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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. "Burn Baby Burn" - Sly and the Family Stone - Dance to the Music [Epic: 1968]
2. "Shattered" - The Rolling Stones - Some Girls [Rolling Stones Records: 1978]
3. "Throw Of The Dice" - Sweeping Promises - Good Living Is Coming For You [Feel It Records: 2023]
4. "Cherry Red" - Groundhogs - Split [Fire: 1971]
5. "All Day Day Light" - Morning Benders - Big Echo [Rough Trade: 2009]
6. "Even The Stars Fall" - Dax Riggs - 7 Songs For Spiders [Bright Shadow: 2025]
7. "DJ" - David Bowie - Lodger [RCA Victor: 1979]
8. "Blame Me" - The Bug Club - Very Human Features [Sub Pop: 2025(NEW)]
9. "Qwik Maff" - Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Carpe Diem, Moonman [What Really? Records: 2025(NEW)]
10. "Cowbella" - bar italia - Cowbella [Matador: 2025(NEW)]
11. "If You Were Here" - Soccer Team - Real Lessons In Cynicism [Dischord: 2015]
12. "Nice Mover" - Gina X Performance - Nice Mover [KG Beat: 1979]
    Notes: Thank you DJ Malpaso
13. "Right Here" - The Go-Betweens - Tallulah [Beggars Banquet: 1987]
14. "All The Drunks Say Amen" - The Reivers - Second Story [not on label: 2013]
15. "First Of Many Popsicles" - Continuals - Continuals [Bright Future: 2024]
16. "It Doesn't Matter" - Flying Color - Flying Color [Frontier: 1987]
17. "Sea of Doubt" - King Gizzard - Phantom Island [p(doom): 2025(NEW)]
18. "Melissa" - God in a Black Suit - To Forget/Melissa [not on label: 2025(NEW)]
19. "Lost In Music" - The Fall - The Infotainment Scan [Cog Sinister: 1993]
20. "Satori Pt 1" - Flower Travelin' Band - Satori [ODL: 1971]
21. "We Never Went To The Moon" - UFOetry - S/T [not on label: 2005]
22. "No One Wants An Alien" - Wipers - Over The Edge [Brain Eater: 1983]
23. "4th of July" - X - See How We Are [Elektra: 1987]
24. "So Divine" - Pinkish - Half Sweet [Hello Goodbye: 2025(NEW)]
25. "I Lived in the Light" - Hide and Shine - The Red Core [Portable Black Hole: 2025(NEW)]
26. "Just Like Honey" - The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy [Blanco Y Negro: 1985]
27. "Kamata Hollywood City" - The Gun Club - Lucky Jim [Triple X Records: 1993]

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. "Barbecue Blues" - Barbecue Bob - Chocolate to the Bone [Shenachie: 1992]
2. "Blind Arthur's Breakdown" - Blind Blake - Ragtime Guitars Foremost Fingerpicker [Shanachie: 2005]
3. "Water Coast Blues" - David Honeyboy Edwards - Delta Bluesman [Earwig Music: 1992]
   Notes: Born June 28, 1915
4. "Roamin and Ramblin Blues" - David Honeyboy Edwards - Delta Bluesman [Earwig Music: 1992]
5. "Joe Turner No2 Blues of 1890" - Big Bill Broonzy - Trouble in Mind [Smithsonian Folkways: 2000]
   Notes: Born June 26, 1893
6. "Diggin My Potatoes" - Big Bill Broonzy - Trouble in Mind [Smithsonian Folkways: 2001]
7. "Diving Duck Blues" - Sleepy John Estes - The Legend of Sleepy John Estes [Delmark Records: 1990]
8. "61 Highway" - Mississippi Fred McDowell - Portraits The First Recordings [Rounder Records: 1997]
9. "Sampson and Delilah" - Reverend Gary Davis - Harlem Street Singer [Craft Recordings: 2024]
10. "Rabbit Stomp" - Rabbit Muse - Virginia Traditions Western Piedmont Blues [Smithsonian Folkways: 1981]
11. "Greasy Greens" - Pink Anderson - Medicine Show Man [Fantasy: 1999]
12. "Runaway Man Blues" - Floyd Council - Rough Guide to East Coast Blues [World Music Network: 2015]
13. "Hobo Blues" - RL Burnside - Worried Blues [Fat Possum: 2017]
14. "County Farm Blues" - John Lee Granderson - Hard Luck John [Craft Recordings: 1998]
15. "One Kind Favor" - Spider John Koerner Dave Ray and Tony Glover - Blues Rags and Holler [Elektra: 1963]
16. "Going to Brownsville" - Furry Lewis - Fourth and Beale [Ardent Recordings: 2004]
17. "Mistreatin Blues" - Frank Stokes - Creator of the Memphis Blues [Shanachie: 1990]
18. "Rabbit on the Log" - John Lee Hooker - Jack O Diamonds [BMG: 2000]
19. "Dusty Grass" - Jack Rose - The Black Dirt Sessions [Three Lobed Recordings: 2009]
20. "Tom Rushen Blues" - Alvin Youngblood Hart - Down in the Alley [Memphis International: 2002]
21. "Things Done Changed" - Jerron Paxton - Things Done Changed [Smithsonian Folkways: 2024]
22. "Temperance River Blues" - Charlie Parr - StumpJumper [Charlie Par LLC: 2015]
23. "Ghost Woman" - Jontavious Willis - West Georgia Blues [Strolling Bones Records: 2024]
24. "Diving Duck Blues" - Taj Mahal and Keb Mo - Room on the Porch for Everyone [UMG Recordings: 2025]
25. "Long Gone Riley Brown" - Guy Davis - The Legend of Sugarbelly [MC Records: 2024]

