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LISTEN: Bahamas ‘Trick To Happy’ Is The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week
Bahamas performs on Mountain Stage in Charleston, WV.Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage
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This week’s special archive episode of Mountain Stage with host Kathy Mattea features performances from Bahamas, Sam Weber, Lilly Hiatt, Kishi Bashi, and Curtis McMurtry. This episode was recorded in October 2021 as working musicians and audiences alike cautiously returned to live, in-person events following the global pandemic of 2020.
Afie Jurvanen performs under the name Bahamas, and has released several albums of distinct, laid-back pop-rock. Our Song of the Week, “Trick to Happy” is featured on his 2020 release, Sad Hunk.
We’re also treated to performances from Sam Weber, who has his own distinct, guitar-driven sound, plus the chamber pop of Kishi Bashi, acoustic roots-rock from Lilly Hiatt, and a blending of cello and “apocalyptic banjo songs” from Curtis McMurtry.
This week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage was recorded at the Peoples Bank Theatre in Marietta, Ohio in 2025. Guest host David Mayfield welcomed Hannah Cohen, Boulevards, Amy Millan, Lera Lynn, and Oyo to record episode 1,069.
This week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage was recorded live at the Canady Creative Arts Center on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia.
On this week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage, guest host David Mayfield welcomes Craig Finn & The Band of Forgiveness, East Nash Grass, Deb Talan, Nicki Bluhm, and Two Runner to the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV.
This week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage was recorded LIVE at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. Guest host David Mayfield welcomed Jim Lauderdale & The Game Changers, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Joachim Cooder, Lilly Hiatt, and Woodbine.
