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'Take Me Home, Country Roads': Russell Moore Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week

One of the most awarded groups in bluegrass history sings one of the Mountain State’s most beloved anthems on this week’s encore episode originally recorded in February of 2020.

While some presume that John Denver’s iconic song “Take Me Home, Country Roads” has been performed on Mountain Stage many times over the years, it has only made a scant few appearances in our playlists. Here’s the highly decorated bluegrass group Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, who closed out their set by honoring an audience request for the classic tune.

Christopher Paul Stelling, Dom Flemons, Russell Moore, Peter Mulvey, and The Small Glories gather for a final song on this week’s episode. Tune in starting Friday, Feb. 12th on 270+ NPR Music stations across the country.

You can hear the entire set from Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out as Kathy Mattea guest hosts this week’s encore episode. We also hear from Peter Mulvey, Dom Flemons, Christopher Paul Stelling, and The Small Glories. Find a station where you can listen here, and be sure to sign up for the Mountain Stage newsletter so you never miss a note.

1 of 5 — Kathy Mattea

Kathy Mattea guest hosts this week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage.

2 of 5 — Dom Flemons

American Songster Dom Flemons joins this week’s radio lineup.

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3 of 5 — Peter Mulvey

We can always count on Peter Mulvey to share a story and a song.

4 of 5 — The Small Glories

Canadian folk duo, The Small Glories made their Mountain Stage debut in Feb. of 2020.

5 of 5 — Christopher Paul Stelling

Asheville based Christopher Paul Stelling shares his forceful guitar picking on this week’s encore episode.

'Take Me Home, Country Roads': Russell Moore Has the Mountain Stage Song of the Week

One of the most awarded groups in bluegrass history sings one of the Mountain State’s most beloved anthems.

You can hear the entire set from Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out as guest-host Kathy Mattea guest hosts this week’s episode. We also hear from Peter Mulvey, Dom Flemons, Christopher Paul Stelling and The Small Glories. Find a station where you can listen here, and be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a note.

The SteelDrivers Rescheduling Tonight's Mountain Stage Appearance. Peter Mulvey Added to the Line-up

The SteelDrivers are unable to appear at tonight’s Mountain Stage event in Charleston, W.Va. as scheduled. We will work to reschedule them as soon as possible. The band sent us this message:

We were looking forward to seeing all of you at Mountain Stage Sunday night, one of our faves, but unfortunately at our show last night Richard had a little mishap with the stage carpet and broke his right wrist. Not good for anyone, but especially our badass banjo picker. We will see you soon. Please look for an update soon on our rescheduled date and thank you for all your support. – The SteelDrivers

Peter Mulvey will appear with us in Charleston Sunday Feb. 16.

We still have a wonderful line-up of music planned, with Peter Mulvey just added to the line-up alongside award winning bluegrass group Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, Dom Flemons, Christopher Paul Stelling and The Small Glories. We hope you can join us at the Culture Center Theater. Doors open at 6:30p.m. and the show starts at 7p.m.

Contact Eventbrite within seven days to inquire about a refund, 855.326.9945, or please reach out to live@mountainstage.org with the name used to purchase tickets, or if the tickets were purchased at Taylor Books. We will respond as soon as possible. Please allow some time for requests to be processed and approved before the refunds can be issued. Anyone who purchased through Eventbrite will be notified of the rescheduled date when one becomes available. We’re sorry for the inconvenience and wish the best to Richard and all The SteelDrivers.

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out are the most awarded band in bluegrass music according to the IBMAs. The band joins us Sunday Feb. 16 in Charleston at the Culture Center Theater for Mountain Stage.

Listen: The Wood Brothers on Mountain Stage

We revisit The Wood Brothers’ third appearance on Mountain Stage as part of this week’s encore episode. The trio’s high-energy set includes songs from their exceptional album “One Drop of Truth,” released in February 2018.

They also perform “Chocolate On My Tongue,” a favorite from their 2006 debut album “Ways Not To Lose,” which is our Mountain Stage Song of the Week.

“Over the years we’ve written a lot of dessert songs,” front-man Oliver Wood said while introducing the song, “Wish we could do them all, but inspired by the brownies down in catering, we chose this one.”

This week’s episode is hosted by singer-songwriter Peter Mulvey.

Hear the entire set from The Wood Brothers, plus the unmatched wit of Todd Snider, legendary troubadors Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and emmerging soul rocker Kat Wright, on this week’s encore episode of Mountain Stage with special guest-host Peter Mulvey.

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Listen: Christian Lopez on Mountain Stage

This week’s Song of the Week comes from Martinsburg, W.Va’s Christian Lopez, recorded in Morgantown with WVU Arts & Entertainment.

Lopez was inspired to write “Steel On The Water” after entertaining 5,000 sailors aboard a United States aircraft carrier from Pearl Harbor to San Diego. The song appears on Lopez’ 2017 album Red Arrow.

"With the sea in his blood and tears in his eyes/ May the ocean rock you to sleep tonight."

You can hear Lopez’ entire set, plus performances from Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors, Andrew Combs, Lost Bayou Ramblers and Peter Mulvey, on this week’s episode of Mountain Stage with Larry Groce. Find a station in your area or tune in Saturday evening at 8pm on the statewide radio network of West Virginia Public Broadcasting.

Drew Holcomb, Peter Mulvey, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Andrew Combs and Christian Lopez appear on this week’s episode of Mountain Stage.

WATCH LIVE: The Wood Brothers, Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore and more on Mountain Stage

THIS SUNDAY’s Mountain Stage welcomes The Wood Brothers, Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Todd Snider, Kat Wright, and special guest-host Peter Mulvey!

We’ll be helping to celebrate the final day of FestivALL Charleston in our favorite kind of way. Tickets for the show are SOLD OUT but you can still join us from anywhere thanks to VuHaus and the WVPB Video Production department.

The Wood Brothers, who released “One Drop of Truth” in February, will return for their third appearance on Mountain Stage this Sunday. If you’d like a little preview, have a listen to their last visit.

Our special guest-host, Peter Mulvey has a recurring gig at the National Youth Science Camp, located in West Virginia, which led to a spoken word piece, “Vlad the Astrophysicist”, which became a TEDx talk, and then an illustrated book. Mulvey performed “Vlad” when he made his most recent appearance on Mountain Stage last September in Morgantown, WV.

It’s going to be a great show and we hope you’ll tune in! Just head on over to MountainStage.org or VuHaus.com at 7pm EST on Sunday evening to watch along.

Schedule:

7:05 – Kat Wright

7:35 – Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore

8:00 – Todd Snider

8:30 – The Wood Brothers

You can follow along in real time via our Twitter and Instagram feeds