NPR: World Cafe Words & Music from WXPN
WXPN's live performance and interview program featuring music and conversation from a variety of important artists.
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Sam Phillips
On this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, treat yourself to thoughtful, genre-defying music from David Dye's guest Sam Phillips. Phillips began her career as a Christian rock star. She made the transition to secular music in the late 1980's. Sam Phillips was married to the legendary p …
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David Ford
On this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, David Dye speaks with British singer-songwriter David Ford. He's got a booming voice and an emotional delivery, and his writing has edge... as you'll hear. David Ford's latest album is called, "Songs for the Road."
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Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater
On this edition of World cafe Words and Music from WXPN, David Dye speaks with Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater. At age 73, the Chicago bluesman is in top form. His latest album is called "West Side Strut."
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Jeb Loy Nichols
On this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, David Dye speaks with Jeb Loy Nichols. Nichols released his first solo CD for Capitol Records in 1997. Since his short-lived tenure with a major record label, the singer-songwriter has worked under the radar. He lives in a remote village in Wa …
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Langhorne Slim
Meet Langhorne Slim on this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN. He's not an old blues guy as his name suggests. Langhorne Slim is a twenty-something musician who has built up a solid fan base through his enthusiastic live shows. He has just released a self-titled CD, and he'll talk to h …
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China Forbes
On this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, host David Dye speaks with China Forbes. Forbes makes her living his as the lead singer of the 12-piece lounge band Pink Martini. But these days, she is exploring her singer-songwriter side. China Forbes has just released an album of personal …
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Dawn Landes
On this edition of World Caf? Words and Music from WXPN host David Dye has a conversation with Dawn Landes. The Brooklyn based sound engineer has recorded albums for Joseph Arthur and Ryan Adams. Luckily for us, she's also put her own musical talents into her work. The genre-defying singer-songwrite …
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Kaki King
In early 2007 Rolling Stone Magazine dubbed Kaki King its first-ever female guitar god. Indeed, critics and fans recognized Kaki's talents as early as 2003. That's when Kaki King came out with her first album, "Everybody Love You." OPn this edition of Worlf Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, she joins …
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Justin Townes Earle
On this edition of World Caf? Words and Music from WXPN we meet Justin Townes Earle. The singer-songwriter is under some pressure. He bears the weight of two legendary names, his father, Steve Earle, and his dad's hero the late Townes Van Zandt. Fortunately, the young Earle has songwriting chops. …
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Jason Collett
On this edition of World Caf? Words and Music from WXPN, we meet Canadian singer-songwriter Jason Collett. Host David Dye speaks with the father of three about the challenges of managing work with the demands of family. He performs songs from his fourth solo album, "Here's To Being Here."
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Joe Jackson
On this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, host david Dye speaks with Joe Jackson. He's just released "Rain," his first album of new material in five years. Jackson's pace may have slowed since the early days, when he churned out five albums between 1979 and 1982, but he's maintained h …
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Tift Merritt
On this edition of World Caf? Words and Music from WXPN, David Dye speaks with Tift Merritt. Tift Merritt won critical acclaim for her first two albums. Her sophomore effort "Tambourine" even earned her a Grammy nomination. Still, it flopped commercially and Merritt's record company at the time dump …
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The Black Crowes
On this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, host David Dye speaks with the Black Crowes. Brothers Chris and Rich Robinson hit it big in 1990. Their raw sounda celebration of British and Southern roots rockwas a striking departure from the popular music of the 1980's. In their nearly t …
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Melody Gardot
On this edition of World Caf? Words and Music from WXPN David Dye speaks with Melody Gardot. Her debut album is called "Worrisome Heart."
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Jeff Daniels
Jeff Daniels is known for his acting chops. On this edition of World Caf? Words and Music from WXPN you'll meet Jeff Daniels the singer-songwriter. Daniels has been making music for himself for some thirty years. He took his songs public to raise funds for his Michigan-based theatre, The Purple Ro …
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Alison Krauss and Robert Plant
On this edition of World Caf? Words and Music from WXPN, David Dye speaks with an unlikely musical pair, Alison Krauss and Robert Plant. She is the queen of bluegrass; he is heavy metal royalty. The two melded their talents on the album "Raising Sand." Legendary music-maker T-Bone Burnett produced …
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Jim White
Singer-songwriter Jim White joins David Dye on this edition of World Caf? Words and Music from WXPN. Jim White has had stints as a professional surfer, fashion model in Milan, and New York City cabdriver. Still, most of his musical inspiration comes from the South, where he lived in his youth. He' …
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They Might Be Giants
On this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, host David Dye speaks to the affable musical duo of John Flansburgh and John Linnell, better known as They Might Be Giants. The two Johns have spent the last twenty-odd years crafting clever songs for radio and TV. They're also a popular kid …
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Thao Nguyen
On this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, host David Dye speaks with Thao Nguyen. She's the creative force behind Thao with The Get Down Stay Down. She'll perform tunes from her new album "Brave Bee Stings And All".
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Mike Doughty
Host David Dye speaks with musician Mike Doughty on "World Caf? Words and Music from WXPN." In the 1990's Mike Doughty was a force behind the avante-garde group Soul Coughing. He called the outfit's music "slacker jazz." He's just released a solo album of accessible and intelligent tunes called …
NPR: World Cafe Words & Music from WXPN
