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Mary Flower on Mountain Stage this Week
Mary Flower appears on the nationally syndicated Mountain Stage radio program this week, as part of a star-studded lineup including John Gorka, cellist Lindsay Mac and songwriter/comedienne Cheryl Wheeler. This week’s broadcast of Mountain Stage was recorded on the road in Grand Marais, Minnesota, in partnership with North House Folk School as part of their tenth-annual Unplugged concert series.
Mary performs a set together with Pat Donohue, including songs from her latest album, Misery Loves Company, songs from Donohue’s repertoire, and one brand-new tune that the two wrote together just before the show!
The program airs on NPR stations nationwide in a time slot scheduled by each local station. Check here to see when the show airs in your town this week.
- UPDATE: NPR has posted audio from the set – hear it here!
Mary Flower – Misery Loves Company
An artist whose mastery has elevated her to the highest ranks of roots music, Mary Flower is celebrated for her instrumental skills and engaging vocal style. Her new Yellow Dog Records release, Misery Loves Company, finds Mary hosting some of blues and roots music’s most accomplished practitioners for a series of duets.
Calling upon the talent pool in her home town of Portland OR, Mary sat down with ten instrumentalists — and one singer — to make her most intimate record to date. – Along with Mary’s dazzling guitar and unmatched lap steel, Misery Loves Company features a staggering variety of great players, from jazz pianist Dave Frishberg to multi-instrumentalist Colin Linden. It’s a testament to Mary’s ability to bring out the best in her collaborators.
- Mary talks with Minnesota Public Radio , Western Michigan Public Radio, and Oregon Music News about the album
- More details and streaming previews
- Official press release (PDF)
- CDs and downloads available now! Visit the Order page to get your copy.
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