The internationally-renowned Mountain Stage, a production of West Virginia Public Broadcasting, will present a second live show at the WVU Creative Arts Center on Sunday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now.
Hosted by Larry Groce and the Mountain Stage Band, guests will include Steve Forbert, Jay Farrar, Don Dixon, moke, and Eagle-Eye Cherry.
Steve Forbert rolled into New York City at the tender age of 21. A”good old Southern boy,”Forbert toted his dreamer’s cargoan acoustic guitar, suitcase, songs and high aspirations of recording his music and hearing it on the radio. In the past 25 years, Forbert has made a name for himself by giving his music straight to his audience. Forbert’s songs include”Song for the South,”“Lonesome Cowboy Bill’s Song,”and”Planet Earth Song.”
Jay Farrar, co-founded the alternate-country band Uncle Tupelo and lead a second band, Son Volt, before going solo. Playing acoustic, baritone and electric guitar; piano; synthesizer; and tambura on his album Sebastopol, Farrar proves he is capable of pulling the heavy load on songs”Feel Free,”“Voodoo Candle,”and”Outside the Door.”
Don Dixon is best know for his emergence from the American underground’s jangle-pop movement of the early 80s. With the release of his 1985 solo debut Most of the Girls Like to Dance But Only Some of the Boys Do, Dixon solidified his reputation among jangle-pop aficionados. Other albums include Romeo at Juilliard, Chi-Town Budget Show, Romantic Depressive, and The Invisible Man.
The South London group moke has been described as”one of Britain’s most promising guitar groups”(The Face). Forging funk and classic rock, moke’s second album Carnival celebrates British rock’n’roll. Songs include”My Degeneration,”“Slide,”and”Magic House.”
Eagle-Eye Cherry’s musical ability comes naturally as talent runs in the family beginning with his father, legendary jazz trumpeter Don Cherry, and his sister, soul diva Neneh Cherry. His 1998 album Desireless scaled the charts with the release of his smash hit”Save Tonight.”This year brought his second U.S. release with Present Future.
If you regret missing the first performance of Mountain Stage, here is a second chance. Tickets are $10 for the general public if purchased in advance and $12 on the day of the show. Tickets for WVU students are $10.
Tickets may be purchased at the Mountainlair and CAC Box Offices, all Ticketmaster outlets and on-line atwww.ticketmaster.com. To charge by phone, call 293-SHOW or 292-0220. For more information, call 293-SHOW or visit WVU Arts&Entertainment on the Web atwww.events.wvu.edu. jw/10/22/01