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Back Up and Push

Ryan, Mark and friends look back at Bluegrass and Old Time tunes of yesteryear, and push forward to the music of today and tomorrow. Along with traditional Bluegrass and Old… MoreRyan, Mark and friends look back at Bluegrass and Old Time tunes of yesteryear, and push forward to the music of today and tomorrow. Along with traditional Bluegrass and Old Time, they'll throw in some Folk, Local Favorites, plenty of Live In-studio performances, and the latest news of festivals and other venues for live music. So buckle up for the ride on Monday afternoons from 4 til 7 with the best picking and strumming around on Back Up and Push! Less

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1. "Turn Your Radio On (I)" - John Hartford - Aereo-Plain [Rhino/Warner Records: 1971]
2. "Brushy Run" - Rhys Jones, Jeff Miller And Jim Nelson - Mississippi Square Dance [Vigortone Records: 2004]
3. "Wild Bill Jones" - Hogslop String Band - Wild Bill Jones [Slop The Hog Records: 2021]
4. "Edward In The Treetop" - Susie Goehring, Rayna Gellert - Starch & Iron [Heard Her Squeal Records: 2005]
5. "I'm Tired" - Bright Light Quartet, Alan Lomax - Worried Now, Won't Be Worried Long: Alan Lomax’s "Southern Journey," 1959–1960 [Global Jukebox: 2010]
6. "Oklahoma Rooster" - The Critton Hollow String Band - The Young Fogies [Rounder: 1985]
7. "I've Got No Honey Babe Now" - Big Medicine - Pine To Pine [Yodel-Ay-Hee: 2009]
8. "Cindy (piano)" - Hobart Smith - Portraits: Hobart Smith: Blue Ridge Legacy [Rounder Records: 2001]
9. "Jaybird" - Charlie Parr - I Ain't Dead Yet [Red House Records: 2016]
10. "Little Pine Siskin" - John Reischman - Walk Along John [Corvus: 2013]
11. "Matty Groves" - Doc Watson - The Definitive [Sugar Hill: 2013]
12. "Dolly" - The Old Time Snake Milkers - Milkers and Hollers [GOLDEN SHOALS MUSIC: 2018]
13. "Nine Pound Hammer Is too Heavy" - The Monroe Brothers - Birth of Bluegrass, Vol. 2 [Orange Leisure: 2012]
14. "Willow on the Lake" - The Bow Weevils - The Bow Weevils [The Bow Weevils: 2018]
15. "Down in the Willow Garden" - The Stray Birds - Borderland [The Stray Birds: 2012]
16. "Lonesome Polly Ann" - Lonnie Robertson, Wayne Lawson, Melvin Lawrence - Lonnie's Breakdown: Classic Fiddle Music From Missouri [Rounder: 1996]
17. "Milwaukee Blues" - Golden Shoals - Milwaukee Blues [Golden Shoals: 2024]
18. "Lost Girl, Lost Everything" - Laura Feddersen, Joel Wennerstrom, Owen Marshall - Wooden Nickels [Laura Feddersen, Joel Wennerstrom & Owen Marshall: 2018]
19. "Old Virginny" - Jean Ritchie - Mountain Hearth & Home [Rhino/Elektra: 2004]
20. "Cripple Creek & Last Chance" - Andrea Verga - InstruMental, Vol. 2 [Old Timey Records: 2020]
21. "Mole in the Ground" - John Francis Flynn - Look Over the Wall, See the Sky [River Lea Recordings: 2023]
22. "Jaybird Died of the Whooping Cough" - Dead Fiddlers Society - Livin' It Up [Dead Fiddlers Society: 2010]
