Willie Sugarcapps On Mountain Stage

NPR

Published May 6, 2014 at 12:41 PM EDT

1 of 5 — Willie Sugarcapps is a bona fide Americana supergroup.

Willie Sugarcapps is a bona fide Americana supergroup.

2 of 5 — The band grew out of jam sessions in southern Alabama.

The band grew out of jam sessions in southern Alabama.

3 of 5 — The five distinct musicians teamed up with a Grammy-winning producer/engineer to craft their first album together.

The five distinct musicians teamed up with a Grammy-winning producer/engineer to craft their first album together.

4 of 5 — Willie Sugarcapps is Grayson Capps, Will Kimbrough and Corky Hughes, with the husband-and-wife duo Sugarcane Jane.

Willie Sugarcapps is Grayson Capps, Will Kimbrough and Corky Hughes, with the husband-and-wife duo Sugarcane Jane.

This is the band's first appearance on <em>Mountain Stage</em> as a complete group.

5 of 5 — This is the band's first appearance on Mountain Stage as a complete group.

This is the band's first appearance on Mountain Stage as a complete group.

Willie Sugarcapps appears on Mountain Stage, recorded live at the Culture Center in Charleston, W.Va.

The band consists of singer-songwriter Grayson Capps, guitarists Will Kimbrough and Corky Hughes, and husband-and-wife duo Sugarcane Jane. What began as a jam session in southern Alabama quickly became something more: The chemistry among the five distinct musicians inspired a repertoire that demanded to be documented, so they recruited Capps' longtime partner, Grammy-winning producer and engineer Trina Shoemaker. The addition helped spawn the band's self-titled debut album.

Many of Willie Sugarcapps' members have played on Mountain Stage separately over the years — including Kimbrough, who appeared with Todd Snider's road band The Nervous Wrecks during his Mountain Stage debut in 1995.

Set List

"Willie Sugarcapps"

"Energy"

"Oh, Colorado"

"Poison"

"Trouble"

"Bring It On Home To Me"