On this West Virginia Morning, a festival highlights the grassroots movement to reclaim the Black roots of folk and country music, and a new tourism trail highlights the brewers and distillers of southern West Virginia.
Country music star Lee Ann Womack released her album “The Lonely, The Lonesome, & The Gone” last year to critical acclaim. Our Song of the Week is her performance of “All The Trouble,” which was nominated for “Song of the Year” at the 2018 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards in Nashville.
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The Travelin’ McCourys, live on Mountain Stage.
You’ll hear the entire performance by Lee Ann Womack, plus sets from Bluegrass royalty The Travelin’ McCourys, songwriting great Caitlyn Smith, Portland alt-folkie Haley Heynderickx, and singer-songwriter-guitarist-journeyman Anthony DaCosta, on this week’s encore episode.
This week’s broadcast of Mountain Stage features a collection of five memorable sets from five different episodes recorded in 2024. Our “Five Favorites” special includes performances by Blitzen Trapper, Amy Helm, Kyshona, Chuck Prophet &...
On this West Virginia Morning, a reporter discusses dangerous conditions at a supermax prison in rural Virginia, and our Song of the Week from Mountain Stage.