West Virginia is the third most forested state in the country. The fall foliage projection map, a collaboration between the West Virginia Department of Tourism and the Division of Forestry, promotes the best places in West Virginia to see changing fall colors.
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.
Clear your schedules for some great tunes Saturday April 25 and Sunday April 26 on “Mountain Stage After Midnight.”
First up is a February 2011 show, recorded at the Civic Center’s Little Theater in Charleston, WV. It features Lucinda Williams, Red Horse, Low Anthem, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion and Ivan & Alyosha.
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Did you know the Carolina Chocolate Drops performed a string’n cover of Blu Cantrell’s “Hit’Em Up Style” during their 2011 set?
We’ll also hear a March 2011 show from Bristol, Tennessee (otherwise known as the birthplace of country music). It includes an extended line-up that includes the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Dale Ann Bradley, Steve Gulley & Kim Fox, Dale Jett & Hello Stranger, Jill Andrews and The Stoneman Sisters.
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West Virginia is the third most forested state in the country. The fall foliage projection map, a collaboration between the West Virginia Department of Tourism and the Division of Forestry, promotes the best places in West Virginia to see changing fall colors.
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