Our Song of the Week is “Southern Gothic,” the title track from Tyminski’s 2017 release. The album is an artistic departure from a new group led by bluegrass mainstay Dan Tyminski, which incorporates drum loops and electronics for a modernized roots sound.
The group debuted new material from the album in Morgantown this past January.
You can hear the entire set from Tyminski, plus performances by John Oates and the Good Road Band, Lilly Hiatt, Danny Barnes and storyteller Bil Lepp, on this weekend’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage with Larry Groce. Find your station here, and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes in the link below.
Mountain Stage w/ Larry Groce has been named a Best WV Attraction in the 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards by USA Today.
The ten attractions that received the most votes are below. Thank you to everyone who voted, shared and voted again for Mountain Stage. We’re pleased to be ranked among such great company. Whether you’re from near or far, we encourage you to come see a live show sometime- we have seven shows on sale now-and it’s always fun to start with our partners at Wild, Wonderful West Virginia and The Charleston West Virginia CVB for help planning your trip.
The top ten winners in Best WV Attraction are as follows:
Update: Voting has officially closed in the 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards and we thank all of you who continued voting for Mountain Stage as “Best WV Attraction.”
The results are due on Friday January 19, so keep an eye here at wvpublic.org, and be sure to follow Mountain Stage on social media, for more updates. No matter the results, we know and recognize all the incredible things our state has to offer, and we are proud to be nominated among such beautiful and historic attractions and locations.
A national media outlet has nominated Mountain Stage for its Readers’ Choice Award and you can help.
West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s Mountain Stage with Larry Groce, heard weekly on more than 200 NPR stations around the country, is nominated for “Best WV Attraction” in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.
The contest runs through Monday, January 15 and you can cast one vote daily.
“Our audience has always been, and will always be, an essential part of what we do at Mountain Stage,” said the show’s host and co-founder Larry Groce. “The state is filled with great attractions, so we’d love it if you would take this opportunity to help play a different role, by helping us get to the top of the leader board!”
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John Oats brings his Good Road Band to Mountain Stage in Morgantown, WV Sunday Januar 14.
Mountain Stage kicks off its 35th season in Morgantown, WV Sunday, January 14 at the WVU Creative Arts Center. Ticket holders will take part in a live music experience that will be heard across the country via our NPR stations and world wide via the Mountain Stage Podcast. You can also watch select performances via VuHaus.com and sample full sets at NPR Music.
Last year Larry Groce was named a “Southerner of the Year” by Southern Living Magazine, and you can listen to highlights from the program’s 34th season here.
Mountain Stage with Larry Groce will begin it’s 35th season of live performance radio This Sunday, January 14 at the WVU Creative Arts Center in Morgantown, WV. Larry will welcome John Oates, of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame duo Hall and Oates, with songs from his upcoming roots release “Arkansas.” Audience members will also be treated to a performance from Tyminski, the latest modern-country effort from long time Allison Krauss & Union Station vocalist and guitarist Dan Tyminski. His album “Southern Gothic” is out now.
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Lilly Hiatt makes her second appearance on Mountain Stage this Sunday in Morgantown, WV.
Also on the bill are Nashville based Alt-Americana songwriter Lilly Hiatt, whose latest, “Trinity Lane,” landed on several “Best of” year-end lists, and banjo wild-man Danny Barnes will be there to help you reimagine the possibilities of the instrument. Finally, we’ll be treated to a tale from WV Storyteller and Liars Contest champion Bil Lepp.
Tickets are available online, by phone at 304.293.SHOW, or at the CAC Box Office. Tickets are $27-39, and only $10 for students. More info via WVU Arts & Entertainment.
Don’t forget you can vote daily for Mountain Stage as “Best WV Attraction” in the 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards by USA Today.
Mountain Stage Members make a recurring financial gift to Mountain Stage and receive exclusive, seven days of online pre-sale access to all Culture Center Shows. Find out how to become a Mountain Stage Member here.
On Sunday, January 14 Larry Groce will welcome back John Oates to Mountain Stage as the show travels to Morgantown, WV to kick-off its historic 35th season of live performance radio. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame duo Hall and Oates, John Oates has been releasing solo material since 1999. In April 2017 he released his memoir “Change of Seasons.”
