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Pete Farmer is no farmer. He's a one-man-band: this week on the Green Room

Tom Carr

Pete Farmer isn’t opposed to playing with other musicians, but it can be a pain to coordinate. Sometimes he just wants to play by himself – and that’s why he created a drum contraption that turns anyone into a one-man or one-woman-band.

Plus, author Stuart Dybek is a genius – at least according to the MacArthur Foundation which gave him one of its so-called 'genius grants' a few years back. We hear from him in advance of an appearance in northern Michigan next week.

Credit Kate Botello

Wait, why is it called the Green Room again?

Credit Ray Weigel
Fans wait for Joshua Davis at State Theatre.

A green room is a space where performers hang out between the dressing room and the stage. It's a place to relax, that usually has a couch and some snacks. So think of the Green Room on Interlochen Public Radio as your backstage pass into the world of the arts each week.

There is some irony with the name. Though IPR constantly hosts artists as they perform live from our very own Studio A, we don't actually have a green room in the building. We don't even have a couch!

The Green Room   
Fridays on Morning Edition on IPR News Radio 
Fridays on Morning Classical with Kate Botello on Classical IPR