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Ann Arbor’s "Acoustic Café" attracts a global crowd

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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Ann Arbor-made music radio has an international appeal at the "Acoustic Cafe."

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Rob Reinhart has the kind of voice — rich and resonant — that's made for radio, which is where you'll find the producer/host of the weekly, made-in-Ann Arbor, nationally syndicated radio program "Acoustic Café."

Reinhart's guests over the 15 years since the show launched have included top talent as well as up-and-comers from a variety of musical genres.

"Beck, Joan Baez, John Prine ... we consider Pat Metheny a singer-songwriter, even though he’s working in the jazz world. James Taylor; his brother, Livingston; his son Ben — all of those people are in that category. … Ani DiFranco was one of our earliest guests back in the '90s. John Mayer was on the program, Norah Jones was on the program early on ... It's been fun to watch their careers launch over time.”

The show is heard on more than 75 stations, commercial and non-commercial, around the country. Voice of America carries the show worldwide to Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and South America. Acoustic Café can also be heard on the web, or fans can “friend” them on Facebook, where video is also included.

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