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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. "I Don't Care If You Go (Acoustic)" - Velocity Girl - 1989-1992 [Slumberland: NEW (2026)]
2. "Planting Tomatoes" - Lucy Dacus - Planting Tomatoes [Geffen: NEW (2026)]
3. "Favorite Dish" - Lee "Scratch" Perry - Roast Fish, Collie Weed, & Corn Bread [Lion Of Judah: 1978]
4. "So You Say You Lost Your Baby" - Miriam - Nobody's Baby [Norton: 2014]
   Notes: Gene Clark cover
5. "Who's Gonna Love You Now?" - The Tubs - Who's Gonna Love You Now? [Merge: NEW (2026)]
   Notes: From forthcoming new LP HARD LIFE out next week
6. "Dancing Backwards" - Liam Hayes - Dancing Backwards [Weird Vacation: NEW (2026)]
7. "Long Weekend" - Cut Worms - Transmitter [Jagjaguwar: NEW (2026)]
8. "Her Eyes Are Closed" - Mar-Vista - Visions Of Sodal Ye [Born Bad: NEW (2026)]
   Notes: Reissue of 1977 release on Le Kiosque d'Orphée
9. "Dear Mr. Fantasy" - Traffic - Mr. Fantasy [Island: 1967]
10. "Momma Stay Awhile" - Palm Pizazz! - Palm Pizazz! [Anthology Recordings: NEW (2026)]
    Notes: Reissue of 1978 release on Big Hand Records
11. "Right Down The Line" - Gerry Rafferty - City To City [United Artists: 1978]
12. "Sixth Sense" - Golomb - Love [Clean Demon: 2024]
13. "Every Other Star" - Antietam - The Counting Game [Dromedary: NEW (2026)]
14. "Oon-Guela (High Life) Pts. 1 & 2" - Joe Simon Band - Oon-Guela (HIgh Life) [Sound Stage 7: 1967]
15. "The Night Train Of Sorrow" - Nishigaito Kenchiku - Jugatsu No Ame [First & Last: NEW (2026)]
    Notes: Reissue of 1974 release on Mountain Fuji Record
16. "Gift" - Half Japanese - Loud [Armageddon: 1981]
    Notes: R.I.P. David Fair
17. "Blue Mamba" - Sun City Girls - Torch Of The Mystics [Abduction: 1990]
    Notes: Originally released on Majora Records
18. "Suzi Mesciline" - Rick Penta - Hit The Road [Anthology Recordings: NEW (2026)]
    Notes: Reissue of 1977 release on Jewel
19. "Dead For A Sec" - Wild Pink - Still Coming Down [Fire Talk: NEW (2026)]
20. "Other Girls" - Eux Autres - Hell Is Eux Autres [Bons Mots: 2004]
21. "Yosemite" - Luke Schneider - Luke Schneider Presents... Imaginational Anthem Vol. XI: Chrome Universal - A Survey Of Modern Pedal Steel [Tompkins Square: 2022]
22. "The Meaning Of Love" - Steve Kuhn - Steve Kuhn [Buddha: 1971]
23. "Lágrimas Negras" - Gal Costa - Cantar [Philips: 1974]
24. "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" - Dorothy Ashby - In A Minor Groove [Prestige: 1958]
25. "Bulbs" - Van Morrison - Veedon Fleece [Warner Bros.: 1974]
26. "By The Time It Gets Dark (Studio Out-take With Full Band)" - Sandy Denny - Rendezvous (Deluxe Edition) [Island: 2012]
27. "Sam" - Lenny Lamb - Lonely Man's Dream comp. [Forager: NEW (2026)]

