Listen: Andrew Bird on Mountain Stage

 

On this week’s encore Mountain Stage broadcast, critically-acclaimed “one-man orchestra of the imagination” Andrew Bird stops by with a set full of acoustic roots-pop (not to mention some A+ whistling).

You’ll also hear performances from Esme Patterson, Ryley Walker, The Flat Five and Blind Pilot.

Like what you hear? Look for Episode #888 in our Mountain Stage podcast feed and tune in this week via an NPR station near you.

Listen: 34 Highlights from the 34th Season of Mountain Stage

Mountain Stage host Larry Groce got together with staff for the daunting task of choosing some of their favorite performances from the year 2017. We truly enjoy all our guests, and choosing favorites can seem subjective. So here are our 34 Highlights from the 34th Season of Mountain Stage. Curated by Larry  and our staff- Executive Producer Adam Harris, Associate Producers Jeff Shirley and Vasilia Scouras, and our Digital Engineer Patrick Stephens- the list is presented in alphabetical order, from Andrew Bird to Mokoomba to Tyler Childers.

From 26 shows, recorded in six different cities, including 10 road shows across three states,  you’ll find two Andrews, two Pauls, and one Will & Grace star.

(Hint: click the Episode # for their Mountain Stage podcast episode on iTunes, or search for the artist on the Podcast section of MountainStage.org.)

Not seeing your favorite? Leave us a note in the comments, send us a Tweet (@MountainStage), or share your thoughts on Facebook.

Thanks to all the artists we worked with in 2017, to our colleagues at WVPB and NPR Music, and to each and every radio listener, ticket holder and public radio member out there. 

Thank you, and Happy New Year.

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Andrew Bird– Are You Serious (Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV on January 27, 2017- Episode #888)

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Andrew Bird, live on Mountain Stage.

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Andrew Combs– Better Way (WVU Creative Arts Center in Morgantown, WV on September 10, 2017 – Episode #905)

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Andrew Combs live on Mountain Stage
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Andrew Combs- Better Way, live on Mountain Stage

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Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn– Divine Bell (The Clay Center in Charleston, WV on May 14, 2017- Episode #897)

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Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn on Mountain Stage
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Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn- Divine Bell, live on Mountain Stage

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Bill Kirchen- The Times They are A-Changin’(Harper-McNeely Center during the Augusta Heritage Festival on August 12, 2017 at Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, WV- Episode #903)

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Bill Kirchen on Mountain Stage.
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Bil Kirchen – "The Times They Are A-Changin'" – Live on Mountain Stage

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Christian Lopez- Steel on the Water (WVU Creative Arts Center in Morgantown, WV on September 10, 2017 – Episode #905)

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Christian Lopez on Mountain Stage
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Christian Lopez – "Steel on the Water" – Live on Mountain Stage

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Dan Wilson- Closing Time (Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV on Septmeber 24, 2017 – Episode #906)

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Dan Wilson on Mountain Stage.
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Dan Wilson – Closing Time, live on Mountain Stage

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David Amram- What a Wonderful World (Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV on July 23, 2017- Episode #901)

David Amram on Mountain Stage
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David Amram – "What a Wonderful World" – Live from Mountain Stage

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Frank Turner-Get Better (WVU Creative Arts Center in Morgantown, WV on January 15, 2017 Episode #886)

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Frank Turner on Mountain Stage
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Frank Turner- Get Better, live on Mountain Stage

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Jonny Fritz- Stadium Inn (Little Theater – Charleston Civic Center on February 26, 2017- Episdoe #890)

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Jonny Fritz on Mountain Stage
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Jonny Fritz – Stadium Inn, live on Mountain Stage

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Judith Owen feat. Leland Sklar– We Give In (The Clay Center in Charleston, WV on March 5, 2017- Episode #891)

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Judith Owen on Mountain Stage
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Judith Owen – "We Give In" – Live from NPR's Mountain Stage

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Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band- Diamonds And Gold (Memorial Auditorium Ohio University in Athens, OH on October 15, 2017 – Episode #908)

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Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band on Mountain Stage.
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band – "Diamonds & Gold," live on Mountain Stage.

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Kishi Bashi with strings- Can’t Let Go, Juno (Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV on June 25, 2017- Episode #899)

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Kishi Bashi w/ Strings on Mountain Stage
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Kishi Bashi with Strings – "Can't Let Go, Juno" – Live from Mountain Stage

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Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands- Millionaire (Harper-McNeely Center during the Augusta Heritage Festival on August 12, 2017 at Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, WV- Episode #903)

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Laurie Lewis and The Right Hands on Mountain Stage
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Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands- Millionaire, live on Mountain Stage.

