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LISTEN: Larkin Poe Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week
Larkin Poe perform on Mountain Stage.Piper Cole/ WVU Arts & Entertainment
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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.
Sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell first appeared on Mountain Stage in 2009 as The Lovell Sisters, before returning in 2015 as Larkin Poe. In their return appearance, the sisters and their dynamic band bring songs from their new albumBloom, including our Song of the Week, “Mockingbird.” Following this tour, Larkin Poe earned an Americana Music Association nomination for Group/Duo of the Year.
Tune in starting Friday, Jan. 16 to hear their full set, plus more live performances by Spanish-American alt-pop artist Victoria Canal, pop folk singer-songwriter Raye Zaragoza, Americana artist Ron Pope, and powerful singer and guitarist, originally from Martinsburg, West Virginia, Christian Lopez.
On this week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage, guest host David Mayfield welcomes Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel, John Pizzarelli, Peter Case, Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore, and Jedd Hughes.
Our premiere spring broadcast season continues as host Kathy Mattea welcomes Patrick Watson, John Gorka, Anna Tivel, Shelby Means, and Liza Lo on this week's episode of Mountain Stage.
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