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The Kitchen Sink

After another grueling week of working for "the man," replenish your soul every Friday night from 11 to 1 with The Kitchen Sink. Join us while we search for that… MoreAfter another grueling week of working for "the man," replenish your soul every Friday night from 11 to 1 with The Kitchen Sink. Join us while we search for that perfect song, that perfect set, that perfect alignment of the cosmos that reminds you why you love music in the first place. Or you can just tune in and get the party started, this and every Friday night from 11 to 1. The Kitchen Sink, right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Don't Be That Way" - Benny Goodman - Ultimate Big Band Collection: Benny Goodman [Masterworks Jazz: 2010]
2. "April In Paris" - Count Basie - April In Paris (Expanded Edition) [Verve: 1956]
3. "Spring Is Here" - Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book [Verve Reissues: 1956]
4. "Rumors Are Flying" - Les Paul, The Andrews Sisters - Their Greatest Hits And Finest Performances [Geffen: 1996]
5. "April Showers" - Bing Crosby - Songs I Wish I Had Sung The First Time Around (Deluxe Edition) [Bing Crosby P&D: 2014]
6. "On The Sunny Side Of The Street" - Billie Holiday - Billie Holiday [Verve Reissues: 1957]
7. "In the Mood" - Glenn Miller - Ultimate Big Band Collection: Glenn Miller [Masterworks Jazz: 2010]
8. "Here Comes The Sun - Remastered 2009" - The Beatles - Abbey Road (Remastered) [EMI Catalogue: 1969]
9. "I Can See Clearly Now" - Johnny Nash - The Best Of [Sony Music UK: 1996]
10. "A Beautiful Morning - Single Version" - The Rascals - Time Peace: The Rascals' Greatest Hits [Rhino Atlantic: 1990]
11. "The Rain Song - Remaster" - Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (Remaster) [Atlantic Records: 1973]
12. "Centerfield" - John Fogerty - The Long Road Home - The Ultimate John Fogerty / Creedence Collection [Fantasy Records: 1984]
13. "Yellow Roses" - Dolly Parton - White Limozeen [Columbia Nashville: 1989]
14. "Spring Fever" - Elvis Presley - Girl Happy [RCA/Legacy: 1965]
15. "Tip Toe Through The Bluegrass" - Chet Atkins, C.G.P., Tommy Emmanuel - The Day Finger Pickers Took Over The World (with Tommy Emmanuel) [Columbia Nashville: 1997]
16. "Pink Sunglasses" - Mia Doi Todd - Human Experience [City Zen Records: 2026]
17. "Hey, Betty Martin" - Joe Liggins, Honeydrippers - Dripper's Boogie [Fantasy Records: 1992]
18. "Pink Sunsets" - John Paul Keith - Heart Shaped Shadow [Last Chance Records: 2018]
19. "Everyday" - Buddy Holly, The Crickets - Buddy Holly [Geffen: 1958]
20. "It's Only A Paper Moon" - Ella Fitzgerald, The Delta Rhythm Boys - 100 Songs For A Centennial [Verve Reissues: 2017]
21. "It's A Good Day" - Peggy Lee - Rendezvous With Peggy Lee [CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92): 1948]
22. "Blue Skies" - Frank Sinatra - The Columbia Years (1943-1952): The Complete Recordings: Volume 4 [Columbia/Legacy: 1993]
23. "You Make Me Feel So Young - Remastered 1998" - Frank Sinatra - Songs For Swingin' Lovers! (Remastered) [Capitol Records: 1956]
24. "They Can't Take That Away From Me" - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong - Ella and Louis [Verve Reissues: 1956]
25. "I'll Be There" - Nick Lowe - The Impossible Bird [Yep Roc Records: 1994]
26. "Careless Love" - Madeleine Peyroux - Careless Love [Rounder: 2004]
27. "A Little Wind" - Tom Russel, Barrence Witfield - Hillbilly Voodoo [Rockbeat Records: 2015]
28. "My Happy Day" - Geriant Watkins - Watkins Bold as Love [Bluefive Productions: 1997]

