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I’ve been talking this week about vibrato, the vibrato that string players use to warm up their sounds, and the vocal vibrato that’s the natural product of healthy singing. All vibrato consists of small oscillations in pitch, but not all vibrato is a blessing.

The clarinet was the last of the principal woodwind instruments to join the orchestra. The modern clarinet evolved from earlier forms in the early 1700's—later than the modern oboe, bassoon, and flute—and it wasn’t until late in the century that orchestral composers included the clarinet in their scores with any regularity.

When the dance known as the waltz first became popular in Europe in the late 1700's and early 1800's, it was considered by many to be the ultimate in lewdness and licentiousness.

“W” is for Wayne, Arthur Trezevant (1863-1930). Ornithologist.

“T” is for Thornwell, James Henley (1812-1862). Theologian, college president.

On Sunday the vertical rays of the sun will shine on the equator (the vernal equinox) at 11:33 a.m. EDT, and then begin their daily march to the north.

Evidence of owls and hawks reported on USC's Columbia campus.

Storeria dekayi, commonly known as De Kay's brown snake, De Kay's snake, and simply the brown snake (along with many others), is a small non-venomous species of snake in the family Colubridae.

After a 2-year Covid hiatus, our next guest’s culinary event is returning to our state’s Pee Dee area with the help of some big names and new features. Mike Switzer interviews Tamara Kirven, executive director of the Florence Wine and Food Festival in Florence, SC.

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C. John discusses feedback from a listener regarding last week’s topic of retaining and growing the professional class in our state.