Music From WUNC
Up one level- Terrence Simien and the Zydeco Experience
- Red Collar
- Red Collar lead singer Jason Kutchma ijoins host Frank Stasio to play from Red Collar’s album, “Pilgrim,” and to preview some new work.
- The Blessing of the Strings
- Etta Baker’s Banjo
- On today’s program host Frank Stasio discusses the little-known banjo legacy of Etta Baker.
- Schooner
- Thad Cockrell
- God, beauty, redemption and El Caminos…they’re all themes on singer-songwriter Thad Cockrell’s new record, “To Be Loved.”
- Jon Shain Trio
- For his sixth solo CD, Durham musician Jon Shain turned to the city of New Orleans for inspiration.
- The Dotmatrix Project
- The Dotmatrix Project started a couple of years ago when Sean Coon wanted to get to know some artistic types in Greensboro.
- Mysti Mayhem
- Durham singer-songwriter Mysti Mayhem may sometimes dot the “i” in her name with a heart, but she’s no pop tart. She brings her Sheryl Crow-like sound to our studio to play live in our Friday music spotlight.
- I Was Totally Destroying It
- Chapel Hill-based band, I Was Totally Destroying It, join host Frank Stasio to play a stripped-down acoustic version of their power-pop sound.
- Mariachi Symphony
- The North Carolina Symphony is about to get a mariachi makeover.
- Marcus Anderson
- Saxophonist Marcus Anderson brings his sax into the studio with host Frank Stasio to play live and talk about being a successful member of the youngest generation of professional jazz musicians.
- A Carolina Christmas with Kathy Mattea
- Tune in as Kathy Mattea, who has been nominated for two Grammys for her Christmas CDs alone, presents a seamless blend of musical styles: Baroque, Celtic, traditional Christmas, spirituals, classical choral and contemporary country
- Fleur-de-Lisa
- Haiku meets a capella in the music of Fleur-de-Lisa, a Durham-based quartet. Singers Sarah Shunk, Deborah Stewart, Andie Piddington and Sylvia Freeman join host Frank Stasio to perform live in the studio and talk about the surprising complexities of the Japanese poetry that inspires their sound.
- Cinco de Knox
- This weekend, the record label 307 Knox will celebrate its 5th anniversary in the community that nurtured it. Its founders talk about developing the little indie label that could and explain why they take an unconventional approach to promoting their artists.


