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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. "Jet Boy" - New York Dolls - New York Dolls [Mercury: 1973]
2. "Personality Crisis" - New York Dolls - New York Dolls [Mercury: 1974]
3. "Puss 'N' Boots" - New York Dolls - Too Much, Too Soon [Mercury: 1973]
4. "Seven Day Weekend" - New York Dolls - Seven Day Weekend [Receiver: 1992]
5. "Lookin' for a Kiss" - David Johansen - The Bottom Line Archive - In Their Own Words. Volume 2 [BFD: 2015]
6. "Last Train From Overbrook" - Nick Hempton & Cory Weeds - Horns Locked [Cellar: 2025]
7. "Anxiety" - Doechii - single [Top Dawg/Capitol: 2025]
8. "Limelight" - Tune-Yards - Better Dreaming [4AD: 2025]
   Notes: May release
9. "Give Peace a Chance" - Johnny Harris - Daytrippers (Songs of the Beatles from the Atlantic and Warner Bros. Vaults [Warner UK: 2005]
   Notes: John Lennon cover
10. "Agony of DeFeet" - Parliament - Millennium Collection [Mercury: 2000]
11. "Confirmation" - Jim Snidero - Bird Feathers [Savant: 2025]
12. "Waiting Around to Die" - Lost Dog Street Band - Live from The State Theater, Portland Maine [self-released: 2025]
    Notes: Townes Van Zandt cover
13. "Side of the Road" - Lucinda Williams - Lucinda Williams [Rough Trade: 1988]
14. "17" - The Tarantula Waltz - Tinder Stick Neck [Brus & Knaster: 2014]
15. "Blue Moon" - Dean Johnson - single [Saddle Creek: 2025]
16. "Mar'Boro Man" - Souled American - Flubber [Rough Trade: 1989]
17. "Cold Dreaming" - Doves - Constellations for the Lonely [EMI North: 2025]
18. "Hey Heron" - Rosali - Cardinals at the Window [Merge: 2024]
19. "Body Moves" - The Weather Station - Humanhood [Fat Possum: 2025]
20. "Nikaisen" - Ging Nang Boyz - Blew Blue [Lauren: 2025]
21. "The Jester" - Frank Carlberg - Dream Machine [RPR: 2025]
    Notes: Finnish pianist
22. "I Can Do What I Want" - Mei Semones - Animaru [Bayonet: 2025]
    Notes: May album release
23. "Every Wing All at Once" - Cue - Bring Back My Love [Earth Gets Black: 2005]
24. "It's So Hard" - Gems - Imagine [Turntable Kitchen: 2018]
    Notes: John Lennon cover
25. "Toes" - Glass Animals - ZABA [Harvest: 2014]
26. "Respect" - Richard Baratta - Looking Back [Savant: 2025]
27. "Some Kind of Sad" - Ringo Deathstarr - Ringo Deathstarr EP [self-released: 2007]
28. "Fact of Fiction" - Heartknit - Heartknit EP [Bandcamp: 2025]
29. "Lies (Something You Can Do)" - The Hard Quartet - single [Matador: 2025]
30. "Cold Turkey" - The Soft Boys - A Can of Bees [Rykodisc: 1979]
    Notes: another Lennon cover
31. "Calling Thermatico" - Centro-Matic - Fort Recovery [Misra: 2006]
32. "Jeff Goldblum" - Dinosaur Ghost - Live at Rarefied [self-released: 2016]

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. "Blues Riff" - Wes Montgomery - Portrait Of Wes [Fantasy/Riverside/OJC: 1990]
2. "Missile Blues" - Wes Montgomery - The Wes Montgomery Trio [Fanatasy/Riverside/OJC: 1991]
3. "Twisted Blues" - Wes Montgomery - Verve Jazz Masters 14: Wes Montgomery [Verve: 1993]
4. "West Coast Blues" - Wes Montgomery - The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery [Fantasy/Riverside/OJC: 1994]
5. "Moanin'" - Wes Montgomery - Portrait Of Wes [Fantasy/Riverside/OJC: 1990]
6. "D Natural Blues" - Wes Montgomery - The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery [Fantasy/Riverside/OJC: 1994]
7. "Blues In D Natural" - Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters -
8. "Mother Angel" - Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters - Maxwell Street [Stony Plain: 2016]
9. "S.O.S." - Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters - Living In The Light [Stony Plain: 2009]
10. "Howlin' Blues" - Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters - The Luckiest Man [Stony Plain: 2017]
11. "A Soul That's Been Abused" - Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters - Beyond The Blue Door [Stony Plain: 2019]
