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The Kitchen Sink

After another grueling week of working for "the man," replenish your soul every Friday night from 11 to 1 with The Kitchen Sink. Join us while we search for that… MoreAfter another grueling week of working for "the man," replenish your soul every Friday night from 11 to 1 with The Kitchen Sink. Join us while we search for that perfect song, that perfect set, that perfect alignment of the cosmos that reminds you why you love music in the first place. Or you can just tune in and get the party started, this and every Friday night from 11 to 1. The Kitchen Sink, right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Can You See Me Tonight?" - Good Looks - Lived Here For A While [Keeled Scales: 2024]
2. "Persuasion" - Wishy - Triple Seven [Winspear: 2024]
3. "This Side of the Island" - Hamilton Leithauser - single [Glassnote: 2024]
4. "A Long December" - Counting Crows - Recovering The Satellites [DGC: 1996]
5. "The Ballad of the Opening Band" - Slim Dunlap - The Old New Me [Hinky Music: 2019]
6. "In Dulei Jubilo/I Saw Three Ships" - The Players - Christmas [Ryko: 1989]
7. "How Far" - Stephen Stills - Manassas [Atlantic: 1972]
8. "Cumberland Gap" - Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound [Southeastern: 2017]
9. "Santa Baby" - Larkin Poe - SHAKEPOE Family Christmas [self-released: 2024]
10. "Walking Cane" - Steve Dawson - Ghosts [Pravda: 2024]
11. "Sugar in the Tank" - TORRES & Julien Baker - single [Matador: 2024]
12. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" - The Players - Christmas [Ryko: 1989]
13. "Back Between Places" - East Village - single [Sub Aqua: 1988]
14. "If This World Was Made for Me" - The Chills - Spring Board: The Early Unrecorded Songs [Fire: 2024]
15. "You Don't Live Here Anymore" - Sharp Pins - Radio DDR [self-released: 2024]
16. "Coast" - Kim Deal - Nobody Loves You More [4AD: 2024]
17. "Persuasion" - Richard & Teddy Thompson - Action Packed: The Best of the Capitol Years [Capitol: 2001]
18. "Waltz of the Flowers" - August Burns Red - Waltz of the Flowers [ABR: 2024]
19. "Over the Hills and Far Away" - Led Zeppelin - Mothership [Atlantic: 2007]
20. "She Cleans Up" - Father John Misty - Mahashmashana [Sub Pop: 2024]
21. "Police & Thieves" - The Clash - The Clash Hits Back [Epic: 2013]
22. "In the Bleak Midwinter" - The Players - Christmas [Ryko: 1989]
23. "My Man is a Mean Man" - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Naturally [Daptone: 2005]
24. "People Never Change" - Peter Cat Recording Co. - Beta [Muddywater: 2024]
25. "If There's a God" - Ry Cooder - Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down [Nonesuch: 2011]
26. "Electric Ladyland (feat. Chris Turner)" - Jesse Fischer - Retro Future (10th Anniversary Edition) [CDBaby: 2024]
27. "Merry Christmas Baby" - Otis Redding - The Otis Redding Story [Atlantic: 1987]
28. "Little Jesus Sweetly Sleeps" - The Players - Christmas [Ryko: 1989]
29. "Woke Up this Mornin' (My Baby's Gone)" - B.B. King - Live at the Regal [ABC/Paramount: 1965]
30. "Watch Out (take 2)" - Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac in Chicago [Blue Horizon: 1969]
31. "(It Must Have Been Ol') Santa Claus" - Harry Connick Jr. - When My Heart Finds Christmas [Columbia: 1993]
32. "Five Angels By the Stream" - William Parker/Cooper Moore/Hamid Drake - Heart Trio [AUM Fidelity: 2024]
33. "Fairytale of New York" - En Attendant Ana - En Attendant Ana Sings Christmas [Bandcamp: 2024]

