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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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Our fall broadcast season continues with a fresh new episode hitting the airwaves this week. This premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage 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 22-year-old Myron Elkins who blends country, funk, rock and soul.
On this week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage, host Kathy Mattea welcomes The Steel Wheels, Sam Weber, Peter Holsapple, Lily Talmers, and Rylee Bapst Band to the Memorial Auditorium in Athens, OH.
Host Kathy Mattea welcomes Stephen Kellogg, Emily Scott Robinson, Joe Troop & The Truth Machine, Kindred Valley, and Corduroy Brown to the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center in Huntington, WV on this week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage.
On this week's premiere broadcast on Mountain Stage, guest host David Mayfield welcomes Solas, Tim O’Brien & Jan Fabricius, Amanda Cook Band, Clymer & Kurtz, and Darrin Hacquard.