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LISTEN: Fantastic Cat Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week
Fantastic Cat makes their Mountain Stage debut.Chris Morris/Mountain Stage
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This week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage was recorded on June 23, 2024 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. The episode features an indie supergroup that’s been clawing its way through the music scene with the fun folk-rock tunes off their debut album, Now That’s What I Call Fantastic Cat.
This must-hear “supergroup” is none other than Fantastic Cat, comprised of some of New York’s best singer-songwriters, including Anthony D’Amato, Brian Dunne, Don DiLego, and Mike Montali (Hollis Brown). Their song “All My Fault” is our Song of the Week.
On this episode you’ll also hear live performances by soul and country singer Maggie Rose when she makes her Mountain Stage debut, five-piece bluegrass group The Brothers Comatose, Kentucky singer-songwriter Kelsey Waldon, and 23-year-old Myron Elkins who blends country, funk, rock and soul.
Our Song of the Week comes from Ray Benson. During his tenth visit to the show, he performed "Faded Love," a Bob Wills tune often covered by Benson's longtime band, Asleep at the Wheel, who have been creating music together for over 50 years.
Our Song of the Week is “The False Lady,” performed by Dublin-born singer-songwriter and guitarist John Doyle and Manchester-born flute, whistle, and uilleann pipes maestro Michael McGoldrick.
On this week's broadcast of Mountain Stage, host Kathy Mattea looks back on some of her favorite archival sets from 2006 featuring The Derek Trucks Band, Bettye LaVette, Soulive (featuring Reggie Watts), Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, and more.