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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. Stephen McCarthy & Carla Olsen - Night Comes Falling - "We Gotta Split This Town"
   Notes: To Rick & Madeline - those crazy kids!
2. Jimmy Buffett - Down To Earth - "Turnabout"
   Notes: RIP Jimmy Buffett
3. Nancy Jacobs & Her Sisters - From Marabi to Disco - "Meadowlands Mielieland"
4. Django Django - Glowing in the Dark - "Got Me Worried"
5. Cliff Richard and the Shadows - 40 Golden Greats - "In the Country"
   Notes: For Pat!!
6. A Giant Dog - Bite - "Happiness Awaits Inside"
   Notes: NEW!
7. The Delgatos - The Great Eastern - "Reasons For Silence (Ed's Song)"
8. Fanny - Fanny Hill - "Hey Bulldog"
9. Kadencia - En Outro Barrio - "Begazo"
   Notes: Kadencia will perform live at WTJU on Sept. 16 as part of WTJU ROCK's Third Rail concert series!
10. Dream Warriors - And Now The Legacy Begins - "U Never Know a Good Thing Til U Lose It"
11. Party Milk - Your Problem as a Mountain - "Match & Glow"
    Notes: NEW!
12. Kevin Pittman - Sundog - "Right Smart Good"
    Notes: NEW - JUST ADDED!
13. Ratboys - The Window - "Empty"
    Notes: NEW!
14. Le Orme - Felona E Sorona - "All'Infuoria Del"
15. Gene Clark & Carla Olsen - So Rebellious a Lover - "Del Gato"
16. Ghost Pop Orchestra - A New Kind of Love - "A New Kind of Love (pt. 1)"
    Notes: TALK OVER MUSIC!
17. Steve Hillage - Rainbow Dome Musick - "Garden of Paradise"
18. Gary Wright - The Dream Weaver - "Dream Weaver"
    Notes: RIP Gary Wright
19. Dwight Twilley Band - Twilley Don't Mind - "Sleeping"
20. The Mary Veils - Esoteric Hex - "The Turnspit"
21. Sleepy Sun - Spine Hits - "Siouxie Blaqq"
22. Richard Raux & Hamsa - Richard Raux & Hamsa - "A Coltrane"
    Notes: For DC Tony!!
23. Al Green - Single - "A Perfect Day"
    Notes: NEW!
24. Spooky Tooth - Spooky Two - "Waiting for the Wind"
    Notes: RIP Gary Wright
25. Gary Wright - The Dream Weaver - "Love is Alive"
    Notes: RIP Gary Wright

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. Skip James - "Devil Got My Woman"
2. Blind Lemon Jefferson - "Corrina Blues"
3. Charley Patton - "A Spoonful Blues"
4. Sleepy John Estes - "Stone Blind Blues"
5. Scrapper Blackwell - "Down & Out Blues"
6. Tommy Johnson - "Lonesome Home Blues"
7. Luke Jordan - "My Gal's Done Quit Me"
8. Adam Tanner & The Dirty Rag Mob - Rare Rags And Stringband Blues - "Somethin' Doin'"
9. Frank Stokes - Before The Blues - "How Long"
10. Austin Shifflet & Bob Driver - Woven Wire Project - "One Dime Blues"
11. Big Bill Broonzy - "Worrying You Off My Mond"
12. Big Bill Broonzy - "St. Louis Blues"
13. Blind Blake - All The Published Sides - "Bad Feelin' Blues"
14. Blind Blake - All The Published Sides - "Skeedle Loo Doo"
15. Willie Walker - "South Carolina Rag"
16. Blind Willie McTell - Complete Recorded Works - "You Was Born To Die"
17. Buzzard Hollow Boys - Crow Soup - "Maggie Campbell"
18. Cannon's Jug Stompers - The Complete Works 1927-1930 - "Bugle Call Rag"
19. Cannon's Jug Stompers - The Complete Works 1927-1930 - "Pretty Mama Blues"
20. Carl Martin - "Liza Jane"
21. Bill Adams - "Creole Bell"
22. Junior Wells - American Blues Scene 1970s - "Messin' With The Kid"
23. Archie Edwards - American Folk Blues Festival 1982 - "The Road Is Rough And Rocky"
24. Arthur Smith - Back In Time 1940S - "Guitar Boogie"
25. Little Johnny Jones - Chess Blues Classics - "Big Town Playboy"
26. Little Walter - Chess Blues Classics - "Blues With A Feeling"
27. Dave Ray & Spider John Koerner - A Nod To Bob - "Delia"
28. Dom Flemons - Papa Charlie Done Sang That Song - "Drop That Sack"
29. Clifford Gibson - Paramount No 2 - "Tired Of Being Mistreated"
30. Ishman Bracey - Rags, Breakdowns, Stomps And Blues - "Brown Mama Blues"
31. Elzdie Robinson - The Rise And Fall Of Paramount Records 1928-1932 - "love crazy blues"
32. The Masked Marvel - The Rise And Fall Of Paramount Records 1928-1932 - "Mississippi Boll Weevil"

