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Tune in . . . drift on . . . glide, and float . . . Get Saturdazed and infused with rock programming brought to you by DJ Nowhere Girl… MoreTune in . . . drift on . . . glide, and float . . . Get Saturdazed and infused with rock programming brought to you by DJ Nowhere Girl and Rocker Panels. Immerse yourself in the recognizable to unknown with sounds received on the Free Lucid Headphones Rock Continuum. Saturdays from 2–4 pm as part of the WTJU Rock Department programming. Less

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1. "Uninvisible" - Medeski Martin & Wood - Uninvisible [Blue Note: 2002]
2. "Summertime Clothes" - Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion [Domino: 2009]
3. "The Solstice Sun Pt. 2" - Upupayãma - Baobab [Fuzz Club: 2026 [NEW]]
4. "Det som aldrig förändras / Diarabi" - Goat - World Music [Rocket: 2012]
5. "Freedom Of Choice" - Devo - Freedom Of Choice [WB: 1980]
6. "Boogieman Sam" - King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard - Fishing For Fishes [Flightless: 2019]
7. "First Galactic Utopia" - Horse Lords - Demand To Be Taken To Heaven Alive! [RVNG: 2026 [NEW]]
8. "Say My Name" - Landroid - Single [Mojave Beach: 2026 [NEW]]
9. "Every Day Should Be A Holiday" - The Dandy Warhols - The Dandy Warhols Come Down [Capitol: 1997]
10. "Swimminin" - Styrofoam Winos - Any River [Dear Life: 2026 [NEW]]
11. "Can't Do That" - Orb - Tailem Bend [Fuzz: 2024]
12. "The Big Country" - Talking Heads - August 8, 1978 [Pearl Hunters: 2020]
13. "Hi Roller" - Little Feat - Time Loves A Hero [WB: 1977]
14. "Hot 'Lanta" - The Allman Brothers Band - Live At The Fillmore East [Capricorn: 1971]
15. "It Ignites" - Basic - Basic [No Quarter: 2026 [NEW]]
16. "Black Dauphin" - Artanker Convoy - Cozy Endings [Social Registry: 2007]
17. "Mortming" - Cibo Matto - Stereo Type A [WB: 1999]
18. "Sunken Vessels" - Object Hours - Solved By Walking [Three Lobed: 2026 [NEW]]
19. "Seed Of Light" - The Rose City Band - Sol Y Sombra [Thrill Jockey: 2024]
20. "Pass The Hatchet I Think I'm Goodkind" - Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass [Matador: 2006]

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. "Apartheid Is Nazism - 2010 Remastered Edition" - Alpha Blondy - Apartheid Is Nazism (2010 Remastered Edition) [Alphalliance: 1985]
2. "A Fistful of Credits (Theme from the Mandalorian)" - The Prizefighters - A Fistful of Credits (Theme from the Mandalorian) - Single [The Prizefighters: 2020]
3. "America" - Alborosie - Escape From Babylon [Greensleeves Records: 2009]
4. "Burn Dem Down" - Sean Paul, Brushy One String - Burn Dem Down [Dutty Rock Productions / Milk & Honey Records: 2026]
5. "Bloody City" - Dennis Brown - Single [High Times: 1980]
6. "Four Hundred Years" - Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari - Grounation [Soul Jazz Records: 2022]
7. "400 Years" - Bob Marley & The Wailers - Catch A Fire (50th Anniversary) [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue): 2023]
8. "Ma'at (Each Man)" - Jah9 - Note To Self [VP Records: 2020]
9. "Barriers" - Raging Fyah - Destiny [Raging Fyah Production: 2015]
10. "Mercy Tree" - Liam Bailey - Zero Grace [Big Crown Records: 2024]
11. "Mun-Dun-Gu" - Cedric "Im" Brooks - Studio One Scorchers [Soul Jazz: 2002]
12. "Government Land" - Horace Andy - In The Light [VP Records: 1977]
13. "Beat Down Babylon" - Junior Byles - Beat Down Babylon (Expanded Version) [Trojan Records: 1972]
14. "Freedom" - MediSun, Stay Nice Music - Freedom [Stay Nice Music: 2026]
15. "Summer Time" - Jackie Mittoo - More Soul [Studio One: 2022]
16. "Strictly Roots" - Morgan Heritage - Strictly Roots (Deluxe Edition) [CTBC Music Group: 2016]
17. "Lumba" - Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari - Grounation [Soul Jazz Records: 2022]
18. "War / No More Trouble - Medley / Live At The Pavillon De Paris, 1977" - Bob Marley & The Wailers - Babylon By Bus [Island Records: 1978]
19. "Babylon System" - Mr. Woodwicker, Horace Andy - Babylon System [Mr. Woodwicker Records: 2022]
