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Radio Wowsville

Raw Music from the 20th and 21st centuries: Airing its genre-busting blend of progressive hootenanny, provocative commentary, and sprawling pop music history lesson on WTJU since 1995 (or 1996), Radio… MoreRaw Music from the 20th and 21st centuries: Airing its genre-busting blend of progressive hootenanny, provocative commentary, and sprawling pop music history lesson on WTJU since 1995 (or 1996), Radio Wowsville, heard each Sunday night from 11 to 1, is broadcast via nuclear warhead from a cave / sound lab in Grottoes, Virginia. Less

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1. "Blind Smile" - Cor de Lux - Blind Smile [Ipecac Recordings: 2026(NEW)]
2. "Soldier Soldier" - SpizzEnergi - 1978-1988 A Decade Of Spizz History [Cherry Red Records: 1980]
3. "Junkyard Angel" - The Mysterines - Afraid of Tomorrows [Fiction Records: 2024]
4. "Rockin' Bones" - The Cramps - Gravest Gravy [Vengeance Records: 2026(NEW)]
5. "Goodbye" - Best Coast - Crazy For You [Jewel City: 2010]
6. "ninetynine" - Slow Fiction - dollhouse [Tight Knit: 2026(NEW)]
7. "Belinda" - Eurythmics - In the Garden [RCA: 1981]
8. "Madness" - Ceremony - Tell Me Your Dream [Relapse Records: 2026(NEW)]
9. "Chinese Rocks" - The Heartbreakers - L.A.M.F. [Track Record: 1994]
10. "Mirror my Melody" - Nancy and the Jam Fancys - Swan Songs [Nancy and the Jam Fancys: 2025]
11. "Sleep In It" - C.O.F.F.I.N - 13 Days [p(doom): 2026(NEW)]
12. "10 Day Miracle Challenge" - Death Valley Girls - Under the Spell of Joy [Suicide Squeeze Records: 2020]
13. "Overspreading Art Genius" - Blancmange - To The Outside Of Everything: A Story Of UK Post Punk 1977-1981 [Cherry Red Records: 2017]
14. "Weather Me" - BODEGA - Weather Me [Chrysalis Records: 2026(NEW)]
15. "Is This World Not Enough" - Gary Numan - Intruder [BMG: 2021]
16. "Frenz" - The Fall - The Frenz Experiment [Beggars Banquet: 1988]
17. "I Feel Alright" - The Damned - Damned Damned Damned [Stiff: 1977]
18. "Courts or Wars" - Second Layer - Flesh as Property EP [Tortch Records: 1979]
19. "DC-10" - Kleenex - First Songs [Kill Rock Stars: 2016]
20. "Christina" - Oblivians - Popular Favorites [Crypt Records: 1996]
21. "What Happens When You Turn the Devil Down" - The Mystery Lights - The Mystery Lights [Wick Records: 2016]
22. "(White Man) in Hammersmith Palais" - The Clash - Clash On Broadway [Epic: 1991]
23. "Skintight" - The Donnas - Get Skintight [Purple Feather Records: 2019]
24. "Puppet on a String" - Night Beats - Night Beats [Fuzz Club: 2011]
25. "Fire" - Occult Chemistry - Cheap Tricks In A Box [Cherry Red Records: 2012]
26. "Keep on Running (Til You Burn)" - U.K. Subs - The Gem Singles [Edsel: 1979]
27. "Child's Play" - Modern Eon - Fiction Tales [Renaissance Records: 1981]
28. "Swans on Glass" - Modern English - Mesh & Lace [4AD: 1981]
29. "Walk Into The Sun" - The March Violets - Play Louder Play Purpler [Jungle Records: 1983]
30. "Love in a Car" - The House of Love - The House Of Love [Cherry Red Records: 2012]
31. "American Valhalla" - Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression [Loma Vista: 2016]

