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.
LISTEN: Will Hoge Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week
Will Hoge performs on Mountain Stage in Charleston, WV.Chris Morris/Mountain Stage
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On this week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage, host Kathy Mattea welcomes Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore with The Guilty Ones, Will Hoge, Alex Cuba, MALINDA, and Sarah Siskind to the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, West Virginia.
Our Song of the Week comes from singer-songwriter Will Hoge, making his seventh appearance on Mountain Stage. On this episode, Hoge performs “John Prine’s Cadillac,” paying homage to the late singer-songwriter’s legacy and influence that ripples throughout the music world. This was Hoge’s first release from his twelfth studio album, Wings On My Shoes (2022).
Tune in to an affiliate station near you starting Friday, July 25 for the entire set from Will Hoge, plus live performances from roots and folk music heroes Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore with the Guilty Ones, Cuban-Canadian multi-instrumentalist Alex Cuba, singer-songwriter MALINDA, and folk singer and songwriter Sarah Siskind.
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Alex CubaGroup photo with Kathy MatteaWill HogeDave Alvin & Jimmie Dale GilmoreSarah SiskindMALINDA
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...