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Mountain Stage After Midnight: Brett Dennen, Eric Bibb, Nellie McKay
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Saturday is West Virginia Day! In our opinion, the best way to celebrate the Mountain State of West Virginia is with some music from…. well… you know… Mountain Stage.
Broadcast from 1am-5am Saturday and Sunday mornings here on West Virginia Public Broadcasting, 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.
Tune in this Saturday June 21 and Sunday June 22 for some archived music goodness on Mountain Stage After Midnight.
First up is a November 2009 show featuring Sister Hazel, Madison Violet, Vagabond Opera, Brett Dennen and Eric Bibb.
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Nellie McKay on Mountain Stage in 2009.
We’ll also hear another 2009 show Nellie McKay, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, AA Bondy, Zee Avi and Marshall Crenshaw.
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