23. "Let Me Be Your Salty Dog" - Jim Eanes And His Shenandoah Valley Boys - Best Of Bluegrass Vol. 2 [Red Cab Records: 2011]
24. "Old Hen Cackle" - Two Poor Boys - American Primitive - Volume 2 - Pre-war Revenants 1897-1939 [Revenant: 2005]
25. "Train That Carried My Girl from Town" - David Holt, Bryan Sutton, T. Michael Coleman - Tunes from David Holt's State of Music [High Windy Audio: 2015]
26. "Sail Away Ladies / Walking in the Parlour" - Michael McGoldrick - Transatlantic Sessions - Series 3: Volume Two [Whirlie Records: 2008]
27. "Dry Bones" - Bascom Lamar Lunsford - The Half Ain't Never Been Told - Early American Rural Religious Music Vol. 2 [Yazoo: 2006]
28. "Lost Girl" - Evie Ladin, Michelle Yu - Riding the Rooster [Evil Diane Records: 2018]
29. "Pretty Bird" - Hazel Dickens - A Few Old Memories [Rounder: 1987]
30. "Cherokee" - Daniel Ullom, Rebecca Branson Jones, Riley Calcagno, Sonya Badigian, Joseph Dejarnette - Happy Birthday Dewey [Daniel Ullom: 2024]
31. "Bravest Cowboy" - John Lilly, Ralph Blizard - Blue Highway [John Lilly & Ralph Blizard: 2005]
32. "Wednesday Night Waltz" - Howard Naughton, Chad Ritchie, Linda Cabe - Home Recordings of Old-Time Fiddle Tunes [Howard Naughton, Linda Cabe & Chad Ritchie: 2019]
33. "Roll on Buddy" - Kelly Bosworth, Libby Weitnauer - Pocket Full of Candy [Kelly Bosworth & Libby Weitnauer: 2020]
34. "Snowbird / The Big Sciota" - Art Rosenbaum - The Iron Mountain Baby [Backroads and Banjos Productions: 2015]
35. "Young Rapoleon" - Jody Stecher - Oh The Wind And Rain: Eleven Ballads [Appleseed: 1999]
36. "Crow Creek" - The Critton Hollow String Band - Old-Time Music On The Air, Vol. 2 [Rounder: 1996]
37. "When I'm Called" - Jake Xerxes Fussell - When I'm Called [Fat Possum: 2024]
38. "Shucking the Brush (feat. Adrienne Davis, Mark Olitsky & Joseph Dejarnette)" - Fiddlin' Earl White, Adrienne Davis, Mark Olitsky, Joseph Dejarnette - Earl White Stringband [Earl White: 2014]
39. "Soldier's Joy" - Taylor's Kentucky Boys - Kentucky Mountain Music, Pt. 3 [Yazoo: 2005]
40. "Three Forks Of Cumberland" - Dirk Powell - Time Again [Rounder Records: 2004]
41. "Virginia Rambler" - Anna & Elizabeth - The Invisible Comes to Us [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: 2018]
42. "Whiskey Before Breakfast" - Calvin Vollrath - Metis Style Fiddle [Catapult: 2005]
43. "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" - Jake Blount - Spider Tales [Free Dirt Records: 2020]
44. "Old Mr Moore" - Scott Prouty - Puncheon Floor [SRP: 2010]
45. "Fishing Blues" - Mike Seeger - Early Southern Guitar Sounds [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: 2007]
46. "Old Cow Died" - Tall Poppy String Band - Tall Poppy String Band [Tall Poppy String Band: 2022]
47. "Shady Grove" - The Chicken Chokers - 07 [Muddy River Records: 2007]
48. "Sweet Marie" - The Moon Shells - Screech Plank [Casa De Agua: 2019]
    Notes: seed music
49. "Flowers and Olives" - The Moon Shells - Screech Plank [Casa De Agua: 2019]
    Notes: seed music

