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Live Show News: Darrell Scott, Joan Shelley and More Updates

Mountain Stage is adding guest artists to their array of live shows already on the calendar.

There are currently six shows on sale for audiences to be a part of our live Mountain Stage events. Browse the entire schedule for details on each show, and let us know you’re coming on Facebook. Be sure you’re signed up for our e-mail newsletter, and better yet make sure you sign up for Mountain Stage Membership, as we have three live shows coming for the month of June in our hometown of Charleston, WV- including some exciting plans during FestivALL Charleston.

But first….

Darrell Scott, bonafide troubadour and musical beacon, has been added to the bill on March 15 when Kathy Mattea returns to guest host with a talent-packed lineup that already includes J2B2 (featuring John Jorgenson on acoustic guitar, mandolin and vocals; Herb Pedersen on banjo, acoustic guitar and vocals; Mark Fain on bass; and Patrick Sauber), Ireland’s Karan Casey, Western North Carolina’s rustic blues maestro Malcolm Holcombe, and critically acclaimed artist, producer and musician Jonathan Wilson.

Scott just memorialized the anniversary of the passing of Hank Williams on New Years day by releasing the first single from his upcoming album Darrell Scott Sings the Blues of Hank Williams. You can hear “My Sweet Love Ain’t Around” below and click here for tickets to see him live on March 15.

Joan Shelley will join the line-up Sunday April 26 in Athens, OH.

Our April 26 show at Ohio University has generated a lot of interest already with the buzz surrounding the 4 Grammy nominations for UK country-soul sensation Yola, who leads a bill with guest host Kathy Mattea that already includes Kim Richey and Carsie Blanton. Recognition keeps building for Yola, who was recently awarded both UK Album and UK Artist of the Year at the AmericanaFest UK.

Fitting nicely among those artists on April 26 will be revered folk singer and songwriter Joan Shelley. She appeared recently on the popular WTF podcast with Marc Maron, and last year released Like the River Loves the Sea. The hauntingly beautiful collection was recorded in Reykjavik, Iceland with James Elkington co-producing.

Tickets for April 26 are available via Ohio University Performing Arts, who are presenting Mountain Stage in partnership with our affiliate station WOUB Public Media.

Joan Shelley – The Fading

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We’ve completed the line-ups for our upcoming February shows, including one that is already sold out. On February 16, guest host Kathy Mattea will welcome Dom Flemons, former member of the popular string-band Carolina Chocolate Drops, with songs from his 2018 release titled Dom Flemons Presents Black Cowboys. The album garnered a GRAMMY Nomination for “Best Folk Album” at the 61st GRAMMY Awards and peaked at #5 on the Billboard Bluegrass Charts, receiving multiple year-end album recognitions. Flemons was also nominated for “2018 Artist of The Year” at the International Folk Music Awards. He recently announced a deluxe re-issue of his 2014 album Prospect Hill, via Rolling Stone Country.

Tickets for February 16 have already sold out, thanks to a powerful lineup that also features The SteelDrivers, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, soulful folk artist Christopher Paul Stelling, and roots duo The Small Glories.

Emily Scott Robinson appears for the first time on Mountain Stage Feb. 23 in Charleston, WV.

There are still a limited number of tickets available for Sunday, February 23 when Larry Groce returns to welcome beloved “amplified string band with drums” Railroad Earth, ukulele phenom Jake Shimabukuro, singer songwriter and podcaster Joe Pug, and Red House recording artists The Mastersons. We’ve finalized the line-up with the addition of road-tested singer and songwriter Emily Scott Robinson. Robinson’s debut Traveling Mercies was named one of Rolling Stone’s 40 Best Country & Americana Albums of 2019.

Emily Scott Robinson – Overalls
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Next up are THREE new events coming for the month of June, with news hitting Mountain Stage Member inboxes this Friday, February 7 around 10 a.m. Sign-up for membership here to enjoy presale access to all our Culture Center Shows before they’re available to anyone else.

Live Show News: Yola and Pokey LaFarge Added to Mountain Stage Lineups

Mountain Stage is adding two new shows to an already extensive live event schedule. Be sure to sign up for our e-mail newsletter for updates and follow along on social media for more artist announcements.

Pokey LaFarge will make his fourth appearance on Mountain Stage Sunday May 10 in Charleston, W.Va.

On Sunday May 10 Mountain Stage host and co-founder Larry Groce will welcome back the incomparable Pokey LaFarge, who will make his fourth appearance on the show.

Tickets are on sale now to Mountain Stage Members for only $15. Members make a recurring gift of $10/month or $120 annually and receive presale access and frequent discounts to our Culture Center shows. General Admission tickets will be $20 in Advance, available online and at Taylor Books in downtown Charleston on Friday, January 24 at 10a.m. EST.

