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Leftover Salmon to Appear on Mountain Stage

The Colorado jam band will make their third appearance on Mountain Stage this coming July.
Jay Blakesberg
The Colorado jam band will make their third appearance on Mountain Stage this coming July.

Mountain Stage with LarryGroce, the long-running live-performance radio program from NPR Music and West Virginia Public Broadcasting, is pleased to announce that jam band extraordinaire Leftover Salmon will return to Mountain Stage on Sunday, July 31, 2016 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston.

Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 day of show, available Friday, April 22 at 10 a.m. on mountainstage.org, by phone at 877-987-6487, locally atTaylor Booksin downtown Charleston and also at Mountain Stage'supcoming live shows.

Since their debut in 1989, Leftover Salmon have become "one of the most beloved acts on America's summer-festival circuit," creating a shoe-tapping mix of bluegrass, country, rock and Cajun music that is sure to please. Since their last appearance on the Mountain Stage back in 2013, the Colorado jam band have expanded their ranks to include Bill Payne (co-founder of the celebrated country rock outfit Little Feat) and added two more rootsy, string-based records to their name.

Their latest release is 25, a live compilation album that celebrates Leftover Salmon's 25 years of neo-bluegrass and features 25 live performances recorded over the course of two years, including this 2013 performance of "Here Comes the Night."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQDKalCykfY

More acts for this July 31 show will be announced soon. Stay up to date on Mountain Stage show news and ticket deals by following us onFacebook,Twitter,& Instagramand signing up for oure-mail newsletter. If you're looking to discover new music between now and then,subscribe to the Mountain Stage podcast on iTunes.

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Joni Deutsch was born and raised in Charleston, West Virginia, and graduated from West Virginia University with a degree in public relations and advertising. After learning the radio ropes atWLUR91.5 FM in Lexington, Virginia, Joni returned to the Mountain State and joined the West Virginia Public Broadcasting family as the creator and host of the weekly indie/alternative music program A Change of Tune and the critically-acclaimed 30 Days of #WVmusic interview series.