Tag: Glen Phillips

Listen: Glen Phillips Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week

Hear Glen Phillips makes his eighth appearance on Mountain Stage starting this weekend and enjoy this preview with his performance of “Held Up,” recorded in January of 2020.

From his work as singer and songwriter behind the hit-making group Toad the Wet Sprocket, to his solo albums and side-projects like WPA and Mutual Admiration Society, Glen Phillips is one of the most revered songwriters of his generation. This week we revisit his career-spanning set, accompanied by the Mountain Stage Band, on stations around the country.

1 of 6  — Larry Groce holds a poster from this week's show.
Larry Groce holds a poster created by Base Camp Printing Company. We revisit this show starting January 29 on our public radio affiliates.
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2 of 6  — Nellie McKay on Mountain Stage, 2020
Nellie McKay performing on Mountain Stage, in January 2020. Hear this episode starting January 29 on our public radio affiliates.
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3 of 6  — Chris Barron of Spin Doctors on Mountain Stage 2020
Hear Chris Barron on Mountain Stage starting this Friday January 29 on our NPR affiliates.
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4 of 6  — Hot Club of Cowtown, 2020
Hot Club of Cowtown joins us on this week’s encore broadcast, starting January 29 on our NPR stations.
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5 of 6  — Jonathan Something on Mountain Stage, 2020
Jonathan Something makes his first appearance on Mountain Stage, recorded in 2020. Hear the episode again starting January 29.
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6 of 6  — finale song from January 2020
Artists gather for one more number to close the show back in 2020. Hear this episode on our NPR affiliates starting January 29.
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For Phillips’ entire set, tune in to this week’s encore episode, starting January 29. We also hear engaging live performances, recorded in Morgantown, W.Va. with WVU Arts & Entertainment, from Chris Barron of Spin Doctors, Nellie McKay, Hot Club of Cowtown and Jonathan Something.

Find a station where you can listen here, and be sure to follow our social media for the latest updates.

Mountain Stage After Midnight: Booker T. Jones, Lake Street Dive & Brett Dennen

Stop us if you’ve heard this one: Soul’n’roll rocker Booker T. Jones, indie pop darlings Lake Street Dive and folk singer-songwriter Brett Dennen walk onto a stage… If that story doesn’t ring a bell, you’re in for a treat on this week’s Mountain Stage After Midnight.

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 32 year history and shares their memories and songs with our late-night listeners.

Set your alarms for late Saturday August 8 and Sunday August 9 for some killer sets on Mountain Stage After Midnight.

We’ll hear a November 2011 show at WVU’s Creative Arts Center featuring Booker T Jones, Lake Street Dive, Jill Sobule, The Spring Standards and Kenny White.

We’ll also hear a May 2006 show featuring the musical talents of Darol Anger’s Republic of Strings with Sara Watkins, Glen Phillips, Eric Lindell, Pieta Brown and Brett Dennen.

Want to hear more from Mounain Stage? Check out our live show schedule and be a part of our next recording! Listen to our 24-7 stream of archived shows (that you can’t hear anywhere else). You can also tell us your favorite Mountain Stage memories on social media (find and follow us @mountainstage on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram). And if you want Larry and the Mountain Stage crew to bring the party to you, contact your local public radio station and request the show be recorded in your neck of the woods.

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