Nothin' But the Blues

One of the longest running blues shows in 'TJU's history, featuring the best of Mississippi and Chicago, rural and urban, and acoustic and electric blues. Nothin' But The Blues, each… MoreOne of the longest running blues shows in 'TJU's history, featuring the best of Mississippi and Chicago, rural and urban, and acoustic and electric blues. Nothin' But The Blues, each Friday night from 9 to 11 right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "I Just Want To Make Love To You" - Muddy Waters - The Best Of Muddy Waters [UMG Recordings, Inc.: 1957]
2. "How Blue is That" - Buddy Guy - Ain't Done With The Blues [RCA Records: 2025]
3. "Sick Bed Blues" - Buffalo Nichols - Buffalo Nichols [Fat Possum Records: 2021]
4. "Love Crazy Baby" - Rick Vito - Cadillac Man [Blue heart Records: 2023]
5. "When I Get Lucky" - Duke Robillard & His All Star Band - Blast Off [Nola Blue Records: 2026]
6. "Back to Blue" - Janiva Magness - Love is an Army [Blue Elan Records: 2018]
7. "Dollars & Demons" - Altered Five Blues Band - Ten Thousand Watts [Blind Pig Records: 2019]
8. "Sweet Marie" - Altered Five Blues Band - Ten Thousand Watts [Blind Pig Records: 2019]
9. "If Hock My Guitar" - Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men - Tall, Dark, and Handsome [Hot Shot Records: 2019]
10. "Bulletproof" - Samantha Fish - Kill or Be Kind [San Juan Music: 2022]
11. "Crazy 'Bout You Baby" - Christine Perfect - The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions [Blue Horizon Records: 2008]
12. "Sell my Monkey" - Byther Smith - Byther Smith in Europe Vol. 2 [Black and Tan: 2015]
13. "Mannish Boy" - Muddy Waters - Electric Mud [Cadet Concept Records: 1968]
14. "Living on the Highway" - Freddie King - Getting Ready... [Shelter Records: 1971]
15. "Key to the Highway" - Freddie King - Getting Ready... [Shelter Records: 1971]
16. "Don't Hurt Me No More" - Byther Smith - Byther Smith on Black and Tan, Vol. 1 [Chief Records: 1961]
17. "Boom Boom Boom" - John Lee Hooker - This is Hip – the Best of John Lee Hooker [Tradition Records: 1967]
18. "Hold Me" - The Teskey Brothers - Run Home Slow [Glassnote records: 2019]
19. "Jumper on the Line" - Thee Blind Crows - See My Jumper Hanging on the Line [Lixo Urbano: 2026]
20. "Don't Throw Your Love Away" - Collette Cooper - Lost [Thelonious Punk: 2020]
21. "Mr. Clean" - Ray Agee - Mr. Clean [Highland Records: 1968]
22. "Rambler and a Rollin' Stone Artists" - The Hollywood Blue Flames - Deep In America / Larger Than Life, Vol. 2 [Delta Grove: 2010]
23. "This House" - Shane Dwight - This House [Electo Groove: 2014]
24. "RL Burnside" - Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcom - 2 Man Wrecking Crew [Delta Groove: 2008]
25. "Ms. Jody's Boogie Slide" - Ms. Jody - Ms. Jody's Boogie Slide [Ecko Records: 2026]
26. "The Bullet" - The Mannish Boys - Shake for Me [Delta Groove: 2010]

Offbeat Roadhouse

Offbeat Roadhouse invites a different musical group from around North America into your home each Friday night for an hour long concert live from WTJU's performance space. There will be… MoreOffbeat Roadhouse invites a different musical group from around North America into your home each Friday night for an hour long concert live from WTJU's performance space. There will be Blues, Folk, Jazz, Roots, World and more. You can also watch it over at youtube.com/wtju. So gather round each Friday night from 8 til 9 for Offbeat Roadhouse, right here on WTJU Charlottesville, truly the sound choice in Central Virginia! Less

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1. "Royce Campbell & Friends at Offbeat Roadhouse (May 1, 2026)" - Royce Campbell & Friends (Bob Bowen, Jim Howe, Victor Lee) - Offbeat Roadhouse (May 1, 2026) [Royce Campbell: 2026]

On With The Show

Every Friday evening from 6 to 8, James presents On With the Show. From musical theatre classics to the shows you may have missed, On With the Show is your… MoreEvery Friday evening from 6 to 8, James presents On With the Show. From musical theatre classics to the shows you may have missed, On With the Show is your ticket to the best of Broadway and beyond. Less

