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Radio Made in Michigan

Current State # 140 | August 9, 2013

WKAR Public Media | By Current State

Published August 12, 2013 at 3:23 PM EDT

Today on Current State: Our live broadcast from the 2013 Great Lakes Folk Festival. We'll talk with festival acting director Lora Helou; local folk artist Joel Mabus; keeping the tradition of metalsmithing alive; a chat with folk afficiando Bob Blackman, the NYAKA AIDS Orphan Project and Hmong folk singer Mai Zong Vue.

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