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Construction is underway for the America 250 Wheel, the world's largest portable Ferris wheel and a centerpiece of West Virginia's America250 celebration.
Recorded at the Peoples Bank Theatre in Marietta, OH, in 2018, this week’s episode of Mountain Stage with Larry Groce features a broad array of musical styles, drawing from pop, rock, soul and folk.
Our Song of the Week comes from Ohio-born, Richmond, VA native Natalie Prass, who brought her band to Marietta, with songs from her sophomore album The Future And The Past. Our preview of this week’s show is the fun, uptempo soul track “Short Court Style.”
Recorded in Richmond with producer Matthew E. White, Prass tells us in her set that the recording console used in the making of The Future And The Past was used first in Ohio for acts like the Ohio Players and others.
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This week’s episode features Red Wanting Blue, Todd Burge, Gurf Morlix, Jill Sobule and Natalie Prass (From left).
Hear the entire set from Natalie Prass and her band, plus performances from the incomparable Jill Sobule, Ohio rockers Red Wanting Blue, songwriter Todd Burge and guitarist/songsmith Gurf Morlix, on this week’s encore episode of Mountain Stage with Larry Groce.
Our Song of the Week is “Suitcase Song,” performed by stylistic chameleon Nellie McKay. Originally featured on Nellie’s 2004 debut album, Get Away from Me, “Suitcase Song” was rereleased on Gee Whiz: The Get Away from Me Demos, in 2025.
Paramedics in rural counties of West Virginia can help patients access healthcare and stay connected to providers -- an effort to prevent acute illness and improve health outcomes.