Peter is the Folk Director, and also hosts Folk & Beyond Thursday each afternoon from 4 to 7 (eastern). “There are loads more albums I enjoyed this year, but these releases kept finding their way back to my playlists throughout 2019. As in past years, I am not including any local acts, as there are […]
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Stephen Wade has “A Storyteller’s Story’ to share on WTJU, Dec 19
World renowned banjo player Stephen Wade will stop by WTJU Thursday afternoon, December 19, around 4:30 to celebrate the release of his new album, A Storyteller’s Story, out now on Patuxent. He will be joined by Patuxent Records founder Tom Mindte as they do a track by track of the new album. Rumor is Stephen might […]
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LISTEN: Roland Wiggins Tribute
Dr. Roland A. Wiggins, influential teacher and friend to jazz legends John Coltrane, Yusef Lateef, Jimmy Owens, Billy Taylor, Quincy Jones and many others, passed away on November 20, 2019. We were fortunate to have Dr. Wiggins put on a special program last month as part of the Jazz Marathon. Peter Jones put together a […]
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John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band stop by WTJU, Aug 29
The John Jorgenson Band (J2B2) will stop by WTJU Thursday afternoon, August 29, at 4 for a live session on the performance stage, and you are invited to be part of the studio audience! You can catch their full concert later that evening at The Front Porch. If you can’t make it to WTJU that […]
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Joe Newberry stops by Folk & Beyond, Aug 15
Joe Newberry will stop by WTJU Thursday afternoon, August 15, at 4:30 for a live session ahead of his concert that evening at The Front Porch.
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Trent Wagler spins some Red Wing acts, June 20
Trent Wagler (The Steel Wheels) will stop by WTJU this Thursday afternoon, June 20, at 4 for a couple hours to highlight some of his favorite acts performing at this year’s Red Wing Roots Music Festival. We might even get him to chat a bit about the the Steel Wheels’ new album which will be […]
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Uncovering Love Canon’s “Cover Story” track by track, July 19
Members of Love Canon will stop by WTJU on Thursday afternoon, July 19, at 4:30 (edt) to do a track by track of their latest album, Cover Story, which is coming out July 13 on Organic Records. No strangers to the WTJU listeners, they are top notch instrumentalists, with a wide-ranging lead vocalist, and they […]
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Trent Wagler previews Red Wing Roots, June 29
The Steel Wheels’ Trent Wagler makes his annual trek to WTJU Thursday afternoon, June 29, around 4:30 (edt) to preview some of the acts coming to the fifth annual Red Wing Roots Music Festival (July 14-16). As he has done every year since its inception in 2013, Trent will spend two hours picking out some […]
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Missy Raines & The New Hip stop by WTJU’s Performance Lounge, Apr 6
Coming up Thursday afternoon, April 6, Missy Raines & The New Hip will stop by WTJU’s performance lounge at 4 to kick off Folk & Beyond. Later that evening they will celebrate Missy’s birthday with a Prism concert (presented in part by WTJU) over at C’Ville Coffee. (Details)