Printable Schedule
Monday
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Madame Psychosis Hour
Join DJ Hummingbird Feeder for two hours of short-attention-span madness and long-attention-span excursions. This Night Train makes regular stops everywhere from Soulsville, post-Punk University, and the South Bronx, to the heaviest Drones of the deep sea, the far reaches of the Krautrock universe, and the bedrooms of Computer Nerds everywhere. Allowances will be made for anything else that happens to get caught in the cow-catcher or flattened on the rails.
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Dawn's Early Light
Start the work week on a classical note with Dawn's Early Light. Dawn awakens with Bach then moves through an array of periods and styles, never forgetting the musicality of the human voice.
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The Bump!
Start your Mondays right on track with toe-tappin' tunes that set the soundtrack to your morning. Hear contemporary artists' unique groove, alongside classic icons of jazz. Early bop, bluesy jazz, modern funk. Light and upbeat, only enjoyable 'Monday Morning' jazz. It's a bump in the right direction.
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Funhouse
Enter the Funhouse to get your blood flowing and your groove going with a cornucopia of high energy tunes. Maybe even get a good dose of funk to put a hitch in your giddyup.
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Soulful Situation
From the Dixie-fried sounds of the Southern soul centers of Muscle Shoals, Memphis, New Orleans and Shreveport to the Uptown Rhythm and Blues shots from the Northern cities of Chicago, Detroit, New York and Philadelphia, Robin puts you in a Situation that is Sooo Soulful!
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The Broadcasting System
It's about getting into it. Lightning Bolt gets into it, and so do Tony Conrad and Stereolab. Ralph Peer recorded Jimmie Rogers and the Carter Family getting into it in Bristol. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is all about it. They get into it in the forests of Bali and they surf slack-keyed on it in Hawaii. It's called transport, and only music - every kind of music - does it for me. How about you? Two hours spent deep in it, with Tyler.
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Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and co-hosted by Juan Gonzalez, is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program. Tune in as independent and international journalists, ordinary people from around the world who are directly affected by U.S. foreign policy, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics, and independent analysts discuss breaking news and timely issues.
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Virginia News
Tune in every weekday at 5 p.m. as news director Ellie Stanton and the WTJU News Staff bring you the latest from Charlottesville and around the region. You'll get all the good stuff from this student-run program---from UVA news to what's happening in Charlottesville and Albemarle as well as coverage of statewide issues from Virginia Public Radio. This combination of original reporting and important local stories is just what you need for the ride home! Wtjunews@virginia.edu
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The Early Music Show
Journey back through eight centuries before the time of J. S. Bach with the first-millennium troubadours and the meditative, sacred music of Hildegard; the sublime motets of Josquin and the foot-tapping dances of Praetorius; the rich English anthems of William Byrd, and much more.
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The Five-Star Edition
Ear training, with fine archival and contemporary performances of time-honored repertoire...
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Anything Goes
The broad range of that modern music we call jazz is all subject to exploration. Expect a sampling of classic jazz, post-bop, standards, contemporary jazz, and new releases with a smattering of avant-garde and even electronica. Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue may all be found on Anything Goes.
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Turn Me On
Let DJs Charlie Foxtrot and Biggtender get your sonic goat every Monday night from 11pm to 1am. We'll generally start things off with a mix of funk, R&B, soul, and hip hop. As the show goes on, we might transition to an eccentric blend of psych, electro, pop, post-punk, chillwave, or whatever else might be tickling our fancies. So tune in and sit back, because Turn Me On is the best thing to happen to your Mondays, hands down.
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Tuesday
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La Belle Musique
Always great performances of the finest in classical music, together with reports of weather and events from town and gown, help start your day with uplifted spirits.
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All That Jazz
An eclectic mix that showcases the best in piano jazz from WTJU's current and archival collections... Latin and 50's bop always included.
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Rhythm and Romance
Post-war Pop featuring vocal and instrumental recordings from a time of optimism and opportunity... Ella, Sarah, Tony, Mel, Rosemary and Frank...
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Walk Right In
Walk Right In and sit right down to a musical lunch. On the menu you'll find plenty of acoustic staples: folk, old time, country blues and bluegrass. The offerings range from vintage to fresh, exotic to local. Find out who's coming to town and sample their sounds. Let your hair hang down and your mind roll on.
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WTJU Folk Dance Calendar
A listing of traditional dance activities in the WTJU listening area... New England contra dancing, square dancing, English, Scotch, Irish, and International folk dancing are a few of the many different forms of folk dance available in and around Charlottesville. Also airs Saturdays at 10am.
