The Signal 7.29.11 & 7.30.11 - Life on "The Block", traditional Irish music, and Wendel Patrick

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For many Charm City locals, there’s a seedy stretch of Baltimore Street that might as well not exist, but this week guest producer Baynard Woods gives us a look at what life really is like for the people who make their living in the city’s red-light district, The Block.

Dan Isaacson, Mathew Olwell, and Kelly Smits join us for a live in-studio performance of traditional Irish music

Plus: When you hear the lush, layered musical arrangements on Wendel Patrick’s new CD, "Forthcoming,” you want to know how many people are in his band… The answer is surprisingly simple: It’s all one man, Wendel Patrick, and this hour he explains how he makes it happen with nothing but a keyboard and a computer.