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Bamboo on the Moon

The kind of bamboo you cannot stop from spreading, it is music of all forms plucked from outer space and planted in the soil of WTJU. Grounded and cosmic. Nothing… MoreThe kind of bamboo you cannot stop from spreading, it is music of all forms plucked from outer space and planted in the soil of WTJU. Grounded and cosmic. Nothing and everything. Neil Armstrong faked the moon landing and we have the tapes to prove it. Less

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Fresh Start

E. Jonez kicks your week off to a fresh start with his candid take on the hottest music, entertainment, and current events. Kick back with C'ville's best Monday night from… MoreE. Jonez kicks your week off to a fresh start with his candid take on the hottest music, entertainment, and current events. Kick back with C'ville's best Monday night from 9-11 right here on WTJU! Less

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Point of Departure

DJs Freddie Jin and David Buie-Moltz invite you to join them for an exciting and insightful exploration of avant-garde, free, and spiritual jazz. Expect to be challenged, inspired, and otherwise… MoreDJs Freddie Jin and David Buie-Moltz invite you to join them for an exciting and insightful exploration of avant-garde, free, and spiritual jazz. Expect to be challenged, inspired, and otherwise transfigured by music from the pioneers, torchbearers, and followers of these mold-breaking jazz genres. Free your ears and your mind will follow! Tune in to Point of Departure, heard each Monday night from 7 'til 9 on WTJU. Less

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1. Afonso Vieira - Irio De Paula - Jazz A Confronto 1 - Balanco - "Nós Quatro"
2. Roberto Della Grotta - Roberto Della Grotta - Jazz A Confronto 31 - "Amalia Sings"
3. Steve Grossman - Steve Grossman - Jazz A Confronto 23 - "Libra Rising"
4. Jasper Van't Hof - Jac's Group Featuring Charlie Mariano - Jazz A Confronto 15 - "Zirkus"
5. Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol - Piero Umiliani - Jazz A Confronto 35 - "Caravan"
6. Franco Ambrosetti - Franco Ambrosetti - Jazz A Confronto 11 - "Aspartacus"
7. Maurizio Giammarco - Mario Schiano Con Giorgio Gaslini - Jazz A Confronto 8 - "White Brush"
8. Giancarlo Barigozzi - Giancarlo Barigozzi - Jazz A Confronto 6 - "Danger"
9. Bruno Tommaso - Giancarlo Schiaffini - Jazz A Confronto 5 - "Suoni A Confronto"
10. Marcello Rosa - Marcello Rosa - Jazz A Confronto 2 - "Toledo"
11. Valdambrini / Piana - Oscar Valdambrini & Dino Piana - Jazz A Confronto 34 - "No Easy"

Back Up and Push

Annette and Mark look back at Bluegrass and Old Time tunes of yesteryear, and push forward to the music of today and tomorrow. Along with traditional Bluegrass and Old Time,… MoreAnnette and Mark look back at Bluegrass and Old Time tunes of yesteryear, and push forward to the music of today and tomorrow. Along with traditional Bluegrass and Old Time, they'll throw in some Folk, Local Favorites, plenty of Live In-studio performances, and the latest news of festivals and other venues for live music. So buckle up for the ride on Monday afternoons from 4 til 7 with the best picking and strumming around on Back Up and Push! Less

