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We round out our string of February live recordings this Sunday at the Clay Center. We'll welcome back Ani DiFranco for the sixth time, Chuck Prophet for the fifth time, and Righteous Babe recording artist Erin McKeown who is making her third  appearance.

Our first-time guests include guitar phenomenon Andy McKee and New Orleans break-out star Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (recently reviewed in the Boston Globe).

Click HERE to get tickets online, or stop by Taylor Books on Capitol St. or the Clay Center Box Office here in downtown Charleston. You can also charge by phone at 304.561.3570.

Advance tickets are $15 across the board, but the event is RESERVED SEATING. Tickets will be $20 at the door, available at the Clay Center Box Office.

Click HERE for more on each guest in our "Live on Stage" Newsletter.

This weekend on the radio our guests are Athens, GA's roots-rockers The Drive By Truckers, Austin, TX Americana act The Belleville Outfit, Brooklyn pop-rock by The Spring Standards, songwriter and storyteller Steve Poltz and folk super group Sometymes Why.

Click here for a list of stations and airtimes in your area. If Mountain Stage isn't carried in your area, several stations offer streaming audio, including our mothership station WV Public Radio. Follow this link Sunday at 3pm to hear the show online. Segments will begin going up Monday at NPR Music.

Mountain Stage fans in Alabama will be able to see our Mountain Stage series of specials beginning Tuesday March 2 at 10pm and each Tuesday following. Click here for more on our HD TV series and HERE for a link to Alabama Public TV.

Here's a summary of the episodes:
-Tue, March 2 at 10 p.m.
Ralph Stanley, Roni Stoneman, Dale Jett

-Tue, March 9 at 10 p.m.
This Mountain Stage HD special welcomes Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and Ollabelle

-Tue, March 16 at 10 p.m.
The Del McCoury Band plus Paul Thorn and the incomparable Jessi Colter

-Tue, March 23 at 10 p.m.
Tim O’Brien, Uncle Earl, The Yonder Mountain String Band

Don't forget to become a fan of Mountain Stage on Facebook and thanks for listening and reading.

We are already looking towards another performance in Morgantown, WV at the WVU Creative Arts Center, April 11, at 7pm, and TICKETS are on sale NOW.

Our guests will be Jakob Dylan, April Smith and Swedish folk sensation The Tallest Man on Earth. Just added are the LA-via Louisville sister duo The Watson Twins. One more guest will be announced.

Tickets are available online at Ticketmaster, at the Mountainlair Box Office and by calling 304.293.SHOW. All seats are General Admission, $15 in advance and $20 day of show.

Jakob Dylan is preparing for the release of "Women & Country," his follow-up to the critically acclaimed debut solo CD "Seeing Things" on April 6. You can hear "Nothing But The Whole Wide World," featuring Neko Case on backup vocals, below.

Thanks to everyone who came to the Culture Center for a sold-out Mountain Stage last night here in Charleston. You can hear yourselves on the radio, along with Robert Earl Keen, Ray Wylie Hubbard, The Sweetback Sisters, Danny Barnes and Darrell Scott, the week of April 16-18 in most areas. Keep an eye on the Broadcast Schedule and find a station in your area HERE.

There are some photos from the performance by Chris Morris over on our MySpace page and don't forget to become one of over 5,300 fans on Facebook. As always, thank you for your support.

We're back in Charleston next Sunday with a roster of heavy hitters including Lucero, Sam Bush, The Bottle Rockets, Sons of Bill and Bud Carroll & The Southern Souls. Tickets are available online, by calling 800.594.TIXX and locally at Taylor Books

 Visit our Live Show Schedule if you'd like to make plans to come see a recording in person. We'd love to see you in Charleston.

This Sunday's Mountain Stage recording  in Charleston is SOLD OUT. There may be some tickets available at the Culture Center Box Office, which opens at 5pm. Our guests will be Robert Earl Keen, Ray Wylie Hubbard, The Sweetback Sisters, Darrell Scott and Danny Barnes.

Doors open at 6:30pm and the show starts at 7pm.

The box office will also have advance tickets for February 21, featuring Lucero, Sam Bush Band, Bud Carroll & the Southern Souls, the Sons of Bill and the Bottle Rockets. You can also purchase online, at Taylor Books in downtown Charleston or by phone at 800.594.TIXX.

You can read our "sweetheart" edition of our "Live On Stage" newsletter by clicking HERE.

Here is an article from the Charleston Daily Mail on the Sweetback Sisters, who have deep connections to West Virginia.

The Charleston Gazette has feature stories on Robert Earl Keen , whose latest CD has an appearance by Billy Bob Thorton, and Ray Wylie Hubbard, who went to high school with our host, Larry Groce.

Mountain Stage will be offering point of sale refunds for the canceled February 7 show.

Tickets purchased at Taylor Books in downtown Charleston may be returned there. If you purchased online through our ticket service, Music Today, refunds should be processed in the next 48 hours.

If you have any questions or concerns about tickets purchased online, please contact Music Today at 800.594.TIXX or
tix@musictoday.com. Any further questions, please call Jeff Shirley at 304.556.4900.

We will work to reschedule each guest. When information becomes available we will post it here.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your support as always.

Due to weather we have been forced to CANCEL this Sunday's Mountain Stage recording at the Culture Center. We hope to reschedule every guest as soon as possible. Please help spread the word to anyone you know who had planned to attend. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Tickets can be refunded at point of sale, beginning Monday, February 8.  Music Today  will e-mail you with information soon if you purchased online.

This Sunday, February 7 at the Culture Center is SOLD-OUT. There may be a few returns available at the show's box office, which opens at 5pm on Sunday, first-come, first-serve.  

Doors open at 6:30pm and the show starts at 7pm. At their request, Dashboard Confessional will START THE SHOW, so be
sure to arrive early.

Dashboard's Chris Carrabba was featured in the Charleston Gazette today, and Brooke Waggoner received coverage in the Gazette and in Graffiti.

Tickets are going quickly for the remainder of our upcoming Live Show Schedule, so get your tickets HERE. Mountain Stage is now offering a limited number of advance tickets to most upcoming show at the Mountain Stage Box Office (with no fees) on show days.

Thanks for supporting live music here in Charleston, WV and we'll see you at the Culture Center on Sunday.