Walkin' Blues

Walk your troubles away listening to the early blues. Songsters from the '20s and '30s, field recordings from the '40s and '50s, rediscovered greats from the '60s, and modern acoustic… MoreWalk your troubles away listening to the early blues. Songsters from the '20s and '30s, field recordings from the '40s and '50s, rediscovered greats from the '60s, and modern acoustic artists who draw on the blues tradition are featured here. That's Walkin' Blues each Sunday night from 9 to 11 right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Afton Mountain Blues" - Corey Harris - Insurrection Blues [Bloos Records: 2021]
2. "Young Mind Old Soul" - Nat Myers - Young Mind Old Soul [Nat Myers: 2026]
3. "Unmarked Road" - Doug MacLeod - Raw Blues 1 [Sledgehammer Blues: 2023]
4. "Last Night" - R L Burnside - Well Well Well [Louis Erlanger: 2021]
5. "Head For the Hills" - Cam Kimbrough - Head For the Hills EP [Cam Kimbrough: 2016]
6. "Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me" - Mississippi John Hurt - Bluesville Presents [UMG Recordings: 2024]
7. "Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me" - Mike Dowling - Swamp Dog Blues [SCR Productions: 1995]
8. "Hear My Train a Comin'" - Justin Johnson - The Bootleg Series Vol 4 Delta Moon [Justin Johnson: 2021]
9. "Shake Rattle and Roll" - Leeds City Stompers - Blues Ragtime and Swing [2101433 Records: 2026]
10. "Rolling and Tumbling" - R L Burnside - Mississippi Blues [Arion: 1997]
11. "Hadn't I Been Good to You" - Charles Caldwell - Not the Same Old Blues Crap III [Fat Possum: 2016]
12. "The One to Blame" - Terry Garland - The One to Blame [Terry Garland: 2000]
13. "Troubled Sleep" - Cristina Vane - Jam in the Van Cristina Vane [Jam in the Van: 2017]
14. "Chesterfield" - John Jackson - Front Porch Blues [Alligator Records: 1999]
15. "Dixie Chicken" - Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Back to Bogalusa [The Verve Music Group: 2001]
16. "How to Love" - Buffalo Nichols - Buffalo Nichols [Fat Possum: 2021]
17. "Bring Your Fine Self Home" - Magic Slim - From West Helena to Chicago [Wolf Records International: 2015]
18. "Mojo Hand" - John Primer - From West Helena to Chicago [Wolf Records International: 2015]
19. "West Helena Blues" - Honeyboy Edwards - From West Helena to Chicago [Wolf Records International: 2015]
20. "Tobacco Road" - Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Long Way Home [European Jazz Production: 1996]
    Notes: John D Loudermilk Vocals
21. "So Much Weed" - Jerron Paxton - Things Done Changed [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: 2024]
22. "Tombstone Disposition" - Jerron Paxton - Things Done Changed [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: 2024]
23. "Walkin Blues" - Big Joe Williams - Classic Delta Blues [Fantasy: 1991]
24. "Banty Rooster Blues" - Big Joe Williams - Classic Delta Blues [Fantasy: 1991]
25. "Five Card Hand" - Mercy Dee Walton - Pity and a Shame [Prestige: 1961]
26. "Chief Boogie Woogie" - Little Willie Littlefield - I'm In the Mood [Oldie Blues Munich Records: 1983]
27. "Shelby County Workhouse Blues" - Hambone Willie Newbern - Stack O'Lee Blues [Wolf Records: 2012]
28. "Cow Hooking" - Mississippi John Hurt - Folk Songs and Blues [Mississippi John Hurt: 2021]
29. "Outside Woman Blues" - Blind Joe Reynolds - Roots of R&B Vol 1 Way Down South [Maarten Eilander: 2014]

Just a Few Friends

Just a Few Friends, heard each Sunday evening from 7-9, where Penelope and Andrew invite you to spend your evening in a salon filled with the intimate strains of fine… MoreJust a Few Friends, heard each Sunday evening from 7-9, where Penelope and Andrew invite you to spend your evening in a salon filled with the intimate strains of fine classical chamber music, from early to modern. Less

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1. "String Quartet No. 77 in C, Op. 76, No. 3, Hob. II:77 "Kaiser/Emperor" Quartet" {HAYDN} - Carmina Quartet - Haydn: STring Quartets Op. 76 Nos. 1-3 [Nappon Records: 1994]
2. "Grosse Sonate for Piano with four hands in c, Op. 122" {RHEINBERGER} - Jurg Hanselmann & Sadra Hanselmann-Kastli - Rheinberger: Four Hannd Piano Works [Prezioso: 1993]
3. "Piano Sonata no. 6 in A, Op. 82" {PROKOFIEFF} - Ivo Pogorelich - Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit & Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 6 [Deutsche Grammophon: 1983]
4. "Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise, Op. 22" {CHOPIN} - Artur Rubinstein - Rubinstein: The Chopin Collection - Impromptus; Barcarolle; Nouvelles Etudes, etc. [RCA: 1985]
5. "Scherzo No. 2, Op. 32 in b-flat" {CHOPIN} - Evgeny Kissin - Evgeny Kissin: Chopin - Recorded at Carnegie Hall [BMG Classics: 1993]

Heifetz on Air

Each week, "Heifetz On Air" presents captivating performances by Heifetz International Music Institute students, alums, and faculty -- recorded on stage in Staunton and in WTJU's Charlottesville studios.