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. "Bloom Brothers Mood" - Asmara All Stars - Eritrea's Got Soul [OutHere Records: 2010]
   Notes: Eritrea
2. "Rivers From Ogun" - Ticora - Rivers From Ogun [Jinrikisha Production: 2022]
   Notes: France / Switzerland--Ticora was born from the meeting of organist Cedric Schaerer with Hadrien Santos Da Silva, an expert in traditional music from around the world and member of the famous Ti'Kaniki maloya collective. When their paths crossed in Zurich in 2016, they decided to form a quartet with two other musicians: Arthur Donnot on tenor saxophone (Kuma) and Erwan Valazza on guitar (Mohs).
3. "Good Old People" - Bill Frisell - The Intercontinentals [Nonesuch/Warner Records: 2003]
   Notes: USA and elsewhere---Bill Frisell: electric and acoustic guitars, loops, bass; Sidika Camara: calabash, djembe, congas, percussion, vocals; Vinicius Cantuaria: electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, drums, percussion; Christos Govetas: oud, vocals, bouzouki; Greg Leisz: slide guitars, pedal steel guitar; Jenny Scheinman: violin
4. "Bèrèbèrè" - Idrissa Soumaoro, Ali Farka Touré - Djitoumou [Syllart Records: 2010]
   Notes: Mali
5. "Nogo" - Issa Bagayogo - Timbuktu [Six Degrees: 2002]
   Notes: Mali
6. "Mr Astatke" - Krar Collective - Ethiopia Super Krar [World Music: 2012]
   Notes: Ethiopia----the krar is a five or six-stringed bowl-shaped lyre from Eritrea and Ethiopia. (Mulatu Astatke is the highly-respected father of Ethio-Jazz.)
7. "Midiwan (My Friends)" - Bombino - Deran [Partisan Records: 2018]
   Notes: Niger
8. "Dark Moon, High Tide" - Afro Celt Sound System - Vol. 1: Sound Magic [Real World Records: 1996]
   Notes: Ireland, Guinea, India...and a few other places. Afro Celt Sound System is a European and African group who fuse electronic music with traditional Gaelic and West African music.
9. "The Lark in the Morning" - James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Tommy Martin, Dáithí Sproule & Fintan Vallely - The Center for Irish Music - Young Irish Musicians Weekend Vol. 1 [The Center for Irish Music: 2008]
   Notes: Ireland
10. "Drowsy Maggie / Mason's Apron" - Ceol Sona - Drowsy Maggie / Mason's Apron [Ceol Sona: 2020]
    Notes: Ireland -- with European connections, not a group whose precise place of origin has been firmly documented.
11. "Sutherland's March" - Yann Falquet - Les secrets du ciel [LHL Music: 2024]
    Notes: Canada--specifically, Quebec
12. "Daggry / En Ven Af Min" - Penny Pascal - Grand Voyager [GO Danish Folk Music: 2019]
    Notes: Denmark
13. "Tepeq" - Frigg - Oasis [NorthSide: 2005]
    Notes: Finland / Norway
14. "Tronds Etter" - Tailcoat - Tall Tales In Tiny Pieces [GO Danish Folk Music: 2019]
    Notes: Sweden / Denmark
15. "Caballo viejo" - Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán - Mambo Sinuendo [Nonesuch/Warner Records: 2003]
    Notes: USA / Cuba
16. "K'oli Pankarita" - Zulma Yugar - Tierra Sin Mar [Tumi Music Ltd: 1996]
    Notes: Bolivia
17. "El Fugitivo" - Sarazino, Amparo Sánchez - Everyday Salama [Cumbancha: 2012]
    Notes: Equador, Algeria, Spain--Lamine Fellah, aka Sarazino, was originally from Algeria, lived in various places in North and West Africa, an currently in Equador. Vocal appearance by Amparo Sanchez of Spain.
18. "Dance of Eagle" - Sainkho Namtchylak - Stepmother City [Ponderosa Music & Art: 2000]
    Notes: Tuva / Russia
19. "Mount Kharak" - Tibetans in Ladakh - Tibet : Les chants de l'exil (Songs from Exile) [Buda musique: 1998]
    Notes: Tibet / India
20. "Resham Firiri" - The Mountain Music Project - The Mountain Music Project: A Musical Odyssey from Appalachia to Himalaya [Mountain Music Project: 2009]
    Notes: Nepal / USA - this collaboration of Buddhiman Ghandharba (Nepal) and Danny Knicely (Virginia) delves into the traditional music of both countries.
21. "Lightnin Flashing - Bajho Khet Ma" - TANASI, Billy Cardine, Mary Lucey, Anya Hinkle - Tanasi [Indidog Records: 2026]
