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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. "Ready, Steady, Go" - Meices - Empire Records - The Soundtrack [A&M: 1995]
2. "You've Been Had" - The Plus Ones - On the List EP [Coldfront: 2000]
3. "Mona Lisa" - Grant-Lee Phillips - Virginia Creeper [Zoë: 2004]
4. "I Won't Back Down" - Sharon Van Etten - Bad Monkey Soundtrack [Watertower: 2024]
5. "When You Sleep" - Friko - Where we've been, Where we go from here [ATO: 2024]
   Notes: My Bloody Valentine cover
6. "I've Got Rhythm" - Steven Feifke - The Role of the Rhythm Section, Vol. II [la.reserve: 2024]
7. "My Mind's Eye" - Small Faces - single [Decca: 1966]
8. "Are You Experienced?" - Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child [MCA: 2001]
9. "The Duke Ellington Bridge" - Des Demones - Apocalyptic Boom! Boom! [In The Red: 2024]
10. "Taraval" - Freckle - Freckle [God?/Drag City: 2024]
11. "October Mornings" - Tucker Zimmerman - Ten Songs by Tucker Zimmerman [Fly: 1969]
12. "When Company Comes" - The Feelies - The Good Earth [Coyote/Twin/Tone: 1986]
13. "So Near So Far" - George Cables - I Hear Echoes [HighNote: 2024]
14. "Why Not Your Baby" - Velvet Crush - Teenage Symphonies to God [Epic: 1994]
15. "Killing the Blues" - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand [Rounder: 2007]
16. "Everywhere I Look" - Jackson Browne - Tonight I'll Go Down Swingin': A Tribute to Don Heffington [Nine Mile: 2024]
17. "Lonely Heart" - Neva Dinova - Canary [Saddle Creek: 2024]
18. "Snake Oil" - Steve Earle - Copperhead Road [Uni: 1988]
19. "Pony" - The Men - Buyer Beware [Fuzz Club: 2025]
    Notes: February release
20. "Wellsville" - The Embarassment - The Embarassment EP [Almost Ready: 1981/2021]
21. "Caught My Eye" - S.C.A.B. - Rose Colored Glasses [self-released: 2024]
22. "In a Name" - Tsunami - Loud As Is [Numero Group: 2024]
23. "even the stars fall" - Dax Riggs - 7 Songs for Spiders [Bright Shadow/Fat Possum: 2025]
24. "The Golden State" - John Doe - This Far: The John Doe Roadmap [Yep Roc: 2014]
25. "Soulful Mister Timmons" - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Album of the Year [Timeless: 1981]
26. "The Move" - Boom Bip - Blue Eyed in the Red Room [Lex: 2005]
27. "One More Time" - Pretenders - Viva El Amor [WEA: 1999]
28. "What Do You Want the Girl to Do" - Lowell George - Thanks I'll Eat It Here [Warner Bros.: 1979]
29. "Next to You" - Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes - The Best of Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes [Epic: 1992]
30. "Blau Blueset" - Marina Albero - A Nomad of Sound [self-released: 2024]
31. "Tupelo Honey" - Van Morrison - Live at Montreux [Warner Bros.: 1980]
32. "The Come Up" - Eddie 9V - Live at the Neon Rooster [Casino: 2024]
33. "Tip of My Tongue" - John Hiatt - Bring the Family [A&M: 1987]

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. "Black Friday" - Steely Dan - Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Radio Broadcast With Steely Dan [Concord: 2005]
2. "Master Charge" - Albert Collins - Ice Pickin' [Alligator ]
3. "Credit Card Blues" - Deb Callahan - The Blue Pearl [ 2005]
4. "Credit Card Blues" - Terry Evans - Walk That Walk [Telarc ]
5. "Shoppin' And Snackin'" - Ken Saydak - Foolish Man [Delmark ]
6. "Dead Ass Broke" - Big Bill Morganfield - Rising Son [Blind Pig: 1999]
7. "I Can't Afford Myself" - Debbie Davies & Kenny Neal - Homesick For The Road [Telarc: 1999]
8. "Double Trouble" - Otis Rush - Live From Antone's: Tenth Anniversary Anthology, Vol. 1 (V.A.) [New West Records: 2007]
9. "My Credit Didn't Go Through" - Freddie King - Burglar
10. "Chump Change" - Albert King - King Albert
11. "Cash Talkin' (The Working Man's Blues)" - Albert Collins - Cold Snap
12. "Women Need Money Too" - Lady Bianca - Through A Woman's Eyes
