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Articles in The Saturday Light Brigade

Stephen Pellegrino

May 1, 2010 – 2:13 pm
Stephen Pellegrino

We are pleased that accordion player, artist and storyteller Steve Pellegrino will make the trek up the Mon-Valley to share some music and lore with us, live in our studios.

Dave Eggar, Charlie Palmer and Jay Sustain

April 24, 2010 – 2:15 pm
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We’re happy to welcome back the very talented duo of cellist Dave Eggar, percussionist Charles Palmer with piano provided by Jay Sustain live in our studios.

Big Sister Krista Connelly and Little Sister Brianna

April 24, 2010 – 12:22 pm
Big Sister Krista Connelly and Little Sister Brianna

Meet our Big Brother/Big Sister of the month.
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Pittsburgh Concert Society’s Young Artist Winner’s Showcase: Hannah Taylor

April 24, 2010 – 11:45 am
Hannah Taylor

As part of our ongoing series, this week we’re proud to welcome the very talented singer and Sewickley Academy junior, Hannah Taylor, live in our studios.

Pack 202 Live on The Saturday Light Brigade

April 17, 2010 – 3:53 pm
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Pack 202 joins us to talk about the joys of scouting, live in our studio.

Pittsburgh Concert Society’s Young Artist Winners Showcase: Chelsea Lane

April 17, 2010 – 1:50 pm
PCS

As part of our ongoing series, we welcome harpist Chelsea Lane, a very talented senior high school student from Upper St. Clair, live on SLB.

Prime Stage Theater previews Romeo and Juliet

April 17, 2010 – 1:45 pm
Romeo and Juliet

We’re pleased to welcome actors from Prime Stage Theatre as they perform a scene from their latest production of the classic, Romeo & Juliet.

Mon River Ramblers

April 17, 2010 – 1:41 pm
Mon River Ramblers

We’re pleased to welcome one of Pittsburgh’s best bluegrass bands, Mon River Ramblers, back to our studios. They’ll be joined by Paul Dvorchak, who will preview the 12th Annual Bluegrass Benefit Concert for St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality.

Chris Wells

April 17, 2010 – 12:53 pm
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Chris Wells, PARS president, joins us to discuss the annual Tri-State Antique Radio Festival.

Mustard’s Retreat

April 10, 2010 – 6:03 pm
Mustards Retreat

We’re pleased to welcome the wonderful Ann Arbor folk duo, Mustard’s Retreat, featuring David Tamulevich and Michael Hough, live in our studios.