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We are looking back to March of 2002 for this week’s episode of Mountain Stage, recorded in Huntington, West Virginia, at the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse, featuring performances by Natalie Merchant, Dayna Kurtz, Ron Sexsmith, Greg Brown, and Stephen Bruton. Mountain Stage was presented at the invite of the Marshall Artists Series.
Our Song of the Week comes from popular singer Natalie Merchant, with her performance of “Which Side Are You On,” which appeared on her 2003 album The House Carpenter’s Daughter. The labor song credited to Florence Reece has also been recorded and adapted by Pete Seeger, The Dropkick Murphys, and Ani DiFranco.
Elsewhere on this episode we hear from Canadian folk-pop songwriter Ron Sexsmith, country-blues guitarist, songwriter and producer Stephen Bruton, folk singer and pianist Dayna Kurtz, and the always engulfing Greg Brown. Join us on one of these NPR Music stations starting this Friday for this flashback edition of Mountain Stage.
WVPB is hosting a special screening of “Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect” at Marshall University on Nov. 18, and Us & Them host Trey Kay will moderate the live event along with a panel discussion. Ahead of the screening, Kay talked with one of the panelists, historian Cicero Fain, about why Marshall’s story matters now.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Week, the body of a missing miner was recovered, guaranteed median income comes to Mercer County, and with Halloween over and Thanksgiving a few weeks away, what can you do with those leftover pumpkins?
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis week, on this special episode with guest co-host, ballad singer Saro Lynch-Thomason, we explore songs about lawbreaking folk heroes, runaway trains and murder ballads.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThere’s a style of singing in bluegrass and traditional music that’s rooted in the music of Primitive and Old Regular Baptist churches, places where singers like bluegrass legend Stanley were raised. On a recent episode of Inside Appalachia, reporter Zack Harold introduced us to a woman who helps keep this sacred tradition alive.
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