Mountain Stage
Saturdays at 10 p.m. on IPR News/Studio One and Studio One online and Sundays at 7 a.m. on Studio One online
Hosted by Kathy Mattea, Mountain Stage guarantees listeners the best seats in the house for new performers and established artists. It's a two-hour weekly exploration of the exciting and spontaneous sound of live performance, offering intelligent, contemporary music seasoned with traditional and roots artists. This award-winning show is the longest-running program of its kind.
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This week's encore broadcast of Mountain Stage with host Kathy Mattea features performances by Australian guitar phenom Tommy Emmanuel, plus slide blues guitar from Jack Broadbent, some heartfelt pop from Lera Lynn, bluegrass' finest in Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley, and a special duo set from Frank Vignola featuring Tommy Emmanuel. -
This week's episode of Mountain Stage with Kathy Mattea features performances from Bahamas, Sam Weber, Lilly Hiatt, Kishi Bashi and Curtis McMurtry. Join us starting July 22 on our NPR Music affiliates.
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This week's encore episode features performances by Todd Snider, Kathleen Edwards, Mick Flannery & Susan O'Neill, The Accidentals, and Sunny War. Join us on our stations starting Friday, July 15, 2022.
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Join us starting Friday July 8 as Kathy Mattea welcomes Ani DiFranco, Hayes Carll, Dar Williams and Mipso, on a show recorded at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences in Charleston, W.Va.
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Join us starting Friday, July 1 for an encore episode of Mountain Stage hosted by Kathy Mattea with performances by Rodney Crowell, Colin Hay, Amy Speace, Jordan Tice, and Nobody's Girl.
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This week’s episode features performances from Steve Earle & the Dukes, Malcolm Holcombe, John R. Miller, Rachel Baiman, and Mary Hott featuring The Carpenter Ants. Listen this week on your NPR affiliate.
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Tune in this week for performances from Amy Helm, Chris Pierce, The Suitcase Junket, Christian Lopez and Erin & The Wildfire. Listen starting Friday, June 17 on select NPR affiliates.
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This week's broadcast features performances from Paul Thorn, Amythyst Kia, Jess Jocoy, Anna Lynch and John Ellison featuring The Carpenter Ants
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This week's encore broadcast goes back to April 2021 for a special celebration of Huntington, West Virginia's 150th anniversary. We recorded in an outdoor football stadium, with engaging performances from St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Shemekia Copeland, AJ Croce and Ona. We also have a very special recitation from West Virginia's Poet Laureate, Marc Harshman.
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Another archive edition is in store for Mountain Stage listeners this week, recorded in 2002, with an all-star line-up with legendary acoustic guitarist Doc Watson. We’ll also hear sets from Tony Rice & Peter Rowan, Maura O’Connell, Blue Highway, Mike Seeger, and a trio of Appalachian traditional musicians Kirk Judd, Mike Bing and John Blisard.