12. "I Want To Shout About It" - Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters - Peace Of Mind [Black Top ]
13. "Harvard Square Stomp" - Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters - Language Of The Soul [Bullseye Blues: 1994]
14. "Double Trouble" - Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters - Maxwell Street [Stony Plain: 2016]
15. "Ain't Enough Comin' In" - Otis Rush - Ain't Enough Comin' In [Mercury/This Way Up: 1994]
16. "Rush Hour" - Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters - Just For Today [Stony Plain: 2013]

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. "Bobby Thompson Trio at Offbeat Roadhouse (March 7, 2025)" - Bobby Thompson Trio - Offbeat Roadhouse (March 7, 2025) [Bobby Thompson: 2025]

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. "Swept Away" {The Avett Brothers} - Adrian Blake Enscoe, John Gallagher Jr., Wayne Duvall, Cameron Johnson - Swept Away (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Joy Machine Records 2025: 2025]
3. "May It Last" {The Avett Brothers} - Wayne Duvall, John Gallagher Jr. - Swept Away (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Joy Machine Records 2025: 2025]
4. "A Gift for Melody Anne" {The Avett Brothers} - Stark Sands, Adrian Blake Enscoe, John Gallagher Jr., Wayne Duvall - Swept Away (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Joy Machine Records 2025: 2025]
5. "Turn Back O Man" {Stephen Schwartz} - Ruthie Henshall, Darren Day - Godspell (All Star Studio Cast) [JAY Records: 2024]
   Notes: Ruthie Henshall born March 7, 1967
6. "Someone to Watch Over Me" {George Gershwin} - Ruthie Henshall - Crazy for You (Original London Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1993]
   Notes: Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
7. "Maybe This Time" {John Kander} - Ruthie Henshall - The Ruthie Henshall Album [Enda Markey Presents: 1998]
   Notes: Lyrics by Fred Ebb, from "Cabaret"
8. "Funny Honey" {John Kander} - Ruthie Henshall, Nigel Planer, Cavin Cornwall, Gareth Valentine - Chicago The Musical (New London Cast Recording (1997)) [Masterworks Broadway: 1995]
   Notes: Lyrics by Fred Ebb
9. "Now That I've Seen Her" {Claude-Michel Schönberg} - Ruthie Henshall - The Complete Recording of Boublil and Schönberg's "Miss Saigon" [First Night Records: 1995]
   Notes: Lyrics by Alain Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr.
10. "I Dreamed A Dream - Live" {Claude-Michel Schönberg} - Ruthie Henshall - Les Misérables (10th Anniversary Concert Live at Royal Albert Hall) [First Night Records: 1996]
    Notes: Lyrics by Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer
11. "Moonfall Quartet " {Rupert Holmes} - Judy Kuhn, Donna Murphy, Patti Cohenour, Jana Schneider - The Mystery Of Edwin Drood (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Verve (Adult Contemporary): 1986]
    Notes: Donna Murphy born March 7, 1959
12. "The Whore and the Soldier" {Michael John LaChiusa} - Donna Murphy, David White - Hello Again (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1994]
13. "Mother Knows Best" {Alan Menken} - Donna Murphy - Tangled [Walt Disney Records: 2010]
    Notes: Lyrics by Glenn Slater
14. "Firework" {Katy Perry, Stargate, Sandy Wilhelm, & Ester Dean } - Karen Olivo - Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [House of Iona/RCA Records: 2019]
15. "Your Song" {Elton John} - Aaron Tveit, Karen Olivo - Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [House of Iona/RCA Records: 2019]
    Notes: Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
16. "Come What May" {David Baerwald and Kevin Gilbert} - Aaron Tveit, Karen Olivo - Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [House of Iona/RCA Records: 2019]
