World Cafe Playlist for 09/09/2025

Nathaniel Rateliff joins host Raina Douris

Who will win Album of the Year at the Americana Music Awards? While waiting to find out, World Cafe returns to interviews with two of the nominees – Nathaniel Rateliff and Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. Hear Nathaniel talk about and play “Heartless” which is also up for “Song of the Year.” And Gillian and David share how the tornado that destroyed their studio, Woodland, led to the first original songs from them in many years. They are also up for “Duo/Group of the Year.”

This is an ENCORE

Today’s Playlist

Laura Marling “Sophia” A Creature I Don’t Know

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats “Heartless” WC Recording

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats “Everybody Wants Something” WC Recording

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats ” S.O.B” Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats “S.O.B” Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

Cotton Jones “Gotta Cheer Up” Paranoid Cocoon

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats “Get Used to the Night” WC Recording

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats “Remember I Was A Dancer” WC Recording

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats “South of Here” WC Recording

Hour Two
Lucinda Williams “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road” Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

David Rawlings and Gillian Welch “Empty Trainload of Sky” Recorded Live for World Cafe

David Rawlings and Gillian Welch “Hashtag” Recorded Live for World Cafe

David Rawlings “Come On Over My House” WC Recording

David Rawlings and Gillian Welch “Lawman” Recorded Live for World Cafe

David Rawlings and Gillian Welch “Howdy Howdy” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Gillian Welch “Look At Miss Ohio” Soul Journey

David Rawlings and Gillian Welch “What We Had” Recorded Live for World Cafe