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Ye Olde Tuesday Afternoon Rocke Show
"we are but simple travelers who seek the enchanter who lives beyond these woods--"
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Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and co-hosted by Juan Gonzalez, is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program. Tune in as independent and international journalists, ordinary people from around the world who are directly affected by U.S. foreign policy, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics, and independent analysts discuss breaking news and timely issues.
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Virginia News
Tune in every weekday at 5 p.m. as news director Ellie Stanton and the WTJU News Staff bring you the latest from Charlottesville and around the region. You'll get all the good stuff from this student-run program---from UVA news to what's happening in Charlottesville and Albemarle as well as coverage of statewide issues from Virginia Public Radio. This combination of original reporting and important local stories is just what you need for the ride home! Wtjunews@virginia.edu
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Eventide
Andrew brings you a melodious mix of romantically inspired music, from symphonies and concerti to nocturnes and tone poems. Luxuriate in a lush variety of works by the masters of emotive music and experience a world where the quality of music is not strained.
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A Time for Singing
Great singing is always the main feature as Ann Shaffer offers the finest in solos, duets, ensembles and choruses from the recital tradition and the world of opera.
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Loose Threads
Featuring modern and mainstream jazz, including bebop, hard bop, funk, avant-garde, and European jazz. You will hear the cutting edge of today's jazz artists while celebrating the masters of the past and the tasteful experimentation of the future.
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Radio Freedonia
One salt-rubbed hunk of indie rock
1 Florin, Post-Punk Gold 1/4 Cup, Whine Pop Vinegar 1/3 Mole, Brazilian Tropicalisimo 2 Bunchs, Wilted Soul and Psychedelia 2 Omicrons, Electronic Ambience 1 Candela, Forgotten Funk 1 Blessed Blast, Japanese Noise Bands Dash of bitter insouciance Salt-n-Pepa to taste Braise Weekly. Cooks between 11 PM and 1 AM on Tuesday nights on 91.1 WTJU. | ||||||||||
Wednesday
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Gamut
Join Ralph Graves (Radiostar) every Wednesday morning as he runs the gamut of music from the middle ages to the present. Since 1984, Ralph's not aired the same work twice (on purpose, that is), nor run out of great music to share with you. Wake up Wednesdays to the most wide-ranging classical program you'll hear anywhere!
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Left of Cool
Modern Jazz programming designed to give your morning a lift. Left of Cool is a place where improvising musicians of all styles can come together and see what's possible. Searching for that common thread, acoustic or electric, experimental and eclectic -- whatever sounds good!
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UVA Today
UVA Today Radio Show is a weekly five minute show that provides news and information about the University of Virginia of interest to the greater community. Look for new editions of the show every Wednesday at 11:55 a.m. on WTJU. The program is presented by staff of the University of Virginia's Office of Public Affairs.
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Radio Tropicale
From the Old World to the New, from the villages to the cities where it all flows together, immerse yourself in the dance music of the world. Rhythm is the universal language on your sonic life raft, WTJU. Show frequently features guests and guest hosts from countries around the world.
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Nowhere Near
Sublimating three decades of self-loathing into two hours of desultory music you may or may not enjoy.
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Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and co-hosted by Juan Gonzalez, is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program. Tune in as independent and international journalists, ordinary people from around the world who are directly affected by U.S. foreign policy, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics, and independent analysts discuss breaking news and timely issues.
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Virginia News
Tune in every weekday at 5 p.m. as news director Ellie Stanton and the WTJU News Staff bring you the latest from Charlottesville and around the region. You'll get all the good stuff from this student-run program---from UVA news to what's happening in Charlottesville and Albemarle as well as coverage of statewide issues from Virginia Public Radio. This combination of original reporting and important local stories is just what you need for the ride home! Wtjunews@virginia.edu
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Portrait of the Artist
Each week, the announcer focuses on the work of one great soloist, ensemble, composer, orchestra or some combination thereof. Selections range from the earliest recorded music to the latest releases, with an emphasis on definitive performances.
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The Listening Room
"The Listening Room" is a place where you can come and experience the breadth and depth of classical music since the beginning of the last century. We'll discover beautiful music from every corner of the globe, and explore music fresh off the computer screen. There will be regular features and interviews with people in the community, touring artists, and experts from the university and beyond. Whether it's music for the stage, the screen, the church, the concert hall, or your local tavern, come and hear something new.