17. "Chandelier" {Sia and Jesse Shatkin} - Danny Burstein, Ricky Rojas, Sahr Ngaujah, Aaron Tveit, Jacqueline B. Arnold, Holly James, Jeigh Madjus, Original Broadway Cast of Moulin Rouge! The Musical - Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [House of Iona/RCA Records: 2019]
18. "Omar Sharif" {David Yazbek} - Katrina Lenk - The Band's Visit (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2017]
19. "Something Different" {David Yazbek} - Katrina Lenk, Tony Shalhoub - The Band's Visit (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2017]
20. "Answer Me" {David Yazbek} - Adam Kantor, The Band's Visit Original Broadway Company - The Band's Visit (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2017]
21. "Revenge Party" {Jeff Richmond} - Grey Henson, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Erika Henningsen, Original Broadway Cast of Mean Girls - Mean Girls (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Atlantic Records: 2018]
    Notes: Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
22. "I'd Rather Be Me" {Jeff Richmond} - Barrett Wilbert Weed - Mean Girls (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Atlantic Records: 2018]
    Notes: Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
23. "I See Stars" {Jeff Richmond} - Erika Henningsen, Original Broadway Cast of Mean Girls - Mean Girls (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Atlantic Records: 2018]
    Notes: Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
24. "Just Another Day" {Tom Kitt} - Alice Ripley, Aaron Tveit, J. Robert Spencer, Louis Hobson, Jennifer Damiano, Adam Chanler-Berat - Next To Normal (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2009]
    Notes: Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
25. "He's Not Here" {Tom Kitt} - J. Robert Spencer - Next To Normal (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2009]
    Notes: Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
26. "You Don't Know" {Tom Kitt} - Alice Ripley - Next To Normal (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2009]
    Notes: Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
27. "I Am the One" {Tom Kitt} - J. Robert Spencer, Aaron Tveit, Alice Ripley - Next To Normal (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2009]
    Notes: Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
28. "Superboy and the Invisible Girl" {Tom Kitt} - Jennifer Damiano, Aaron Tveit, Alice Ripley - Next To Normal (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2009]
    Notes: Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
29. "The Rainy Day We Met" {Will Aronson} - Darren Criss, Helen J Shen - The Rainy Day We Met (from Maybe Happy Ending) [Original Broadway Cast Recording] [Ghostlight Records/Rhino: 2025]
    Notes: Lyrics by Hue Park
30. "Unruly Heart" {Matthew Sklar} - Caitlin Kinnunen, The Prom Ensemble - The Prom: A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks: 2018]
    Notes: Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
31. "Lullaby Of Broadway" {Harry Warren} - Oscar Peterson - Oscar Peterson Plays The Harry Warren And Vincent Youmans Song Books [Verve Reissues: 1959]
    Notes: from "Gold Diggers of 1935", later "42nd Street"

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. "Turn your radio on" - John Hartford - Aereo Plain [Warner Bros ]
3. "Irish Familiarity" - Megan Lynch Chowning,Robbie Lynn Hunsinger,Maddie Denton,Allison de Groot,Kaitlyn Raitz - Julia Belle The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project Vol 2 [StuffWorks Recording/John Hartfo ]
4. "Spirit of the South" - Sharon Gilchrist, Maeve Gilchrist, Brittany Haas, Cristina Vane - Julia Belle The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project Vol 2 [StuffWorks Recording/John Hartfo ]
5. "Altamont" - Horsenecks; Gabrielle Macrae; Barry Southerner - Horsenecks [Waltzing Bear ]
   Notes: The Horsenecks play Queen City Music Studios in Staunton on Sunday, and a house concert in Richmond on Tuesday.