13. "Race To The Dollar" - Eddie Cotton - One At A Time [DeChamp: 2015]
14. "Don't Reach Across My Plate" - T.V. Slim - Flatfoot Sam [Official ]
15. "Pass The Biscuits Please" - Andre Williams - Mr. Rhythm [Regency ]
16. "Hospitality Blues, Part. 1" - Grant "Mr. Blues" Jones - In The Dark [RST: 1994]
17. "You Stole My Cake" - Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy -
18. "Biscuts" - Roy Bookbinder -
19. "Cookbook" - Larry Johnson - Fast & Funky [Blue Goose ]
20. "Your Greens Just Give Me The Blues" - Rev. Billy C. Wirtz - Deep Fried & Sanctified
21. "I'm Gonna Bake My Biscuit" - Mazzy Star - Deep Cuts [Capitol: 1994]
22. "Do You Want It?" - Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends -
23. "Cook That Stuff" - Cleo Brown -
24. "That's What Makes My Baby Fat" - Faye Adams - 30 Greatest Hits
25. "My Stove's In Good Condition" - The Brianna Thomas Band - Everybody Knows
26. "Too Many Cooks" - Jesse Fortune - Fortune Tellin' Man
27. "Feed Me Baby" - Brownie McGhee -
28. "Fat Meat Is Greasy" - Jackie Brenston -
29. "Bakershop Boogie" - Willie Nix -

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. "Encore Edition: Johnny B & The Goodes at Offbeat Roadhouse (July 8, 2022)" - Johnny B & The Goodes - Offbeat Roadhouse (July 8, 2022) [Johnny B: 2022]

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. "The Big Dollhouse" {Marc Shaiman} - Jackie Hoffman, Linda Hart, Harvey Fierstein, Laura Bell Bundy, Danelle Eugenia Wilson, Mary Bond Davis, Kerry Butler, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Hairspray Ensemble, Original Broadway Cast of Hairspray - Hairspray (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2002]
   Notes: Lyrics by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman
3. "At Seventeen" {Scott Alan} - Carly Jibson, Jackie Hoffman - Dreaming Wide Awake: The Music Of Scott Alan [Billy-Boo Records: 2007]
   Notes: Jackie Hoffman born November 29, 1960
4. "Evil Woman" {Jeff Lynne & John Farrar} - Mary Testa, Jackie Hoffman, Curtis Holbrook, Anika Larsen, Kenita Miller, André Ward - Xanadu: Original Broadway Cast Recording [PS Classics: 2012]
5. "Let's Not Talk About Anything Else But Love (Reprise)" {Andrew Lippa} - Jackie Hoffman, Nathan Lane, Kevin Chamberlin - The Addams Family (Original Cast Recording) [Verve (Adult Contemporary): 2010]
6. "Carnegie Hall Pavane" {Leonard Bernstein} - Jackie Hoffman, Megan Fairchild - On the Town (New Broadway Cast Recording) [PS Classics: 2015]
   Notes: Lyrics by Betty Comden & Adolph Green
7. "What Could Possibly Go Wrong?" {Marc Shaiman} - Jackie Hoffman, Michael Wartella, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Broadway Ensemble - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks: 2017]
   Notes: Lyrics by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman
8. "Out of the Blue" {Paul Doust} - Telly Leung, Jackie Hoffman, Lena Hall - Falling in Love with Mr. Dellamort (Original Cast Recording) [Center Stage Records: 2021]
   Notes: Lyrics by Paul Doust & Jack Feldstein
9. "Once Upon a Dream" {Frank Wildhorn} - Christiane Noll - Jekyll & Hyde [Rhino Atlantic: 2005]
   Notes: Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, Steve Cuden and Frank Wildhorn
10. "Into the Fire" {Frank Wildhorn} - Douglas Sills - The Scarlet Pimpernel Original Broadway Cast Recording [Atlantic Records: 1998]
    Notes: Lyrics by Nan Knighton; Frank Wildhorn born November 29, 1959
11. "I Never Knew His Name" {Frank Wildhorn} - Linda Eder - The Civil War : The Complete Work [Rhino Atlantic: 1999]
    Notes: Lyrics by Jack Murphy
12. "At Last (feat. Kate Shindle & James Barbour)" {Frank Wildhorn} - James Barbour, Kate Shindle - Dracula the Musical - The Studio Cast Recording [GlobalVision Records, LLC: 2011]
    Notes: Lyrics by Christopher Hampton & Don Black
