WTJU 91.1 FM

Radio Freedonia

One salt-rubbed hunk of indie rock 1 Florin, Post-Punk Gold 1/4 Cup, Whine Pop Vinegar 1/3 Mole, Brazilian Tropicalisimo 2 Bunchs, Wilted Soul and Psychedelia 2 Omicrons, Electronic Ambience 1… MoreOne salt-rubbed hunk of indie rock 1 Florin, Post-Punk Gold 1/4 Cup, Whine Pop Vinegar 1/3 Mole, Brazilian Tropicalisimo 2 Bunchs, Wilted Soul and Psychedelia 2 Omicrons, Electronic Ambience 1 Candela, Forgotten Funk 1 Blessed Blast, Japanese Noise Bands Dash of bitter insouciance Salt-n-Pepa to taste Braise Weekly. Cooks between 2 and 4 PM on Saturday afternoons on 91.1 WTJU. Less

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1. "I Shot the Barber" - Dr. Alimantado -
2. "Day Party" - 2 Chainz -
3. "California Soul" - Brenda & the Tabulations -
4. "Jusfayu" - Kamau -
5. "Cavern" - Liquid Liquid -
6. "Losing My Edge" - LCD Soundsystem -
7. "Invitation" - Tierra Whack - World Wide Whack [Interscope: 2024]
8. "Hyperethnic Blues" - Michal Turtle - Return to Jeka [Music from Memory: 1983]
9. "Man is Free" - Air - S/t [Embryo: 1971]
10. "Solen Stiger Upp" - Dungen -
11. "Goodbye Baby" - Thee Oh Sees - Putrifiers II [ 2012]
12. "Reality" - Black Merda! - Music From Mother's Mixer
13. "L'Enfer" - Coralie Clement -
14. "Cactus Cat" - Look Blue Go Purple - Still Bewitched [Flying Nun: 1987/2016]
15. "Liar, Liar" - The Castaways - Nuggets [Elektra: 1972/2006]
16. "Diddy Wah Diddy" - Capatin Beefheart - Nuggets Vol. 6: Punk Part II [Rhino: 1985]
17. "Vendedor de Bananas" - Os Incriveis -
18. "Hey Now Now" - Cloud Room -
19. "Insecurity Part 2 The Moor The Marry Her" - Open Mike Eagle - Hella Personal Film Festival
20. "Martin Fierro" - Juana Molina - Segundo [ 2000]
21. "I'm Gonna Make Her Love Me" - Jim Ford -
22. "Vincent O'Brien" - M. Ward - Transfiguration of Vincent [Merge: 2003]
23. "Where Have all the Flowers Gobne" - Blood Brother Six - Earl's Closet [Light in the Attic: 2022]
24. "Early Blue" - F.J. McMahon - Spirit of the Golden Juice [Mexican Summer: 1969]
25. "Softly" - Sibylle Baier - Colour Green

Reggae Vibrations

The tradition of Roots and Culture in the Old Dominion endures. Set upon the solid foundation of bedrock Nyabinghi chants, syncopated Ska and rumbling Rock Steady, your selectors build the… MoreThe tradition of Roots and Culture in the Old Dominion endures. Set upon the solid foundation of bedrock Nyabinghi chants, syncopated Ska and rumbling Rock Steady, your selectors build the framework of the positive Word, Sound and Power of Reggae. Riddim for the Next Generation each Saturday afternoon from 12 'til 2 right here on WTJU... Less

