Mountain Stage at 30: A Radio Retrospective

For 30 years and with over 800 episodes, Mountain Stage has been a mainstay in public radio and American music.

Like anything that evolves into a lasting endeavor, Mountain Stage’s success is part happenstance mixed with years of dedication and hard work. Truly, though, it all comes down to the people who made the show possible coming together with a shared vision.

In this hour-long radio special, you’ll hear how the show came to be, its rise to a national program, and examine what it is that makes Mountain Stage mean so much to the artists who have performed on the show and the audience it reaches.

Listen to Brett Dennen, Joy Kills Sorrow & More on Mountain Stage

We hope you can listen to this week's all new episode of Mountain Stage, with singer-songwriter Brett Dennen, Joy Kills Sorrow, The James Hunter Six, The…

We hope you can listen to this week’s all new episode of Mountain Stage, with singer-songwriter Brett Dennen, Joy Kills Sorrow, The James Hunter Six, The Bobs and Dominique Pruitt. Tune in this Sunday at 2 pm on West Virginia Public Radio, or on one of over 130 stations across America.

Buddy & Julie Miller – All My Tears – Live on Mountain Stage

Even though they don’t perform together as often as they once did, singer-songwriter and guitarist Buddy Miller; along with his wife and songwriting partner Julie Miller, are widely regarded as on of the most important duos in Americana and country music. Here they perform “All My Tears,” written by Julie Miller, on this episode of Mountain Stage recorded in December 2001.

Jesse Winchester – That's What Makes You Strong – Live on Mountain Stage

Many try – but Jesse Winchester is among the elite group of songwriters who can truly captivate an audience with just his words, his voice, and an acoustic guitar. Here he performs “That’s What Makes You Strong” in front of an entranced Morgantown audience, from this week’s premier broadcast of Mountain Stage with Larry Groce.

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