Now Oates is prepping for the release of “Arkansas” his latest album of roots and Americana music, due in early-2018. Originally inspired by the music and legacy of the legendary Mississippi John Hurt, the project grew to encompass other artists and styles that represent the dawn of American popular music. Oates crafted a number of original songs for the Arkansas album; selections actually inspired by the process of digging deep into the sonic soil of authentic roots music. “Arkansas” is available for pre-order now.
Oates will be joined by The Good Road Band when he appears January 14, along with already announced guests Tyminski, the latest modern country-effort from Dan Tyminski, Nashville based songwriter Lilly Hiatt, whose latest “Trinity Lane” was produced by Michael Trent of Shovels & Rope, plus a special performance from West Virginia’s beloved storyteller Bil Lepp.
Tickets are available now online and by phone 304.293.SHOW.
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Richie and Rosie have released two albums as a duo, but many musical miles preceded their collaboration.
On Sunday, January 21 Mountain Stage returns to the Culture Center Theater in Charleston to welcome award-winning bluegrass group Dailey & Vincent, plus IBMA Guitar Player of the Year Molly Tuttle, honky-tonk revivalists The Sweetback Sisters, and seasoned Americana group Western Centuries. Just confirmed to appear is the acoustic roots duo Richie and Rosie. Comprised of Rosie Newton-who was touring with The Mammals before she graduated high school- and Richie Stearns-whose endless discography includes three Natalie Merchant records, multiple collaborations with Jim Lauderdale and Donna The Buffalo, and Carrie Rodriguez- recently released their second full-length record, “Nowhere in Time.”
Advance tickets for January 21 are available online, by phone at 877.987.6487, or locally at Taylor Books, downtown Charleston.
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On Sunday January 14 Mountain Stage with Larry Groce, the long running live performance radio program, will kick off its 35th season in Morgantown, WV at the WVU Creative Arts Center. The show will record episode #913 with Tyminski, the latest project from highly regarded bluegrass musician and member of Alison Kraus and Union Station, Dan Tyminski. Tyminski’s new album, “Southern Gothic,” was released in October and is a well-crafted, stylistic departure. As Jewly Hight noted in a recent NPR feature, “[Southern Gothic] orients itself around electro-pop, though it doesn’t stray too far from his bluegrass and Americana roots.”
Of course millions recognize him as the singing voice behind “Man of Constant Sorrow” from the film “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”, and his vocal is the predominant hook in the Avicii song “https://youtu.be/6Cp6mKbRTQY”>Hey Brother.”
Tickets for January 14 are on sale now via Ticketmaster, by phone at 304.293.SHOW and at the CAC and Mountainlair Box Offices in Morgantown. All seats are reserved. Doors open at 6:30pm and the show begins at 7pm. More guests for January 14 will be announced as they are added.
Sunday January 21 the show returns to their home venue at the Culture Center Theater to record episode #914 in Charleston, WV. While both its lead members have appeared on Mountain Stage as members of other groups, beloved bluegrass group and RFD TV show hosts Dailey & Vincent will make their first appearance on Mountain Stage January 21. The band’s latest, “Patriots and Poets,” expands upon their previous releases, offering good hard-driving bluegrass alongside polished acoustic country tracks.
Also joining us January 21 will be guitarist, singer and songwriter Molly Tuttle and her band, who have made big waves in the world of bluegrass. Tuttle was recently names “Guitar Player of the Year” by the International Bluegrass Music Association, the first female to ever take top prize in that category. It doesn’t take long to hear why when listening to her latest EP, “Rise.”
Also joining us on January 21 will be Western Centuries, comprised of Seattle-based country musician Cahalen Morrison, jam band veteran Jim Miller (co-founder of Donna the Buffalo), R&B and bluegrass-by-way-of-punk rock songwriter Ethan Lawton, pedal steel player Rusty Blake, and bassist Dan Lowinger. Their debut album, Weight of the World, was produced by Bill Reynolds (Band of Horses). More guests will be announced soon.
Tickets for January 21 are $30, general admission, and are available now to Mountain Stage Members. Our Mountain Stage Members make a recurring gift to Mountain Stage and receive seven days of exclusive pre-sale access to all Culture Center shows before they go on sale to the public. Tickets will be available online, by phone at 877.987.6487 and at Taylor Books in downtown, Charleston, beginning Friday, November 3 at 10a.m.