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Sunday Opera Matinee

Heard each Sunday afternoon from 3-6, Sunday Opera Matinee is the only non-syndicated weekly broadcast of opera in Central Virginia coming to you year round, regardless of the season! Hosts… MoreHeard each Sunday afternoon from 3-6, Sunday Opera Matinee is the only non-syndicated weekly broadcast of opera in Central Virginia coming to you year round, regardless of the season! Hosts Ann Shaffer, Tim Snider, and Brendan O'Donnell share their favorite recordings, old and new. Plot synopsis and historical background are provided. Less

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1. "La gioconda" {Amilcare PONCHIELLI} - G. Arangi-Lombardi, E. Stignani, Orch. of La Scala, Lorenzo Molajoli, cond. - La Gioconda [Naxos: 1931/2000]
2. "Te Vergin santa" {Giuseppe VERDI} - G. Arangi-Lombardi - The EMI Record of Singing, Vol. 3 [Testament: 1934/1999]
   Notes: From I Lombardi

A New Sound

Over the past one hundred years, music and the arts have undergone as much revolutionary change and experimentation as science, technology, and medicine. These sounds inspired riots and revolutions, created… MoreOver the past one hundred years, music and the arts have undergone as much revolutionary change and experimentation as science, technology, and medicine. These sounds inspired riots and revolutions, created new schools of thought, and crossed the Rubicon into uncharted musical territory. Join us every Sunday afternoon from 1-3 pm on A New Sound as we explore together the classical music of our lifetime. Less

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Offstage, On-Air

Offstage, On-Air is a weekly show highlighting central Virginia's vibrant classical music community. Each week you'll hear conversations with local classical musicians, learn about upcoming concerts, and enjoy artist-curated playlists.… MoreOffstage, On-Air is a weekly show highlighting central Virginia's vibrant classical music community. Each week you'll hear conversations with local classical musicians, learn about upcoming concerts, and enjoy artist-curated playlists. Tune in Sunday from noon to 1:00pm here on WTJU. Less

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Classical Brunch

Welcome to your weekly buffet of all things classical during Classical Brunch.  Paula and friends bring centuries worth of musical delights to your Classical Brunch table on Sunday from 10… MoreWelcome to your weekly buffet of all things classical during Classical Brunch.  Paula and friends bring centuries worth of musical delights to your Classical Brunch table on Sunday from 10 'til noon, right here on 91.1 FM WTJU and charlottesvilleclassical dot org. Less

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1. "Dolcissimo sospiro (arr. for violin and piano)" {Giulio CACCINI} - Ingird Matthews - baroque violin / Byron Schenkman - harpsichord - Canzoni da Sonar: Early Italian Violin Music on Vocal Models [Centaur: 2002]
2. "Aria sopra la romanesca, "Dov' io credea"" {Francesca CACCINI} - Ingird Matthews - baroque violin / Byron Schenkman - harpsichord - Canzoni da Sonar: Early Italian Violin Music on Vocal Models [Centaur: 2002]
3. "Piano Sonata in C Minor" {Fanny MENDELSSOHN-HENSEL} - Heather Schmidt - piano - MENDELSSOHN-HENSEL, Fanny: Piano Sonatas [Naxos: 2010]
4. "Eclogue, Op. 10" {Gerald FINZI} - Peter Donohoe - piano / Northern Sinfonia - Orchestra / Howard Griffiths - Conductor - Gerald FINZI: Cello Concerto / Grand Fantasia and Toccata / Eclogue [Naxos: 2001]
5. "Violin Sonata in D Minor" {Koda NOBU} - Emily Cole - violin / Yoko Greeney - piano - Elevate: All Classical Radio's RII, Vol. 2 [Navona Records: 2024]
6. " Piano 2" {Juilius EASTMAN} - Richard Valitutto - piano - Our Father / Prelude to the Holy Presence of Joan d'Arc [New Amsterdam: 2024]
7. "Nocturne No. 1" {Leo ORNSTEIN} - Vikto Valkov - piano - Leo ORNSTEIN: Piano Music, Vol. 3 [Toccata Classics: 2023]
8. "Estampas" {Magda GARCIA ROBSON} - Melina Marcos - piano - Dos siglos de música - Compositoras Argentinas - Melina Marcos [Virtuoso Records: 2022]
9. "Tsar Boris - Overture" {Vasily KALINNIKOV} - Budapest Symphony Orchestra / Antal Jancsovics - Conductor - KALINNIKOV: Tsar Boris / Epic Poem / The Nymphs [Marco Polo: 1991]
10. "String Quartet No. 2 in G Minor" {J.B.C. de SAINT-GEORGES} - Arabella String Quartet - J.B.C. de SAINT-GEORGES: 6 Concertante Quartets [Naxos: 2022]
11. "Gesu al Calvario: Introduction and Misera Madre" {Jan Dismas ZELENKA} - Das Kleine Konzert - Hermann Max - Conductor - J.D. ZELENKA: Gesu al Calvario [Capriccio: 2001]

