mountain stage last night

I hadn't been to Mountain Stage for a while. This was a good eclectic mix of music. Mary Gauthier sang four songs (I was hoping for more from her!). Two off her new CD, Between Daylight and Dark- the one about the Katrina victim and the one about the hobo king. Then she sang "wheel in a wheel" (the New Orleans funeral song) and Mercy Now. She was very impressive and got the show off to a great start. Matt Nathanson was next. He is a solo performer, had one duet with Ingrid Michaelson. He is a relaxed performer, has a funny side and likes to play the intense songs. Moya Brennan is from Ireland, and sang with a harpist and guitar brother combination- Celtic type stuff. Justin Currie, from Scotland, and had a electronic orchestra type guy with him- lots of sounds coming from those two musicians. Was with a band called del Amitri. He had a long dylanesque song with many images of modern society. Ingrid Michaelson, a winner of the 2006 mountainstage new song contest, and has songs on TV soundtracks, etc. Is a quirky gal- played some piano, had a strong guitar accompanist - played a little uekelele there at the end, a hawaiian christmas song. Fun to watch.
Suzanne Vega finished the show; she was impressive in both her songs, her musicianship (and her accompanying musicians) and her stage presence. Fortunately, for such a show with 6 acts, she did perform a good set, leaving you wanting to hear more from her career, but content with the set- a rollicking "come together" (Beatles) as the finale with all the folks.