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Applause - The Magpies

Applause

We turn back the hands of time with a group that's spent nearly a decade keeping people connected to America's musical past - Roots of American Music. This year the group has stepped it up a notch with the release of their new CD First Voice, which documents the oral history and live performances of some 16 Ohio roots artists. We'll present the story of one of those artists, Don MacRostie, a mandolin maker in Athens County.

When a rock and roll band goes out on the road, they often lose track of what day it is, or even what time zone they're in. However, the Cleveland roots rock band the Magpies knows that whether they're in Texas, Oklahoma or Tennessee, they're always on Eastern Standard Time. That's the name of their acclaimed new album, and recently, for Around Noon on 90.3, front-man Roger Hoover and the boys joined us for a live performance.

November 27, 2008