In the Spirit

In The Spirit, heard each Sunday morning at 9, is an hour of vintage and contemporary gospel music to feed your soul and lift you up.

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1. "Working on a Building (voc)" {A. P. Carter} - Swan Silvertones - Kings of the Gospel Highway [Shanachie Entertainment: 1951]
2. "I'll Fly Away (voc)" {Albert E. Brumley} - Marie Knight & Eric Gladney - 16 Golden Gospels & Spirituals [MCA Records: 1951]
3. "Since Jesus Came Into My Heart (voc)" - Silvertone Singers of Cincinnati - Best Of Nashboro Gospel [Nashboro Gospel: 1951]
4. "He's My Rock (Wait On Jesus)(voc)" - Soul Stirrers with Sam Cooke - Complete Specialty Gospel Recordings [Specialty Records: 1951]
5. "There's a Vacant Room in Heaven (voc)" - Sensational Nightingales - Early Recordings of the Nightingales [Malaco Records: 1951]
6. "In That Home By & By (voc)" - Sister Jessie Mae Renfro - From Sacred to Secular; Soul Awakening [History of Soul: 1951]
7. "I Want to Live So God Can Use Me (voc)" - Brother Willie Eason & his Gospel Guitar - God's Mighty Hand; Gospel Evangelists [Gospel Heritage: 1951]
8. "Shall I Move You Over Yonder (voc)" - Blue Jay Gospel Singers - Going on Home to Glory: Trumpet Gospel Anthology [P-Vine Records: 1951]
9. "Satisfied with Jesus (voc)" - Marie Knight & the Sensational Nightingales - Gospel Celebrities & Celestial Lights [Fantastic Voyage: 1951]
10. "Everyday Will Be a Sunday (Bye & Bye)(voc)" {Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey (Georgia Tom)} - Dorothy Love Coates & the Gospel Harmonettes - Gospel: Absolutely Essential [BT Records: 1951]
11. "Jesus is Here Today (voc)" - Five Trumpets - Gotham Records Gospel Series 675-709 [Gotham Records: 1951]
12. "Jesus is a Friend to Everyone (voc)" - Harmonizing Four - Gotham Records Gospel Series 675-709 [Gotham Records: 1951]
13. "We Shall Walk in the Sunlight of the Lord (voc)" - Davis Sisters (Ruth, Thelma, Audrey, Alfreda & Edna) - Gotham Records Gospel Series 675-709 [Gotham Records: 1951]
14. "There's Nothing like the Holy Spirit (voc)" - Sister Elisabeth Phillips - Guitar Evangelists 1928-1951 [Document Records: 1951]
15. "His Eye is on the Sparrow (voc)" {Civilla Durfee Martin; Charles H. Gabriel; cover, Ethel Waters} - Marie Knight & Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Hallelujah What a Song! 1946-1951 [Gospel Friend: 1951]

The Early Music Show

Imagine hearing the origins of the music of Western civilization! The Early Music Show reaches back to the ancient meditative sacred music and foot tapping dances of the abbeys and… MoreImagine hearing the origins of the music of Western civilization! The Early Music Show reaches back to the ancient meditative sacred music and foot tapping dances of the abbeys and troubadours of the first millennium and journeys through seven centuries of music, featuring the friendly madrigals of the Italian and English traditions, sublime motets and music of the Renaissance, Medieval and Baroque eras up to the time of JS Bach - a genre of endless richness and variety. Imagine, and then join us for music of centuries gone by, every Sunday morning from 6 'til 9 on The Early Music Show. Less

