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Roots Music Project: Mike Vial Live In WEMU Studios

89.1 WEMU | By Mat Hopson
Published November 19, 2016 at 6:23 PM EST
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Roots Music Project host Jeremy Baldwin (L) with singer/songwriter Mike Vial.
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Mike Vial plays a tune.
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Mike Vial plays with Jeremy Baldwin and engineer Mat Hopson looking on.
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Sports engineer/photographer John "JP" Petelka gets in on the action.
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Ahead of his new album,  "A World That's Bigger," Washtenaw County songwriter Mike Vial stops by the WEMU studios for exclusive live music performances and conversation.

The past year has been a busy one for Mr. Vial.  He and his wife Natalie are now the proud parents of a little girl named Virginia.  Plus, he survived getting hit by a car while crossing the street.  He credits the guitar he was carrying on his back--the very same guitar he was playing in-studio-- for saving his life.

For more on the story behind Vial's new album, "A World That's Bigger," click here.

Tracks Played:

1.  "A World That's Bigger" (Live)

2.  "Girl on the Mountain, Boy on the Beach"

3.  "Little Drum" (Live)

4.  "We're Not Here Anymore"

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— Jeremy Baldwin is the host of the Roots Music Project on WEMU. Contact him at @RMPJbaldwin or email him at studio@wemu.org.

 

 
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Jeremy Baldwin
Jeremy Baldwin was born in Oak Park, IL and is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago. An early concert experience seeing Steve Goodman at Navy Pier in Chicago helped spark his interest in Folk and Roots music and long hours listening to Stuart Rosenberg’s ‘Earth Club’ and ‘Radio Gumbo’ programs for WBEZ sent his musical tastes in every direction. He has hosted the local version of The Roots Music Project at 89.1 WEMU since 2005. Before that he honed his radio skills in Classic Country at WSDS 1480 AM in Salem, Michigan. In addition to his radio career, Jeremy has led University groups around the world for the last 24 years. He is married and is a longtime resident of Ypsilanti, MI.
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