13. "Through the Looking Glass" {Frank Wildhorn} - Janet Dacal, Darren Ritchie, Jose Llana, E. Clayton Cornelious, Edward Staudenmayer, Wonderland Ensemble - Wonderland (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2011]
    Notes: Lyrics by Jack Murphy
14. "Picture Show" {Frank Wildhorn} - Kelsey Fowler, Talon Ackerman, Laura Osnes, Jeremy Jordan - Bonnie & Clyde (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Broadway Records: 2012]
    Notes: Lyrics by Don Black
15. "This World Will Remember Me" {Frank Wildhorn} - Jeremy Jordan, Laura Osnes - Bonnie & Clyde (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Broadway Records: 2012]
    Notes: Lyrics by Don Black
16. "How 'Bout a Dance?" {Frank Wildhorn} - Laura Osnes - Bonnie & Clyde (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Broadway Records: 2012]
    Notes: Lyrics by Don Black
17. "Goodbye, My Love" {Stephen Flaherty} - Marin Mazzie - Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1998]
    Notes: lyrics by Lynn Ahrens; Frank Galati born November 29, 1943
18. "Journey On" {Stephen Flaherty} - Marin Mazzie, Peter Friedman, Mark Jacoby, Rod Campbell, Duane Martin Foster, Lea Michele - Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1998]
    Notes: lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
19. "Wheels of a Dream" {Stephen Flaherty} - Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell - Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1998]
    Notes: lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
20. "Alone in the Universe" {Stephen Flaherty} - Kevin Chamberlin, Anthony Blair Hall - Seussical [Verve (Adult Contemporary): 2001]
    Notes: lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
21. "The One Feather Tail Of Miss Gertrude McFuzz" {Stephen Flaherty} - Janine LaManna - Seussical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Verve (Adult Contemporary): 2001]
    Notes: lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
22. "Amayzing Mayzie " {Stephen Flaherty} - Michele Pawk - Seussical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Verve (Adult Contemporary): 2001]
    Notes: lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
23. "Amayzing Gertrude " {Stephen Flaherty} - Janine LaManna - Seussical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Verve (Adult Contemporary): 2001]
    Notes: lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
24. "You, You, You" {John Kander} - Roger Rees, Chita Rivera, John Riddle, Michelle Veintimilla - The Visit (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Broadway Records/Yellow Sound Label: 2015]
    Notes: Lyrics by Fred Ebb
25. "Yellow Shoes" {John Kander} - The Visit Original Broadway Cast - The Visit (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Broadway Records/Yellow Sound Label: 2015]
    Notes: Lyrics by Fred Ebb
26. "Love and Love Alone" {John Kander} - Chita Rivera - The Visit (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Broadway Records/Yellow Sound Label: 2015]
    Notes: Lyrics by Fred Ebb
27. "Father to Son" {Stephen Flaherty} - Paul Alexander Nolan - Knoxville (World Premiere Recording) [Broadway Records: 2022]
    Notes: Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
28. "Outside Your Window" {Stephen Flaherty} - Jason Danieley, Paul Alexander Nolan, William Parry, Scott Wakefield, Dwelvan David, Nathan Salstone, Joel Waggoner - Knoxville (World Premiere Recording) [Broadway Records: 2022]
    Notes: Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
29. "Ordinary Goodbye" {Stephen Flaherty} - Hannah Elless - Knoxville (World Premiere Recording) [Broadway Records: 2022]
    Notes: Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