    Notes: USA - western North Carolina. "Bajho Khet Ma" is a Nepali phrase meaning "mother of the fields."
22. "Hyphadance" - Hannah Read - The Fungi Sessions, Vol. 2 [Hannah Read: 2026]
    Notes: Scotland, UK / USA
23. "Charlie's Home" - Old Spot, Jeri Foreman & Ruth Eliza - One Night Stringband Vol. 1 [Scribe Records: 2024]
    Notes: UK - This music is a British/UK-based collaboration rooted in American old-time music,.Their musical language comes primarily from Appalachian string-band tradition, especially the fiddle-and-banjo repertoire, but the musicians bring their own contemporary and transatlantic interpretations to it.
24. "After the Gold Rush - 2015 Remaster" - Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris - Trio II (2016 Remaster) [Iconic Artists Group: 1999]
    Notes: USA--in honor of the late, large-hearted Dolly PartonBa
25. "Happiness" - Joseph Tawadros, Matt McMahon, Gary Daley, James Tawadros - The Virtue of Signals [Joseph Tawadros: 2024]
    Notes: Egypt / Australia
26. "Mombasa" - Tommy Emmanuel - The Best of Tommysongs [CGP Sounds: 2020]
    Notes: Australia
27. "Labor Day" - John McCutcheon - John McCutcheon's Four Seasons: Autumnsongs [Rounder: 1998]
    Notes: USA - American folk music singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist John McCutcheon has produced 38 albums since 1977. He is regarded as a master of the hammered dulcimer, and is also proficient on many other instruments including guitar, banjo, autoharp, mountain dulcimer, fiddle, and jaw harp.
28. "Labor Day (September 2, 2024)" - Jesse Welles, Welles World - Under The Powerlines (April 24 – September 24) [Jesse Wells: 2025]
    Notes: USA - Jesse Welles is a fresh new "incarnation" of the Woody Guthrie style of social commentary in folk music. Labor Day is this coming Monday.
29. "Cavalcade" - Los Straitjackets - ¡Viva! [Upstart: 1996]
    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. "Hippy" {Silver} - Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers - Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers [Blue Note: 1955]
2. "Night Train to Memphis (live)" {Owen Bradley/Marvin Huges/Beasley Smith} - Dolly Parton - Heartsongs: Live from Home [Columbia: 1994]
   Notes: RIP Dolly Parton
3. "Last Train To Clarksville" {Tommy Boyce/Bobby Hart} - Cassandra Wilson - New Moon Daughter [Blue Note: 1995]
   Notes: RIP Cassandra Wilson
4. "Mellow Down Easy" {Willie Dixon} - Little Walter - Hate To See You Go [Chess: 1969]
5. "When That Man Is Dead" {Irving Berlin} - Mildred Bailey - The Rockin' Chair Lady (1931-1950) [GRP: 1994]
   Notes: Vocals [Quartet] – The Delta Rhythm Boys
6. "I Ain't Got You" {Calvin Carter} - Jimmy Reed - Found Love [Vee Jay Records: 1960]
7. "Done Somebody Wrong" {Elmore James/Eddie Kirkland} - Elmore James - Fire Single [Fire: 1960]
8. "Flying Home" {Lionel Hampton/Benny Goodman} - Johnny Otis and His Orchestra - Esquire 10"/Spirit of the Black Territory Bands [Arhoolie Records: 1950/1992]
   Notes: Featuring: Johnny Otis - Vibraphone Fred Clark - Tenor saxophone Clifford Solomon - Alto saxophone Ronald Wilson - Baritone Saxophone
9. "Like Swimwear" {ETA IVtet} - Jeff Parker ETA IVtet - Happy Today [International Anthem Recording C: 2025/2026]
   Notes: drummer Jay Bellerose bassist Anna Butterss saxophonist Josh Johnson guitarist Jeff Parker
10. "Neuve Roquero EstéReo" {Branch} - Jaimie Branch - FLY or DIE II: bird dogs of paradise [International Anthem Recording C: 2019]
11. "Talkin' Loud And Sayin' Nothing, Pt. 1" {James Brown/Bobby Byrd} - James Brown - There It Is [Polydor Records: 1972]
12. "Tough Walk" {Love} - Preston Love And His Orchestra - Mexie 7" [Mexie Records: 1962]
13. "Broad Street Strut" {James “Plunky” Branch} - Plunky & Oneness of Juju - Made Through Ritual [Strut Records: 2025]
14. "What Day Is It" {Fonville/Fribush/Parker} - Corey Fonville/Sam Fribush/Alan Good Parker - What Day Is It [Warhen Records: 2025]