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. "Summer Dances" {MATHIAS} - Fine Arts Brass Ensemble - Hoddinott & Mathias: Brass Music [Nimbus Records: 1996]
2. "Three preludes, op. 56" {MANKELL} - Anna Christensson - Mankell: Solo Piano Works [Deutschlandradio: 2009]
3. "Summer Music, Op. 31" {BARBER} - Esbjerg Ensemble - Esbjerg Ensemble: Summer Music [SteepleChase Productions: 1987]
4. "Summer Trio for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon, Op. 149" {SVOBODA} - Michael Anderson, Thomas O'Connor & Steve Vacchi - Svoboda: Chamber Works - Vol. 1 with Clarinet [North Pacific Music: 2003]
5. "Summer Song from Ten Piano Pieces, Op. 58" {SIBELIUS} - Havard Gimse - Sibelius: Piano Music, Vol. 3 [Naxos: 2001]
6. "Summer Night, Op. 58" {SCHOECK} - Camerata Bern - Camerata Bern: That Special Something [Musica Helvetica: 1992]
7. "Summer Evening" {IRELAND} - John Lenehan - Ireland: Piano Works, Volume 2 [Naxos: 1996]
8. "Pastoral" {IRELAND} - John Lenehan - Ireland: Piano Concerto [Naxos: 2011]
9. "Indian Summer" {IRELAND} - John Lenehan - Ireland: Piano Concerto [Naxos: 2011]
10. "Mid-summer" {MACDOWELL} - James Barbagallo - Macdowell: PIano Music, Vol. 1 [Naxos: 1993]
11. "Variations on "The Last Rose of Summer"" {ERNST} - Midori - Midor: Live at Carnegie Hall [Sony Records: 1991]
12. "Three Dances" {IRELAND} - John Lenehan - Ireland: Piano Concerto [Naxos: 2011]

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. "R, Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos" {Richard STRAUSS} - Voigt, Dessay, von Otter, Heppner; Sinopoli, - Ariadne auf Naxos [Deutsche Grammophon: 2001]
2. "Wagner: Rienzi's Prayer (Rienzi)" {Richard WAGNER} - Ben Heppner - Ben Heppner: German Romantic Opera [RCA ]
3. "Korngold: O Freund (Die Tote Stadt)" {Erich Wolfgang KORNGOLD} - Ben Heppner - Ben Heppner: German Romantic Opera [RCA ]

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. "Rhythm Song" {Paul SMADBECK} - Evelyn Glennie and Barry Wordsworth, marimba - Rhythm Song [RCA Victor: 1990]
2. "Syrian Dances for String Orchestra" {Kinan AZMEH} - Palaver Strings - Azmeh: Syrian Dances [Azica: 2025]
3. "There Is More Light in This Room When You Are Here" {Outi TARKIAINEN} - Arcis Saxophon Quartett - [arcis Records: 2021]
4. "KANTHOLZ" {Kai SCHUMACHER} - Kai Schumacher, piano - RAUSCH [Neue Meister: 2019]
5. "O gloriosa virginum" {Krzysztof PENDERECKI} - Latvian Radio Choir; Sigvards Klava, conductor - Sacred Choral Works [Ondine Oy: 2009 / 2023]
6. "Don't Look Down" {Christopher CERRONE} - Conor Hanick, piano; Sandbox Percussion - Don't Look Down [Pentatone: 2020]
7. "Piano Quintet" {Einar ENGLUND} - Peter Lönnqvist, piano; Sinfonia Lahti Chamber Ensemble - Englund: Piano Quintet and String Quartet [BIS: 2004]
8. "Medea's Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23A" {Samuel BARBER} - New York Philharmonic; Thomas Schippers, conductor - Barber: Adagio & Pièces diverses [Sony BMG: 1960 / 1996]

