Subway Sessions. As in 2103, songwriters created new songs in a 3-hour session, documented in both video and audio. Additionally, Acoustic Cafe and SongCraft presented a panel at the conference to discuss the creative process and debut some of the new songs created in Austin between 3/10 and 3/15, 2014. SXSW coincided with Acoustic Cafe's 1000th continuous weekly broadcast. 2014 was the inaugural year of the Acoustic Cafe curated new-folk series at St. Cecilia Music Center, Grand Rapids, MI. Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Townes Earle were part of the series in St. Cecilia's 2014-15 season. The partnership was renewed for the 2015-16 season, including shows with The Steel Wheels, Shawn Colvin, Alejandro Escovedo and Leo Kottke. 2016-17's season included Margo Price, Marc Cohn, Langhorne Slim and Pokey LaFarge. In 2015, Acoustic Cafe and SongCraft Presents partnered with Ford Motor Company for their "Songs Of The Road" series. Similar to the previous work with songwriters at SXSW, "Songs Of The Road" took artists on short road trips where they worked with Ben Arthur (SongCraft Presents) to create a brand new song. The songs were then recorded at a studio, and premiered in front of a live audience, using the car (2015 Ford CMAX Energi) for amplification. 5 new songs were created, and the videos and audio were turned into a web series to accompany the radio features on Acoustic Cafe. The trips/artists/studios were: Lera Lynn, Nashville to Memphis, TN, Sun Studios (Memphis, TN) Jackie Venson, Lake Travis to Bee Cave to Austin, TX, one room schoolhouse (Bee Cave, TX) David Mayfield, Santa Barbara to Los Angeles, Village Recorders (Los Angeles, CA) Andy Suzuki & The Method, Brooklyn to Woodstock, NY, Applehead Recording Studio (Woodstock, NY). Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond), Ann Arbor to Detroit, MI, United Sound Systems Recording Studios (Detroit, MI). The Acoustic Cafe/SongCraft team was invited to present an @Google Talk about the "Songs Of The Road" in New York on 11/20/15. The flagship radio station for Acoustic Café is WQKL 107.1 FM in Ann Arbor, which carries the program twice each weekend, on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Country 99.9 sometimes simulcast this program. External links Acoustic Café official website Music of Ann Arbor, Michigan American music radio programs 1995 establishments in Michigan