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. Nothin' But The Blues, each… MoreOne 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. Nothin' But The Blues, each Friday night from 9 to 11 right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Sleigh Ride" - Lloyd Glenn - Merry Christmas Baby (V.A.) [King ]
2. "Bebop Santa Claus" - Babs Gonzales - Christmas Blues (V.A.) [Savoy: 1994]
3. "White Christmas" - Charlie Parker - Christmas Blues (V.A.) [Savoy: 1994]
4. "Boogie Woogie Santa Claus" - Mabel Scott - Merry Christmas Baby (V.A.) [King ]
5. "Mr. Santa's Boogie" - The Marshall Brothers - Christmas Blues (V.A.) [Savoy: 1994]
6. "Santa Done Got Hip" - The Marquees - Hipster's Holiday (V.A.) [Rhino: 1989]
7. "White Christmas" - The Ravens - Christmas Blues (V.A.( [Savoy: 1994]
8. "Jingle Bell Hop" - The Jackson Trio - Merry Christmas Baby (V.A.) [King ]
9. "Dig That Crazy Santa Claus" - Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers - Hipster's Holiday (V.A.) [Rhino: 1989]
10. "Five Pound Box Of Money" - Pearl Bailey - Hipster's Holiday (V.A.) [Rhino: 1989]
11. "I Want My Baby For Christmas" - Jimmy Liggins - Blue Yule (V.A.) [Rhino: 1991]
12. "Lonesome Christmas Blues (Part 1)" - Lowell Fulson - Merry Christmas, Baby (V.A.) [Paula ]
13. "Christmas Time Blues" - Roy Milton - Blue Yule (V.A.) [Rhino: 1991]
14. "Merry Christmas Baby" - Charles Brown - Charles Brown's Cool Christmas Blues [ 1994]
15. "Please Let Me Be Your Santa Claus" - William Clarke - [Alligator ]
16. "Merry Christmas Darling" - Hop Wilson - Blue Yule (V.A.) [Rhino: 1991]
17. "Christmas Comes But Once A Year" - B.B. King - A Christmas Celebration of Hope
18. "X-Mas Shopping Blues" - The Christmas Jug Band - Mistletoe Jam [Globe Records: 2003]
19. "Christimas Time" - Detroit Junior - Blue Yule (V.A./) [Rhino: 1991]
20. "Santa's Got A Brand New Bag" - The Bobs - Too Many Santas [Rounder: 1996]
21. "Santa's Messin' With The Kid" - Eddie C. Campbell - Blue Yule (V.A.) [Rhino: 1991]
22. "Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'" - Sir Mack Rice -
23. "I'll Be Your Santa" - Rufus Thomas -
24. "Back Door Santa" - Clarence Carter -
25. "Hey Santa" - The Christmas Jug Band - Uncorked [Globe: 2002]
26. "Santa, Don't Let Me Down" - Earl King -
27. "Santa Baby" - Charmaine Neville -
28. "Please Come Home For Christmas" - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings -
29. "Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas" - The Staple Singers -
30. "Santa Claus, Santa Claus" - Louis Jordan -
31. "Wouldn't It Be A Merry Christmas?" - Robert Ward -

Offbeat Roadhouse

Offbeat Roadhouse invites a different musical group from around North America into your home each Friday night for an hour long concert live from WTJU's performance space. There will be… MoreOffbeat Roadhouse invites a different musical group from around North America into your home each Friday night for an hour long concert live from WTJU's performance space. There will be Blues, Folk, Jazz, Roots, World and more. So gather round each Friday night from 8 til 9 for Offbeat Roadhouse, right here on WTJU Charlottesville, truly the sound choice in Central Virginia! Less

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1. "Dyo Boheme at Offbeat Roadhouse (December 20, 2024)" - Duo Boheme - Offbeat Roadhouse (December 20, 2024) [DuoBoheme: 2024]

On With The Show

Every Friday evening from 6 to 8, James presents On With the Show. From musical theatre classics to the shows you may have missed, On With the Show is your… MoreEvery Friday evening from 6 to 8, James presents On With the Show. From musical theatre classics to the shows you may have missed, On With the Show is your ticket to the best of Broadway and beyond. Less