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. "Sonate concertate in stil moderno, Book II: No. 7 Sonata sesta" {CASTELLO, Dario} - Purcell Quartet, Robert Woolley, organ/Jane Rogers, viola/Jakob Lindberg, chitarrone/His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts - Capriccio stravagante Vol. 2 [Chandos: 2001]
2. "Concerto for 2 Clarinets in E-flat, Op. 91" {KROMMER, Franz} - Sabine Meyer, Julian Bliss, clarinets/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields - Kenneth Sillito - Krommer Double Clarinet Concerto, Spohr Concertos 2 & 4 [Warner: 2007]
3. "Lute Partita in C minor, BWV 997" {BACH, J.S.} - Paul Beier, lute - Bach: Works for Lute, Vol. 1 [Stradivarius: 1997]
4. "Four Shakespeare Songs" {MÄNTYJÄRVI, Jaakko} - Phoenix Bach Choir - Charles Bruffy - Shakespeare in Song [Chandos: 2004]
5. "Suite No. 2 in F major" {LOCKE, Matthew} - His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts - English Music from Henry VIII to Charles II [Hyperion: 1997]
6. "Sonatine" {RAVEL, Maurice} - Imogen Cooper, piano - Le temps perdu [Chandos: 2021]
7. "Trumpet Concerto in B-flat major, Op. 94" {WEINBERG, Mieczyslaw} - Matilda Lloyd, trumpet/London Symphony Orchestra - Lee Reynolds - Resonance [Chandos: 2024]
8. "Theme from "American Beauty"" {NEWMAN, Thomas} - Daniil Trifonov, piano - My American Story: North [DG: 2024]

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. "Someday I'm Gonna Walk With Jesus (voc)" - Jackson Gospel Singers - Atlantic Gospel Series 1949-55 [Atlantic Records: 1955]
2. "Thank You Lord Jesus (voc)" - Gospel Harmonaires - Atlantic Gospel Series 1949-55 [Atlantic Records: 1952]
3. "Take the Lord With You (voc)" - Jimmy Ellis & the Riverview Spiritual Singers - Atlantic Religious Series 1963-72 [Atlantic Records: 1968]
4. "If it Wasn't For the Lord (voc)" - Brooklyn Allstars - I've Got My Ticket [Gospel Recording Company Brooklyn NY: 1964]
5. "Lord Will Make a Way (voc)" {Reverend Thomas A. Dorsey} - Voices of Nashville - Creed Gospel 1967-81 [Creed Records - Nashboro Record Company: 1972]
6. "Man Needs Jesus (voc)" - Trumpet Jubilee Singers - Creed Gospel 1967-81 [Creed Records - Nashboro Record Company: 1969]
7. "I've Got Jesus" - Mighty Redeemers - Creed Gospel 1967-81 [Creed Records - Nashboro Record Company: 1969]
8. "Break Me Jesus (voc)" - Evangelist Rosie Wallace Brown & Eddie Brown - Creed Gospel 1967-81 [Creed Records - Nashboro Record Company: 1967]
9. "Doctor Jesus (voc)" - Swanee Quintet - Creed Gospel 1967-81 [Creed Records - Nashboro Record Company: 1979]
10. "My God is a Good God (voc)" {Bill Moss} - Bill Moss & the Celestials - Bill Moss & The Celestials [Savoy Records: 1967]
11. "God Leads Little Children (voc)" - Five Blind Boys of Mississippi - Peacock Gospel Records [Peacock Records TX: 1952]
12. "God's Word Will Never Pass Away (voc)" - Sensational Nightingales with Reverend Julius Cheeks - Peacock Gospel Records [Peacock Records TX: 1953]
13. "Give God a Chance (voc)" - Reverend Oris Mays - Creed Gospel 1967-81 [Creed Records - Nashboro Record Company: 1979]
14. "I Am Determined (voc)" - Brother Cleophus Robinson & the Spirit of Memphis - Peacock Gospel Records [Peacock Records TX: 1955]
15. "I Can See So Much (voc)" - Reverend Cleophus Robinson & Sister Josephine James - Peacock Gospel Records [Peacock Records TX: 1958]
16. "I Want To Go (voc)" {Reverend Julius June Cheeks} - Sensational Nightingales with Reverend Julius Cheeks - Peacock Gospel Records [Peacock Records TX: 1961]
17. "Save Me (voc)" - Southern Harmoneers of Lodi NJ - Gospel 1958-1968 [Gospel Recording Company Brooklyn NY: 1962]

