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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… MoreRaw 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, heard each Sunday night from 11 to 1, is broadcast via nuclear warhead from a cave / sound lab in Grottoes, Virginia. Less

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1. "Make Out Club" - Unrest - Perfect Teeth [4AD: 1993]
2. "Paradise Now" - Longhare - HARERAMA [self released: 2024]
3. "look what you're doing to me" - ratbag - look what you're doing to me [Universal Music New Zealand Limited: 2025(NEW)]
4. "Swarm the Hive Mind" - mercury - Swarm the Hive Mind EP [Big Loud Records: 2024(NEW)]
5. "Green Door" - The Cramps - Psychedelic Jungle [IRS Records: 1981]
6. "Statue Auf Dem Stehtisch" - BODEGA - Statuette On The Console [What's Your Rupture?: 2022]
7. "Portrait Of A Cat Lady" - Shilpa Ray - Portrait Of A Cat Lady [Northern Spy Records: 2025(NEW)]
8. "Comeback Kid" - Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow [Jagjaguwar: 2019]
9. "Change (I Bet You Will)" - The Homekeepers - Change (I Bet You Will) [self released: 2024(NEW)]
10. "Little Patience" - Billy Nomates - Mary And The Hyenas (Original Soundtrack) [Invada Records: 2025(NEW)]
11. "Don't Touch Me There" - The Tubes - Young And Rich [A&M: 1976]
12. "Swansea" - Ex-Vöid - In Love Again [Tapete Records: 2025(NEW)]
13. "It Takes a Worried Man" - DEVO - 50 Years of De-Evolution 1973–2023 [Rhino/Warner Records: 2023]
14. "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" - The Slits - Cut [Island Records: 1979]
15. "Preaching the Blues" - The Gun Club - Fire of Love [Ruby Records: 1981]
16. "Bad Apple" - Lambrini Girls - Who Let The Dogs Out [City Slang: 2025(NEW)]
17. "Hunger Games" - Bob Vylan - Humble As The Sun [Ghost Theatre: 2024]
18. "So Sad About Us" - The Jam - Direction Reaction Creation [Polydor Records: 1997]
19. "Narcissist" - The Tubs - Narcissist [Trouble In Mind Records: 2025(NEW)]
20. "Into You Like a Train" - The Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk [Columbia: 1981]
21. "Where the Love Is" - The Sound - All Fall Down [WEA: 1982]
22. "Another Shot of Whiskey" - The Gits - Frenching The Bully [Sub Pop Records: 1992]
23. "Stop It" - Pylon - Gyrate [C/Z Records: 1980]
24. "Bad Town" - Operation Ivy - Operation Ivy [Lookout!: 1991]
25. "Echo" - Kratzen - III [self released: 2025(NEW)]
26. "The Cutter" - Echo & the Bunnymen - Porcupine [Korova: 1983]
27. "True Blue" - Bush Tetras - Rhythm and Paranoia: The Best of Bush Tetras [Wharf Cat Records: 2021]
28. "Strychnine - Live, John Peel Session #16, 13/3/93" - The Fall - The Infotainment Scan (expanded reissue) [Castle Music: 2006]
29. "Chase The Dragon" - Beasts Of Bourbon - The Low Road [Red Eye Records: 1991]
30. "We All Fall Down" - Egg Hunt - 2- song [Dischord Records: 1986]
31. "Statuette On The Console" - BODEGA - Statuette On The Console [What's Your Rupture?: 2022]
32. "Night Shift" - Siouxsie and the Banshees - Juju [Polydor: 1981]
33. "Rosta Sonder" - Svart Katt - Rosta Sonder [self released: 2016]