6. "Asheville Girls" - Horsenecks - Fiddle Head [Waltzing Bear ]
7. "Southbound" - Jim Hurst - Southbound - Single [Pinecastle ]
8. "One More Lonesome Train" - Jim Hurst - One More Lonesome Train - Single [Pinecastle ]
9. "Tie the Knot in Georgia / Ed's Big Five-O / Faqqua" - Flook - Sanju [Flatfish ]
   Notes: New album out March 21st
10. "Nil Na La" - Solas - Solas [Shanachie ]
    Notes: Solas play the Wayne Theater. Waynesboro tomorrow
11. "The Flowing Bowl/Maire Breathnach's #1/The Doon/The Mason's Men" - Solas - Solas [Shanachie ]
12. "I Will Hang My Harp on a Willow Tree" - Nuala Kennedy & Eamon O'Leary - Hydra [Under The Arch Records ]
    Notes: Nuala Kennedy will be playing and singing with Solas in Waynesboro tomorrow night
13. "Land's End" - Reverie Road - Reverie Road [Reverie Road ]
    Notes: Reverie Road features Win Horan and John Williams founding members of Solas, who will play Waynesboro tomorrow
14. "Twins' Dance Party / Sylvia's & Mikey's Reels" - John Williams & Dean Magraw - Raven [Compass Records ]
15. "6 Then 5 (Live)" - Seamus Egan - Early Bright / LIVE [Seamus Egan ]
16. "Not A Flower On Dogwood Flats/Bush In The Shucks" - Owen Marshall - Electric Addendum [Owen Marshall ]
17. "Granny Quinn's / The Lilac Reel / Sporting Pat" - Solas - The Hour Before Dawn [Shanachie ]
18. "The Joy of My Life / Handy with the Stick (hornpipes & jigs)" - Téada - Téada [Green Linnet ]
    Notes: Téada play a BRIMS sponsored show at Potters Craft Cider a week from today
19. "Song: Saddle Tramp" - Téada - In Spite of the Storm [Gael Linn ]
20. "The Old Firm Jig / The Maid at the Well (jigs)" - Téada - Téada [Green Linnet ]
21. "Living Up Stairs" - Phoebe Hunt, Rachel Baiman, Maddie Witler, Vickie Vaughn - Julia Belle The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project Vol 2 [StuffWorks Recording/John Hartfo ]
22. "Takes Her Clothes Off" - Rayna Gellert,Abigail Washburn,KC Groves,Kristin Andreassen,Sharon Gilchrist - Julia Belle The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project Vol 2 [StuffWorks Recording/John Hartfo ]
23. "Saddle Up the Grey" - Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert - Volume 4 [Dead Reckoning ]
    Notes: New album out in April
24. "Cold Air" - Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert - The Ledges [Dead Reckoning ]
25. "Bye-bye" - John Hartford - Morning Bugle [Warner Bros ]

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. "3CAG" - KNEECAP - Fine Art [ 2024]
2. "Change" - Tears For Fears - The Hurting [ 1983]
3. "No Small Thing" - Tears For Fears - The Tipping Point [Concord: 2022]
4. "Tarkovski" - Bodega - Our Brand Could Be Yr Life [Chrysalis: 2024]
   Notes: guitarist Dan Ryan and I worked together in Baltimore teaching music lessons
5. "Superman" - The Clique - The Clique [Horizon Records: 1969]
   Notes: R.E.M. covered this song on their 1986 album Life's Rich Pageant
6. "Someday, Someway" - Marshall Crenshaw - Marshall Crenshaw [Warner Bros.: 1982]
7. "Summer of Love" - Throwing Muses - Moonlight Concessions [Fire Records: NEW]
8. "Please Be Rude" - Gigi Perez - Please Be Rude [Island: NEW]
9. "Volume Control" - Swervedriver - The World's Fair EP [Outer Battery Records: NEW]
   Notes: EP released today!! Don't miss Swervedriver at the Black Cat up in DC on Tue. Apr. 22nd
10. "Moonshot" - The Murder Capital - Blindness [Heavenly: NEW]
11. "Useless (K&D Sessions)" - Depeche Mode Kruder & Dorfmeister - K&D Sessions [!K7 Records: 1998]
12. "Guys Like Me" - Aimee Mann - Lost in Space [SuperEgo Records: 2002]
    Notes: Aimee just announced that she is touring for the 22nd anniversary of Lost in Space - catch her at The Jefferson June 19th, or in RVA at the National June 18th or DC at the 930 on June 15th. Giving our area lots of love! Touring w/ Jonathan Coulton
13. "Roadrunner" - The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers [Berserkley Records: 1976]
14. "U-Mass" - Pixies - Trompe Le Monde [4AD/Elektra: 1991]
15. "What Do I Get?" - The Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady [I.R.S. Records: 1979]
16. "New Rose" - The Damned - Damned Damned Damned [Stiff Records: 1976]
    Notes: RIP Brian James; this is considered to be the first UK punk single ever released - 5 weeks before Sex Pistols released Anarchy in the UK
17. "Slackjawed" - The Connells - The Connells [TVT Records: 1993]
18. "Country at War" - X - Hey Zeus! [Big Life: 1993]
19. "Tinseltown Swimming in Blood" - Destroyer - ken [Merge Records: 2017]
    Notes: playing at the Black Cat in DC Tuesday Oct. 14th
20. "Live Forever" - Sharon Van Etten - Sharon Van Etten & Attachment Theory [Jagjaguwar: NEW]
21. "View" - Runner - [SINGLE] [Self-Released: NEW]
    Notes: Dublin band's self-released debut single
22. "Roman Way" - Lee Lacey - [SINGLE] [Self-Released: NEW]
23. "It's Amazing to Be Young" - Fontaines D.C. - [SINGLE] [XL/Partisan: NEW]
24. "Searching For George Seldis" - Paul Garisto - [SINGLE] [Self-Released: 2024]
    Notes: Psychedelic Furs' drummer in the 80s during their Heartbreak Beat/Pretty in Pink era - also toured extensively as Iggy Pop's drummer in the 90s-00s. We worked together in DC in the mid 00s at the School of Rock.
