There’s a style of singing in bluegrass and traditional music that’s rooted in the music of Primitive and Old Regular Baptist churches, places where singers like bluegrass legend Stanley were raised. On a recent episode of Inside Appalachia, reporter Zack Harold introduced us to a woman who helps keep this sacred tradition alive.
Mountain Stage After Midnight: Colin Hay, Neko Case, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
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What if I told you that Neko Case, Vic Chesnutt, Colin Hay and The Proclaimers took the same stage years ago? And what if I told you that it all happened in good ol’ Charleston, WV. Don’t believe me? Hear it for yourself this weekend on Mountain Stage After Midnight.
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 27 and Sunday June 28 for some archived music goodness on Mountain Stage After Midnight.
We’ll hear an April 2009 show from the Charleston Civic Center Little Theater in Charleston, WV. It features Neko Case, Crooked Fingers, Greg Brown, Sonos and Vic Chesnutt…
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The Proclaimers on Mountain Stage in 2009. Any guesses as to what they’re singing?
And a September 2009 show featuring Men At Work’s Colin Hay, Amy Speace, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, The Proclaimers and Cordis.
There’s a style of singing in bluegrass and traditional music that’s rooted in the music of Primitive and Old Regular Baptist churches, places where singers like bluegrass legend Stanley were raised. On a recent episode of Inside Appalachia, reporter Zack Harold introduced us to a woman who helps keep this sacred tradition alive.