NPR's Mountain Stage
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
4.6from 448 ratings
- 386
- Episodes
- 62
- Transcribed
- 448
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2013
- First episode
About NPR's Mountain Stage
The Mountain Stage Podcast is the complete recording of the entire live show. It features songs that were cut from the radio broadcast, and it is the only place you can hear the full finale song. New episodes become available about 10 days after the premiere broadcast date. We have Spring and Fall seasons of new broadcasts, so if you heard a recent show but don’t see it at the top of the feed, just scroll back a few weeks or use the search function to find a specific artist.
- Publisher
- West Virginia Public Broadcasting
- Category
- music
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 29 Jul 2013
- Latest episode
- 21 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
62 of 386 episodes have a transcript.
21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
1,086 -Tony Trischka's EarlJam feat. Michael Daves, Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle, Sarah Borges, and Jack Barksdale
13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
1,085 - The Po' Ramblin Boys, Inara George, The Mammals, Red Camel Collective, Heather Maloney
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
1,084 - The Jayhawks, Tift Merritt, Tanasi, Candi Jenkins
Inside a recent episode
1,086 -Tony Trischka's EarlJam feat. Michael Daves, Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle, Sarah Borges, and Jack Barksdale
Published 21 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Uh, and yeah, Guthrie toured around with a lot of great blues musicians throughout his life and career playing bass and, uh, just developed a great appreciation for blues music and blues history. And I'm also a, a huge fan of blues and its history. So that's what we wrote this song about. And yeah, it's called Before the Devil Knows. Dark was the night, cold was the ground. Dress for Sunday on a Saturday night Blind Willie singing gospel blues Down on the corner for nickels and dimes To left hand slide and your right hand go May you get to heaven for the devil knows Seven whistles and seven phones Let your left hand slide and your right hand go May you get to heaven for the devil knows Go down Moses to the sea Over yonder Galilee Two trains running let freedom ring Looking for the moss on the trees But your left hand slide and your right hand go May you get to heaven for the devil knows Seven whistles and seven crows. […]
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- Tony Trischka
- Michael Daves
- Sarah Borges
- Jack Barksdale
- Inara George
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 448 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100
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- Quality
- 66
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 91
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- Does not typically book guests
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