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Listen: W.Va. Native Philip Bowen Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week
Philip Bowen (left) performing on the Mountain Stage with host Kathy Mattea.Chris Morris/Mountain Stage
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This week’s show features long-time Mountain Stage favorite Tim O’Brien and his band, joined on this week’s line-up by David Mayfield Parade, Dirty Grass Players, Philip Bowen, and Lauren Calve. Join us on one of these NPR stations starting Friday, March 31, and be sure to subscribe to our podcast so you never miss a note.
Our Song of the Week comes from West Virginia native, singer, songwriter, fiddler, and Tiktok sensation, Philip Bowen. Bowen has been named TikTok’s Gamers Greatest Talent, and he’s approaching one million followers on the platform.
While he’s beloved on the web for his fiddling covers of popular songs, his original song “The Old Kanawha,” is our Mountain Stage Song of the Week.
Bowen has a song being released this weekend, “Sweet, Honey,” the first single off his upcoming debut album.
Hear the entire set from Bowen, plus live performances by the Tim O’Brien Band, David Mayfield Parade, Lauren Calve and the Dirty Grass Players on this week’s episode of Mountain Stage with host Kathy Mattea.
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Kathy Mattea welcomes all the guests back for one more song at the end of this week’s episode. Credit: Chris Morris/Mountain Stage
Our spring broadcast season continues this week with a premiere episode of Mountain Stage, recorded at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. Host Kathy Mattea welcomes Oliver Wood, Stephen Wilson Jr., Dar Williams, TopHouse, and Cloud Cult.
On this week's premiere episode of Mountain Stage, guest host David Mayfield helps us celebrate our 41st Anniversary with Kip Moore, Joy Clark, Brad Tursi, Andrew Marlin Stringband, and Matt Mullins & The Bringdowns.
This week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage will kick off a fresh new Spring season of live music from the Mountain State of West Virginia. This week's episode was recorded on Dec. 1, 2024 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV with Stephen Kellogg, Jill Sobule, Mindy Smith, Caleb Caudle & The Sweet Critters, and The David Mayfield Parade.
This week's premiere broadcast is a special episode of Mountain Stage, featuring a compilation of music from around the world performed by some of the most celebrated artists in their genres. This episode features performers such as June Tabor, Angelique Kidjo, Hugh Masekela, Beausoleil, Ali Farka Touré, Zakir Hussein, and many more.
