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Listen: Beth Nielsen Chapman With The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week
Songwriter's Hall of Fame member Beth Nielsen Chapman performs on this week's episode of Mountain Stage.Courtesy of the Artist
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Songwriter’s Hall of Fame member and twice-grammy nominated artist Beth Nielsen Chapman performs on this week’s encore episode of Mountain Stage with guest host Kathy Mattea.
We’ll hear Chapman perform songs from her latest album, “Hearts of Glass,” and others from her prolific career.
Our Song of the Week, “How We Love,” appears on her 2010 release “Back to Love.” While she performs with the Mountain Stage Band for most of her set, “How We Love” features just Chapman at the piano with her powerfully expressive voice and heartfelt lyrics in the spotlight.
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Artists join guest host Kathy Mattea for the finale song including Lisa Mednick Powell, Lillie Mae, Erin Rae, Carrie Newcomer and Beth Nielsen Chapman.
You’ll hear Chapman’s entire set, as well as performances by Carrie Newcomer, Lillie Mae, Lisa Mednick Powell and Erin Rae, on this week’s encore episode of Mountain Stage.
This week’s premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage features the 2022 NPR Tiny Desk Contest Winner, Alisa Amador. As a bilingual sing-songwriter, Amador commands audiences with her soulful voice and mixture of rock, jazz, funk and alternative folk that is sweetly wrapped with the Latin music she grew up with.
On this week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage, we welcome southern rock royalty, the Drive-By Truckers back to the Mountain Stage for their fifth appearance. Guest host Larry Groce also welcomes West Virginia country rocker and songwriter Charles Wesley Godwin, singer songwriter Eilen Jewell, Afrofuturist folk artist Jake Blount with percussive dancer Nic Gareiss, and contemporary folk musician Tomberlin.
The podcast is available every Saturday at 8 a.m. Visit our podcast page to listen to our latest episode and learn what happened this week in West Virginia.
The public is invited to join Us & Them podcast host Trey Kay for a deep discussion on journalism and trust in the news media. The event will be held on Sept. 20 at Reynolds Hall on West Virginia University's campus in Morgantown.