World Cafe

As America marks its 250th anniversary, Old Crow Medicine Show talks about what they’ve seen, the role folk music can play in divided times, and their new album Union Made — plus, they perform live.

The record features collaborations with longtime friends like Bonnie Raitt and Bob Weir, as well as a new generation of artists like Ezra Koenig and Blake Mills.

Lots of country singers wear cowboy hats, but Ryan Bingham has really earned his. Bingham is touring with his backing band, The Texas Gentlemen, and they stopped by World Cafe to record a special mini-concert featuring some of his new songs.

The Irish band performs a powerful set of music from their debut EP, It's a Hell of an Age.

World Cafe kicks off its latest Sense of Place series with a live session recorded in Ireland.

How do you make a story feel true, even when the details aren’t? Cardinals frontman Euan Manning talks about blending fact, fiction and the history of Cork on the band’s new album, Masquerade.

Nicholas Carpenter has spent the last decade crafting deeply personal songs that balance humor, vulnerability and heart.

When you hear the name Josh Groban, you probably think of his soaring voice. Groban talks about making an album of some of his favorite movie songs and shares a touching story about bringing his father into the studio to record with him.

On his popular podcast and Netflix series, Hirway dissects songs alongside some of music's biggest stars. His latest album, In the Last Hour Of Light, has been a labor of love.

Boma Bango is a band formed by musician Daniel Coolik, who started it after falling in love with 1950s and '60s Congolese rumba, which, in turn, was originally influenced by Cuban music.