It’s common at Christmastime for churches and businesses to set up angel trees, decorated with paper ornaments holding a child’s name and wish list. Trees set up this year for the children of Iaeger, West Virginia, reflect the long-term damage done by the February floods that devastated McDowell County.
Listen: Maia Sharp Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week, 'Whatever We Are'
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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.
Maia Sharp-"Whatever We Are" live on Mountain Stage
Backed by the Mountain Stage Band and accompanied by Kathy Mattea & Rissi Palmer on vocals, Maia Sharp does a song from her album "Mercy Rising"
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. There’s so much in store on this week’s episode, recorded with our friends at WOUB and presented by Ohio University Performing Arts. Listen starting May 6 on these NPR Music stations.
1 of 5 — Rissi Palmer on Mountain Stage, 2022
Rissi Palmer performing her brand of “Southern Soul” on Mountain Stage
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2 of 5 — Cheryl Wheeler on Mountain Stage in 2022
The incomparable Cheryl Wheeler appears on Mountain Stage for the 9th time on this week’s broadcast.
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3 of 5 — Joslyn & The Sweet Compression on Mountain Stage
Lexington, KY based contemporary soul group Joslyn & The Sweet Compression, performing live on Mountain Stage.
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4 of 5 — Kenny White on Mountain Stage, 2022
Pianist, producer, singer and songwriter Kenny White appears on Mountain Stage starting this Friday.
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5 of 5 — Kathy Mattea pre-show
Kathy 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.
It’s common at Christmastime for churches and businesses to set up angel trees, decorated with paper ornaments holding a child’s name and wish list. Trees set up this year for the children of Iaeger, West Virginia, reflect the long-term damage done by the February floods that devastated McDowell County.
It’s common at Christmastime for churches and businesses to set up angel trees, decorated with paper ornaments holding a child’s name and wish list. Trees set up this year for the children of Iaeger, West Virginia, reflect the long-term damage done by the February floods that devastated McDowell County.
Eastern Kentucky is full of isolated, rural towns that have experienced decline alongside the coal industry. But some who want to stick around are trying to revitalize the region’s downtown spaces. For the Appalachia Mid-South Newsroom, Shepherd Snyder reports.
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.