On 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?
Charles Wesley Godwin can be heard on this week's new episode of Mountain Stage with guest-host Kathy MatteaBrian Blauser/ Mountain Stage
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Morgantown, West Virginia native Charles Wesley Godwin’s song “Coal Country” reminds us that the commodity’s impact reaches far beyond Appalachia, broadening the definition of what many think of as “Coal Country.”
"Put a roof over my head and the armor on the tanks of Normandy"
Guest-host Kathy Mattea said “He sings about the hard working, close knit communities, and a deep sense of place, and of belonging somewhere.”
“Coal Country” appears on Godwin’s new album, “Seneca.” Earlier this year we premiered the Robert Tinnell directed video for “Coal Country,” which you can watch here.
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Performers from this week’s broadcast gather for one more song, including members of The Tim O’Brien Band, The Po Ramblin’ Boys, Charles Wesley Godwin, Alison Brown Band and The Honey Dewdrops.
Hear more from Charles Wesley Godwin, plus sets from Tim O’Brien Band, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, The Alison Brown Band, and The Honey Dewdrops, on this week’s encore episode of Mountain Stage.
This will be the first of three upcoming weeks you’ll hear our special guest host Kathy Mattea. She’s back soon to host shows with The SteelDrivers (SOLD OUT) and on Sunday, March 15 (Tickets).
On 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?
This week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage was recorded live at the Canady Creative Arts Center on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. Host Kathy Mattea welcomed SHADOWLANDS feat. S. Carey and John Raymond, Tae & The Neighborly, Damn Tall Buildings, Erin McKeown, and Ken Yates.
We have a conversation with Marshall University's Turning Point USA chapter president. We also learn about a recently released horror film shot near Huntington, and the population decline in central Appalachia that may be getting worse.