Songwriter, producer and rock and roll hall of fame inductee Booker T. Jones made his first appearance on Mountain Stage in 2011 and we’re revisiting this classic episode.
We’ll also hear a set from the incomparable Lake Street Dive, songwriters Kenny White and Jill Sobule, plus indie-pop trio The Spring Standards, as we look back to 2011 in this podcast episode.
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Listen: Kenny White on Mountain Stage
This week’s Song of the Week is from Kenny White, a highly regarded session musician, producer, songwriter and pianist. While he’s worked on hundreds of projects over the years, he’s at his most intimate in our Song of the Week, performing his song “The Other Shore” from his latest album “Long List of Priors.”
You’ll hear more from Kenny White, plus sets from the Seamus Egan Project, Cheryl Wheeler, Sam Baker, and The Mulligan Brothers, as Kathy Mattea guest-hosts this week’s episode of Mountain Stage. Tune in via your public radio station, and watch for more on our NPR Music page.
WATCH: Kathy Mattea guest-hosts Mountain Stage This Sunday with Seamus Eagan Project and more.
After making 19 appearances as a guest-artist on Mountain Stage with Larry Groce, West Virgina’s own country music royalty Kathy Mattea steps up to host the show this Sunday in Charleston, WV. Mattea will welcome performances from Seamus Egan Project, Cheryl Wheeler, Sam Baker, The Mulligan Brothers and Kenny White.
Tickets were still available, as of this writing, online and at Taylor Books in downtown Charleston.
Read the Charleston Gazette-Mail’s interview where the Grammy winner tells the parallel stories of her career and the evolution of Mountain Stage with Larry Groce.
If you can’t be with us in person, we invite you to point your browser to MountainStage.org or VuHaus.com to watch the show live starting at 7p.m. ET. Send us a Tweet or tag us on Instagram to let us know you’re watching. Already have your tickets? RSVP on Facebook.
The show rundown is Kenny White, a song by our own Julie Adams and the Mountain Stage Band, The Mulligan Brothers, Sam Baker, Cheryl Wheeler, a tune by our pianist Bob Thompson, and the Seamus Egan Project.
VuHaus stream is presented with support from Izotope, makers of Spire.
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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.
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