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Guy Clark; courtesy of the artist

Guy Clark: A Folk Icon Looks Forward

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Throughout the '60s and early '70s, Clark lived as something of an itinerant musician and luthier. Eventually settling in Nashville in the '70s, he emerged as an refreshing new songwriter. Clark's songs are largely narrative, inspired by the storytelling poems of Robert Frost and Stephen Vincent Benet. Hear him perform a session from World Cafe.

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Playlist - Hour One

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David & DavidAin't So EasyBoomtown
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  • "Ain't So Easy"
  • CD: Boomtown
  • Artist: David & David
  • Released: 1986
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Norah JonesChasing PiratesThe Fall
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  • "Chasing Pirates"
  • CD: The Fall
  • Artist: Norah Jones
  • Released: 2009
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Warren ZevonCarmelitaWarren Zevon
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  • "Carmelita"
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  • Artist: Warren Zevon
  • Released: 1992
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Townes Van ZandtDon't You Take It Too BadTownes Van Zandt
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  • "Don't You Take It Too Bad"
  • CD: Townes Van Zandt
  • Artist: Townes Van Zandt
  • Released: 1969
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Ben Gibbard & Jay FarrarThese Roads Don't MoveOne Fast Move or I'm Gone
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  • "These Roads Don't Move"
  • CD: One Fast Move or I'm Gone
  • Artist: Ben Gibbard & Jay Farrar
  • Released: 2009
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Somedays You Write the SongRecorded Live for the World Cafe 
The GuitarRecorded Live for the World Cafe 
If I Needed YouSomedays the Song Writes You
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  • "If I Needed You"
  • CD: Somedays the Song Writes You
  • Artist: Guy Clark
  • Released: 2009
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L.A.FreewayRecorded Live for the World Cafe 
Lyle Lovett Natural ForcesNatural Forces
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  • "Natural Forces"
  • CD: Natural Forces
  • Artist: Lyle Lovett
  • Released: 2009
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Patty Griffin One Big LoveCD Single 
Jim KellerI WillSunshine in My Pocket 
John Gorka Looking ForwardTemporary Road 

Playlist - Hour Two

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Paul SimonThe CoastRhythm of the Saints
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  • "The Coast"
  • CD: Rhythm of the Saints
  • Artist: Paul Simon
  • Released: 1990
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Devendra BanhartGoin BackWhat Will We Be
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  • "Goin Back"
  • CD: What Will We Be
  • Artist: Devendra Banhart
  • Released: 2009
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Flying Burrito BrothersTried So HardFlying Burrito Brothers/Last of the Red Hot Burritos
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  • "Tried So Hard"
  • CD: Flying Burrito Brothers/Last of the Red Hot Burritos
  • Artist: Flying Burrito Brothers
  • Released: 2008
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Kathleen EdwardsOne More Song The Radio WonFailer
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  • "One More Song The Radio Won"
  • CD: Failer
  • Artist: Kathleen Edwards
  • Released: 2003
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Sea WolfThe Traitor"White Water, White Bloom"
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  • "The Traitor"
  • CD: "White Water, White Bloom"
  • Artist: Sea Wolf
  • Released: 2009
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Alejandro EscovedoAlways a FriendReal Animal
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  • "Always a Friend"
  • CD: Real Animal
  • Artist: Alejandro Escovedo
  • Released: 2008
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Rickie Lee JonesWild GirlBalm in Gilead
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  • "Wild Girl"
  • CD: Balm in Gilead
  • Artist: Rickie Lee Jones
  • Released: 2009
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Nina SimoneMy Baby Just Cares for MeStealing Beauty
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  • "My Baby Just Cares for Me"
  • CD: Stealing Beauty
  • Artist: Nina Simone
  • Released: 1996
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Tracy Chapman New BeginningNew Beginning
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  • "New Beginning"
  • CD: New Beginning
  • Artist: Tracy Chapman
  • Released: 2005
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Freelance WhalesHannahFreelance Whales 
The BanglesIf She Knew What She WantsGreatest Hits
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  • "If She Knew What She Wants"
  • CD: Greatest Hits
  • Artist: The Bangles
  • Released: 1990
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Joshua James Coal WarBuild Me This
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  • "Coal War"
  • CD: Build Me This
  • Artist: Joshua James
  • Released: 2009
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Pete Yorn & Scarlett JohanssonRelatorBreak Up
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  • "Relator"
  • CD: Break Up
  • Artist: Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson
  • Released: 2009
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Coming up on World Cafe

The following artists are slated to appear on World Cafe in the coming days. Listing subject to change.

  • Nov. 25: One eskimO
  • Nov. 26: Rosanne Cash
  • Nov. 27: Rodrigo y Gabriella
  • Nov. 30: TBA
  • Dec. 1: Lovell Sisters
  • Dec. 2: Cory Chisel
  • Dec. 3: Os Mutantes
  • Dec. 4: Regina Spektor / Tom Waits
  • Dec. 7: Mayer Hawthorne
  • Dec. 8: Mason Jennings
  • Dec. 9: Harper Simon
  • Dec. 10: Sea Wolf
  • Dec. 11: Monsters of Folk
 
 
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