This week's encore broadcast of Mountain Stage with host Kathy Mattea features bluegrass favorites The SteelDrivers, Pokey Lafarge, alt-pop songwriter Seth Glier, country-tinged songwriter Stephanie Lambring and modern finger-style guitarist Yasmin Williams. Listen starting this Friday, August 12 on these NPR stations to hear the entire show.
Started several years ago, the Valley Music Showcase has served as a regular forum to introduce new bands and musicians to the area, drawing on performers from a region roughly defined as the Connecticut River Valley from southern Vermont to central.