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. SCHUBERT - Auryn Quartet - Schubert: Complete String Quartet - "String Quartet inE, D. 353"
2. R. SCHUMANN - Vieanna Brahms Trio - R.Schumann: Piano Trios, Volume 1 - "Piano Trio in F, Op. 80"
3. C. SCHUMANN - Yoshiko Iwai - C.Schumann: Piano Music - "Romance in a"
4. KODALY - Maria Kliegel & William Preucil - Kodaly: Music for Cello, Vol. 2 - "Duo, Op. 7, for Violin and Cello"
5. BERG - Shura Cherkassky - Shura Cherkassky: Solo Piano Works - "Piano Sonata, Op. 1"
6. DIETHELM - Sibylle Tschopp & Mirjam Tschopp - Swiss Composers Vol. 2 - "Suite of Variations on a Swiss Folk Song for Two Violins, Op. 294"
7. MARTINEZ-SOBRAL - Suzanne Husson - Guatemala, Volume 3: Manuel Martinez-Sobral - "Tonada from Hojas de Album"

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. Jean-Philippe RAMEAU - Marie Perbost, soprano; Eugenie Lefebvre, soprano; Clement Debieuvre, countertenor; David Witczak, baritone; Ensemnle Les Surprises; Louis-Noel Bestion de Camboulas, conductor - Rameau Chez La Pompadour - "Les Sybarites"

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. Toru TAKEMITSU - Kioi Sinfonietta Tokyo; Tadaaki Otaka, conductor - Takemitsu: How Slow the Wind - "Ame zo furu"
2. Camille PEPIN - Orchestre de Picardie; Yan Levionnois, cello; Julien Herve, clarinet; Arie van Beek, conductor - The Sound of Trees - "The Sound of Trees"
3. Esa-Pekka SALONEN - Esa Pekka-Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic - Salonen - "Helix - Live"
4. Olafur ARNALDS - Olafur Arnalds - Living Room Songs - "Near Light"
5. Jennifer HIGDON - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Robert Spano, conductor - Rainbow Body - "Blue Cathedral"
6. Krzysztof PENDERECKI - Silesian String Quartet - Penderecki: Complete Quartets - "String Quartet No. 3 "Leaves from an Unwritten Diary""
7. John MACKEY - North Texas Wind Symphony; Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor - Composers Collection: John Mackey - "The Frozen Cathedral"
8. Ludovico EINAUDI - Guus Dielissen - Una Mattina - Guitar Version - "Una Mattina - Guitar Version"
9. Max RICHTER/Clyde OTIS - Chris Worsey, Dinah Washington (vocals), John Metcalfe, Louisa Fuller, Natalia Bonner, Philip Sheppard - The Blue Notebooks - "This Bitter Earth/On the Nature of Daylight"
10. Morten LAURIDSEN - Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson, conductor; Faith Debow, soloist - A Company of Voices: Conspirare in Concert - "Sure on This Shining Night"
11. Elisabetta BRUSA - Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra; Elisabetta Brusa, conductor - Brusa: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 - "Firelights"

