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Folk and Beyond

Heard each Thursday afternoon from 4-7, the title says it all. You can leave Peter and the Folk and Beyond crew a message either at their Facebook page, or by… MoreHeard each Thursday afternoon from 4-7, the title says it all. You can leave Peter and the Folk and Beyond crew a message either at their Facebook page, or by e-mailing folkandbeyond@gmail.com. Less

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1. "Echoes of Scotty O'Neil/The 79th's Farewell to Gibraltar" - Pine Tree Flyers - Pine Tree Flyers [Pine Tree Flyers ]
2. "Birchfield's Sally Anne" - Owen Marshall - Electric Addendum [Owen Marshall ]
3. "Rise Ye Lazy Fellow\The Mill Stream\The Night We Had the Bears" - Jenna Moynihan - Woven [Jenna Moynihan ]
4. "Welcome to Orwell (Live)" - Seamus Egan - Early Bright / LIVE [THL Records ]
5. "Charleston / The Contradiction / Viva Galicia" - Solas - Solas Live [THL Records ]
6. "The Farther Shore / Winter Flower" - Flook - Sanju [Flatfish ]
7. "Bill Malley's Barndance/Kilnamona Barndance" - Martin Hayes - Under the Moon [Green Linnet ]
8. "Turkey In the Teebox" - Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert - Volume 4 [Did Reckoning ]
9. "Norman and Nancy" - George Jackson and Brad Kolodner - Shady Lane [George Jackson and Brad Kolodner ]
10. "Fiddler's Dream" - Foghorn Stringband - Live at Portland OT Gathering 1/18/2014 [Foghorn Stringband ]
11. "Röda Valsen" - Lena Jonsson Trio - Elements [Hedgehog ]
12. "The Tobogganist" - Väsen & Hawktail - Väsen & Hawktail [Olov Johansson/Padiddle ]
13. "Vasenvalsen" - Väsen - Brewed [Northside ]
14. "From Ankara to Ismir" - Jerry Douglas - The Set [Nolivian Records ]
15. "Drop D" - Matteo Mancuso - The Journey [The Players Club ]
    Notes: Playing the Hamilton in Washington DC at the end of may, and also Delfest
16. "Phthalo Blue" - Andrew Marlin - Phthalo Blue [Thirty Tigers/ Tanyard Branch Mu ]
17. "Chadwell's Station" - Jordan Tice, Andrew Marlin, Chri - Wild Rose of Morning [Jordan Tice, Andrew Marlin, Chri ]
18. "Light Of The Clear Blue Morning" - Bill Mize - The Southwind [Bill Mize ]
19. "Beggar In The Morning" - The Barr Brothers - The Barr Brothers [Secret City Recordings ]
20. "Borealis" - Mike Marshall - An Adventure [Adventure Music ]
21. "Saurians' Farewell" - Darol Anger & Mike Marshall - Chiaroscuro [Windham Hill Records ]
22. "Goodnight Manatee" - The Anger/Marshall Band - Brand New Can [Compass ]
23. "Ouditarus Rez" - Darol Anger And The American Fiddle Ensemble - Republic Of Strings [Compass ]
24. "Lost In The Loop" - Darol Anger And The American Fiddle Ensemble - Republic Of Strings [Compass ]
25. "Hunter's Permit (Live)" - Mr Sun - Live at the Freight [Mr Sun ]
26. "Flannery's Dream" - Julian Pinelli - Bent Creek [JPM ]
27. "Locust Point" - Jordan Tice - Long Story [Patuxent Music ]
28. "Let The World In" - John Mailander's Forecast - Let The World In [John Mailander ]
29. "Ostrich Blues" - Simon Chrisman & Wes Corbett - Simon Chrisman & Wes Corbett [Simon Chrisman & Wes Corbett ]
30. "Oddfellows Road" - The Bee Eaters - Oddfellows Road [The Bee Eaters ]

Carry the Zero

Your trusty selectors Rocker Panels, Stevik & Brett, and DJ Al host WTJU's long-standing Thursday afternoon tradition Carry the Zero from 2 to 4 o'clock. They gladly give you a… MoreYour trusty selectors Rocker Panels, Stevik & Brett, and DJ Al host WTJU's long-standing Thursday afternoon tradition Carry the Zero from 2 to 4 o'clock. They gladly give you a wide variety of rock tunes to get you through the day-- including, but not limited to, innovative pop, soul, psychedelic, and calculated beats. You do the math. It's enough rock to make your wave function! Less

