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On this week’s premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage, we welcome southern rock royalty, the Drive-By Truckers back to the show 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.
On this episode, Drive-By Truckers perform songs from their 14th studio album Welcome 2 Club XIII, which was released in 2022. The album looks back on their formative years both realistically and nostalgically, with songs like the title track “Welcome 2 Club XIII,” and others like “The Driver” with bittersweet memories of being on the road thinking about life.
Our Song of the Week is Drive-By Truckers’ performance of “The Ballad of Cecil McCobb.” Patterson Hood wrote this song in memory of their good friend Wes Freed, who created the band’s album and poster art for many years. After months of trying to write this song, Hood had an epiphany saying, “There’s no way to fit him into a song, but by God, I know what he liked.” So, he wrote this song, knowing that he would love it.
Join us starting Friday, Sept. 22 on these NPR stations to hear the Drive-By Truckers and live performances by Charles Wesley Godwin, Eilen Jewell, Jake Blount & Nic Gareiss, and Tomberlin.
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“Around the world it’s just a simple song.” – Mountain Stage theme, composed by Larry Groce. This week’s broadcast brings you music from all corners of the globe with a Mount...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOur Mountain Stage Song of the Week is "All Aboard," by The Del McCoury Band. This classic train song was originally written by Eugene Patrick Ellsworth, Charles Edward Stefl, and Bradley Ross Rodgers, and has become one of Del McCoury's most popular tracks.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOur Song of the Week comes from The Critton Hollow String Band, a band that has been performing traditional American music to audiences around the world since 1975. The trio stopped by Mountain Stage during their 50th anniversary and performed a handful of songs, including "A Better Life to Find," which is our Song of the Week. The song features an old melody and a traditional refrain, with lyrics updated by the group's Joe Herrmann.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOur Song of the Week comes from singer-songwriter and guitarist Joy Clark. “Tell It To The Wind” was written in a moment of gratitude while Clark was on tour in Waterford, Mississippi at Foxfire Ranch.
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