This week, we’re revisiting our episode “What Is Appalachia?” from December 2021. Appalachia connects mountainous parts of the South, the Midwest, the Rust Belt and even the Northeast. That leaves so much room for geographic and cultural variation, as well as many different views on what Appalachia really is.
LISTEN: The MC Taylor Goldsmith Show Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week
Taylor Goldsmith and MC Taylor perform on Mountain Stage.Chris Morris/Mountain Stage
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Our spring broadcast season continues with a fresh new episode of Mountain Stage, recorded live at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, West Virginia. Host Kathy Mattea welcomes The MC Taylor Goldsmith Show, Kat Edmonson, Ken Pomeroy, Jonny Fritz, and Scott Mulvahill.
Our Song of the Week comes from The MC Taylor Goldsmith Show, which combines the breezy California folk-rock of two Mountain Stage alumni. Longtime friends and collaborators Taylor Goldsmith (of Dawes) and MC Taylor (of Hiss Golden Messenger) joined forces for a run of shows in some of their favorite intimate venues, and we were lucky enough to be one of those stops. The duo performed a mix of songs from both of their catalogs, including our Song of the Week, “House Parties,” from the Dawes album O Brother.
Tune in to an affiliate station near you starting Friday, April 11 to hear their full set, plus more live performances by award-winning singer-songwriter and theatrical actress Kat Edmonson, rising Oklahoma singer-songwriter Ken Pomeroy, self-proclaimed “Dad Country” artist Jonny Fritz, and renowned upright bassist Scott Mulvahill.
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.
Our Song of the Week comes from the legendary jazz fusion band, best known for their 70s era records with the great pianist Herbie Hancock, The Headhunters. “Watermelon Man” was written by Hancock and was first released in 1962. On this live recording, you’ll hear Michael Clark on drums, William Summer on Vocals and Percussion, Donald Harrison on Saxophone, Shea Pierre on Piano, and Chris Severin on bass.
“Around the world it’s just a simple song.” – Mountain Stage theme, composed by Larry Groce.
This week’s broadcast brings you music from all corners of the globe with a Mount...