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1. "It's a Mirror" - Perfume Genius - Glory [Matador: 2025]
   Notes: NEW
2. "What Fiction is For" - DYAN - Midwest [Rare Releases: 2025]
   Notes: NEW
3. "Watching Cartoons - Instrumental" - La Luz - La Luz - The Instrumentals [Hardly Art: 2022]
   Notes: background music
4. "Dandelions" - La Luz - News of the Universe [Sub Pop Records: 2024]
   Notes: La Luz playing at The Southern on April 18th and featured in a WTJU Rock Marathon show next Monday, April 7th, from 10am to noon
5. "Song of a Baker" - Small Faces - Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake [Immediate: 1968]
   Notes: An ancient vinyl pressing! Sounds it lol
6. "Life Is Suffering" - Deerhoof - The Magic [Altin Village & Mine: 2016]
7. "..THUS IS WHY ( I DON’T SPRING 4 LOVE )" - Saya Gray - SAYA [Dirty Hit: 2025]
   Notes: NEW
8. "Indeterminate" - Huge Molasses Tank Explodes - III [Overdrive: 2024]
   Notes: background music
9. "I Had a Dream I Was Falling Through a Hole in the Ozone Layer" - Deee-Lite - Infinity Within [Elektra Records: 1992]
10. "America Is Waiting" - Brian Eno & David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts [Nonesuch/Warner Records: 1981]
11. "Matter of Time" - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Soul of a Woman [Daptone Records: 2017]
12. "People Have the Power" - Patti Smith - Dream Of Life [Arista: 1988]
    Notes: in honor of last week's Patti Smith benefit tribute concert at Carnegie Hall
13. "In the Country - Instrumental" - La Luz - La Luz - The Instrumentals [Hardly Art: 2022]
    Notes: background music
14. "Cambia, Cambia" - Los Dug Dug's - Cambia, Cambia [RCA Records Label: 1975]
15. "I Got Your Number" - Cock Sparrer - Shock Troops [Captain OI!: 1982]
16. "Sugarcoated" - Rocket - Versions of You [Transgressive: 2023]
17. "Starbaby" - Shagwüf - Tres Animales [Shagwüf: 2024]
    Notes: Shagwüf playing at IX Art Park on Saturday, 4/12, at 8pm as part of the WTJU Rock Marathon
18. "La Biblioteca" - Shagwüf - Tres Animales [Shagwüf: 2024]
19. "Soul Alphabet" - Colleen - Captain Of None [Thrill Jockey: 2015]
    Notes: background music
20. "Heart" - Orchestra Luna - Orchestra Luna [Epic/Legacy: 1975]
    Notes: tribute to the start of baseball season
21. "Cicada" - La Luz - Floating Features [Hardly Art: 2018]
22. "Only If You Work" - Crow Baby - Only If You Work [Duchess Box Records: 2024]
23. "Spektator" - Little Barrie & Malcolm Catto - (single) [Easy Eye Sound: 2025]
    Notes: NEW
24. "Sensations in the Dark" - This Is The Kit - Sensations in the Dark [Rough Trade: 2024]
25. "Excellent Birds" - Laurie Anderson - Mr. Heartbreak [Warner Bros.: 1984]
    Notes: vinyl selection. Peter Gabriel on lead vocals
26. "Watching Cartoons - Instrumental" - La Luz - La Luz - The Instrumentals [Hardly Art: 2022]
    Notes: background music
27. "Prison Song" - Shagwüf - (single) [Shagwüf: 2025]
    Notes: featuring Whyse Legion on accompanying vocals
28. "Time Ain't Nuthin'" - Garrett T. Capps - Life Is Strange [Garrett T. Capps: 2025]
    Notes: NEW - Garrett T. Capps & NASA Country will be featured in a WTJU Rock Marathon show next Monday, April 7th, from 6 to 8pm
29. "Clean Heart" - Perfume Genius - Glory [Matador: 2025]
    Notes: NEW
30. "Midwest" - DYAN - Midwest [New Releases: 2025]
    Notes: NEW

Silk Roads

From the Caspian Sea to the Sea of Japan, Silk Roads seeks out the many musical gems hidden in plain sight. Every Thursday afternoon from 12-2, walk down Silk Roads… MoreFrom the Caspian Sea to the Sea of Japan, Silk Roads seeks out the many musical gems hidden in plain sight. Every Thursday afternoon from 12-2, walk down Silk Roads and catch music from across Asia. Less