20. "Liberation Struggle" - Tapper Zukie - Man Ah Warrior [Reggae Library: 1973]
21. "Satan Army Band" - Black Uhuru - Black sounds of freedom (Extended Version) [Greensleeves Records: 1981]
22. "Armagideon (Armagedon)" - Bunny Wailer - Blackheart Man [Island Records: 1976]
23. "Slavery Days" - Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey [Island: 1975]
24. "Rudie Can't Dub" - Indieground - Single [Indieground: 2010]
25. "War Ina Babylon" - Max Romeo, The Upsetters - War Ina Babylon (Expanded Edition) [Island Records: 1976]
26. "Bad Man - BBC Session, London / 1977" - Steel Pulse - Handsworth Revolution (Deluxe Edition) [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue): 2015]
27. "Stealing In The Name Of The Lord" - Jimmy Wonder - Bunny 'Striker' Lee's Full Up: Early Reggae Productions 1968-72 [Pressure Sounds: 2014]
28. "Dem Ha Fe Get a Beatin' - 2002 Remaster" - Peter Tosh - Bush Doctor [Parlophone UK: 1978]
29. "Sailing On" - Toots & The Maytals - In The Dark [Island Records: 1973]
30. "Rock ´n´ Roll Highschool" - dubmones, Susan Cadogan, Ranking Joe - Dubmones [Echo Beach: 2025]

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. "Wild Feral and Fierce" - Holly Clark - Wild Feral & Fierce [Holly Clark: 2026]
2. "The Preacher" - Davy Graham - Midnight Man [Decca: 1968]
   Notes: Collected in “He moved through the Fair, Complete 1960s Recordings: 2024 Cherry Red
3. "Frightening Machines" - Katherine Priddy - These Frightening Machines [Cooking Vinyl: 2026]
4. "Watermelon Man" - Davy Graham - Midnight Man [Decca: 1968]
5. "I Burn but I am Not Consumed" - Karine Polwart - The Laws of Motion [Hudson: 2018]
6. "Lady Keith’s Lament" - Ray Fisher - Traditional Songs of Scotland [Saydisc: 1991]
   Notes: recorded 1990/1991
7. "Rosslyn" - John Renbourn - The Attic Tapes [Riverboat: 2015]
8. "Black John" - Angeline Morrison - The Sorrow Songs - Folk Songs of Black British Experience [Topic: 2023]
9. "Plainsong" - John Renbourn - The Attic Tapes [Riverboat: 2015]
10. "3/4 Marches" - Greg Wilson - Pipers of Distinction [Klub: 1994]
    Notes: Three tunes in the set - the final is 'The Shoals of Herring'.
11. "Black Bird Set" - Tannahill Weavers - Capernuam [Green Linnet: 1994]
12. "The Shakin's O’ the Pocky" - Natalie MacMaster - My Roots are Showing [Rounder: 2000]
13. "Back in Durham Gaol" - Jez Lowe - 15 Essential J l Songs [Tantobie: 2012]
14. "Rainbow ‘mid the Willows" - Patrick Street - Made in Cork [Green Linnet: 1997]
15. "Echo marks the Corncrake" - Songs of Separation - Songs of Separation [Navigator: 2016]
    Notes: Karine Polwart is one of "Songs of Separation"
16. "An Dro" - Ceres Hafana - Angel [Tak:til / Glitterbeat: 2025]
17. "Sliabh Na mBau" - Sean Garvey - The Bonny Bunch of Ross [Harry Stottle: 2003]
18. "Orose do" - Gailfean - Won’t you come out tonight [Landslide: 2016]
19. "Hare’s Lament" - Ye Vagabonds - The Hare's Lament [River Lea: 2019]
20. "Huntress Moon" - Green Diesel - Onward the Sun [Green Diesel ]
21. "Travellin' Man" - Davy Graham - Midnight Man [Decca: 1968]
22. "Whale Catchers" - Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick - Straws in the Wind [Topic: 2006]
23. "Fiddle Medleys" - Carl MacKenzie - Various - The Bridges of Cape BretonCounty [Celestial: 1997]
24. "Baby Bobleritis / Ping Syndrome" - Trio Mio - Love & Cigars [ 2011]

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. "Sinking of the Reuben James (inst)" {Woody Guthrie} - Tut Taylor; Roland White; Clarence White - Dobro County [World Pacific Records: 1964]
2. "Talking Sailor (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Woody Guthrie - My Dusty Road - Woody's Greatest Hits [Rounder Records: 1944]
3. "Woody's Rag (Talking Hard Work)(voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Woody Guthrie - Folkways: Original Vision Bonus Tracks [Folkways Records: 1944]
4. "House of the Rising Sun (Rising Sun Blues)(voc)" {Traditional; Arr. Woody Guthrie} - Woody Guthrie - American Roots: History of American Folk Music [Best Music: 1944]