30. "Waking in Darkness" {Stephen Flaherty} - Jason Danieley, Jack Casey, Paul Alexander Nolan, Hannah Elless, Scott Wakefield, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Nathan Salstone, Dwelvan David, Ellen Harvey, Knoxville Original Cast - Knoxville (World Premiere Recording) [Broadway Records: 2022]
    Notes: Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
31. "Astonishing" {Jason Howland} - Sutton Foster - Little Women - The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2005]
    Notes: Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein
32. "Some Things Are Meant to Be" {Jason Howland} - Sutton Foster, Megan McGinnis - Little Women - The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2005]
    Notes: Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein
33. "Overture" {Jason Howland} - 'Little Women' Orchestra - Little Women - The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2005]
    Notes: Louisa May Alcott born November 29, 1832

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
2. "Turkey Gobbler" - Theron Hale & Daughters - 78RPM Single [Victor: 1929]
3. "Fiddler's Dream" - Foghorn Stringband - Live at Portland OT Gathering 1/18/2014 [Foghorn Stringband ]
4. "Fiddler's Dream" - Lyman Enloe - Three Fiddlers From The Show-Me State [County Records ]
5. "Turkey Sag" - Jim Childress & Uncle Henry's Favorites - Turkey Sag: Original Fiddle Tunes [Jim Childress ]
6. "Ride The Wild Turkey" - Darol Anger - Fiddlistics [Kaleidoscope Records: 1979]
7. "Albuquerque Turkey" - David Grisman - Mondo Mando [Warner Bros.: 1981]
8. "Mondo Mando" - David Grisman - Mondo Mando [Warner Bros.: 1981]
9. "Opus 38/Shady Grove" - Sam Grisman Project - Live at The Hamilton(DC) 10/18/2024 [Sam Grisman Project ]
   Notes: Featuring Victor Furtado on clawhammer banjo.
10. "Fiddler's Dream" - Sam Grisman Project - Live at The Hamilton(DC) 10/18/2024 [Sam Grisman Project ]
11. "Sledgehammer" - Love Canon - Greatest Hits Vol 2 [Love Canon ]
    Notes: Playing at The Jefferson Theater, Charlottesville fri December 20th
12. "Solsbury Hill/Icecaps Of Pentatonia-Medley" - Love Canon - Cover Story [Organic Records ]
13. "Duck House" - Sami Braman - Riveter [Padiddle ]
    Notes: Interview on 4/7/23
14. "On Account of You" - Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno - Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno [Free Dirt Records ]
    Notes: Interview on 3/26/21
15. "Harris and the Mare" - Willie Watson - Willie Watson [Little Operation Records ]
    Notes: Playing at the Southern Charlottesville, sat December 7th
16. "Thanksgiving" - Rachel Baiman - Thanksgiving [Free Dirt Records ]
17. "A Thanksgiving Day Outing" - Frank Stasio - Story a Day [Joe McHugh ]
18. "Thanksgiving Waltz" - Jay Ungar/Molly Mason - Harvest Home [Angel Records ]
19. "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" - Arlo Gurthrie - Alice's Restaurant [Reprise ]
    Notes: Alice Brock, who inspired "Alice's Restaurant, passed away Nov 21st

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. "Good Guy" - Cross Creek - Forever Gamblin' On You comp. [Forager: 2024]
2. "Asobe" - Yaryu - For Damage [Centripetal Force: NEW]
3. "Song For America" - Destroyer - Kaputt [Merge: 2011]
4. "My Spine Is The Bassline" - Shriekback - Disco Not Disco comp. [Strut: 2008]
5. "Sundowner" - Fontaines D.C. - Romance [XL/Partisan: NEW]
6. "Come & See" - The Gurriers - Come & See [No Filter: NEW]
7. "Best of Friends" - Palma Violets - 180 [Rough Trade: 2013]
8. "Literary Mind" - SPRINTS - Literary Mind [City Slang: NEW]
9. "Kid In Candy" - The Spinanes - Arches And Aisles [Sub Pop: 1998]
10. "No Myth" - Michael Penn - Myth [RCA: 1989]
11. "Autumn Roses" - Dorothea Paas - Think Of Mist [Telephone Explosion: NEW]
12. "Jesus" - Bill Callahan - The Holy Grail [Drag City: NEW]
    Notes: Velvet Underground cover.
