Author: Adam Harris

Adam is the Executive Producer of Mountain Stage, and he welcomes the audience before each taping begins. Adam is a native of Greenbrier County and graduated from Radford University in 2005 with a degree in Music Business and minor in Media Studies. After completing an internship with Mountain Stage, he was hired as Assistant Producer in October 2005. He became Executive Producer when his predecessor and the show's co-founder Andy Ridenour retired in August 2011.

Remembering Fountains Of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger

One of the most prolific and decorated songwriters of his generation dies at 52 after contracting COVID-19 Mountain Stage joins the music community in…

One of the most prolific and decorated songwriters of his generation dies at 52 after contracting COVID-19 Mountain Stage joins the music community in mourning the loss of Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger.  You can read more about his work, which found success in popular music, film and television,  via NPR’s recent posting.

Fountains of Wayne joined us twice on Mountain Stage. First in March 2009 in Morgantown, W.Va. and a second time in February 2012.  You can listen to their second performance below via NPR Music.

Here’s the set list.

  • “Someone To Love”
  • “A Dip In The Ocean”
  • “Richie And Ruben”
  • “It Must Be Summer”
  • “No Better Place”
  • “A Road Song”
  • “Bright Future In Sales”
  • “Radiation Vibe”

"Just As Soon As You Can"- A Note from Mountain Stage

“Why don’t you go out and hear some live music, wherever you are, just as soon as you can.”

The words of Larry’s slogan might translate a little differently when you hear them this weekend on NPR stations across the country. He says it after the credits at the end of every episode.

Every. Episode.

Live music is important to us. In the last couple of weeks, a lot of us are realizing how we’ve taken it for granted.

“Just as soon as you can,” has an indefinite tone to it these days. The shows you’ll be hearing on radio in the next couple of weeks were recorded in February. We certainly aren’t encouraging anyone to defy CDC guidelines. Social distancing it is.

Here in West Virginia we’ve canceled at least six shows with uncertainty of when we might tape live episodes again.  Our broadcast schedule won’t be the shows we intended, but we’ll still be hearing some of our favorite performances. We’re fortunate to have a wealth of archive material that we can dip in to for the time being. We may even ask you folks, our listeners and friends, to help us chose which episodes hit the airwaves later this Spring. More on that later.

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However, there are plenty of artists and venues who aren’t having as much good fortune. Our broadcast schedule will go on, but our canceled shows are just one of an increasing number of gigs that our guest artists won’t get to do. Lots of them are planning live stream web concerts, some are offering deals on their merchandise, and many are already working to reschedule shows for later this year. Suffice it to say that artists, and the entire music business, will be affected deeply. We’re working to reschedule stuff too- fingers emphatically crossed.

We are happy to provide a little live music for you while we wait out this virus, and hope it offers you some peace, some familiarity, and we hope it resonates with you in new and familiar ways. Music and public radio can be a comforting companion, and I hope we never find ourselves taking either one, or each other, for granted again.

Here are all of the stations that carry Mountain Stage and when you can tune in. You don’t have to go out, but you can still hear some live music, wherever you are.

Thank you for listening.

 

'Take Me Home, Country Roads': Russell Moore Has the Mountain Stage Song of the Week

One of the most awarded groups in bluegrass history sings one of the Mountain State’s most beloved anthems.

While some presume that John Denver’s iconic song “Take Me Home, Country Roads” has been performed on Mountain Stage many times over the years, it has only made a scant few appearances in our playlists. Here’s the highly decorated bluegrass group Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, who closed out their set by honoring an audience request for the classic tune.

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Christopher Paul Stelling, Dom Flemons, Russell Moore, Peter Mulvey and The Small Glories gather for a final song on this week’s episode. Tune in starting Friday March 27 on NPR Music stations across the country.

You can hear the entire set from Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out as guest-host Kathy Mattea guest hosts this week’s episode. We also hear from Peter Mulvey, Dom Flemons, Christopher Paul Stelling and The Small Glories. Find a station where you can listen here, and be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a note.

Mountain Stage Rescheduling May Live Events

Two Mountain Stage events scheduled for May have been canceled to comply with CDC guidelines regarding public gatherings. Refund details are below. We will work to reschedule each of the artists as soon as possible.