Blue Monday

Enjoy another Blue Monday with DJ ANDROID and Bobby Metronome, every Monday 2-4pm.

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1. "If I'm in Luck I Might Get Picked Up" - Betty Davis - S/t [LitA: 1973]
2. "Et Moi et Moi Et Moi" - Jacques Dutronc - Les Playboys
3. "Antmusic" - Adam and the Ants - Antbox
4. "A L'Enfer" - Coralie Clement - Bye Bye Beaute [Bambi Rose: 2005]
5. "A Demain My Darling" - Marie Laforet - C'est Chic! (French Girl Singers Of The 1960s) [ACE: 2010]
6. "Negatif" - Benjamin Biolay - Negatif [Parlophone: 2003]
7. "Le Responsable" - Jacques Dutronc - CQ [ 2001]
8. "Ping Pong" - Act - Bippp - French Synth Wave 1979-85 [Born Bad: 2006]
9. "Laisser Tomber Les Filles" - France Gall - C'est Chic! (French Girl Singers Of The 1960s) [ACE: 2010]
10. "L'Apologie" - Ciaro Mastroiani and Benjamin Biolay - Home [Virgin: 2007]
11. "69 Annee Erotique" - Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin - Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin [Fontana: 1969]
12. "Minuit" - Matthieu Boogaerts - S/t [Tôt Ou Tard: 2012]
13. "Polly" - Keren Ann - Not Going Anymore [EMI: 2004]
14. "Le Roi Des Mouches Et La Confiture De Rose" - Jean-Claude Vannier - L'Enfant Assassin Des Mouches [Finders Keepers: /2005]
15. "Ah!" - Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra [BMG: 1972/2018]
16. "What You Are" - Pete Brandt's Method - Uneven Paths: Deviant Pop From Europe (1980-1991) [Music from memory: 2018]
17. "Fujiyu Na Nezumi" - Mariah - Utakata No Hibi [Palto Flats: 1983/2015]
18. "Bucket Listener" - Headache - The Head Hurts but the Heart Knows [Plzmakeitruinz: 2023]
19. "Brandt Rhapsodie" - Benjamin Biolay and Jeanne Cherhal - La Superbe [Naive: 2010]
20. "Tour de France 12"" - Kraftwerk - [Warner: 1983]
21. "Mineralite" - Lou Blic - Uneven Paths: Deviant Pop From Europe (1980-1991) [Music from Memory: 2018]
22. "Otis' Tambourine" - Jahari Massamba Unit and Karriem Riggins - YHWH is Love [Law of Rhythm: 2024]
23. "Jane B" - Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin - Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin [Fontana: 1969]
24. "Saperlipopette" - Clothilde - French Swining Mademoiselle [Born Bad: 2013]
25. "Just Stay Right There" - Makaya McCraven - In the Moment (A11 Edition) [International Anthem: 2025]
26. "No Need for Us to Explain" - Napoleon Cherry - Walk Alone [Music from Memory: 2015]
27. "Heart" - Sault - AIR [Forever Living Originals: 2022]
28. "Sacred Within" - Terry Garthwaite - Lost Coast: Some Visionary Music from California 1980-1992 [Goaty Tapes: 2025]
29. "Ah Melody!" - Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson [ 1971]
30. "Royal" - Babe Lewis - Sunspot [Joseph Harder: 2025]

Soulful Situation

From the Dixie-fried sounds of the Southern soul centers of Muscle Shoals, Memphis, New Orleans and Shreveport to the Uptown Rhythm and Blues shots from the Northern cities of Chicago,… MoreFrom the Dixie-fried sounds of the Southern soul centers of Muscle Shoals, Memphis, New Orleans and Shreveport to the Uptown Rhythm and Blues shots from the Northern cities of Chicago, Detroit, New York and Philadelphia, Rum Cove puts you in a Situation that is Sooo Soulful! Soulful Situation, each Monday afternoon from noon 'til 2 right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "There's one thing that beats failing" - Bobby Womack - Lookin' For A Love [United Artists: `1974]
2. "(We gotta) Bust out of the ghetto" - Moody Scott - 45 [Sound stage 7: 1970]
3. "Go home and do it" - Joe Tex - 45 [Dial: 1969]
4. "Tell daddy" - Clarence Carter - 45 [Fame: 1966]
5. "No deposit-no return" - Alvin Cash & The Registers - 45 [Mar-V-Lus: 1966]
6. "Rip tips Pt1" - Andre Williams - 45 [Avin: 1967]
7. "Karate-boo-ga-loo" - Jerryo - 45 [Shout: 1967]
8. "Baby I'm sorry" - ZZ Hill - 45 [Kent: 1967]
9. "Hold on to it" - JJ Barnes - 45 [Revilot: 1968]
10. "I've got dreams to remember" - Otis Redding - 45 [Atco: 1968]
11. "Someone is watching" - Solomon Burke - 45 [Atlantic: 1965]
12. "Do right woman, do right man" - Dionne Warwick - Soulful [Scepter: 1969]
13. "Sunday morning coming down" - Hank Ballard - 45 [Silver Fox: 1970]
14. "(My heart is closed) For the season" - Bettye Swann - 45 [Capitol: 1968]
15. "I wanna be your man" - Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces - 45 [Checker: 1968]
16. "Every time it rains" - Na Allen - 45 [Ronn: 1970]
17. "I'd cry" - Stevie Wonder - 45 [Tamla: 1966]
18. "You can give, but you can't take" - Aaron Neville - 45 [Amy: 1968]
19. "Eloise (hang on in there)" - William Bell - 45 [Stax: 1967]
20. "Am I that easy to forget" - Esther Phillips - 45 [Lenox: 1963]
21. "All in my mind" - Maxine Brown - 45 [Mo-Mar: 1960]
22. "You've been in love too long" - Martha & The Vandellas - 45 [Gordy: 1965]
23. "Real man" - Ernie-K-Doe - 45 [Minit: 1963]
24. "Tell him I'm not home" - Chuck Jackson - Greatest Hits [Wand: 1963]
25. "Somebody's tears" - Little Milton - Walkin' The Back Streets [Stax: 1972]
26. "Hold on to your promise" - Don Covay - Super Dude 1 [Mercury: 1973]
27. "Careful man" - John Edwards - 45 [Aware: 1973]
28. "The baby is mine" - Oscar Toney Jr - 45 [Capricorn: 1971]
29. "You're all I need to gert by" - Atetha Franklin - 45 [Atlantic: 1971]
30. "When you took your love from me" - OV Wright - 45 [Backbeat: 1971]
31. "The hurt's still here" - The Girls - 45 [Memphis: 1970]
32. "That's how it is" - Little Beaver - 45 [Cat: 1972]
33. "I call this loving you" - The Emotions - 45 [Volt: 1972]
34. "Little girls go home" - Bobby Connerly - 45 [Duke: 1970]
35. "Alvin Stone (the birth and death of a gangster)" - The Fantastic Four - 45 [Westbound: 1975]

