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LISTEN: Kyle Tuttle Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week
Kyle Tuttle performs on Mountain Stage in Huntington, WV.Chris Morris/Mountain Stage
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We continue our Summer broadcast season of Mountain Stage with an encore episode that was recorded live at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center in Huntington, WV. We partnered with our friends at the Marshall Artists Series to kick off their 88th season with our host Kathy Mattea and performances from J.D. Simo & Luther Dickinson, Paul Kelly, Kyle Tuttle Band, John Craigie, and Wayne Graham.
Our Song of the Week comes from Nashville banjo man, Kyle Tuttle. “Hard To Say,” from his 2024 solo albumLabor of Lust, reflects on the grief Tuttle experienced after the loss of his close friend and bandmate Jeff Austin, among other personal turmoil he experienced at the same time. Songs from the album were written over five years and include arrangements of traditional bluegrass string tunes and a fully plugged-in jam grass sound with electric banjo and drums.
Hear Tuttle’s full set, plus live performances by southern electric groove rock guitarists JD Simo & Luther Dickinson, Australian music icon Paul Kelly, singer-songwriter and storyteller John Craigie, and Kentucky rock band Wayne Graham on this week’s broadcast.
Tune in to one of these affiliate stations starting Friday, July 18 to hear the full episode.
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Group photo with Kathy MatteaKyle TuttleWayne Graham J.D. Simo & Luther DickinsonJohn CraigiePaul Kelly
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