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WATCH LIVE: Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Chris Knight and More on Mountain Stage This Sunday

Some tickets remain for Sunday’s Mountain Stage taping in Charleston, but thanks to WVPB and VuHaus you can watch live online.

UPDATE: Friday Aug. 2. 10a.m.

A limited number of tickets to Sunday’s Mountain Stage in Charleston are available online and at Taylor Books, so you can still make plans to be there. For those of you who are unable to be with us at the Culture Center Theater, you can watch along live starting at 7p.m. EST on Sunday night at MountainStage.org, VuHaus.com, or this post.

Our guests will be Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Chris Knight, Maya de Vitry, Sue Foley and The Quebe Sisters.

Original Post: Tuesday July 30. 10a.m.

Mountain Stage with Larry Groce will record episode #951 this Sunday, August 4 in Charleston, WV at our home in the Culture Center Theater. We have a five-star line-up, arguably as good as anything happening anywhere in the country.

Tickets are available online and at Taylor Books, but don’t wait around until show-day because sales are picking up. There’s nothing like being there, so be sure to RSVP on Facebook and feel free to invite a friend!

The Grammy award winning first family of the banjo, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, will make their fourth appearance as a duo this Sunday on Mountain Stage with songs from their acclaimed release Echo in the Valley.

Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn – Come All You Coal Miners/Take Me To Harlan

Bela and Abi have been appearing on Mountain Stage throughout their careers. Fleck first appeared in 1989 as member of New Grass Revival and has joined us with just about every configuration he’s masterminded. Abigail Washburn first appeared on Mountain Stage as a solo artist in 2005, then as a member of Uncle Earl in 2007, and with her Sparrow Quartet twice, in 2006 and 2008. She brought a quartet on the show in 2010 to support her brilliant record City of Refuge.

Chris Knight makes his third appearance on Mountain Stage this Sunday.

Singer-songwriter and folk rocker Chris Knight will return to Mountain Stage with songs from his highly anticipated release, ALMOST DAYLIGHT, due on October 11. It will mark Knight’s first release in seven years, however his influence can be heard in the music of folks like Tyler Childers, Colter Wall and Kelsey Waldon, among many others. He joins us for the third time this Sunday.

Chris Knight – It Ain’t Easy Being Me
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Sue Foley is in high-demand among the world of blues guitarists. She returns to Mountain Stage August 4 in Charleston, WV.

“The Ice Queen is on Fire!” were the words the Austin Chronicle used when describing Sue Foley. The Austin based blues guitarist is a highlight at any festival, including Ottawa Bluesfest, Montreal Jazz Festival and the Lonestar Blues Festival. Later this year she’ll tour France, Belgium and Denmark. She makes her fourth appearance on Mountain Stage this Sunday, with songs from The Ice Queen.

Sue Foley – Ice Queen
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Progressive Western Swing is the style of Grace, Sophia, and Hulda, The Quebe Sisters. This trio of fiddling singers have 15 years of touring experience under their belts. The sisters will be opening shows for Asleep at the Wheel later this year, including a stop at the Peoples Bank Theatre, and in February of 2020 they’ll hop aboard the Cayamo Cruise.

The Quebe Sisters- Cold, Cold Heart
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Adaptations is the first solo record from Maya de Vitry following her output as a member of roots trio The Stray Birds, who appeared on Mountain Stage three times since 2013. Lindsay Lou, Courtney Hartman, and Oliver Wood were among the roots music luminaries to offer their talents to Adaptations, which was released in January of 2019.

Maya de Vitry – My Body Is A Letter
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As of this posting tickets are still available online and at Taylor Books in downtown Charleston. Tickets are $30, or $35 on show day (when available).

Mountain Stage Members get early online access to tickets before they go on sale to the general public. Click here to read more about our levels of Mountain Stage Membership, and consider making a sustaining gift to support our live performance radio show from the Mountain State of West Virginia.

Bob Thompson and Larry Groce: In the StoryCorps Booth

West Virginia Music Hall-of-Famer Bob Thompson moved to West Virginia from New York City almost 60 years ago. He came to the Mountain State to attend college at what is now West Virginia State University. He met adversity, fell in love, grew with his music and learned about the people of West Virginia.

