Mountain Blog

As we showed you in yesterday’s post, The Civil Wars- who record with us Feb. 13 here in Charleston - were recently guest artists on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Some of our other guests are making the TV rounds before they join us to be featured on the radio. Here are some highlights.

Also scheduled to appear on Mountain Stage February 13 is Canadian songwriter Ron Sexsmith, whose latest CD “Long Player Late Bloomer” is available for pre-ordrer now. It’s out March 1.

Here’s the lyric video for the Bob Rock-produced first single, “Love Shines.”

Get your Tickets to Feb. 13 online, by phone at 800.594.TIXX or locally at Taylor Books on Capitol St.

Joining Sexsmith and The Civil Wars are Mark Olson, Sonya Kitchell feat. Brooklyn Strings and The Steel Wheels. Showtime is 7pm. Visit the Live Show Schedule for more.

After their highly acclaimed album “Oh My God Charlie Darwin” brought The Low Anthem near-unanimous praise, the Rhode Island quartet is back with a new CD, "Smart Flesh"-due February 22, and stopped by David Letterman’s studios to render a performance of “Ghost Woman Blues” which you can watch below.

Click HERE to order “Smart Flesh” on Amazon, also available in expanded 2-CD Deluxe version.

The Low Anthem join us Feb. 27 at the Charleston Civic Center Little Theater along with Lucinda Williams (acoustic), Red Horse, Ivan & Alyosha, and Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion. Click here for Tickets or call 800.745.3000. You can also stop by the Civic Center Box office Monday-Friday during normal business hours.

Amos Lee will be performing on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno tonight, Jan. 26, and for those daytime viewers, you’ll be able to see him perform on the Ellen DeGeneres show Friday, Jan. 28. Her site calls him “One of Ellen’s favorite musicians.”

Lee joins us for the third time on April 24 here in Charleston, along with the Wailin’ Jennys and Nellie McKay. His latest CD “The Mission Bell” was released Tuesday, and can be ordered HERE on Amazon for only $6.99!

Get your Tickets to April 24 online, by phone at 800.594.TIXX or locally at Taylor Books on Capitol St.

Since she joins us April 24 with Amos Lee, here is Nellie McKay performing “Caribbean Time” from her latest, “Home Sweet Mobile Home” on Craig Ferguson.

Get your Tickets to April 24 online, by phone at 800.594.TIXX or locally at Taylor Books on Capitol St. and visit the Live Show Schedule for more information. Be sure to connect with us at facebook.com/mountainstage and suggest us to some friends.

We are looking forward to seeing you in the audience. 

After our thrilling trip to Glasgow, Scotland as part of the Celtic Connections festival, we're getting geared up to return to our home venue.(More on that show as the Broadcast comes closer).

We’ve added another exciting artist to our line-up for Sunday, February 13 here in Charleston at the Culture Center Theater. The Steel Wheels from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia will be joining us, along with the Jayhawk’s Mark Olson, Canadian songwriter Ron Sexsmith (whose latest "Long Player Late Bloomer" was produced by Bob Rock), The Civil Wars and Sonya Kitchell featuring Brooklyn Strings.

The Steel Wheels are no stranger to those following the Americana music scene. They’ve performed at Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, Appalachian Uprising, Floyd Fest and also at the famed Northern West Virginia venue The Purple Fiddle. They’re latest release, Red Wing, can be heard and ordered on Amazon.

Tickets can be found online, by phone at 800.594.TIXX or locally at Taylor Books in Charleston.

The Civil Wars, a.k.a Joy Williams and John Paul White, appeared on the Tonight Show last week to promote the February 1 release of their debut, “Barton Hollow,” which you can pre-order on Amazon and a portion of your purchase goes to Mountain Stage at no extra cost. Watch the performance below. 

Tickets for all of our Live Shows are on sale now. Be sure to check out our facebook events and keep up with the latest by “liking” us at facebook.com/mountainstage.