Folk music is not the easiest way to make a living, but artists still find a way to balance making music with putting food on the table. Mason Adams traveled to MidMountain arts collective in Virginia, where he spoke with both veteran folksingers and emerging talents.
LISTEN: Ed Snodderly Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week
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Our spring broadcast season continues this week with a new episode of Mountain Stage featuring guest host David Mayfield. Joining us is 10-time International Bluegrass Music Association Bass Player of the Year Missy Raines & Allegheny, Shenandoah Valley bluegrass band Nothin’ Fancy, acoustic blues guitarist Rory Block, singer-songwriter and guitarist Ed Snodderly, and multi-instrumentalist folk artist Meredith Moon.
Our Mountain Stage Song of the Week comes from Ed Snodderly, whose songs have been recorded by some of roots music’s most well-known names, including Sam Bush, Missy Raines, Jerry Douglas, and more. Our Song of the Week is Snodderly’s performance of “Gone with Gone and Long Time,” accompanied by the Mountain Stage Band and Lisa Pattison on fiddle and vocals.
Tune in starting Friday, April 12 on these affiliate stations to hear Ed Snodderly’s full set, plus live performances by Nothin’ Fancy, Missy Raines & Allegheny, Rory Block, and Meredith Moon.
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Folk music is not the easiest way to make a living, but artists still find a way to balance making music with putting food on the table. Mason Adams traveled to MidMountain arts collective in Virginia, where he spoke with both veteran folksingers and emerging talents.
This week's encore broadcast of Mountain Stage was recorded on the campus of West Virginia University (WVU) at the Canady Creative Arts Center. On this episode, we hear live performances from Duke Robillard Band, Cedric Burnside, Sam Weber, Las Cafeteras, and The Black Feathers.
On this West Virginia Morning, we hear about a new bungee jumping opportunity coming to West Virginia and a string of executive orders from new Gov. Patrick Morrisey.