Mountain Stage with Stephen Kellogg, Kathy Matea, Corduroy Brown and More

A Stephen Kellogg performance is like watching Ted Lasso live. Whether he’s playing music or doing stand-up, his shows leave people inspired and restored. For more than two decades, this wordsmith, Tedx speaker, stand-up comic, author and troubadour, has delighted audiences around the world. Planet Bluegrass calls him “a first class songwriter with a poet’s gift for fresh imagery,” and Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz says of Kellogg, “there are few people in rock n’ roll who are just so great.” He has received the Armed Forces Entertainer of the Year award and has had his work nominated for a Grammy. Rolling Stone magazine describes his sound as “John Prine fronting the Heartbreakers.” The recent “Sit Down & Stand Up” Tour was a one man show that opened to rave reviews from fans and critics alike. A mix of music, humor and storytelling, each performance paints a unique canvas that covers the full spectrum of human emotions. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll go home with a full heart.

This installment of Mountain Stage also features Appalachian rock favorite Corduroy Brown, GRAMMY-nominated protest bluegrass outfit Joe Troop & The Truth Machine, West Virginia-based Americana group Kindred Valley, and Colorado singer-songwriter Emily Scott Robinson. Hosting the evening is two-time GRAMMY Award winner and West Virginia native Kathy Mattea.

A treasure of West Virginia, Mountain Stage is the home of live music on public radio. Produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting and distributed by NPR Music, each two-hour episode of Mountain Stage can be heard every week on nearly 270 stations across America, and around the world via NPR Music and mountainstage.org.