Scythian, and more on Mountain Stage

Be a part of the live radio audience as Mountain Stage records an episode for NPR Music with host Kathy Mattea!

We are excited to be back at the Hylton Performing Arts Center on the campus of George Mason University in Manassas, VA to record this episode of Mountain Stage!

GUEST ARTISTS: Scythian, and more TBA (click each artist to learn more)

Tickets: $40-$75

*Tickets go on sale to the public on Aug. 4
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About Mountain Stage

Since 1983, Mountain Stage has been one of the most beloved programs in public radio history. Eclectic and authentic, the show’s varied guests have included iconic artists from John Prine and Townes Van Zandt to Wilco and Phish. Under the leadership of Grammy Award-winning country and bluegrass star Kathy Mattea since 2021, Mountain Stage continues to bring music discovery to parts known and unknown.

Produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting and distributed by NPR Music, each two-hour episode is recorded in front of a live audience and can be heard every week on over 200 stations across America, and around the world via NPR Music and mountainstage.org.