Tag: The Barr Brothers

Mountain Stage After Midnight: Guster, Suzy Bogguss, Anais Mitchell

Before they were nominated for a Canadian Grammy and before a Harry Potter lead helped fund her music, The Barr Brothers (previously The Slip) and Sylvie Lewis made a splash on the Mountain Stage. This weekend, we’ll open up the archives to hear how they sounded back in ’06 and ’07.

Broadcast from 1am-5am Saturday and Sunday mornings here on West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Mountain Stage After Midnight takes the best episodes from the show’s 32 year history and shares their memories and songs with our late-night listeners.

Tune in this Saturday July 11 and Sunday July 12 for some great tunes on Mountain Stage After Midnight.

We’ll hear an October 2006 show, recorded at the Creative Arts Center on the campus of West Virginia University. It includes Guster, Larry Coryell, The Slip (now known as The Barr Brothers), Miho Hatori and Hazmat Modine.

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Anais Mitchell on the Mountain Stage in 2007.

We’ll also hear a September 2007 show featuring Suzy Bogguss, Anais Mitchell, Lucky Tomblin Band, Eleni Mandell and Sylvie Lewis.

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'A Change of Tune' Interviews The Barr Brothers

 

This week, “A Change of Tune” host Joni Deutsch interviews Andrew Barr of The Barr Brothers, an up-and-coming Canadian quartet with roots in American folk, African desert, Delta blues and classical string, to say the least. The band’s newest record, Sleeping Operator, just goes to prove that The Barr Brothers are the Ra Ra Riot of transcendental folk. Check out the interview below to learn more about the band, their longform music style and their connections to alt music friends The War on Drugs and of Montreal. If you’re a fan of sprawling soundscapes that are as much warm as they are catchy (see: Bahamas), this interview and music are recommended for you.

The Barr Brothers just released Sleeping Operator this past month. Check out their fall/winter tour schedule with Bahamas over on their website, and you can follow Joni Deutsch for more music news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To hear more from The Barr Brothers, tune in to “A Change of Tune” this Saturday at 10 PM EST on West Virginia Public Radio.

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