Cicero Fain is a historian at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, who has documented Appalachia's Black history. His latest undertaking is called the Appalachian Freedom Heritage Initiative. The project identified and documented more than two dozen previously unknown underground railroad sites throughout eastern Kentucky, southern Ohio and West Virginia. Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams spoke with Fain about the project.
LIVE SHOW NEWS: Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls to Appear On Mountain Stage Oct. 22, On Sale Now.
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Two Mountain Stage events in Charleston this October are on sale to the public now.
Last week we announced that Mountain Stage will welcome Tony winner and West Virginia native Michael Cerveris as special guest-host on October 22 when the show is part of FestivALL Fall.
We’re excited to announce that Emily Saliers, well known as one-half of the Indigo Girls, will make her first solo appearance on Mountain Stage October 22 in support of “Murmuration Nation,” her first release under her own name, due for release on August 11. Click to pre-order.
“It was so freeing to pursue the kind of music I truly wanted to make without regard to what I’d done before or who I’m expected to be,” says Saliers. “I hope that this record can take people who think they know me already on a journey that’ll really surprise them.”
This show is also on sale to the public now. You can click here, call 877.987.6487, or stop by Taylor Books in downtown Charleston. Tickets are only $20 until August 31, at which point they will be $30.
Also appearing is the indie-pop duo Overcoats, who we first met in 2016 when they made their first appearance on Mountain Stage. You can hear their set via NPR Music and watch some of it courtesy of our VuHaus Channel.
On-line sales began today for Sunday, October 8 when Larry Groce welcomes The Drive-By Truckers, Paul Kelly and Daniel Norgren to The Clay Center. Tickets are available now online, and available by phone- 304-561-3570- or box office walk-up, starting Monday, July 31.
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Australia’s Paul Kelly, whose new album “Life Is Fine” is due Aug. 11, stops by Mountain Stage Oct. 8 as part of his first full-band tour of North America in 13 years.
Don’t’ forget you can join us THIS SUNDAY via VuHaus as we stream our sold-out show featuring St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Mac McAnally, The Wild Reeds, Sarah Siskind and Chastity Brown. Just point your browser to MountainStage.org at 7pm EST and enjoy!
Did you know that Mountain Stage Members get exclusive pre-sale access to all our Culture Center shows, plus periodic discounts, updates and playlists from Mountain Stage staff? Click here for more information.
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