'The State Of Things' Producer Picks: A Look Back At 2015 With Andrew Tie
As the year draws to a close, “The State of Things” is taking a moment to reflect on the highlights of 2015 with the program’s producers. Producer Andrew Tie’s favorite segments include conversations...
View ArticleBuilding A Guitar From Scratch
Terry Fritz had two loves for most of his life: playing guitar and woodworking. During a job change in 2006, a friend suggested he marry those two passions as a luthier . Fritz quickly fell in love...
View ArticleGreensboro Man Celebrates Life, Plans For Death
Retired minister Stimp Hawkins wants to say goodbye before it is too late. The 81-year-old, who has DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) tattooed brazenly across his chest, spends a lot of time thinking about the...
View ArticleTriad Headlines Of 2016
The Triad region was a case study for many of North Carolina's top news stories in 2015. Greensboro is part of the lawsuit against the latest round of redistricting in the state. The merger between...
View ArticleClimate Change And Environmental Justice
Climate change was a prominent global topic in 2015, with both the Paris climate talks and the Pope’s encyclical stirring up conversation about the future of the planet. But questions remain about what...
View ArticleAsk A Muslim Anything
Hate crimes targeting Muslims, their mosques and businesses tripled in 2015, according to a study from California State University, San Bernadino. And Islamphobobic rhetoric has been ubiquitous in...
View ArticleThe Improvisational Music Of Eugene Chadbourne
After Eugene Chadbourne saw The Beatles on television as a boy, he picked up a guitar and started playing. It was the beginning of a career in string music and improvisational techniques that have...
View ArticleThe Continuing Fight For A Living Wage
An estimated 20 percent of North Carolinians earn less than a "living wage." Advocates refer to that term as the household income needed to cover housing, food, child care, healthcare, transportation,...
View ArticleHealing Concussions As A Cultural Condition
The NCAA reports college athletes suffer more than 10,000 concussions a year , but perhaps more alarming is the fact that about three-quarters of these cases are not reported to coaches or team...
View ArticleDaShawn Hickman's Sacred Steel
The pedal steel guitar sits on a stand with foot pedals used to adjust the tension of the strings. The instrument is part of the Sacred Steel musical tradition , which was invented in 1930s-era...
View ArticleThe Dan River Girls
Each of the Winston-Salem sisters Fiona, Ellie and Jessie Burdette started taking music lessons at five years old. When the youngest sister, Jessie, turned 7, the three decided that it was time to...
View ArticleJasmé Kelly Showcases A New Album Rich With Soul And Blues
Triangle-based musician Jasmé Kelly grew up singing in church choirs and eventually decided to pursue music as an independent musician. Kelly combines her upbringing in gospel with popular blues and...
View ArticleThe Danbury Songwriters
After more than 40 years, the Stokes County Arts Council will finally have a consistent home for its growing arts scene. "The Arts Place" will feature a coffee shop, retail market, gallery, office, and...
View ArticleCheesecake And Creativity, The Story Of Eddy McGee
When Eddy McGee started as a mail carrier in the early ‘90s, he knew that he wanted his job to be more than just putting mail in a box. He started to build relationships with the people along his...
View ArticleA Conversation With Greensboro Police Chief Wayne Scott
Like many other law enforcement agencies around the country, the Greensboro Police Department is working to improve community relations while facing a period of heightened tension between police and...
View ArticleWhy The Hit Musical ‘South Pacific” Remains Relevant Today
In 1949 composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein premiered their hit musical “South Pacific.” It tells the story of how an American nurse and lieutenant find new love across cultural and...
View ArticleMusician Carmen Bliss Performs Live At The Triad Stage
The music for the live program in Greensboro was written and performed by Carmen Bliss. The Greensboro-based singer-songwriter combines rhythm and blues compositions with lyrical narratives. Listen to...
View ArticleWhisky Christy And The Half Pint Orchestra Pour Out The Blues
Christy Hopkins trained in classical music, but her heart led her to the soulful sound of Americana blues.
View ArticleMusic by Titus Gant
Greensboro-based Titus Gant is not only a jazz musician, but a music educator who helps bring music to the economically disadvantaged.
View ArticleA Historic Farmhouse Finds A Home With Musician Laura Jane Vincent
When singer-songwriter Laura Jane Vincent set out to record her entry for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert, she knew just the place to do it. Her relatives owned a historic farmhouse tucked away in rural...
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