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Mountain Stage
Sunday at 8pm

Mountain Stage offers the best seats in the house for performances captured in front of a live audience by established stars and emerging artists. It's a two-hour weekly exploration of the exciting and spontaneous world of live music, offering intelligent, contemporary music seasoned with traditional and roots performers.

  • This week’s broadcast of Mountain Stage features a collection of five memorable sets from five different episodes recorded in 2024. Our “Five Favorites” special includes performances by Blitzen Trapper, Amy Helm, Kyshona, Chuck Prophet & The Makeout Quartet, and Matt Pond PA—each carefully selected by our staff of producers. Pacific Northwestern folk-rock outfit Blitzen Trapper... View Article The post LISTEN: Blitzen Trapper Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
  • This week's encore broadcast of Mountain Stage features an indie supergroup that’s been clawing its way through the music scene with the fun folk-rock tunes off their debut album, Now That’s What I Call Fantastic Cat. The post LISTEN: Fantastic Cat Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
  • Our Song of the Week comes from rising Americana, fingerstyle and slide guitar star, Cristina Vane. She joined us for her first Mountain Stage appearance and wowed the audience with a collection of songs, including tracks from her third studio album, Hear My Call, which was released in February of this year. The post LISTEN: Cristina Vane Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
  • Our spring broadcast season continues with a fresh new episode of Mountain Stage, recorded live at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. Host Kathy Mattea welcomes The MC Taylor Goldsmith Show, Kat Edmonson, Ken Pomeroy, Jonny Fritz, and Scott Mulvahill. The post LISTEN: The MC Taylor Goldsmith Show Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
  • Listen this week for a premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage featuring Larkin Poe, Victoria Canal, Raye Zaragoza, Ron Pope, Christian Lopez. This episode was recorded with our host Kathy Mattea on the campus of West Virginia University thanks to our friends at WVU Arts & Entertainment. Sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell first appeared on Mountain... View Article The post LISTEN: Larkin Poe Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
  • On this week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage, host Kathy Mattea welcomes The Headhunters, Amanda Ann Platte & The Honeycutters, David Berkeley, Buffalo Rose, and Crys Matthews. Recorded at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. The post LISTEN: The Headhunters Have The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
  • Our spring broadcast season continues this week with a premiere episode of Mountain Stage, recorded at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. Host Kathy Mattea welcomes Oliver Wood, Stephen Wilson Jr., Dar Williams, TopHouse, and Cloud Cult. The post LISTEN: Stephen Wilson Jr. Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
  • On this week's premiere episode of Mountain Stage, guest host David Mayfield helps us celebrate our 41st Anniversary with Kip Moore, Joy Clark, Brad Tursi, Andrew Marlin Stringband, and Matt Mullins & The Bringdowns. The post LISTEN: Joy Clark Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Day appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
  • This week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage will kick off a fresh new Spring season of live music from the Mountain State of West Virginia. This week's episode was recorded on Dec. 1, 2024 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV with Stephen Kellogg, Jill Sobule, Mindy Smith, Caleb Caudle & The Sweet Critters, and The David Mayfield Parade. The post LISTEN: The David Mayfield Parade Has The Song Of The Week appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
  • This week's premiere broadcast is a special episode of Mountain Stage, featuring a compilation of music from around the world performed by some of the most celebrated artists in their genres. This episode features performers such as June Tabor, Angelique Kidjo, Hugh Masekela, Beausoleil, Ali Farka Touré, Zakir Hussein, and many more. The post LISTEN: Hugh Masekela Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
  • On this week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage, host Kathy Mattea welcomes John R. Miller, Cris Jacobs, Lindsay Lou, Jeffrey Martin, and Margo Cilker to perform at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, West Virginia. The post LISTEN: John R. Miller Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
  • On this week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage, host Kathy Mattea welcomes Southern Avenue, Driftwood, Elvie Shane, Melissa Ferrick and Jeff Plankenhorn. The post LISTEN: Southern Avenue Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.