Red Onion Prison, NIOSH And The Mountain Laurel Festival, Inside Appalachia

This week, officials are scrutinizing a supermax prison in Wise County, Virginia, after inmate complaints and a visit by a state lawmaker. Also, laid-off federal worker warns the Trump administration’s mass firings could make a big difference for coal miners. And, every year, the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival stages a formal dance. Organizers rely on a manual that’s been passed down for generations.

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Arts & Culture Mallory Richards, May. 01, 2025

LISTEN: Fantastic Cat Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week

This week's encore broadcast of Mountain Stage features an indie supergroup that’s been clawing its way through the music scene with the fun folk-rock tunes off their debut album, Now That’s What I Call Fantastic Cat.

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Arts & Culture Mallory Richards, Apr. 24, 2025

LISTEN: Cristina Vane Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week

Our Song of the Week comes from rising Americana, fingerstyle and slide guitar star, Cristina Vane. She joined us for her first Mountain Stage appearance and wowed the audience with a collection of songs, including tracks from her third studio album, Hear My Call, which was released in February of this year.

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Arts & Culture Mallory Richards, Apr. 10, 2025

LISTEN: The MC Taylor Goldsmith Show Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week

Our spring broadcast season continues with a fresh new episode of Mountain Stage, recorded live at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. Host Kathy Mattea welcomes The MC Taylor Goldsmith Show, Kat Edmonson, Ken Pomeroy, Jonny Fritz, and Scott Mulvahill.

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Arts & Culture Mallory Richards, Apr. 03, 2025

LISTEN: Larkin Poe Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week

Listen this week for a premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage featuring Larkin Poe, Victoria Canal, Raye Zaragoza, Ron Pope, Christian Lopez. This episode was recorded with our host Kathy Mattea on the campus of West Virginia University thanks to o...

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Arts & Culture Mallory Richards, Mar. 27, 2025

LISTEN: The Headhunters Have The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week

On this week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage, host Kathy Mattea welcomes The Headhunters, Amanda Ann Platte & The Honeycutters, David Berkeley, Buffalo Rose, and Crys Matthews. Recorded at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV.

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Arts & Culture Mallory Richards, Mar. 20, 2025

LISTEN: Stephen Wilson Jr. Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week

Our spring broadcast season continues this week with a premiere episode of Mountain Stage, recorded at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. Host Kathy Mattea welcomes Oliver Wood, Stephen Wilson Jr., Dar Williams, TopHouse, and Cloud Cult.

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