This week, we reflect on Dolly Parton’s passing and her legacy in the region. Also, the Adaptive Climbers Festival at Kentucky’s Red River Gorge feels like home for climbers with disabilities from around the world. And, a new book spotlights Appalachian plants and encourages readers to get in touch with nature.
Punxsutawney Phil might have put a damper on your mood (seriously, more winter?), but this weekend’s “Mountain Stage After Midnight” is sure to make your weekend feel better, brighter and at least 20 degrees warmer. 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 February 7 and Sunday February 8 for some heart- (and feet-)warming tunes on “Mountain Stage After Midnight.”
First up is a 2012 show featuring English folk singer Sylvie Lewis, Georgia-bred alt-country crooner Lera Lynn, Cajun-grass band Leftover Salmon, rock’n folkers Punch Brothers and seminal singer-songwriter Joan Osborne.
Credit Brian Blauser / Mountain Stage
/
Milo Greene on Mountain Stage in 2013.
Next up is a March 2013 show that was recorded on the campus of West Virginia University. This amazing show features singer-songwriter MiekaPauley, cinematic indie pop band Milo Greene, seasoned performer Steve Forbert, blues rock group Vintage Trouble and blues/jazz/rock guitarist Robben Ford.
So you’re probably asking yourself, “How can I keep up with this cool cat of a public radio show?” Lucky for you, we’re single and ready to mingle. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram, carry us on your favorite device with The Mountain Stage Podcast on iTunes and hang out with us at our next live show!
Add WVPB as a preferred source on Google to see more from our team
On this week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage, host Kathy Mattea welcomes Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, Jack Blocker, Cole Quest & The City Pickers, Courtney Hartman, and The Critton Hollow String Band.
This week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage was recorded at the Peoples Bank Theatre in Marietta, Ohio in 2025. Guest host David Mayfield welcomed Hannah Cohen, Boulevards, Amy Millan, Lera Lynn, and Oyo to record episode 1,069.
This week’s Inside Appalachia features storytellers from around the region, including author, television host and five-time West Virginia Liars Contest winner Bil Lepp. Here he is back in 2019, telling a story during a Mountain Stage performance at the West Virginia Culture Center.
Appalachia is home to many types of music: Old-time and bluegrass, of course, but also rock and hip hop, Americana and jazz, metal and hardcore — and dungeon synth. In fact, that genre, which spun out of black metal, will be showcased outside Whitesburg, Kentucky this weekend, June 13 and 14, at Appalachian Dungeon Fest.