13. "Tet" - Benoit Pioulard - Eidetic [Morr Music: 2023]
14. "I'd Like To Touch A Star" - Leder Bros. - WTNG comp. [Numero Group: 2012]
15. "Shrug" - Ida - Will You Find Me [Tiger Style: 2000]
16. "Wrap Myself Up In Your Love" - Jim Spencer - Seafaring Strangers comp. [Numero Group: 2017]
17. "Soft As Snow But Warm Inside" - My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything [Creation: 1988]
18. "Locrian Midwest" - Oneohtrix Point Never - Again [Warp: 2023]
19. "Get Me Away From Here I'm Dying" - Julien Baker - TRANSA comp. [Red Hot: NEW]
    Notes: Belle and Sebastian cover
20. "Strength Of Strings" - This Mortal Coil - Filigree & Shadow [4AD: 1986]
    Notes: Gene Clark cover
21. "The Sandringham Line" - The Lucksmiths - Naturaliste [Lost And Lonesome: 2005]
22. "Mouth Of A Story" - The Raincoats - Moving [Rough Trade: 1984]
23. "Just Too Bloody Stupid" - Close Lobsters - Foxheads Stalk This Land [Fire: 1987]
24. "No You're Not" - Spoon - A Series Of Sneaks [Elektra: 1998]
25. "Beanstalk" - Jeff Parker - The Relatives [Thrill Jockey: 2005]

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. "Morning In America" - Durand Jones & The Indications, Durand Jones - American Love Call [Dead Oceans: 2019]
   Notes: USA
2. "Dare To Be Fat" - Root Boy Slim - Zoom [Rip Bang Records: 1979]
   Notes: USA
3. "Black Friday" - Steely Dan - Katy Lied [Geffen*: 1975]
   Notes: USA
4. "Urge for Going" - Tom Rush - The Circle Game [Rhino/Elektra: 1968]
   Notes: USA
5. "Boys, Them Buzzards Are Flying" - Live from Mt. Airy, NC Fiddlers' Convention - YouTube [n/a: 2012]
   Notes: USA
6. "Kilon paivat" - Enkel - Love Hurts [Nordic Notes: 2022]
   Notes: Finland--Enkel are a female Finnish folk music quartet includingf two melodeons, kantele, viola and four voices
7. "Rednak" - Trio Dhoore - August [Trad Records: 2019]
   Notes: Belgium
8. "Uprising" - MY BABY - Shamanaid [Embrace Recordings: 2015]
   Notes: Netherlands / New Zealand
9. "Aalam E Yekrangee" - Hayedeh - Dance Mix 1 [Taraneh Enterprises Inc: 2008]
   Notes: Iran--Hyedeh, with Googoosh,Viguen,Sattar,Homayra,Martik, Googoosh, Martik, Viguen, Sattar, Homayra
10. "Tiruppugal" - Jyotsna Srikanth - Carnatic Nomad [Naxos World Music: 2024]
    Notes: India
11. "Intoxication" - Shye Ben Tzur - Heeyam [Blue Pie Records: 2007]
    Notes: Israel / India---Israeli Shye Ben Tzur (composer of Qawwalis, instrumental and devotional music, in Hebrew, Urdu and Hindi
12. "Jig O' Beer & Chai - Live" - Zakir Hussain - Distant Kin (Live) [Moment Records: 2015]
    Notes: India--Jean-Michel Veillon, Charlie McKerron, Ganesh Rajagopalan, Fraser Fifield, Rakesh Chaurasia, Tony Byrne, Patsy Reid, John Joe Kelly
13. "The Hairy Angler Fish..." - Battlefield Band - Room Enough for All [Temple Records: 2013]
    Notes: Scotland, UK
14. "Byrsevegen" - Erlend Viken Trio, Erlend Viken, Sondre Meisfjord, Marius Graff - Byrsevegen [Heilo: 2024]
    Notes: Norway
15. "Baay Faal (Baye Fall)" - Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba - The Great Peace [Twelve | Eight Records: 2020]
    Notes: Senegal / North Carolina, USA---Sufi griot with an excellent backup band performed in Charlottesville twice this year to very receptive crowds
16. "Kenedougou Foly - Edit Version" - Neba Solo - Kene Balafons [Cobalt: 2006]
    Notes: Mali--Neba Solo is the stage name of Souleymane Traor?, a musician who plays a kind of balafon, a marimba with wooden keys mounted on a wooden frame and attached to resonating chambers made from dried gourds.