LaFarge will join us shortly after wrapping up some tour dates through Mainland Europe. His latest release, Rock Bottom Rhapsody, is scheduled for release on April 10th, 2020 via New West Records.

Mountain Stage Members should check their e-mail inbox for instructions to redeem their discount.

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As previously announced, Mountain Stage returns to the campus of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio on Sunday April 26 at the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium as guests of OU Events and our affiliate WOUB Public Media.

This will be our first show in Athens with guest host Kathy Mattea, and we’re proud to announce our special guests will include British country-soul sensation Yola, songwriter extraordinaire Kim Richey, and the outspoken troubadour Carsie Blanton. Tickets are already on sale via OU Events. Find more venue and ticket info here.

2020 has already been quite a year for Yola, who appeared last night on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Her Dan Auerbach–produced album, Walk Through Fire, earned her four Grammy nominations, including Best Americana Album and Best New Artist.

Watch the Fallon performance below and check out Walk Through the Fire via Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound.

A longtime favorite of Mountain Stage, singer and songwriter Kim Richey returns to the show on April 26, celebrating the 20th anniversary of her landmark album “Glimmer,” with a new release, A Long Way Back: The Songs of Glimmer, due March 27 on YepRoc Records. Richey recorded all 14 songs from the original release with two-time Grammy-nominated producer Doug Lancio in Nashville. The first single, “Come Around,” is available now.
Richey just appeared at the Ryman Auditorium on the first night of Brandi Carlile’s recent resedency there, and she’ll embark on a nationwide tour celebrating the Glimmer anniversary, performing the whole album and some old favorites.

Socially conscious songwriter Carsie Blanton will appear for the third time on April 26. According to her website, Blanton is “inspired by artists including Nina Simone and Randy Newman, her songs encompass a wide range of genres, from sultry pop to punk-tinged Americana. Whether alone with her electric guitar or fronting her four-piece “handsome band,” Carsie delivers every song with an equal dose of moxie and mischief.” Her latest, Buck Up, was released in February of last year.

“American Kid”- Carsie Blanton

Tickets for the April 26 Athens show are on sale now, and May 10 is on sale now to Mountain Stage Members.
Tickets will be available for May 10 at Taylor Books and online starting Friday, January 24 at 10a.m. EST.

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Listen: Kim Richey On Mountain Stage

Our Song of the Week comes from acclaimed Nashville singer and songwriter Kim Richey, along with her band and San Francisco’s Chuck Prophet, who was a guest on this episode and also appears on Richey’s new album “Edgeland.” Here’s their duet, “Whistle On Occasion.”

We also shot a video of Kim and Chuck performing “Whistle On Occasion” on location at the state capitol grounds in Charleston, WV. You can see the video below via VuHaus.com.

(Cameras: Josh Edwards, Josh McComas, Courtney Holschuh, Edited by: Michael Valentine)

Hear Kim Richey‘s entire set on this week’s broadcast, a set from Chuck Prophet featuring the Mountain Stage Band, plus a blend of Latin and Appalachian with Che Apalache, West Virginia indie-rockers Ona, and West Africa’s Sidi Toure.

Find a station in your area, and be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss a song.

A photo of this week’s finale song, lead by Larry Groce, featuring Kim Richey, Chuck Prophet, members of Ona, Sidi Toure and Che Apalache.

Live Show News: Patti Smith, Ranky Tanky, James McMurtry and More to Appear on Mountain Stage.

Advance tickets for February 11 have sold out as of Wednesday January 31. Patti Smith and Family will be performing Saturday February 10 at the WV Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, with many others including Southern Culture On the Skids, Jerry Douglas and more. Tickets and more information can be found here.

Original Post: Mountain Stage is pleased to announce that Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Patti Smith & Her Band featuring Jackson and Jesse Paris Smith, will appear on Mountain Stage Sunday February 11 at the Culture Center Theater.

The best-selling author, photographer, rocker and activist will be in town to accept the induction of her late-husband, Lincoln County-born Fred “Sonic” Smith (1949-1994), into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame the previous night.

Also appearing on February 11 are Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore featuring Lucy and Brigid Moore, singer-songwriter Van William, plus a special Tribute to Little Jimmy Dickens featuring WV Music Hall of Famers Tim O’Brien, Charlie McCoy and friends. Tickets are available now online, by phone at 877.987.6487 or locally at Taylor Books in Downtown, Charleston.

The WV Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held Saturday February 10 at the Culture Center and is a can’t-miss night of unexpected surprises and collaborations. Learn more about this year’s inductees and purchase tickets online or at Taylor Books in downtown Charleston.

MORE LIVE SHOW NEWS:

Our Spring calendar is filling out and tickets are already moving fast. We have three exciting shows planned for March, all at the Culture Center Theater in our hometown of Charleston, WV . Visit our Live Show Schedule for the complete line-ups and ticket info.