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The Summit
At the midpoint of your seven-day stretch, there's a nighttime spot on the radio dial where one can take pause and unwind. It's a gathering place where those who love Jazz get an eagle's view of this nation's rich musical tradition. It's a place called THE SUMMIT. Each meeting is a journey through the many vistas of the Jazz panorama with a healthy disdain for borders and boundaries. Whether it's the classic standards, crossover or new releases, the talking drum or the big band, the deep groove or the nether regions of the random abstract, THE SUMMIT serves as a point of departure for musical adventure. On occasion, some sets will reflect current events or moments in history, as well as tributes to the legacies of those gone before and those happening now. Join host MichaelShelton for an exposition of Jazz music that works you from the inside out while making you feel good about getting over the hump. | ||||||||||
Bad Blood
Turn towards the future sound and experience the eclectic electronic blend of Bad Blood hosted by DJ Versus and Emcee Vey on air every Wednesday night from 11 to 1am. Tune in for an unholy mixture of techno, ambient, electronica, house, electro, minimal, drum & bass and beyond.
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Thursday
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Classical Cafe
A balanced blend of crisp notes freshly blended and roasted every Thursday morning. Your refined barista, Paula, skillfully mixes a well-rounded cuppa classical to smoothly get your day started. Spanning the centuries, from Ockeghem to Cowell, Boulez to Brahms, an elegant brew is waiting for you.
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Pulse!
Pulse! is a mainstream jazz show with an edge. With rhythmic bop and soul jazz at its core, Pulse! will venture into Blues, head south to Nawlins, and dabble in some outside-the-box adventures from time to time - but the music will always have a Pulse! Keep the beat going!
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The Cosmic American Jamboree
Country and Americana hot off the griddle.... the newest, best releases and guest appearances from artists without Spandex, plastic surgery, pitch correction or fear of alienating key demographic markets. Pull up to the bar while your new friends pour you two hours of pure country and Americana comfort.
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Carry the Zero
Veteran WTJU Rockers Danny and Matthew bring you Carry the Zero every Thursday afternoon. It's A ROCK SHOW! ...with quotients of pop, funk, psychedelic, and calculated beats. You do the math. It's enough rock to make your wave function!
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Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and co-hosted by Juan Gonzalez, is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program. Tune in as independent and international journalists, ordinary people from around the world who are directly affected by U.S. foreign policy, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics, and independent analysts discuss breaking news and timely issues.
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Virginia News
Tune in every weekday at 5 p.m. as news director Ellie Stanton and the WTJU News Staff bring you the latest from Charlottesville and around the region. You'll get all the good stuff from this student-run program---from UVA news to what's happening in Charlottesville and Albemarle as well as coverage of statewide issues from Virginia Public Radio. This combination of original reporting and important local stories is just what you need for the ride home! Wtjunews@virginia.edu
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Folk and Beyond
The title says it all. Leave us a message either at our Facebook page, or by e-mailing folkandbeyond@gmail.com.
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The Eclectic Woman
The only radio program in Central Virginia that features women's music exclusively, "Eclectic Woman" spans all musical genres and the globe with a variety of rich perspectives. Expect a fresh and tantalizing musical menu of singer-songwriters, women of color, and womyn's music, spiced liberally with traditional, blues, world, jazz, rock, avant-garde, and instrumental music. The Eclectic Woman show also features music and occasional news updates which specifically serve the gay and lesbian community.
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Induced to Judder
A sonic massage of modern and classic Jazz, Blues, Funk, Soul, and Rhythm and Blues... intended to move, groove, and soothe the soul.
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Black Circle Revolution
For a stripped-down, raw, throbbing rock and roll experience, tune in to Black Circle Revolution, Thursdays at 11pm.
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Friday
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Classical Comfort
Ease into your Friday morning with soulful, comforting, classical music. From long ago to yesterday, be surprised and taken by the beauty of classical sound...
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Stef-o-scope
With an ear for the beat -- singers who swing and swingers who sing with their instruments; from blues to big bands to bop and Latin; past, present and the young lions and lionesses of the future...
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The Jazz Messenger
The depth, diversity and often contrasting ideas of jazz & blues programming is reverently represented each Friday morning with an emphasis on hard bop, modern, soul jazz and scrapyard blues, as well as a sampling of current releases and reissues. Brian invites you to take a full, deep breath and begin your weekend early with ninety minutes of hedonic tones, jazz classics, featured artists and organized chaos.
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Central Virginia Legal Aid Radio News
Central Virginia Legal Aid Radio News is a program produced by Marty Wegbreit for WRIR - 97.3 FM - Richmond Independent Radio. Each week Marty produces a five minute version for WTJU. Host and legal aid attorney Marty Wegbreit explores the ins and outs of civil (non-criminal) law, with news about consumer, employment, family, housing, public benefits, and other civil law.
