This 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.
This week’s Song of the Week is from Kenny White, a highly regarded session musician, producer, songwriter and pianist. While he’s worked on hundreds of projects over the years, he’s at his most intimate in our Song of the Week, performing his song “The Other Shore” from his latest album “Long List of Priors.”
You’ll hear more from Kenny White, plus sets from the Seamus Egan Project, Cheryl Wheeler, Sam Baker, and The Mulligan Brothers, as Kathy Mattea guest-hosts this week’s episode of Mountain Stage. Tune in via your public radio station, and watch for more on our NPR Music page.
Kathy Mattea leads the finale song from this week’s broadcast.
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.