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This Sunday in Charleston (Feb. 28)

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By Mountain Stage

· February 25, 2010

Ani DiFranco

We round out our string of February live recordings this Sunday at the Clay Center. We'll welcome back Ani DiFranco for the sixth time, Chuck Prophet for the fifth time, and Righteous Babe recording artist Erin McKeown who is making her third appearance.

Our first-time guests include guitar phenomenon Andy McKee and New Orleans break-out star Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (recently reviewed in the Boston Globe).

Click HERE to get tickets online, or stop by Taylor Books on Capitol St. or the Clay Center Box Office here in downtown Charleston. You can also charge by phone at 304.561.3570.

Advance tickets are $15 across the board, but the event is RESERVED SEATING. Tickets will be $20 at the door, available at the Clay Center Box Office.

Click HERE for more on each guest in our "Live on Stage" Newsletter.

Andy McKee

Check out this story on acoustic fingerstyle guitarist Andy McKee in the Charleston Daily Mail. McKee has become a worldwide internet sensation with his unconventional playing style and captivating instrumental tunes. His video for "Drifting," below, has over 28 Million views.

Chuck Prophet

Over at the Charleston Gazette they have an article on the arduous process Chuck Prophet endured to create his latest pop-rock masterpiece
"¡Let Freedom Ring!" in Mexico City. Read the feature here and watch the trailer for the documentary below.

For more on this weekend's show read our "Live on Stage" Newsletter. Tickets are available Online, at the Clay Center Box
Office, atTaylor Books in downtown Charleston and by phone at 304.561.3570. We hope to see you there.

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On the Radio, Podcast on iTunes and More

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By Mountain Stage

· February 25, 2010

Brian Blauser

Drive By Truckers

This weekend on the radio our guests are Athens, GA's roots-rockers The Drive By Truckers, Austin, TX Americana act The Belleville Outfit, Brooklyn pop-rock by The Spring Standards, songwriter and storyteller Steve Poltz and folk super group Sometymes Why.

Click here for a list of stations and airtimes in your area. If Mountain Stage isn't carried in your area, several stations offer streaming audio, including our mothership station WV Public Radio. Follow this link Sunday at 3pm to hear the show online. Segments will begin going up Monday at NPR Music.

As always we have a preview of this week's radio broadcast on our Song of the Week page. We're featuring the lovely ladies above - Aoife O'Donovan, Kristin Andreassen and Ruth Ungar Merenda - collectively known as Sometymes Why. The trio performs the title track to their full-length debut, "Your Heart Is a Glorious Machine." (<Click to buy on Amazon.com)

Brian Blauser

Grammy winner Buckwheat Zydeco

You can always get our latest podcast, featuring Grammy winner Buckwheat Zydeco and many more, in our ARCHIVES
section.

Now you can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes. Follow this link or search "Mountain Stage" in the iTunes store and click "Subscribe."

The latest podcast will automatically download Monday mornings at 10am.

Brian Blauser

Dr. Dog

Over at NPR Music you can listen to sets by the Derek Trucks Band (another Grammy winner), Dr. Dog and Lenka. Stay tuned for music by Scrapomatic and WV native Jeff Ellis.

Brian Blauser

Uncle Earl

Mountain Stage fans in Alabama will be able to see our Mountain Stage series of specials beginning Tuesday March 2 at 10pm and each Tuesday following. Click here for more on our HD TV series and HERE for a link to Alabama Public TV.

Here's a summary of the episodes:
-Tue, March 2 at 10 p.m.
Ralph Stanley, Roni Stoneman, Dale Jett

-Tue, March 9 at 10 p.m.
This Mountain Stage HD special welcomes Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and Ollabelle

-Tue, March 16 at 10 p.m.
The Del McCoury Band plus Paul Thorn and the incomparable Jessi Colter

-Tue, March 23 at 10 p.m.
Tim O’Brien, Uncle Earl, The Yonder Mountain String Band

Don't forget to become a fan of Mountain Stage on Facebook and thanks for listening and reading.

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