Martin Sexton, the Milk Carton Kids, Feufollet, Alison Brown and Amy Speace will perform at the WVU Creative Arts Center next month with West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s “Mountain Stage.” Showtime is set for 7 p.m. April 12. General admission tickets are on sale now at the Mountainlair and CAC box offices, online at ticketmaster.com and by calling 304-293-SHOW (7469).

Guitarist and singer/songwriter Martin Sexton has a vocal style that AllMusic.com describes as “truly soulful – [a combination of] the best qualities of singers like Van Morrison, Al Green, Aaron Neville and Otis Redding.” Sexton’s songs can be heard in feature films and television, including Showtime’s “Brotherhood” and NBC’s “Parenthood.” He has collaborated with John Mayer and Peter Frampton and others in between. His latest CD, “Mixtape of the Open Road,” is a musical cross-country trip that takes listeners back to times etched in one’s soul.

The Milk Carton Kids are a contemporary folk duo that hails from Los Angeles, California. Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan formed the Milk Carton Kids in 2011 with a focus on harmonized vocals, acoustic guitar and rootsy songwriting. A favorite with the Americana crowd, the duo earned the American Music Association’s Best Duo/Group of the Year award in 2014. The Los Angeles Times calls their music an “absolute mastery of their craft.”

Feufollet – Chris Stafford, Kelli Jones-Savoy, Andrew Toups, Mike Stafford and Philippe Billeaudeaux – hails from southwest Louisiana. Their sound draws from traditional American folk, the Cajun style of their native state, Appalachian fiddle music, honky-tonk country and Delta blues. On their latest album, “Two Universes,” Feufollet proves their Cajun roots don’t define them as much as propel them forward. The band finds equal expression in blues, old-time, country ballads and rock’n’roll – all for the sake of the song – on this record.

Alison Brown is a banjo virtuoso who first came to pubic prominence when she joined Alison Krauss’ band Union Station. She is known not only as a virtuosic instrumentalist but also as an accomplished jazz-influenced composer. She was named the International Bluegrass Music Association Banjo Player of the Year in 1991 and earned a Grammy award for Best Country Instrumental Performance for her duet with B�la Fleck, “Leaving Cottondale.”

Before Amy Speace was a songwriter, she was a playwright and an actor, performing with the prestigious National Shakespeare Company. After her songwriting came to the attention of folk singer Judy Collins, Speace toured with Shawn Colvin and Nanci Griffith. Speace’s latest album “That Kind of Girl,” released earlier this month, is an intimate, heart-wrenching exploration of a love affair and its aftermath. This is Speace’s second trip to Morgantown with “Mountain Stage.”

General Admission tickets for the April 12 “Mountain Stage” concert are $18 in advance and $25 on the day of the show. Tickets are on sale now at the Mountainlair and CAC box offices, and online at ticketmaster.com. WVU Students may purchase advance tickets for $13 at the campus box offices.

“Mountain Stage” is produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting. All performances at the WVU Creative Arts Center are presented by WVU Arts & Entertainment. Stay connected with the latest event updates through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by following @wvuevents.

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