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'Joy to the World' with Bob Thompson Around West Virginia

Bob Thompson and his band present their annual concert Joy to the World in three West Virginia cities this week. Joy to the World, Thompson and his band's…

Bob Thompson and his band present their annual concert Joy to the World in three West Virginia cities this week. 

“You have to be very careful when you’re dealing with Christmas music because this is music that belongs to everybody and people know this music.  It’s special to them. So you can’t take it too far away from what it is. You still want to evoke those memories of the holidays with people so you can’t get too far outside.  But at the same time we try to put our own stamp on it.”

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Bob Thompson and his band perform "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."

Joy to the World, Thompson and his band’s annual Christmas gift to jazz lovers will be presented in three cities beginning tonight at the Culture Center in Charleston, Friday night at Davis and Elkins College in Elkins and Saturday night at the WVU Creative Arts Center in Morgantown.

These Two Mountain Stage Performances Encapsulate Nelson Mandela's Rise to Prominence

With the passing of the anti-Aparthied revolutionary and former South African President Nelson Mandela, we wanted to connect you to how West Virginia played a small part in another famous South African’s fight for Mandela’s rise to international prominence.  

Legendary South African musician Hugh Masekela  performed for the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta crowd gathered for Mountain Stage on September 3, 1989. Masekela performed his song “Bring Him Back Home,” an anthem of the movement to free Mandela from prison.

When Masekela returned to play Mountain Stage on May 8, 1994, the battle cry had turned into a celebratory hymn. Two days after that appearance, Masekela performed the song at Mandela’s inauguration as the President of South Africa.
 

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Masekela performs the same song on May 8, 1994 on Mountain Stage.

Listen to Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott, Sarah Jarosz and More on Mountain Stage

This week’s all new episode of Mountain Stage was recorded on the campus of East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. You’ll hear a set from roots music superduo Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott. You’ll also hear bluegrass and indie folk darling Sarah Jarosz make her first appearance on Mountain Stage, along with sets from two of today’s most remarkable string bands: The Deadly Gentlemen and Old Man Luedecke. And the ETSU Old Time Pride Band pay tribute to the historic Johnson City recording sessions of the late 1920’s. Listen this Sunday at 2 pm on West Virginia Public Radio, or on over one of 130 across America.

Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott – "It All Comes Down to Love" – Live on Mountain Stage

Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott are two of roots music’s most formidable singer-songwriters in their own right, but when they join forces, the results are nothing less than spectacular. Here they perform “It All Comes Down to Love,” from their latest collaboration, Memories and Moments.

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.

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