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1. "A New Start" - Nanashi Mumei - single [Hololive: 2022]
2. "Quán yù tiānxià " - Mo Yun - single [self: 2016]
3. "Golden Snake Dance" - Yucai School, No. 7 High School, Chengdu, Sichuan Province - single [self: 2024]
4. "Mulan" - Peng Jingxuan, Felix Nunes - single [self: 2024]
5. "Ediski deg Boostaamny" - Alash Ensemble - single [Beehive Productions: 2019]
6. "5 Taiwanese Folk Songs: No. 4, Rain Night Flower" - Formosa Quartet - From Hungary to Taiwan [NAXOS of America: 2019]
7. "5 Taiwanese Folk Songs: No. 5, Spring Breeze" - Formosa Quartet - From Hungary to Taiwan [NAXOS of America: 2019]
8. "Bāng Tshun-hong" - Tom Su - single [self: 2021]
9. "Drive the moon" - SOAK - single [National Gugak Center: 2025]
10. "Swaying Forest" - Yun Eun-hwa Trio - single [National Gugak Center: 2023]
11. "Not a Dream" - Song Sohee - single [Magic Strawberry Sound: 2025]
12. "Samgaldai" - Khusugtun - Khusugtun Ethnic-Ballad Group [self: 2013]
13. "Little Rabbit" - Hiimorit - single [self: 2025]
14. "Bundle of Funkshine" - URIN - Grand Paino [self: 2023]
15. "The Heart that Guides the Way" - Long Shen Dao - Tai Chi Reggae [JingWen Records: 2011]
16. "alright!" - BULGOGIDISCO - live [Onstage: 2021]
17. "Funky Stuff" - Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media - Funky Stuff [Columbia Records: 1974]
18. "A Heart that Gives Affection" - Lee Eun Ha - A Heart that Gives Affection [Soul Research: 2023]
19. "Marigolds" - Tokai - Burning [self: 2025]
20. "Seasons" - wave to earth - live [Onstage: 2021]
21. "Let Me Stay Here" - Ceres Fauna - single [Hololive: 2022]
22. "Astrogirl" - Tsukumo Sana - single [Hololive: 2022]
23. "R x R x R" - Hakos Baelz - Zodiac [Hololive: 2024]
24. "Here comes Hope" - IRyS - ||:Caesura of Despair [Hololive: 2021]
25. "Souten ni Moyu" - Ouro Kronii - single [Hololive: 2024]
26. "Mumei" - Nanashi Mumei - single [Hololive: 2023]

Wild Women & Friends

Taking our title from the Ida Cox song, "Wild Women Don't Get the Blues," our show Wild Women and Friends will feature women artists in Jazz and Blues, with a… MoreTaking our title from the Ida Cox song, "Wild Women Don't Get the Blues," our show Wild Women and Friends will feature women artists in Jazz and Blues, with a liberal use of the word "friends" to include other genres, and even an occasional boy now and then. Please join Sandy Snyder and Louise Largiadèr every Thursday morning from 11 'til noon for an hour of Classic Blues women, Jazz women, piano, mellow standards and lots more. Less

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1. "On, Wisconsin" {W.T. Purdy} - University Of Wisconsin - The Greatest College Fight Songs [Cobra Entertainment LLC.: 2009]
2. "Can't Buy Me Love" {John Lennon, Paul McCartney} - Ella Fitzgerald - Hello Dolly! [Verve Reissues: 1964]
3. "Can't Have It All" {Ghalia Vauthier} - Ghalia Volt - Shout Sister Shout [2023/ Ruf Records GmbH: 2023]
4. "One Dime Blues" {Blind Lemon Jefferson} - Etta Baker - Blues Routes: Heroes and Tricksters: Blues and Jazz Work Songs and Street Music [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: 1999]
5. "Wild Women Don't Have The Blues" {Ida Cox} - Barbara Dane - On My Way [Capitol Records: 1962]
6. "The Great Pretender" {Gaye Adegbalola} - Gaye Adegbalola - Gaye Without Shame [Vizz Tone Label Group: 2008]
7. "Courage Of Our Convictions" {Julie Clark} - Julie Clark - Change Your Mind [Great Big Records: 2008]
8. "Watch the World Go By" {Bob Dowell, Eden Brent} - Eden Brent - Getaway Blues [Yellow Dog Records: 2024]
9. "Evil Memory" {Larry William Grisham, Thomas H. Stillwell} - Shaun Murphy - I'm Coming Home [Vision Wall Records: 2023]
10. "I'm a Blues Woman" {Stanley Banks} - Nora Jean Wallace - Blueswoman [Severn Records: 2020]
11. "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean" {Charles Singleton, Here Lance, Johnny Wallace} - Susan Tedeschi - Just Won't Burn (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) [Fantasy: 2023]
12. "Holding Hands with the Blues" {D. LaSalle} - Aretta Woodruff - A Tribute To Denise Lasalle [Music Maker: 2023]
13. "Cabaret" {Fred Ebb, John Kander} - Liza Minnelli - Cabaret (Original Soundtrack Recording) [Geffen: 1972]

