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Reggae Vibrations

The tradition of Roots and Culture in the Old Dominion endures. Set upon the solid foundation of bedrock Nyabinghi chants, syncopated Ska and rumbling Rock Steady, your selectors build the… MoreThe tradition of Roots and Culture in the Old Dominion endures. Set upon the solid foundation of bedrock Nyabinghi chants, syncopated Ska and rumbling Rock Steady, your selectors build the framework of the positive Word, Sound and Power of Reggae. Riddim for the Next Generation each Saturday afternoon from 12 'til 2 right here on WTJU... Less

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1. "Good Thing Going" - Sugar Minott - Wicked Ago Feel It [Tachyon: 1996]
2. "Hope It's True" - Tony Tuff - The Best of Tony Tuff [Tad's Record Inc: 1983]
3. "Good Thing Going" - Sugar Minott - Wicked Ago Feel It [Tachyon: 1996]
4. "Why" - Alton Ellis - Sings Rock and Soul [Studio One - Soul Jazz Records: 1967]
5. "Pollution & Plastic" - Kiko Bun - Pollution & Plastic - Single [Kiko Bun: 2023]
6. "Rhythm Down Low" - Toots and the Maytals - Pass the Pipe [Tuff Gong: 1978]
7. "Old Marcus Garvey" - Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey [Island: 1975]
8. "Cool Jazztice" - Gaudi - Jazz Gone Dub [GAUDI: 2025]
9. "Breaking Up (Is Hard to Do)" - The Supersonics, Tommy McCook & Alton Ellis - Mr Soul of Jamaica [Sanctuary Records Group: 1968]
10. "Flashing My Whip" - U-Roy - Trojan D.J. Box Set [Trojan: 1998]
11. "Te Ha Te Waipara" - One Waka - Te Ha O Te Waipara - Single [One Waka: 2023]
12. "Rack-A-Tack" - Typhoon All Stars - Trojan Producer Series [Trojan: 1998]
13. "Train to dUbville" - Dennis Bovell - Wise Music in Dub [Wise Records: 2025]
14. "Scary Politicians" - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Steve Marshall & George Clinton - Revelation [State of Emergency Ltd: 2010]
15. "Positive Vibration" - Bob Marley & The Wailers - Rastaman Vibration [Island: 1976]
16. "All Fat Sound" - Travelers All Stars - XV AÑOS DE REGGAE GORDO [5926754 Records DK: 2025]
17. "Deception (Feat. Vinia Mojica)" - Ticklah - Ticklah Vs. Axelrod [Easy Star: 2007]
18. "Black Cinderella" - Tappa Zukie - Man Ah Warrior [Reggae Library: 1975]
19. "Ur Love (feat. Barrington Levy)" - Slightly Stoopid - Top of the World [Stoopid Records: 2012]
20. "How Good It Is" - Johnny Nash - Single [EPIC: 1972]
21. "Culture" - Sister Nancy - Single [Shocking Vibes Productions: 2025]
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22. "Push Wood" - Jackie Opel - Ska Bonanza: The Studio One Ska Years [Jamrec Music: 1991]
23. "Ain't No Sunshine" - Ken Boothe & Jah Wobble - Old Fashioned Ways [Cleopatra Records: 2025]
24. "Steppin' Out Of Babylon (Live From Westfalenhallen / 1980)" - I-Threes - Uprising Live! (Video Album) [Island: 1981]
25. "Ba Ba Boom Time" - The Jamaicans - Greatest Jamaican Beat [Charly Records: 1967]
26. "I Am Trying (feat. Kelly Di Filippo)" - JonQuan - Easy Star Presents Jonquan & Associates [Easy Star Records: 2021]
27. "Tunnel One" - Tommy McCook - Studio One Story [Soul Jazz Records: 1967]
28. "Sailing On" - Toots & The Maytals - In the Dark [ 1973]
29. "No Good Rudie (aka No Good Rudy)" - Justin Hinds & The Dominoes - Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Trojan: 2018]

Atlantic Weekly Part II

The second half of Atlantic Weekly, heard each Saturday morning from 10 til noon, switches over to Europe, delving into the Celtic tradition, Scandinavia, and beyond.