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1. "There's No Business Like Show Business (Reprise)" {Irving Berlin} - National Symphony Orchestra - Annie Get Your Gun (Complete Recording of the Lincoln Center Edition) [JAY Records: 1996]
2. "Thou Swell" {Richard Rodgers} - Rosemary Clooney - I Feel a Song Coming On: Lost Radio Recordings [Real Gone Music: 2017]
   Notes: Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, from "A Connecticut Yankee" (1927), Lorenz Hart born May 2, 1895
3. "Isn't It Romantic" {Richard Rodgers} - Bobby Short - Bobby Short Celebrates Rodgers & Hart [Rhino Atlantic: 2005]
   Notes: Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, from the film "Love Me Tonight" (1932)
4. "You Took Advantage Of Me" {Richard Rodgers} - Rosemary Clooney - Rosemary Clooney Sings Rodgers, Hart & Hammerstein ‎ [Concord Jazz: 1990]
   Notes: Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, from "Present Arms" (1928)
5. "Where Or When" {Richard Rodgers} - Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book [Verve Reissues: 1956]
   Notes: Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, from "Babes in Arms" (1937)
6. "Blue Moon" {Richard Rodgers} - Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book [Verve Reissues: 1956]
   Notes: Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
7. "My Romance" {Richard Rodgers} - Carly Simon - My Romance [Arista: 1990]
   Notes: Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, from "Jumbo" (1935)
8. "My Funny Valentine" {Richard Rodgers} - Frank Sinatra - Songs For Young Lovers [CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92): 1954]
   Notes: Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, from "Babes in Arms" (1937)
9. "I Could Write A Book" {Richard Rodgers} - Anita O'Day - Swings Rodgers And Hart [Verve Reissues: 1960]
   Notes: Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, from "Pal Joey" (1940)
10. "Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered" {Richard Rodgers} - Patti LuPone - Pal Joey (1995 New York City Center's Encores! Cast Recording) [DRG Records: 1995]
    Notes: Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
11. "The Lady Is a Tramp" {Richard Rodgers} - Lena Horne - Live On Broadway Lena Horne: The Lady And Her Music [Rhino/Warner Records: 1981]
    Notes: Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, from "Babes in Arms" (1937)
12. "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" {Burton Lane} - Kate Baldwin - Finian's Rainbow (New Broadway Cast Recording) [PS Classics: 2010]
    Notes: Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, Kate Baldwin born May 2, 1975
13. "Look to the Rainbow" {Burton Lane} - Kate Baldwin, Cheyenne Jackson - Finian's Rainbow (New Broadway Cast Recording) [PS Classics: 2010]
    Notes: Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
14. "Old Devil Moon" {Burton Lane} - Cheyenne Jackson, Kate Baldwin - Finian's Rainbow (New Broadway Cast Recording) [PS Classics: 2010]
    Notes: Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
15. "Your Texas" {Michael John LaChiusa} - Kate Baldwin, Brian D'Arcy James - Giant (Original Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2013]
16. "Topsy Turvy" {Michael John LaChiusa} - Kate Baldwin, Brian D'Arcy James - Giant (Original Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2013]
17. "A Stranger" {Michael John LaChiusa} - Kate Baldwin - Giant (Original Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2013]
18. "Two Men in My Life" {Andrew Lippa} - Kate Baldwin - Big Fish (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Broadway Records: 2014]
19. "Time Stops" {Andrew Lippa} - Norbert Leo Butz, Kate Baldwin - Big Fish (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Broadway Records: 2014]
20. "I Don't Need a Roof" {Andrew Lippa} - Kate Baldwin - Big Fish (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Broadway Records: 2014]
21. "That Was My Way" {Andrew Lippa} - Kate Baldwin - John & Jen (2015 Off-Broadway Cast Recording) [Center Stage Records: 2015]
    Notes: Lyrics by Tom Greenwald
22. "Every Goodbye Is Hello" {Andrew Lippa} - Kate Baldwin, Conor Ryan - John & Jen (2015 Off-Broadway Cast Recording) [Center Stage Records: 2015]
    Notes: Lyrics by Tom Greenwald
23. "In Between" {Tom Kitt} - Kate Baldwin, Bryce Pinkham - Superhero (Original Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2019]
24. "Disappear" {Andrew Lippa} - Kate Baldwin, Gavin Creel - The Man in the Ceiling (World Premiere Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2019]
25. "Lessons Learned" {Jonathan Reid Gealt} - Will Chase, Kate Baldwin - Thirteen Stories Down: The Songs Of Jonathan Reid Gealt [Ghostlight Records: 2010]
26. "I'd Give It All For You" {Jason Robert Brown} - Aaron Lazar, Kate Baldwin - The Impossible Dream [Hitskope Records: 2024]
    Notes: From "The Last Five Years"
27. "Walkin' the Track" {Con Conrad} - Kate Baldwin - Kitty's Kisses (World Premiere Recording) [PS Classics: 2009]
    Notes: Lyrics by Gus Kahn
28. "Bill" {Jerome Kern} - Kate Baldwin - The Land Where the Good Songs Go (A New Revue) [PS Classics: 2013]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein and P.G. Wodehouse, from "Show Boat", originally written by Kern and Wodehouse for "Oh Lady! Lady!!" (1917)
29. "Fun to Be Fooled" {Harold Arlen } - Kate Baldwin, Philip Chaffin - Life Begins at 8:40 [PS Classics: 2012]
    Notes: Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg and Ira Gershwin
30. "Ribbons Down My Back" {Jerry Herman} - Kate Baldwin - Hello, Dolly! (New Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2017]
31. "Dancing" {Jerry Herman} - Bette Midler, Gavin Creel, Taylor Trensch, Kate Baldwin - Hello, Dolly! (New Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2017]

Sunset Road

Hear the full range of musical traditions in folk, bluegrass, new grass, celtic, old time, country, singer/songwriter, blues, and any other roots-based music from around the globe. Pete brings you… MoreHear the full range of musical traditions in folk, bluegrass, new grass, celtic, old time, country, singer/songwriter, blues, and any other roots-based music from around the globe. Pete brings you the old and the new, be it local, regional, national, or international. That's Sunset Road, heard Friday afternoon from 4-6. Less

