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NOTES ON THIS WEEK'S RADIO SHOW
NEWS: This week begins the 3rd annual "An Acoustic Café Evening Tour" (see below) and our in-studio guest, Pieta Brown, will be one of our touring artists! Pieta and Bo Ramsey drop by our studio to discuss Pieta's latest album "Mercury", recording in the south, touring with Mark Knopfler and more!
Also this week, in-studio performances from Mike Doughty, Band Of Heathens, Ra Ra Riot and more...
You can now follow us on Twitter: @AcafeRadio
Announcing the 3rd annual "An Acoustic Cafe Evening Tour",
January 24-February 4
In its third year, the "An Acoustic Cafe Evening Tour" features the diverse talents of four critically acclaimed singer-songwriters: Austin-based multi-instrumentalist Carrie Rodriguez, Northampton lit/pop darling Erin McKeown (1/24-29 only), Northwest finger-picking master Kelly Joe Phelps and poet-songwriter Pieta Brown (1/31-2/4 only).
Tour dates:
*January 24 -- ANN ARBOR, MI ---- The Ark
*January 25 -- CINCINNATI, OH --- MOTR Pub
*January 26 -- LOUISVILLE, KY --- Uncle Slayton's
*January 27 -- NELSONVILLE, OH -- Stuart's Opera House
*January 28 -- LEXINGTON, KY ---- Natasha's Bistro
*January 29 -- CLEVELAND, OH ---- Nightown
^January 31 -- CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - CSPS
^February 1 -- CHAMPAIGN, IL ---- Hi Dive
^February 2 -- CHICAGO, IL ------ Old Town School of Folk
^February 3 -- MILWAUKEE, WI ---- Turner Hall/WUWM presents...
^February 4 -- MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- Dakota
* denotes date with Carrie Rodriguez, Erin McKeown and Kelly Joe Phelps
^ denotes date with Carrie Rodriguez, Pieta Brown and Kelly Joe Phelps
Congratulations to Corina and Jeff Barrett of Massachusetts, the winners of the 2012 Folk Festival Giveaway!!!
Acoustic Cafe, Ryan Adams (Capitol/Pax Am), Dawes (ATO Records), Sarah Jarosz (Sugar Hill Records) and The Ark have now given away a trip for two to the 35th annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival, this coming weekend (January 27th and January 28th).
This year's festival features Ryan Adams, Dawes, Devotchka, Sarah Jarosz, Emmylou Harris, the legendary Glen Campbell and many more!
Many thanks to the 1100 folks who entered our contest this year.
The annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival is a fundraiser for The Ark, a non-profit music venue based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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