25. "The Setting Sun" - Cathedrale - Poison [Howlin' Banana Records: NEW]
26. "Surfing On a Rocket" - Air - Talkie Walkie [Virgin: 2004]
27. "Perfect World" - Youth Lagoon - Rarely Do I Dream [Fat Possum Records: NEW]
28. "Shoreline 7/4" - Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene [Shiny Records: 2005]
29. "Fearless" - Pink Floyd - Meddle [Harvest: 1971]

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. "We Are in Trouble" - Naomi Wachira - Naomi Wachira [Naomi Wachira: 2014]
   Notes: Kenya / USA
2. "We Don't Care" - Eric Bibb, Habib Koite - Brothers In Bamako [Stony Plain Records: 2012]
   Notes: Mali / Finland / USA
3. "Shakin' The Tree" - Youssou N'Dour - The Lion [Virgin Records: 1989]
   Notes: Senegal - an homage to International Women's Day
4. "Putkiponi Pauhaa" - Ottopasuuna - Suokaasua [Texicalli: 1996]
   Notes: Finland
5. "Waimea Rising" - Maeve Gilchrist, Viktor Krauss - Vignette [Adventure Music: 2017]
   Notes: Scotland / USA
6. "Canchanchara" - Steven De bruyn, Jasper Hautekiet - Canchanchara [EF: 2024]
   Notes: Belgium
7. "Turkishaz" - Metatarso - Turkishaz [Elistar Records: 2024]
   Notes: USA
8. "Free Time" - Sven Wunder, Drumetrics - Free Time [Piano Piano: 2024]
   Notes: Sweden--Swen Wunder, aka Joel Danell, an accomplished jazz musician and producer who explores musics from the Turkish / Anatolian region, as well as Eastern Europe
9. "AUM" - Dany Nicolas, Tonio Morin-Vargas, Jeremi Roy - AUM [Spectacles Bonzaï: 2023]
   Notes: Canada
10. "Good Horses" - Ondar . - Back Tuva Future: The Adventure Begins [Rhino/Warner Records: 1999]
    Notes: Tuva / Russia
11. "Beautiful Grassland, My Home" - Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Chao Tian - FROM CHINA TO APPALACHIA [Community Music, Inc.: 2024]
    Notes: USA / China
12. "Richmond Cotillion" - Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting, Nancy Kerr - Murmurs (Deluxe Edition) [Topic: 2016]
    Notes: UK / USA
13. "Black Mountain Blues" - The Blue Sky Boys - A Treasury Of Rare Song Gems From The Past [Gusto Records: 1962]
    Notes: USA
14. "Isfahan" - Daramad - Daramad [Parentheses Records: 2012]
    Notes: Iran / Australia---Drawing on their diverse cultural and musical backgrounds, Daramad, comprising three Iranian and three Australian born musicians, explores the confluence between the music of the Middle East and improvised jazz. Central to Daramad's sound are two lutes, the Turkish baglama and Arabic oud.
