This week, when an award-winning Asheville chef decided to launch a restaurant, she returned to a rich community tradition. Also, the popularity of weaving waxes and wanes. At the moment, it’s having a renaissance. And, during Lent, Yugoslavian fish stew is a local favorite in Charleston, West Virginia.
Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn Have the Mountain Stage Song of the Week
Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn can be heard on this week's broadcast of Mountain Stage on over 200 public radio stations. Brian Blauser/ Mountain Stage
Listen
Share this Article
With unmatched musicianship and a good dose of humor, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn are featured on this week’s episode of Mountain Stage with Larry Groce.
The first family of the banjo returns to Mountain Stage this week when Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn perform songs from their 2017 release, “Echo In the Valley.”
Our Song of the Week from this week’s episode is the couple performing “Bloomin’ Rose.”
Tune in to one of these public radio stations to hear the entire episode starting Friday, July 31. You’ll also hear sets from Kentucky song craftsman Chris Knight, blues-guitar great Sue Foley, progressive Western swing from The Quebe Sisters and former member of The Stray Birds, Maya DeVitry.
Credit Brian Blauser/ Mountain Stage
/
The Quebe Sisters and their band are a part of this week’s episode of Mountain Stage starting October 11.
On this West Virginia Week, the state budget is headed to Gov. Patrick Morrisey, a statewide public camping ban bill moves forward, and Inside Appalachia visits Good Hot Fish.
On this week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage, host Kathy Mattea welcomes Dan Tyminski, Darrell Scott, I Draw Slow, Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert, and Jacob Jolliff Band. This episode was recorded live at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV.
Our winter encore broadcast season continues this Friday, Feb. 20 with an episode featuring Medium Build, Susan Werner, The Arcadian Wild, Maya de Vitry, and Them Coulee Boys, all captured in Charleston, WV at the Culture Center Theater.