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Listen: Kathy Mattea on Mountain Stage

Hear one of music’s most distinct vocalists perform songs from her new album in this week’s encore episode of Mountain Stage, recorded at the Augusta Heritage Festival in Elkins, W.Va. in 2018.

Kathy Mattea returns to Mountain Stage with songs from her brand new album “Pretty Bird.” The collection finds the Grammy-winning singer interpreting some of her favorite songs by a variety of artists, including our Song of the Week- the iconic story-song “Ode to Billy Joe.”

This week’s episode features special guest-host Bil Lepp.

Hear more of Mattea’s performance, plus award winning bluegrass group Darin and Brooke Aldridge, West Virginia honky-tonk treasures Blue Yonder, and old-time musician Joe Newberry, when special guest-host Bil Lepp nagivates the latest episode of Mountain Stage recorded on the campus of Davis & Elkins College.

Mountain Stage is back at the Augusta Heritage Festival this weekend for a live show Saturday, July 27 at 7:30p.m. Find the details here.

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All hands on deck for the finale song as Mountain Stage closes out the Augusta Heritage Festival in Elkins, W.Va.

Listen: Johnny Staats & Robert Shafer on NPR's Mountain Stage

On this week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage, West Virginia super pickers Johnny Staats & Robert Shafer return with a new self-released record in tow titled Music from the Mountains, featuring this upbeat performance titled “El Cumbanchero.”

This week’s broadcast also features performances from Chely Wright, KT Tunstall, JD Hutchison and Realbilly Jive, and Mark Erelli, recorded on the campus of Ohio University in partnership with WOUB.

Find a station in your area and join us for Mountain Stage this weekend.

Like what you hear? Scroll back in the feed of the Mountain Stage podcast to episode #887 to hear the entire show.

Listen to Buddy & Jim, Corb Lund, Sturgill Simpson and More on Mountain Stage.

This week’s episode of Mountain Stage features country-music sounds of various sources, headlined by hit-makers Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale. The songwriting partners and Sirius XM co-hosts play songs from their acclaimed 2013 release “Buddy & Jim.” Also appearing are Abigail & Lilly, The Chapin Sisters, Canadian rancher Corb Lund, Nashville based new-age outlaw Sturgill Simpson and WV-based honky tonk group Blue Yonder (Robert Shafer, John Lilly & Will Carter).

Hear the show this Sunday at 2pm on WV Public Radio or find a station in your area to tune in.

You can hear Buddy & Jim with our Song of the Week preview, “The Train That Carried My Gal From Town.”