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Loudon Wainwright III- Be Careful There’s a Baby in the House (Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV on May 7, 2017 – Episode #896)

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Loudon Wainwright III on Mountain Stage.
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Loudon Wainwright III- Be Careful There’s a Baby in the House

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Malcolm Holcombe– Crippled Point of View (The Clay Center in Charleston, WV on May 14, 2017- Episode #897)

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Malcolm Holcombe on Mountain Stage
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Malcolm Holcombe- Crippled Point of View, live on Mountain Stage

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Mandolin Orange- Take This Heart of Gold (Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV on March 26, 2017 – Episode #892)

Mandolin Orange on Mountain Stage.
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Mandolin Orange – Take This Heart of Gold, live on Mountain Stage

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Margo Price- Hurtin’ (on the Bottle) (Little Theater – Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, WV on February 26, 2017- Episode #890)

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Margo Price on Mountain Stage.
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Margo Price – "Hurtin' (on the Bottle)" – Live from NPR's Mountain Stage

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Mokoomba- Kumukanda (Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV on July 23, 2017- Episode #901)

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Mokoomba on Mountain Stage.
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Mokoomba- Kumukanda, live on Mountain Stage

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Nancy And Beth- Waiting for My Child (Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV on May 7, 2017 – Episode #896)

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Nancy & Beth on Mountain Stage.
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Nancy And Beth – "Waiting for My Child" – Live from NPR's Mountain Stage

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Otis Gibbs- Sputnik Monroe (ETSU in Johnson City, TN – April 2, 2017 – Episode #893)

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Otis Gibbs on Mountain Stage
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Otis Gibbs- Sputnik Monroe, live on Mountain Stage.

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Paul Kelly – Rising Moon (Clay Center in Charleston, WV on October 8, 2017- Episode #907)

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Paul Kelly on Mountain Stage
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Paul Kelly sings "Rising Moon," live on Mountain Stage.

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Paul Thorn’s Mission Temple Fireworks Revival – Mission Temple Fireworks Stand (Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV November 5, 2017 – Episode #910)

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Paul Thorn’s Mission Temple Fireworks Revival on Mountain Stage.
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Paul Thorn's Mission Temple Fireworks Revival, live on Mountain Stage.

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Pere Ubu –Prison of the Senses (Culture Center Theater, Charleston, WV November 19, 2017- Episode #911)

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Pere Ubu on Mountain Stage.
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Pere Ubu –Prisoner of the Senses, live on Mountain Stage.

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Peter Mulvey– Vlad the Astrophysicist (WVU Creative Arts Center Morgantown, WV September 16, 2017- Episode #905)

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Peter Mulvey on Mountain Stage.
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Peter Mulvey- Vlad the Astrophysicist, live on Mountain Stage.

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Pokey LaFarge Hard Times Come and Go (Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV February 12, 2017- Episode #889)

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Pokey LaFarge on Mountain Stage
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Pokey LaFarge – "Hard Times Come and Go" – Live from NPR's Mountain Stage

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Robert Cray Band- The Same Love That Made Me Laugh (Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV August 20, 2017 – Episode #904)

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Robert Cray on Mountain Stage.
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Robert Cray Band – "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh" – Live on Mountain Stage

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Ruthie Foster- Phenomenal Woman (Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV February 12, 2017 – Episode #889)

Ruthie Foster on Mountain Stage.
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Ruthie Foster- Phenomenal Woman , live on Mountain Stage.

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Shemekia Copeland- The Battle is Over (But the War Goes On)”(People’s Bank Theatre Marietta, OH April 9, 2017- Episode #894)

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Shemekia Copeland on Mountain Stage.
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Shemekia Copeland – "The Battle is Over (But the War Goes On)" – Live from NPR's Mountain Stage

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Sherman Holmes Project- Rock Of Ages (Culture Center Theater Charleston, WV July 16, 2017- Episode #900)

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Sherman Holmes on Mountain Stage.
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The Sherman Holmes Project- Rock of Ages, live on Mountain Stage.

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St. Paul & the Broken Bones- Flow with It (Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV on July 30, 2017- Episode #902)

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St. Paul & the Broken Bones, live on Mountain Stage
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St. Paul & the Broken Bones – "Flow with It" – Live from Mountain Stage

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Steelism- Eno Nothing (Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV on July 16, 2017- Episode #900)

Steelism on Mountain Stage.
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Steelism- Eno Nothing, live on Mountain Stage

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Steve Earle & The Dukes- Copperhead Road (Culture Center Theater Charleston, WV July 16, 2017- Episode #900)

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Steve Earle on Mountain Stage.
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Steve Earle & The Dukes – "Copperhead Road" – Live from Mountain Stage

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Tim O’Brien- Where the River Meets the Road (Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV on March 26, 2017 – Episode #892)

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Tim O’Brien on Mountain Stage
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Tim O'Brien – Where the River Meets the Road, live on Mountain Stage.

