Indie-rock band The Mountain Goats visited us after their sixteenth studio album, Goths was released.
1 of 4 — Joe Henry 2017
Joe Henry, performing on Mountain Stage in 2017
2 of 4 — Nellie McKay on Mountain Stage, 2017
Nellie McKay performing on Mountain Stage in 2017
3 of 4 — John K. Samson on Mountain Stage in 2017
John K. Samson on Mountain Stage 2017
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4 of 4 — Finale song from this week's encore broadcast starting Dec. 4
John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats in 2017.
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On this week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage, we go back to when The Mountain Goats helped us celebrate our 34th anniversary in 2017. Our Song of the Week, “The Grey King and The Silver Flame Attunement,” from Goths, contains the unforgettable refrain of “I’m hardcore, but I’m not that hardcore.”
The Mountain Goats released album 19, Getting Into Knives, in October of 2020 on Merge Records.
This week’s encore episode also features performances by Joe Henry, Nellie McKay and John K. Samson. Tune in this weekend via 270 NPR stations and be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook for more announcements.
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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