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1. "Hang "em High" - Richard Ace/Jackie MIttoo - (Single)
2. "Weapons Of Distraction" - Thievery Corporation feat Notch - Temple of I & I [ESL: 2017]
3. "Leaving Babylon" - Bad Brains - Babylon Central [ESL: 2010]
4. "Jesus Dread" - Yabby You and Trinity - Sun Is Shining [MOJO: (2007)]
5. "The Wicked" - the Reggae Boys - (Single) [Amalgamated: 1968]
6. "Fire Re Di Vatican" - Max Romeo - Open The Iron Gate [Blood and Fire: (2007)1975]
7. "Merciless Deeds" - the Expanders feat Alex Desert and Deston Berry - (Single) [Easy Star: 2026]
8. "The Heathen" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Exodus [Island: 1977]
9. "Rumors Of War" - Peter Tosh - Mystic Man [Rolling Stones: 1979]
10. "Rise And Shine" - Bunny Wailer - Liberation [Solomonic: 1987]
11. "Zambia" - Yabby You - Dub It to the Top [Blood and Fire ]
12. "Life Over Death" - RUNKUS - (Single) [Easy Star: 2026]
13. "Never Gonna Give Up" - Don Carlos - Firehouse Clash [Live And Learn: 1986]
14. "Letter To The Editor" - Thievery Croporation feat Raquel Jones - Temple of I & I [ESL ]
15. "Revolutio Conference" - Yabby You - Dub It to the Top
16. "White Man In Hammersmith Palais" - the Clash - The Clash [Epic/CBS: 1977]
17. "Keep Your Dread" - Big Youth - Ride Like Lightning [Trojan: 2002]
18. "Chalice In The Palace" - U-Roy - Original DJ [Viergin: 1979]
19. "Tribal War" - Lone Ranger - Barnabas In Collings Wood [Wave: 1979]
20. "The Conqueror" - Dreadzone Feat Don Letts - Serious Dropout [Echo Beach: 2026]
21. "The Great Escape" - Judah Eskender Tafari... Sly & Robbie - (Single) [Daptone: 2025]
22. "Iron Sharpen Iron" - Mighty Joshua - Dreaducation [MIghty Music: 2024]
23. "Wicked World" - Hempolics - (Single) [Sea io Sea REciorsds: 2025]
24. "Fire Burning" - Bob Andy - Pied Piper [Trojan: 1971]
25. "Mount Zion Version" - Yabby You - Dub It to the Top
26. "Peeping Tom" - the Maytals - King Kong Collection [Mango: 2005]
27. "Penny For Your Song" - the Feeerals - Guns of Navarone [Trojan ]
28. "Swing And Dine" - the Melodians - Musical Feast

Atlantic Weekly Part II

The second half of Atlantic Weekly, heard each Saturday morning from 10 til noon, switches over to Europe, delving into the Celtic tradition, Scandinavia, and beyond.

