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LISTEN: Alisa Amador Has Our Mountain Stage Song Of The Week

This week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage features the 2022 NPR Tiny Desk Contest Winner, Alisa Amador. As a bilingual singer and songwriter, Amador commands the audience with her soulful voice and mixture of rock, jazz, funk and alternative folk that is sweetly wrapped with the Latin music she grew up with.

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LISTEN: Drive-By Truckers Have The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week

On this week’s broadcast of Mountain Stage, we welcome southern rock royalty, the Drive-By Truckers, back to the show for their fifth appearance. On this encore episode, guest host Larry Groce also welcomes West Virginia country rocker and songwriter Charles Wesley Godwin, singer-songwriter Eilen Jewell, Afrofuturist folk artist Jake Blount with percussive dancer Nic Gareiss, and contemporary folk musician Tomberlin.

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LISTEN: Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets Have The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week

Iconic musician, songwriter and producer Nick Lowe returned to Mountain Stage in 2019 flanked by surf-rock legends Los Straitjackets. Host Larry Groce also welcomed Patty Griffin, Craig Finn & Uptown Controllers and Shook Twins to the stage.

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LISTEN: Watchhouse Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week

On this week's broadcast of Mountain Stage, we revisit an episode from 2019 featuring Gregory Alan Isakov, Elysian Fields, Mandolin Orange, The Brother Brothers and Hush Kids. Recorded in Morgantown, West Virginia at the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center with host Larry Groce.

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