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. "'Armonico tributo', Sonata No.5 in G major" {Georg MUFFAT} - Les Muffatti; Peter Van Heyghen - Muffat: 'Armonico tributo', [Ramée: 2023]
2. "Confitebor tibi Domine, dai Vespri op.1" {Giovanni LEGRENZI} - Oficina Musicum Chorus & Ensemble; Riccardo Favero - Concerti Musicali Per Uso Di Chiesa Op.1 Messa e Vespro [Dynamic: 2009]
3. "Corona Aurea" {Adam JARZEBSKI} - Ensemble Mensa Sonora - Jarzebski: Canzoni e Concerti [Pierre Verany: 2007]
4. "Stabat Mater" {Giovanni Felice SANCES} - Ricercar Consort; Philippe Pierlot, conductor; Carlos Mena, alto - Stabat Mater [Mirare Eratum ]
5. ""L'Aimable" (Premier livre de pièces de clavecin)" {Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace ROYER} - Alexandre Tharaud - Versailles [Warner Classics: 2019]
6. "Violin Concerto E-minor D.56" {Giuseppe TARTINI} - I Solisti Veneti; Uto Ughi violin; Claudio Scimone, conductor - Tartini: Concerti per violino [Erato: 1984]
7. "Concerto grosso in G major, S. 217" {Johann David HEINICHEN} - Musica Antiqua Köln - Heinichen: Dresden Concerti [Archiv: 2013]
8. "Dixit Dominus" {Claudio MONTEVERDI} - Cantum Mensurable - Dixit Dominus [Polyphonia: 2020]
9. "Dolce Amoroso Focho" {Franciscus BOSSINENSIS} - Capella de Ministrers - Plaser y Gasajo [CdM: 2000]
10. "Sonata à 4 in B-flat major for 2 Oboes, Bassoon & Basso Continuo" {Antonio LOTTI} - Affinità Ensemble für Alte Musik - Venice and Beyond [Arcana: 2020]

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. "Weak Life" - Toke - (Orange) [Toke: 2017]
2. "Kali Yuga" - Noctomb - Noctomb [Noctomb: 2023]
3. "Heads Are Gonna Roll" - Ogre Throne - Arc of the Hammer [Ogre Throne: 2014]
4. "Ripped to Shreds" - Night Attack - The Initiation [Metal Scrap: 2022]
5. "The Execution" - Seventh Gate - The Execution [Seventh Gate: 1989]
   Notes: VIRGINIA (Hank Irving)
6. "Dementia Riddled" - Cave Grave - Unfurling Putridity [Hand of Death: 2023]
7. "Fear" - Pallor - The Cloudfountain [Pallor: 2014]
8. "Awakened" - Ape Vermin - Andromedas Colossus [Ape Vermin: 2024]
9. "Serpent Tongue" - Feral Spectre - Crepuscular Evil [Feral Spectre: 2019]
10. "Icarus" - Judecca - Judecca [Judecca: 2015]
11. "Joy of the Worm" - Seven Foot Spleen - Enter Therapy [Tee Pee: 1999]
12. "Maelstrom of Decay" - Pathogenesis - Fishing for People [Pathogenesis: 2015]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
13. "Living Hollow" - Killwhitneydead - Suffer My Wrath [Tribunal: 2014]
    Notes: VIRGINIA (Travis Cook)
14. "Dirt Merchant (It Is What It Is)" - Weedeater - God Luck and Good Speed [Southern Lord: 2007]
15. "Dying Design" - Datura - The Harrowing [Rusty Knuckles: 2017]
16. "Doom-Quake" - Ancient Tree - Ancient Tree [Ancient Tree: 2020]
17. "Thirteenth Witness" - Thirteenth Witness - Thirteenth Witness [Thirteenth Witness: 2024]
18. "Salvation" - Soulpreacher - Sonic Witchcraft [Man's Ruin: 2000]
    Notes: Bonus track
19. "Amongst the Dead" - Votnut - Votnut [Votnut: 2012]
20. "No Rebuttal" - Hanging Rotten - Your Cheatin' Heart [Putrid Filth Conspiracy: 2002]
21. "Culling" - Lesser Life - The Light Will Never Touch You Again [Legitimate Business Recording St: 2013]
22. "Erosion" - Mourning Cloak - No Visible Light [Headfirst!: 2023]