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LISTEN: Ed Snodderly Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week
Ed Snodderly performs on Mountain Stage in Charleston, West Virginia.Chris Morris/Mountain Stage
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Our encore broadcasts continue this week with episode 1,030 of Mountain Stage featuring guest host David Mayfield. Joining us in live-performance are Shenandoah Valley bluegrass band Nothin’ Fancy, 10-time International Bluegrass Music Association Bass Player of the Year Missy Raines & Allegheny, acoustic roots and blues guitarist Rory Block, singer-songwriter and guitarist Ed Snodderly, and multi-instrumentalist folk artist Meredith Moon.
Our Mountain Stage Song of the Week comes from Ed Snodderly, whose songs have been recorded by some of roots music’s most recognizable names, including Sam Bush, Missy Raines, Jerry Douglas, and more. Our Song of the Week is Snodderly’s performance of “Gone with Gone and Long Time,” accompanied by the Mountain Stage Band and Lisa Pattison on fiddle and vocals.
Tune in starting Friday, Jan. 10 on these affiliate stations to hear Ed Snodderly’s full set, plus live performances by Nothin’ Fancy, Missy Raines & Allegheny, Rory Block, and Meredith Moon.
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Rory BlockEd SnodderlyNothin’ FancyMissy RainesMeredith MoonGroup photo with David Mayfield
Listen this week for an encore broadcast of Mountain Stage featuring Larkin Poe, Victoria Canal, Raye Zaragoza, Ron Pope, and Christian Lopez. This episode was recorded with our host Kathy Mattea on the campus of West Virginia University, thanks to our friends at WVU College of Creative Arts and Media.
Our Song of the Week comes from the legendary jazz fusion band, best known for their 70s era records with the great pianist Herbie Hancock, The Headhunters. “Watermelon Man” was written by Hancock and was first released in 1962. On this live recording, you’ll hear Michael Clark on drums, William Summer on Vocals and Percussion, Donald Harrison on Saxophone, Shea Pierre on Piano, and Chris Severin on bass.