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1. "There's No Business Like Show Business (Reprise)" {Irving Berlin} - National Symphony Orchestra - Annie Get Your Gun (Complete Recording of the Lincoln Center Edition) [JAY Records: 1996]
2. "Stranger in Paradise" {Aleksandr Borodin} - Richard Kiley, Doretta Morrow - Kismet: A Musical Arabian Night (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1953]
   Notes: Lyrics by George Forrest & Robert Wright
3. "We Need a Little Christmas" {Jerry Herman} - Angela Lansbury, Frankie Michaels, Jane Connell, Sab Shimono, Original Broadway Cast of Mame - Mame (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Sony Classical: 1966]
4. "Skating" {Vince Guaraldi} - Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas [2012 Remastered & Expanded Edition] [Craft Recordings: 2012]
5. "Counting Down to Christmas" {Benj Pasek and Justin Paul} - Tom Wopat, Clarke Hallum, John Bolton, Liz Callaway, Matthew Lewis - A Christmas Story - The Musical [Masterworks Broadway: 2012]
6. "At Higbee's" {Benj Pasek and Justin Paul} - Billie Wildrick, Candice Donehoo, Jadd Davis, Brandon O'Neill - A Christmas Story - The Musical [Masterworks Broadway: 2012]
7. "Red Ryder Carbine Action BB Gun" {Benj Pasek and Justin Paul} - Clarke Hallum - A Christmas Story - The Musical [Masterworks Broadway: 2012]
8. "Counting Down to Christmas (Reprise)" {Benj Pasek and Justin Paul} - Clarke Hallum, Matthew Lewis, A Christmas Story Ensemble - A Christmas Story - The Musical [Masterworks Broadway: 2012]
9. "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" {Meredith Wilson} - Annie Keller - Merry & Bright [Annie Keller Records: 2024]
   Notes: Annie Keller's IG: @anniethekeller To subscribe to Annie's newsletter about upcoming shows and new music releases, email anniekellersings@gmail.com
10. "Pine Cones and Holly Berries" {Meredith Wilson} - Laurence Naismith, Janis Paige, Fred Gwynne, Here's Love Ensemble - Here's Love (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1963]
11. "That Man Over There" {Meredith Wilson} - Paul Reed, Here's Love Ensemble - Here's Love (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1963]
12. "Who Says There Ain't No Santa Claus?" {Sammy Fain} - Jerome Courtland, Barbara Cook - Flahooley (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Capitol Records: 1951]
    Notes: Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
13. "Greensleeves" {Vince Guaraldi/Traditional} - Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas [2012 Remastered & Expanded Edition] [Craft Recordings: 2012]
14. "Sparklejollytwinklejingley" {Matthew Sklar} - Sebastian Arcelus, Michael Mandell - Elf: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2011]
    Notes: Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
15. "A Christmas Song" {Matthew Sklar} - Sebastian Arcelus, Amy Spanger - Elf: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2011]
    Notes: Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
16. "There Is a Santa Claus" {Matthew Sklar} - Matthew Gumley, Beth Leavel - Elf: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2011]
    Notes: Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
17. "Be A Santa" {Jule Styne} - Michelle Nicastro, Guy Haines - A Broadway Christmas [Concord Theatricals Recordings: 1994]
    Notes: Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, from "Subways Are For Sleeping"
18. "Twelve Days to Christmas" {Jerry Bock} - 'She Loves Me' 2016 Broadway Company - She Loves Me (2016 Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2016]
    Notes: Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick Silver Line Theatre Exchange in Staunton is currently running PARFUMERIE, the play on which SHE LOVES ME is based. https://www.silverlinetheatre.org/
19. "Christmas Eve" {Jerry Bock} - Yvette Lawrence - A Broadway Christmas [Concord Theatricals Recordings: 1994]
    Notes: Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, cut from "She Loves Me"
20. "Turkey Lurkey Time" {Burt Bacharach} - Megan Sikora, Mayumi Miguel, Cameron Adams, Ensemble - Promises, Promises (New Broadway Cast Recording (2010)) [Masterworks Broadway: 2010]
    Notes: Lyrics by Hal David
21. "Christmas Day" {Burt Bacharach} - Promises, Promises Ensemble (2010) - Promises, Promises (New Broadway Cast Recording (2010)) [Masterworks Broadway: 2010]
    Notes: Lyrics by Hal David
22. "Hard Candy Christmas" {Carol Hall} - Pamela Blair, Donna King, Louise Quick-Bowen, Lisa Brown, Becky Gelke, Jan Merchant, Carol Chambers, Marta Sanders, Debra Zalkind, Joan Ellis - Best Little Whorehouse In Texas [Verve (Adult Contemporary) MC: 1978]
23. "Christmas Time is Here" {Vince Guaraldi} - Annie Keller - Merry & Bright [Annie Keller Records: 2024]
    Notes: Lyrics by Lee Mendelson
24. "Merry Almost Christmas" {Robert Reale} - Mark Linn-Baker, Jay Goede, Danielle Ferland, Kate Reinders, Frank Vlastnik - A Year with Frog and Toad: Original Cast Recording [PS Classics: 2004]
    Notes: Lyrics by William Reale
25. "Christmas Is My Favorite Time of Year" {Marc Shaiman} - Norbert Leo Butz, Aaron Tveit, Tom Wopat, Rachel De Benedet - Catch Me If You Can (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2011]
    Notes: Lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
26. "Christmas Gifts" {Joe Raposo} - Jason Graae - A Broadway Christmas [Concord Theatricals Recordings: 1994]
    Notes: Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, from "A Wonderful Life"
27. "Greenwillow Christmas" {Frank Loesser} - Roy Chicas - A Broadway Christmas [Concord Theatricals Recordings: 1994]
    Notes: From "Greenwillow"
28. "Irma la Douce: Christmas Child" {Marguerite Monnot} - Irma la Douce Ensemble - Irma la Douce (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1960]
    Notes: Original French lyrics by Alexandre Breffort; English lyrics by David Heneker, Julian More and Monty Norman
29. "A Place Called Home" {Alan Menken} - Megan Hilty - A Merry Little Christmas [Megan Hilty: 2016]
    Notes: Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens; from "A Christmas Carol"
30. "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" {Jule Styne} - Norm Lewis - The Norm Lewis Christmas Album [Norelll Records: 2018]
    Notes: Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
31. "Bless Us All" {Paul Williams} - Megan Hilty - A Merry Little Christmas [Megan Hilty: 2016]
    Notes: From "The Muppet Christmas Carol"
32. "The Holly and the Ivy" {Traditional} - The Broadway Cast Of "Wicked", Michael Wartella, Derek Klena - Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Vol. 15, 2013 [Rock-it Science Records: 2013]
33. "Gospel Hallelujah" {George Frideric Handel} - The Broadway Cast Of "Hairspray", Arbender J. Robinson, Naturi Naughton, Nicole Powell - Broadway's Greatest Gift: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 8, 2006 [Rock-It Science Records: 2006]
    Notes: Arranged by Adam Waite
34. "Winter Song" {Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson} - Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad - If the Fates Allow: a Hadestown Holiday Album [Broadway Records: 2020]
35. "Christmas Lullaby" {Jason Robert Brown} - Andrea Burns - Songs for a New World (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1997]
36. "O Tannenbaum" {Vince Guaraldi/Traditional} - Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas [2012 Remastered & Expanded Edition] [Craft Recordings: 2012]

