This week, vaccine requirements in the state of West Virginia change again, a look ahead at PEIA, and we talk with photographer Roger May about communities in southern West Virginia rebuilding after the February floods.
LISTEN: Holly Cole Has Our Mountain Stage Song Of The Week From 2002
Audience members at Harris Riverfront Park in Huntington, W.Va. ready to enjoy Mountain Stage as part of the Jazz-MU-Tazz series in June, 2002.Brian Blauser
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This week’s broadcast is a Mountain Stage Archive Special, recorded in Huntington, West Virginia in 2002. The jazz-inflected line-up includes saxophonist Joe Lovano, renowned jazz violinist Johnny Frigo, modern zydeco troupe Sean Ardoin & Zydekool, genre-crossing vocal/guitar jazz duo Tuck and Patti, and sensational vocalist Holly Cole.
Renowned vocalist Holly Cole has our Song of the Week, a performance of “Cry (If I Want To)” originally released on Cole’s 1996 album It Happened One Night.
Holly Cole-Cry If You Want To, 2002
1 of 6 — Joe Lovano Street Band on Mountain Stage 2002
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2 of 6 — Holly Cole, Mountain Stage 2002
Singer Holly Cole on Mountain Stage in 2002.
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3 of 6 — Johnny Frigo on Mountain Stage, 2002
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4 of 6 — Sean Ardoin & Zydekool on Mountain Stage, 2002
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5 of 6 — Tuck and Patti on Mountain Stage, 2002
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6 of 6 — Audience – Jazz Mu Tazz, 2002
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