The seeds of our Song of the Week were sown from a tune that Los Angeles area musician Joachim Cooder would sing to his houseplant, called a Fuchsia Machu Picchu. Cooder plays an electric mbira and sings accompanied by Gabe Noel on bass and Sam Gendel on saxophone.
"It's Hot in the City But Don't Let That Get To You" -Joachim Cooder "Fuchsia Machu Picchu"
“Fuchsia Machu Picchu” can be found on the album of the same name, and Cooder is also featured on The Prodigal Son, the latest from his father Ry Cooder.
You’ll hear Joachim Cooder’s set, plus performances by M. Ward, Laura Veirs, The Sea The Sea and Dead Horses, on this week’s broadcast of Mountain Stage starting this Friday.
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.
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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.
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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 Stagew/ Larry Groce has added four new shows to its Spring live schedule, with all dates on sale now exclusively to Mountain Stage Members.
Mountain Stage Members make a recurring gift of $10 per month or more to the program and receive seven days of exclusive online pre-sale access to all Mountain Stage live shows at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston. Current members should check their e-mail for the access code.
Tickets for all three March shows are only $20 each, in advance, $35 if available Day of Show, and our members receive an additional $5 off tickets to the March shows.
All tickets are general admission and will be on sale to the general public on Friday January 19 at 10a.m., available at MountainStage.org, Taylor Books in downtown, Charleston or by phone at 877.987.6487.
Mountain Stage is pleased to welcome Grammy winner, and West Virginia native, Kathy Mattea as its next special guest-host. Mattea will fill in for Larry Groce when the show records episode #917 on Sunday, March 4 at the Culture Center Theater.
Mattea has been a long-time friend of Mountain Stage, appearing on the show 24 times since 1985. Mattea’s career includes four #1 Billboard Country songs, two CMA Female Vocalist of the Year awards, and two Grammys. She was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame in 2011. The first guest artist scheduled to appear March 4 is the Seamus Egan Project, the latest collaborative outfit from Solas founding member and influential traditional Irish musician Seamus Eagan. Solas has made nine appearances on Mountain Stage since 1995.
On Sunday March 18 Larry Groce will return as Mountain Stage brings music from abroad to the Mountain State. Tal National, a group of rockers from West Africa returning to the US to support their upcoming album “Tantabara” will join us for the first time. More international flare on March 18 will be provided by Calan, an exciting group of five young traditional Welsh musicians. Their unique instrumentation blends fiddles, whistles, guitar and bagpipes with an award-winning champion clogger. The group wowed the audience at a FOOTMAD concert last October and Mountain Stage is excited to welcome them back to West Virginia.
Finally, on Sunday April 15 we welcome singer-songwriter, producer and in-demand collaborator M. Ward to Mountain Stage for the first time. M. Ward released his eighth album “More Rain” on Merge records in 2016, which Jason Heller at NPR called “more of a mood piece, an overcast state of mind translated into easygoing melody and an underpinning of dusty Americana and late-’60s/early-’70s AM radio.”
Tickets for April 15 are $30 in advance and $35 day of show, available online now to Mountain Stage Members and via all outlets on Friday January 19 at 10a.m.