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Tyler Childers- Universal Sound (Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV on June 29, 2017- Episode #899)

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Tyler Childers on Mountain Stage
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Tyler Childers- Universal Sound, live on Mountain Stage

We kick off our 35th season of live shows starting January 14 in Morgantown, WV and we’ll be back to fresh broadcasts and podcasts starting in March 2018. Subscribe below so you don’t miss a note!

Thanks to everyone out there listening because without you there would be no Mountain Stage and we never forget that.

Listen: Andrew Bird on Mountain Stage

This week’s episode of Mountain Stage with Larry Groce is a special one, comprised of some of our favorite performances of the last couple of years. Among others, you’ll hear a set from Andrew Bird, who brought his small ensemble to Mountain Stage in January 2017. They performed songs from his latest, “Are You Serious,” including the title track, heard here as our Mountain Stage Song of the Week.

You’ll also hear songs from Margo Price, Foy Vance, Shemekia Copeland, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn and many more, on this week’s special episode of Mountain Stage.

Find a station in your area here, and follow Mountain Stage on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for a peak behind the scenes.

Mountain Stage News: 9 Live Shows Announced for 2017

Mountain Stage with Larry Groce is proud to announce nine (that’s right, nine) live shows scheduled for the first few months of 2017.

Tickets to all the events will be available on Monday, November 21 at 10a.m.  Guest artists scheduled to appear include Colin Hay, Andrew Bird, Pokey LaFarge, Solas, and Pink Martini, among others. Venues, locations, and ticket info follows.

“We are over the top about what we have lined up for Mountain Stage in winter and spring of 2017,” says Mountain Stage’s long-standing host and artistic director Larry Groce. “If you’ve never been in our audience before, pack your bag and hit the road! We promise you a party, before, during, and after the shows.” 

Mountain Stage will record episode #886 on Sunday, January 15, at the WVU Creative Arts Center in Morgantown, West Virginia. The show will include former Men at Work frontman Colin Hay, French-English folk troubadour Piers Faccini, and more. The two-plus hour show will be recorded for distribution to 180 NPR Stations nationwide in early 2017. Tickets cost $26-38 in advance (or $10 for WVU students) and are available online, by phone (304-293-7469) and at the Create Arts Center’s Box Offices (10am-5pm).

Mountain Stage will then head to Athens, Ohio, to record episode #887 on Sunday, January 22, at Ohio University’s Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium. Hear from Ohio singer-songwriter J.D. Hutchison & Realbilly Jive and more. Tickets to this show are $12 for students, $18 for seniors, and $20 for the rest and are available online.

Don’t worry Charleston, WV fans! Mountain Stage will return to its home at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston for a string of shows shortly after that. Be a part of episode #888 on Sunday, January 29with eclectic multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird, indie rockers Blind Pilot, Chicago guitar wunderkind Ryley Walker, pop vocal supergroup The Flat Five, and more. Tickets for this show are $30 in advance ($35 day of show) and are available online, by phone (877-987-6487), and locally at Taylor Books in downtown Charleston.

On Sunday, February 12, Mountain Stage will record episode #889 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston with retro-roots crooner Pokey LaFarge, Canadian alt-country songwriter Fred Eaglesmith, award-winning blues singer Ruthie Foster, Scottish folk musician Rachel Sermanni, and more. Tickets for this show are $20 in advance ($25 day of show) and are available online, by phone (877-987-6487), and locally at Taylor Books in downtown Charleston.

Mountain Stage then heads to the Charleston Civic Center Little Theater for episode #890 on Sunday, February 26, with traditional Celtic band Solas, Trampled By Turtles alt-country side-project Dead Man Winter, and more. Tickets are $20 in advance ($25 day of show) and are available online and by phone (1-800-745-3000).

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You can also catch Mountain Stage in Charleston, West Virginia, at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences on Sunday, March 5. This show will include a special one-hour set from Pink Martini, as well as performances from Beth Hart and more. Tickets are $30-40 in advance ($35-45 day of show) and are available online and by phone (304-561-3570).

As for April, make sure to catch Mountain Stage on the road on Sunday, April 2, at East Tennessee State University’s D.P. Culp University Center in Johnson City, Tennessee. The show includes performances from award-winning bluegrass-ers Claire Lynch Band and more. Tickets cost $10 for students (with ID), $20 for seniors, and $25 for the rest, available online.

The week following (Sunday, April 9), Mountain Stage heads to Marietta, Ohio, to record its first show at the Peoples Bank Theatre. Acts will be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets cost $20-32 in advance and are available online.

And on Sunday, April 30, Mountain Stage will return to the WVU Creative Arts Center in Morgantown, West Virginia. The show ‘s line-up will be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets cost $26-35 in advance (or $10 for WVU students) and are available online, by phone (304-293-7469) and at the Create Arts Center’s Box Offices (10am-5pm).

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