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Reggae Vibrations
The tradition of Roots and Culture in the Old Dominion endures. Set upon the solid foundation of bedrock Nyabinghi chants, syncopated Ska and rumbling Rock Steady, your selectors build the framework of the positive Word, Sound and Power of Reggae. Riddim for the Next Generation...
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UVA Today
UVA Today Radio Show is a weekly five minute show that provides news and information about the University of Virginia of interest to the greater community. Look for new editions of the show every Wednesday at 11:55 a.m. on WTJU. The program is presented by staff of the University of Virginia's Office of Public Affairs.
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Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and co-hosted by Juan Gonzalez, is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program. Tune in as independent and international journalists, ordinary people from around the world who are directly affected by U.S. foreign policy, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics, and independent analysts discuss breaking news and timely issues.
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Virginia News
Tune in every weekday at 5 p.m. as news director Ellie Stanton and the WTJU News Staff bring you the latest from Charlottesville and around the region. You'll get all the good stuff from this student-run program---from UVA news to what's happening in Charlottesville and Albemarle as well as coverage of statewide issues from Virginia Public Radio. This combination of original reporting and important local stories is just what you need for the ride home! Wtjunews@virginia.edu
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Sunset Road
Hear the full range of musical traditions in folk, bluegrass, new grass, celtic, old time, country, singer/songwriter, blues, world and any other roots-based music. Pete or Terry bring you the old and the new, be it local, regional, national, or international, with an emphasis on who's coming to perform around Charlottesville and Virginia.
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Danza Latina
Comienze el fin de semana escuchando danza latina cada viernes con dos horas de lo mejor del ritmo y con locucion en ingles y en español.
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Nothin' But the Blues
One of the longest running blues shows in 'TJU's history, featuring the best of Mississippi and Chicago, rural and urban, and acoustic and electric blues.
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Professor Bebop
Take a weekly trip into Heptown. Professor Bebop ankles down Swing Street, slips into Blues Alley, checks out the Museum of the Rhythm and the Blues, catches the service at the Cathedral of the Broken Heart and slips down Palpitation Boulevard to Soulville.
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Saturday
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No Soap, Radio!
Do the elephants in your bathtub want soap? No soap, radio! Listen along with them as DJ Robert and DJ Ceebs bring you an unstable mixture of sound that's not entirely unlike music, right at the cusp of the weekend. With so many genres we had to make up a few, it may just be the real reason the chicken crossed the road.
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On The Edge
" I always have the listener in mind first "
Call or email me with your request ~ A positive blend of new & old deep cuts in popular music of yesterday & today ~ A music experience that becomes addictive following every visit to my show ~ 
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Freedom Watch
"Exploring Freedoms that Enrich Our Lives" A well cultivated balance of political freedoms and commentaries that often reflect the way we listen, feel and respond to important news events amidst many different avenues of our lives.
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Sunrise Magazine
A penetrating and irreverent look at events in pond, forest and cobweb: Our resident naturalist, the Crank of Dawn, focuses on all aspects of nature and the environment, with regard to understanding our surroundings and treating them more respectfully.
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Leftover Biscuits
Tune in every Saturday morning from 6:30 til 8am for stories and music from the early roots of American Country, Bluegrass and Blues music. We'll hear about the famous acts and the not so famous. From the Carter Family, Uncle Dave Macon and the Monroe Brothers to the less heard sounds of Kelly Harrell, Washington Phillips, and the Golden Melody Boys.
Jug bands, string bands, shape note singers, and even classic country and bluegrass artists from the 50s and 60s are all likely guests to round out the show and start your weekend right. Leave a message or request on our Facebook page (and give us a thumbs up!). | ||||||||||
Atlantic Weekly Part I
For twenty years, Atlantic Weekly Part I has been providing listeners with a Saturday morning wake up call of acoustic music. From contemporary singer-songwriters and Americana to the bedrock traditions of bluegrass and old-time string bands, we will have you singing and dancing around the kitchen during your first cup of coffee. Tune in and explore the insightful lyrics and musical diversity that can be found only outside the limits of commercial radio.
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WTJU Folk Dance Calendar
A listing of traditional dance activities in the WTJU listening area... New England contra dancing, square dancing, English, Scotch, Irish, and International folk dancing are a few of the many different forms of folk dance available in and around Charlottesville. Also airs Thursdays at 1:57PM
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Atlantic Weekly, Part II
The Celtic-flavored second half of Atlantic Weekly is based in Britain and Ireland but with excursions north to Scandinavia and across the channel to the Continent. Hear harps and bagpipes, slow airs and quick jigs, new songs and old ballads.
