Mountain Stage
with Kathy Mattea featuring Asleep at the Wheel, Tim O’Brien & Jan Fabricius, Ruthie Foster, Leyla McCalla, and Carsie Blanton
Concert Hall
For nearly 40 years, Mountain Stage has been the home of live music on public radio. This special episode, live from the Kennedy Center, is hosted by newly appointed Mountain Stage host, country music singer, and Grammy-winner Kathy Mattea. Mountain Stage is a production of West Virginia Public Broadcasting and features a variety of musical styles, in genres ranging from traditional roots, folk, blues, and country, to indie rock, alternative, synth pop, world music, and beyond.
Sun. Oct. 24, 2021 at 7:30p.m.
Sun. Oct. 24, 2021 7:30p.m.
Genre
Music
Price Range
$29.00 – $99.00
Runtime
TBA
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For nearly 40 years, Mountain Stage has been the home of live music on public radio. Since its inception in 1983, Mountain Stage has been under the creative direction of host and co-founder Larry Groce. Mountain Stage is a production of West Virginia Public Broadcasting and is distributed weekly to radio stations across the country by NPR Music. Each two-hour episode of Mountain Stage is recorded in front of an audience and features a variety of musical styles, in genres ranging from traditional roots, folk, blues, and country, to indie rock, alternative, synth pop, world music, and beyond. Country music singer and Grammy-winner Kathy Mattea, a native of West Virginia, has been a frequent guest-host since March 2019, will be hosting this special episode from The Kennedy Center.
Mountain Stage is a production of West Virginia Public Broadcasting and distributed by NPR Music.
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