Greensboro Duo Em & Ty Are Partners In Love And Music

WUNC News | By Laura Pellicer,

Published November 5, 2019 at 7:33 PM EST

Credit Courtesy Em & Ty

Emma and Tyler Millard have their own separate, busy musical careers, but when they perform and write together, they deliver a sound that is moody and intimate. The couple pen tales that conjure the ghosts of the past and dig into feelings of nostalgia, often infused with a healthy dose of humor.Greensboro-based artists Em & Ty perform live at the Triad Stage's UpStage Cabaret.

While Emma’s musical roots go back to classical training in her youth, Tyler picked up a guitar as he faced the ever-advancing degenerative eye condition Retinitis pigmentosa. Today, Tyler is legally blind and his music has grown into his primary passion. Emma and Tyler Millard share their music live on The State of Things’ at the Triad Stage’s UpStage Cabaret in downtown Greensboro. The duo perform at Old Homeplace Vineyard in WInston-Salem on Sunday, Nov. 17 and at Raylen Vineyard in Mocksville on Friday, Nov. 29.

Laura Pellicer

Laura Pellicer is a producer with The State of Things (hyperlink), a show that explores North Carolina through conversation. Laura was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, a city she considers arrestingly beautiful, if not a little dysfunctional. She worked as a researcher for CBC Montreal and also contributed to their programming as an investigative journalist, social media reporter, and special projects planner. Her work has been nominated for two Canadian RTDNA Awards. Laura loves looking into how cities work, pursuing stories about indigenous rights, and finding fresh voices to share with listeners. Laura is enamored with her new home in North Carolina—notably the lush forests, and the waves where she plans on moonlighting as a mediocre surfer.

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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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