Charles Wesley Godwin joins host Raina Douris

Charles Wesley Godwin always dreamed of being a professional football player, until he didn’t make the team in college and decided to pursue other hobbies, like the guitar. On the World Cafe, Godwin talks about switching from sports to music, playing his first gig in Estonia, and eventually opening stages for folks like Luke Combs and Jason Isbell.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist

Joni Mitchell “Coyote” Hejira

Charles Wesley Godwin “All Again” Family Ties

Charles Wesley Godwin “I’m On Fire” YouTube

Charles Wesley Godwin “Miner Imperfections” Family Ties

Peter Matthew Bauer “Irish Wake In Varanasi” WC Recording

Charles Wesley Godwin “The Flood” Family Ties

Charles Wesley Godwin “The Little Things” Unreleased

Gregory Alan Isakov “Dark, Dark, Dark” WC Recording

Kathleen Edwards “Hard On Everyone” Total Freedom

Jason Isbell “24 Frames” Something More Than Free

Hour Two
The War on Drugs “Red Eyes” Lost In The Dream

Japanese Breakfast “Orlando in Love” For Melancholy Brunettes

Leon Bridges “River” Coming Home

The Allergies “Felony” Say the Word

Panda Bear “Ferry Lady” Sinister Grift

Lianne La Havas “Green and Gold” WC Recording

Andrew Bird “Capsized” Recorded Live at the World Cafe

Momma “Speeding 72” Recorded Live at the World Cafe

Charley Crockett “Lonesome Drifter” Lonesome Drifter

Kevin Morby “This is a Photograph” This is a Photograph

Patti Smith “Because The Night” Easter

Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real “Set Me Down On A Cloud” WC Recording

Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts “Big Change” (Single)

Richard Thompson “I Can’t Wake Up to Save My Life” Mirror Blue

Lucius “Old Tape” (feat. Adam Granduciel) Old Tape (Single)

Florence + the Machine “What Kind Of Man” How Big How Blue How Beautiful