Grammy award-winning artist Kathy Mattea hails from the Appalachian coal mines of West Virginia. A frequent performer on Mountain Stage, Mattea was a country-music hitmaker in the late '80s and early '90s before she made forays into Scottish folk, gospel and roots music, making her reputation as a consummate ''song-catcher.'' Her most recent album, Coal, reshapes the way listeners think about music, reminding us of why we love it so much in the first place. Says the singer, "Somewhere in my DNA, there's my great grandmother singing through me, with me." Her distinctive brand of classics mixed with new material continues to captivate audiences across the country.

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