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… MoreWalk 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. That's Walkin' Blues each Sunday night from 9 to 11 right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Baby Please Don't Go" {William Lee Conley Broonzy Bradley} - Big Bill Broonzy - Josh White Comes A-Visitin', Big Bill Broonzy Comes A-Singin' [Purchased AAC audio file ]
2. "Georgia Bound" - Blind Blake - All the Published Sides [Purchased AAC audio file ]
3. "Step It Up and Go" - Blind Boy Fuller - Complete Recorded Works [MPEG audio file ]
4. "Black Horse Blues" {Jefferson, Blind Lemon} - Blind Lemon Jefferson - Complete Recordings %u2022 Chicago 1926 [Disc 1] [AAC audio file ]
5. "Broke Down Engine No. 2" - Blind Willie McTell - Blind Willie McTell Vol. 2 (1931 - 1933) [Purchased AAC audio file ]
6. "Special Stream Line" - Bukka White - Aberdeeen Mississippi Blues: The Vintage Recordings (1930-1940) [Purchased AAC audio file ]
7. "Mule Get Up In The Alley" {Cannon's Jug Stompers/Public Domain} - Cannon's Jug Stompers - Complete Works, 1927-1930 [AAC audio file ]
8. "Shake It & Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama)" {Charley Patton} - Charley Patton - Complete Recordings: 1929-1934 [Disc 1] [AAC audio file ]
9. "Runnin' Wild (with Southern Blues Singers)" - Cow Cow Davenport - Cow Cow Davenport - the Accompanist (1924-1929) [Purchased AAC audio file ]
10. "You've Been a Good Old Wagon" {John Henry} - Dave Van Ronk - Folksinger [Purchased AAC audio file ]
11. "Chauffer Blues (Memphis Minnie)" - Erin Harpe - Blues Roots [Apple Lossless audio file ]
12. "Vicksburg Stomp" - Hot Tuna - Steady As She Goes [Apple Music AAC audio file ]
13. "If You Haven't Any Hay, Get On Down That Road" {Skip James} - Ernie Hawkins - Blues Advice [Apple Lossless audio file ]
14. "Come On In My Kitchen" {Robert Leroy Johnson} - Guitar Slim - The Introduction to Living Country Blues USA [Purchased AAC audio file ]
15. "Let's Get Drunk and Truck" - Harlem Hamfats - Harlem Hamfats Vol. 1 1936 [Purchased AAC audio file ]
16. "Key to the Highway" {Big Bill Broonzy/Charles Segar} - Jazz Gillum - Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1938-1941) [AAC audio file ]
17. "My Old Lizzie" - Jazz Gillum & Blind John Davis - Key to the Highway [Purchased AAC audio file ]
18. "Kansas City Blues" {Charlie Parker} - Janis Joplin & Jorma Kaukonen - The Legendary Typewriter Tape: 6/25/64 Jorma's House [Apple Lossless audio file ]
19. "Mama Let Me Lay It On You" - Hot Tuna - Steady As She Goes [Apple Music AAC audio file ]
20. "Blue Yodel #4 (California Blues)" - Jimmie Rodgers - The Very Best Of [Purchased AAC audio file ]
21. "Slick Crown Vic" - John Hammond - Rough & Tough [Purchased AAC audio file ]
22. "Chitlin Con Carne" - Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band - Hoodoo Man Blues [Purchased AAC audio file ]
23. "Goin' to the Country" - Koerner, Ray & Glover - The Return of Koerner, Ray & Glover [Purchased AAC audio file ]
24. "Too Many Drivers (Album Version)" {Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins} - Lightnin' Hopkins - Double Blues (Reissue) [Purchased AAC audio file ]
25. "Ole Rattler" - Long John Hunter - Ooh Wee Pretty Baby! [Purchased AAC audio file ]
26. "On The Road Again" {Will Shade} - Memphis Jug Band - R. Crumb's Heroes Of Blues, Jazz & Country [MPEG audio file ]
27. "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" {Walter Jacobs} - Little Walter - The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection: His Best [Purchased AAC audio file ]
28. "Pickin' The Blues" - Memphis Minnie - Queen Of Country Blues [Apple Lossless audio file ]
29. "Alabama Blues" {Various Artists} - Three Stripped Gears - The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of: Super Rarities [AAC audio file ]
30. "Alabama Bound" - Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton - Jalopy Records 7" Series: Jerron Paxton - EP [Purchased AAC audio file ]
31. "Broke Down Engine Blues" {Michael R Dinallo} - Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons - Take Yo Time [Purchased AAC audio file ]
32. "That's No Way To Get Along" - Cristina Vane - Old Played New - EP [Apple Music AAC audio file ]
33. "Everlasting Love" {O H Prince & R. Alderson} - The Ebony Hillbillies - Barefoot and Flying [Purchased AAC audio file ]
34. "Old Rub Alcohol Blues (feat. Forrest Marowitz)" {Traditional Song} - Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons - The North Wind & the Sun [Purchased AAC audio file ]

