Merlefest, The American Music Celebration, kicks off this week in Wilkesboro. The event has grown in its almost 20 years, and this year expects 80,000 music fans for four days of foot-stomping roots music, jazz and rock. Host David Crabtree talks with two Merlefest veterans, musicians Jim Lauderdale and Darrell Scott. They’ll discuss the festival and they’ll play a few songs to preview their upcoming performances. (40:00)
Archive for April, 2006
Merlefest
Wednesday, April 26th, 2006Bound By Law
Wednesday, April 26th, 2006Duke law professors figured the only way to make intellectual property law accessible to the general public was to write a comic book. The result is “Bound by Law,” sixty-six pages of adventures from a day in the life of Akiko, a documentary filmmaker who fights for fair use of intellectual material that is in the public domain. Host David Crabtree speaks with Duke University law professor James Boyle about the comic book, our permissions-based culture, and its impact on creativity and digital artists. (17:30)
Three Doctors
Tuesday, April 25th, 2006Three Doctors: Thirteen years ago three boys set a goal to one day raise themselves out of their tough inner-city neighborhood. Their pact was to become doctors, together. Leoneda Inge, a reporter at North Carolina Public Radio – WUNC, wanted to share their story with her son, Jean Christian. She talks with host David Crabtree about taking Jean Christian to interview The Three Doctors – Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt, and George Jenkins – and we hear excerpts from the interview. (10:00)
NC Politics
Tuesday, April 25th, 2006NC Politics: Host David Crabtree leads a wide-ranging conversation on the North Carolina political landscape, from perceptions of embattled Speaker of the State House Jim Black to early speculation on the 2008 race for Governor. Guests include Laura Leslie, capitol reporter at North Carolina Public Radio – WUNC; Jack Betts, associate editor and columnist with the Charlotte Observer; and Kerra Bolton, reporter and columnist with the Asheville Citizen-Times. Listener Call-In. (40:00)
Story Corps – Lumbee
Tuesday, April 25th, 2006For 151 years the State of North Carolina has recognized the Lumbee as a tribe. But for much of that time, that special recognition has meant anything but special treatment. During a visit to the StoryCorps MobileBooth, Lumbees Gary Locklear and Mike Cummings reflected on how discrimination affected their confidence. (5:00)