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WoodSongs 923: Mean Mary and Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards Jun 11, 2018

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MEAN MARY isn�t mean at all �she is known internationally for her lightning-fast fingers, haunting vocals, and intricate story songs. She is an award-winning musician/writer and fan favorite (over 9 million views on her YouTube videos). Deering Banjo�s named her their Goodtime Ambassador, and Janet Deering describes her banjo playing as giving her "chills. Her latest album is titled �Blazing�. LAURA CORTESE & THE DANCE CARDS have a vision for their band�s sound: bold and elegant, schooled in the lyrical rituals of folk music and backed by grooves that alternately inspire Cajun two-stepping and rock-n-roll hip swagger. Cellist Valerie Thompson (cello/vox), fiddler Jenna Moynihan (fiddle/vox), and bassist Natalie Bohrn (bass/vox) pair their sophisticated string arrangements and rich vocal harmonies to band leader Laura Cortese�s poignant and powerful singing. The new record �California Calling� on Compass Records has a wide emotional and sonic scope. WoodSongs Kid: Lake Carver is 8 year fiddle player and vocalist from Mocksville, North Carolina. Lake performs the bluegrass standard �Ruby� with her brother Brant Wimmer.

WoodSongs 922: The Dustbowl Revival and The Mammals Jun 11, 2018

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THE DUSTBOWL REVIVAL is what you could call an American roots orchestra with eight full-time members � and they play it all, mashing the sounds of traditional American music into a genre-hopping, time-bending dance party that coaxes new fire out of familiar coal. Their new eponymous album, however, finds the Los Angeles-based ensemble evolving and refining its music. Their always-joyous sound now reveals a more soulful, funky side that exudes deeper emotions and taps a more modern vibe. THE MAMMALS are a high-octane Americana quintet from New York�s storied Hudson Valley. They carry on the work of Pete Seeger & Woody Guthrie with a deep original repertoire and signature “trad is rad� sound. Founded in 2001 by Seeger�s grandson, Tao, second generation fiddler/singer, Ruth Ungar, and banjo/guitar songsmith, Mike Merenda, The Mammals reemerged in 2017 “stronger than ever� (Folk Alley) fronted by Mike + Ruthy along with drums, bass and pedal steel. Known for their jubilant, high-energy shows, The Mammals deftly move from older-than-dirt banjo duets to sound-the-alarm topical fare that�s right in line with the times, bouncing from roof raising hoe-downs to hear-a-pin-drop a cappella balladry. Their new album is titled �Sunshiner�. WoodSongs Kids: Eli Patrick & Dreyden Gordon are two young bluegrass musicians from Eastern Kentucky.

WoodSongs 921: Lee Roy Parnell and Samantha Fish Jun 11, 2018

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LEE ROY PARNELL is known as a triple-threat artist for his guitar prowess (particularly slide guitar), smooth soul-drenched voice, and top-shelf songwriting skills. After earning a regular spot at the famed Bluebird Caf� and a publishing contract, Parnell launched his solo career on Arista Records, which produced many country hits, including “A Little Bit Of You� and six other Top 10 hits. Parnell has released his first album in 11 years �Midnight Believer�. An album full of the soulful, guitar-driven, from the heart music Parnell is best known for. SAMANTHA FISH has quickly established herself as a rising star in the contemporary blues world. Since then, the charismatic young singer-guitarist-songwriter has earned a reputation as a rising guitar hero and powerful live performer, while releasing a series of acclaimed albums that have shown her restless creative spirit consistently taking her in new and exciting musical directions. Samantha Fish delivers some of her most compelling music to date with �Belle of the West�, her fifth studio album. WoodSongs Kid: Gabriella Rose is a ten-year-old ukulele singer from Tampa Bay, Florida. Listen Now

WoodSongs 920: Szlachetka and Joslyn & The Sweet Compression Jun 11, 2018

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SZLACHETKA (pronounced SLA-HET-KA) draws your gaze back to a simpler time when music was less about stylized production and more about its experiential nature. His songwriting finds inspiration in the threads that connect us, weaving a tapestry of familiar moments that pay homage to the past while leaning into a future that promises both wonder and grace. Now based in Nashville, Rolling Stone hailed SZLACHETKA as one of the “10 New Artists You Need to Know�. He�ll be performing songs from his sophomore album �Heart of my Hometown�. JOSLYN & THE SWEET COMPRESSION deliver a hook-filled mix of funk and R&B-flavored pop. Based out of Lexington, Kentucky, the ensemble is lead by powerhouse vocalist Joslyn Hampton and features a dynamic mix of veterans and young talent to create their unique high energy grooves. Her debut set of original material will be released in a series of singles as opposed to on an album. WoodSongs Kids: The Wallace Sisters are from Lexington, Kentucky and love to sing.

