Mountain Stage After Midnight- August 16 & 17

Put down the mixtapes and turn on West Virginia Public Radio this weekend to hear the best live performance radio, courtesy of “Mountain Stage After Midnight.” Broadcast from 1am-5am Saturday and Sunday mornings here on West Virginia Public Radio, “Mountain Stage After Midnight” takes the best episodes from the show’s 31 year history and shares their memories and songs with our late-night listeners. Each week we’ll hand-pick two of our favorite episodes and they’ll alternate order each night.

Join us as we flashback to performances from the year 2011 for Saturday August 16 and Sunday August 17 on “Mountain Stage After Midnight.”

First you’ll hear a November 2011 performance from self-proclaimed “song-doodler” Katie Costello, country crooners The Sweetback Sisters, post-bluegrass band Bearfoot, retro-pop group Fitz and the Tantrums, and American rock-and-rollers Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers. See the playlist.

Credit Brian Blauser / Mountain Stage

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Next a December 2011 performance featuring country singer-songwriter Matraca Berg, all-star ensemble Noam Pikelny & Friends, American roots group Caleb Klauder Country Band, Canadian troupe April Verch Band, and outlaw country singer Billy Joe Shaver. See the playlist.

Have a Mountain Stage performance in mind that you’d love to hear overnight weekends? Post your your recommendations on the show’s Facebook and Twitter. While you’re at it, make sure to check out The Mountain Stage Podcast to hear why Mountain Stage remains the home of live music on public radio.