Celebrating A New Pope And The Taste Of Mothman, This West Virginia Week
A new pope, a new effort to save pets in the Mountain State and a new potato chip -- a lot to report on this West Virginia Week.
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LISTEN: Vince Herman Band Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week
On this week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage, you’ll hear live performance radio from the Canady Creative Arts Center on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. This episode features jam-grass pioneer Vince Herman Band, blues singer songwriter and storyteller Roy Book Binder, classic country duets from Teddy Thompson & Jenni Muldaur, Vermont rock and soul singer Kat Wright, and Larry & Joe who perform a fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLISTEN: Sam Bush Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week
This week’s encore episode of Mountain Stage was recorded in Franklin, Tennessee last year during the first of two shows at The Franklin Theatre. Host Kathy Mattea welcomed iconic country rock singer-songwriter Steve Earle, mandolin master Sam Bush, alt-country artist and multi-media star Elizabeth Cook, folksinging heir Sarah Lee Guthrie, and soulful, observational songwriter Chris Pierce.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBluegrass And Old-Time Hopefuls Find A Tune In Spoons
In a classroom in Fairmont, West Virginia, a diverse group of students has gathered to learn how to play an unlikely instrument: the spoons.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsKeeping State Agency Emails And Playing Bluegrass With Spoons On This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, ongoing court cases involving West Virginia corrections and foster care agencies have raised concerns on retaining state agency emails as lawsuit evidence. Lawmakers are now getting responses in making sure that needed emails are not lost.
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How A Legendary Virginia Recording Studio Is Changing With The Times
Flat Five Studio has frequently evolved to keep track with the rapidly changing music industry. Now, as a new owner takes the helm, the studio is trying new things while still remaining grounded in the fundamental art of expert music production.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFlat Five Studio, Old Growth Forests And Trouble At WVU, Inside Appalachia
This week, we drop by Flat Five Studio in Salem, Virginia. It had a reputation for recording bluegrass bands, but caught a big break in the early 1990s when the Dave Matthews Band needed a quiet place to record its debut album. We also learn a little about primordial forests, and we visit a small nonprofit company in West Virginia that’s making solar powered light kits for families in war-torn Ukraine.
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