Christmas Past, Present And Future At Home And Abroad
Two West Virginia University professors discuss the ancient origins of our modern Christmas traditions as well as how people in other countries celebrate.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTwo West Virginia University professors discuss the ancient origins of our modern Christmas traditions as well as how people in other countries celebrate.
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PublishedSinger, songwriter, golf pro, and nationally recognized horse race handicapper Chip Taylor may actually be the Most Interesting Man in the World. While he’s written hits like “Wild Thing” and “Angel of the Morning,” one of his best known solo albums was his country-influenced “This Side of the Big River,” which featured a cover of the famous Johnny Cash tune of the same name. He performs it live on this week’s broadcast of Mountain Stage.
Our Mountain Stage Song of the Week is "All Aboard," by The Del McCoury Band. This classic train song was originally written by Eugene Patrick Ellsworth, Charles Edward Stefl, and Bradley Ross Rodgers, and has become one of Del McCoury's most popular tracks.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWVPB's Classical Music host Matt Jackfert was recently interviewed by Jim Cunningham live on the WQED's Morning Show in Pittsburgh.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOur Song of the Week comes from The Critton Hollow String Band, a band that has been performing traditional American music to audiences around the world since 1975. The trio stopped by Mountain Stage during their 50th anniversary and performed a handful of songs, including "A Better Life to Find," which is our Song of the Week. The song features an old melody and a traditional refrain, with lyrics updated by the group's Joe Herrmann.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis week, vaccine requirements in the state of West Virginia change again, a look ahead at PEIA, and we talk with photographer Roger May about communities in southern West Virginia rebuilding after the February floods.
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