Sunset Road

Hear the full range of musical traditions in folk, bluegrass, new grass, celtic, old time, country, singer/songwriter, blues, and any other roots-based music from around the globe. Pete brings you… MoreHear the full range of musical traditions in folk, bluegrass, new grass, celtic, old time, country, singer/songwriter, blues, and any other roots-based music from around the globe. Pete brings you the old and the new, be it local, regional, national, or international. That's Sunset Road, heard Friday afternoon from 4-6. Less

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1. "Pete's tune" - Extended Playboys - Extended Playboys [Beet ]
   Notes: Theme tune
2. "Unless" - Väsen, Hawktail - Väsen & Hawktail [Padiddle Records: 2024]
3. "Time is Everything - Duo Version" - Viv & Riley - Time is Everything (Duo Version) [Free Dirt Records: 2024]
4. "It's Okay" - Paper Wings - Listen to the World Spin [Paper Wings Music: 2024]
5. "Don't Forget Me" - Maggie Rogers - Don't Forget Me [Capitol Records: 2024]
6. "Beginner" - Angie McMahon - Light Sides [Gracie Music: 2024]
7. "Window Shopper" - Andrew Marlin - Phthalo Blue [Tanyard Branch Music: 2024]
8. "Lost Girl" - Joseph Decosimo, Luke Richardson, Cleek Schrey - Beehive Cathedral [Dear Life Records: 2024]
9. "Bad remedy" - Chamomile and Whiskey - Put It All Together [County Wide Records: 2024]
10. "Floating" - Marina Madden - Code Red [8112987 Records DK: 2024]
11. "American Dreaming" - Sierra Ferrell - Trail Of Flowers [Rounder: 2024]
12. "Jealous Moon" - Sarah Jarosz - Polaroid Lovers (Deluxe Edition) [Rounder: 2024]
13. "Sutherland's March" - Yann Falquet - Les secrets du ciel [LHL Music: 2024]
14. "Ormen (The Snake)" - Brittany Haas, Lena Jonsson - The Snake [Padiddle Records: 2024]
15. "Inconsolable" - Katie Gavin - Inconsolable [Dead Oceans: 2024]
16. "The Architect" - Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well [Interscope Records/MCA Nashville: 2024]
17. "Drive & Cry" - Emily Nenni - Drive & Cry [New West Records: 2024]
18. "Most People Are Lonely" - Shlomo Franklin - Most People Are Lonely [Shlomo Franklin: 2024]
19. "All My Friends" - Aoife O'Donovan, Hawktail - Aoife O'Donovan & Hawktail Play All My Friends [Yep Roc Records: 2024]
20. "Mean Old World" - Jordan Tice, Aoife O'Donovan, Andrew Marlin - Mean Old World [Padiddle Records: 2024]
21. "Matty Groves" - The Onlies - Matty Groves [The Onlies: 2024]
22. "I’D MISS THE BIRDS" - Joy Oladokun - OBSERVATIONS FROM A CROWDED ROOM [Joy Oladokun: 2024]
23. "June Nights" - Meadow Mountain - June Nights [Meadow Mountain: 2024]

Fantastic Expedition

Discover what treasures lie hidden in radio's vast expanse; a survey of new-ish tunes and dusty favorites across a musical spectrum that could charitably be described as "broad."

