World Cafe Willy Porter: Sparkling Folk Goes Grassroots WXPN December 19, 2006 • One of the artists at the forefront of the modern folk-music scene, Willy Porter began his career by selling copies of his debut album out of the trunk of his car in 1990. Since then, Porter has juggled labels and flirted with mainstream success, but his music has remained consistently compelling. Willy Porter: Sparkling Folk Goes Grassroots