Just a Few Friends

Just a Few Friends, heard each Sunday evening from 7-9, where Penelope invites you to spend your evening in a salon filled with the intimate strains of fine classical chamber… MoreJust a Few Friends, heard each Sunday evening from 7-9, where Penelope invites you to spend your evening in a salon filled with the intimate strains of fine classical chamber music, from early to modern. Less

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1. "Piano Trio in g, Op. 17" {C. SCHUMANN} - Francesco Nicolosi, Rodolfo Bonucci & Andrea Noferini - Clara Schumann: Piano Concerto & Piano Trio [Naxos: 2005]
2. "String Quartet No. 2 in a" {VAUGHAN WILLIAMS} - Maggini Quartet - Vaughan Williams: String Quartets [Naxos: 2001]
3. "Platero y yo (Platero and I)" {CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO} - Johan Fostier - Johan Fostier: Guitar Recitall [Naxos: 2002]
4. "String Quartet No. 3" {BARTOK} - Vermeer Quartet - Bartok: String Quartets (Complete) [Naxos: 2005]
5. ""Much Ado About Nothing" Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 11" {KORNGOLD} - Joseph Lin & Benjamin Loeb - Korngold: Music for Violin and Piano [Naxos: 2004]

Heifetz on Air

Each week, "Heifetz On Air" presents captivating performances by Heifetz International Music Institute students, alums, and faculty -- recorded on stage in Staunton and in WTJU's Charlottesville studios.

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Sunday Opera Matinee

Heard each Sunday afternoon from 3-6, Sunday Opera Matinee is the only non-syndicated weekly broadcast of opera in Central Virginia coming to you year round, regardless of the season! Hosts… MoreHeard each Sunday afternoon from 3-6, Sunday Opera Matinee is the only non-syndicated weekly broadcast of opera in Central Virginia coming to you year round, regardless of the season! Hosts Ann Shaffer, Tim Snider, and Brendan O'Donnell share their favorite recordings, old and new. Plot synopsis and historical background are provided. Less

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1. "Platée" {Jean-Philippe RAMEAU} - Beekman, De Bique, Auvity, Crossley; Les Arts Florissants; Arnold Schönberg Chor; William Christie, conductor - Platée [Harmonia Mundi: 1745 / 2021]
   Notes: Marcel Beekman, countertenor, Platée, swamp queen Jeanine De Bique, soprano, La Folie Cyril Auvity, tenor, Thespis / Mercure Marc Mauillon, baritone, Momus / Cithéron Edwin Crossley-Mercer, bass, Jupiter Emmanuelle de Negri, soprano, Amour / Clarine Padraic Rowan, bass, Satyr / Mommuss Emilie Renard, mezzo, Junon Ilona Revolskaya, soprano, Thalie Arnold Schönberg Chor Les Arts Florisants William Christie, conductor

A New Sound

Over the past one hundred years, music and the arts have undergone as much revolutionary change and experimentation as science, technology, and medicine. These sounds inspired riots and revolutions, created… MoreOver the past one hundred years, music and the arts have undergone as much revolutionary change and experimentation as science, technology, and medicine. These sounds inspired riots and revolutions, created new schools of thought, and crossed the Rubicon into uncharted musical territory. Join us every Sunday afternoon from 1-3 pm on A New Sound as we explore together the classical music of our lifetime. Less