WoodSongs 919: Tyminski and Drew Holcomb Jun 11, 2018

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DAN TYMINSKI is one of the premier vocalists in modern acoustic music. He�s been a member of Alison Krauss + Union Station for 25 years. He contributed guitar and/or harmony to many projects including the voice for George Clooney�s on-screen character in O Brother, Where Art Thou? and in 2013, he sang lead on Avicii�s international pop hit “Hey Brother,� which reached #1 on charts in at least 18 countries. Tyminski has racked up 14 Grammy Awards and 18 total nominations. His daring new album �Southern Gothic� merges electro-pop with his bluegrass and Americana roots. DREW HOLCOMB is a road warrior for more than a decade, has spent his adulthood onstage and on the road playing his honest songs that explore the full range of American roots music. He turns a new corner with 2017's �Souvenir�, a highly-collaborative album that finds Drew Holcomb and his band the Neighbors focusing on the things that truly stick with you - including family and friends, music and memories, people and places - in a fast-moving world. WoodSongs Kids: The Kellys hail from Springfield, Kentucky and are a family band. They�ll perform an Appalachian take on the Korean folk song “Arrirang“.

WoodSongs 918: Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn Jun 11, 2018

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BELA FLECK AND ABIGAIL WASHBURN, “the king and queen of the banjo� (Paste Magazine), have a musical partnership like no other. B�la Fleck is a fifteen-time Grammy Award winner who has taken the instrument across multiple genres, and Abigail Washburn a singer-songwriter and clawhammer banjo player who re-radicalized it by combining it with Far East culture and sounds. The duo�s self-titled debut earned the 2016 Grammy for Best Folk Album. The duo play songs from their wildly innovative second album �Echo in the Valley� on Rounder Records.

WoodSongs 916: Roots Music Summit Spectacular Jun 11, 2018

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This Special Event broadcast of WoodSongs is a massive roots music spectacular featuring all amazing WOODSONGS KIDS from around the nation plus special guests from the Folk Alliance, Blues Foundation, the IBMA and SongFarmers to explain what each organization does and how interested musicians can benefit from their grassroots work. Musicians performing on the broadcasts include: 16-years-old guitar prodigy DAVID JULIA performing with blues legend BOB MARGOLIN, Indian American Tennessee siblings and award-winning multi-instrumentalists GIRI & UMA PETERS, Grand Master Fiddle champion IVY PHILLIPS with renowned Nashville musician DEANIE RICHARDSON and the youngest national thumb picking champion in history PARKER HASTINGS.

WoodSongs 915: Tommy Emmanuel Jun 11, 2018

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TOMMY EMMANUEL is a virtuoso guitarist from Australia who has completely stormed the world of guitar playing � mesmerizing audiences in sold out theaters all over the world. The WoodSongs audience needs little introduction to arguably the finest guitar player of his generation as he returns to our broadcast celebrating a brilliant new album �Accomplice One�. It�s an album full of incredible duets that showcases his love of many styles. WoodSongs Kid: Bryce Paubel is a sixteen-year-old guitar player from Highland, Illinois who�s biggest guitar hero is Tommy Emmanuel. The two perform together on a duet that Tommy and Chet Atkins first performed together in 1997 on the album �The Day Finger Pickers Took Over The World�.

WoodSongs 914: Poco featuring Rusty Young and Dori Freeman Jun 11, 2018

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RUSTY YOUNG is the singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist and frontman of the seminal West Coast country-rock band Poco. For five decades, Young became not only the musical core of the band, but also the writer and vocalist behind hits including “Rose of Cimarron� and the #1 smash “Crazy Love.� �Waitin� For The Sun� is his debut solo album - an album 50 years in the making. DORI FREEMAN is a singer and songwriter from Galax, Virginia. Her music blurs the finer lines of Americana and shines new light on the legacy of traditional music. She brings a modern and honest perspective - both lyrically and vocally. Her sophomore album �Letters Never Read� produced by Teddy Thompson was recently released. WoodSongs Kid: America Barajas is a twelve-year-old country singer from Corbin, Kentucky.

WoodSongs 913: Molly Tuttle and Mike Barnett Jun 11, 2018

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MOLLY TUTTLE is a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist and award winning songwriter with a distinctive voice. She is the first woman in the 27-year history of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Awards to be nominated for Guitar Player of the Year and win. She�s appeared on A Prairie Home Companion and at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, was featured on the cover of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, and won first place in the prestigious Chris Austin Songwriting Competition at Merlefest. She�s newest artist to sign on to the Compass Records roster and will be releasing her debut for the label sometime in 2018. MIKE BARNETT has been building a career as a premier fiddler in bluegrass music. His current gig is a member of Kentucky Thunder, the traveling band of bluegrass legend, Ricky Skaggs as well as the Bryan Sutton Band. This Nashville native became a professional player at a young age as part of Jesse McReynolds� band and soon became another breakout talent from the Boston roots music scene. In 2009, Mike joined the David Grisman Quintet. On his second solo effort, �Portraits in Fiddles,� released on Compass Records, he takes a moment to reflect on the extraordinary blessings to celebrate his heroes, collaborators, and contemporaries. WoodSongs Kid: Christiana Joneikis is a seventeen-year-old clawhammer banjo player and songwriter from Sherve, Ohio. She�s playing the title cut of her debut CD with her Dad.

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