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. Frederick Delius (1862-1934) - English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton - Vaughan Williams: Overture "The Wasps" & The Lark Ascending - Delius: Florida Suite & Summer Evening - "Summer Evening"
2. Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) - Elena Kuschnerova, piano - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition & Other Piano Works - "Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade; I. Gnomus; Promenade; II. Old Castle; Promenade; III. Tuileries; IV. Bydlo; Promenade; V. Ballet of the Chickens in their Shells; VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle; Promenade; VII. The Market-Place at Limoges; VIII. Catacomb (Sepulcrum romanum) - Cum mortuis in lingua mortua (With the Dead in a Dead Language); IX. The Hut on Hen’s Legs (Baba Yaga); X. The Great Gate at Kiev"
   Notes: A musical depiction of a tour of an exhibition of works by architect and painter Viktor Hartmann put on at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg, following his sudden death in the previous year. Each movement of the suite is based on an individual work, some of which are lost.
3. Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) - Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano - Songs from the Arc of Life - "Après un rêve (After a Dream), Op. 7, No. 1"
4. Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) - Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano - Songs from the Arc of Life - "Was it a Dream?, Op. 37, No. 4"
5. Gloria Coates (October 10, 1933 - August 19, 2023 - Piano Trio: Peter Sheppard Skærved, violin; Neil Heyde, cello; Roderick Chadwick, piano - Coates: String Quartet No. 9 - Sonata for Violin Solo - Lyric Suite - "Lyric Suite, "Split the Lark - and you'll find the Music": I. Bells in Steeples; II. An Amethyst Remembrance; III. Split the Lark - and you'll find the Music; IV. The Heart Within; V. Noon - is the Hinge of Day; VI. A wind with fingers; VII. Evening - the Tissue Door"
   Notes: Based on the poems of Emily Dickinson.
6. Thomas Tallis (1505-1585) - The King's Singers - If Ye Love Me - "If Ye Love Me"
7. Arvo Pärt (b. 1935) - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury - Ikos: Sacred Works of Górecki, Tavener, Pärt - "Pärt: Magnificat"
8. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Bach, JS / Arr. Carey for Trumpet and Organ - Alison Balsom, trumpet; Colm Carey, organ - Bach, JS: Works for Trumpet - "Keyboard Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974 (After Marcello's Oboe Concerto): I. Allegro; II. Adagio; III. Presto"
   Notes: Trumpet and Organ arrangement by organist, Colm Carey, of the Keyboard arrangement by Bach or the Oboe concerto by Marcello!
9. Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) - Sir Neville Marriner, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra - Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances - "Suite 2: I. Laura Soave: Balleto con gagliarda, saltarello e canario (Fabrizio Caroso); II. Danza rustica (Jean-Baptiste Besard); III. Campanae parisienses (anon.) - Aria (Marin Mersenne); IV. Bergamasca (Bernardo Gianoncelli)"

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. Church of God in Christ - Voices of Mississippi: Gospel - "I Don't Have to Worry About Where I Spend Eternity"
2. Reverend Anderson Johnson - Goodbye Babylon: Judgment - "Death in the Morning"
3. Golden Stars - 78rpm Vinyl - "Take Your Burden to the Lord"
4. Sister Nellie Lynn & the Southern Sons - 78rpm Vinyl - "Little Wooden Church on the Hill"
5. Flying Clouds - Flying Clouds of Detroit - 78rpm Vinyl - "What Could I Do Without the Lord"
6. Southern Wonders Quartet of Cleveland - Complete Recorded Works - "Ride On, King Jesus"
7. Lena Phillips & Reverend Samuel Kelsey - Complete Recorded Works 1947-51 - "I'm Striving to Make it to the Promised Land"
8. Blend Wright Trio - Rare Gospel Singles Volume 12 - "Soon I Will Be Done"
9. Bessie Griffin - Rare Gospel Singles Volume 11 - "Heaven's Radio"
10. Traveling Echos - 45rpm Vinyl - "He's a Waymaker"
11. House of God Harmonizers - 78rpm Vinyl - "Lord Remember Me"
12. Original Kings of Harmony - Black Religious Music - "It Soon Will Be Over (wwii)"
13. Marie Knight & the Sunset Four - 78rpm Vinyl - "Lord Will Make a Way Somehow"
14. Southern Stars - Rare Gospel Singles volume 2 - "Don't Give Up"
15. Pilgrim Jubilee Singers - Rare Gospel Singles Volume 2 - "Old Ship Of Zion"
16. Sister Lucille Pope & the Pearly Gates - Rare Gospel Singles Volume 1 - "Give God the Praise (1973)"
17. Swan Silvertones - Specialty Recordings - "Prayer in My Mouth"

