmith (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Crooked The Road” – Mon Rovia (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Angel In The House” – Jonatha Brooke (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Riding With The King” – John Hiatt (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Purple Rain Drops” – Jalen Ngonda (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Ancient Light” – I’m With Her (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “The Flood” – Ye Vanagbonds (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “This Girl” – Punch Brothers (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Goodnight New York” – Vienna Teng (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “What You Won’t Do For Love” – Tre. Charles (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)

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

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, the band NEEDTOBREATHE joins us in the studio for songs from their brand new album “The Long Surrender.” Now 20 years on, the band is charting the course for the next phase with their 10th studio album.

Also this week, archives from Abraham Alexander, Ye Vagabonds, James Hunter and a cool cover from The Heavy Heavy.

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 March 29, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Whatever’s For Us, For Us” – Joan Armatrading
• “Woncha Come Home” – kissing other ppl
• “Time Traveler” – Emily Scott Robinson
• “Just A Rock” – Jose Gonzalez
• “Don’t Do me No Favors” – James Hunter (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Obvious” – Wet Leg
• “Spread The Ashes” – NEEDTOBREATHE (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Sing To Me Savannah” – NEEDTOBREATHE (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “At All” – Jon Batiste
• “Empty Trainload Of Sky” – Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
• “Paper And Stone” – Iron & Wine
• “Real Love Baby” – The Heavy Heavy (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “I Am A Fish” – Carla Khilstedt (SongWriter Podcast)
• “Video” – India Arie
• “Different Light” – Rostam
• “Sitric Road” – Ye Vagabonds (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Love” – Beck
• “Sink” – waterbaby
• “You Without Me” – Brandi Carlile
• “Tears Run Dry” – Abraham Alexander (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “The Long Surrender” – NEEDTOBREATHE (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Say It Now” – NEEDTOBREATHE (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)

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