Left of Cool

Modern Jazz programming designed to give your morning a lift. Left of Cool , heard each Monday morning from 10:30 til noon, is a place where improvising musicians of all… MoreModern Jazz programming designed to give your morning a lift. Left of Cool , heard each Monday morning from 10:30 til noon, is a place where improvising musicians of all styles can come together and see what's possible. Searching for that common thread, acoustic or electric, experimental and eclectic -- whatever sounds good! Less

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1. "The Egyptian" - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Indestructible [Blue Note ]
2. "Neo" - Miles Davis - Friday Night At The Blackhawk [Columbia ]
3. "Impressions" - Wes Montgomery - Smokin' At The Half Note [Verve ]
4. "Senor Mouse" - Chick Corea & Gary Burton - In Concert [ECM ]
5. "Down From Antigua" - Charlie Haden & Jim Hall - Charlie Haden & Jim Hall [Impulse ]
6. "Spiral Dance" - Branford Marsalis Quartet - Belonging [Blue Note ]
7. "City Sunrise" - Ninety Miles - Live At Cubadisco [Concord ]
8. "Flute Down" - Karl Denson - Dance Lesson # 2 [Blue Note ]

Great Morning Jazz

Great Morning Jazz, heard each Monday from 9 til 10:30, will provide relief from the Monday Morning Blues. The tunes will include new releases and older ones, the various styles… MoreGreat Morning Jazz, heard each Monday from 9 til 10:30, will provide relief from the Monday Morning Blues. The tunes will include new releases and older ones, the various styles (bop, hardbop, soul jazz, etc.), enough variety of tempo to keep the vital juices flowing, and a weekly sprinkling of modern blues for spice. It's good for what ails ya'. Less

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1. "Walkin'" - Clifford Brown Sextet (Clifford Brown-tp, Billy Root-ts, Mel "Ziggy" Vines-ts, Sam Dockery-p, Ace Tisone-b, Ellis Tollin-d) - The Beginning And The End (LP) [Columbia LP KC 32284: 1956]
2. "First Light" - Freddie Hubbard (Freddie Hubbard-tp/flh, Wally Kane-fl/bas, Hubert Laws-fl, George Marge-fl/cl, Romeo Penque-fl/cl, Jane Taylor-bas, Ray Alonge-frh, James Buffington-frh, Richard Wyands-p, George Benson-g, Ron Carter-b, Jack DeJohnette-d, Airto Moreira) - First Light [CTI 6013: 1971]
3. "Rapid Shave" - James Carter Quintet (Dwight Adams-tp/flh, James Carter-fl/bcl/ss/ts/bs, DD Jackson-p, James Genus-b, Victor Lewis-d) - Present Tense [EmArcy B0010985: 2007]
4. "Confirmation" - Archie Shepp Quartet With Chet Baker (Chet Baker-tp/voc, Archie Shepp-ts/voc, Horace Parlan-p, Herman Wright-b, Clifford Jarvis-d) - In Memory Of [L+R (G) LR 45006: 1988]
5. "Blues" - Art Blakey Quintet (Clifford Brown-tp, Lou Donaldson-as, Horace Silver-p, Curly Russell-b, Art Blakey-d) - Down Home (Disc 2) [Blue Note Unreleased dupe: 1954]
6. "I'll Drink To That" - Jimmy Smith - Off The Top [Elektra Musician: 1982]
7. "Bohemian Blues" - Red Garland Trio (Red Garland-p, Jimmy Rowser-b, Charles "Specs" Wright-d) - At the Prelude [Disc 2] [Prestige 2PRCD 24295-2: 1959]
8. "Good Old Soul" - Tina Brooks Quintet (Freddie Hubbard-tp, Tina Brooks-ts, Duke Jordan-p, Sam Jones-b, Art Taylor-d) - True Blue [Blue Note BLP 4041: 1960]