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1. "Pete's tune" - Extended Play Boys - Extended Play Boys [Beet ]
   Notes: Theme tune
2. "Don't Give It Up" - Rob Ickes - Slide City [Rounder ]
   Notes: Larry Carlton cover
3. "You Know What I Mean" - Three Ring Circle - Three Ring Circle [Earwave Records: 2006]
   Notes: Jeff Beckcover. Rob Ickes, Dave Pomeroy & Andy Leftwich
4. "Aced" - Andy Leftwich - Aced [Mountain Home Music: 2026]
   Notes: Brand new album from Andy Leftwich
5. "Highland Rim" - Andy Leftwich - Aced [Mountain Home Music: 2026]
   Notes: Andy's favorite cut on the new album
6. "Blue Lights of Love" - Claire Lynch - Empty Pair of Shoes [Thrill Hill Records: 2026]
   Notes: Brand new album from Claire Lynch, first in over 10 years. Featuring Bryan McDowell & Jim Hurst amongst others
7. "One Mistake at a Time" - Claire Lynch - Empty Pair of Shoes [Thrill Hill Records: 2026]
8. "If You're Ever In Oklahoma" - The Front Porch String Band - The Front Porch String Band [Flying Fish: 1981]
   Notes: JJ Cale cover
9. "Oklahoma Redbird" - Norman Blake & Peter Ostroushko - Meeting On Southern Soil [Red House Records: 2002]
10. "Oklahoma Rooster" - Critton Hollow String Band - The Young Fogies [Heritage/Rounder: 1985/1994]
11. "Five Fall Down" - Alan Munde - Excelsior [Patuxent Music: 2024]
    Notes: Oklahoman Alan Munde and Bill Evans play at Queen City Music Studios, Staunton, on Thursday, May 7
12. "Southbound" - Jim Hurst - Travels & Time [Pinecastle Records: 2026]
    Notes: Brand new album from Jim Hurst
13. "Reuben's Train" - Jim Hurst - Travels & Time [Pinecastle Records: 2026]
14. "Mustang Sally" - Jim Hurst and Rob Ickes - Live, Jailhouse Gallery Morganton, NC April 9, 2011 [Jim Hurst and Rob Ickes: 2011]
15. "Smiling Bride" - Duncan Wickel and David Brown - The Long Branch Sessions [Duncan Wickel and David Brown: 2025]
16. "The Kail Pot/The Fisher's Rant / The Morayshire Farmer's Club / General Longstreet's Reel" - Gerald Trimble - Heartland Messenger [Green Linnet: 1984]
17. "The Pipe On The Hob" - Sweeney's Men - Sweeney's Men [Transatlantic Records: 1968]
    Notes: Featuring Johnny Moynihan, the first person to introduce the bouzouki to Irish Music
18. "Jackie" - Dervish featuring Aoife O'Donovan - The Great Irish Songbook Vol 2- Poets & Storytellers [Down The Road: 2026]
19. "Blue Is The Eye" - Dervish featuring Sarah Jarosz - The Great Irish Songbook Vol 2- Poets & Storytellers [Down The Road: 2026]
20. "The Broad Majestic Shannon" - Dervish featuring Cathy Jordan - The Great Irish Songbook Vol 2- Poets & Storytellers [Down The Road: 2026]
21. "There's Whiskey in the Jar(feat. The SteelDrivers)" - Dervish - The Great Irish Songbook [Rounder Records: 2019]
22. "In The Morning Light" - Matteo Mancuso - Route 96 [Music Theories Recordings: 2026]
23. "Isla Feliz (feat. Antoine Boyer)" - Matteo Mancuso - Route 96 [Music Theories Recordings: 2026]

Fantastic Expedition

Discover what treasures lie hidden in radio's vast expanse; a survey of new-ish tunes and dusty favorites across a musical spectrum that could charitably be described as "broad."