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1. Bluegrass Reunion - "Back Up and Push"
2. Alvin Breeden & the VA Cut-ups - The Virginia Cut-ups 1979-1987 - "Sun's Gonna Shine"
3. Marty Falle with Dale Anne Bradley - My Farm My Bluegrass - "Ode to Ale 8"
4. Ricky Skaggs & KY Thunder - "Going to Richmond"
5. Marty Raybon & Jerry Salley - Country Faith - "My Future Ain't What it Used to Be"
6. Jason Carter - LowDown HoeDown - "Highway 52"
7. Darrell Scott - Old Cane Back Rocker - "Banjo in the Holler"
8. Larry Sparks - Classic Bluegrass - "Just Lovin' You"
9. Seldom Scene - High Lonesome - "Muddy Waters"
10. Alison Brown, with Stuart Dunca - On Banjo - "Tall Hog at the Trough"
11. Troublesome Hollow - "Star Spangled Banner"
12. Reno & Harrell & the TN Cut-ups - Tragic Love Songs - "Poor Ellen Smith"
13. Lou Reid & Carolina - "Amanda Lynn"
14. Bill Monroe - High Lonesome - "I'm on My Way to the Old Home"
15. Osborne Brothers - When the Roses Bloom in Dixieland - "Sweet Sunny South"
16. Zoe & Cloyd - Songs of Our Grandfathers - "Buckle Up the Backstrap"
17. Akira Otsuka with Chris Stifel, Mike Munford & Fred Smith - First Tear - "Touch of Time"
18. Silas Powell Band - Makin a Run - "Harley Johnson"
19. Silas Powell Band - Makin a Run - "Methodist Preacher"
20. Dave Adkins - We're All Crazy - "Bluegrass State of Mind"
21. The Fly Birds - The Band is Playing Covers - "It Ain't Me Babe"
22. Country Gentlemen - 25 Years - "Many a Mile"
23. Stanley Brothers - High Lonesome - "Meet Me by the Moonlight"
24. David Grisman, Vince Gill, Herb Pederson - Here Today - "Once More"
25. Unspoken Tradition - Imaginary Lines - "Soldiers of Dust"
26. Billy Strings - Home - "Watch It Fall"
27. Rock Hearts w/ Jonathan Edwards - Wanderlust - "Don't Dry Blue"
28. Wyatt Ellis with Sierra Hull - Single - "Grassy Cove"
    Notes: Deanie Richardson fiddle . Sierra Hull mandolin . wyatt Ellis mandolin . Cory Walker banjo . Justin Moses guitar . Mike Bub bass
29. Dailey & Vincent - Patriots & Poets - "Baton Rouge"
30. New Grass Revival - Best of New Grass Revival - "Callin Baton Rouge"
31. Grandpa Jones - An American Original - "Grandfather's Clock"
32. Del McCoury - Family Circle - "Hello Lonely"
33. Mike Barnett with Molly Tuttle - Plus 1 - "Born to Be With You"
34. Bill Emerson & Pete Goble - Webco Classics - "Leavin You and Mobile Too"
35. Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys - "Won't You Be Mine"
36. Mac Wiseman - Best of Essential Original Masters - "Little Pal"
37. Appalachian Reign - Appalachian Reign Remembered - "You Go to Your Church and I'll Go to Mine"
    Notes: circa 1980, by Appalachian Reign , a bluegrass band that performed in the Baltimore-Washington area from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s. Performance by Tom Knowles, lead vocal and guitar; Bill Emerson, tenor Vocal; Pat Murphy, banjo; Bill Torbert, mandolin; and Bob Goff, Jr, bass.
38. Boone & Foster - Smokey Mountain Favorites - "Long Journey Home"
39. IIIrd Tyme Out - IIIrd Tyme Out - "Blue Yodel 3"
40. Special Concensus - Great Blue North - "The Jaybird Song"
41. Seldom Scene - Old Train - "Appalachian Rain"
42. Gibson Brothers - Darkest Hour - "Darkest Hour"
43. Keith Whitley & Ricky Skaggs - Second Generation - "My Deceitful Heart"
44. Lynn Morris - Bluegrass Number 1s - "Bramble & the Rose"
45. Tony Rice - With Body and Soul - "A Good Woman's Love"
46. Chris Jones & the Night Drivers - single - "Pages in Your Hand"
47. Donna Ulisse - Where the Mountain Lilies Grow - "Where the Mountain Lilies Grow"
48. Henhouse Prowlers - Lead & Iron - "My Last Run"
49. Jason Barie w Danny Davis & Don Rigsby - Radioactive - "Darling Brown Eyes"
50. Laurie Lewis - Bluegrass Number 1a - "Tall Pines"
51. Dan Tyminiski - God Fearing Heathen - "Keep Your Eye on Kentucky"
52. Starlett & Big John - Living in the South - "Makin Tracks to Macon"
53. Sam Amidon - Songs of the Civil War - "Wildwood Flower"
54. Cory Walker w Sierra Farrell - School Project - "Tried to Ruin My Name"
55. CornMaiz Stringband - Fresh Picked Kentucky Music - "Snakewinder"
56. Doyle Lawson - Rock My Soul - "Sea of Life"
57. Marty Falle - Kentucky Bluestar - "Whiskey Before Breakfast"

The Broadcasting System/Blue Monday

The Broadcasting System: is about getting into it. Lightning Bolt gets into it, and so do Tony Conrad and Stereolab. Ralph Peer recorded Jimmie Rogers and the Carter Family getting… MoreThe Broadcasting System: is about getting into it. Lightning Bolt gets into it, and so do Tony Conrad and Stereolab. Ralph Peer recorded Jimmie Rogers and the Carter Family getting into it in Bristol. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is all about it. They get into it in the forests of Bali and they surf slack-keyed on it in Hawaii. It's called transport, and only music - every kind of music - does it for me. How about you? Two hours spent deep in it, with Tyler. Enjoy another Blue Monday with DJ ANDROID, 2-4pm every other week. Less