Classical Sunrise - Monday

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. "Portmouth Point Overture" {Sir William WALTON} - BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Rumon Gamba, conductor - Overtures from the British Isles, Vol. 2 [Chandos ]
2. "Concerto in C for Flute, Oboe, and Orchestra" {Antonio SALIERI} - Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Kenneth Sillito, conductor; Arèle Nicolet, flute; Heinz Holliger, oboe - Salieri, Stamitz & Cimarosa: Concertos for Flute & Oboe [Philips Digital Classics ]
3. "Praeludium Und Toccata Fuer Klavier, Op. 57" {Vinzenz LACHNER} - Alfons Kade, piano - Lachner: Kammermusik [Bella Musica ]
4. "Clear and Gentle Stream, Op. 17 No. 4" {Gerald FINZI} - Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon, conductor - Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi [Decca ]
   Notes: b. 7.14.1901
5. "Scaramouche" {Darius MILHAUD} - Scott Turpen, saxophone; Theresa Bogard, piano - Tableaux [ACA Digital Recording ]
6. "In Smyrna" {Sir Edward ELGAR} - Maria Garzon, piano - Elgar: Piano Music [Heritage Records ]
7. "Midsummer Music" {Byron ADAMS} - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Michael Poll, conductor - Midsummer Light [Orchid Classics ]
8. "Scherzo for Wind Quintet, Op. 48" {Eugene BOZZA} - The Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet - Works by Hindemith Ibert Bozza Haydn Beethoven (2023 remastered) [Sony Music Entertainment ]
9. "Piano Trio" {Samuel COLERIDGE-TAYLOR} - Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Nonet, Piano Trio, Piano Quintet [Chandos ]
10. "Clarinet Sonata" {Paul HINDEMITH} - Paul Meyer, clarinet; Eric Le Sage, piano - Hindemith: Wind Sonatas [Warner Music Group ]
11. "Fire-flies, from Four Sketches, Op. 14" {Amy BEACH} - Joanne Polk, piano - Fire-flies [Arabesque ]
12. "Fireflies" {Alexis FFRENCH} - Alexis Ffrench, piano - Classical Soul, Vol. 1 [Sony Classical ]
13. "Just Another Climb" {Kimberly R. OSBERG} - The Merian Ensemble - The Book of Spells [Navona ]
14. "Green and Golden" {Ralph TOWNER} - Zsòfia Boros, guitar - En Otra Parte [Deutsche Grammophon ]
15. "Fuga y Misterio" {Astor PIAZZOLLA} - The Twelve Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic - South American Getaway [EMI ]

Classical Prelude - Monday

Sometimes you just want to hear the music. Classical Prelude features extended works, most over 40 minutes long, with minimal announcing. It’s truly less talk and more music. Get lost… MoreSometimes you just want to hear the music. Classical Prelude features extended works, most over 40 minutes long, with minimal announcing. It’s truly less talk and more music. Get lost in the sound. Less

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1. "Clavier Concerto in C, H. XVIII No. 1" {Joseph HAYDN} - The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Ton Koopman, organ and director - Haydn: The 6 Organ Concertos [Universal International Music ]
2. "Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70" {Pyotr TCHAIKOVSKY} - Keller Quartet; Kim Kashkashian, viola; Miklós Perényi, cello - Tchaikovsky: String Quartets 1-3 & Souvenir de Florence [Erato ]

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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Mood Swing

From sad girl vibes to funky dance jams, join Southern Belle on her adventure into the Infinite Playground of Music. She’s not into labels. She’ll leave you wanting more. Be… MoreFrom sad girl vibes to funky dance jams, join Southern Belle on her adventure into the Infinite Playground of Music. She’s not into labels. She’ll leave you wanting more. Be careful of the Mood Swing. Every other Monday mornin’ at 1am Less

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