All That Jazz

Thirty years and still running, All That Jazz remains committed to all the "bops," global influences, and the New. Join us for a continuing salute to the luminous, continuously changing… MoreThirty years and still running, All That Jazz remains committed to all the "bops," global influences, and the New. Join us for a continuing salute to the luminous, continuously changing archive that is Jazz. Always, more music and less talk. Thursday morning from 9 'til 11 right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Cool Struttin'" {Sonny Clark} - Sonny Clark - Cool Struttin' [Blue Note: 1958]
2. "Come Together" {Lennon/ McCartney} - The Persuasions - Sing The Beatles [Chesky: 2002]
3. "Don't Let Me Down" {Lennon/ McCartney} - The Persuasions - Sing The Beatles [Chesky: 2002]
4. "Ain't That Pecular" {Smokey Robinson} - Big John Patton - Got a Good Thing Goin' [Blue Note: 1966]
5. "Inner City Blues" {Marvin Gaye, James Nyx, Jr.} - Geri Allen - Grand River Crossing [Motema: 2013]
6. "Pusherman/Superfly" {Curtis Mayfield} - Dave Stryker - Eight Track [Strike Zone: 2014]
7. "My Cheri Amour" {Stevie Wonder} - Deep Blue Organ Trio - Wonderful [Origin: 2011]
8. "Tears of a Clown" {Stevie Wonder, Hank Crosby, Smokey Robinson} - Geri Allen - Grand River Crossing [Motema: 2013]
9. "Golden Lady" {Stevie Wonder} - Deep Blue Organ Trio - Wonderful [Origin: 2011]
10. "Night School" {Frank Zappa} - Ed Palermo Big Band - Eddy Loves Frank [Cuneiform: 2009]
11. "Let It Be" {Lennon/ McCartney} - Geri Allen - Grand River Crossing [Motema: 2013]
12. "Regyptian Strut" {Frank Zappa} - Ed Palermo Big Band - Eddy Loves Frank [Cuneiform: 2009]
13. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" {Michael Jackson} - Geri Allen - Grand River Crossing [Motema: 2013]
14. "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" {Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield} - Regina Carter (Cassandra Wilson voc.) - Rhythms of the Heart [Verve: 1999]
15. "Lookin' For Another Pure Love" {Stevie Wonder} - Jared Gold - Reemergence [Strike Zone: 2018]
16. "Blow Away" {John Perry Barlow / Bob Weir} - Damia Timoner - Jerry's Smilin' [Zoho: 2019]
17. "And I Love Her" {Lennon, McCartney} - Brad Mehldau - Blues and Ballads [Nonesuch: 2016]

Classical Sunrise - Thursday

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. "Grande Sonate No. 2" {Wenzeslaus Thomas MATIEGKA} - Giulio Tampalini - Matiegka: Complete Music for Solo Guitar [Brilliant Classics: 2019]
2. "Benvenuto Cellini, H. 76: Overture" {Hector BERLIOZ} - Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor - Munch & Berlioz: Perfect Match [Sony Classical: 2022]
3. "Quintet (Andante con moto)" {William BERGSMA} - Doriot Anthony Dwyer; Manhattan String Quartet - Music for Flute & Strings [Koch Classics: 1990]
4. "Introduction and Allegro (1905)" {Maurice RAVEL} - Paul Kuentz Chamber Orchestra; Nicanor Zabaleta, harp - The Splendour of the Harp [Deutsche Grammophon: 1993]
5. "Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19: Langsam" {Arnold SCHOENBERG} - Paul Jacobs - Schoenberg: Piano Music [Nonesuch: 1975]
6. "The Gladfly Suite" {Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH} - Prince of Denmark Royal Airforce Orchestra; Christian Lindberg, conductor - Shastakovich: Gadfly Suite [European Gramophone: 2024]
7. "Cinq pieces pour harmonium, FWV 26" {Cesar FRANCK} - Joris Verdin - Franck: L'oeuvre d'harmonium [Ricercar: 2002]
8. "Hans Christian Andersen Suite: Little Match Girl (Live)" {Soren HYLDGAARD} - Philharmonic Winds - Neujahrskonzert 2011 [Huser Records: 2011]
9. "Vårnatt" {William STENHAMMER} - Uppsala University Chamber Choir - Swedish a capella [Chandos: 1997]
10. "Triumphal Entry of the Boyars" {Johan HALVORSEN} - Lorin Jones-Stubbs - Halvorsen for Piano [LJS Music: 2024]