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1. "Dazz" - Brick - Good High [Legacy Recordings: 1976]
2. "Waiting for That Day" - George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 [Sony Music CG: 1990]
3. "Archangel's Thunderbird" - The Breeders - All Nerve [4AD: 2018]
4. "The Empty Dream Machine (feat. Black Thought, Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar)" - Gorillaz, Black Thought, Johnny Marr, Anoushka Shankar - The Mountain [Kong: 2026]
5. "Pilot Jones" - Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE [Red Zone Entertainment / IDJ: 2012]
6. "what makes me sad" - Ada Lea - what we say in private [Saddle Creek: 2019]
7. "Friday Night" - Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue & Bambu - 2 CD Deluxe Legacy Edition [Epic: 1977]
8. "Moving Day" - Lice, Aesop Rock, Homeboy Sandman - Miami Lice: Season Four [Rhymesayers Entertainment: 2026]
9. "The Big Ol' Bug Is the New Baby Now" - The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin Companion [Warner Records: 1999]
10. "Imagining What to Do" - Helado Negro - This Is How You Smile [RVNG Intl.: 2019]
11. "Waiting For The Dawn" - Yazz Ahmed - A Paradise In The Hold [Night Time Stories (NTS): 2025]
12. "Keep It Dark" - Genesis - Abacab [Rhino Atlantic: 1981]
13. "I Don't Wanna Grow Up - 2023 Remaster" - Tom Waits - Bone Machine [Island Records: 1992]
14. "Laurie Did It" - Flamin' Groovies - Supersnazz [Legacy Recordings: 1968]
15. "Hijos de la Frontera" - Mujeres Podridas - Muerte en Paraiso [Beach Impediment Records: 2021]
16. "Hippie Queen" - The Bosom Blues Band - Days of a Quiet Sun [Feel It Records: 2020]
17. "24/7 Breakdown" - XSmashcasters - Tokyo Rose [8029382 Records DK: 2024]
18. "Steel Reserve" - Cass McCombs, Chris Cohen - Steel Reserve / Ignis fatuus, Hinkypunk, Sharkfins and Ambergris [Hardly Art: 2026]
19. "Dislocate" - Trash Kit - Horizon [Upset The Rhythm: 2019]
20. "Why Can't We Be Friends" - War - Why Can't We Be Friends? [Avenue Records: 1975]
21. "Anywhere but Here" - Panda Bear - Sinister Grift [Domino Recording Co: 2025]
22. "33% God" - Beastie Boys - Love American Style EP [Capitol Records: 1989]
23. "Pretty Boy Swag" - Soulja Boy - The DeAndre Way (Deluxe) [Collipark / Interscope: 2010]
24. "Quando Vim De Minas" - Clara Nunes - Meus Momentos [EMI Brazil: 1972]
25. "A Sad Country Song" - David Allan Coe - The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy [Columbia Nashville Legacy: 1974]
26. "Private Symphony #2" - Andrew Wasylyk, Stuart Murdoch - Irreparable Parables [Clay Pipe Music: 2026]

World Turning

Take a sound journey with your World Turning hosts each Friday afternoon from 12-2 and reflect on the creative contributions that people all over the planet are making through music.… MoreTake a sound journey with your World Turning hosts each Friday afternoon from 12-2 and reflect on the creative contributions that people all over the planet are making through music. Enjoy a world of diversity in voices and instruments--celebrate the fragile experiment that is humanity. Less

