Joan Shelley Delivers Folklore With Finesse

WUNC News | By Frank Stasio,

Charlie Shelton

Published September 8, 2016 at 11:40 AM EDT

Joan Shelley performs at the Mothlight in Asheville on Friday, Sept. 9 and at the Fletcher Opera Theater in Raleigh on Saturday, Sept. 10 as a part of Hopscotch Music Festival

Singer-songwriter Joan Shelley believes in the power of place. She strives to immerse herself in a location's history and folklore, whether that be her hometown of Louisville, Ky. or the islands of Greece.

Singer-songwriter Joan Shelley

Host Frank Stasio talks with Shelley about how she overcame stage fright and now travels the world writing songs.

Shelley also performs live on acoustic guitar. Shelley plays at The Mothlight in Asheville on Friday, Sept. 9 at 9 p.m. and at Fletcher Opera Theater in Raleigh on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 10:30 p.m. as part of the Hopscotch Music Festival.

Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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Charlie Shelton