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1. "Jahla in the Form of a Ductia to Please Leopold Stokowski on his 90th Birthday" {Lou HARRISON} - Floraleda Sacchi, harp & percussion - Minimal Harp [Universal: 2008]
2. "Verses for a Liminal Space" {David CROWELL} - Sandbox Percussion - Point/Cloud [Better Company: 2024]
3. "Javor" {Iva BITTOVA} - Iva Bittova, voice & violin; An%u0131l Eraslan, cello - What my father sang to me [Pantopia: 2024]
4. "The Dharma at Big Sur" {John ADAMS} - Tracy Silverman, electric violin; BBC Symphony Orchestra - The Dharma at Big Sur / My Father Knew Charles Ives [Nonesuch: 2006]
5. "Avalokiteshvara (Music for Harp)" {Lou HARRISON} - Floraleda Sacchi, harp & percussion - Minimal Harp [Universal: 2008]
6. "Point/Cloud III" {David CROWELL} - Daniel Lippel, electric guitars - Point/Cloud [Better Company: 2024]
7. "Kalandar" {Shye Ben TZUR} - Shye Ben Tzur, vocals, guitar, flute; Jonny Greenwood; guitar, bass guitar, drum machine & computers, ondes martenot, keyboard; The Rajasthan Express - Junun [Nonesuch: 2015]
8. "Suite for Violin with American Gamelan" {Lou HARRISON} - Gabriela Diaz, violin; Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Gil Rose, conductor - Lou Harrison: Lo Koro Sutro [BMOP/sound: 2014]

Offstage, On-Air

Offstage, On-Air is a weekly show highlighting central Virginia's vibrant classical music community. Each week you'll hear conversations with local classical musicians, learn about upcoming concerts, and enjoy artist-curated playlists.… MoreOffstage, On-Air is a weekly show highlighting central Virginia's vibrant classical music community. Each week you'll hear conversations with local classical musicians, learn about upcoming concerts, and enjoy artist-curated playlists. Tune in Sunday from noon to 1:00pm here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Clair de Lune" {Claude Debussy} - The Andrew Collins Trio -
2. "Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: I. Theme and Variations: Andante grazioso" {Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart} - Uwaga -
3. "Romanian Folk Dances op. 7" {Béla Bartók} - Huijnen & Grotenhuis -
4. "Sugared Rum? Spare Me! (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)" {Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Duke Ellington} - Mr. Sun -
5. "nature / nurture" - Kaitlyn Raitz -
6. "Liebestraum No. 3" {Franz Liszt} - Django Reinhardt -

Classical Brunch

Join Paula as she brings you noteworthy compositions, some well-known, some yet to be discovered - but all refreshing and engaging. Classical Brunch, Sunday mornings from 10 'til noon. Only… MoreJoin Paula as she brings you noteworthy compositions, some well-known, some yet to be discovered - but all refreshing and engaging. Classical Brunch, Sunday mornings from 10 'til noon. Only on WTJU. Less

