Ann Arbor Folk Festival Goes Online for its 44th Year
The Ann Arbor Folk Festival began in 1977 as a fundraiser for The Ark to support the preservation of folk,...
Between Takes: Detroit Musicians Celebrate George Clinton
Welcome to Between Takes; where artists and musicians tell stories about what happens behind the scenes. WDET’s Sam Beaubien has been...
Celebrating Dolly Parton, the Queen of Country
Few artists have navigated the music world as adeptly and gracefully as country music icon and philanthropist, Dolly Parton. Coming...
From Prisoner to Restaurateur: How Learning to Cook Changed Dink Dawson’s Life
Dink Dawson owns The GreenMile Grill in Detroit, a dream he nurtured while serving six and a half years at the...
Detroit Jazz Legend Wendell Harrison Wants You To “Get Up Off Your Knees” On New Album
Wendell Harrison is more than “just a Detroit guy” as he describes himself. Courtesy of Wendell Harrison The tenor saxophonist,...
Between Takes: Space is the Place for Sun Ra and John Sinclair
Welcome to Between Takes; where artists and musicians tell stories about what happens behind the scenes. WDET’s Sam Beaubien has been...
Award-Winning Poet, Activist Caroline Randall Williams on Dark Moment in History
Caroline Randall Williams is an award-winning poet and activist. She’s a Writer-in-Residence of Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt University....
Detroit’s Nordin Brothers Make Art That’s Big, Beautiful and Pretty Darn Heavy
If you live in metro Detroit, you've probably seen the work of the Nordin Brothers. The pair have been creating...
Between Takes: The Funk Brothers, The Jackson 5 and the 1967 Rebellion
Welcome to Between Takes; where artists and musicians tell stories about what happens behind the scenes. WDET’s Sam Beaubien has been...
Actor Wendell Pierce Secretly Filmed a Play in Detroit. This Is The Music That Got Him Here.
An experiment in how to bring live theatre back during the pandemic is taking place in Ann Arbor. The University of...
Judge Dismisses Cases Against 28 Detroit Black Lives Matter Protesters
The 36th District Court dealt a blow to the City of Detroit’s criminal prosecution of Black Lives Matter protesters who...
Between Takes: McKinley Jackson and Marvin Gaye’s Enduring Friendship
Welcome to Between Takes; where artists and musicians tell stories about what happens behind the scenes. WDET’s Sam Beaubien has been...