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Watch A Special Virtual Presentation from Mountain Stage

UPDATE: “There’s A Stream” is archived right now on Facebook, and it will be available on YouTube and LiveSessions.NPR.org until Sunday, July 5.

Original Post: Since we’ve been unable to record fresh episodes recently, we reached out to the guests we’ve had to postpone appearances by and asked for performance video submissions. The results will premiere this Sunday June 28 at 7p.m. EST as we present “There’s a Stream,” a collection of virtual performances curated by Mountain Stage. Join host Larry Groce at MountainStage.org or LiveSessions.NPR.org to watch along as we enjoy remote performances from Steve Earle, Darrell Scott, Amy Speace, Karan Casey, Lilly Hiatt, Nobody’s Girl, Malcolm Holcombe, The Haden Triplets and Frances Luke Accord.

We’ll have a featured set from Earle, whose latest album, released on New West Records, is called The Ghosts of West Virginia. It features songs he wrote for the play “Coal Country,” which premiered in New York City in February but was shuddered shortly after due to the pandemic. The songs are built around the tragic explosion of the Upper Big Branch Mine that killed twenty-nine coal miners in 2010.

This and many more intimate performances await you this Sunday.

You can watch the premiere at MountainStage.org and at LiveSessions.NPR.org starting at 7pm ET.

If you’re able, we hope you’ll help support these independent artists, and any artist whose work you appreciate, by purchasing music, making direct contributions, or streaming their work online. We’ll have helpful links to all the guests below, and in the video descriptions on Sunday. Be sure to RSVP on Facebook and share the event so others can enjoy.

“There’s a Stream” is presented as part of FestivALL Charleston’s VirtuALL schedule of events.

Support the Artists:

Steve Earle- The Ghosts of West Virginia

Lilly Hiatt- Walking Proof

Nobody’s Girl – Nobody’s Girl (Due Feb. 2021)

Haden Triplets – The Family Songbook

Frances Luke Accord  – Silver & Gold

Amy Speace- Me And The Ghost Of Charlemagne

Darrell Scott –Darrell Scott Sings the Blues of Hank Williams

Karan Casey – Hieroglyphs That Tell The Tale

Malcolm Holcombe  –

Come Hell or High Water

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June Mountain Stage Events Canceled

Due to the current circumstances, Mountain Stage is canceling our live shows scheduled for June 7, June 21 and June 28, in Charleston, West Virginia.

We’ll be working to reschedule the artists for another time. We’re unsure when we’ll record our next new episode, but we look forward to doing so when it’s safe for everyone. Be sure to sign-up for our e-mail newsletter so you can be among the first to receive updates when we have them.

If you purchased your tickets through our online ticketing service Eventbrite or at a live show, your refund will be processed soon. This normally takes 5-7 business days, but it could be longer due to staff reductions at Eventbrite.

Our local box office Taylor Books remains closed as a preventative measure, therefore, refunds for tickets purchased at that location cannot be offered at this time. If you purchased your tickets at Taylor Books,  please send a photo of the tickets (including the full barcode), along with your mailing address, to live@mountainstage.org. We will send a gift certificate via U.S. Mail in the coming weeks, for an amount equivalent to the tickets purchased.

In the meantime, please enjoy classic episodes from our archive on these public radio stations and in our podcast feed; watch some videos from our Live Sessions channel at NPR Music, and be sure to follow along on social media for more content and updates.

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Here’s a finale song shot, just because.

Mountain Stage has now canceled nine live events, including three shows in March, one April event in Athens, OH, and our two events scheduled for May. These include the May 17 show scheduled with Saving Grace feat. Robert Plant and Suzi Dian at The Clay Center. Please call the Clay Center box office at 304-561-3570 to request a refund if you have tickets to that particular show.

We are working to reschedule all these guests though nothing has been finalized. Be sure to sign-up for our e-mail newsletter so you can be among the first to receive updates when we have them.

Live Show News: Mountain Stage Adds Three June Shows

UPDATE: All three of these shows are on sale now online and at Taylor Books in downtown Charleston.

Ticket buyers will notice sales tax has been added to the cost of these tickets. Due to a change in West Virginia tax law, Eventbrite will now collect sales tax on all Mountain Stage tickets for Culture Center shows, starting with our June 2020 events.

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Three Mountain Stage events for June have been added to the already packed calendar for the live performance radio show. All three shows are on sale to Mountain Stage Members right now for just $15. Tickets will be available online and at Taylor Books starting Friday February 14 at 10a.m. EST. Mountain Stage Members should check their inbox for redemption instructions.