17. "Sini Ka Dja" - Baba Sissoko, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Lansine Kouyate, Madou Sidiki Diabate - Griot Jazz [Caligola Records: 2021]
    Notes: Mali / France
18. "Kulindiswe - Remix" - Mokoomba - Tusona: Tracings in the Sand [OutHere Records: 2023]
    Notes: Zimbabwe
19. "Alinawe Cholinga" - Peter Mawanga - Zanga Zo Zama [Bandcamp: 2018]
    Notes: Malawi---Performed in Charlottesville recently, accompanied by Andrew Finn Magill on fiddle
20. "Sirayo" - SINIMUSO - Nouskaa sisaret [SINIMUSO: 2024]
    Notes: Mali / Finland
21. "Mombasa" - Tommy Emmanuel - The Best of Tommysongs [CGP Sounds: 2020]
    Notes: Australia
22. "When Fall Comes To New England" - Cheryl Wheeler - Driving Home [Philo: 1993]
    Notes: USA
23. "Djanger" - Nusantara Beat - Djanger [Les Disques Bongo Joe: 2023]
    Notes: Indonesia / Netherlands
24. "Phin Lute Solo" - David Fanshawe - Music from Thailand & Laos [ARC: 2015]
    Notes: Thailand / UK
25. "Nordeste Oriental" - Lula Cortes - Rosa de Sangue [Rozenblit: 1980]
    Notes: Brazil
26. "Afghani Raga" - Harry Manx - Mantras for Madmen [Dog My Cat Records: 2005]
    Notes: Canada
27. "Nashville West" - The Byrds - Dr. Byrds And Mr. Hyde [Columbia/Legacy: 1969]
    Notes: USA
28. "Living in the USA" - The Steve Miller Band - Sailor [Capitol: 1968]
    Notes: USA

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. "Ad Lib Blues" {Lester Young} - Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio - The President Plays [Verve: 1959]
2. "Blues For Willarene" {Green} - Grant Green - Grant's First Stand [Blue Note: 1961]
3. "People Make The World Go Round" {T. Bell & L. Creed} - Ramsey Lewis - Upendo Ni Pajomo [Columbia: 1972]
4. "My Melancholy Baby" {E. Burnett & G. Norton} - Lou Donaldson - Man With A Horn [Blue Note: 1961]
5. "Song D'Atumne" {Django Reinhardt} - Howard Arlen with Frank Vignola & Jimmy Bruno - Jazz Guitar Collective [Concord: 1995]
6. "Nightwork" {M. Alexander} - Monty Alexander - Rocksteady [Tecarc: 2004]
7. "Guachi Guara" - Cal Tjader - Cuban Fantasy [Fantasy: 1977]
8. "Begin The Blues" {B. Kessel} - Barney Kessel - To Swing Or Not To Swing [Avid: 1955]
9. "These Foolish Things" {Harry Link, Jack Strachey & Holt Marvell} - Lionel Hampton Quintet - Lionel Hampton Quintet [Verve ]
10. "Just In Time" {Jule Styne, Betty Comden & Adolph Green} - Stanley Turrentine & the 3 Sounds - Blue Hour [Blue Note: 1960]
11. "Contempory Blues" {B. Kessel} - Barney Kessel - To Swing Or Not To Swing [Avid: 1955]
12. "I Married An Angel" {Lorenz Hart & Richard Rodgers} - Chet Baker - Chet With Strings [Columbia: 1953]

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. "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" {Jerome Kern & Otto Harbach} - Terry Gibbs - Vibes On Velvet [Avid: 1955]
2. "Sunday In Madrid" {Kaempfert & Brusewitz} - Bobby Hackett - Hackett Plays Bert Kaempfert [Epic: 1963]
3. "Trade Winds" {Hal Johnson & Martin Denny} - Martin Denny - Hypnotique [Jackpot: 1959]
4. "When The Sun Comes Out" {Harold Arlen & Ted Kohler} - Jeri Southern with Johnny Smith - Southern Meets Smith [Roulette: 1958]
5. "You Stepped Out Of A Dream" {Nacio Herb Brown & Gus Kahn} - George Shearing - Latin Affair [Capitol: 1959]
6. "On The Street Where You Live" {Alan J. Lerner & Frederick Lowe} - Peter Nero - New Piano In Town [RCA Victor: 1961]
7. "The Moon Was Yellow" {Ahlert} - Terry Gibbs - Vibes On Velvet [Avid: 1955]