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1. New Order - Power Corruption and Lies (Definitive) - "Blue Monday - Instrumental Outtake; Album Session Recording, January 1983"
2. Høly River - Courage - "Know/No"
3. The Magnetic North - Orkney: Symphony of the Magnetic North - "Betty Corrigall"
4. Bobby Metronome - Rustic Sensations - "In the Deep"
5. Masahiro Takahashi - Humid Sun - "Sweltering Drive"
6. Høly River - Songs of the Sealion - "El Morro"
7. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Kaleidoscope (Remastered & Expanded) - "Tenant"
8. Ashra - Blackouts - "Don't Trust The Kids"
9. DJ Drez, Marti Nikko - Jahta Beat: Chanting with Tigers - "Vasudeva's Dance"
10. Daedelus, Hrishikesh Hirway - Exquisite Corpse - "Thanatopsis"
11. Slowdive - everything is alive - "chained to a cloud"
12. Sinéad O'Connor - Faith and Courage - "The Healing Room"
13. Other Lives - Rituals - "Reconfiguration"
14. Beautiful darknes - Just Hydrant - "Just Hydrant"
15. Mazzy Star - Seasons of Your Day - "In the Kingdom"
16. El Michels Affair - Adult Themes - "Villa"
17. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Kaleidoscope (Remastered & Expanded) - "Hybrid"
18. Teebs - Collections 01 - "Red Curbs Loop (Stuff I Dream About)"
19. Beth Orton, Lascelles Gordon, Ted Barnes, Henry Olsen, Will Blanchard, Sarah Wilson, Howard Gott, Sean Read - Best Bit EP - "Skimming Stone"
20. Evenings - Yore - "Jaeune Reflection"
21. Yo La Tengo - They Shoot, We Score - "Path to Springs"
22. Josiah Steinbrick - Liquid / Devotion & Tongue Street Blue - "Moonglow"
23. Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden - "I Believe in You - 1997 Remaster"
24. Vieux Farka Touré, Khruangbin - Ali - "Alakarra"
25. Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel - "My Prerogative"
26. Høly River - Holy River - "Holy River - Remastered"
27. The Frightnrs, Victor Axelrod - More to Say Versions - "More to Say Version"
28. Tycho - Past Is Prologue - "Sunrise Projector"
29. Bobby Metronome - Rustic Sensations - "In the Deep"

Soulful Situation

From the Dixie-fried sounds of the Southern soul centers of Muscle Shoals, Memphis, New Orleans and Shreveport to the Uptown Rhythm and Blues shots from the Northern cities of Chicago,… MoreFrom the Dixie-fried sounds of the Southern soul centers of Muscle Shoals, Memphis, New Orleans and Shreveport to the Uptown Rhythm and Blues shots from the Northern cities of Chicago, Detroit, New York and Philadelphia, Rum Cove puts you in a Situation that is Sooo Soulful! Soulful Situation, each Monday afternoon from noon 'til 2 right here on WTJU. Less

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1. Jalen Ngonda - Come Around And Love Me - "If you don't want my love"
2. ZZ Hill - 45 - "Steal away"
3. Doctor Feelgood Potts - 45 - "Shade tree mechanic"
4. The Spinners - 45 - "Could I be falling in love"
5. Sly & The Family Stone - 45 - "Runnin' away"
6. Eliose Laws - 45 - "Tighten him up"
7. Jackie Moore - 45 - "Singing funky music turns me on"
8. Al Green - 45 - "Keep me cryin'"
9. Isreal 'Popper Stopper' Talbot - 45 - "Shake your big hips"
10. James Brown - 45 - "World Pt 2"
11. Millie Jackson - 45 - "Leftovers"
12. Eddie Bo - 45 - "Check Mr Popeye"
13. Bob & Earl - 45 - "Harlem Shuffle"
14. William Bell - 45 - "Monkying around"
15. Junior Parker - 45 - "Foxy devil"
16. Dr Feelgood & The Interns - 45 - "Right string but the wrong yo-yo"
17. Jerry McCain - 45 - "She's crazy 'bout entertainers"
18. Chuck Jackson - 45 - "Good things come to those who wait"
19. Cody Black - 45 - "Going, going, gone"
20. Red Prysock - 45 - "Groovy sax"
21. Tyrone Davis - 45 - "One-wat ticket"
22. Jeanne & The Darlings - 45 - "How can you mistreat the one you love"
23. Solomon Burke - 45 - "I can't stop"
24. Wilson Pickett - 45 - "Mini-skirt Minnie"
25. The Dreams Band - 45 - "(They call me) Jesse James"
26. The Spinners - 45 - "It's a shame"
27. The Chevelles - 45 - "The Gallop"
28. The Nightingales - 45 - "I don't want to be like my daddy"
29. Hank Ballard - 45 - "Sunday morning coming down"
30. Sir Lattimore Brown - 45 - "It's gonna take a little time"
31. Walter Jackson - 45 - "Bless you"
32. Q - Clarence Carter - 45 - "Thread the needle"
33. Big John Hamilton - 45 - "Big bad John"
34. Jalen Ngonda - Come Around And Love Me - "Come around and love me"
35. William Bell - One Day Closer To Home - "Brag about you"
36. Bobby Womack - The Bravest Man in the Universe - "Stupid"