Classical Prelude - Thursday

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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WTJU Overnight

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

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Radio Free Carthage

After digging a tunnel from Carthage, TN, into the bedrock below the Radio Wowsville cave, Rick emerges weekly with 2 power-packed hours of rock, with musings and mythic tales culled… MoreAfter digging a tunnel from Carthage, TN, into the bedrock below the Radio Wowsville cave, Rick emerges weekly with 2 power-packed hours of rock, with musings and mythic tales culled from the modern era, plus all the fossils and arcana unearthed along the way. Give your midweek lull a lift, Thursday mornings from 1-3. Less

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1. "Here Goes Nothing (Queen of Diamonds)" - Hallelujah the Hills - DECK: DIAMONDS [Best Brother: NEW]
   Notes: New (quadruple!) album out June 13th!
2. "Losin' My Mind" - Garrett T. Capps - Life Is Strange [GTC Industries: NEW]
3. "Bows and Arrows" - Tim Heidecker - Slipping Away [Bloodshot: 2024]
4. "A Werewolf And A Girl (feat. Lydia Loveless)" - Patterson Hood - Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams [ATO: NEW]
5. "Traveling Alone (feat. Jason Isbell)" - Kathleen Edwards - Covers [Dualtone: NEW]
6. "When the Pin Hits the Shell" - Drive-By Truckers - Decoration Day [New West: 2003]
7. "Worst Trip" - Dr. Dog - We All Belong [Park The Van: 2007]
8. "Your Protector" - Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes [Sub Pop: 2008]
9. "Bethlehem" - Men I Trust - Equus Asinus [Men I Trust: NEW]
10. "Billboard Heart" - Deep Sea Diver - Billboard Heart [Sub Pop: NEW]
11. "Baby Roe" - Ani DiFranco - Unprecedented Sh!t [Righteous Babe: 2024]
12. "You're Clouds" - Throwing Muses - Moonlight Concessions [Fire: NEW]
13. "Don't Beat the Girl out of My Boy" - Anna Calvi - Hunter [Domino: 2018]
14. "Knowing Me, Knowing You (live)" - Angie McMahon - Like a Version [triple j: 2024]
15. "subterranean homesick alien" - Rainbow Girls - Haunting [Rainbow Girls: 2024]
16. "Flat Beat" - Mr. Oizo - Analog Worms Attack [F Communications: 1999]
    Notes: BED
17. "Psychic Pigs" - PSYCHIC PIGS - Psychic Pigs [Slovenly: NEW]
    Notes: New album out May 23rd!
18. "Get Dumber (feat. Jeff Rosenstock)" - PUP - Who Will Look After the Dogs? [Rise: NEW]
    Notes: New album out May 3rd!
19. "Hiss" - Bambara - Birthmarks [Wharf Cat: NEW]
20. "video star" - Tout Debord - video star [Tout Debord: NEW]
21. "Dead Eyes of London" - Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - Vol. 1 [Rise Above: 2017]
22. "Attack of the Ghost Riders" - MØ - The Raveonettes Presents: Rip It Off [Crunchy Frog: 2023]
23. "I Believe in Everything" - Tess Parks & The Auras - Tess Parks & The Auras [Optical Sounds: 2015]
    Notes: Thanks to DJLP for this one!
24. "NDN Magic" - OPLIAM - Apocalypse Dance Party (Deluxe) [OPLIAM: NEW]
25. "burds wurds - more of a pretty turkish bookmark" - The Bug Club - Rare Birds: Hour of Song [We Are Busy Bodies: 2023]
26. "Mister Do You Have The Time For Sittin'?" - The Bug Club - Rare Birds: Hour of Song [We Are Busy Bodies: 2023]
27. "The Business of Getting Down" - Ozma - The Doubble Donkey Disc [Kung Fu: 2002]
28. "Dancing Years" - Fazerdaze - Soft Power [section1: 2024]
29. "Take It From The Top" - The Velveteers - A Million Knives [Easy Eye: NEW]
30. "Steel Wing" - Arima Ederra - An Orange Colored Day [Arima's Lab: 2022]
31. "Earth 2" - Unknown Mortal Orchestra - IC-02 Bogotá [Jagjaguwar: NEW]
    Notes: BED - Tune in ALL NEXT WEEK FOR THE 2025 ROCK MARATHON
32. "A B-Boy's Alpha" - Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein [Def Jux: 2001]