8. "What A little Moonlight Can Do" {Harry Woods} - Nancy Wilson - Something Wonderful [Capitol: 1960]
9. "I Stll Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" {Mullen, Clayton, Evans & Heusen} - Booker T. & the MGs - That's The Way It Should Be [Columbia: 1994]
10. "Taking A Chance On Love" - Johnny Mathis with Henry Mancini - Hollywood Musicals [Columbia: 1986]
11. "Mambo Balahu" {Armando Peraza} - George Shearing - Latin Affair [Capitol: 1959]
12. "Soft Touch" {Henry Mancini} - Bobby Hackett - Hackett Plays The Great Music Of Mancini [Epic: 1963]
13. "Never My Love" {Addrisi & Addrisi} - Floyd Cramer - Class Of '68 [RCA Victor: 1968]
14. "Fly Me To The Moon" {Bart Howard} - Jack Jones - All The Things You Are [Spectrum: 1963]
15. "For You, For Me, For Evermore" {George & Ira Gershwin} - Terry Gibbs - Vibes On Velvet [Avid: 1955]
16. "Maybe" {George Golder} - Irma Thomas - Time Is On My Side [Minit: 1964]
17. "Stardust" {Hoagy Carmichael & Mitchell Parish} - Martin Denny - Hypnotique [Jackpot: 1959]
18. "You've Still Got A Place In My Heart" {Payne} - Floyd Cramer - Class Of '68 [RCA Victor: 1968]
19. "Mombassa After Midnight" {Baxter} - Les Baxter - African Jazz [Capitol: 1958]
20. "The Things We Did Last Summer" {Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne} - Nancy Wilson with George Shearing - Swingin' Is Mutual [Capitol: 1961]
21. "Dearly Beloved" {Jerome Kern & Johnny Mercer} - George Shearing - Latin Affair [Capitol: 1959]
22. "Slow Boat To China" {Frank Loesser} - Peter Nero - New Piano In Town [RCA: 1961]
23. "Every Time We Say Goodbye" {Cole Porter} - Jack Jones - All The Things You Are [Spectum: 1964]
24. "Walkin' Watusi" {Baxter} - Les Baxter - African Jazz [Capitol: 1958]

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 in E Minor, "Dresden"" {Antonio MONTANARI} - Alexander Woods (vln.), Avi Stein (hpschd.), Ezra Seltzer (clo.) - Corelli's Influence: Virtuoso Works for Baroque Violin [ACIS ]
2. "12 Concertos in 7 Parts, Op. 3 No. 10, Concerto in D Major for 2 Flutes, Strings, and Continuo" {Michael Christian FESTING} - Lucerne Festival Strings - Music of England, Vol. 10 [Editions Audiovisual Beulah ]
3. "Concertino for oboe and orchestra in F major" {Gaetano DONIZETTI} - Camerata Budapest, Laszlo Kovacs (cond.), Jozsef Kiss (oboe) - Donizetti: Instrumental Concerti [Naxos ]
4. "Sonata No. 10 for Piano and Violin in G Major, Op. 96" {Ludwig van BEETHOVEN} - Zino Francescatti (vln.), Robert Casadesus (pno.) - Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 5, 9, and 10 [Sony Classical ]
5. "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43:" {Sergei RACHMANINOFF} - Sergei Rachmaninoff (pno.), The Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski (cond.) - Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto Nos. 1 and 4 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 [Naxos ]
6. "Four Capricci" {Niccolò PAGANINI} - Eliot Fisk (gtr.) - Eliot Fisk: Fur Eliot [GSP ]
7. "Concerto in G Major, Hob.VIIh:2" {Franz Joseph HAYDN} - Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Helmut Muller-Bruhl (cond.), Benoit Fromanger (flt.), Christian Hommel (oboe) - Haydn: Concertos for Two Lire Organizzate [Naxos ]

Classical Prelude - Friday

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Cruisin' the Decades - 100 Years of Music

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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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