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On this week’s premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage, host Kathy Mattea welcomes Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, Jack Blocker, Cole Quest & The City Pickers, Courtney Hartman, and The Critton Hollow String Band.
Our Song of the Week comes from The Critton Hollow String Band, a band that has been performing traditional American music to audiences around the world since 1975. The trio stopped by Mountain Stage during their 50th anniversary and performed a handful of songs, including “A Better Life to Find,” which is our Song of the Week. The song features an old melody and a traditional refrain, with lyrics updated by the group’s Joe Herrmann.
You’ll also hear live performances by bluegrass legend Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, rising Americana artist Jack Blocker, Brooklyn bluegrass and folk group Cole Quest & The City Pickers, featuring Quest, the grandson of Woody Guthrie, and singer-songwriter and guitarist Courtney Hartman.
Tune in to one of our 270 affiliate stations starting this Friday, Dec. 12, and make sure you are signed up for our newsletter to see where we are recording our next live show.
Listen this week for an encore broadcast of Mountain Stage featuring Larkin Poe, Victoria Canal, Raye Zaragoza, Ron Pope, and Christian Lopez. This episode was recorded with our host Kathy Mattea on the campus of West Virginia University, thanks to our friends at WVU College of Creative Arts and Media.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOur Song of the Week comes from the legendary jazz fusion band, best known for their 70s era records with the great pianist Herbie Hancock, The Headhunters. “Watermelon Man” was written by Hancock and was first released in 1962. On this live recording, you’ll hear Michael Clark on drums, William Summer on Vocals and Percussion, Donald Harrison on Saxophone, Shea Pierre on Piano, and Chris Severin on bass.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis week's encore broadcast of Mountain Stage was recorded at the Culture Center Theater i...
Continue Reading Take Me to More News“Around the world it’s just a simple song.” – Mountain Stage theme, composed by Larry Groce. This week’s broadcast brings you music from all corners of the globe with a Mount...
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