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Harpers Ferry is a historic West Virginia city and international tourist hub. But four years ago the national park and surrounding town were devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
This week’s Song of the Week is from Kenny White, a highly regarded session musician, producer, songwriter and pianist. While he’s worked on hundreds of projects over the years, he’s at his most intimate in our Song of the Week, performing his song “The Other Shore” from his latest album “Long List of Priors.”
You’ll hear more from Kenny White, plus sets from the Seamus Egan Project, Cheryl Wheeler, Sam Baker, and The Mulligan Brothers, as Kathy Mattea guest-hosts this week’s episode of Mountain Stage. Tune in via your public radio station, and watch for more on our NPR Music page.
This week's broadcast of Mountain Stage was recorded at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, CA. On this episode, host Kathy Mattea welcomes GRAMMY-winning Australian rock star Colin Hay, Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn, legendary folk and country artist Ramblin' Jack Elliott, San Francisco rocker Chuck Prophet and his band The Make Out Quartet, and folk duo The Lucky Valentines.
This week’s premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage was recorded in Morgantown, West Virginia on the campus of West Virginia University with our friends at WVU Arts & Entertainment. Guest host David Mayfield welcomes modern string band The Steel Wheels, Cincinatti based ensemble Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle, Grammy-nominated Leslie Mendelson, the perfect harmonies of Upstate, and Ivory Coast-born musician Peter One.
On this week’s premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage, we hear the second part of our 40th anniversary celebration. This episode was recorded on Dec. 10, 2023 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, West Virginia with host Kathy Mattea, James McMurtry, Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainright Roche, John Doyle & Mick McAuley, Tommy Prine, Cheryl Wheeler & Kenny White, and a special appearance from West Virginia Poet Laureate Marc Harshman.
On this week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage, we hear the first part of our 40th anniversary celebration. This episode was recorded on Dec. 3, 2023 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV with host Kathy Mattea, Joan Osborne, Nellie McKay, Jake Kohn, Todd Burge and WV Poet Laureate Marc Harshman.