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1. "Blah! Blah! Blah!" - L.Y.R. - single [Real World: 2026]
   Notes: The musical project of UK poet laureate Simon Armitage, producer and multi-instrumentalist Patrick J. Pearson and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Richard Walters, what began as a creative correspondence experiment, once described as a "genre-splicing supergroup", has gone on to become a much loved, highly prolific and very real-life band.
2. "Paradise" - Kronos Quartet/Mariana Sandovska - Forgive Us For [Phenotypic: 2026]
   Notes: 'Forgive Us For' captures Kronos Quartet at its most urgent and human. Journeying through Palestine, Iceland, and Ukraine, the album amplifies voices of mercy, exile, and survival in works by Rim Banna, Hildur Guðnadóttir, and Mariana Sadovska. Each composition transforms personal and collective trauma into transcendent sound, affirming that music can both bear witness and heal.
3. "Foreign Land" - Daughters of Donbas - Songs of Stolen Children [Six Degrees: 2026]
   Notes: Daughters of Donbas is a Ukrainian musical project (or "artivism" project) focused on raising awareness about children abducted during the Russo-Ukrainian war, featuring Marichka and produced by Daniel Rosenberg. They released their debut album, Songs of Stolen Children, in early 2026, combining folk traditions with modern, electronic elements to amplify voices of loss and resilience.
4. "We Stand" - Dub Colossus - single [Real World X: 2026]
   Notes: In May 2021, the world lost musician, producer, composer and bandleader, Nick Page, aka Count Dubulah. Having worked on 200 plus albums and singles during his illustrious career, Nick Page was also working on a new collection of songs in his last few months. These last recordings of Nick Page with Dub Colossus, the project Nick founded in 2008, are being released through Real World X in spring 2026 as a special album from one of the founding fathers of the dub global music scene.
5. "Si te vas" - Sotomayor - single [Wonderwheel: 2026]
   Notes: After a six-year hiatus, Mexican duo Sotomayor return with their new album WABI SABI, due February 12th via Wonderwheel. Today, they release their new single "Si Te Vas," a track that delivers organic energy with vibrant percussion, live synthesizers, and a passionate flute solo by Puerto Rican artist Kalani Trinidad.
6. "Bure uz 3" - Rahu - On The Dancefloor [CPL-Music: 2026]
   Notes: An energy loop from the stage to the dance floor - and back again. 'On the Dance Floor' is a new live album and concert film by RAHU, a band that has been creating music together since 2016. Rooted in jug band traditions and known for their acoustic sound, playful spirit, and strong connection to dance, RAHU brings together traditional dance tunes, adventurous ballads, and original compositions from Latvia and beyond.
7. "Sur la Toile" - Arnold - French Bossa Nova [Putumayo: 2026]
   Notes: Arnold (France): Arnold is a French singer-songwriter rooted in chanson, blending observational lyrics with musette, manouche jazz, and Latin American rhythmic influences.
8. "Sans un mot" - Bia - French Bossa Nova [Putumayo: 2026]
   Notes: Bïa (Brazil): Bïa is a Brazilian-born, Montréal-based singer-songwriter bridging Brazilian songwriting traditions and French chanson through intimate, acoustic-focused arrangements and bilingual repertoire.
9. "Condition of the Heart" - Ola Onabule - It's Never Over [Aliud: 2026]
   Notes: Bringing together British-Nigerian vocalist and composer Ola Onabulé with Philadelphia's Hazelrigg Brothers and Austrian drummer Thomas Käfel, this release distills Onabulé's repertoire to its fully acoustic core. Recorded live in Bremen's iconic Sendesaal - renowned for its transparency and warmth - the project pursues fidelity and immediacy, employing hi-resolution and immersive audio formats, capturing the ensemble in real time.
10. "Es Lo Que Hay" - De Nalgas - single [Altafonte: 2026]
    Notes: De Nalgas, the Mexican punk rock band with over 15 years of trajectory and known for being a loud voice for social discontent, as well as having a sarcastic and direct tone, is back with an extended version of their 2024 album Bisnesworld. The extended version's focus single is the catchy punk song 'Es Lo Que Hay.'
11. "Juanito" - The Rumba Madre - single [Orchard: 2026]
    Notes: 'Juanito,' the newest track from The Rumba Madre - the eclectic band known for fusing punk with rumba, son, celtic music, flamenco, salsa, and more - is a rhythmic cumbia about a man who wants to be a national hero and save any country from communists.
12. "Itis" - Lena Jonsson/Johanna Juhola - The power of Polska [Nordic Notes: 2026]
    Notes: Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola's new album The Power of Polska will be released on 6.3.2026 by the German label Nordic Notes. Bringing together a Swedish fiddle icon and a Finnish accordion innovator, the duo explores the driving force, vitality and expressive depth of the Polska through original compositions and traditional tunes.
13. "Transcending the Archetype" - Stephen Emmer - Asymmetrical Dot [Electric Fairytale: 2026]
    Notes: On 27 February 2026, the Dutch composer and producer Stephen Emmer will release Asymmetrical Dot, his most personal album to date. Long situated at the intersection of contemporary chamber music, global sound traditions and atmospheric sound art, Emmer's work has always moved between worlds. Asymmetrical Dot is not just a musical journey between contemporary chamber music, jazz noir and alternative global music, with a lineup of artists coming from Armenia, Peru, Venezuela, Indonesia, Netherlands, UK and USA, it is a human story about origins, about legacy, and about the beauty of asymmetry and the dot as a musical symbol that somehow stands for the extended duration of life.
14. "Miss Perfumado" - Kavita Shah - single [Folkalist: 2026]
    Notes: 'Miss Perfumado' offers an intimate tribute to the Cape Verdean morna and the legacy of Cesária Évora. The release highlights Shah's decade-long research into traditional Cape Verdean music and collaboration with master guitarist Bau (Évora's former musical director), which culminated in the acclaimed album Cape Verdean Blues (2023).
15. "Dark Sky Reservation" - L.Y.R. - single [Real World: 2026]
    Notes: The song refers to those geographical areas where light pollution is outlawed, where, on cloudless nights, we can see pinpricks and patterns of light that have been part of our consciousness since the dawn of humanity. L.Y.R. love a contradiction and play with the idea that it's only during the greatest darkness that we can perceive such vast distances.
16. "They Listen" - Eliza Marshall - Eternal Birth [One World: 2026]
    Notes: Inspired by the Thomas Hardy poem, Transformations, Eliza Marshall unveils her debut solo album Eternal Birth - a celebration of life's cycles and continuity: from conception to death, through nature, ancestry, and renewal. The album reveres the natural world as a living archive of our ancestors, expressing the unseen but powerful bonds we share with the Earth, with those who came before us, and the new generations we leave it to.
17. "Toda Intensa" - Ludom - Ludom [Toca Discos: 2026]
    Notes: Ludom is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, producer, and historian whose work bridges Brazilian Popular Music (MPB) with R&B, hip-hop, afro-jazz, gospel, and afropop. Formerly known as Luciane Dom, Ludom adopts her new name as a symbol of artistic rebirth - more direct, grounded, and fearless.
18. "American Crow" - Maria Schneider - American Crow EP [ArtistShare: 2026]
    Notes: Maria Schneider's composition, 'American Crow,' (originally commissioned by Emory University) carries a message that's becoming more relevant with each day. "American Crow is an extension of my double album, 'Data Lords'," explains Schneider. "It speaks to the toxicity of our present social discourse that's devolved into an impenetrable knot of curated rage. We crow about each other incessantly, having lost almost any ability or wish to really listen and understand those with whom we disagree."
19. "Metamorphose" - Mativetsky Amiri Page - Metamorphose [Fifth House: 2026]
    Notes: The group not only presents an unusual instrumental combination; it's also a setting where each player brings a unique set of musical experiences to the table. The result is an exploratory sonic marriage uniting Indian and Persian classical traditions, and elements pulled from folk, and improvised/ experimental realms.