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1. "Windy Day" - Pat Keen - I Saw A Bug [Pat Keen: NEW]
2. "Purple Sea" - The Dropouts - They Move In The Night comp. [Numero Group: 2024]
3. "Mutual Slump (Daedelus Remix)" - DJ Shadow - Endtroducing 20th Anniversary [Universal-Island: 2016]
4. "I Save Cigarette Butts" - Daniel Johnston - Songs Of Pain [Eternal Yip Eye: 1981]
5. "Autumn" - Simon Anholt - We Are The Children Of The Setting Sun comp. [BBE: 2023]
6. "When I Was A Young Man" - P.G. Six - Parlor Tricks And Porch Favorites [Amish: 2001]
7. "Shifting Sand" - Klaus Schønning - Lydglimt [ 1979]
   Notes: 2020 reissue on Frederiksberg Records
8. "Orchid Child (Acoustic Mix)" - White Poppy - Paradise Regained [Not Not Fun: NEW]
9. "Sweethearts" - Richard Goldman - Sweethearts Deluxe [Numero Group: 2020]
10. "2 Kool 2 Be 4-gotten" - Nap Eyes - Lagniappe Sessions Vol. 2 comp. [ORG Music: 2020]
    Notes: Lucinda Williams cover
11. "Born In The Wrong Time" - The Great Unwashed - Collection [Flying Nun: 1992]
12. "Don't Let Him Come Back" - The Go-Betweens - 78 'Til 79 The Lost Album [XIII Bis: 1999]
13. "Low Low Low" - Connections - Foreign Affairs [Trouble In Mind: 2018]
14. "Gardens" - Kass Richards - New Love Meditation [Good Cry: NEW]
15. "The Downtown Lights" - The Blue Nile - Hats [Linn: 1989]
16. "Switched Off" - Justin Sweatt - Permian Tapes Vol. 2 [Private Housing: 2023]
17. "Hold On Hope" - Glen Campbell - Ghost On The Canvas [Surfdog: 2011]
    Notes: Guided By Voices cover
18. "River" - Reilly & Maloney - Alive [Freckle: 1978]
    Notes: Joni Mitchell cover
19. "(Thou Without) Partner" - Palace Brothers - Days In The Wake [Drag City: 1994]
20. "FLAG" - Ichiko Aoba - FLAG [Psychic Hotline: NEW]
21. "Being In Love" - Songs: Ohia - Live: Vanquishers [Secretly Canadian: NEW]
22. "Manninoki" - Takashi Nishioka - Manninoki [URC: 1973]
23. "Purple Pussy" - Woo - It's Cosy Inside [Independent Project: 1989]
    Notes: 2012 reissue by Drag City/Yoga

World Turning

Take a sound journey with your World Turning hosts each Friday afternoon from 12-2 and reflect on the creative contributions that people all over the planet are making through music.… MoreTake a sound journey with your World Turning hosts each Friday afternoon from 12-2 and reflect on the creative contributions that people all over the planet are making through music. Enjoy a world of diversity in voices and instruments--celebrate the fragile experiment that is humanity. Less