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1. "12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 11 in A minor "Winter Wind"" {Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)} - Adam Harasiewicz, piano - 'January': A Calendar of Classics: Chopin [UME - Global Clearing House: 2025]
2. "Blow, blow, thou winter wind" {John Rutter (b. 1945)} - The Oxford Choir, Will Dawes - Music for Upper/Lower Voices 2022 [Oxford University Press Music: 2022]
3. "Winter" {Rebecca Dale (b. 1985)} - VOCES8 - Winter [Decca Music Group Ltd.: 2016]
4. "Études d'exécution transcendante, S. 139: No. 12, Chasse-neige" {Franz Liszt (1811-1886)} - Nikolai Lugansky - Liszt: Piano Works [naïve: 2011]
5. "In the Bleak Midwinter (Arr. Gjeilo)" {Gustav Holst (1874-1934); arr. Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)} - VOCES8 - Winter [Decca Music Group Ltd.: 2016]
6. "Drive the Cold Winter Away" {John Playford (1623–1686)} - The Rose Ensemble, Jordan Sramek - And Glory Shone Around [Rose Records: 2014]
7. "Lieutenant Kijé, Symphonic Suite, Op. 60: I. The Birth of Kijé; II. Romance; III. The wedding of Kijé; IV. Troika; V. Interment of Kijé" {Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)} - Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi - Prokofiev: Lietuenant Kijé Suite [Chandos: 1990]
   Notes: https://moviemusicuk.us/2021/06/14/lieutenant-kije-sergei-prokofiev/
8. "Children's Corner: IV. The Snow Is Dancing (La neige danse)" {Claude Debussy (1862-1918)} - Peter Schmalfuss, piano - Debussy: Suite Bergamasque - Prelude "La Cathedral" - Children's Corner - Arabesques [Denon: 2009]
9. "Snow in the Street" {Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)} - The Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; Hugh Rowlands, organ; William Vann, director - A Vaughan Williams Christmas [Albion: 2018]
10. "For Now I Am Winter" {Ólafur Arnalds (b. 1986) and Arnór Dan (b. 1985)} - VOCES8 - Winter [Decca Music Group Ltd.: 2016]
11. "The Snow Maiden Suite: Introduction; Danse des oiseaux (Dance of the Birds); Cortege; Danse des bouffons (Dance of the Clowns)" {Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)} - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Donald Johanos - Rimsky-Korsakov: Snow Maiden / Golden Cockerel / Mlada [Naxos: 1991]
12. "Frostiana: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" {Randall Thompson (composer), Robert Frost (poet)} - The Birralee Blokes; Justine Favell, accompanist; Paul Holley, conductor - Towards Infinity [ABC Classic: 2011]
    Notes: https://www.birralee.org/thebirraleeblokes
13. "The Traveller Benighted in Snow" {Scottish Traditional} - Quadriga Consort - Winter's Delights - Early Christmas Music and Carols from the British Isles [Deutsche Harmonia Mundi: 2015]
    Notes: https://www.quadriga-consort.at/
14. "Poulenc: Un soir de neige (A Snowy Evening), FP 126: I. De grandes cuillers de neige (Large spoonfuls of snow)" {Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)} - The Sixteen; Harry Christophers, director - Poulenc: Sacred Works [Warner Classics: 2005]
    Notes: https://willyorwonthe.wordpress.com/tag/un-soir-de-neige/ I. Great snowy spoons Great snowy spoons Pick up our icy feet And with a harsh word We confront stubborn winter Each tree has its place in the air Each rock its weight on the earth Each stream its living water But we have no fire
15. "Poulenc: Un soir de neige (A Snowy Evening), FP 126: II. La bonne neige (The good snow)" {Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)} - The Sixteen; Harry Christophers, director - Poulenc: Sacred Works [Warner Classics: 2005]
    Notes: II. The good snow The good snow, the black sky The dead branches, the pain Of the forest full of traps Shame to the hunted creature Flight like an arrow in its heart The tracks of a ferocious prey Onward, wolf, and it’s always The finest wolf and it’s always The last one alive threatened by The absolute weight of death
16. "Poulenc: Un soir de neige (A Snowy Evening), FP 126: IV. La nuit le froid la solitude (The night, the cold, the loneliness)" {Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)} - The Sixteen; Harry Christophers, director - Poulenc: Sacred Works [Warner Classics: 2005]
    Notes: III. Bruised Woods Bruised woods, lost woods of a winter’s journey Ship where the snow takes hold Sheltering woods, dead woods, where without hope I dream Of the sea with its gutted mirrors A surge of cold water gripped the drowned Making the crowd of my body suffer I grow weak, I am scattered I confess my life, I confess my death, I confess the other
17. "Poulenc: Un soir de neige (A Snowy Evening), FP 126: III. Bois meutri (wounded wood)" {Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)} - The Sixteen; Harry Christophers, director - Poulenc: Sacred Works [Warner Classics: 2005]
    Notes: IV. Night cold loneliness Night cold loneliness They locked me in carefully But the branches were seeking their way into the prison Around me grass found the sky They locked and bolted the sky My prison crumbled The living cold the burning cold had me right in its hand
18. "The Snow It Melts The Soonest" {Traditional} - VOCES8, Eleanor Turner, harp - Winter [Decca Music Group Ltd.: 2016]
19. "'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime - Huron Traditional" {Traditional} - Quadriga Consort - On a Cold Winter's Day - Early Christmas Music and Carols from the British Isles [Deutsche Harmonia Mundi: 2013]
20. "On a Cold Winter's Day" {Traditional} - Quadriga Consort - On a Cold Winter's Day - Early Christmas Music and Carols from the British Isles [Deutsche Harmonia Mundi: 2013]

In the Spirit

In The Spirit, heard each Sunday morning at 9, is an hour of vintage and contemporary gospel music to feed your soul and lift you up.

