Appalachia is home to many types of music: Old-time and bluegrass, of course, but also rock and hip hop, Americana and jazz, metal and hardcore — and dungeon synth. In fact, that genre, which spun out of black metal, will be showcased outside Whitesburg, Kentucky this weekend, June 13 and 14, at Appalachian Dungeon Fest.
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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This week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage was 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 limited 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 their extensive 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, Jan. 23 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.
Our Song of the Week comes from Ray Benson. During his tenth visit to the show, he performed "Faded Love," a Bob Wills tune often covered by Benson's longtime band, Asleep at the Wheel, who have been creating music together for over 50 years.
Our Song of the Week is “The False Lady,” performed by Dublin-born singer-songwriter and guitarist John Doyle and Manchester-born flute, whistle, and uilleann pipes maestro Michael McGoldrick.
On this week's broadcast of Mountain Stage, host Kathy Mattea looks back on some of her favorite archival sets from 2006 featuring The Derek Trucks Band, Bettye LaVette, Soulive (featuring Reggie Watts), Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, and more.