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1. "Páidín O'Raifearta's Set" - Sharon Shannon, Dónal Lunny - The Winkles Tapes 1989 [The Daisy Label: 2019]
2. "The Wild Rover" - Lankum - The Livelong Day [Rough Trade: 2019]
3. "The Creggan White Hare" - Daoirí Farrell - The First Turn [JAD Recordings: 2021]
4. "Donegal Reels" - De Dannan - Hibernian Rhapsody [Shanachie: 1996]
5. "Follow Me Up To Carlow" - Planxty - Planxty [Shanachie: 1973]
6. "Harry Brewer" - North Sea Gas - Dark Island [Scotdisc: 2005]
7. "John Mackenzie’s March" - Breabach - Fàs [Breabach Records: 2022]
8. "The Broomfield Hill" - Malinky - Flower & Iron [Greentrax Recordings: 2008]
9. "Helvic Head/Trip to Killarney" - Fisher Street - Out in the Night [Mulligan Records: 1991]
10. "The Rollicking Boys Around Tandragee" - Fourwinds - Fourwinds [Fourwinds: 2015]
11. "Cairn O' Mount" - Old Blind Dogs - Four on the Floor [Compass Records: 2007]
12. "What Will You Do? / April Rain" - Moving Cloud - "Welcome: Who Are You?" [GO Danish Folk Music: 2008]
13. "Black Pat's / The Thrush in the Storm / Packie Duignan's" - Paul McGlinchey - The Boys of the Town [Pmg 002: 2011]
14. "Billy O'Shea" - Mike McGoldrick, John McCusker & John Doyle - The Wishing Tree [Under One Sky Records: 2018]
15. "She Has Me" - Cua - Songs of the Hollow [Anseo Records: 2017]
16. "Shamrock Shore (Song)" - Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples, Matt Molloy - Molloy, Brady, Peoples [Mulligan Records: 1978]
17. "The Crackling Radio" - Rónán Ó Snodaigh, Myles O'Reilly - The Crackling Radio [Universal Music Ireland Ltd.: 2026]
18. "Reels: Patsy Cambell's:Tie The Bonnet : Mick Finn's" - Peter Carberry and Angelina Carberry and John Blake - Memories From The Holla [Peter Carberry: 2005]
19. "The Priest/Mary Willie’s/This Is My Love, Do You Like Her?" - The Bothy Band - After Hours [Mulligan Records: 1978]
20. "Reynard The Fox" - Cathy Jordan - Crankie Island Song Project [Cathy Jordan: 2024]
21. "The Kittycat Slip Jigs: Fluffy’s Frolics / Frosty’s Frolics" - Réalta - Thing of the Earth [Réalta Records: 2023]
22. "A Lovely Madness" - Beoga - A Lovely Madness [Beoga: 2005]
23. "Young Ned of the Hill" - The Pogues - Peace and Love (Expanded Edition) [WM UK: 1989]
24. "The Bull's March: Bó Mhin Na Toitean / 40 March / 40 Reel" - Cillian Vallely - The Raven's Rock [Cillian Vallely: 2016]
25. "When Ye Go Away - 2006 Remaster" - The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues [Chrysalis Records: 1988]
26. "Maguire and Paterson" - Sharon Shannon - Out the Gap [The Daisy Label: 1994]
27. "Whirlpools : The Lighthouse Polka" - Nuala Kennedy - Shorelines [Under the Arch Records: 2023]
28. "The Gatehouse Maid Set (Reels)" - Buttons and Bows - The Return of Spring [Buttons & Bows: 2015]

Atlantic Weekly Part I

For well over 30 years, Atlantic Weekly Part I has been providing listeners with a Saturday morning wake up call of acoustic music. From contemporary singer-songwriters and Americana to the… MoreFor well over 30 years, Atlantic Weekly Part I has been providing listeners with a Saturday morning wake up call of acoustic music. From contemporary singer-songwriters and Americana to the bedrock traditions of bluegrass and old-time string bands, we will have you singing and dancing around the kitchen during your first cup of coffee. Tune in and explore the insightful lyrics and musical diversity that can be found only outside the limits of commercial radio. That's Atlantic Weekly Part I heard each Saturday morning from 8-10. Less

