On Feb.12 at noon, WUNC’s State of Things will air a program about Etta Baker’s music and life, specifically focusing on Music Maker’s latest Etta Baker release, Etta Baker: Banjo.  Listen to MMRF Pres. Tim Duffy, Glenn Hinson of UNC-CH & Rhiannon Giddens of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, speak about Etta’s music and her rich history as one of the greatest female Piedmont Blues guitarist.

The State of Things is a live program hosted by Frank Stasio devoted to bringing the issues, personalities, and places of North Carolina to our listeners. We present the Tar Heel experience through sound, story, discussion, commentary and listener participation through calls.