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Listen: Maia Sharp Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week, ‘Whatever We Are’
Maia Sharp (left) performing with Rissi Palmer (center) and Kathy Mattea on the Mountain Stage.Chris Morris/Mountain Stage
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Joined by the Mountain Stage Band, singer, songwriter and producer Maia Sharp has our Mountain Stage Song of the Week, “Whatever We Are,” a lament that appears originally on her recent album “Mercy Rising.”
Joining Sharp on backing vocals are Mountain Stage host Kathy Mattea and Rissi Palmer, who we’ll also hear on this week’s show.
Elsewhere we are treated to a set from southern soul singer and songwriter Rissi Palmer. We’ll hear from some of the finest songwriters to ever grace the Mountain Stage, the incomparable and witty Cheryl Wheeler, the poignant pianist, and producer Kenny White, plus sets from Lexington Kentucky-based modern soul outfit Joslyn & The Sweet Compression.
Rissi Palmer performing her brand of “Southern Soul” on Mountain Stage. Credit: Chris Morris/Mountain StageThe incomparable Cheryl Wheeler appears on Mountain Stage for the 9th time on this week’s broadcast. Credit: Chris Morris/Mountain StageLexington, KY based contemporary soul group Joslyn & The Sweet Compression, performing live on Mountain Stage. Credit: Chris Morris/Mountain StagePianist, producer, singer and songwriter Kenny White appears on Mountain Stage starting this Friday. Credit: Chris Morris/Mountain StageKathy Mattea rehearses before the doors are opened at Ohio University’s Memorial Auditorium. This week’s episode was recorded with the help of OU Performing Arts and our affiliate, WOUB. Credit: Chris Morris/Mountain Stage
Our Song of the Week comes from singer-songwriter and guitarist Joy Clark. “Tell It To The Wind” was written in a moment of gratitude while Clark was on tour in Waterford, Mississippi at Foxfire Ranch.
On this week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage, we revisit the first of two 41st anniversary shows, which were recorded at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, West Virginia in December 2024. Guest host and CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Conor Knighton welcomes Stephen Kellogg, Jill Sobule, Mindy Smith, Caleb Caudle & The Sweet Critters, and The David Mayfield Parade.
Our Song of the Week comes from Catskills singer-songwriter Hannah Cohen. On this episode of Mountain Stage, Cohen performs "Summer Sweat," a single from her newest album, Earthstar Mountain, which Rolling Stone called “one of the best indie releases of the year.”
This week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage was recorded live at the Canady Creative Arts Center on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. Host Kathy Mattea welcomed SHADOWLANDS feat. S. Carey and John Raymond, Tae & The Neighborly, Damn Tall Buildings, Erin McKeown, and Ken Yates.