skip to main content
WUNC logo
91.5 Chapel Hill 88.9 Manteo
90.9 Rocky Mount 91.1 Welcome
91.9 Fayetteville 90.5 Buxton
Site Menu Give❤Now
  • Menu
  • Home
  • News
    • WUNC News
    • NPR News
    • State Politics
    • Business & Economy
    • Military
    • Sports
    • Weather
    • Corrections & Clarifications
  • Issues
    • Arts & Culture
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Law
    • Science & Technology
    • Health
    • Race & Demographics
    • HB2 Coverage
    • Ft Bragg Stories
  • Music
    • WUNC Music
    • Back Porch Music
    • Thistle & Shamrock
    • Sound Opinions
    • NPR Music & Concerts
  • Programs
    • On-Air Schedule
    • Programs A-Z
    • All Things Considered
    • Morning Edition
    • The State of Things
    • The People's Pharmacy
    • Back Porch Music
    • American Homefront Project
    • Fresh Air
    • Next Generation Radio
    • WUNC Youth Reporting Institute
  • Podcasts
    • Kate Bowler's "Everything Happens"
    • Occasional Shivers
    • WUNCPolitics
    • American Songster Radio
    • The State of Things
    • WUNC's Songs We Love
    • Ft. Bragg Stories
  • About
    • About WUNC
    • Listen Live (Streams, Apps, More)
    • WUNC On HD Radio
    • Station Policies & Financial Documents
    • WUNC LLC Board
    • WUNC Staff Bios & Pics
    • Get WUNC Newsletters
    • WUNC Jobs
    • Community Discussion Rules
    • Telling Public Radio’s Story
    • Contact Us
  • Events
    • State of Things in Greensboro
    • Music On The Lawn Concerts
    • WUNC Mill Music Sessions at Rocky Mount Mills
  • Support
    • Give To WUNC
    • Sustainer Information
    • Thank-You Gifts
    • Join WUNC's Leadership Circle
    • Donate Your Vehicle To WUNC
    • Be a WUNC Volunteer
    • Legacy Society: Deferred and Planned Gifts
    • Stock Gifts
    • Business Sponsors & Underwriting
  • Search
  • Menu
  • Home
  • News
    • WUNC News
    • NPR News
    • State Politics
    • Business & Economy
    • Military
    • Sports
    • Weather
    • Corrections & Clarifications
  • Issues
    • Arts & Culture
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Law
    • Science & Technology
    • Health
    • Race & Demographics
    • HB2 Coverage
    • Ft Bragg Stories
  • Music
    • WUNC Music
    • Back Porch Music
    • Thistle & Shamrock
    • Sound Opinions
    • NPR Music & Concerts
  • Programs
    • On-Air Schedule
    • Programs A-Z
    • All Things Considered
    • Morning Edition
    • The State of Things
    • The People's Pharmacy
    • Back Porch Music
    • American Homefront Project
    • Fresh Air
    • Next Generation Radio
    • WUNC Youth Reporting Institute
  • Podcasts
    • Kate Bowler's "Everything Happens"
    • Occasional Shivers
    • WUNCPolitics
    • American Songster Radio
    • The State of Things
    • WUNC's Songs We Love
    • Ft. Bragg Stories
  • About
    • About WUNC
    • Listen Live (Streams, Apps, More)
    • WUNC On HD Radio
    • Station Policies & Financial Documents
    • WUNC LLC Board
    • WUNC Staff Bios & Pics
    • Get WUNC Newsletters
    • WUNC Jobs
    • Community Discussion Rules
    • Telling Public Radio’s Story
    • Contact Us
  • Events
    • State of Things in Greensboro
    • Music On The Lawn Concerts
    • WUNC Mill Music Sessions at Rocky Mount Mills
  • Support
    • Give To WUNC
    • Sustainer Information
    • Thank-You Gifts
    • Join WUNC's Leadership Circle
    • Donate Your Vehicle To WUNC
    • Be a WUNC Volunteer
    • Legacy Society: Deferred and Planned Gifts
    • Stock Gifts
    • Business Sponsors & Underwriting
  • Search

Ben Parker

Hank, Pattie And The Current Meld Bluegrass With Bach

By Jennifer Brookland & Frank Stasio • Sep 1, 2017
From left: Robert Thornhill, Pattie Hopkins, Ben Parker, Scott E. Warren, and Hank Smith
Courtesy of Hank, Pattie and the Current

Classically-trained violinist and fiddler Pattie Hopkins Kinlaw and bluegrass banjo player Hank Smith might seem like an unlikely duo. But Hank Smith grew up testing the limits of his instrument and bending the conventional genre in unexpected ways. 

North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC is created in partnership with:

  • NPR
  • PRX
  • PRI
  • American Public Media
  • BBC
  • © 2018 WUNC
  • Bringing The World Home To You
  • 120 Friday Center Dr | Chapel Hill, NC 27517
  • Listen Live
  • Email Us
  • 919.445.9150 | 800.962.9862
  • Privacy
  • Employment
  • WUNC on Facebook
  • WUNC on Twitter
  • Weather
  • Podcasts
  • Politics & Government
  • Military
  • Education
  • 91.5 Chapel Hill | 88.9 Manteo | 90.9 Rocky Mount | 91.1 Welcome | 91.9 Fayetteville | 90.5 Buxton
  • FCC Public File Links At FCC.GOV:
  • WUNC
  • WBUX
  • WFSS
  • WUND-FM
  • WRQM
  • WUNW-FM
  • WURI