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Host Kathy Mattea welcomes Loudon Wainwright III, Janiva Magness, John Ellison & Joe Beard, Dan Navarro, and Ali McGuirk on this week’s premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage, recorded live at Kodak Hall at the beautiful Eastman Theatre in Rochester, NY.
Our Song of the Week comes from the charming folk singer-songwriter, Loudon Wainwright III, who has made over 17 appearances on Mountain Stage in every decade since the show started in 1983. His performance of “Middle of the Night” is our Song of the Week.
Tune in to an affiliate station near you starting Friday, April 18 to hear Loudon’s full set, plus more live performances by GRAMMY-nominated blues and soul singer Janiva Magness, a pair of Rochester Music Hall of Famers; singer/writer John “Some Kind of Wonderful” Ellison and blues guitarist and vocalist Joe Beard, plus songwriter and former Lowen & Navvaro member Dan Navarro, and guitar-driven soulful folk from Ali McGuirk.
Thank you to our partners WRUR – The Route, and the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music for inviting us to town.
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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.
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Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOur 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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn 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.
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