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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.