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1. "5 Days Out, 2 Days Back" - Alison Brown, Steve Martin W/Tim O'Brien - Safe, Sensible And Sane [Brown Knows Music: 2025]
2. "Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow" - The Blue Ridge Girls - Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow [629 Music Group: 2023]
3. "Foggy Mounrain Rock" - Andy Hall - Songs From The Mountain [Americana Vibes: 2024]
4. "The Willow Song" - Meels - Across The Raccoon Strait [Meels LLC: 2026]
5. "Mr. Eisenhower" - Race Ricketts - New Settler's Reunion [Race Ricketts: 2026]
6. "Three Forks Of Jezero Crater" - Big Chimney Barn Dance - Morning Blues [Big Chimney Barn Dance: 2025]
7. "Voyageur" - Maggie Savoie - On Court [Maggie Savoie: 2017]
8. "Kentucky Coal" - Benjamin Tod, Matt Heckler - Kentucky Coal [Benjamin Tod: 2025]
9. "Mountain Don't Care" - Valley Flower - Mountain Don't Care [Valley Flower: 2026]
10. "That's All Right" - Tony Trischka, Dudley Connell - Earl Jam 2 [Down The Road: 2026]
11. "Hesitation Blues" - Martha Spencer, Luke Bell - Wonderland [Gingham Rose: 2022]
12. "Five Miles To Town" - George Jackson, Tristan Scroggins - The Old Time 100, Vol. 3 [George Jackson, Tristan Scroggin: 2026]
13. "Cow Trail Blues" - Andy Hedges, Dom Flemons - The Westerner [Cowboy Songwriter: 2026]
14. "A Horse Without A Rider" - Emily Rose & The Rounders - Emily Rose & The Rounders [Mock: 2022]
15. "Blackboard Boogie" - The Soda Crackers - The Soda Crackers [The Soda Crackers: 2025]
16. "Moon Over Montana" - Poi Rogers - Twilight Blues [Poi Rogers: 2025]
17. "Mom & Dad Waltz" - Tony Trischka, Farayi Malek - Earl Jam 2 [Down The Road: 2026]
18. "El Cumbanchero" - Michael Daves, Jacob Jolliff - We Like Jim & Jesse [Wild Geranium: 2026]
19. "Steam Train Whistle Whine" - Debutants - Fiddle & A Rose [Debutants: 2025]
20. "Dead Ends" - Johanna Wacker - Garden Over Embers [Johanna Wacker: 2024]
21. "Been Too Long" - Alex Beraldo - Moving On [756212 Records DK: 2025]
22. "Cowboy" - The Waymores - The Knot [Keystone Artist Connect: 2026]
23. "Boogie Woogie Tennessee" - Joshua Hedley - All Hat [New West: 2025]
24. "Little Magic Wolf" - Brennen Leigh - Don't You Ever Give Up On Love [Signature Sounds: 2025]
25. "Easy Feelin'" - Desert Hollow - Music For The Folks [Desert Hollow: 2026]
26. "Great Buck In The Night Sky" - Brandon Godman - I Heard The Morgan Bell [Brandon Godman: 2024]
27. "Talkin' Doc Blues" - Ketch Secor - Story The Crow Told Me [Ketch Secor: 2025]
28. "Last Call" - Pharis & Jason Romero - Last Call [Pharis & Jason Romero: 2026]
29. "High Cost Of Goodbye" - Trey Hensley - Can't Outrun The Blues [Pinecastle: 2026]
30. "Eugene Black" - DownRiver Collective - Give It All Away [Kettleridge: 2025]
31. "Rigmarole Jig" - Old Spot, Jeri Foreman & Ruth Eliza - One Night String Band Vol. 1 [Scribe: 2024]

Leftover Biscuits

Tune in for Leftover Biscuits every Saturday morning (6:30 to 8am) for stories and the early recordings of 1920s and 30s American country and blues music. We'll hear about the… MoreTune in for Leftover Biscuits every Saturday morning (6:30 to 8am) for stories and the early recordings of 1920s and 30s American country and blues music. We'll hear about the famous acts and the not so famous. From the Carter Family, Memphis Minnie and the Charlie Poole to the less-heard sounds of Washington Phillips, Amédé Ardoin and the Dezurik Sisters. Jug bands, string bands, shape note singers, Cajun, Hawaiian, Cuban and even classic country from the early 50s are all likely guests to round out the show and start your weekend right. Less

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1. "Leftover Biscuits" - Lost And Found - Classic Bluegrass [Rebel ]
2. "Rising Sun Blues" - King David's Jug Band -
3. "You Are A Little Too Small" - Carolina Tar Heels -
4. "Revenue Man Blues" - Charlie Patton -
5. "La Fille A Oncle Elair" - Joseph Falcon -
6. "Lost Love Blues" - Dock Boggs -
7. "Monkey In The Dog Cart" - Leake County Revelers -
8. "Dear Evelina" - Dezurik Sisters -
9. "Go Ahead, Buddy" - Casey Bill Weldon -
10. "Little Golden Locket" - Dezurik Sisters -
11. "Whipporwill Song" - Dezurik Sisters -
12. "Shortenin Bread" - Dyke's Magic City Trio -
13. "East Virginia Blues" - Carter Family -
14. "Madison Street Rag" - Cannon's Jug Stompers -
15. "Itching Heel" - Irene Scruggs -
16. "Baby, How Can You?" - Bo Carter And Lonnie Chatman -
17. "Troubled Blues (Partial)" - Bo Carter -
18. "Illinois Blues" - Skip James -
19. "My Mary Blues" - Kansas Joe And Memphis Minnie -
20. "Coming Down From God" - Carol Elizabeth Jones -
21. "Curley Headed Woman" - Burnett And Rutherford -
22. "Down By The River" - Uncle Dave Macon -

Charlottesville Community Engagement

Be infomed! Join host Sean Tubbs for a weekly review of public policy matters that elected officials are hashing out in and around Charlottesville.