Bob and his friend Larry Groce, the host and artistic director of West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s nationally distributed music show Mountain Stage, talk about moving from the Big Apple to Charleston, West Virginia — and about why he stayed. Their conversation was recorded in the mobile StoryCorps booth, which was in Charleston West Virginia in fall 2018.

WATCH LIVE: Greensky Bluegrass, Donna The Buffalo, Andrew Adkins and more on Mountain Stage

This Sunday’s Mountain Stage show sold out back in November but we still want you to join in on the music! Thanks to our video production team at West Virginia Public Broadcasting and our partners at VuHaus, you’ll be able to tune in from the comfort of your home computer or mobile device.

You can watch along as Greensky Bluegrass, Donna The Buffalo, Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis, and Andrew Adkins help us record episode #937 of Mountain Stage.

With the freshness of 2019 comes Greensky Bluegrass who bring a new album titled All For Money. This band joined us for the first time back in 2011 and they’re currently touring the U.S. through mid-September.

Over the past 30 years, Donna The Buffalo has been able to claim quite the name for themselves along with a dedicated fanbase. Dance in the Street is their first album release in five years and was produced by Rob Fraboni, known for his work with artists such as Bob Dylan, The Band, Eric Clapton, and The Rolling Stones.

We also look forward to hosting Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis, who released a collaborative album titled “Wild! Wild! Wild!” just last year. The album undoubtedly pulls you back in time and we can’t wait to hear them perform on our stage.

From Fayetteville, W.Va., Andrew Adkins, is gearing up to release his album produced by Mountain Stage band leader, Ron Sowell, “Who I Am”. Adkins is well versed in the world of performance, as Tim O’Brien says, “His music and the stories he tells us are honest and real. Andrew reminds us that we’re all in this together.”

Just click on over to this post, VuHaus.com or MountainStage.org at 7p.m. EST and watch along. Be sure to send us a tweet and use the hashtag #MountainStage to let us know you’re watching.

This Sunday: Bottle Rockets, Amy Helm and More on Mountain Stage in Charleston.

Tickets are still available for this Sunday’s Mountain Stage with Larry Groce featuring Bottle Rockets, Amy Helm, Alela Diane, John R. Miller & the Engine Lights and Hubby Jenkins. Now, thanks to our colleagues at VuHaus and West Virginia Public Broadcasting you can watch along wherever you are.

This Sunday Mountain Stage will be celebrating the fall with live-performances from some returning favorites and a few new faces. We’ll record episode #933 at the Culture Center Theater. Doors open at 6:30pm and showtime is 7pm. Come back to this post or point your browser to MountainStage.org or VuHaus.com to watch live from anywhere with a web connection.

Be sure to send us a Tweet or post on Instagram to let us know where you’re watching from.

Road-tested, listener-approved rock and rollers Bottle Rockets, return for their eighth appearance on Mountain Stage since 1995. The band’s brand-new album Bit Logic was released Oct. 12, and Wide Open Country recently called the title track “a roots rocker made for anyone who finds their head spinning over our society’s obsession with social media and technology’s advance into do-it-all virtual assistants. (Or all-knowing, all-seeing surveillance overlords, depending on how you may feel.)”

Read the full review and listen to “Bit Logic” here.

Amy Helm makes her second solo appearance on Mountain Stage this Sunday at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston. Tickets are still available.

Amy Helm’s most recent release This Too Shall Light uses what the singer calls a “circular sound.” You can hear wisps of genres ranging from Americana to blues throughout the album which was produced by Grammy Award winner, Joe Henry. This will be Helm’s second appearance on Mountain Stage, the first being in December of 2015, after appearing three times as a member of the modern folk group Ollabelle.

Previously of the Grammy Award winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, Hubby Jenkins will pull you into a trance with his ability to pick like the legends. He has also been a regular member of Rhiannon Giddens’ band, and he will join us as for a solo performance this weekend. Have a listen below.

Alela Diane makes her first appearance on Mountain Stage with Larry Groce this Sunday in Charleston.

“This music is about motherhood,” says singer, songwriter and vocalist Alela Diane, of her highly anticipated fifth album Cusp. “Even just by saying that, it feels like people will write you off. It’s like you’ve suddenly lost the charm of being youthful and even attainable––you’ve been commoditized as available. There is not a big place in the music industry for 30-something women with kids making music.” She laughs as she pauses, then adds, “Maybe we can create that space.”

