Listen: Richard Thompson has our Song of the Week from his Mountain Stage performance in 2001

This week our look back in the archives continues with an episode from 2001 featuring Richard Thompson, Richard Bona, Rodney Crowell, John Mayall, and Olu Dara. Join us starting Friday, January 21 on our NPR Music affiliates.

Our Song of the Week comes from British folk-rock icon Richard Thompson, with his moving performance of “From Galway to Graceland,” recorded in April 2001.

Richard Thompson-Galway To Graceland, live on Mountain Stage
From 2001: Richard Thompson performing "Galway to Graceland" on Mountain Stage
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John Mayall performing on Mountain Stage in April, 2001
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Olu Dara on Mountain Stage
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Rodney Crowell performing on Mountain Stage in 2001.
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Richard Bona performing on Mountain Stage in 2001
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Author: Adam Harris

Adam is the Executive Producer of Mountain Stage, and he welcomes the audience before each taping begins. Adam is a native of Greenbrier County and graduated from Radford University in 2005 with a degree in Music Business and minor in Media Studies. After completing an internship with Mountain Stage, he was hired as Assistant Producer in October 2005. He became Executive Producer when his predecessor and the show's co-founder Andy Ridenour retired in August 2011.

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