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Mountain Stage After Midnight- February 28 & 29

After last week’s crazy winter blast, we need something to warm our spirits (and fingers… and feet… and snow-covered cars). Let Buckwheat Zydeco, JD McPherson and Pokey LaFarge bring a little glow to your radio on this week’s “Mountain Stage After Midnight.” 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 31 year history and shares their memories and songs with our late-night listeners. 

Tune in Saturday February 28 and Sunday February 29 for”Mountain Stage After Midnight.”

First up is March 2006 show featuring Grammy Award-winning songwriter Jesse Harris, English pop rock group Magic Numbers, Lee Rocker of the Stray Cats, Danish crooner Tina Dico and popular bayou-funk act Buckwheat Zydeco (who’s returning to the Mountain Stage in Charleston on March 8) .

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Pokey LaFarge made his first appearance on the Mountain Stage in 2012. This May will make his second.

We’ll also hear a 2012 show featuring Kentucky bluegrass singer-songwriter Larry Cordle, country music legend Connie Smith, vintage rocker JD McPherson (who will play cuts from his new record on the next Mountain Stage), American roots crooner Pokey LaFarge & South City Three and “The First Lady of Rockabilly” Wanda Jackson.

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Mountain Stage After Midnight: October 25 & 26

Why not celebrate two legendary singers’ birthdays with two great Mountain Stage performances? Broadcast from 1am-5am Saturday and Sunday mornings here on West Virginia Public Radio, “Mountain Stage After Midnight” takes the best episodes from the show’s 31 year history and shares their memories and songs with our late-night listeners. Each week we’ll hand-pick two of our favorite episodes and they’ll alternate order each night.

We’ll hear Wanda Jackson’s 2011 performance and Shelby Lynne’s 2008 performance this Saturday October 18 and Sunday October 19 on “Mountain Stage After Midnight.”

 

First up is a 2011 performance featuring the musical talents of Wanda Jackson, Carolyn Wonderland, Joe Ely, New Rope String Band, and The Wronglers/Jimmie Dale Gilmore.

 

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Shelby Lynne, performing on Mountain Stage in 2008.

Next you’ll hear a 2008 performances from  Shelby Lynne, James McMurtry, Jim Bianco, The Lee Boys, and Malcolm Holcombe.

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Keep up with Mountain Stage news and events over on the show’s Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram. If you’re in the mood for more great jams, make sure to subscribe to The Mountain Stage Podcast to hear why Mountain Stage remains the home of live music on public radio.

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