Acoustic Café: Farewell tours Part 2—Nitty Gritty Dirt Band + archives from Regina Spektor, Martin Sexton, Melissa Etheridge and more!

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  our in-studio guests are the legendary Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (NGDB). After 60 years, the band played their farewell tour dates last month. This week we’re revisiting a session with founding members Jeff Hanna, John McEuen and Jimmie Fadden, plus Bob Carpenter who joined NGBD in 1979

Also on the show, archived performances from Regina Spektor, Martin Sexton, Melissa Etheridge and the late Chris Whitley.

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 July 26, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Like A Crime” – Lizzo
• “Destroying You” – Anjimile
• “Anyone In Love” – Jalen Ngonda
• “Easy” – MT Jones
• “Poison Girl” – Chris Whitley (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Camera One (solo version)” – Josh Joplin
• “Speed Of Life” – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)
• “The Resurrection” – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)
• “Field Song” – Mon Rovia
• “Northeast Regret” – Bebe Stockwell
• “Don’t Change A Thing” – Shakey Graves
• “How Far I’ve Come” – Martin Sexton (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “You Can Hate Me Now” – Devon Gilfillian
• “Mercy Avenue” – Hiss Golden Messenger
• “This And Not Some Other Way” – Jesse Welles
• “Generous” – Tift Merritt
• “Matches” – Melissa Etheridge (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Long Haired Country Girl” – Margo Price
• “Love Is Everywhere (Beware)” – Trampled By Turtles w/Jeff Tweedy
• “Heaven’s Cry” – Satya
• “Eet” – Regina Spektor (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Mr. Bojangles” – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)
• “My Walkin’ Shoes” – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)

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