At Mountain Stage

31°f/0°C, very foggy this morning after yesterday's rain and continued thaw. Partly cloudy the rest of the day. 

What a show! It has been a long while since we attended a Mountain Stage show, and we picked a good one. How well I remember the first Mountain Stage---I was working as a security guard in the building that housed WV Public Radio, and I remember the excitement of the creators the night before and then the next night after the show (I worked 5pm to 1am then, 6 days a week). In later months and years, I was able to attend occasionally,  but then the ticket prices became unaffordable for us. This time we splurged and it was well worth the cost! 

We were excited to see local girl Makenna Hope on the show! You might remember that she performed at our local open mic a month or so ago, and we thought she was terrific. Well, apparently we're not the only ones! Since Julie Adam's retired, I wonder if they ard looking for a replacement? Makenna would be a good one, in my book.

Here are a few clips from the show. They have to be less than a minute because of copyright,  but at least you can get a sense of it. This show will air in a few weeks, if your local station carries Mountain Stage.

The start of the show always features this song.

The Amanda Cross Bluegrass Band was high energy.

Tim O'Brien and his wife Jan Fabricious. I think i spelled that right. Excellent vocalist and mandolin player. This song, Back to Eden, was really beautiful. 

There were other excellent groups performing, but I didn't video them all. Here is a short clip from the final song, which included everyone who was on the show. I clipped the part with Makenna singing so you could hear what a fine voice she has. She follows Amanda Cross in the clip.

And last, but the best part of yhe show and our main reason for going, this little taste of Solas. Tim O'Brien came onstage to harmonize with Nuala Kennedy. 

It was a late night for us old folks, but we'll worth the drive home in the foggy dark. 

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