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1. "One Day" {Kenneth Morris} - Richmond Harmonizers - Best of a Cappella Gospel Singing 1944-49 [P-Vine Records: 1947]
2. "When Jesus Comes" - Flying Clouds of Detroit - Acapella Black Gospel: Look How the World Has Made a Change 1940-69 [Narro Way Records: 1953]
3. "Satisfied" - Wandering Boys - Black Gospel: As Good as it Gets [Disky Europe: 1943]
4. "Oh Lord! Oh Lord!" - Norfolk Four - Best of a Cappella Gospel Singing 1944-49 [P-Vine Records: 1949]
5. "Journey to the Sky" - Smith Jubilee Singers - Acapella Black Gospel: Look How the World Has Made a Change 1940-69 [Narro Way Records: 1948]
6. "He Never Left Me Alone" - Southern Jubilee Singers - Sun Blues Box [Sun Records: 1954]
7. "He Never Fails" - Burnadettes - Unreleased 1962: Gospel [Motown Records: 1962]
8. "He Made it All Right" - Meditation Singers - Good News [Specialty Records: 1953]
9. "He Lifted Up My Burdens" - Highway QC's - Highway QC's [Vee Jay Records: 1960]
10. "I Can't Keep From Crying" - Marie Knight & the Millinaires - Songs of the Gospel [Mercury Records: 1957]
11. "I Could Do Better Than That (take 6)" - Pilgrim Travelers - Better Than That [Specialty Records: 1959]
12. "I Declare This Old World is in a Bad Condition" - Jubalaires (aka Royal Harmony Singers) - Gospel Classics [Goldenlane: 1948]
13. "I Do, Don't You" - Martha Bass - I'm So Grateful [Checker Records: 1966]
14. "We Shall Overcome" {Charles Albert Tindley} - Staple Singers - Freedom Highway Complete [Epic Records: 1965]
15. "We Want Freedom in This Land" - Gospel Warriors - Silver Cross Gospel Story [Wolf Records: 1965]
16. "We Shall Walk Through the Valley" - Dixie Hummingbirds - Dixie Hummingbirds [Heritage Records: 1949]
17. "We Will Be Shouting" - Southern Gospel Singers of Washington DC - Pinewood Records Gospel 1969-80 [Pinewood Records of Chesapeake VA: 1975]
18. "I Want to Know (dp bass)" - Harmonizing Four - Gotham Records Gospel Series [Gotham Records: 1956]

The Early Music Show

Imagine hearing the origins of the music of Western civilization! The Early Music Show reaches back to the ancient meditative sacred music and foot tapping dances of the abbeys and… MoreImagine hearing the origins of the music of Western civilization! The Early Music Show reaches back to the ancient meditative sacred music and foot tapping dances of the abbeys and troubadours of the first millennium and journeys through seven centuries of music, featuring the friendly madrigals of the Italian and English traditions, sublime motets and music of the Renaissance, Medieval and Baroque eras up to the time of JS Bach - a genre of endless richness and variety. Imagine, and then join us for music of centuries gone by, every Sunday morning from 6 'til 9 on The Early Music Show. Less

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1. "An Ode on the Death of Henry Purcell" {John BLOW} - Arcangelo; Samuel Boden, tenor; Thomas Walker, tenor;; Jonathan Cohen, conductor - Blow: An Ode on the Death of Henry Purcell & Other Works [Hyperion: 2017]
2. "Concerto No. 9 for Transverse Flute in E Minor" {Robert WOODCOCK} - Capella Academica Frankfurt; Michael Schneider, conductor - The Virtuoso Recorder, Vol. 3 [CPO: 2015]
3. "Suite from the Play "The Twin Rivals"" {William CROFT} - The Parley of Instruments; Roy Goodman and Peter Holman, conductors - Purcell's London: Consort Music from Charles II to Queene Anne [Hyperion Records: 1988]
4. "Sonata III in B-Flat Major for Treble Recorder, Harpsichord and Cello" {Jacques PAISIBLE} - Musicke's Pleasure Garden - Paisible: Complete Recorder Sonatas [HNE Rights GmbH: 2015]
5. "Pardon, Goddess of the Night" {Thomas Chilcot} - The Parley of Instruments; Catherine Bott, soprano; Peter Holman, conductor - Orpheus with His Lute [Hyperion: 2004]
6. "Concerto Grosso in F Major, Op. 3, No. 2" {Francesco BARSANTI} - Ensemble Marsyas; Peter Whelan, conductor - Barsanti & Handel: Edinburgh 1742 [Linn Records: 2017]
7. "Sinfonia di Violoncello a Solo in G Minor" {Giacomo FACCO} - Guillermo Turina, cello; Tomoko Matsuoka, harpsichord; Eugenia Boix, soprano - Master of Kings [Cobra Records: 2018]
8. "Trumpet Concerto in D Major, D. 53" {Giuseppe TARTINI} - The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Sir Neville Mariner, conductor; Maurice Andre, trumpet - Purcell, Albinoni, Telemannm, Handel, Tartini & Vivaldi [Erato: 2011]
9. "Selected Ayres in C Major, ITW. 37: No. 1 Come Let's Begin" {Thomas WEELKES} - Jean-Pierre Carpentras - Apprendre a Etre [Thomas Weelkes: 2021]
10. "Selected Ayres in C Major, ITW. 37: No. 2 Jockey Thine Hornpipes" {Thomas WEELKES} - Jean-Pierre Carpentras - Apprendre a Etre [Thomas Weelkes: 2021]
11. "Concerto in E Minor, Op. 3, No. 3" {William BABELL} - Ensemble Odysee; Anna Stegmann, recorder - William Babell: Concertos, Op. 3 [Pan Classics: 2016]