Members make a recurring gift of at least $10 a month or $120 annually and receive early online presale to our Culture Center shows and other periodic discounts and benefits. Click here to browse the levels and sign-up for a membership.

On Sunday June 7 Portland’s Blitzen Trapper will make their third appearance on the show, along with the folk rock of Nashville’s Lilly Hiatt, and songwriting super-trio Nobody’s Girl. This will also be Hiatt’s third appearance on the show since 2015, and her new record, Walking Proof –due March 29 on New West Records- is one of the most highly anticipated releases of the year. You should check out American Songwriter’s recently published preview and interview.

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We’ll also welcome Nobody’s Girl on June 7. The indie-folk trio features Rebecca Loebe, BettySoo and Grace Pettis, who have  been friends now for a decade. They first met at the legendary Kerrville Folk Festival, each a winner of the prestigious annual “New Folk” award there. The trio’s first full-length album (a follow up to their critically acclaimed EP, Waterline), is due in May 2020 and we’re looking forward to hearing these harmonies live and in person.

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Sunday June 21 will be the first of two Mountain Stage shows during the 15 days arts extravaganza FestivALL Charleston. This city-wide celebration of the arts takes over our hometown each June. FestivALL turns our city into a work of art, and it’s a great time to plan a visit to see what Charleston is all about.

We’re excited to welcome the “Psychedelic-Soul Force” of Black Pumas, to the show for the first time. The “Best New Artist” Grammy nominees have already taped an appearance on Austin City Limits and they’re currently touring the UK behind their stand-out self-titled album Black Pumas.

Country Music icon and West Virginia native Kathy Mattea will return to guest host on Sunday June 28  as we close out the FestivALL activities at the Culture Center Theater with a set from New Jersey-bred singer/songwriter Nicole Atkins. Atkins is currently wrapping up a European tour ahead of the release of her upcoming album Italian Ice- out April 17th via Single Lock Records.

Recorded at legendary Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama, Italian Ice features legends Spooner Oldham and David Hood, plus collaborations with Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers, Erin Rae, and John Paul White. According to promo materials, “At turns as opulent as symphonic pop and gritty as garage punk, the album wanders into shades of psych-rock and honky-tonk and girl-group melodrama, endlessly spotlighting the tightly honed musicianship and unbridled originality at heart of Atkins’s artistry.”

Rolling Stone just premiered the first video and single, “Captain,” featuring Spoon front man Britt Daniel.

Tickets for all three June shows are $20 in advance and $30 day of show, available starting Friday February 14 at 10a.m. online and at Taylor Books, 226 Capitol Street in downtown Charleston.

As always, be sure to follow Mountain Stage on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and to glimpses behind-the-scenes.

Mountain Stage Voted #3 Best WV Attraction.

Mountain Stage w/ Larry Groce has been named a Best WV Attraction in the 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards by USA Today.

The ten attractions that received the most votes are below. Thank you to everyone who voted, shared and voted again for Mountain Stage. We’re pleased to be ranked among such great company. Whether you’re from near or far, we encourage you to come see a live show sometime- we have seven shows on sale now-and it’s always fun to start with our partners at Wild, Wonderful West Virginia and The Charleston West Virginia CVB for help planning your trip.

The top ten winners in Best WV Attraction are as follows:

  1. The Greenbrier
  2. Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
  3. Mountain Stage
  4. New River Gorge National River
  5. Green Bank Observatory
  6. Lost World Caverns
  7. Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
  8. Blackwater Falls State Park
  9. Hatfield-McCoy Trails
  10. Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park

Learn more via The 10Best awards. Follow Mountain Stage on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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Update: Voting has officially closed in the 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards and we thank all of you who continued voting for Mountain Stage as “Best WV Attraction.”

The results are due on Friday January 19, so keep an eye here at wvpublic.org, and be sure to follow Mountain Stage on social media, for more updates. No matter the results, we know and recognize all the incredible things our state has to offer, and we are proud to be nominated among such beautiful and historic attractions and locations.

Meanwhile we have a run of live shows coming up as we prepare to premiere our Spring  broadcasts, which we can’t wait for you to hear. Find your station here, catch up on a podcast, and there’s always something new at NPR Music.

Thanks for listening!

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A national media outlet has nominated Mountain Stage for its Readers’ Choice Award and you can help.

West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s Mountain Stage with Larry Groce, heard weekly on more than 200 NPR stations around the country, is nominated for “Best WV Attraction” in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.

You can vote here.

The contest runs through Monday, January 15 and you can cast one vote daily.