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. "Old Devil Moon" {Yip Harburg & Burton Lane} - Lew Davies - Strange Interlude [Command: 1961]
2. "Ebb Tide" {Robert Maxwell} - Lew Davies - Strange Interlude [Command: 1961]
3. "Club Caballeros" {Almeida} - Laurindo Almeida - Happy Cha Cha Cha [Capitol: 1962]
4. "Where Or When" {Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart} - Terry Gibbs - Jazz Band Ball [Mode: 1957]
5. "Wish Someone Would Care" {Irma Thomas} - Mary Lou - Single [Cotillion: 1970]
6. "Besame Mucho" {Consuelo Velazquez} - Morton Gould - Coffee Time [RCA Victor: 1958]
7. "Tropical" {Morton Gould} - Morton Gould - Coffee Time [RCA Victor: 1958]
8. "Brazil" {Ary Barraso} - Tino Contreras - Percussion Mexicanos [Capitol: 1962]
9. "Mood Tattaooed" {Baxter} - Les Baxter - Skins! [Capitol: 1956]
10. "Early In The Morning" {Charles Brown} - Charles Brown - All My Life [Rounder: 1990]
11. "Sweet Leilani" {Harry Owens} - Al Caiola - Solid Gold Guitar Goes Hawaiian [United Artists: 1965]
12. "To You Sweetheart Aloha" {Harry Owens} - Al Caiola - Solid Gold Guitar Goes Hawaiian [United Artists: 1965]
13. "A Night In Tunisia" {Dizzy Gillespie & Frank Paparelli & John Burke} - the Latin Jazz Sextet - Latin Jazz Sextet [Capitol: 1961]
14. "Danny's Inferno" {Charles Albertine} - The Three Suns - Movin' And Groovin' [RCA Victor: 1962]
15. "Your Turn To Cry" {Gerald/Simon/Price} - Betty LaVette - single [Atco: 1973]
16. "Body And Soul" - Paul Weston - Easy Jazz [Corinthian Records: 1977]
17. "Georgia On My Mind" - Paul Weston - Easy Jazz [Corinthian Records: 1977]
18. "Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White" {Mack David & Louigay} - Les Baxter /Billy May - [Capitol: 1955/1966]
19. "Che Si Dice" {Arthur Ferrante & Louis Teicher} - Ferrante & Teicher - With Percussion [ABC Paramont: 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. "Violin Sonata No. 4 In D" {Heinrich Ignaz Franz von BIBER} - John Holloway, vln.; Lars Ulrik Mortensen, hpschd.; Alo Assenbaum, org. - Biber: Unam Ceylum [ECM New Series ]
2. "La Cheminee du roi Rene, Op. 205" {Darius MILHAUD} - Danish National Symphony Orchestra Wind Quintet - French Music for Wind Quartet [Naxos ]
3. "Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S 541/3" {Franz LISZT} - Lang Lang, pno. - Liszt: My Piano Hero [Sony Classical ]
4. "Adagio (1876) to Symphony No. 3 in D minor" {Georg BRUCKNER} - Royal Scottish National Orchestra - Georg Tintner, cond. - Bruckner: Symphony No. 1 in C minor / Adagio (1876) to Symphony No. 3 in D minor [Naxos ]
5. "Romance Op. 23" {Amy BEACH} - Kim Bomsori, vln. Julia Okruashvili, pno. - Musical Moments [Deutsche Grammophon ]
6. "Quartetto in D Major, Hob. III:8" {Franz Joseph HAYDN} - Jakob Lindberg, lte.; Nils-Erik Sparf, vln.; Lars Brolin, vla.; Olof Larsson, clo. - Haydn: The Complete Works for Lute and Strings [BIS ]
7. "Symphonie Concertante in E flat major (C 37)" {Johann Christian BACH} - The Hanover Band - Anthony Halstead, cond.; Rachel Brown, flt. ;Anthony Robson, ob.; Jeremy Ward, basn. - Bach, Johann Christian: Symphonies Concertantes, Vol. 4 [cpo ]
8. "Trio In F major, Op. 62" {Anton DIABELLI} - Triada Guitar Trio - Triada Guitar Trio [Triada ]

Classical Prelude - Friday

Classical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to… MoreClassical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to music by classical and romantic composers such as Beethoven, Bruckner, Mozart, and Schubert. Less

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Cruisin' the Decades - 100 Years of Music

"Cruisin' The Decades - 100 Years of Music" is an ode to record collecting and the power of the airwaves. It is an international radio show hosted by Charlottesville area… More"Cruisin' The Decades - 100 Years of Music" is an ode to record collecting and the power of the airwaves. It is an international radio show hosted by Charlottesville area alumnus Brad Savage, spotlighting recorded popular music history. In one hour, one song per decade is shared, across all genres, from the 1920's to the 2020's. Get in the cruisin' time machine on the airwaves and travel across a full century of music. There is magic in the air(waves)! cruisinthedecades.com Less

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WTJU Overnight

An assortment of tunes curated from WTJU's digital database.

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The Hacienda Show

Every Friday morning, 1 AM, all EDM genres, new and classic tracks, plus local and international DJ guests. It's Electronic music for vibey people!

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