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Japanese Diner Brings Connection And Robbie Fulks Has Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, tucked away in downtown Morgantown is Yama, a cozy diner that serves up homestyle Japanese food. Since the 1990s, Japanese students have come there to share their common language and culture with the staff. It’s also a place of comfort and connection for everyone.

On this West Virginia Morning, tucked away in downtown Morgantown is Yama, a cozy diner that serves up homestyle Japanese food. Since the 1990s, Japanese students have come there to share their common language and culture with the staff. It’s also a place of comfort and connection for everyone. Folkways Reporter Lauren Griffin has this story.

Also, in this show, our Mountain Stage Song of the Week comes from Robbie Fulks, whose witty, yet sophisticated songs have captivated our audiences for years. We listen to his performance of “Fare Thee Well, Carolina Gals,” which originally appeared on his 2016 album Upland Stories.

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Support for our news bureaus comes from Shepherd University.

Our Appalachia Health News project is made possible with support from CAMC and Marshall Health.

West Virginia Morning is produced with help from Bill Lynch, Briana Heaney, Chris Schulz, Curtis Tate, Emily Rice, Eric Douglas, Jack Walker, Liz McCormick, and Randy Yohe.

Eric Douglas is our news director and producer.

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The Origin Of Face Jugs And Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, face pottery turns up in art galleries and souvenir shops, but the style has a surprising origin. On this week’s Inside Appalachia, Folkways Reporter Zack Harold traced the story of Face Jugs, from a basement pottery studio in Shinston, West Virginia to Africa.

On this West Virginia Morning, face pottery turns up in art galleries and souvenir shops, but the style has a surprising origin. On this week’s Inside Appalachia, Folkways Reporter Zack Harold traced the story of Face Jugs, from a basement pottery studio in Shinston, West Virginia to Africa.

Also, in this show, episode 1,012 Mountain Stage will be heard on nearly 300 NPR stations nationwide. Our guest-host Larry Groce steps in for this week’s show, with alt-country pioneer Robbie Fulks – who also has our Song of the Week. We listen to Fulks performance of “Fare Thee Well, Carolina Gals,” which originally appeared on his 2016 album Upland Stories.

West Virginia Morning is a production of West Virginia Public Broadcasting which is solely responsible for its content.

Support for our news bureaus comes from Concord University and Shepherd University.

Appalachia Health News is a project of West Virginia Public Broadcasting with support from Charleston Area Medical Center and Marshall Health.

West Virginia Morning is produced with help from Bill Lynch, Caroline MacGregor, Curtis Tate, Chris Schulz, Emily Rice, Eric Douglas, Liz McCormick, Randy Yohe, and Shepherd Snyder.

Eric Douglas is our news director. Caroline MacGregor is our assistant news director and producer.

Teresa Wills, Chuck Anziulewicz and Bob Powell are our hosts.

Listen to West Virginia Morning weekdays at 7:43 a.m. on WVPB Radio or subscribe to the podcast and never miss an episode. #WVMorning

Listen: Andrew Adkins on Mountain Stage

Fayetteville, West Virginia’s Andrew Adkins is renowned for his honest and heartfelt songwriting. His fourth solo album, “Who I Am,” was produced by Mountain Stage band leader Ron Sowell.

Adkins brought a band of West Virginia music luminaries with him to perform songs from “Who I Am” on Mountain Stage, which you can hear on this week’s encore broadcast.

Our Song of the Week is Adkins’ vulnerable, reflective ballad “Fragile Heart,” performed alongside vocalist Annie Neeley, guitarist Bud Carroll, mandolinist Johnny Staats, and Adkins’ longtime bassist Clint Lewis. We’ve placed a video for the song from our Live Sessions page at NPR Music.

This week’s episode features performances from Greensky Bluegrass, Donna the Buffalo, Andrew Adkins and Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis.

Hear the entire set from Adkins, plus performances by Greensky Bluegrass, Donna the Buffalo and Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis, on this week’s encore episode of Mountain Stage. Find your station here and be sure to check out our page at NPR Music Live Sessions.

Listen: Patti Smith Has Our Song Of The Week From 2018

Poet, performer, visual artist and rock-and-roll icon Patti Smith joins us on this week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage.