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1. "Tipperary Girl" - Rory McCarthy & The Preycawns - When Is Daddy Coming Home ? [Crow Records ]
2. "Reel Medley" - Jimmy Crowley et al - Stokers Lodge [Free State Records ]
3. "Lovers and Friends" - Rory McCarthy & The Preycawns - When Is Daddy Coming Home ? [Crow Recoeds ]
4. "Two Flute Reels" - Paudy Scully - Gan Ainm [Field recording ]
5. "The Wicklow Hornpipe medley" - Caoimhin O'Fearghail & Paddy Tutty - Flute & Fiddle [O'Fearghail and Tutty ]
6. "The Morning After" - Lenny Duff et al - Gan Ainm [Field recording ]
7. "Connie in the Pool medley" - Caoimhin O'Fearghail & Paddy Tutty - Flute & Fiddle [O'Fearghail and Tutty ]
8. "The Boys of the Old Brigade" - Barleycorn - Men Behind the Wire [Field recording ]
9. "The Old Man from Over the Sea" - Radie Peat & Lankum - Cold Old Fire [Lankum ]
10. "Kearny at Seven Pines" - Derek Warfield et al - Sons of Erin [Derek Warfield ]
11. "Wicklow reels" - Harper & Lambert families & O'Callaghan - What's the Scor [sic] [Field recording ]
12. "I Live Not Where I Love" - Deirdre Brennan & Margaret Dudasik - Girsa [Cove Island Productions ]
13. "Denis Murphy's & Brosna slides" - Shaskeen - Volume Four [Shaskeen ]
14. "Ballymanus Fair hornpipe set" - Matt Cranitch et al - Phoenix [Dara Records ]
15. "The Bag of Spuds medley" - Shaskeen - Volume Four [Shaskeen ]
16. "The Bantry Girls' Lament" - Mick Daly et al - Phoenix [Dara Records ]
17. "I Courted a Wee Girl" - Deirdre Brennan - Girsa [Cove Island ]
18. "St Patrick's reel set" - Girsa - Girsa [Dara Records ]

Atlantic Weekly Part I

For well over 30 years, Atlantic Weekly Part I has been providing listeners with a Saturday morning wake up call of acoustic music. From contemporary singer-songwriters and Americana to the… MoreFor well over 30 years, Atlantic Weekly Part I has been providing listeners with a Saturday morning wake up call of acoustic music. From contemporary singer-songwriters and Americana to the bedrock traditions of bluegrass and old-time string bands, we will have you singing and dancing around the kitchen during your first cup of coffee. Tune in and explore the insightful lyrics and musical diversity that can be found only outside the limits of commercial radio. That's Atlantic Weekly Part I heard each Saturday morning from 8-10. Less