5. "Hobo's Lullaby (voc)" {Goebel Leon Reeves (Texas Drifter)} - Woody Guthrie - Folkways: Original Vision Bonus Tracks [Folkways Records: 1944]
6. "Tom Joad (voc w/ intro)" {Woody Guthrie} - Jack Elliott (Ramblin' Jack) - Lost Topic Tapes: Cowes Harbour 1957 [Hightone Records: 1957]
7. "Grand Coulee Dam (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Arlo Guthrie & the Dillards - 32 Cents Postal Due [Rising Son Records: 2008]
8. "Talking Dust Bowl Blues (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Tom Rush - Live at the Unicorn 1962 [LyCornu Records: 1962]
9. "Pretty Boy Floyd (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Cisco Houston - Sings the Songs of Woody Guthrie [Vanguard Records: 1960]
10. "Oklahoma Hills (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Jimmy LaFave - Pastures of Plenty: Austin Celebration of Woody Guthrie [Dejadisc: 1994]
11. "East Texas Red (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Tom Russell - Indians Cowboys Horses Dogs [Hightone Records: 2004]
12. "Ranger's Command (voc w/ intro)" {Woody Guthrie} - Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen - Live at the Woodston Delaware Valley [Hillman Music: 2016]
13. "Philadelphia Lawyer (aka Reno Blues)(voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Kate Gaffney - Coachman [DIG: 2008]
14. "Whoopie-Ti-Yi-Yo, Get Along Little Dogies (voc)" {Traditional; Public Domain} - Cisco Houston & Woody Guthrie - Cowboy Songs from Folkways [Folkways Records ]
15. "Car Song (voc w/ intro)" {Woody Guthrie} - Jack Elliott (Ramblin' Jack) - Lost Topic Tapes: Isle of Wright 1957 [Hightone Records: 1957]
16. "Howjido (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Old Crow Medicine Show - Woody at 100 [Legacy Records: 2012]
17. "Crawdad Song (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Hutchison Brothers - Hutchison Bros [Vetco Records: 1975]
18. "Froggie Went a Courting (voc)" {Traditional; c, Woody Guthrie} - Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome [Columbia Records: 2006]
19. "Pastures of Plenty (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Odetta - Soul Gospel [Soul Jazz: 1960]
20. "I Ain't Got No Home in This World Anymore (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Rosanne Cash - Woody at 100 [Legacy Records: 2012]
21. "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)(voc)" {Woody Guthrie; Martin Hoffman} - Joan Baez - Blessed Are [Vanguard Records: 1972]
22. "Biggest Thing That Man Has Ever Done (live voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Tom Paxton - Tribute to Woody Guthrie [Warner Bros: 1972]
23. "Do Re Mi (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Nanci Griffith & Guy Clark - Other Voices, Other Rooms [Elektra Records: 1993]
24. "Going Down the Road Feeling Bad (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Cephas & Wiggins (Bowling Green John & Harmonica Phil) - Classic African American Songsters [Smithsonian Folkways: 2014]
25. "Jesus Christ (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Kate Campbell & Spooner Oldham - For the Living of These Days [Large River Records: 2006]
26. "Rambling Round Your City(voc)" {Woodie Guthrie} - Linda Ronstadt - Retrospective [Capitol Records: 1971]
27. "This Land is Your Land (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings - Naturally [Daptone Records: 2005]

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. "Stars & Stripes Forever (inst)" - Brunswick Military Band - 78 rpm Shellac Resin [Brunswick Records: 1920]
2. "Fourth of July at the Country Fair (voc)" - Georgia Yellow Hammers - 78 rpm Shellac Resin [Brunswick Records: 1930]
3. "Pan American Blues (inst)" - DeFord Bailey - Early Stars of the Grand Ole Opry [Catfish Records: 1930]
4. "There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere (voc, wwii)" {Alan Darnell; Roberts} - Elton Britt - 78 rpm Shellac Resin [Bluebird Phonograph Records: 1942]