Here she performs “People Have The Power,” the driving anthem co-written with her husband Fred “Sonic” Smith, a native of Lincoln County, W.Va. who was posthumously inducted into the WV Music Hall of Fame the evening prior to this performance in 2018.

Patti Smith & Family- "People Have The Power" Live On Mountain Stage

Recorded in 2018

Smith performs the song with a band that includes her longtime collaborator and guitarist Lenny Kaye, her son Jackson Smith on guitar, daughter Jesse Paris-Smith on piano, along with Mountain Stage Band members Ammed Solomon on drums and Steve Hill on bass.

You can hear Patti Smith & Family’s entire performance, plus sets from Van William, Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore feat. Lucy & Brigid Moore, Robbie Fulks, and a special Tribute to Little Jimmy Dickens featuring Tim O’Brien, Charlie McCoy, and more, on this week’s encore episode of Mountain Stage.

From Left to Right: Tim O’Brien, Jupie Little (of The Carpenter Ants), Robbie Fulks, Mollie O’Brien, Brigid and Lucy Moore, Lenny Kaye and Jesse Paris-Smith.

Check out the playlist and find out where you can listen to this week’s special encore episode of Mountain Stage.

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WATCH LIVE: Greensky Bluegrass, Donna The Buffalo, Andrew Adkins and more on Mountain Stage

This Sunday’s Mountain Stage show sold out back in November but we still want you to join in on the music! Thanks to our video production team at West Virginia Public Broadcasting and our partners at VuHaus, you’ll be able to tune in from the comfort of your home computer or mobile device.

You can watch along as Greensky Bluegrass, Donna The Buffalo, Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis, and Andrew Adkins help us record episode #937 of Mountain Stage.

With the freshness of 2019 comes Greensky Bluegrass who bring a new album titled All For Money. This band joined us for the first time back in 2011 and they’re currently touring the U.S. through mid-September.

Over the past 30 years, Donna The Buffalo has been able to claim quite the name for themselves along with a dedicated fanbase. Dance in the Street is their first album release in five years and was produced by Rob Fraboni, known for his work with artists such as Bob Dylan, The Band, Eric Clapton, and The Rolling Stones.

We also look forward to hosting Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis, who released a collaborative album titled “Wild! Wild! Wild!” just last year. The album undoubtedly pulls you back in time and we can’t wait to hear them perform on our stage.

From Fayetteville, W.Va., Andrew Adkins, is gearing up to release his album produced by Mountain Stage band leader, Ron Sowell, “Who I Am”. Adkins is well versed in the world of performance, as Tim O’Brien says, “His music and the stories he tells us are honest and real. Andrew reminds us that we’re all in this together.”

Just click on over to this post, VuHaus.com or MountainStage.org at 7p.m. EST and watch along. Be sure to send us a tweet and use the hashtag #MountainStage to let us know you’re watching.

TONIGHT: Watch Mountain Stage with Patti Smith and More.

This Sunday you can watch along live as Mountain Stage hosts a sold-out show at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV featuring Patti Smith & Family, Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore, Van William, Robbie Fulks and a special tribute to Little Jimmy Dickens featuring Tim O’Brien, Charlie McCoy and Friends.

Thanks to our partners at VuHaus and the WVPB Video Production department, we are offering a free live video web-stream. Just come back to this post, log on to VuHaus.com, or visit MountainStage.org at 7pm EDT to watch along.

The rundown looks like this: Robbie Fulks, a special performance by Charlie McCoy, Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore featuring Lucy & Brigid Moore, Van William, Tribute to Little Jimmy Dickens, then Patti Smith & Family.

This service is possible in part because of support from our audience, the members of WVPB and our Mountain Stage Members. Thank you.

Find out how to become a member by visiting MountainStage.org/member.

You can also tune in Saturday evening at 8pm EDT to The West Virginia Channel to watch the 2018 West Virginia Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. This year’s inductees include Hasil Adkins, Frank Hutchison, Ann Magnuson, The Morris Brothers, Fred “Sonic” Smith and Michael W. Smith. Performers include Patti Smith, Tim O’Brien, Southern Culture On the Skids as well as the living inductees.