The Jazz Messenger

The depth, diversity and often contrasting ideas of jazz and blues programming is reverently represented each Friday morning with an emphasis on hard bop, modern, soul jazz and scrapyard blues,… MoreThe depth, diversity and often contrasting ideas of jazz and blues programming is reverently represented each Friday morning with an emphasis on hard bop, modern, soul jazz and scrapyard blues, as well as a sampling of current releases and reissues. Brian invites you to take a full, deep breath and end your week on the downbeat with ninety minutes of hedonic tones, jazz classics, featured artists and organized chaos. That's The Jazz Messenger, heard each Friday morning from 10:30 'til noon right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Hippy" {Silver} - Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers - Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers [Blue Note: 1955]
2. "The Train Kept A Rollin'" {Tiny Bradshaw/Lois Mann a.k.a. Syd Nathan} - Tiny Bradshaw - King 7" [King: 1951]
3. "Tell Django" {Dexter Romweber} - The Flat Duo Jets - Red Tango [Norton Records: 1996]
   Notes: Flat Duo Jets was an American rockabilly, punk blues, and psychobilly band from Carrboro, North Carolina, and Athens, Georgia. A shout out to listeners Rick and Beth Keena in Pittsboro, NC, and a nod to the recent 2026 WTJU Rock Marathon.
4. "Five Spot After Dark" {Benny Golson} - Joey Defrancesco - Wonderful! Wonderful! [HighNote: 2022]
   Notes: Joey DeFrancesco – Hammond B3 Larry Coryell – guitar Jimmy Cobb – drums
5. "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" {Paul Simon} - Merry Clayton - Gimme Shelter [Ode Records: 1970]
6. "Alabama" {Coltrane} - John Coltrane - Live At Birdland [Impulse!: 1963]
7. "Something About John Coltrane" {A. Coltrane} - Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda [Impulse!: 1971]
   Notes: Alice Coltrane – piano Pharoah Sanders – soprano saxophone, percussion Cecil McBee – double bass Rashied Ali – drums Tulsi Sen Gupta – tanpura Majid Shabazz – bells, tambourine
8. "Black Mystery Has Been Revealed" {Kirk} - Roland Kirk - Left & Right [Atlantic: 1968/1969]
9. "Expansions: Kirkquest/Kingus Mingus/Celestialness/A Dream of Beauty Reincarnated/Frisco Vibrations/Classical Jazzical/El Kirk" {Kirk} - Roland Kirk featuring Alice Coltrane - Left & Right [Atlantic: 1968/1969]
10. "When Angels Speak Of Love" {Ra} - Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra - When Angels Speak Of Love (Remastered) [Cosmic Myth Records: 1963]
    Notes: Produced for reissue by Irwin Chusid.
11. "Obelisks (Sun Clocks)" {Roman Norfleet/Andre Raiah (Brown Calvin)} - The MerKaBa Brotherhood - The MerKaBa Brotherhood [Mississippi Records: 2026]
    Notes: Releases 5/15/26 The MerKaBa Brotherhood are Roman Norfleet (The Cosmic Tones Research Trio, Be Present Art Group) and Andre Raiah (Brown Calvin of Brown Calculus, Be Present Art Group). The duo draw from esoteric texts, sacred imagery, and mystic thought, shaping sound into space, tone, and pulse. It's a spare and almost geometric record featuring Sax, keyboard and percussion.
12. "He'll Make A Way" {Richard White} - The Mighty Walker Brothers - Revival [Revival: 1980]
    Notes: 1970s-1980s gospel group from Detroit, Michigan.
13. "Koko Kokoro" {Yahel} - Sam Yahel - Quiet Flow [La Reserve Records: 2025]
    Notes: Sam Yahel (B3 organ) Brian Blade (drums) Larry Grenadier (double bass)

Rhythm Rendezvous

Friday mornings beginning at 9:00, join Charles Peale for a program featuring jazz, pop, blues & soul blended together in a soundtrack cocktail spanning several generations. Rhythm Rendezvous!

