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America's Awesome Kids
West Virginia’s children ages 8-10 have the opportunity to “tell their stories” as part of the America’s Awesome Kids project. A partnership between WVPB and WGBH in Boston.
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Mountain Stage After Midnight: The Fruit Bats, Mavis Staples, Todd Snider
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Memorial Day Weekend and the livin’ is easy, especially when we’ve got your late nights covered with superb live performance radio. But don’t take our word for it: hear it for yourself 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.
Stay up late to hear rock’n and roll’n sets Saturday May 23 and Sunday May 24 on Mountain Stage After Midnight.
First up is a 2010 show from WVU’s Creative Arts Center. It features Lizz Wright, The Holmes Brothers, Deolinda, Raul Midon, The Paper Raincoat and The Fruit Bats.
Still hanker’n for more Mountain Stage? Check out our 24/7 Mountain Stage stream, which currently features artists who performed at last week’s WXPN Non-Commvention. See behind-the-scenes snapshots on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram. Join our monthly email newsletter for up-to-the-minute show announcements and ticket deals. And if you’re itching for a trip, come down and see what live performance radio looks like with one of our live shows!
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