Charleston, SC based “gullah” group Ranky Tanky will appear on Mountain Stage Sunday March 18. Tickets are on sale now.

On Sunday March 4 we welcome back Grammy winning WV-native Kathy Mattea to be our special guest-host with featured performances by Seamus Egan Project and, just announced, The Mulligan Brothers. This Mobile, Alabama group has a rich roots rock sound that has built plenty of steam with each of their three albums, the latest of which is “Live from The Netherlands.”

Sunday March 18 is shaping up nicely with a variety of styles, including Tal National from West Africa and Welsh traditional group Calan. We’ve just announced that fusion group Ranky Tanky, recently featured on All Things Considered, and one of our favorite songwriters, Amy Rigby, have been added to the bill.

On Sunday March 25 we wager there won’t be a greater collection of Americana music’s finest anywhere in the country that compares to our Mountain Stage line-up in Charleston, WV. We’ve just added two of the country’s most highly regarded songwriters, James McMurtry and John Moreland, to the bill that already features Lee Ann Womack, Inara George and The Low Anthem. All of these artists have fantastic new works to explore, and we can’t wait to hear them live.

Tickets for all March shows are only $20 in Advance, available online, by phone at 877.987,6487 or locally at Taylor Books.

Milwaukee’s Dead Horses join us April 15 for Mountain Stage in Charleston, WV.

We’ve added Milwaukee’s emerging roots band Dead Horses to the show Sunday April 15, alongside M. Ward and The Sea, The Sea. Dead Horses third album “My Mother the Moon!” is due out soon, capitalizing on their recognition in 2017 for “Best Album,” “Best Americana/Bluegrass Artist,” & “Best Female Vocalist” in the 2017 Wisconsin Area Music Industry awards.

AND ONE MORE SHOW:

Kim Richey will appear on Mountain Stage in support of her new album “Edgeland,” due March 30.

Finally, we’re announcing another Spring show on Sunday, April 22 at the Culture Center Theater as we welcome Nashville-based songwriting great Kim Richey, and San Fran’s pure rock and roller Chuck Prophet. Richey released a new single, “Whistle On Occasion”, as a preview to her upcoming release “Edgeland” due March 30. You won’t be surprised to learn the single features Prophet.

Tickets for this event will be on sale to members online starting Friday, January 26, and via all outlets on Friday, February 1 at 10a.m. Members check your e-mail for your code.

Mountain Stage Members make a recurring gift to Mountain Stage of $10/month or more, and receive seven days of exclusive online pre-sale access to all Culture Center Shows. Find out how to become a member here.

Mountain Stage After Midnight: Bahamas, Calexico, Shovels & Rope

This weekend, Bahamas returns to over 150 NPR stations with his recent performance on the Mountain Stage. But do you know what’s better than one dose of Canadian folk pop-rock? Two doses of Canadian folk pop-rock. That’s where “Mountain Stage After Midnight” comes into play.

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. Each week we’ll hand-pick two of our favorite episodes and they’ll alternate order each night.

Tune in for some great 2013 performances that will air Saturday September 12 and Sunday September 13 on “Mountain Stage After Midnight.”

First you’ll hear a January 2013 performance from London-by-way-of-Kansas singer Piney Gir, indie rocker Bahamas, alt-country troubadour Bonnie Prince Billy, surrealist folk group Camper Van Beethoven, and indie Tex-Mex collective Calexico.

Bonnie Bishop on the Mountain Stage in 2013.

Next a February 2013 performance featuring Americana singer-songwriter Bonnie Bishop, alt-country duo Shovels & Rope, country-pop singer Kim Richey, Canandian chanteuse Kathleen Edwards, and West Virginia’s own Kathy Mattea.

Like hearing one-of-a-kind performances? Subscribe to our Mountain Stage Podcast and check out our new #MS2Go episode feat. Bahamas, Dawes, Field Report and more. Connect with the show and keep up with our show shenanigans on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram. Join our monthly email newsletter for up-to-the-minute show announcements and ticket deals. And if Mountain Stage isn’t available in your neck of the woods, contact your public radio station and let them know that you’d like to hear more from Mountain Stage.

Mountain Stage After Midnight: Vic Chesnutt, Kim Richey, Eilen Jewell

What’s on the line-up for this week’s #MSAM? A little folk, a little alt-rock and a whole lot of archived music goodness.

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 15 and Sunday August 16 for Mountain Stage After Midnight.

We’ll hear an August 2006 show from the University of Georgia’s Performing Arts Center in Athens. It features Vic Chesnutt, The Modern Skirts, Tin Cup Prophette, Carbon Leaf, Garrison Starr and Aslyn.

We’ll also hear an August 2007 show from the Paramount Arts Center in Ashland, Kentucky. It features Kim Richey, Tab Benoit, Anders Osborne, Ritch Collins Three-O and Eilen Jewell.

Want to hear more from Mountain 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.