“Our audience has always been, and will always be, an essential part of what we do at Mountain Stage,” said the show’s host and co-founder Larry Groce. “The state is filled with great attractions, so we’d love it if you would take this opportunity to help play a different role, by helping us get to the top of the leader board!”

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John Oats brings his Good Road Band to Mountain Stage in Morgantown, WV Sunday Januar 14.

Mountain Stage kicks off its 35th season in Morgantown, WV Sunday, January 14 at the WVU Creative Arts Center. Ticket holders will take part in a live music experience that will be heard across the country via our NPR stations and world wide via the Mountain Stage Podcast. You can also watch select performances via VuHaus.com and sample full sets at NPR Music.

Last year Larry Groce was named a “Southerner of the Year” by Southern Living Magazine, and you can listen to highlights from the program’s 34th season here.

Mountain Stage Members make an annual recurring gift to Mountain Stage and receive seven days of exclusive online pre-sale access to all Culture Center live shows.

Mountain Stage Begins 35th Season This Sunday in Morgantown

Mountain Stage with Larry Groce will begin it’s 35th season of live performance radio This Sunday, January 14 at the WVU Creative Arts Center in Morgantown, WV. Larry will welcome John Oates, of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame duo Hall and Oates, with songs from his upcoming roots release “Arkansas.” Audience members will also be treated to a performance from Tyminski, the latest modern-country effort from long time Allison Krauss & Union Station vocalist and guitarist Dan Tyminski. His album “Southern Gothic” is out now.

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Lilly Hiatt makes her second appearance on Mountain Stage this Sunday in Morgantown, WV.

Also on the bill are Nashville based Alt-Americana songwriter Lilly Hiatt, whose latest, “Trinity Lane,” landed on several “Best of” year-end lists, and banjo wild-man Danny Barnes will be there to help you reimagine the possibilities of the instrument. Finally, we’ll be treated to a tale from WV Storyteller and Liars Contest champion Bil Lepp.

Tickets are available online, by phone at 304.293.SHOW, or at the CAC Box Office. Tickets are $27-39, and only $10 for students. More info via WVU Arts & Entertainment.

Click here to RSVP to the Facebook event, and see all of Mountain Stage’s upcoming live-shows here.

Don’t forget you can vote daily for Mountain Stage as “Best WV Attraction” in the 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards by USA Today.

Mountain Stage Members make a recurring financial gift to Mountain Stage and receive exclusive, seven days of online pre-sale access to all Culture Center Shows. Find out how to become a Mountain Stage Member here.

John Oates and More January Live Show News

On Sunday, January 14 Larry Groce will welcome back John Oates to Mountain Stage as the show travels to Morgantown, WV to kick-off its historic 35th season of live performance radio. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame duo Hall and Oates, John Oates has been releasing solo material since 1999. In April 2017 he released his memoir “Change of Seasons.”

Now Oates is prepping for the release of “Arkansas” his latest album of roots and Americana music, due in early-2018. Originally inspired by the music and legacy of the legendary Mississippi John Hurt, the project grew to encompass other artists and styles that represent the dawn of American popular music. Oates crafted a number of original songs for the Arkansas album; selections actually inspired by the process of digging deep into the sonic soil of authentic roots music. “Arkansas” is available for pre-order now.

Oates will be joined by The Good Road Band when he appears January 14, along with already announced guests Tyminski, the latest modern country-effort from Dan Tyminski, Nashville based songwriter Lilly Hiatt, whose latest “Trinity Lane” was produced by Michael Trent of Shovels & Rope, plus a special performance from West Virginia’s beloved storyteller Bil Lepp.

Tickets are available now online and by phone 304.293.SHOW.

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Richie and Rosie have released two albums as a duo, but many musical miles preceded their collaboration.

On Sunday, January 21 Mountain Stage returns to the Culture Center Theater in Charleston to welcome award-winning bluegrass group Dailey & Vincent, plus IBMA Guitar Player of the Year Molly Tuttle, honky-tonk revivalists The Sweetback Sisters, and seasoned Americana group Western Centuries. Just confirmed to appear is the acoustic roots duo Richie and Rosie. Comprised of Rosie Newton-who was touring with The Mammals before she graduated high school- and Richie Stearns-whose endless discography includes three Natalie Merchant records, multiple collaborations with Jim Lauderdale and Donna The Buffalo, and Carrie Rodriguez- recently released their second full-length record, “Nowhere in Time.”

Advance tickets for January 21 are available online, by phone at 877.987.6487, or locally at Taylor Books, downtown Charleston.

Sign up for our e-mail newsletter for periodic live show updates, and follow us behind the scenes on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. You can also catch some of our favorite video performances at VuHaus.com.

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