Left of Cool

Modern Jazz programming designed to give your morning a lift. Left of Cool , heard each Monday morning from 10:30 til noon, is a place where improvising musicians of all… MoreModern Jazz programming designed to give your morning a lift. Left of Cool , heard each Monday morning from 10:30 til noon, is a place where improvising musicians of all styles can come together and see what's possible. Searching for that common thread, acoustic or electric, experimental and eclectic -- whatever sounds good! Less

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1. Dave Douglas - Moonshine - "Moonshine"
2. St Germain - Tourist - "Latin Note"
3. Karl Denson - Dance Lesson # 2 - "Flute Down"
4. Melvin Sparks - This Is It! - "Bambu"
5. Mack Avenue Superband - Live From The Detroit Festival - "Soul Sister"
6. Christian McBride & Inside Straight - Live At The Village Vanguard - "Gang Gang"
7. Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood - In Case The World Changes It's Mind - "Cachaca"
8. Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood - In Case The World Changes It's Mind Live - "Little Walter Rides Again"

Great Morning Jazz

Great Morning Jazz, heard each Monday from 9 til 10:30, will provide relief from the Monday Morning Blues. The tunes will include new releases and older ones, the various styles… MoreGreat Morning Jazz, heard each Monday from 9 til 10:30, will provide relief from the Monday Morning Blues. The tunes will include new releases and older ones, the various styles (bop, hardbop, soul jazz, etc.), enough variety of tempo to keep the vital juices flowing, and a weekly sprinkling of modern blues for spice. It's good for what ails ya'. Less

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1. Ornette Coleman - Change Of The Century - "Ramblin'"
2. Charles Mingus - Tijuana Moods - "Ysabel's Table Dance"
3. Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Live At The Lighthouse - "Sack O' Woe"
4. Wes Montgomery - Full House - "Cariba"
5. Horace Silver Quintet - At The Village Gate - "Filthy McNasty"
6. Pat Metheny - 80/81 - "Two Folk Songs"

Classical Sunrise - Monday

Start the day right with WTJU! Classical Sunrise offers two hours of classical music to ease you through your busy morning with friendly, knowledgeable hosts, weather updates, and everything you… MoreStart the day right with WTJU! Classical Sunrise offers two hours of classical music to ease you through your busy morning with friendly, knowledgeable hosts, weather updates, and everything you need to begin your day with a smile. On Monday morning from 7-9, Jay and Madeline will help start your week off right with the best classical music from around the globe. Less

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1. Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART - Andras Schiff - Mozart: The Piano Sonatas - "Piano Sonata No. 13 in B flat"
2. Tomaso ALBINONI - London Virtuosi; Anthony Camden, Oboe; John Georgiadis, Conducting - Albinoni: Oboe Concertos, Vol. 1 - "Oboe Concerto in C Major"
3. Sergei RACHMONINOF - Sergei Rachmoninof - Rachmoninof plays Rachmoninof - "Elegie in E-Flat Minor"
4. William BOLCOM - Spencer Meyer - William Bolcom: Piano Rags - "3 Ghost Rags"
5. Johann Sebastien BACH, Arr. Charles GOUNOD - Ernst Reidlinger - 111 Organ Masterpieces - "Ave Maria"
6. Franz Joseph HAYDN - Academy of St. Martin in the fields; Mstislav Rostropovich, conducting - Haydn Cello concertos 1 & 2 - "Cello Concerto No. 1 in D Major"
7. Frederic CHOPIN - Author Rubinstein - Chopin: Scherzos - "Scherzo No 4 in E Major"
8. Traditional English - King's Singers - Folk Songs of The British Isles - "What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor"
9. Antonio VIVALDI - ConSerto Musico; Mario Folena, Flute; Roberto Loreggian, Basso Continuo - Vivaldi Flute Sonatas - "Sonata for Flute and Basso Continuo in C Major"

Classical Prelude - Monday

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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