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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. Os Mutantes - Os Mutantes - "O Relógio"
   Notes: RIP Rita Lee
2. Kenny Lynch - We Like Kenny - "Misery"
   Notes: For Pat!!
3. Liquid Liquid - 45 - "Optimo"
4. Toward Space - Toward Space - "Give It Up Longer"
   Notes: NEW!
5. Deerhoof - Mountain Moves - "Your Dystopic Creation Doesn't Fear You"
6. Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother - "Summer '68"
7. Rose City Band - Garden Party - "Slow Burn"
   Notes: NEW - for Sparky!!
8. Garrett T. Capps & NASA Country - People Are Beautiful - "Happen Anytime"
9. Shana Cleveland - Manzanita - "Quick Winter Sun"
   Notes: NEW
10. Nick & June - Beach Baby, Baby - "Starman"
    Notes: NEW
11. Paul Lansky w/ Hannah McKay - Fantasies and Tableaux - "Six Fantasies on a Poem by Thomas Campion: Her Song"
12. Leon & Mary Russell - The Wedding Album - "Fantasy"
13. numün - Book of Beyond - "Voices"
    Notes: NEW
14. The Undisputed Truth - Cosmic Truth - "1990"
15. Mya Gomez - Mono No Aware - "JustforU"
16. Frankie Rose - Love as Projection - "Feel Light"
    Notes: NEW
17. Small Feet - From Far Enough Away Everything Sounds Like the Ocean - "Lead Us Through the Night"
18. Rita Lee - Hoje É O Primeiro Dia Do Resto Da Sua Vida - "Frique Comigo"
    Notes: RIP Rita Lee
19. Rita Lee & Tutti Frutti - Atrás Do Porto Tem Uma Cidade - "Yo No Creo Pero"
    Notes: RIP Rita Lee
20. Rita Lee & Tutti Frutti - Atrás Do Porto Tem Uma Cidade - "Tratos À Bola"
    Notes: RIP Rita Lee
21. Rita Lee & Tutti Frutti - Fruto Proibo - "Dançar Prá Não Dançar"
    Notes: RIP Rita Lee
22. Rita Lee & Tutti Frutti - Fruto Proibo - "Agora Só Falta Você"
    Notes: RIP Rita Lee
23. Rita Lee & Tutti Frutti - Entradas E Banderias - "Lady Babel"
    Notes: RIP Rita Lee
24. Rita Lee & Tutti Frutti - Entradas E Banderias - "Superstrafa"
    Notes: RIP Rita Lee
25. Rita Lee - Build Up - "Hulla-Hulla"
    Notes: RIP Rita Lee
26. Rita Lee - Hoje É O Primeiro Dia Do Resto Da Sua Vida - "Teimosia"
    Notes: RIP Rita Lee
27. Rita Lee & Tutti Frutti - Fruto Proibido - "Fruto Rroibido"
    Notes: RIP Rita Lee
28. Os Mutantes - Mutantes - "Fuga N° II"
    Notes: RIP Rita Lee

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. Weaver & Beasley - The Slide Guitar - Bottles, Knives & Steel - "Bottleneck Blues"
2. Sleepy John Estes - Someday Baby Blues - "Liquor Store Blues"
3. Walter Jacobs - Little Walter - The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection: His Best - "Last Night"
4. Mance Lipscomb - Captain, Captain! - "Sentimental Piece In G"
5. Daddy Stovepipe - Ruckus Juice & Chittlins, Vol. 2 - "Greenville Strut"
6. Guitar Slim - Louisiana Sounds - 50 Classics of Louisiana Music (1953-1960) - "The Things That I Used to Do"
7. Jim / Bob - It's Hotter In Hawaii B - "Chimes"
8. Nick Lucas - Pioneers of the Jazz Guitar - "Teasing the Frets"
9. Skip James - Paramount No 2 - "I'm So Glad"
10. Suzy Thompson - Stop & Listen - "Duck Shoes"
11. Memphis Jug Band - The Best of the Memphis Jug Band - "Meningitis Blues"
12. Birmingham Jug Band - Ruckus Juice & Chittlins, Vol. 1 - "Giving It Away"
13. Henry Thomas - Texas Worried Blues - "Don't Leave Me Here"
14. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Paramount No 2 - "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"
15. Mississippi John Hurt - Mississippi John Hurt - 1928 Sessions - "Blue Harvest Blues"
16. Traditional - Merle Travis - Walkin' the Strings - "Pigmeat Stomp (Instrumental)"
17. Noah Lewis - Ruckus Juice & Chittlins, Vol. 1 - "Ticket Agent Blues"
18. Skip James - Skip James - The Complete Early Recordings of Skip James - "If You Haven't Any Hay Get on Down the Road"
19. Clarence Williams/Percy Grainger/Robert Prince - Frank Stokes - The Frank Stokes Victor Recordings (1928-1929) - "'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do, Pt. 1 (Take 2)"
20. Scrapper Blackwell - The Roots Of Robert Johnson - "Kokomo Blues"
21. Traditional - Mississippi John Hurt - Memorial Anthology - "Casey Jones"
22. Clayton Horsley - Virginia Traditions - Western Piedmont Blues - "My Little Woman"
23. Taj Mahal - Maestro - "Slow Drag"
24. Joe Primrose - Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five - The Best of the Hot 5 & Hot 7 Recordings - "St. James Infirmary"
25. Robert Johnson - Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 1 - "Come on in My Kitchen"
26. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Austin Shifflett and Bob Driver - Woven Wires Project - "One Dime Blues"
27. Barbecue Bob - Barbecue Any Old Time: Blues From the Pit 1927-1942 - "Barbecue Blues"
28. Big Bill Broonzy - Essential Blues Masters - "I Love My Whiskey"
29. Hubby Jenkins - Hubby Jenkins - Hubby Jenkins - "Runnin' Away (Bonus Track)"
30. Harlem Hamfats - Harlem Hamfats Vol. 3 1937-1938 - "I'd Rather Be With You"
31. Big Bill Broonzy - Big Bill Broonzy Vol. 4 1935 - 1936 - "Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down"
32. Big Bill Broonzy - The Blues - "Baby Please Don't Go"
33. Asleep At The Wheel - "Take Me Back To Tulsa"

