This week’s encore episode was recorded at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Mountain Stage and host Kathy Mattea were a part of the Center’s 50th Anniversary Season, and welcomed Texas Swing legends Asleep at the Wheel, soul-blues singer Ruthie Foster, multi-cultural folk singer Leyla McCalla, indie-pop songwriter Carsie Blanton, and Grammy-winning West Virginian Tim O’Brien with Jan Fabricius. Join us starting Friday, August 5, 2022 on our NPR affiliates.