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1. "Darkness, Darkness" - Solas - The Edge Of Silence [Shanachie: 2002]
   Notes: USA / Ireland
2. "Here Comes the Sun" - Yo-Yo Ma, James Taylor - Songs of Joy & Peace [Sony Classical: 2008]
   Notes: USA / China
3. "Dark Night Of The Soul" - Loreena McKennitt - The Mask And Mirror [Loreena McKennitt P&D: 1994]
   Notes: Canada
4. "Scarborough Fair / Canticle" - Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme [Columbia/Legacy: 1966]
   Notes: USA
5. "Banquet Hall" - Loreena McKennitt - To Drive The Cold Winter Away [Loreena McKennitt P&D: 1987]
   Notes: Canada
6. "Hoe Raho" - Tiharea - Ry Ampela [Zimbraz: 2003]
   Notes: Madagascar
7. "Berebere" - Idrissa Soumaoro, Ali Farka Toure - Djitoumou [Syllart: 2010]
   Notes: Mali
8. "Ichoumar" - Groupe Derhane - Imidrane [Purplish Records: 2024]
   Notes: Niger / Libya--Issouf Derhane was born in Tidene, a small village in Niger. He grew up in Libya, witnessed the tumult of the civil war, and discovered the guitar. After retruning to Agadez, Niger in 2015, he met another guitar enthusiat, Mohamed, with whom he shares a love for music and their Taureg heritage.
9. "Azara Alhai" - Rasha - Sudaniyat [Nubenegra: 1997]
   Notes: Sudan
10. "Bloom Brothers Mood" - Asmara All Stars - Eritrea's Got Soul [OutHere Records: 2010]
    Notes: Eritrea
11. "Om Yani 2" - Oka Wi Ortega, Ortega - Oka Wi Ortega [MEMO Productions: 2015]
    Notes: Egypt
12. "Habib Galbi" - A-WA - Habib Galbi [S-Curve Records: 2016]
    Notes: Israel / Yemen
13. "Saalouny El Nas" - Fairuz - Emany Satea [Modissa - Randa Phone: 1973]
    Notes: Lebanon
14. "Ya Boul Habari" - Omar Souleyman - To Syria, With Love [Mad Decent: 2017]
    Notes: Syria
15. "Lamma Bada" - Radio Tarifa - Rumba Argelina [Ariola: 1994]
    Notes: Spain / Syria
16. "Oudaiwa" - Aiwa - Yiyi [Wikkid: 2006]
    Notes: Iraq / France
17. "Happiness" - Joseph Tawadros, et al - The Virtue of Signals [Joseph Tawadros: 2024]
    Notes: Australia / Egypt--with Matt McMahon, Gary Daley, James Tawadros
18. "Balinese Fantasy" - Zakir Hussain - Zakir Hussain and The Rhythm Experience [Moment Records: 1991]
    Notes: India--with Dana Pandey, Mickey Hart, Syed Arshad, Vince Delgado, Aushim Chaudhuri, Anthony Hindson
19. "Omkaaraaya Namaha" - Ravi Shankar - Chants of India [BMG Rights Management (US) LLC: 2010]
    Notes: India
20. "Gathering" - Shye Ben Tzur - Heeyam [Blue Pie Records: 2007]
    Notes: Israel / India
21. "Tala - Tabla Tarang" - Ravi Shankar - The Ravi Shankar Collection: Portrait Of Genius [Warner Classics (Parlophone): 1998]
    Notes: India
22. "The Half Century Set" - Usher's Island - Usher's Island [Vertical Records: 2017]
    Notes: Ireland---Andy Irvine, Donal Lunny, Paddy Glackin, Mike McGoldrick, John Doyle
23. "Frogs And Fireflies" - Plonk - Frogs And Fireflies [recordJet: 2024]
    Notes: Denmark / Germany
24. "The Duchess" - Gnoss - Drawn from Deep Water [Blackfly Records: 2019]
    Notes: Scotland
25. "Fire of Her Eyes" - Anika Moa - Anika Moa [DIAMOND AND KOWHAI: 2018]
    Notes: New Zealand
26. "Levelland" - James McMurtry - Where'D You Hide The Body [Columbia: 1995]
    Notes: USA
27. "Toda Pessoa" - Fumaca Preta - Fumaça Preta [Soundway Records Ltd: 2014]
    Notes: Venezuela / Netherlands / Portugal / USA, etc. - Fumaca Preta (meaning Black Smoke) started as a studio experiment when Alex Figueira, a Portuguese-Venezuelan producer and percussionist, invited some old

The Jazz Messenger

The depth, diversity and often contrasting ideas of jazz and blues programming is reverently represented each Friday morning with an emphasis on hard bop, modern, soul jazz and scrapyard blues,… MoreThe depth, diversity and often contrasting ideas of jazz and 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 end your week on the downbeat with ninety minutes of hedonic tones, jazz classics, featured artists and organized chaos. That's The Jazz Messenger, heard each Friday morning from 10:30 'til noon right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Hippy" {Silver} - Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers - Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers [Blue Note: 1955]
2. "Peace" {Silver} - The Horace Silver Quintet - Blowin' The Blues Away [Blue Note: 1959]
3. "Humble Mushroom" {Lord} - David Lord featuring Jeff Parker - Forest Standards Vol. 2 [Big Ego Records: 2020]
4. "Back Back" {Shepp} - Archie Shepp - Kwanza [Impulse!: 1968/1969]
5. "Body Snatcher" {Dynamites} - The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker - Kaboom! [Thirty Tigers: 2007]
6. "Soulful Christmas" {Alfred Ellis/Charles Bobbit/Hank Ballard} - James Brown - Soulful Christmas [King: 1968]
7. "Jingle Bells" {James Lord Pierpont/arranged by Mercer Ellington} - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Jingle Bell Jazz (various artists) [Columbia: 1959-62/1962]
8. "Winter" - Spike Jones and The Mellowmen -
9. "When Was The Baby Born" - Swan Silvertones -
10. "Wintertime Blues" {Williams} - Lester Williams - Macy's Recordings 78RPM [Macy's Recordings: 1949]
11. "Someone Else's Blues" {Bromberg} - David Bromberg - Wanted Dead Or Alive [Columbia: 1974]
12. "Makahaa" {Zorn} - John Zorn - The Gift [Tzadik: 2001]
13. "Modern Windows Suite: Keystone" {Barron} - Bill Barron - Modern Windows (subtitled A Jazz Suite from the New "Soul" [Savoy: 1961/1962]
14. "Stuffy Turkey" {Monk} - Thelonious Monk - It's Monk's Time [Columbia: 1964]
15. "Hey Santa Claus" {Freed/Fuqua} - The Moonglows - Chance 7" [Chance Records: 1953]
16. "Party For Santa Claus" {R. Nelson} - Lord Nelson - Camille 7" [Camille Records: 1963]
17. "Mambo Santa Mambo" {A. Hollowell/G. Wade/G. Hollowell/J. E. Thomas/U. Hollowell} - The Enchanters - Coral 7" [Coral Records: 1957]
18. "We Wanna See Santa Do The Mambo" {Smith/Webb} - Big John Greer - [Rhino: 1954]
19. "It's Christmas Time" {Sun Ra} - The Qualities - Saturn 7" [Saturn: 1960]
20. "We Free Kings" {Kirk} - Roland Kirk - We Free Kings [Mercury: 1961/1962]

