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Endangered Birds And Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, nature photographer and conservationist Matt Williams has a passion for birds. His latest book is “Endangered and Disappearing Birds of Appalachia and the Southeast.” Bill Lynch spoke with Williams about the book and helping the bird population.

On this West Virginia Morning, nature photographer and conservationist Matt Williams has a passion for birds. His latest book is “Endangered and Disappearing Birds of Appalachia and the Southeast.” Bill Lynch spoke with Williams about the book and helping the bird population.

Also in this episode, Mountain Stage hosted two shows at The Franklin Theatre in Franklin, Tennessee this week. Our song of the week comes from the performance of Judith Owen, a Welsh singer-songwriter and self-described “drama queen.”

Owen and her band called the “Gentlemen Callers” performed the cult classic song “I Put A Spell On You,” originally recorded in 1956 by “Screamin’ Jay” Hawkins.

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Eric Douglas is our news director. Maria Young produced this episode. Teresa Wills is our host.

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LISTEN: Judith Owen Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week

This week’s episode of Mountain Stage was recorded in Franklin, Tennessee during the first of two shows at The Franklin Theatre. Host Kathy Mattea welcomed Madi Diaz, Judith Owen, The Dead Tongues, Swamp Dogg, and Tim Heidecker.

Judith Owen, Welsh singer-songwriter (and self-described “drama queen”) has our Song of the Week. Judith performed the cult classic song, “I Put A Spell On You,” originally recorded in 1956 by “Screamin’ Jay” Hawkins. Judith is joined by her all-star band the “Gentlemen Callers.”

Tune in to one of our affiliate stations starting Friday, Oct. 11 to hear the full episode with host Kathy Mattea, plus live performances by alt-pop singer-songwriter Madi Diaz, indie folk group The Dead Tongues, southern soul/funk/bluegrass maverick Swamp Dogg, and singer-songwriter, actor, and comedian Tim Heidecker.

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Listen: Judith Owen on NPR's Mountain Stage

If Judith Owen had not gone off to become a powerhouse singer-songwriter, she could have easily become a full-time humorist with her sharp wit and self-deprecating charm.

For her fourth appearance on Mountain Stage, the Welsh chanteuse is joined by Portuguese percussionist Pedro Segundo and the legendary bassist Leland Sklar for a performance of “We Give In,” which you can also hear during this week’s broadcast.

This week’s broadcast also features an extended set from “the little orchestra” Pink Martini, as well as performances from heavy-hitting singer Beth Hart and savvy singer-songwriter Don Dixon.

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