Tennessee photographer Stacy Kranitz is attracting attention for her visceral photos of life in Appalachia and the South. Sometimes her photos are hard to look at, but they’re always compelling. That’s the case with a project published earlier this year. ProPublica’s story, “The Year After a Denied Abortion,” follows a young family in Tennessee.
Mountain Stage After Midnight: Tift Merritt, Hot Club of Cowtown, David Lindley
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Did you hear? Our good friend Tift Merritt is returning to Mountain Stage this fall! Since we have such a “Sweet Spot” for the singer-songwriter, we’ll look back at one of her last performances (in Alaska, no less!) on this week’s Mountain Stage After Midnight
Broadcast from 1am-5am Saturday and Sunday mornings here on West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Mountain Stage After Midnight takes the best episodes from the show’s 32 year history and shares their memories and songs with our late-night listeners.
Stay up late this Saturday August 1 and Sunday August 2 for some spectacular sets on Mountain Stage After Midnight.
We’ll hear our set of 2012 shows from the Davis Fine Arts Center in Fairbanks, Alaska. One featuring Hot Club of Cowtown, Horse Feathers, Tim Easton, Melissa Mitchell and The Whipsaws.
The other featuring David Lindley, Bearfoot, Tift Merritt, Pat Fitzgerald & Robin Dale Ford, Steve Brown & the Bailers and Susan Grace.
Want to hear more from Mounain Stage? Check out our live show schedule and be a part of our next recording! Listen to our 24-7 stream of archived shows (that you can’t hear anywhere else!). You can also keep up with our travels on social media (find and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram). And if want Larry and the Mountain Stage crew to bring the party to you, contact your local public radio station and request the show be recorded in your neck of the woods.
Tennessee photographer Stacy Kranitz is attracting attention for her visceral photos of life in Appalachia and the South. Sometimes her photos are hard to look at, but they’re always compelling. That’s the case with a project published earlier this year. ProPublica’s story, “The Year After a Denied Abortion,” follows a young family in Tennessee.
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