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. Heinrich SCHUTZ - Regensberger Cathedral Singers - Schutz: Psalms of David - "Psalm 110: Der Herr sprach zu mienem Herren"
2. Heinrich SCHUTZ - Regensberger Cathedral Singers - Schutz: Psalms of David - "Psalm 2: Warum toben die Heiden"
3. Heinrich SCHUTZ - Regensberger Cathedral Singers - Schutz: Psalms of David - "Psalm 6: Ach, Herr, straf mich nicht in deinem Zorn"
4. Heinrich SCHUTZ - Regensberger Cathedral Singers - Schutz: Psalms of David - "Psalm 111: Ich danke dem Herrn von Herzen"
5. Johann PACHELBEL - Simone Stella, harpsichord - Pachelbel: Complete Keyboard Works - "Aria and Six Variations in D minor"
6. ANON - Gwendolyn Toth, organ - The Renaissance Organ in Oosthuizen - "Miserere Mei Deus"
7. ANON - Quadriga Consort - Ships Ahoy! Songs of Wind, Water, & Tide - "Boyne Water, Morrison's Jig"
8. ANON - Quadriga Consort - Ships Ahoy! Songs of Wind, Water, & Tide - "The Coasts of High Barbary"
9. ANON - Quadriga Consort - Ships Ahoy! Songs of Wind, Water, & Tide - "Cutting the Kelp"
10. George Frideric HANDEL - Mindy Rosenfeld, flute; Ronn McFarlane, lute - Nine Notes That Shook the World - "Flute Sonata in G Major, Op. 1, No. 5"
11. Johannes OCKEGHEM - L'ultima Parola - Missa Prolationum - "Mort Tu As Navre"
12. Jean-Baptiste LULLY - Aradia Ensemble - Lully: Ballet Music from the Court of the Sun King - "Alcidiane: Selections"
13. ANON - Early Music Consort - Music of the Crusades - "Danse Real"
14. ANON - Early Music Consort - Music of the Crusades - "La Quinte Estampie Real"
15. ANON - Early Music Consort - Music of the Crusades - "Chevalier, Mult Estes Guariz"
16. Arcangelo CORELLI - Enrico Onofri, violin; Imaginarium Ensemble - Corelli: La Folla - "Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 5, No. 6"

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. Eyehategod - Eyehategod - "Trying to Crack the Hard Dollar"
2. Pillars - Failed State - "What is Left"
3. Sodom - In War and Pieces - "Storm Raging Up"
4. Voivod - Dimension Hatross - "Psychic Vacuum"
5. White Zombie - La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One - "Soul-Crusher"
6. Immortal Bird - Thrive on Neglect - "Avolition"
7. Sonja - Loud Arriver - "Fuck, Then Die"
8. Weedeater - Sixteen Tons - "Time Served"
9. System of a Down - Nativity in Black II: A Tribute to Black Sabbath - "Snowblind"
10. Black Sabbath - Headless Cross - "Kill in the Spirit World"
11. Molgah - Coffin Born - "Prophecy of the Witch"
    Notes: VIRGINIA
12. Pig Destroyer - Book Burner - "King of Clubs"
    Notes: VIRGINIA
13. Deceased - Supernatural Addiction - "The Premonition"
    Notes: VIRGINIA
14. Manilla Road - Atlantis Rising - "Atlantis Rising"
    Notes: Reissue, orig. 2001
15. Primitive Man - Caustic - "Victim"
16. Cirith Ungol - King of the Dead - "Black Machine"
17. Ilsa - Preyer - "Poor Devil"
18. Hellwell - Behind the Demon's Eyes - "To Serve Man"