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Since leaving the Philadelphia area in the mid-90s to set up shop in Music City, Americana Singer/Songwriter Mark Wehner has been a busy man. After releasing two global CDs (“All Those Friends of Mine”, and “That’s The Way That It Goes”), Wehner launched Americana Tonight, a weekly showcase series in Nashville that saw big stars and emerging artists from the genre ply their trade to an appreciative audience. The series quickly became a “must-play” for Americana artists and ran for over three years. But the lure of making music was too strong and Wehner began work on his latest, “Wait … I Wasn’t Finished,” officially set for release in late January 2010. Aptly named, the disc has compiled some previously released material and given them a new slant, added the brand new creation “(You Better Run) As Fast As You Can,” and includes a rocking cover of Arlo Guthrie’s classic “Coming Into Los Angeles.”
As the disc was recorded over a period of years, the players credits are quite impressive and include the late Vassar Clements, vocal phenom Perry Coleman, multi-instrumentalist Fats Kaplin, keyboardist Michael Webb and many others.
for Americana artists and ran for over three years. But the lure of making music was too strong and Wehner began work on his latest, “Wait … I Wasn’t Finished,” officially set for release in late January 2010. Aptly named, the disc has compiled some previously released material and given them a new slant, added the brand new creation “(You Better Run) As Fast As You Can,” and includes a rocking cover of Arlo Guthrie’s classic “Coming Into Los Angeles.”
