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Listen: 34 Highlights from the 34th Season of Mountain Stage
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Mountain Stage host Larry Groce got together with staff for the daunting task of choosing some of their favorite performances from the year 2017. We truly enjoy all our guests, and choosing favorites can seem subjective. So here are our 34 Highlights from the 34th Season of Mountain Stage. Curated by Larry and our staff- Executive Producer Adam Harris, Associate Producers Jeff Shirley and Vasilia Scouras, and our Digital Engineer Patrick Stephens- the list is presented in alphabetical order, from Andrew Bird to Mokoomba to Tyler Childers.
From 26 shows, recorded in six different cities, including 10 road shows across three states, you’ll find two Andrews, two Pauls, and one Will & Grace star.
Not seeing your favorite? Leave us a note in the comments, send us a Tweet (@MountainStage), or share your thoughts on Facebook.
Thanks to all the artists we worked with in 2017, to our colleagues at WVPB and NPR Music, and to each and every radio listener, ticket holder and public radio member out there.
Thank you, and Happy New Year.
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Andrew Bird– Are You Serious (Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV on January 27, 2017- Episode #888)
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Andrew Combs– Better Way (WVU Creative Arts Center in Morgantown, WV on September 10, 2017 – Episode #905)
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Andrew Combs- Better Way, live on Mountain Stage
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Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn– Divine Bell (The Clay Center in Charleston, WV on May 14, 2017- Episode #897)
Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn- Divine Bell, live on Mountain Stage
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Bill Kirchen- The Times They are A-Changin’(Harper-McNeely Center during the Augusta Heritage Festival on August 12, 2017 at Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, WV- Episode #903)
Kishi Bashi with strings- Can’t Let Go, Juno (Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV on June 25, 2017- Episode #899)
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Kishi Bashi with Strings – "Can't Let Go, Juno" – Live from Mountain Stage
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Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands- Millionaire (Harper-McNeely Center during the Augusta Heritage Festival on August 12, 2017 at Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, WV- Episode #903)
Margo Price- Hurtin’ (on the Bottle) (Little Theater – Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, WV on February 26, 2017- Episode #890)
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Margo Price – "Hurtin' (on the Bottle)" – Live from NPR's Mountain Stage
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Mokoomba- Kumukanda (Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV on July 23, 2017- Episode #901)
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Mokoomba- Kumukanda, live on Mountain Stage
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Nancy And Beth- Waiting for My Child (Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV on May 7, 2017 – Episode #896)
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Nancy And Beth – "Waiting for My Child" – Live from NPR's Mountain Stage
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Otis Gibbs- Sputnik Monroe (ETSU in Johnson City, TN – April 2, 2017 – Episode #893)
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Otis Gibbs- Sputnik Monroe, live on Mountain Stage.
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Paul Kelly – Rising Moon (Clay Center in Charleston, WV on October 8, 2017- Episode #907)
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Paul Kelly sings "Rising Moon," live on Mountain Stage.
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Paul Thorn’s Mission Temple Fireworks Revival – Mission Temple Fireworks Stand (Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV November 5, 2017 – Episode #910)
Tim O'Brien – Where the River Meets the Road, live on Mountain Stage.
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Tyler Childers- Universal Sound (Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV on June 29, 2017- Episode #899)
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Tyler Childers- Universal Sound, live on Mountain Stage
We kick off our 35th season of live shows starting January 14 in Morgantown, WV and we’ll be back to fresh broadcasts and podcasts starting in March 2018. Subscribe below so you don’t miss a note!
Thanks to everyone out there listening because without you there would be no Mountain Stage and we never forget that.
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