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With Good Reason

Each week scholars explore the worlds of literature, science, the arts, politics, history, and business through lively discussion with our ever curious host Sarah McConnell. From the controversies over slave… MoreEach week scholars explore the worlds of literature, science, the arts, politics, history, and business through lively discussion with our ever curious host Sarah McConnell. From the controversies over slave reparations and global warming, to the unique worlds of comic books and wine-making, With Good Reason is always surprising, challenging and fun. With Good Reason has won five Gabriel Awards for Best Documentary or Public Affairs Programs and is also the recipient of top honors from the Public Radio News Directors, Radio and Television Digital News Association and the Virginia Association of Broadcasters. Produced at Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. More information at withgoodreasonradio.org. 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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Electronic Explorations

Mashup of ambient and beat based electronic music. Electronic Explorations navigates the road less traveled of electronic music alternating Saturday mornings at 1.

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1. "Happy With You" - Big Thief - Double Infinity [4AD: 2025]
2. "Wave Field Radio Edit" - Rafael Toral - Wave Field [Drag City: 1995/2018]
3. "Meaning Business" - Wendy Eisenberg - Wendy Eisenberg [Joyful Noise Recordings: 2026 [New]]
4. "Snow | Touch" - Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, Macie Stewart - Body Sound [International Anthem Recording Company: 2026 [New]]
5. "the ineptitude for mutual discernment " - Big Brave - in grief or in hope [Thrill Jockey: 2026 [New]]
6. "The Ground Above" - Beth Orton - The Ground Above (Single) [Partisan Records: 2026 [New]]
7. "13 Angels Standing Guard 'Round The Side Of Your Bed." - A Silver Mt. Zion - He Has Left Us Alone But Shafts Of Light Sometimes Grace The Corner Of Our Rooms%u2026 [Constellation: 2000]
8. "O Superman" - Laurie Anderson - Big Science [Warner Bros. Records: 1982]
9. "Shadow | Mess" - Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, Macie Stewart - Body Sound [International Anthem Recording Company: 2026 [New]]
10. "Nothing As" - Eiko Ishibashi - Antigone [Drag City: 2025]
11. "Persistence, Buds" - Caterina Barbieri Bendik Giske - At Source [Light-years: 2026 [New]]
12. "South London Boroughs" - Burial - South London Boroughs EP [Hyperdub: 2005]
13. "Outer Shell" - Carrier - Rhythm Immortal [Modern Love: 2025]
14. "What About Us" - DJ Koze The Notwist - Music Can Hear Us [Pampa Records: 2025]
15. "aipom" - Buddy Ross - K We're Here [Self-Released: 2025]
16. "For the night" - Marta Forsberg - Archaeology of Intimacy [Warm Winters Ltd.: 2025]
17. "U Know My Body" - Armand Hammer The Alchemist - Mercy [Backwoodz Studioz: 2025 [New]]
18. "That Thing With The Rabbit" - Headache - The Head Hurts But The Heart Knows The Truth [PLZ Make It Ruins: 2023]
19. "Daisy" - Bert Verso - ICHLU [This Music: 2023]
20. "Non Hoi" - Plaid - Heaven's Door [Warp: 2009]
21. "Tearisci" - Plaid - Rest Proof Clockwork [Warp: 1999]
22. "Erik Satie (France 1866-1925)" - Satsuki Shibano - Erik Satie (France 1866-1925) [Sound Process: 1984]
23. "Amor" - DJ Koze - Wie Schön Du Bist [Pampa: 2024]
24. "Days" - Gregory Uhlman - Extra Stars [International Anthem Recording Company: 2026 [New]]
25. "Caliskynard" - Tomu DJ 40split - Sacramento EP [Self-released: 2026 [New]]