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1. "Snowflake Reel (inst)" {W. Trauguff} - Wayne Henderson - Rugby Guitar [Flying Fish Records: 1990]
2. "Angel Band (voc)" {A. P. Carter} - Dick Harrington & Victoria Young - Lover's Return [Fiddletop Records: 1996]
3. "Where the Cold Wind Blows (voc)" {Donna Ulisse; Kerry Chater; Lynn Gillespie Chater} - Donna Ulisse - An Easy Climb [Hadley Records: 2011]
4. "Ten Degrees & Getting Colder (voc)" {Gordon Lightfoot} - Wendy Miller & Mike Lilly - Chronological Classics 1975-76 [Warped Records: 1975]
5. "Cold Rain & Snow (voc)" {Traditional; Public Domain} - Lynda Dawson & Pattie Hopkins - Traditional Duets [Lynda Dawson & Patti Hopkins: 2014]
6. "Winter's Night (voc)" - Doc Watson - Home Again! [Vanguard Records: 1966]
7. "Cold Mountain (voc)" {Traditional; Public Domain} - Richie Stearns & Rosie Newton - Nowhere in Time [Richie Sterns & Rosie Newton: 2017]
8. "Teardrops Falling in the Snow (voc)" {E. C. McCarty} - Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum - Oak & Laurel [Rounder Records: 1995]
9. "Song for a Winter's Night (voc)" {Gordon Lightfoot} - Gordon Lightfoot - All Live [Gordon Lightfoot: 2012]
10. "Long Winter (inst)" {Wes Corbett} - Wes Corbett - Cascade [Padiddle Records: 2020]
11. "Hear the Wind Blow (voc)" {Lester Flatt; Earl Scruggs} - Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs - 1959-1963 [Bear Family Records: 1962]
12. "At the First Fall of Snow (voc)" {Lorene Rose} - Wilma Lee Cooper & Stoney Cooper - Chronological Classics 1961-64 [Warped Records: 1962]
13. "Winter Blues (voc)" - Sunny Cowgirls (Sophie & Celeste Clabburn) - What We Do [WJO: 2013]
14. "Take Them Cold Feet Off My Back (voc)" - Lonzo & Oscar (Lloyd George & Rollin Sullivan) - There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea [British Archive of Country Music: 1947]
15. "Snowdrop (inst)" {Kirk McGee} - Arnie Naiman & Chris Coole - 5 Strings Attached with No Backing [Merriweather Records: 2007]
16. "Deepening Snow (voc)" - Williams Sisters - New Female Voices of Bluegrass [Major Recording: 1973]
17. "Cold Winter (voc)" - Kate Rusby - Frost is all Over [Pure Music: 2015]
18. "Snowing on Raton (voc)" {Townes Van Zandt} - David Olney - Through A Glass Darkly [Philo Records: 1999]
19. "Rocks & Snow (voc)" {David Ross MacDonald} - David Ross MacDonald - Thorns to sleep [Pepper Tree: 2010]
20. "Ice Fishing (voc)" {Bill Morrissey} - Bill Morrissey - Essential Collection [Rounder Records: 2004]
21. "Ice Upon Your Skin (voc)" - Mae Trio - Housewarming [Folk Records: 2013]
22. "Snowmobiles (voc)" {Susan Werner} - Susan Werner - Hayseed [Thirty Tigers: 2013]
23. "Winter in my Heart (voc)" {Emily Eagen} - Rosanne Cash - Hopes & Dreams: Lullaby Project [Decca Records: 2018]
24. "Snow Don't Fall (voc)" {Townes Van Zandt} - Townes Van Zandt - Texas Troubadour 1968-78 [Charly Records: 1968]
25. "Like a Coat from the Cold" - Guy Clark -
26. "Cold Foot Boogie (voc)" - Cactus Blossoms - Cactus Blossoms [TCB: 2011]
27. "Black Ice (voc)" {Karen Poston} - Karen Poston - Real Bad [Music Room: 2001]

Leftover Biscuits

Tune in for Leftover Biscuits every Saturday morning (6:30 to 8am) for stories and the early recordings of 1920s and 30s American country and blues music. We'll hear about the… MoreTune in for Leftover Biscuits every Saturday morning (6:30 to 8am) for stories and the early recordings of 1920s and 30s American country and blues music. We'll hear about the famous acts and the not so famous. From the Carter Family, Memphis Minnie and the Charlie Poole to the less-heard sounds of Washington Phillips, Amédé Ardoin and the Dezurik Sisters. Jug bands, string bands, shape note singers, Cajun, Hawaiian, Cuban and even classic country from the early 50s are all likely guests to round out the show and start your weekend right. Less

