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  • Roger McGuinn at The Arts Center, May 3

    Friend of ibiblio, and curator of The Folk Den, Roger McGuinn will perform at the Arts Center in Carrboro, NC on May 3, 2013.

    More info about the show can be found here.

    McGuinn records and posts new folk song every month on The Folk Den. In 2002 a CD collection of these postings, Treasures from the Folk Den was nominated for a Grammy award for Best Traditional Folk Album.

    Here Roger performs with Steve Martin and the Rock Bottom Remainders in 2010

  • A Classical Connection

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    Continuing a series of posts highlighting our support of community radio, this week we turn to WCPE 89.7 fm, North Carolina’s classical station. WCPE is currently in their Spring fundraiser. Show them support by pledging online

    WCPE serves the Piedmont area, including Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, with 100,000 watts of power, and is dedicated to delivering the finest classical music programming over the highest-quality broadcast signal.

    ibiblio is pleased to support WCPE by hosting its online web streaming. To get you in the listening mood, here’s something you might hear on the classical station, from Poulenc’s breathtaking choral work, Gloria:

  • Connecting your Community: ibiblio hosts local radio streaming

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    Community radio connects citizens to the people and events that matter to them, in the places that they live.

    We’d like to highlight our support for a number of community stations that are dedicated to providing their listeners with engaging, local, relevant, and unique content.

    We’re proud to host the online streaming service for WCOM 103.5 FM in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area. WCOM is listener supported, and volunteer powered radio that brings in-depth access to the Triangle’s best new musicians and intellects.

    Listen below to a recent broadcast of the Wacqueline Stern Show, featuring professional artists from many disciplines. In this episode host  Jackie “Wac Stern” Helvey welcomes musicians Shannon O’Connor and Eric Chesson to play some tunes live on air: