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Shemekia Copeland On Mountain Stage

Blues singer Shemekia Copeland joined Mountain Stage for its first concert in front of a live audience in 14 months.
Blues singer Shemekia Copeland performs live for <em>Mountain Stage</em> in Charleston, W.Va.

On a chilly night in April, hosted its first live audience show in 14 months. In celebration of the 150th birthday of Huntington, W.Va., the concert unfolded under the Friday night lights of Marshall University's Joan C. Edwards Football Stadium. For this momentous occasion, host Larry Groce enlisted an, as well as eight-piece band St. Paul & The Broken Bones, singer-songwriter A.J. Croce, indie rockers Ona, and West Virginia poet laureate Marc Harshman.

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