Rhythm Rendezvous

Friday mornings beginning at 9:00, join Charles Peale for a program featuring jazz, pop, blues & soul blended together in a soundtrack cocktail spanning several generations. Rhythm Rendezvous!

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1. "Merry Merry Christmas, Baby" {G. Lopez & M. Sylvia} - Margo Sylvia & the Tune Weavers - [Classic Artist: 1988]
2. "Blue Christmas" {Billy Hayes & Jay W. Johnson} - Leif Shires - Bossa Nova Christmas [Green Hill: 2009]
3. "Holiday For Bells" {Kaempfert} - Bert Kaempfert - Christmas Wonderland [Taragon: 1963]
4. "Have Youself A Merry Little Christmas" {Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane} - Doris Day - Christmas Album [Columbia: 1964]
5. "Christmas Kisses" {J. Kruger & H. Gilden} - Ray Anthony - [Capitol: 1961]
6. "Winter Wonderland Cha Cha" {Bernard/Smith} - Tina Robin - single [Coral: 1958]
7. "Silver Bells" {Jay Livingston & Ray Evans} - Jack Jezzro - Christmas Jazz [Green Hill: 2010]
8. "Christmas Time" {Edward Cole} - Ray Charles - The Spirit Of Christmas [Concord: 2009]
9. "Here Comes Santa Claus" {Gene Autry & Oakley Haldeman} - Ramsey Lewis -
10. "Jingle Bells" - Jack Jezzro - Bossa Nova Christmas
11. "The Christmas Waltz" {Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn} - Peggy Lee - Christmas Carousel [Capitol: 1960]
12. "Christmas Wonderland" {Kaempfert & H. Rehbein} - Bert Kaempfert - Christmas Wonderland [Taragon: 1963]
13. "The Christmas Song" {Robert Wills & Mel Torme} - Mel Torme - [Capitol: 1968]
14. "Blue Christmas" {B. Hayes & J. Johnson} - Chet Atkins - Christmas With Chet [Razor & Tie ]
15. "Winter Wonderland" {Smith/Bernard} - Arthur Lyman -
16. "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" {Thomas Connor} - Sam Levine - Bossa Nova Christmas [Green Hill ]
17. "It's Begining To Look Alot Like Christmas" {Meredith Wilson} - Johnny Mathis - Christmas Music [Columbia: 1986]
18. "Jingle Bells" - Led Kaapana & Bob Brozman - Slack Key Christmas [Dancing Cat: 2000]
19. "Happy Holiday" {Irving Berlin} - Peggy Lee - Christmas Carousel [Capitol: 1965]

Classical Sunrise - Friday

Start the day right with WTJU! Every weekday morning from 7-9 Classical Sunrise eases you through your busy morning with friendly, knowledgeable hosts and special features you won't find anywhere else.

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1. "Sonata, Op. 4, No. 8 in G Major" {Evaristo Felice DALL'ABACO} - Alexander Woods (vln.), Avi Stein (hpchd.), Ezra Seltzer (clo.) - Corelli's Influence: Virtuoso Works for Baroque Violin [ACIS ]
2. "Chamber Concerto No. 4, Op. 30" {Vagn HOLMBOE} - Anne Oland (pno.), Mikkel Futtrup (vln.), Tim Frederiksen (vla.), Niels Ullner (clo.), The Danish Radio Sinfonietta, Hannu Koivula (cond.) - Holmboe: Chamber Concerto Nos. 4-6 [Dacapo ]
3. "Quartet for oboe, violin, viola and cello in F major, K. 370" {Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART} - Nash Ensemble - Mozart: Horn Quintet, Oboe Quartet, Clarinet Trio [Virgin Classics ]
4. "Sonatina for Violin and Piano" {Zdenek FIBICH} - Josef Suk (vln.), Josef Hala (pno.) - Fibich: Works for Violin and Piano [Supraphon ]
5. "Serenata for Flute and Guitar, Op. 127" {Mauro GIULIANI} - Laurel Zucker (flt.), Richard Savino (gtr.) - Giuliani: Music for Flute and Guitar [Cantilena Records ]
6. "Concerto No. 10 in B Flat Major" {Carl STAMITZ} - Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Kalman Berkes (clt.) - Stamitz: Clarinet Concertos, Vol. 2 [Naxos ]
7. "Sinfonia VII in B flat major (No. 59)" {Franz Xaver RICHTER} - Helsinki Baroque Orchestra, Aapo Hakkinen (cond.) - Richter: Six Grandes Symphonies (Set 2) [Naxos ]
8. "Go, Tell it on the Mountain (arr. Rutter)" {Traditional} - The Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia, John Rutter (cond.) - Christmas Day in the Morning [Collegium ]
9. "O Holy Night (arr. Vosburgh)" {Adolphe ADAMS} - Pittsburgh Symphony Brass, Tami Fire (sop.) - A Song of Christmas [Four Winds Entertainment ]

