This week’s Inside Appalachia features storytellers from around the region, including author, television host and five-time West Virginia Liars Contest winner Bil Lepp. Here he is back in 2019, telling a story during a Mountain Stage performance at the West Virginia Culture Center.
Listen: Looking Back To The Year 2001 For Our Song of the Week
Performing Songwriter Eric Taylor, live on Mountain Stage in 2001.Mountain Stage Archive
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This week’s special archive edition of Mountain Stage looks back to 2001 for performances by Nanci Griffith, who we lost in 2021. We’ll also hear from Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, Ireland’s Karan Casey, plus songwriter Mark Selby.
We also hear a set from singer, songwriter and guitarist Eric Taylor, who passed in March 2020. At one time married to Griffith, who appeared on the program the same night, Taylor has our Song of the Week, his masterpiece story-song, “Prison Movie.”
Eric Taylor-Prison Movie, live on Mountain Stage
Eric Taylor performing "Prison Movie" on Mountain Stage in 2001.
2 of 5 — Eric Taylor performing on Mountain Stage, 2001
Eric Taylor performing on Mountain Stage, 2001
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3 of 5 — Finale Song from April 1, 2001
Artists gather for the finale song from April 1, 2001
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4 of 5 — Karen Casey on Mountain Stage, 2001
Karen Casey on Mountain Stage, 2001
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5 of 5 — Mark Selby performing on Mountain Stage, 2001
Mark Selby performing on Mountain Stage, 2001
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For the next several weeks, we’ll be featuring more classic episodes from our archives, with legendary performances by the likes of Richard Thompson, Olu Dara, John Mayall, Buddy Guy, Delbert McClinton, Natalie Merchant and many more. Check out our upcoming schedule by clicking “On the Radio” at Mountainstage.org.
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This week’s Inside Appalachia features storytellers from around the region, including author, television host and five-time West Virginia Liars Contest winner Bil Lepp. Here he is back in 2019, telling a story during a Mountain Stage performance at the West Virginia Culture Center.
Daniel Johnston recorded songs in his parents' basement in rural West Virginia that would eventually inspire artists such as Kurt Cobain, Beck, Wilco, and Sonic Youth. In this award-winning episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay explores the life, art, and enduring legacy of the late singer-songwriter and visual artist whose creative genius and struggles with bipolar disorder made him one of America's most influential outsider artists.
The late singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston grew up in West Virginia and came onto the indie music scene in the 1980s. Last year, Johnston was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame and he’s featured in the next episode of Us & Them. In this award-winning show, host Trey Kay learns about Johnston’s legacy which was partly shaped by his challenges with mental illness.