This week on Inside Appalachia, since 1967, Foxfire has been a storehouse of traditional Appalachian knowledge that still helps people today. It continues to preserve music and history, but part of Foxfire’s heritage has been recording the stories of Appalachian women. This week, we explore Foxfire — its past, present and future.
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This week’s episode of Mountain Stage was recorded in Clarksburg, West Virginia at the beautifully renovated Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center. Host Kathy Mattea welcomes fiddle man Jason Carter, who joined us with his all-star band of friends.
Our Song of the Week is Carter’s performance of “Queen of the Nashville Night” off of his 2022 album Lowdown Hoedown. As an award-winning fiddler, Jason has had an impressive career sharing the spotlight with a huge outfit of bluegrass heroes. For three decades, he has been a member of the Del McCoury Band and is a founding member of the Travelin’ McCourys.
This week's broadcast of Mountain Stage is a special encore episode featuring songs that transport us through all four seasons of the year. You'll hear live performances by Doc Watson, Bruce Hornsby, Indigo Girls, Molly Tuttle, Taj Mahal, Norah Jones and many more.
On this week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage, we hear the second part of our 40th anniversary celebration. This episode was recorded on Dec. 10, 2023 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, West Virginia with host Kathy Mattea,...