15. "Shamas-Ud-Doha, Badar-Ud-Doja - Edit" - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Passion Sources [Real World Records: 2015]
    Notes: Pakistan
16. "Dung Gate" - Mulatu Astatke, Hoodna Orchestra - Tension [Batov Records: 2024]
    Notes: Ethiopia / Israel
17. "Djuru Kan" - Aboubakar Traore & Balima - Sababu [Zephyrus Records: 2024]
    Notes: Burkina Faso
18. "Ngoni fola" - Bassekou Kouyate, Ngoni ba - Segu Blue [OutHere Records: 2007]
    Notes: Mali
19. "Capricho do Carmo" - Ethan Setiawan, Maurizio Fiore Salas - The Wizard & The Voyager [Adhyâropa Records: 2024]
    Notes: USA / Venezuela
20. "John Brown's Dream" - The Horse Flies/ Jim Roberts/Nery Arevalo - Balaphon, Banjo, Fiddle, And Drum [Two Traditions: 1999]
    Notes: USA
21. "Acadian Two-Step" - BeauSoleil - Vintage Beausoleil [Music Of The World: 2000]
    Notes: USA
22. "Dyado" - DakhaBrakha, port mone - Khmeleva Project [DakhaBrakha & Port Mone: 2014]
    Notes: Ukraine
23. "Tati un mama Tants" - Andy Statman, Itzhak Perlman, Andy Statman Klezmer Orchestra - Tradition & Klezmer [Warner Classics: 2015]
    Notes: USA / Israel
24. "Elo" - LADAMA - LADAMA [Six Degrees: 2017]
    Notes: Venezuela / Brazil / Colombia / USA
25. "El Alma y el Cuerpo" - Bomba Estereo - Elegancia Tropical [Soundway Records Ltd: 2012]
    Notes: Colombia
26. "O'Carolan's Concerto (Transcr. for Ensemble)" - Turlough O'Carolan, Daniel Hope, Air Ensemble - Irish Roots [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2024]
    Notes: Ireland - Turlough O'Carolan (1670 ? 1738) was a highly regarded, blind, Celtic harper, composer and singer who travelled around Ireland.
27. "The Dionne Reel/Mouth of the Tobique" - Kevin Burke, Johnny Cunningham, and Christian Lemaitre - St Patrick's Day - Celebrate with Traditional Irish Folk Music, Celtic Music, And More! [Luvadub: 2015]
    Notes: UK / USA / France
28. "All My Little Words" - The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs [Merge Records: 1999]
    Notes: USA
29. "Ndincedeni" - Dalom Kids - Ndincedeni [Gallo Record Company: 1991]
    Notes: South Africa

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. "Last Train From Overbrook" {James Moody} - Nick Hempton & Cory Weeds - Horns Locked [Cellar: 2025]
   Notes: Nick Hempton – tenor saxophone Cory Weeds – tenor saxophone Nick Peck – Hammond B3 Organ Jesse Cahill – drums
3. "Darben the Redd Foxx" {Moody} - James Moody - James Moody [Argo: 1959]
4. "Dialect" {Morris} - Willie Morris - Unbound Inner [Posi-Tone: 2025]
   Notes: Willie Morris - tenor saxophone / soprano saxophone Jon Davis - piano Behn Gillece - vibraphone Boris Kozlov - bass Rudy Royston - drums Jason Tiemann - drums.
5. "Love" {Edwin Birdsong/Michelle Birdsong} - Roy Ayers - Ubiquity [Polydor: 1970]
   Notes: Rest in eternal peace, vibraphonist, record producer and composer Roy Edward Ayers Jr. (September 10, 1940 – March 4, 2025). According to Wikipedia: "Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several studio albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped pioneer jazz-funk. He is a key figure in the acid jazz movement, and has been described as "The Godfather of Neo Soul"."
6. "Painted Desert" {Josef Zawinul} - Roy Ayers - Ubiquity [Polydor: 1970]
7. "Carnival Day" {Bartholomew} - Dave Bartholomew - [Imperial: 1949]
8. "(Every Time I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone" {Montrell/Sandy} - Roy Montrell And His Band - Specialty 7" [Specialty: 1956]
9. "Angelina - Zooma Zooma (Medley)" {A. Roberts/D. Fisher} - Louis Prima - The Wildest Show At Tahoe [Capitol: 1957]
10. "Bald Head" {Byrd} - Dr. John/Sonny Landreth - Gumbo Blues (Collection) [Purple Pyramid: 2020]
11. "As Long As I'm Moving" {Charles Calhoun} - Ruth Brown - Atlantic 10" [Atlantic: 1955]
12. "While We Danced At The Mardi Gras" {Alfred Opler/Johnny Mercer} - Pete Fountain - Pete Fountain's New Orleans [Coral: 1959]
13. "Tootie Ma Is A Big Fine Thing" {Danny Barker/Howard Mandolf} - Medeski, Scofield, Martin and Wood - Out Louder [Indirecto Records: 2006]
14. "Imajighen" {Mahamadou Souleymane/Michael Coltun/Ahmoudou Madassane} - Mdou Moctar - Funeral for Justice [Matador: 2024]
    Notes: Funeral for Justice is a 2024 studio album by Nigerien desert blues band Mdou Moctar.
