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Bill Kirchen On Mountain Stage

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Bill Kirchen On Mountain Stage

Hear the rock-a-billy legend bring swinging Western sounds to his fifth appearance on Mountain Stage.

Bill Kirchen On Mountain Stage

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St. Paul & The Broken Bones On Mountain Stage

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St. Paul & The Broken Bones On Mountain Stage

In the midst of his training to become a preacher, Paul Janeway found another way to stir up a crowd. Hear the six-piece band channel serious soul on this week's Mountain Stage.

St. Paul & The Broken Bones On Mountain Stage

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Mokoomba On Mountain Stage

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Mokoomba On Mountain Stage

Hear the Zimbabwean Afro-fusion band blends traditional rhythms with funk, ska and soukous in their Mountain Stage debut.

Mokoomba On Mountain Stage

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Sherman Holmes On Mountain Stage

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Sherman Holmes On Mountain Stage

Hear the revered blues musician play songs from his solo debut on the 900th episode of Mountain Stage.

Sherman Holmes On Mountain Stage

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Kishi Bashi With Strings On Mountain Stage

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Kishi Bashi With Strings On Mountain Stage

Hear the eclectic pop maestro blend rock, pop and classic musical during his front-and-center debut on Mountain Stage.

Kishi Bashi With Strings On Mountain Stage

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Bruce Cockburn On Mountain Stage

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Bruce Cockburn On Mountain Stage

Hear the singer-songwriter and Canadian Music Hall of Famer perform for the 14th time on Mountain Stage.

Bruce Cockburn On Mountain Stage

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Billy Bragg And Joe Henry On Mountain Stage

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Billy Bragg And Joe Henry On Mountain Stage

Together, the English punk-folker and the celebrated American singer-songwriter are a 2017 Americana Music Award-nominated duo that brings its brawny harmonies to its Mountain Stage debut.

Billy Bragg And Joe Henry On Mountain Stage

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Lydia Loveless On Mountain Stage

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Lydia Loveless On Mountain Stage

Hear the cowpunk rocker make her Mountain Stage debut with a setlist heavy on cuts from her 2016 album, Real.

Lydia Loveless On Mountain Stage

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Jonatha Brooke On Mountain Stage

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Jonatha Brooke On Mountain Stage

Hear the singer-songwriter's return to Mountain Stage in this 2016 performance, which features the Mountain Stage Band joining in for the Woody Guthrie-penned "You And I."

Jonatha Brooke On Mountain Stage

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Flatt Lonesome On Mountain Stage

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Flatt Lonesome On Mountain Stage

Hear the spirited bluegrass band make its Mountain Stage debut at the Augusta Heritage Festival in Elkins, W.Va.

Flatt Lonesome On Mountain Stage

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Qiet On Mountain Stage

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Qiet On Mountain Stage

Hear the troupe — seven performers strong — bring a characteristically eclectic, high-energy performance to Mountain Stage in its native West Virginia.

Qiet On Mountain Stage

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Rob Ickes And Trey Hensley On Mountain Stage

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Rob Ickes And Trey Hensley On Mountain Stage

Hear the Grammy-nominated bluegrass duo bring jazzy breakdowns and quickfire fingerpicking to the Mountain Stage at West Virginia's Culture Center Theater.

Rob Ickes And Trey Hensley On Mountain Stage

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William Matheny On Mountain Stage

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William Matheny On Mountain Stage

Hear the singer-songwriter lead an all-star West Virginian rock band for a Mountain Stage set, composed mostly of tunes from his album Strange Constellations.

William Matheny on Mountain Stage

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Seratones On Mountain Stage

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Seratones On Mountain Stage

The psych-soul-rock hell-raisers from Shreveport, La., make their Mountain Stage debut.

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Brennen Leigh On Mountain Stage

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Brennen Leigh On Mountain Stage

The Minnesota-born, Texas-based singer brings her mix of whip-smart lyricism and country swing to Mountain Stage in West Virginia.

Brennen Leigh on Mountain Stage

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The Lords Of Liechtenstein On Mountain Stage

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The Lords Of Liechtenstein On Mountain Stage

The Rauchwerk brothers bring their quirky, folky singing and songwriting to Mountain Stage in West Virginia.

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Sean Rowe On Mountain Stage

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Sean Rowe On Mountain Stage

Hear the blues-folk musician's soulful, gravelly thunder return to Mountain Stage at the Culture Center Theater in West Virginia.

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Michael Cerveris On Mountain Stage

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Michael Cerveris On Mountain Stage

For this performance, Mountain Stage lured the singer-songwriter away from his Tony Award-winning stint on Broadway and back to the stage in his native West Virginia.

Michael Cerveris on Mountain Stage

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Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn On Mountain Stage

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Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn On Mountain Stage

The First Family of the Banjo performs bluegrass and Mandarin folk music live in Charleston, W.Va.

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Nancy And Beth On Mountain Stage

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Choreographed "punk showbiz" duo Nancy And Beth perform on Mountain Stage in Charleston, W.Va. Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage hide caption

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Nancy And Beth On Mountain Stage

The musical alter ego of Will & Grace comedian Megan Mullally and Friday Night Lights actress Stephanie Hunt covers Gucci Mane and Lou Rawls in West Virgina.

Nancy And Beth On Mountain Stage

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The Black Lillies On Mountain Stage

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The Black Lillies On Mountain Stage

The Knoxville roots-rock band returns to Mountain Stage with its signature mix of country, Motown blues and Americana. Hear a live set recorded at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.

The Black Lillies on Mountain Stage

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Martin Hayes And Dennis Cahill On Mountain Stage

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Martin Hayes And Dennis Cahill On Mountain Stage

Hear the Irish instrumental duo perform a set of jigs, reels and airs live in West Virginia.

Martin Hayes And Dennis Cahill On Mountain Stage

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