A founding member of West Virginia bands Prison Book Club and The Fox Hunt- and a professed favorite of Appalachian luminaries Tyler Childers and William Matheny- John R. Miller & The Engine Lights carries along his own torch of country blues & folk with his new full-length album, The Trouble You Follow.

You can get tickets online or head over to Taylor Books in downtown Charleston, W.Va. More details here.

This episode is scheduled for distribution by NPR Music starting November 9. Find a station where you can listen to Mountain Stage each week here.

Live Show News: Mountain Stage 35th Anniversary, More

Mountain Stage broadcast its first regularly scheduled episode on Dec. 11, 1983. Host Larry Groce and West Virginia Public Broadcasting will celebrate the program’s 35 years on public radio with episode #935 on Sunday, December 2 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va.

Ticket info is available here.

Returning to Mountain Stage for the third time as a solo artist, in addition to many appearances with Indigo Girls, singer songwriter Amy Ray will return with her band to perform songs from her newest release of original material, “Holler.” Recorded at Echo Mountain Studio in Asheville, NC, Ray says “Holler” is “inspired by traditional country, southern rock, mountain music, gospel and bluegrass.”

Due on September 28, “Holler” features cameos by Vince Gill, Derek Trucks, Kofi Burbridge, The Wood Brothers and The Freedom Singers, among others.

Since her last appearance on Mountain Stage in 2012, the fearless Anais Mitchell has been busy with her Off-Broadway musical theater piece “Hadestown,” which has been garnering award and nominations in just about every category imaginable. You can hear Mitchell perform songs from “Hadestown” on our show in 2011 at NPR Music. Mitchell returns to perform with us again on December 2.

Advance tickets for December 2 are available to Mountain Stage Members now (members, check your e-mail inbox for your discount code). Mountain Stage Members make a recurring gift of $10 a month or more and receive online pre-sale access to all our Culture Center Theater shows.

Crash Test Dummies made their first appearance on Mountain Stage in 1991. The original lineup has reunited after 17 years,

Update to original post: Canadian rock band Crash Test Dummies will reunite for the first time in 17-years to celebrate the 25^th anniversary of their seminal sophomore album God shuffled His Feet. The north American tour will launch November 23 with a stop at Mountain Stage on Sunday December 2. The band will feature the original line-up of Brad Roberts, Ellen Reid, Dan Roberts, and Mitch Dorge. The band made three appearances on Mountain Stage, first performing in 1991.

~~We will announce another addition to the schedule on Tuesday, Sept. 18, so stay tuned to social media for the latest.~~

Tickets are $20 in advance, available online, by phone at 877.987.6487, or locally at Taylor Books in downtown Charleston starting Friday, Sept. 21 at 10a.m.

In other live show news, Sean Rowe has been added to the bill on Sunday, October 7 along with Livingston Taylor, Gretchen Peters and Jill Barber. Rowe’s latest is called “New Lore“. Tickets are available here.

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Morgantown, WV’s Hello June will appear on Mountain Stage Sunday November 11 in Charleston, WV.

On Sunday, November 11 we’re happy to announce that #NPRSlingshot artist Hello June, the indie-rockers based out of Morgantown, WV, will make their Mountain Stage debut, along with The Lone Bellow and more TBA. The band has released two singles from their upcoming full-length debut, Mars and Candy Rain, ahead of the self-titled record’s release on September 28. Tickets for November 11 are available here.

There are plenty of chances to catch a live show in the coming months. Take a look at our Live Show Schedule and plan your trip to come be a part of the radio audience.

Listen: Steve Earle & The Dukes on Mountain Stage's 900th Episode

This week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage celebrates the program’s 900th episode. Our Song of the Week is the best-known hit by the hardest of hardcore troubadours, Steve Earle. Here’s Earle with his band The Dukes performing 1988’s “Copperhead Road.”

This week’s show also features performances from The Mastersons, soul-music survivor The Sherman Holmes Project, instrumental exceptionalism from Steelism, and a tale from WV’s champion liar, and upcoming guest-host, Bil Lepp.

New episdoes of Mountain Stage start back up September 7. In the meantime, find our recent broadcasts in the Podcast section of MountainStage.org or scroll back to Episode #900 in your podcast feed.