This week, too often, people with mental health challenges or substance use disorder wind up in jail. But crisis response teams offer another way. Also, changes to the Endangered Species Act could benefit big business. They could also kill animals like the eastern hellbender. And, in troubled times, a West Virginia writer says to find peace in nature.
Our Song of the Week comes from Catherine Russell who made her sixth Mountain Stage appearance. She comes from a rich bloodline of musically notable jazz musicians, which is reflected in her singing and ability to deliver jazz standards with irresistible bluesy smoothness. Russell has performed with David Bowie as part of his last touring band, and she’s been singing with Steely Dan since the mid-1990s. She recently released a new single, her version of Billy Eckstine’s “I Want To Talk About You,” to benefit The Jazz Foundation of America.
Listen to Russell’s performance of “Sticks and Stones,” which comes from her album Send for Me, released in 2022.
Hear the entire live set from Catherine Russell, plus performances by The High Kings, Tom Paxton, The DonJuans, and Kindred Valley on this week’s episode of Mountain Stage with host Kathy Mattea.
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This week, too often, people with mental health challenges or substance use disorder wind up in jail. But crisis response teams offer another way. Also, changes to the Endangered Species Act could benefit big business. They could also kill animals like the eastern hellbender. And, in troubled times, a West Virginia writer says to find peace in nature.
Written by a former slave ship captain, “Amazing Grace” has traveled far beyond its origins. In this encore episode, Us & Them traces how the hymn has become a powerful folk song and civil rights anthem — speaking to pain, forgiveness and the possibility of change.