West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Telling West Virginia's Story
This week on West Virginia PBS, you can watch The Roosevelts: An Intimate History from Ken Burns. Many will recall the story of Arthurdale – a New Deal planned community in Preston County, West Virginia. Arthurdale was a pet project of Eleanor Roosevelt. We dug into our archives to find a documentary by the late Ross Watne that tells this unique West Virginia story.
This week’s special broadcast from the Mountain Stage archives looks back to 1989, when we were joined by the father of bluegrass music, Bill Monroe. Here he plays what many consider to be his signature tune, “Uncle Pen.”
Find your local affiliate and listen to the entire show this week.
Mountain Stage, founded in 1983, is celebrating their 30th Anniversary this year. The show recently recorded it’s land-mark 800th episode. A capacity crowd at the Clay Center was in attendance to see performances by folk-singer Ani DiFranco, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Dave Mason, California rockers Dawes and the high-energy, horn-driven Brooklyn group Red Baraat. WV Public Radio listeners can hear the entire show Sunday November 10 at 2pm.
Mountain Stage recordings continue throughout the months of October and December. Here’s a complete list of upcoming recordings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMpxHeV0BdA