On this week's encore broadcast of Mountain Stage, you'll hear performances from Bettye LaVette, Kim Richey, Keller Williams, The Langan Band, and Megan Jean’s Secret Family. This episode was recorded live at the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium in Athens, Ohio with our friends at Ohio University and WOUB.
Punxsutawney Phil might have put a damper on your mood (seriously, more winter?), but this weekend’s “Mountain Stage After Midnight” is sure to make your weekend feel better, brighter and at least 20 degrees warmer. 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 this Saturday February 7 and Sunday February 8 for some heart- (and feet-)warming tunes on “Mountain Stage After Midnight.”
First up is a 2012 show featuring English folk singer Sylvie Lewis, Georgia-bred alt-country crooner Lera Lynn, Cajun-grass band Leftover Salmon, rock’n folkers Punch Brothers and seminal singer-songwriter Joan Osborne.
Next up is a March 2013 show that was recorded on the campus of West Virginia University. This amazing show features singer-songwriter MiekaPauley, cinematic indie pop band Milo Greene, seasoned performer Steve Forbert, blues rock group Vintage Trouble and blues/jazz/rock guitarist Robben Ford.
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On this week's encore broadcast of Mountain Stage, you'll hear performances from Bettye LaVette, Kim Richey, Keller Williams, The Langan Band, and Megan Jean’s Secret Family. This episode was recorded live at the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium in Athens, Ohio with our friends at Ohio University and WOUB.
Folk music is not the easiest way to make a living, but artists still find a way to balance making music with putting food on the table. Mason Adams traveled to MidMountain arts collective in Virginia, where he spoke with both veteran folksingers and emerging talents.
This week's encore broadcast of Mountain Stage was recorded on the campus of West Virginia University (WVU) at the Canady Creative Arts Center. On this episode, we hear live performances from Duke Robillard Band, Cedric Burnside, Sam Weber, Las Cafeteras, and The Black Feathers.
Our encore broadcasts continue this week with episode 1,030 of Mountain Stage featuring guest host David Mayfield. Joining us in live-performance are Shenandoah Valley bluegrass band Nothin’ Fancy, 10-time International Bluegrass Music Association Bass Player of the Year Missy Raines & Allegheny, acoustic roots and blues guitarist Rory Block, singer-songwriter and guitarist Ed Snodderly, and multi-instrumentalist folk artist Meredith Moon.