5. "Stars & Stripes (inst)" - Charles Diamond & Sol Hoopii - Sol Hoopii in Hollywood [Grass Skirt Records: 1925]
6. "This Land is Your Land (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Woody Guthrie - Story behind the Protest Song [Greenwood Music: 1940]
7. "New Red Cross Blues (voc)" - Springback James (Frank James) & Willie Bee James - Ain't Times Hard: Political & Social Comment in the Blues [JSP Records: 1936]
8. "Red Pig (inst)" - Kyle Wooten - 78 rpm Shellac Resin [OKeh Records: 1930]
9. "Six White Horses (voc)" {Sleepy John Estes (John Adam Estes)} - Bill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys - Blue Moon of Kentucky 1936-49 [Bear Family Records: 1940]
10. "Two White Horses in a Line (voc)" - Two Poor Boys (Joe Evans & Arthur McClain) - Before the Blues: Early American Black Music Scene [Yazoo Records: 1931]
11. "C'Est Si Triste Sans Lui (It is So Blue Without Him)(voc)" - Cleoma Breaux (Falcon) - Prends Donc Courage - Early Black & White Cajun [Trikont Records: 1929]
12. "Blue Grass Twist (inst w/ talk)" - South Georgia Highballers - 78 rpm Shellac Resin [Brunswick Records: 1927]
13. "Back in the Saddle Again (voc)" {Gene Autry; Ray Whitley} - Gene Autry - Songs of the West [Rhino Entertainment: 1939]
14. "Big Ball In Texas (yodel)" - Cackle Sisters (Mary Jane & Carolyn DeZurik) - Checkerboard Squares Radio Show [Checkerboard Squares Radio Show: 1945]
15. "Blue Prairie (voc)" {Bob Nolan; Vern Tim Spencer} - Sons of the Pioneers - Chronological Classics 1936-37 [Warped Records: 1936]
16. "Cowboy's Lullabye (yodel)" - Texas Drifter (Goebel Reeves) - Sounds Like Jimmie Rodgers [JSP Records: 1934]
17. "Two Gun Cowboy (voc)" - Montana Slim (Wilf Carter) - Chronological Classics 1934-1935 [Warped Records: 1935]
18. "Arizona Yodeler (Vocalion 4616-B)(yodel)" - DeZurik Sisters (Mary Jane & Carolyn DeZurik) - American Yodeling 1911-1946 [Trikont Records: 1938]
19. "When Beulah Did The Hula In Missoula (voc)" - Rusty Draper & Ozark Red Lovall - Early Years [British Archive of Country Music: 1939]
20. "Won't You Be My Buckaroo (voc)" - Rudy Sooter - Won't You be my Buckaroo [British Archive of Country Music: 1938]
21. "Wild Cat Woman & Tom Cat Man (yodel)" - Cliff Carlisle - Blues Yodeler & Steel Guitar Wizard [Arhoolie Records]: 1936]

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. "The Stars And Stripes Forever" - Matmos - The Civil War [Matador: 2003]
2. "Doomsday" - MF DOOM - Operation: Doomsday [Fondle 'Em Records: 1999]
3. "namesake" - Noname - Sundial [Awal Recordings America, Inc.: 2023]
4. "This is America" - Childish Gambino - This Is America (Single) [Sony Music: 2018]
5. "Comet Course" - Flying Lotus - Los Angeles [Warp: 2008]
6. "Foxwoods" - Mike Ladd - Vernacular Homocide [Ozone Music: 2001]
7. "Universal Soldier" - Jay Electronica - A Written Testimony [Roc Nation: 2020]
8. "XXX" - Kendrick Lamar - Damn. [Aftermath/Interscope Records : 2021]
9. "Seneca" - Tortoise - Standards [Thrill Jockey: 2001]
10. "No" - Nicolas Jaar - Sirens [Other People: 2016]
11. "I'm Building A Bodacious Bodega For The Race War" - Mike Ladd - Easy Listening 4 Armageddon [Scratchie Records: 1997]
12. "Camaraderie At Arms Length" - The Caretaker - An Empty Bliss Beyond This World [History Always Favours The Winners: 2011]
13. "Sleep Dealer" - Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica [Software/Mexican Summer: 2011]
14. "Government Figures" - Steve Fisk - Over And Thru The Night [K: 1993]
15. "All Our Base Are Belong To Them" - The Books - Thought For Food [Tomlab: 2002]
16. "The West" - Matmos - The West [Deluxe: 1999]
17. "Prospectors Arrive" - Jonny Greenwood - There Will Be Blood [Nonesuch: 2007]
18. "The Dead Flag Blues" - Godspeed You Black Emperor! - F#A# (Infinity) [Cranky: 1998]
19. "I'm New Here" - Smog - A River Ain't Too Much To Love [Drag City: 2005]
20. "Los Angeles" - Big Thief - Double Infinity [4AD: 2025]
21. "Country Roads" - John Denver - Poems, Prayers & Promises [RCA Victor: 1971]
22. "Disintegration Loops 2.2" - William Basinski - The Disintegration Loops II [2062: 2003]