Acoustic Café: NOLA newcomer Joy Clark in the studio, Tracy Chapman inches back, Jose Gonzalez + more

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, New Orleans singer-songwriter Joy Clark joins us this week in the studio to play songs from her national debut “Tell it to the Wind.” Joy thrilled the folks back in January at the Ann Arbor Folk Festival.

Also this week, cool archived performances from José González, Rhiannon Giddens, Ben Ottewell (of Gomez) and 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 Apr. 27, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Letter To The Past” – Brandi Carlile
• “When This Old World Is Done With Me” – Elton John (& Brandi Carlile!?)
• “Cozy You” – aron!
• “Higher” – AHI
• “Sugarcoat” – Ben Ottewell (2015 in-studio performance)
  
• “Let It Be” – Lucy Kaplansky
  
• “One Step In The Right Direction” – Joy Clark (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “Shine” – Joy Clark (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “You mean Too Much To Me” – Penny & Sparrow
• “I’ll Be There In The Morning” – Maya Delilah
• “fever call” – vraell
• “El Invento” – Jose Gonzalez (2021 in-studio performance)
  
• “I Think I Love You Again” – Carla Thomas
• “Where You Gonna Go” – Drew & Ellie Holcomb
• “Let’s Go” – Sierra Hull
• “Eileen” – Jason Isbell
• “You’re The One” – Rhiannon Giddens (2022 in-studio performance)
  
• “Mystery Of Love (demo)” – Sufjan Stevens
  
• “Big Deal” – Lucy Dacus
  
• “Talkin’ Bout A Revolution” – Tracy Chapman
  
• “Set In Stone” – Martin Sexton (2015 in-studio performance)
• “Divide & Conquer” – The Devil Makes Three
• “Lesson” – Joy Clark (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “Guest” – Joy Clark (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)