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LISTEN: Sarah Jarosz Has Our Mountain Stage Song Of The Week
Sarah Jarosz performs on Mountain Stage in Charleston, West Virginia.Chris Morris/Mountain Stage
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On this week’s premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage, host Kathy Mattea welcomes four-time GRAMMY winner Sarah Jarosz, bluegrass master Tim O’Brien and his all-star Band, Irish folk singer-songwriter Karan Casey and her trio, father-daughter duo Dirk & Amelia Powell, and New Orleans’ premier sousaphone, washboard and guitar trio, The Tin Men.
This special episode is a celebration of Tim O’Brien’s 70th birthday and an impressive 50 years of making some of the best roots music in the business.
Our Song of the Week is from Sarah Jarosz, the singer-songwriter who has grown from instrumental prodigy to fully realized artist. In her third appearance on Mountain Stage this week, Jarosz performs a collection of songs from her new release, Polaroid Lovers, including our Song of the Week- “Good at What I Do”- which recently reached #1 on the Americana Radio charts.
Tune in starting Friday, April 5 on these affiliate stations to hear more from Sarah Jarosz, plus performances by Tim O’Brien Band, Karan Casey Trio, Dirk & Amelia Powell, and The Tin Men.
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