Adam Harris, Author at West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Listen: Victoria Victoria Has Our Mountain Stage Song Of The Week

This week’s broadcast features powerful vocalist Victoria Victoria along with legendary jazz guitarist Charlie Hunter. Plus Cass McCombs, Scott Mulvahill, Juliana Riolino, and Steady Holiday. Join us starting April 7 for the broadcast.

This week’s broadcast of Mountain Stage features a highly danceable set from vocalist Victoria Victoria, who brought along jazz-giant Charlie Hunter on guitar, performing songs from her new album Wayside for the live audience in Charleston, West Virginia. We’ll also hear from indie-art folk rocker Cass McCombs, bassist and songwriter Scott Mulvahill, Toronto-based songwriter Julianna Riolino, and California’s Steady Holiday.

Victoria Victoria is the North Carolina based brainchild of singer-songwriter-producer Tori Elliott. Our Song of the Week is the plaintive “Hardware Store,” where the subject roams the isles of the hardware store in anticipation of seeing a lost love-interest.

Tune in to this week’s episode starting Friday, April 7 on these public radio stations. Be sure you’re watching our podcast page for the newest episodes from our Spring season, and sign up for email updates to help plan your trip to be a part of a live-show.

Host Kathy Mattea welcomes our guest artists back to the stage for the finale song on this week’s episode. *Credit: Chris Morris/Mountain Stage*

Listen: W.Va. Native Philip Bowen Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week

This week’s show features long-time Mountain Stage favorite Tim O’Brien and his band, joined on this week’s line-up by David Mayfield Parade, Dirty Grass Players, Philip Bowen, and Lauren Calve. Join us on one of these NPR stations starting Friday, March 31, and be sure to subscribe to our podcast so you never miss a note.

This week’s show features long-time Mountain Stage favorite Tim O’Brien and his band, joined on this week’s line-up by David Mayfield Parade, Dirty Grass Players, Philip Bowen, and Lauren Calve. Join us on one of these NPR stations starting Friday, March 31, and be sure to subscribe to our podcast so you never miss a note.

Our Song of the Week comes from West Virginia native, singer, songwriter, fiddler, and Tiktok sensation, Philip Bowen. Bowen has been named TikTok’s Gamers Greatest Talent, and he’s approaching one million followers on the platform.

While he’s beloved on the web for his fiddling covers of popular songs, his original song “The Old Kanawha,” is our Mountain Stage Song of the Week.

Bowen has a song being released this weekend, “Sweet, Honey,” the first single off his upcoming debut album.

Hear the entire set from Bowen, plus live performances by the Tim O’Brien Band, David Mayfield Parade, Lauren Calve and the Dirty Grass Players on this week’s episode of Mountain Stage with host Kathy Mattea.

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Kathy Mattea welcomes all the guests back for one more song at the end of this week’s episode. Credit: Chris Morris/Mountain Stage

LISTEN: Bela Fleck Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week

Mountain Stage officially kicks off our 40th Broadcast Season this week with our 39th anniversary celebration featuring Bela Fleck My Bluegrass Heart, The Brother Brothers, Alice Howe with Freebo, The Bing Brother feat. Jake Krack, and a special appearance from West Virginia’s Poet Laureate Marc Harshman.

Mountain Stage officially kicks off our 40^th Broadcast Season this week with our 39^th anniversary celebration featuring Bela Fleck My Bluegrass Heart, The Brother Brothers, Alice Howe with Freebo, The Bing Brothers featuring Jake Krack, and a special appearance from West Virginia’s Poet Laureate Marc Harshman.

By our best count, Bela Fleck has appeared on Mountain Stage more than 15 times, including trips with his wife Abigail Washburn, alongside his band The Flecktones, small group performances with Edgar Myer, Zakir Hussain, Chris Thile, and his very first which occurred in 1989 as a member of New Grass Revival.

New Grass Revival, 1989, courtesy of Mountain Stage Archives.

His most recent appearance is perhaps the most star-studded yet. Bela Fleck My Bluegrass Heart features Fleck on banjo with Sierra Hull on mandolin, Michael Cleveland on fiddle, bassist Mark Schatz, multi-instrumentalist Justin Moses, and guitarist Bryan Sutton. The corresponding album My Bluegrass Heart won top honors in the Bluegrass Album category at the 2022 Grammy awards.

Our Song of the Week is the opening track on that album, “Vertigo,” performed live on Mountain Stage.

Join us starting Friday on these public radio stations, and be sure to visit our podcast page for fresh episodes coming soon. Sign up for our e-mail updates to plan your trip to be a part of our radio audience.

Host Kathy Mattea welcomes everyone back for one more song to end the night.

