World Party joins host David Dye

Karl Wallinger of World Party and The Waterboys passed away earlier this month at the age of 66. The singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist was a frequent guest on World Cafe, and we’ll revisit one of our favorite sessions with him from 2012, where he talks about his career, and plays songs from World Party’s massive box set, Arkeology.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist
Fleet Foxes “Helplessness Blues” Helplessness Blues
World Party “Everybody’s Falling in Love” Arkeology
World Party “Is it Like Today?” Bang!
World Party “Sweet Soul Dream” Goodbye Jumbo
World Party “Waiting Such A Long Time” Arkeology
Rosanne Cash “All Come True” Interiors: The Full Session
The Waterboys “The Whole of the Moon” This is the Sea
St. Vincent “Broken Man” All Born Screaming
Violent Femmes “Gone Daddy Gone” Violent Femmes
Wilco “Box Full of Letters” A.M.

Hour Two
Van Morrison “Caravan” Moondance
The Red Clay Strays “Wondering Why” Moment of Truth
Etta James “I’d Rather Go Blind” Tell Mama
Lizzie No “Halfsies” Halfsies
Black Pumas “More Than a Love Song” Chronicles of a Diamond
PJ Harvey “I Inside the Old Year Dying” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Bruce Cockburn “Lovers in a Dangerous Time” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Iron and Wine “All in Good Time (feat. Fiona Apple)” Light Verse
Ben Folds Five “Alice Childress” Ben Folds Five
Noah Kahan “Stick Season” Stick Season
Maggie Rogers “Don’t Forget Me” Don’t Forget Me
Ben Harper “Diamonds on the Inside” Diamonds on the Inside
October Project “Changing Light of Love” The Ghost of Childhood
The Head and the Heart “Virginia (Wind in the Night)” Every Shade of Blue