The Ktet is a jazz sextet based out of NYC led by vocalist and arranger KiraG. Her performance was effortlessly beautiful.” -Jeffrey Lyle Segal, Times Square Chronicles Goidel presented her own arrangement of “Home” from The Wiz, and made it sound like another, even richer piece of music entirely. Accompanied tastily on jazz guitar by Alex Frondelli, Ms.
This young jazz songbird has a fine, floating soprano voice and easy style. This is dedicated to H.T.Groce, 1924-2015.“…the highlight of the evening was a talented new face (to me), Kira Goidel. Thanks to: Don for caring much more than this recording deserved Sandra, Don, Michael and George for convincing me to do it Ray Wylie Hubbard for his talent and the memories Andy and Francis for calling me way back then the musicians who played on this recording, as always working far more than they were paid for the songwriters and the magic of songs Francis, Adam, Vas, Jeff, Josh, Joni, Patrick, Paul, Ritchie, Jimmy, Joey, Lance, Woogie, Mary Lee, The General, Brian, Brew, P-Train, BT, Julie, Ammed, Ron, Steve, Ryan and Michael for keeping their hands on the plough John Armstrong Todd Burge and most of all Sandra, Virginia and Bonnie – the reason for everything. It’s taken from a show we did at the Mother’s Day Church in Grafton, West Virginia (the birthplace of Mother’s Day) on the 100th anniversary of that holiday in 2008. BONUS TRACK Simple Song (Mountain Stage Theme) – This is a complete version of the song I sing at the beginning of every Mountain Stage.His themes are classically bittersweet – a mixture of love, loss, desire and guilt, the spectrum of feelings that that come “As soon as you learn that you don't live forever” (lyrics from another of his classics, “Little Glass of Wine”.) My Songbird - Jesse visited Mountain Stage ten times starting in 1986.Choices - Thanks to the two Georges: Jones for singing it and Korn for suggesting it to me.It was a thrill to sing it with Joan Baez when she requested it be the finale on one of her Mountain Stage performances. The Boxer - I’ve loved this song since it was released in 1970.I was grateful that Don Williams performed on the show later. Good Ole Boys Like Me - I first heard this on the radio and could sing it after two listens because I identified with it so strongly.She never recorded it but was nice to get the call. Her interest puzzled me until I realized that some of her biggest hits (“The Rose”, “From a Distance”) were basically acoustic folk songs. After it aired, we got a call from Bette Midler’s office in NYC saying Bette had heard it on the show and I spoke with her and sent her a recording at her request. In the Wilderness – I sang this on Mountain Stage back in the nineties.I’m sure no one who’s been around him will ever forget him Pancho and Lefty - Townes appeared on Mountain Stage three times, the last almost exactly two years before he died.Rick and Garth did this song on the show in 1989 and it immediately became a favorite. “The Last Waltz” concert contains the core and spirit of the music we present on Mountain Stage.
Ray Wylie first introduced me to the Big Pink album when it came out and I was hooked. The song is not related to the stories, just the title.
If I Had A Boat - Lyle sang this on the show in 1987 and I’ve liked it ever since.The mist can be beautiful but can also keep you from seeing things clearly. When the Mist Clears Away – Anyone who has lived in rural West Virginia gets the central imagery here.We were in a jug band together back in Dallas in our teens. I’m very grateful to Ray for staying around after playing on Mountain Stage to record the duet. This collection of songs includes some I’ve loved for a long time, some I was introduced to by the writers or original artists when they appeared on Mountain Stage, three of my own songs and one recent suggestion. Larry Groce, host of West Virginia Public Broadcasting's Mountain Stage, distributed by NPR, singing original songs and classic covers in a folk-Americana style.
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