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Listen: River Whyless on Mountain Stage

Asheville, N.C. based roots-pop group River Whyless make their second appearance on Mountain Stage during this week’s broadcast. Our Song of the Week comes from the band’s latest album Kindness, A Rebel, released in June, 2018.

“Born In The Right Country” touches on privilege, race, classism and a ruler with “teeth laid in this crown.”

You’ll hear the whole set from River Whyless, plus performances from Martha Scanlan with Jon Neufeld, Royal Wood, and #NPRSlingshot artist Hello June, on this week’s encore episode of Mountain Stage.

Find a station in your area where you can listen and be sure to subscribe to our podcast so you don’t miss a note.

We also have a video of this performance on our channel at LiveSessions.NPR.org, which we’ve posted here.

Members of River Whyless, Martha Scanalan, Royal Wood, and Hello June join with Larry Groce and the Mountain Stage Band for the finale song.

Watch Live: River Whyless, Will Hoge, Hello June and More This Sunday

Thanks to our colleauges at VuHaus and the video production department at West Virginia Public Broadcasting, we are offering a live video webcast of THIS SUNDAY’S Mountain Stage from the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va.

Just point your browser back to this post, MountainStage.org or VuHaus.com this Sunday at 7p.m. EDT to watch us make radio as our host Larry Groce welcomes River Whyless, Will Hoge, Martha Scanlan, Royal Wood and 2018 NPR Slingshot artist Hello June (left). As always we’ll be treated to a song each from our vocalist Julie Adams and the Mountain Stage Band, and our piano player Bob Thompson.

As previously announced, The Lone Bellow asked to reschedule their appearance on Mountain Stage so they could attend to a family matter. We wish the band the best and we’re already working to reschedule.

The Lone Bellow Rescheduling Mountain Stage Appearance, Will Hoge Added to Nov. 11 Live Show

Due to a family emergency The Lone Bellow have asked to reschedule their performance on Mountain Stage and are unable to appear this Sunday, November 11.

A mutually agreeable date to reschedule the The Lone Bellow will be announced later.

River Whyless will appear this Sunday November 11 in Charleston, WV for their second appearance on Mountain Stage.

Will Hoge has been added to the line-up for this Sunday’s show at the Culture Center Theater, which also features River Whyless, Martha Scanlan, Royal Wood and Morgantown, WV’s Hello June. The Grammy-nominated songwriter Hoge will be performing a solo set with songs from his newly released album “My American Dream.”

Tickets are still available at Taylor Books in downtown Charleston and online.

Ticket holders for November 11 that wish to redeem their ticket for a rescheduled appearance by The Lone Bellow should e-mail live@mountainstage.org with your name and place of purchase. We will contact you about transferring your ticket to the newly scheduled date as soon as possible.

In other live show news, our January 27 recording with Greensky Bluegrass and Donna the Buffalo are on sale today at 10a.m. online and at Taylor Books in downtown Charleston.

Mountain Stage THIS SUNDAY: What You Need To Know

Do you have a ticket for THIS SUNDAY’s live Mountain Stage in Charleston with Lake Street Dive, Seratones, Royal Wood, Lucy Wainwright Roche & Suzzy Roche and My Bubba? If you do, you’re in for a treat. If you don’t, you better hurry. As of this writing less than 60 tickets remain, available at The Clay Center Box Office, 304.561.3570, or HERE.

Since this show is a little different than our “home shows” at the Culture Center, here are a few tips for this Sunday.

–Where Do I Enter? First of all, there is plenty of parking nearby, including the Clay Center’s reasonably priced event parking on Washington Street. Use the main entrance to the Clay Center. The box office will open at 5p.m. for will-call tickets, and the grand lobby will open at 6p.m. We’ll have merchandise and, yes, a bartender on site. A lot of on-stage presentations ask attendees to enter through the Walker Theater (off Brooks Street) but not this time. We want lots of elbow room while you’re picking out your merchandise.

–What’s this “On-Stage Seating” all about? We hope our guest-artists aren’t creeped out by our frequent use of the word “intimate” in describing this show. Take a look at the photo above. Your seats are literally ON-STAGE at the Clay Center. It’s still general admission, so arrive early to be first to enter when seating begins at 6:30pm. The Clay Center’s lovely team of volunteer ushers will be on hand to help guide you and answer questions, including help with handicap accessible seating.

–What else is different? Not much. The show will still go about 2.5 hours, will still feature five guests, and there will be no intermission (refreshment sales end after the show starts). Our singer Julie Adams is out of town, so Larry Groce and his wife Sandra will be doing a tune from LG’s new record “Live Forever.” Those of you in attendance will also get the first chance to purchase tickets to our unannounced July 24 show in Charleston.

Summer is here, and Mountain Stage is excited for all the great music happening in Charleston and beyond. Check out our Live Show Schedule, sign-up for our e-mail newsletter so you can be first to know about new shows, and be sure to join us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for behind-the-scenes glimpses and updates on show-day.