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Listen: Shawn Colvin has our Mountain Stage Song of the Week

Renowned singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin marked the 30th anniversary of her landmark album Steady On with acoustic treatments of the songs when she joined us last September. This week’s episode of “Mountain Stage,” with guest host Kathy Mattea, features an acoustic performance by Grammy-winning singer songwriter and recording artist Shawn Colvin, commemorating three decades since her 1989 landmark debut album Steady On. It was awarded Best Contemporary Folk Album in 1990, and in 2019 Colvin released Steady On (30th Anniversary Acoustic Edition).

Our Song of the Week, “Shotgun Down the Avalanche,” is one of several songs from Steady On that was written by Colvin and the album’s co-producer, John Levanthal.

Guest artists join Kathy Mattea for the finale song on this week’s episode of Mountain Stage.

Hear more of Colvin’s acoustic set on this week’s broadcast of “Mountain Stage” starting this weekend. We’ll also hear performances by Colvin’s friend, collaborator and veteran songwriter Lucy Kaplansky, plus Texas duo Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis, indie-pop darling Rebecca Loebe, and Canada’s roots-music cousins Kacy & Clayton. Find a station in your area and tune in to this week’s episode.

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Live Show News: Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Shawn Colvin, Nick Lowe and more

Mountain Stage continues it’s 36^th season of live performance radio with three shows, just announced, for late Summer. All three shows are on sale now to Mountain Stage Members, who receive exclusive online pre-sale access to all Culture Center shows. Click here to browse the levels of support and sign-up for membership. Once your gift has been processed (2-3 business days), you’ll receive a code in your inbox to gain pre-sale access, and the reduced general admission ticket price of $25.

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Read on for dates and more details. All shows are at the Culture Center Theater on the State Capitol Grounds in Charleston, W.Va. The lobby opens at 5p.m. on show day. Doors to the theater open at 6:30p.m. and the show starts at 7p.m.

Mountain Stage is pleased to announce the return of the first family of banjo- Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn, and Canadian blues great Sue Foley, on Sunday, August 4. More artists will be announced in coming weeks.

Watch: Come All You Coal Miners/Take Me To Harlan

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Watch: Sue Foley – Ice Queen

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Beloved singer and songwriter Shawn Colvin will be celebrating the 30^th Anniversary of her 1989 debut album “Steady On” as she returns for an intimate solo performance on Mountain Stage Sunday, September 15. That classic album featured vocals by long-time Mountain Stage favorite Lucy Kaplansky, who recently released her first new album in six years, Everyday Street. That release features a guest-spot from, you guessed it, Shawn Colvin, so we couldn’t be happier to welcome these “https://youtu.be/xWUheGc2x-g”>Old Friends” back to West Virginia on the same show.

Adding to the excitement on September 15 is the first appearance by genre-bending songwriter Rebecca Loebe, whose latest release Give Up Your Ghosts features the single “Popular,” which you hear in the new video below.

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Venerable UK songwriter, producer and performer Nick Lowe, and Nashville based surf-rockers Los Straitjackets, have joined forces once again with their latest collaboration, the EP Love Starvation/Trombone. The combo will appear on Mountain Stage on Sunday, September 22.

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Also appearing on September 22 will be the incredible Patty Griffin. She just released her latest, self-titled album in March. The songs on Patty Griffin come from a deeply personal perspective as you can hear in her recent World Café session, a highly recommended listen.

Tickets for all three of these shows are available NOW to Mountain Stage Members. Already a member? Check your inbox!

Advance tickets will be available online and at Taylor Books in Downtown, Charleston starting Friday, May 31 at 10a.m.

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These shows will be recorded for distribution by NPR Music later this Fall. See our upcoming Broadcast Schedule to see what will be hitting airwaves near you soon.

Mountain Stage After Midnight: The Fruit Bats, Mavis Staples, Todd Snider

Memorial Day Weekend and the livin’ is easy, especially when we’ve got your late nights covered with superb live performance radio. But don’t take our word for it: hear it for yourself on 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 31 year history and shares their memories and songs with our late-night listeners.

Stay up late to hear rock’n and roll’n sets Saturday May 23 and Sunday May 24 on Mountain Stage After Midnight.

First up is a 2010 show from WVU’s Creative Arts Center. It features Lizz Wright, The Holmes
Brothers, Deolinda, Raul Midon, The Paper Raincoat and The Fruit Bats.

Lori McKenna on Mountain Stage in Boston in 2007.

We’ll also hear a show recorded at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston, MA back in May 2007. Hear from Judy Collins, Mavis Staples, Lucy Kaplansky (who’s returning to the Mountain Stage June 14 in Charleston!), Todd Snider and Lori McKenna.

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Mountain Stage After Midnight: David Wax Museum, Quetzal, Son de Madera

Cinco de Mayo is all about the food, the dance and the music. If you promise to bring the chips and dip, this weekend’s Mountain Stage After Midnight will supply the music and dance from boundary-pushing Mexo-Americana bands like David Wax Museum, Quetzal and Son de Madera.

Clear your schedules for some Mex’n and Tex’n tunes Saturday May 2 and Sunday May 3 on “Mountain Stage After Midnight.”

One is a November 2008 show, recorded at the Creative Arts Center on the campus of West Virginia University. It features such talent as Quetzal, Son de Madera, Thea Gilmore, Mates of State and Al & the Transamericans.

David Wax Museum on the Mountain Stage in 2012.

Another comes from October 2012 and includes David Wax Museum, Chuck Prophet, Jesse Harris, Lucy Kaplansky (who’s coming back to the Mountain Stage this June!) and Barnaby Bright.

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