Ondara joins host Raina Douris

Ondara released his debut, Tales of America, last year to great praise, and even earned a Grammy nomination. Based in Minneapolis but born in Kenya, he examined the United States from an outsider’s perspective through his music. Now he’s back with a new collection, called Folk n’ Roll Vol. 1: Tales of Isolation – But it is not the follow-up record he’d planned on. In a conversation with host Raina Douris today, Ondara recalls how he woke up one day during quarantine and started writing songs as a kind of therapy. And he performs some of the new music, live.

*Aretha Franklin “Night Time Is The Right Time” The Delta Meets Detroit: Aretha’s Blues
Ondara “Lockdown On Date Night Tuesday” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Ondara “Shower Song” Folk n’ Roll Vol. 1: Tales of Isolation
Ondara “From Six Feet Away” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Ondara “Pulled Out of the Market” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Taylor Swift “Exile (feat. Bon Iver)” Folklore
The National “The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness” Sleep Well Beast
The War And Treaty “Five More Minutes” Hearts Town
Nathanial Rateliff & The Night Sweats “You Worry Me” Tearing at the Seams
Sylvan Esso “Ferris Wheel” Free Love
Waxahatchee “Lilacs” Saint Cloud

Hour Two
*Bruce Springsteen “High Hopes” High Hopes
My Morning Jacket “Feel You” The Waterfall II
Jamie xx “Loud Places” In Colour
Margo Price “Letting Me Down” That’s How Rumors Get Started
Eagle-Eye Cherry “Save Tonight” Desireless
Marcus King “Say You Will” El Dorado
Sault “Hard Life” Untitled (Black Is)
Broken Bells “The High Road” Broken Bells
Liz Phair “Good Side” Soberish
Khruangbin “Time (You and I)” Mordechai
Talking Heads “The Lady Don’t Mind” Little Creatures
Wilco “Thirteen” Nonesuch
Big Star “Thank You Friends” Third/Sister Lovers
Semisonic “You’re Not Alone” You’re Not Alone EP

*Optional Song