Classical Prelude - Sunday

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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Virginia Overnights

All Virginia artists. All genres. All night long. Tune in to Virginia Overnights and experience the sounds of our commonwealth, hand-curated by Don Harrison and Erin O.

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Cadmium

Cadmium is a show for people who hear the phrase "blackened crusty sludge" and think of music instead of the stuff that builds up around your sink drain. Mr. Owl… MoreCadmium is a show for people who hear the phrase "blackened crusty sludge" and think of music instead of the stuff that builds up around your sink drain. Mr. Owl takes you on a screaming ride through extreme metal past and present, from the shallow underground to the molten iron at the earth's core. You might hear some clean singing, but don't hold your breath. Less

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1. "Incendiary Prayer" - Olkoth - Demo [Olkoth: 2019]
2. "The Devouring Phantoms" - Devouring Famine - Merge In to Oblivion [Devouring Famine: 2023]
3. "The Burning of Sodom" - Dark Angel - Darkness Descends [Combat: 1986]
4. "Conversation" - Vendetta - Brain Damage [Noise: 1988]
5. "Psychosis" - Mystik - The Plot Sickens [Massacre: 1992]
6. "Tormented by Apparitions" - Cemetery Earth - Here Rest Remains from Centuries of Demise [Cemetery Earth: 1992]
7. "Bloom" - Wretched Empires - Bloom [Wretched Empires: 2020]
8. "Fracturer" - Peine Kapital - Infraordo [Sludgelord: 2022]
9. "The Ritual of Thorn" - Voodoo Gods - The Divinity of Blood [Reaper Entertainment: 2020]
10. "Menticide" - Implement - Illusion of Freedom [Implement: 2018]
11. "Butchered in the Fog" - Volition - Wreck Among Ruin [Totalrust: 2015]
12. "Swallowed by Celestial Darkness" - Svierg - Demo MMIX [Svierg: 2009]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
13. "The Hash Slinging Slasher" - Crucial Rip - Bong Rip Evisceration [Crucial Rip: 2016]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
14. "Inject Yourself" - Mortel - Become Death [Mortel: 2023]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
15. "Witches' Brew (Live)" - Manilla Road - Roadkill: The Raw Tapes [High Roller: 2017]
    Notes: Reissue, orig. 1988
16. "Medeleon Village" - Seventh Gate - Under a Black Sun [Seventh Gate: 2008]
17. "Smoke and Monoliths" - Black Candle - Smoke and Monoliths [Possession Productions: 2013]
18. "Strigoi Mort" - Anharat - Blood Sorcery [Anharat: 2021]
19. "50% Sheep 50% Leech 100% Human" - Narcosis - Best Served Cold: Discography 1998-2007 [Earache: 2008]
    Notes: Compilation, orig. 2001
20. "No Need For Religion" - Effluvia - Return to Ponders Corner [Filthcake: 2019]
21. "Restless Death" - Disrotter - Restless Death [Disrotter: 2024]
22. "Beyond the Event Horizon" - Blazar - Fatal Cosmic Wound [Carbonized: 2024]