Just a Few Friends

Just a Few Friends, heard each Sunday evening from 7-9, where Penelope invites you to spend your evening in a salon filled with the intimate strains of fine classical chamber… MoreJust a Few Friends, heard each Sunday evening from 7-9, where Penelope invites 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. ENESCU - The Solomon Ensemble - Enescu: Piano Quintet & Piano Quartet - "Piano Quartet No. 2, Op. 30"
2. NIELSEN - Swiss Wind Quintet - Wind Quintets of the 20th Century - "Wind Quintet, Op. 43"
3. MARIA PONCE - Johan Fostier - Johan Fostier: Guitar Recital - "Variations on Folia die Espana and Fugue"
4. R. SCHUMANN - Jozsef Kiss & Jeno Jando - Schumann: Works for Oboe and Piano - "Sonata in a, Op. 105"
5. SCARLATTI - Gustav Leonhardt - Scarlatti: 14 Sonatas for Harpsichord - "Sonata in f, K. 185"
6. SCARLATTI - Gustav Leonhardt - Scarlatti: 14 Sonatas for Harpsichord - "Sonata in d, K. 191"
7. C. SCHUMANN - Dorothea Craxton & Hedayet Djeddikar - Clara Schumann: Complete Songs - "Am Strande (On the Shore)"

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 and Tim Snider share their favorite recordings, old and new. Plot synopsis and historical background are provided. Less

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1. Carl Heinrich GRAUN - Encarnacion Vazquez, Dorothea Wirtz, Maria Luisa Tamez, German Chamber Academy Neuss, Cantica Nova Chamber Choir, Johannes Goritzki (cond.) - Montezuma - "Montezuma"
2. Carl Heinrich GRAUN - Jeanine de Bique, soprano; Concerto Köln; Luca Quintavalle, conductor - Mirrors - "Cleopatra e Cesare, Act I: Tra le procelle assorto"
3. Frederick the Great, King of Prussia - Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Peter Gülke, conductor - Flötenmusik am Hofe Friedrich II. von Preussen - "Il re pastore: Overture"

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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1. Tim HECKER - Tim Hecker, electronics; Colin Stetson, alto saxophone - No Highs - "Monotony II"
2. Philip GLASS - Philip Glass Ensemble - Einstein on the Beach - "Act IV: Building from "Einstein on the Beach""
3. Jacob TER VELDHUIS - Connie Frigo, alto sax - Shining City - "Billie"
4. Marc MELLITS - saxophone h2/4 duo (Jeffrey Loeffert and Jonathan Nichol, saxophones) - Neon Flicker - "Tachycardia"
5. Emma O'HALLORAN - PRISM Quartet - Animal, Vegetable, Mineral - "Night Music"
6. Terry RILEY - Terry Riley - A Rainbow in Curved Air - "Excerpt from 'Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band'"
7. Takashi YOSHIMATSU - Nobuya Sugawa, saxophone; BBC Philharmonic; Sachio Fujioka, conductor - Yoshimatsu: Symphony No. 3 - Saxophone Concerto - "Saxophone Concerto "cyber-bird," Op. 59"
8. Bright SHENG - PRISM Quartet; Music from China; Bright Sheng, conductor - PRISM Quartet: The Shining Gobi Desert - "The Singing Gobi Desert"
9. Paul CRESTON - Amstel Quartet - American Saxophone Music - "Saxophone Sonata, Op. 19, III. With gaiety"

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

Join Paula as she brings you noteworthy compositions, some well-known, some yet to be discovered - but all refreshing and engaging. Classical Brunch, Sunday mornings from 10 'til noon. Only… MoreJoin Paula as she brings you noteworthy compositions, some well-known, some yet to be discovered - but all refreshing and engaging. Classical Brunch, Sunday mornings from 10 'til noon. Only on WTJU. Less

