Folk Espresso

Hosted by: 
Andy O'Hara
Produced by: 
KBOO
Program:: 
Folk Espresso
Air date: 
Mon, 01/19/2026 - 5:30am to 7:00am
Contemporary and eclectic folk music to energize your morning.

Wake up with an intriguing mix of contemporary and eclectic folk music that brings clarity and momentum to start the day. Today’s episode presents inspiring styles and stories from artists such as Yasmin Williams, boygenius, Townes Van Zandt, Jason Isbell, I’m With Her, Waxahatchee, Jeff Tweedy, and many others. It’s folk music as it's meant to be: fresh air, honest voices, and lasting songs.

Genre(s): 
Folk, Eclectic, Bluegrass

Episode Playlist

Episode Playlist

  • Time
    5:35
    Artist
    Yasmin Williams
    Song
    Sunshowers
    Album
    Urban Driftwood
    Label
    SPINSTER
  • Time
    5:39
    Artist
    John Gorka
    Song
    I'm from New Jersey
    Album
    Pure John Gorka
    Label
    High Street/Legacy
  • Time
    5:42
    Artist
    Bonnie Raitt
    Song
    Too Long at the Fair
    Album
    Give It Up (Remastered)
    Label
    Rhino/Warner Records
  • Time
    5:45
    Artist
    Gillian Welch
    Song
    Look at Miss Ohio
    Album
    Soul Journey
    Label
    Acony Records
  • Time
    5:49
    Artist
    The Milk Carton Kids
    Song
    Undress the World
    Album
    Prologue
    Label
    Milk Carton Records
  • Time
    5:52
    Artist
    Jack & Daisy
    Song
    America
    Album
    America - Single
    Label
    Jack & Daisy
  • Time
    5:56
    Artist
    Jackson Browne
    Song
    For Everyman (Live)
    Album
    Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1
    Label
    Inside Recordings
  • Time
    6:01
    Artist
    Waxahatchee
    Song
    Right Back to It (feat. MJ Lenderman)
    Album
    Tigers Blood
    Label
    Anti/Epitaph
  • Time
    6:06
    Artist
    Townes Van Zandt
    Song
    If I Needed You
    Album
    The Late Great
    Label
    Capitol Records
  • Time
    6:09
    Artist
    boygenius
    Song
    Cool About It
    Album
    the record
    Label
    boygenius under exclusive license to Interscope Records
  • Time
    6:12
    Artist
    Bob Dylan
    Song
    Abandoned Love (Studio Outtake - 1975)
    Album
    Side Tracks
    Label
    Columbia/Legacy
  • Time
    6:17
    Artist
    Iron & Wine
    Song
    Boy With a Coin
    Album
    The Shepherd's Dog
    Label
    Sub Pop Records
  • Time
    6:21
    Artist
    Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
    Song
    Nightswimming (feat. Béla Fleck & Chris Thile)
    Album
    Georgia Blue
    Label
    Southeastern Records
  • Time
    6:25
    Artist
    Son Volt
    Song
    Windfall (2015 Remastered)
    Album
    Trace (Expanded) [Remastered]
    Label
    Rhino/Warner Records
  • Time
    6:28
    Artist
    Warren Zevon
    Song
    Keep Me in Your Heart
    Album
    The Wind
    Label
    Entertainment One
  • Time
    6:31
    Artist
    Jeff Tweedy
    Song
    Twilight Override
    Album
    Twilight Override
    Label
    Legacy Recordings
  • Time
    6:35
    Artist
    I'm With Her
    Song
    Crossing Muddy Waters
    Album
    Crossing Muddy Waters / Be My Husband - Single
    Label
    I'm With Her
  • Time
    6:38
    Artist
    Billy Bragg & Wilco
    Song
    California Stars
    Album
    Mermaid Avenue
    Label
    Craft Recordings
  • Time
    6:43
    Artist
    The Brothers Comatose & AJ Lee & Blue Summit
    Song
    These Days
    Album
    These Days - Single
    Label
    Swamp Jam Records
  • Time
    6:47
    Artist
    Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover
    Song
    Slow Talkin'
    Album
    Slow Talkin' - Single
    Label
    Son Canciones SL
  • Time
    6:48
    Artist
    John Hiatt
    Song
    All The Lilacs In Ohio
    Album
    All The Lilacs In Ohio
    Label
    New West Records
  • Time
    6:54
    Artist
    Kaki King
    Song
    Doing the Wrong Thing
    Album
    Legs to Make us Longer
    Label
    Epic
  • Time
    6:59
    Artist
    INFINITiii
    Song
    US vs. THEM
    Album
    THE MiiiGHTY & THE WICKED: SiiiDE B
    Label
    FBLMILITiiiA
  • Time
    6:59
    Artist
    JAGUAL
    Song
    The Promised Land (Remix)
    Album
    The Promised Land
    Label
    Booya Beats
  • Time
    6:59
    Artist
    Bruce Cockburn
    Song
    Water Into Wine
    Album
    Speechless
    Label
    True North Records

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