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The Bulltown Strutters

WUNC | By Frank Stasio,
Shawn Wen
Published June 1, 2012 at 11:15 AM EDT
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The Bulltown Strutters bring the street band traditions of New Orleans to their own home in Durham, NC. The 20-member group urges their audiences to join them in parade, dance, and merry-making. Host Frank Stasio will speak to band leader Blaise Kielar about their fresh takes on familiar music and the some of the ensemble will perform live in the studio.

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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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Shawn Wen
Shawn Wen joined the staff of The State of Things in March 2012 and served as associate producer until February 2014.
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