State Sen. Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, has written a history of the Northern Panhandle town of Wellsburg by looking at 14 homes in the town and the people who lived in them
In the fall of 2017, Bruce Cockburn joined Neil Young in being inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. Our Song of the Week, “Lovers In a Dangerous Time,” helps justify that distinction, and can be heard on this week’s broadcast during Cockburn’s sixth appearance on Mountain Stage with Larry Groce since 2004.
You can hear his entire set, plus performances by Mark Eitzel, Leif Vollebekk, Allison Pierce and Birds of Chicago, on 240 NPR stations this week.
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The Birds of Chicago, Leif Vollebekk, Bruce Cockburn, Allison Pierce and Mark Eitzel during the Mountain Stage finale song, recorded June 3, 2017.
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This week’s Inside Appalachia features storytellers from around the region, including author, television host and five-time West Virginia Liars Contest winner Bil Lepp. Here he is back in 2019, telling a story during a Mountain Stage performance at the West Virginia Culture Center.
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.