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1. "Suite in D Major" {Jacques Champion de CHAMBONNIERES} - Franz Silvestri - French Harpsichord Music [Brilliant Classics: 2016]
2. "Suite in D Minor" {Jacques Champion de CHAMBONNIERES} - Franz Silvestri - French Harpsichord Music [Brilliant Classics: 2016]
3. "Concertus a 3" {Jan Antonin LOSY} - Oh! Ensemble - Lute Music In Prague & Vienna Circa 1700 [Supraphon: 2024]
4. "Concerto for 3 Violins in A Major, RV 552 "Per eco in lontano"" {Antonio VIVALDI} - Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan - Vivaldi for Diverse Instruments [Reference Recordings: 1997]
5. "Suite for 3 Chalumeaux, GWV 443" {Christoph GRAUPNER} - Eric Hoeprich, soprano chalumeaux Guy van Waas, alto chalumeaux Carles Riera, bass chalumeaux - Guide to Ancient Instruments [Ricercar: 2009]
6. "Partita in C minor BWV 997" {Johan Sebastian BACH} - Evangelina Mascardi - Evangelina Mascardi, Liuto barocco [YT/Edoardo Lambertenghi: 2021]
7. "Sonata in D major, TWV 44:1" {Georg Philipp TELEMANN} - Bremer Barockorchester - Live at Unser Lieben Frauen Church, Bremen [YT/Bremer Barockorchester: 2021]
8. "Sinfonia No 1 in D major, Op 20" {Carlo TESSARINI} - Musica Petropolitana - Music at the Court of Saint Petersburg, Vol. 6 [Opus 111: 1995]
9. "Ground in D minor" {John BLOW} - Steven Devine - London Festival of Baroque Music [YT/Steve Devine: 2021]

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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Cadmium

Cadmium is a show for people who hear the phrase "blackened crusty sludge" and think of music instead of the stuff that builds up around your sink drain. Mr. Owl… MoreCadmium is a show for people who hear the phrase "blackened crusty sludge" and think of music instead of the stuff that builds up around your sink drain. Mr. Owl takes you on a screaming ride through extreme metal past and present, from the shallow underground to the molten iron at the earth's core. You might hear some clean singing, but don't hold your breath. Less

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1. "Algorithms of Hate" - Wayd - Reinvent [Wayd: 2025]
2. "Eternal Cult/Ancient Rites" - Visions - Premonition 666 [Sentinel 84: 2014]
3. "McDonaldland Massacre" - Coven 6669 - Blessed is the Black [Blessed Bastard: 1986]
4. "Lords of Depravity" - Sodom - Sodom [Steamhammer: 2006]
5. "Dead Zone" - Killing Mass - Bloody Lands [Killing Mass: 2018]
6. "Your Ghost Again" - Mastodon - Marrow Deep [Loma Vista: 2026]
7. "The Morrisist" - Sleep - Hemispheres [Third Man: 2026]
8. "Motorhog" - Uga Buga - Valley of the Wolf [Buga Bois Industries: 2026]
9. "Untethered" - Neurosis - An Undying Love for a Burning World [Neurot Recordings: 2026]
10. "Bedouin's Hand" - Corrosion of Conformity - Good God/Baad Man [Nuclear Blast: 2026]
11. "Siren" - Castle Rat - The Bestiary [Castle Rat LLC: 2025]
12. "Nine Days of Rain" - Melvins, Napalm Death - Savage Imperial Death March [Ipecac Recordings: 2026]
13. "Same Rules" - Chat Pile - Who Loves The Sun [The Flenser: 2026]
14. "Regolith" - Starspawn - Redshift [Starspawn: 2019]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
15. "Kill the Light" - Price of Apathy - Thousands Die [Price of Apathy: 2022]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
16. "The Hand That You've Been Dealt" - Project: Failing Flesh - The Conjoined [Burning Star Records: 2007]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
17. "The Asylum" - Manilla Road - Mystification [Sentinel Steel: 2000]
    Notes: CD bonus track; reissue, orig. 1987
18. "Heretical Mountain" - Atel - Terror in the Night Sky [Atel: 2016]
19. "Bringer of War" - Melting Eyes - My Final Resting Place [Melting Eyes: 2021]
20. "That Which Is Not" - Gallu Xul - Emissaries of the Underworld [Gallu Xul: 2020]
21. "Acid Embraceilk" - Mass Murder - Aracnofrenik [Rotten Cemetery: 2015]
22. "Lokatz Belztua" - Kamorrah - Ergeltasunaren Ortizimuga Berria [Kamorrah: 2026]
23. "Concrete Curb Stomp" - Bloody Anal Maggot Enema - Wake Up and Smell the Rot [Bloody Anal Maggot Enema: 2026]
24. "Celestial Mirage" - Ante-Inferno - Antediluvian Dreamscapes [Vendetta: 2022]