Tickets to May 10 purchased through Eventbrite will be automatically refunded. Please allow up to 7 business days for the refund to be credited to the account used to purchase tickets. Our local box office Taylor Books has closed as a COVID-19 prevention measure, therefore refunds for tickets purchased at that location cannot be offered at this time. If you purchased your tickets at Taylor Books, or directly from Mountain Stage staff at a live event, please send a photo of the tickets (including the full barcode), along with your mailing address, to live@mountainstage.org. We will send a gift certificate via U.S. Mail in the coming weeks, for an amount equivalent to the tickets purchased.

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We are working to reschedule an appearance for Saving Grace feat. Robert Plant & Suzi Dian. Refunds for the May 17 show are available through the Clay Center, or you may hold on to your ticket until the rescheduled date is confirmed.

Refunds for Mountain Stage scheduled for May 17 are available via the Clay Center. We are working to reschedule a date with Saving Grace feat. Robert Plant & Suzi Dian. In the interim you may choose to hold your tickets, which will be honored on the new date, or to request a refund.  If you request a refund before the rescheduled date is announced, your ticket cannot be redeemed for the new date.

Please call the Clay Center box office at 304-561-3570 to request a refund, or with any questions. 

*Note – In person inquiries are currently unavailable due to temporary closure at The Clay Center.  Please call the box office Monday – Friday between 9:00a.m. -4:00p.m. with questions and/or ticket inquiries. 

Please stay tuned to Mountain Stage on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for updates and fresh musical content, and be sure to listen for Mountain Stage each week on one of these NPR stations.

April 26 Mountain Stage in Athens, OH Canceled

Our Mountain Stage event scheduled for April 26, with Yola, Joan Shelley, Carsie Blanton and Kim Richey in Athens, OH is canceled. We will work to reschedule the artists as soon as we’re able, and we hope to return to the campus of Ohio University as soon as possible.

Ticket refund information from OU Performing Arts is below.

We encourage you to support independent artists if you are able by purchasing music, merchandise, or streaming their work online. Folks in the Athens area should listen to and support WOUB Public Media.

Official Statement from OU Performing Arts & Concert Series:

We would like to first thank you for your patience during this unusual and trying time.  No one expected the dramatic impact COVID-19 would have on the Arts and Theater industry, let alone the society as a whole.

We are sad to inform you that we have canceled Mountain Stage, set for Sunday, April 26, 2020 @ 7:00 PM at the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium. Be assured that Mountain Stage will return to Ohio University, but unfortunately, we are not able to guarantee the same acts for the new show. Therefore, we are refunding all purchases to the original payment type. If there are any issues with your refund, a ticket office manager will be in touch.

Please note that our ticket vendors are experiencing a high volume of requests nationwide and we appreciate your patience during this process. We anticipate it taking approximately two weeks to process the refund. If you do not see a refund or are not contacted by a ticket office manager by April 1, 2020, please email performingarts@ohio.edu.

Thank you again for your patience and we can’t tell you what your patronage means to us.

OU Performing Arts & Concert Series

Mountain Stage Shows Canceled for March

Due to public health concerns regarding COVID-19, our live Mountain Stage shows scheduled for March will be canceled. We will work to reschedule the artists as soon as we can.

If you purchased tickets for our March 15 or March 22 shows at Taylor Books, they are prepared to issue refunds at your point of purchase. If you purchased tickets online through Eventbrite, Mountain Stage’s ticketing service, you can email live@mountainstage.org to request a refund. Refunds will be honored through March 30.

West Virginia University has canceled all on-campus events, including our Mountain Stage show at the Creative Arts Center in Morgantown, scheduled for March 29. Tickets for the WVU show will automatically be refunded by the point of purchase. Should you have any questions regarding this process, please call 304-293-SHOW (7469).

We encourage everyone to stay informed. West Virginia Public Broadcasting has a landing page with helpful links to local and federal resources regarding COVID-19. 

We encourage you to support your favorite artists by purchasing music or merchandise to help make up for lost revenue in this unprecedented time of uncertainty.

Stay tuned to our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts for fresh news, and some welcome distractions… like this Tyler Childers segment that just went up at NPR Music!

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