Sam Lewis (left, credit: Ryan Musick), Birds Of Chicago (right, credit: Yves Assad) Courtesy of the artists hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artists World Cafe World Cafe Nashville: Sam Lewis And Birds Of Chicago WXPN July 24, 2018 Troubled by the divisiveness in America's social and political discourse, folk singer Sam Lewis and folk duo Birds of Chicago found themselves drawn toward poetic openness and humble idealism.