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1. "Leftover Biscuits" - Lost And Found - Classic Bluegrass [Rebel ]
2. "Cold Morning Shout" - South Street Trio -
3. "The Break I'm Getting" - Peetie Wheatstraw -
4. "6-88 Glide" - Lonnie Johnson -
5. "Kidder Cole" - Bascom Lamar Lunsford -
6. "My Pretty Snow Deer" - Madisonville String Band -
7. "Footprints In The Snow" - Bill Monroe -
8. "Rain And Snow" - Obray Ramsey -
9. "She Put Me Outside" - Memphis Minnie And Kansas Joe -
10. "Cannonball Rag" - David Miller -
11. "Little Rock Blues" - Pearl Dickson -
12. "When They Ring The Golden Bells" - Alfred G. Karnes -
13. "Funny When You Feel That Way" - Sarah Carter & Family -
14. "Eighth of January" - Ted Gossett's Band -
15. "At The First Fall Of Snow" - Hank Williams -
16. "Lonnie Johnson And Eddie Lang" - Hot Fingers -
17. "They're Red Hot" - Robert Johnson -
18. "Honolulu Bound" - King Bennie Nawahi -
19. "Molly Put The Kettle On" - Gid Tanner And The Skillet Lickers -
20. "Ma Blonde Est Partie" - Amede Breaux -

Charlottesville Community Engagement

Be infomed! Join host Sean Tubbs for a weekly review of public policy matters that elected officials are hashing out in and around Charlottesville.

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With Good Reason

Each week scholars explore the worlds of literature, science, the arts, politics, history, and business through lively discussion with our ever curious host Sarah McConnell. From the controversies over slave… MoreEach week scholars explore the worlds of literature, science, the arts, politics, history, and business through lively discussion with our ever curious host Sarah McConnell. From the controversies over slave reparations and global warming, to the unique worlds of comic books and wine-making, With Good Reason is always surprising, challenging and fun. With Good Reason has won five Gabriel Awards for Best Documentary or Public Affairs Programs and is also the recipient of top honors from the Public Radio News Directors, Radio and Television Digital News Association and the Virginia Association of Broadcasters. Produced at Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. More information at withgoodreasonradio.org. 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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Electronic Explorations

Mashup of ambient and beat based electronic music. Electronic Explorations navigates the road less traveled of electronic music alternating Saturday mornings at 1.

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1. "Echoic" - Kane Ikin - Basalt Crush [Latency Recordings ]
2. "Autophasic" - Kane Ikin - Basalt Crush [Latency Recordings ]
3. "Gestalt" - Kane Ikin - Basalt Crush [Latency Recordings ]
4. "Street Flare" - Kane Ikin - Basalt Crush [Latency Recordings ]
5. "Grid" - Kane Ikin - Basalt Crush [Latency Recordings ]
6. "4101" - Roly Porter - Third Law [Tri Angle ]
7. "In System" - Roly Porter - Third Law [Tri Angle ]
8. "Blind Blackening" - Roly Porter - Third Law [Tri Angle ]
9. "Mass" - Roly Porter - Third Law [Tri Angle ]
10. "High Places" - Roly Porter - Third Law [Tri Angle ]
11. "Known Space" - Roly Porter - Third Law [Tri Angle ]
12. "Arrival" - Roly Porter - Third Law [Tri Angle ]
13. "Life Cycle" - Roly Porter - Third Law [Tri Angle ]
14. "Elision" - Roly Porter - Third Law [Tri Angle ]
15. "Elseware" - Oneohtrix Point Never - Again [Warp ]
16. "Again" - Oneohtrix Point Never - Again [Warp ]
17. "World Outside" - Oneohtrix Point Never - Again [Warp ]
18. "Krumville" - Oneohtrix Point Never - Again [Warp ]
19. "Locrian Midwest" - Oneohtrix Point Never - Again [Warp ]
20. "Plastic Antique" - Oneohtrix Point Never - Again [Warp ]
21. "Gray Subviolet" - Oneohtrix Point Never - Again [Warp ]
22. "The Body Trail" - Oneohtrix Point Never - Again [Warp ]
23. "Nightmare Paint" - Oneohtrix Point Never - Again [Warp ]
24. "Memories Of Music" - Oneohtrix Point Never - Again [Warp ]