On this West Virginia Morning, hundreds from close to home and around the nation attended the memorial service for slain West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard. Randy Yohe spoke with some of those who came to honor the life and legacy of a beloved trooper who was shot and killed in the line of duty last Friday.
Mountain Stage is all you need when it comes to music discovery. Actually the hipster in us wants to shout, “We had Jason Isbell and The Milk Carton Kids on the show before they were cool!” but why shout when you can just listen to these archived sets on “Mountain Stage After Midnight?” Broadcast from 1am-5am Saturday and Sunday mornings here on West Virginia Public Broadcasting, “Mountain Stage After Midnight” takes the best episodes from the show’s 31 year history and shares their memories and songs with our late-night listeners.
Tune in Saturday February 21 and Sunday February 22 for country-infused folk and rock-a-cana on this week’s “Mountain Stage After Midnight.”
First up is a October 2011 show featuring folk rock group Dawes, Georgia power-popper Matthew Sweet, experimental country-folk group Blitzen Trapper, Americana legend James McMurtry and North Alabama rock outfit Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit.
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The Milk Carton Kids made their Mountain Stage debut in 2011. They’ll make their second appearance this April in Charleston, WV.
Next up is another October 2011 show featuring sets from avant-jazz group The Travis Chandler Three-O, indie folk duo Milk Carton Kids (who are coming back to the Mountain Stage this spring), Appalachian crooner Sarah Siskind, American blues and roots group The Nighthawks and indie folk singer-songwriter Lucy Wainwright Roche.
Drop of Sun Studios in Asheville, North Carolina, is in the midst of an indie rock hot streak. Inside Appalachia host Mason Adams contacted Drop of Sun co-founder Alex Farrar to find out how he got into making music, and what’s the secret behind making buzzworthy music albums.
This week on Inside Appalachia, Drop of Sun Studios in Asheville, North Carolina has put out some of the hottest indie rock records of the year. We talk with one of its co-founders. We also visit the Alleghany Highlands, where Appalachia’s maple syrup traditions are changing with the times. And, poet Lacy Snapp introduces us to east Tennessee’s poetry scene.
On this West Virginia Morning, Drop of Sun Studios in Asheville, North Carolina has become something of an “it” record studio. Run by Alex Farrar and Adam McDaniel, the studio has racked up a slew of acclaimed records inside the past year, including albums by Angel Olsen, Archers of Loaf and more.