LISTEN: Nellie McKay Has Our Mountain Stage Song Of The Week

This week’s encore episode of Mountain Stage features Martin Sexton, Nellie McKay, Joseph, Abe Partridge, and Cave Twins, welcomed by our guest-host Larry Groce. Join us on these NPR stations starting this Friday, March 17.

This week’s encore episode of Mountain Stage features Martin Sexton, Nellie McKay, Joseph, Abe Partridge, and Cave Twins, welcomed by our guest-host Larry Groce.

Join us on these NPR stations starting this Friday, March 17.

Our Song of the Week comes from the incomparable Nellie McKay, whose music incorporates many different styles, from Cabaret and Broadway to American songbook all diffused through the lens of her zany and profound interpretations of life.

Our Song of the Week is McKay’s performance of “No Equality,” which appeared originally on her 2010 album Home Sweet Mobile Home.

Join us on the radio this week for the entire set from Nellie McKay featuring the Mountain Stage Band, and we’ll also be treated to live performances from Martin Sexton, Joseph, Abe Partridge, and Cave Twins.

Check out the playlist here, and take a look at our list of affiliates to find out when you can tune in.

Martin Sexton, 2022. *Credit: Chris Morris/Mountain Stage*

Joseph, 2022. *Credit: Chris Morris/Mountain Stage*

Abe Partridge, 2022. *Credit: Chris Morris/Mountain Stage*

Cave Twins, 2022. *Credit: Chris Morris/Mountain Stage*

Nellie McKay, 2022. *Credit: Chris Morris/Mountain Stage*

Mountain Stage finale, May 22, 2022. *Credit: Chris Morris/Mountain Stage*

Listen: Our Mountain Stage Song Of The Week Comes From Bassist John Inghram – ‘Palisades’

Join us this weekend for Mountain Stage as Kathy Mattea welcomes back Sarah Harmer, who has her first new album in 10 years. We’ll also hear from Ohio roots-folk artist Arlo McKinley, old-time acoustic set from Buffalo Wabs & the Price Hill Hustle, plus songwriter Taylor Rae and West Virginia bassist, singer and songwriter John Inghram and his band.

This week’s episode of Mountain Stage features performances from Canadian songwriter and activist Sarah Harmer, who has her first new album in 10 years out now. We also hear from Ohio-based country folk artist Arlo McKinley, a fun acoustic performance from Buffalo Wabs & the Price Hill Hustle, bassist and songwriter John Inghram performs a set with his band, plus emerging Austin-based songwriter Taylor Rae.

Join us this week on one of these stations and be sure to sign up for our newsletter for updates about our live shows.

Our Song of the Week is by bassist, songwriter and vocalist John Inghram, who has appeared on Mountain Stage alongside several artists over the years. He steps out as the front man and songwriter for his own band on this week’s show. John’s self-titled debut album, released in May 2022, features the single “Palisades,” which we’ve chosen as our Song of the Week.

Joining Inghram is guitarist Bud Carroll, drummer Andrew Gillum and keyboardist Brad Goodall.

Be sure to tune in on one of these stations starting this Friday, and visit our Live Show Schedule to make plans to be a part of our radio audience.

Arlo McKinley performing on the Mountain Stage. *Credit: Chris Morris/Mountain Stage*

Buffalo Wabs and The Price Hill Hustle. *Credit: Chris Morris/Mountain Stage*

Sarah Harmer performing on the Mountain Stage. *Credit: Chris Morris/Mountain Stage*

Taylor Rae performing on the Mountain Stage. *Credit: Chris Morris/Mountain Stage*

Listen: Maia Sharp Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week, ‘Whatever We Are’

This week’s broadcast was recorded on the campus of Ohio University with the help of our affiliate WOUB Public Media. We’ll hear performances from Rissi Palmer, Cheryl Wheeler, Joslyn & the Sweet Compression, Maia Sharp, and Kenny White. Join us starting Friday March 3 on our NPR Music affiliates.

Joined by the Mountain Stage Band, singer, songwriter and producer Maia Sharp has our Mountain Stage Song of the Week, “Whatever We Are,” a lament that appears originally on her recent album “Mercy Rising.”

Joining Sharp on backing vocals are Mountain Stage host Kathy Mattea and Rissi Palmer, who we’ll also hear on this week’s show.

Elsewhere we are treated to a set from southern soul singer and songwriter Rissi Palmer. We’ll hear from some of the finest songwriters to ever grace the Mountain Stage, the incomparable and witty Cheryl Wheeler, the poignant pianist, and producer Kenny White, plus sets from Lexington Kentucky-based modern soul outfit Joslyn & The Sweet Compression.

There’s so much in store on this week’s episode, recorded with our friends at WOUB and presented by Ohio University Performing Arts.

Listen starting March 3 on these NPR Music stations.