15. "Conn Men" {Weeds} - Nick Hempton & Cory Weeds - Horns Locked [Cellar: 2025]
16. "Blues For Willarene" {Green} - Grant Green - Grant's First Stand [Blue Note: 1961]

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. "Like Young" {Andre Previn & P. F. Webster} - David Rose - Holiday For Strings [Capitol: 1967]
2. "Desafinado" {Jobim & Mendonca} - Sergio Mendes - Quiet Nights [Phillips: 1968]
3. "One Note Samba" {Jobim & Mendonca} - Sergio Mendes - Quiet Nights [Phillips: 1968]
4. "As Long As I Live" {Ted Kohler & Harold Arlen} - Barbara Lea - A Woman In Love [Audiofile: 1955]
5. "Beyond The Reef" {Jack Pittman} - Frankie Carle - Tropical Style [RCA Victor: 1966]
6. "My Tane" {Goupil,Gump, Noble} - Frankie Carle - Tropical Style [RCA Victor: 1966]
7. "A Sunday Kind Of Love" {Barbara Belle, L. Prima, Stan Rhodes & Anita Leonard} - the DelVikings - Myth Of The DelVikings [Mercury: 1957]
8. "Charade" {Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini} - Si Zentner - From Russia With Love [Capitol: 1964]
9. "I Still Care" {L. Leach} - Lillian Leach - the Mellows [ 1955]
10. "Pajaro Campana" {Feliz Perez Cardozo} - Los Indios Tabajaras - [ 1963]
11. "Lamento" {Ferreira, Antonia} - Leroy Holmes - Spectacular Guitars & Strings [MGM: 1961]
12. "Bali Hai" {Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein} - Frankie Carle - Tropical Style [RCA Victor: 1966]
13. "Quiet Village" {Les Baxter} - Frankie Carle - Tropical Style [RCA Victor: 1966]
14. "Morning Of The Carnival" {L. Bonfa/A. Maria} - Sergio Mendes - Quiet Nights [Phillips: 1968]
15. "The Tower" {Sabastian Neto} - Sergio Mendes - Quiet Nights [Phillips: 1968]
16. "Shooting Star/Jungulero" {Les Baxter} - Les Baxter - Space Escapades/African Jazz [Capitol: 1957/1958]
17. "Thinking Of You" {Bert Kalmar & Harry Ruby} - Baraba Lea - A Woman In Love [Audiofile: 1955]
18. "It Might As Well Be Spring" {Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein} - Terry Gibbs - Vibes On Velvet [Avid: 1955]
19. "Don't Blame Me" {Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh} - Frankie Laine - Return Of Mr. Rhythm [Hindsight: 1948]
20. "Pussycat" {Cy Colman & B. Schluger} - Cy Coleman - [Capitol: 1964]
21. "Helpless" - the Platters - [Mercury: 1957]
22. "Robin's Nest" {Illinois Jacquet, Bob Russell & Sir Charles Thompson} - Duke Robillard/Herb Ellis - More Conversations in Swing Guitar [StonyPlain: 2003]

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. "Symphony no. 4 in G Major" {Gustav MAHLER} - Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Reri Grist (Soprano) - Mahler Symphony no 4 [Sony: 1960]
2. "Symphony no 55 (60)" {Joseph HAYDN} - Derek Solomons, Orchestre Estro Armonico Luxembourg - Haydn Symphonies Nos. 50 & 54 & 55 & 56 & 57 & 64 [Sony Classical: 2024]
3. "Concerto for Horn and Orchestra No. 3 in E flat major KV 447" {W.A. MOZART} - Margaret Faultless, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Roger Montgomery (Natural Horn) - Mozart: Complete Horn Concertos [Signum Classics: 2014]
4. "Polonaise in C Minor" {Frederic CHOPIN} - Arthur Rubinstein (Piano) - Chopin: 8 Polonaises [RCA: 1965]

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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