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1. HANDEL - IvanSokol & Slovak Chamber Orchestra - Handel: Six Concertos Organ and Chamber Orchestra, Op. 4 - "Concerto No. 1 in g"
2. BOYCE - Academy of St. Martin in the Fields - Boyce: 8 Symphonien - "Symphony No. 2 in A"
3. PARRY - English String Orchestra - Butterworth Parry Bridge - "Lady Radnor's Suite"
4. GRIEG - Slowokische Philharmonic Orchestra - Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites I & II - "Peer Gynt Suite II"
5. NIELSEN - National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland - Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 - "Symphony No. 2 Op. 16 "The Four Temperaments""
6. DUPRE - Kathy Dell, Daniel Jay McKinley & Coulmbus Indiana Philharmonic - Dupre: Organ Works Vol. 3 - "Cortege et Litanie, Op. 19, No. 2 for organ and orchestra"
7. DUPRE - Daniel Jay McKinley & Columbus Indiana Philharmonic - Dupre: Organ Works Vol. 3 - "Poeme heroique, Op. 33, for organ with trumpets, trombones and drum"
8. BUTTERWORTH - English String Orchestra - Butterworth Parry Bridge - "Entlish Idylls No. 2"

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. Pilgrim Travelers - Rare Gospel Singles Volume 2 - "Everybody's Gonna Have a Wonderful Time Up There"
2. Pilgrim Travelers with Kylo Turner - Kings of the Gospel Highway - "I Wonder Will We Meet Again"
3. Georgia Peach & the Reliable Jubilee Singers - Acapella Black Gospel: Look How the World Has Made a Change 1940-69 - "Give Me Strength, Lord & I'll Carry on"
4. Smith Jubilee Singers - Acapella Black Gospel: Look How the World Has Made a Change 1940-69 - "Journey to the Sky"
5. Luvenia Nash Singers - Acapella Black Gospel: Look How the World Has Made a Change 1940-69 - "Great Getting Up Morning"
6. John T. Benson - Harmonizing Four - Farther Along - "I Shall Not Be Moved (dp bass)"
7. Reverend Josiah Kelly Alwood - Staple Singers - Glory! It's The Staple Singers 1955-62 - "Uncloudy Day (aka Unclouded Day)"
8. Johnny Jones - Swanee Quintet - Complete Nashboro Releases 1951-62 - "Lowly Jesus (No, Not One)"
9. Marion Williams - Best of Newark Gospel - "I Can't Forget"
10. Gospel Tones - Rare Gospel Singles - "What Manner of Man is This"
11. Elite Jewels - Gospel Grooves - "Wicked Race"
12. Highway QC's - Jesus Is Waiting - "I Heard"
13. Evelyn Gay - Gay Family - God Will Take Care of You - "Tell It"
14. Swan Silvertones - Get Right with the Swan Silvertones - "Take the Lord With You"
15. Thelma William & Lonnie Farris - Oh Graveyard, You Can't Hold Me Always - "In Your Kingdom (Lonnie Farris on Hawaiian guitar)"
16. Jubilee Hummingbirds - Rare Gospel Singles Volume 5 - "I'm on My Way Home"
17. Sallie Martin Singers - Precious Lord - "I Need Him"
18. Harmonizing Four - Gotham Records Gospel Series 630-674 - "Never Turn Back No More"

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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Classical Prelude - Sunday

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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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. Bonehunter - Dark Blood Reincarnation System - "Nightmare Angel 2099"
2. Locusta - Locusta - "Vlad Tepes"
3. Heathen - Victims of Deception - "Mercy is No Virtue"
4. Coroner - Punishment for Decadence - "Masked Jackal"
5. Silent Scream - From the Darkest Depths of the Imagination - "Prey Upon the Weak"
6. Imperial Triumphant - Spirit of Ecstasy - "Death on a Highway"
7. Bethlehem - Dark Metal - "The Eleventh Commandment"
8. Torture Krypt - Resurrecting the Krypts - "Seduction to Suffering"
   Notes: Compilation, orig. 1993
9. Mount Soma - Nirodha - "Dark Sun Destroyer"
10. Battlemaster - Spells, Boots, & Portals - "Total Aboleth Funeral"
    Notes: VIRGINIA
11. Under Broken Skies - No Way Out - "The Ride"
    Notes: VIRGINIA
12. Loud Night - Mindnumbing Pleasure - "Silver or Lead"
    Notes: VIRGINIA
13. Manilla Road - Spiral Castle - "Born Upon the Soul"
    Notes: Reissue, orig. 2002
14. Bolt Thrower - Realm of Chaos (Slaves to Darkness) - "Lost Souls Domain"
15. Afksy - Ofte Jeg Drommer Mig Dod - "Imperia"
16. Come to Grief - The Worst of Times - "Killed By Life"
17. Gutted - Into the Gates of Insanity - "Into the Gates of Insanity"
18. Chapel of Disease - ...and As We Have Seen the Storm, We Have Embraced the Eye - "The Sound of Shallow Grey"