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This Week's broadcast features acclaimed singer-songwriter Todd Snider making his tenth appearance on Mountain Stage, recorded live on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown. While Todd so often works accompanied solely by his trusty black Epiphone guitar, this time he enlists members of Great American Taxi, who also appear on Todd's latest double live album, aptly named The Storyteller.

Find a radio station in your area to find out when to tune in, and be sure to listen to our Song of the Week, Snider's high school hallway David vs. Goliath tale, "Is This Thing Workin'?"

Great American Taxi also appear on the show for their own energetic set of music they dub "Americana without boarders," drawing influences from bluegrass, funk and southern rock. Taxi leader Vince Herman (formally of Leftover Salmon) was enrolled as a student at West Virginia University back in the 80's, and the excitement he felt from being back in his old stomping ground can be heard in voice. Here's an exclusive video of the band performing "Appalachian Soul" from their album "Streets of Gold."

Great American Taxi's new album is called Reckless Habits.

Also appearing on this week's broadcast are Railroad Earth, a roots-based jam band from Stillwater, New Jersey. The band takes its name from the Jack Kerouac story "October in the Railroad Earth," a nod to the beat influence that colors their sound of their new self-titled album. Railroad Earth’s Tim Carbone produced Great American Taxi's Reckless Habits.

You'll also hear from Corey Smith, the Athens, GA based entertainer who has built a rabid following through relentless touring and an innovative business plan. He was just named "One To Watch" by Country Weekly and his latest, "Keeping Up with the Joneses," is available on his website.  His latest is "The Broken Record."

The show opens with singer-songwriter Sean Rowe. An avid naturalist, Rowe routinely takes 30-day wilderness treks with nothing but a knife and the clothes on his back, and appropriately enough, applies a similar approach to his performance. Relying only on his soulful baritone voice and virtuoso guitar playing, Rowe brings the Mountain Stage audience to its feet with his final tune, a cover of Richard Thompson's 1952 Vincent Black Lightning. His new album is called Magic.

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