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<span class="drop tSome of you may recall seeing a new bass player on stage during the VH1/Woodstock show. Who was that anyway? Well, it's Catherine Popper and she'll be joining Grace Potter and the Nocturnals on the road this summer. Catherine has a stellar musical resume with stints in The Cardinals (backing Ryan Adams) and songwriting credits on most of the songs on "Jacksonville City Nights" and "Cold Roses" (both of which I loved by the way). In addition she's played with Norah Jones in her side project<a href="http://www.myspace.com/dixiefriedmusic"> Puss N Boots</a>, Michael Stipe and she toured and recorded with <a href="http://www.hemmusic.com/">Hem</a> in the early part of the decade.

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With "Norah Jones" doing Wilco's "Jesus Etc." at the Bridge School Benefit
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Since we're Vermont based, I'd also like to bring your attention to a <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/radams2005-04-28.sbd.flac16">downloadable Ryan Adams and the Cardinals gig at Higher Ground in Burlington</a> a few years back.