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1. "I'll Be Around" {Alec Wilder} - Buddy Morrow - Dancing Tonight To Morrow [RCA Victor: 1958]
2. "Tea For Two" {Vincent Youmans & Irving Caesar} - Buddy Morrow - Dancing Tonight To Morrow [RCA Victor: 1958]
3. "Dearly Beloved" {Johnny Mercer & Jerome Kern} - George Shearing - Latin Affair [Capitol: 1959]
4. "Cuando Sono El Gaznaton" {Hernandez Avila} - George Shearing - Latin Affair [Capitol: 1959]
5. "Since I Found You" {E. Townsend} - Maxine Brown - Golden Classics [Collectible: 1963]
6. "Boo Qui Woo Qui" {Hugo Montenegro} - Orizaba & Orchestra - After Hours South America [Time: 1963]
7. "Tropical" {Morton Gould} - David Carroll - Waltzs, Wine and Candlelight [Mercury: 1955]
8. "Sweet Leilani" {Harry Owens} - Billy Vaughn - Blue Hawaii [Dot: 1959]
9. "Cocoanut Grove" {Harry Owens} - Billy Vaughn - Blue Hawaii [Dot: 1959]
10. "That's My Desire" {Carroll Loveday & Helmy Kresa} - Frankie Lane - [Mercury: 1947]
11. "April In Portugal" {Jimmy Kennedy & Paul Ferrao} - Chet Atkins - At Home [RCA Victor: 1958]
12. "Jungle Drums" {Ernesto Lecuona} - Chet Atkins - At Home [RCA Victor: 1958]
13. "Frenesi" {Alberto Dominguez} - Al Caiola - Percussion Espanol [Time: 1961]
14. "Chia Penecas" - Al Caiola - Percussion Espanol [Time: 1961]
15. "Just One Look" {Gregory Carroll & Doris Payne} - Linda Ronstadt - [ 1979]
16. "Caravan" {Ellington & Tizol} - Belmonte & the AfroAmerican Music - Mambo At Midnight [Columbia: 1954]
17. "Tango Americana" {Henry Mancini} - David Carroll - That Feathery Feeling [Mercury: 1958]
18. "Moonlight In Paradise" {the Surfmen} - the Surfmen - Sounds Of Exotic Island [Somerset: 1960]
19. "Wave" {Jobim & deMoraes} - Rosinha DeValenca & Flavio Faria - Bossa Nova & Samba [Fine Tone: 2002]
20. "Love Letters" {Edward Heyman & Victor Young} - Boz Scaggs - Come On Home [Virgin: 2010]
21. "Cherokee" {Ray Noble} - Wynton Marsalis - Standard Time 1 [Columbia: 1987]
22. "Alley Cat" {Frank Bjorn} - Joe Weed & the Vultures -

Classical Sunrise - Friday

Start the day right with WTJU! Every weekday morning from 7-9 Classical Sunrise eases you through your busy morning with friendly, knowledgeable hosts and special features you won't find anywhere else.

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1. "Piano Concerto in G Major no. 4 op. 58" {Ludwig van BEETHOVEN} - Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Robert D. Levin (Fortepiano) - Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos.1-5 [Archiv: 1999]
2. "Kaiserwalzer (Emperor Waltz) op. 437" {Johann STRAUSS II} - Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra - The Blue Danube: A Johann Strauss Festival [Columbia: 1961]
3. "Nocturnes op. 9 B. 54 no. 2 in B-Flat Major" {Frederic CHOPIN} - Kristian Nyquist (Fortepiano) - Origins of Romantic Piano Music [Musicaphon: 2012]
4. "Mentia l'avviso" {Giacomo PUCCINI} - Plácido Domingo (Tenor), Julius Rudel (Piano) - The Unknown Puccini [Sony Classical: 1989]
5. "Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 BWV 1047" {J.S. BACH} - Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln - Bach, J.S.: Brandenburg Concertos [Decca: 1987]
6. "Symphony No. 87 in A major Hob. I:87" {Joseph HAYDN} - Giovanni Antonini, Kammerorchester Basel - Haydn 2032, Vol. 11: Au goût parisien [Alpha: 2021]
7. "Dardanus Ballet Suite RCT 35" {Jean-Philippe RAMEAU} - Barthold Kuijken, Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra - The Lully Effect [Naxos: 2018]

Classical Prelude - Friday

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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Cruisin' the Decades - 100 Years of Music

"Cruisin' The Decades - 100 Years of Music" is an ode to record collecting and the power of the airwaves. It is an international radio show hosted by Charlottesville area… More"Cruisin' The Decades - 100 Years of Music" is an ode to record collecting and the power of the airwaves. It is an international radio show hosted by Charlottesville area alumnus Brad Savage, spotlighting recorded popular music history. In one hour, one song per decade is shared, across all genres, from the 1920's to the 2020's. Get in the cruisin' time machine on the airwaves and travel across a full century of music. There is magic in the air(waves)! cruisinthedecades.com Less

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WTJU Overnight

An assortment of tunes curated from WTJU's digital database.

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The Hacienda Show

Every Friday morning, 1 AM, all EDM genres, new and classic tracks, plus local and international DJ guests. It's Electronic music for vibey people!

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