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Cordovas Epitomize What It Means To Be A Free Spirit : World Cafe : World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN Cordovas frontperson Joe Firstman speaks with host Raina Douris about the unusual path of his music career — and performs four songs.
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Cordovas On World Cafe

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Cordovas Epitomize What It Means To Be A Free Spirit

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Cordovas Epitomize What It Means To Be A Free Spirit

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Set List

  • "High Feeling"
  • "Rain On The Rail"
  • "This Town's A Drag"
  • "Destiny"

Have you ever met someone you'd consider a "free spirit"? Maybe you even consider yourself one: someone who follows their muse, goes where the wind takes them, who seems unbound by the rest of society's rules? That ALL describes my guest today. Cordovas frontman Joe Firstman seems like the epitome of a free spirit, and today you'll hear all about his journey from wannabe surfer to getting a record deal with Atlantic in the early 2000s to becoming the bandleader for Last Call with Carson Daly in 2005 ... to forming Cordovas with guitarist Toby Weaver.

If you're looking for some inspiration to follow your maybe unconventional dreams, this is the session for you.

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