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Square dance calling — the spoken instructions said over the music — makes participation easy. But there are other aspects — like the prevalence of gendered language such as “ladies and gents” — that can make square dancing an unwelcoming or confusing space. One group of friends in the Appalachian square dance scene are taking action to make the tradition more welcoming for all participants.
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Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale are the singers, songwriters and guitarists that comprise the modern folk duo The Milk Carton Kids. Hear their 2019 performance on “Mountain Stage” starting this Friday.”Mourning In America,” a song they co-wrote with Bhi Bhiman, appears on the band’s Joe Henry-produced album All The Things That I Did And All The Things That I Didn’t Do, released in 2018.
You can hear The Milk Carton Kids’ entire set, plus performances by Steve Poltz, Vera Sola, Griffin House and Twisted Pine, on this week’s new episode of Mountain Stage.
Listen this week on one of these Mountain Stage affiliates, and mark your calendar for our special online event “There’s a Stream” this Sunday, June 28 at 7p.m. ET.
On this week's encore episode of Mountain Stage, we revisit our 39th anniversary celebration featuring Bela Fleck My Bluegrass Heart, The Brother Brothers, Alice Howe with Freebo, The Bing Brothers featuring Jake Krack, and a special appearance from West Virginia’s Poet Laureate Marc Harshman.
On this week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage, you'll hear live performance radio from the Canady Creative Arts Center on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. This episode features ...
This week’s broadcast of Mountain Stage was recorded in front of a live audience at the Moss Arts Center in Blacksburg, VA with host Kathy Mattea, featuring a highly anticipated performance by Hot Tuna as they go out on their "Final Electric Run."
This week’s Mountain Stage was recorded in the intimate space of the historic Franklin Theatre in Franklin, Tennessee. Host Kathy Mattea welcomes some of Americana's top artists, including Grammy Award-winning musician Jason Isbell.