World Cafe Playlist for 03/04/2026

Kashus Culpepper joins host Raina Douris

In 2020, Kashus Culpepper was in the Navy, on deployment to Spain. That’s where he first picked up the guitar. In just a handful of years, he’s gone from playing requests for his fellow service men to booking a tour opening amphitheater shows for Jelly Roll. On the World Cafe, Kashus talks about his rise, his roots, and he performs songs from his debut album, Act 1, live.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist

Daniel Donato “Hi-Country” Reflector

Kashus Culpepper “Believe” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Kashus Culpepper “After Me” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Lee Ann Womack “The Way I’m Livin” WC Recording

Kashus Culpepper “Man Of His Word” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Kashus Culpepper “Southern Man” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Langhorne Slim “Sometimes” Langhorne Slim

Kacey Musgraves “Cardinal” Deeper Well

The Mamas & The Papas “Dear Catastrophe Waitress” Dear Catastrophe Waitress

CMAT “When A Good Man Cries” Euro-Country

Okkervil River “Down Down The Deep River” The Silver Gymnasium

Hour Two

Belle and Sebastian “Dear Catastrophe Waitress” Dear Catastrophe Waitress

Dehd “Bad Love” Blue Skies

Ski Team “Landslide” Burnout Boys

Fastball “The Way” All The Pain Money Can Buy

Lord Huron “Nothin I Need” The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1

Sharon Van Etten “Seventeen” Remind Me Tomorrow

Lord Huron “The World Ender” WC Recording

America “Sister Golden Hair” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Jackson Browne “These Days” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Arlo Parks “Heaven” Ambiguous Desire

David Gray “Please Forgive Me” White Ladder

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings “Empty Trainload of Sky” Woodland

Old Crow Medicine Show “Sweet Amarillo” WC Recording

Father John Misty “The Old Law” single

Traffic “Rock and Roll Stew” Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys

Arctic Monkeys “Opening Night” HELP(2)