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Sunshine Daydream
Brings you the best of the Grateful Dead and attendant offshoots, descendants, friends, influences and predecessors, from Bob Dylan, New Riders of the Purple Sage, the Jefferson Airplane and Robert Hunter to David Grisman, the Kentucky Colonels and mucho mas. In the strangest of places...
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The Garage Sale
Brother Jimmy "The Truth" and Mother of Pearl host the sleaziest, greasiest, trashiest radio show on the airwaves. Get a Garage, Punk, Rockabilly, Soul and Psychedelic fix by listening to The Garage Sale on Saturday afternoons 2pm to 4pm. It's pure psychotic rock radio fury and fun.
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Jumpin' on the Bed
Tune in for two hours of musical mayhem as the Monster and Jay provide you with high-energy Americana to end your Saturday afternoon and start the evening off right. New releases, timely artist appearances and interviews are a staple. You'll hear a blend of rock, folk, country, blues and rockabilly to liven up your Saturday PM. Tune in and start jumpin'!
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Vagabond Shoes
Join our intrepid announcers David and Bruce as they tramp about the globe in search of a transcendent mix of musical genres aimed at reaching that pinnacle of enlightenment early on a Saturday night - having a good time. Whether it's klezmer, bossa nova, celtic, roots rock, alt country, blues, zydeco, world, or whatever else we stumble across, we'll explore wherever our two left feet lead us.
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World Turning
Take a sound journey with us and reflect on the creative contributions that people all over the planet are making through music. Enjoy a world of diversity invoices and instruments--celebrate the fragile experiment that is humanity.
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Living Time
Step out of your musical comfort zone into the Living Time zone. We start with a set of unusual blues and vocal music, followed by selections from the best new jazz releases, mixed with highlights from the last 35 years of post-"Electric Miles". "New electric music and electrifying acoustic music..."
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Oogum Boogum
Oogum oogum boogum boogum boogum... now baby, we are castin' our spell on you! Spend Saturday night with That Darlin’ Darling and The Golden Spur, and let them woo you with their spell made from new bopping rock, some found vinyl gems, a dusty singer song writer or two, some fairly deep cuts, and a sprig of pop.
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Must Be the Buzz Talkin'
looking for the perfect late night soundtrack? look no further than Must Be The Buzz Talking," the show that brings the brashest, funkiest blend of chamber pop, folk punk and euro trash thrash. it's the show with more soul, sass and jive than you asked for
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Classical Sunrise
Sublime! Soothing! Hear the best in classical music, both choral and instrumental, as a perfect accompaniment to a peaceful Sunday morning.
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In the Spirit
An hour of vintage and contemporary gospel music to feed your soul and lift you up
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Jazzmania
Jazzmania presents a diverse blend of modern and classic jazz as well as other forms of creative, improvised music..."a veritable smorgasbord of jazz". Comments and requests appreciated at 924-3959.
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Tell Us A Tale
Heard on stations all over the world, Tell Us A Tale, while technically a children's program, is so much more. Offering stories, tales and tunes collected from six of the seven continents (still working on Antarctica), this show appeals to listeners of all ages. So whether you are three years old getting an allowance, waiting tables in college, drawing a pension or collecting social security, gather 'round the radio each Sunday for Tell Us A Tale! Check out the Tell Us A Tale music blog for each week's playlist.
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Sunday Opera Matinee
The only non-syndicated weekly broadcast of opera in Central Virginia coming to you year round, regardless of the season! Hosts Ann Shaffer and Tim Snider share their favorite recordings, old and new. Plot synopsis and historical background are provided.
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The King of Instruments/Evensong
Michael pulls all the stops to present all manner of music for the monarch of musical instruments -- silvery to stentorian, sublime to bombastic, full of pomp and circumstance. From June thru September the King rests and Evensong treats you to the best in choral music, the perfect accompaniment to a summer's eve.
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Just a Few Friends
Penelope invites you to spend your evening in a salon filled with the intimate strains of fine classical chamber music, from early to modern.
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Walkin' Blues
Walk your troubles away listening to the early blues. Songsters from the '20s and '30s, field recordings from the '40s and '50s, rediscovered greats from the '60s, and modern acoustic artists who draw on the blues tradition are featured here.
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Radio Wowsville
Raw Music from the 20th and 21st Centuries: Airing its genre-busting blend of progressive hootenanny, provocative commentary, and sprawling pop music history lesson on WTJU since 1995 (or 1996), Radio Wowsville is broadcast via nuclear warhead from a cave / sound lab in Grottoes, Virginia.
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