World Cafe Playlist for 03/17/2026

Host Stephen Kallao presents Irish musicians recorded live for World Cafe

We’re celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with an hour’s worth of performances from Irish artists recorded live for the show, including Hozier, The Swell Season, and a special take of the Cranberries classic, “Linger”, taped in 2007.

Today’s Playlist

Sinead O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U” I Do Not Want What I Have

CMAT “When A Good Man Cries” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Fontaines D.C. “A Hero’s Death” Recorded Live for World Cafe

The Cranberries “Linger” Recorded Live for World Cafe

James Vincent McMorrow “If I Had A Boat” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Glen Hansard “Come Away To The Water” WC Recording

The Swell Season “Falling Slowly” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Lisa Hannigan “I Don’t Know” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Damien Rice “Volcano” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Hozier “From Eden” WC Recording

Hozier “Nina Cried Power” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Hozier Take Me To Church “Recorded Live for World Cafe

The Chieftains “Rocky Road To Dublin” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Villagers “Courage” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Hour Two

The Boomtown Rats “Rat Trap” A Tonic For The Troops

U2 “Song of the Future” Days of Ash EP

Inhaler “Just To Keep You Satisfied” Cuts & Bruises

Enya “Orinoco Flow” Watermark

Luka Bloom “I Need Love” The Acoustic Motorbike

U2 “Bullet the Blue Sky” Rattle & Hum

Orla Gartland “Little Chaos” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Bell X1 “The Great Defector” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Snow Patrol “Take Back The City” A Hundred Million Suns

Thin Lizzy “The Boys Are Back In Town” Jailbreak

Lankum “Newcastle” False Lankum

Bell X1 “Amelia” Blue Lights On The Runway

Van Morrison “Saint Dominic’s Preview” Saint Dominic’s Preview

Hothouse Flowers “Don’t Go” People