Classical Prelude - Friday

Classical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to… MoreClassical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to music by classical and romantic composers such as Beethoven, Bruckner, Mozart, and Schubert. Less

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Cruisin' the Decades - 100 Years of Music

"Cruisin' The Decades - 100 Years of Music" is an ode to record collecting and the power of the airwaves. It is an international radio show hosted by Charlottesville area… More"Cruisin' The Decades - 100 Years of Music" is an ode to record collecting and the power of the airwaves. It is an international radio show hosted by Charlottesville area alumnus Brad Savage, spotlighting recorded popular music history. In one hour, one song per decade is shared, across all genres, from the 1920's to the 2020's. Get in the cruisin' time machine on the airwaves and travel across a full century of music. There is magic in the air(waves)! cruisinthedecades.com Less

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WTJU Overnight

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Good Life/The Hacienda Show

“Love is shining, life is thriving in the good life”. Classic dance choons to move your body, melt your mind, and lift your spirits. Leave your worries behind and experience… More“Love is shining, life is thriving in the good life”. Classic dance choons to move your body, melt your mind, and lift your spirits. Leave your worries behind and experience the good life with DJ Bobby Metronome and friends. Due to the late night nature of this show bouts of ambient and/or psychedelic music are entirely possible. Friday morning at 1 right here on WTJU.// The hacienda brings Electronic music you can get lost in From new releases to classics, Spanning across the EDM spectrum from house & Techno to Drum & Bass This is dance music for Vibey people, Friday mornings at 1 Less

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1. "for an Angel (PVD remix)" - Paul van dyk - Single
2. "Opus" - Eric Prydz - Single
3. "Revolution" - Hardwell & Timmy Trumpet - Single
4. "Mexico" - Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike - Single
5. "Ping Pong (Hardwell Remix)" - Armin Van Buuren - Single
6. "Manimal" - Quintino & Richie Loop - Single
7. "For A Feeling" - camelphat & ARTBAT - Single
8. "Tego" - Black V Neck - Single
9. "Secrets" - tiesto X KSHMR ft Nassy - Single
10. "sandstorm VIP" - Hyperforms - Single
11. "Bella Ciao" - Hardwell & Maddix - Single
12. "When I Push" - Eli Brown And Layton Giordia - Single
13. "Mammoth" - Dimitri Vegas & Moguai & Like Mike - Single
14. "Great Spirit" - Armin Van Buuren Vs Vini Vici - Single
15. "Queen Of Kings" - Alessandra - Single
16. "Red Light Green Light" - Squid Kids & 71 Digits - Single
17. "Dance For Me (1,2,3)" - Sonny Wern, Lyente, Quinten Circle & Zana - Single
18. "Boyz In Paris" - marnik & naeleck w/ VINAI - Single
19. "Like A G6" - Timmy Trumpet & Poltergst - Single
20. "Because The Night" - Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike - Single
21. "Sunglasses At Night" - Gabry Ponte & Don Diablo - Single
22. "when we where young (the logical song) BENNETT remix" - David Guetta And Kim Petras - Single
23. "Laserface 01 (Aperture)" - Gareth Emery - Single
24. "Like A Prayer" - gareth & LSR CITY & Annabel - Single
25. "Beautiful" - Ferry Corsten - Single
26. "Blow" - Yves V & Marc Benjamin - Single
27. "Children" - Tinlicker & Robert Miles - Single
28. "One Pill" - VNSSA - Single
29. "Crusade" - Gabry Ponte - Single
30. "Lay Low (Argy Remix)" - Tiesto - Single
31. "Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix)" - The Temper Trapt - Single
32. "Altara" - Adam Nickey - Single
33. "Traffic" - Tiesto - Single