Mountain Stage

RUTHIE FOSTER

Ruthie Foster’s ninth studio album represents a new high water mark for the veteran blues artist—a collection of songs possessing pure power, like a tidal wave of musical generosity. "Healing Time" finds Foster pushing her boundaries as a singer and songwriter more than ever before, creating a truly live-sounding atmosphere with the help of her band. This album is the latest jewel in Foster’s accomplished career, which includes multiple Grammy nominations and collaborations with fellow luminaries like Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks.  ruthiefoster.com

CHARLIE MARS

Mississippi-born singer/songwriter Charlie Mars is a country- and folk-inflected pop artist blessed with a warm vocal croon and a knack for crafting poignant, earthy songs. His latest album "Times Have Changed" is rooted in folk-pop, but nourished with country, soul, laid-back reggae grooves, and Mars’ love for the languid. The 10 songs on this album chronicle Mars' path from a restless young wanderer seeking adventure, escape, love or truth, to the man who’s discovered that his road to happiness is a gravel drive leading to a porch perfect for viewing actual stars. charliemars.com

THE WANDERING HEARTS

The Wandering Hearts are a London based alt-country/folk Americana group known for their world class three-part harmonies. Their influences include Simon & Garfunkel, Fleetwood Mac, The Milk Carton Kids and Crosby, Stills, Nash &Young. The trio is one one of the leading lights of the British folk/American scene, having been nominated for UK Album of the Year at the UK Americana Awards 2022.   thewanderinghearts.com

FELLOW PYNINS

Fellow Pynins is an Ashland, Oregon based award winning contemporary folk duo with a keen and bucolic sense of vocal harmony and song craft anchored in the balladry tradition. The duo consists of Dani Aubert (claw-hammer banjo, bouzouki) and solo artist Ian George (guitar, mandolin). They are songwriters, collectors, and interpreters. All of the songs on their sophomore album, Lady Mondegreen were learned person-to-person from various individuals they met while traveling with their two children on a 10-month song collecting trip through Europe, the UK and Ireland.  fellowpynins.com

REBECCA PORTER

A singer-songwriter born in Guam and raised in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Rebecca Porter continues to forge her way in country music with songs that are heartfelt and honest. She balances her distinctive storytelling with the dynamics of her commanding voice in a unique display of soulful classic country. Her latest album, "Queen of the Local," was successfully crowdfunded based on her formidable regional power.  rebeccaportermusic.com

WITH GUEST HOST DAVID MAYFIELD

Americana singer/songwriter David Mayfield has deep roots in the bluegrass and folk scenes. Also band leader and GRAMMY nominated producer, Mayfield stepped out of the sideman shadows (having been a member of the bluegrass outfit Cadillac Sky) in 2011. Since that time he has toured almost non-stop. Conscious of not just being a musician, but an entertainer— something his father instilled in him in the family band—he certainly makes an impression live. But it’s the strength of his songwriting and musicianship, combined with that charm and personality that keep audiences consistently lining up to join the parade.  thedavidmayfieldparade