Grammy winning singer songwriter and multi instrumentalist Tim O’Brien will stop by WTJU Wednesday afternoon, June 30, at 4 (edt) to go track by track through his latest album, He Walked On. You can catch Tim and his band next at Red Wing Roots Music Festival (July 9-11). Something New airs Wednesday afternoons from 4-7 […]
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Bing Brothers & Jake Krack stop by Sunset Road “Just In Time”, June 25
Mike Bing, Charlie Bing, and Charlie Crack will stop by WTJU this Friday afternoon, June 25, at 4 (edt) to go track by track through their new album, Just In Time. Sunset Road airs Friday afternoon from 4-6 pm at 91.1 FM, streaming at wtju.net, or by asking your smart speaker to “Play WTJU.” For […]
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Frank Evans and Ben Plotnick go track by track through Madison Archives, June 24
Frank Evans (Slocan Ramblers) and Ben Plotnick (The Fretless) will stop by WTJU Thursday afternoon, June 24, during Folk & Beyond to go track by track through their album, Madison Archives, out June 25. Folk & Beyond is heard Thursday afternoons from 4-7 (est) at 91.1 FM, streaming at wtju.net, or by asking your smart […]
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Juneteenth recognized on Atlantic Weekly I, June 19
This week the US Senate took a big step to make Juneteenth a national holiday. Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery and in recent years it has become a day to recognize the historical and cultural contributions of African Americans. This week’s Atlantic Weekly Pt 1 is inspired by an article in the Folk Alliance […]
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Thomas Bryan Eaton goes track by track through The Light/Dark EP, June 17
Thomas Bryan Eaton (Miss Tess & The Talkbacks, Western Centuries) will stop by Folk & Beyond Thursday afternoon, June 17, at 4:30 (edt) to go track by track through his new EP, The Light/Dark. Afterwards he will stick around to play guest deejay for a spell. Folk & Beyond is heard Thursday afternoons from 4-7 […]
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Digging into Dolly & the Devil’s Festival Season on WTJU, June 11
Dolly & the Devil is a pseudonym for a collection of old-time musicians. The name came to life during the making of “Festival Season”, a double CD concept album of old-time fiddle and banjo tunes recorded by twenty different musicians from the mid-Atlantic states in four recording sessions during the pandemic in the summer of […]
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Judy Chops LIVE at The Stage, June 9
William Howard and Molly Murphy of The Judy Chops will stop by The Stage at WTJU Wednesday evening, June 9, for a LIVE performance. The full band will headline the SummerStage at The Blackburn series on Friday evening, June 11. You can catch Bill and Molly’s live session at 91.1 FM, streaming at wtju.net, or […]
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Ben Krakauer takes the controls on Folk & Beyond, June 10
Multi-instrumentalist Ben Krakauer will stop by WTJU Thursday afternoon, June 10, to share some of his favorite recordings during Folk & Beyond. Folk & Beyond is heard Thursday afternoon from 4-7 (edt) at 91.1 FM, streaming at wtju.net, or by asking your smart speaker to “Play WTJU.”
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Oliver the Kid explores Robbie Fulks, June 3
WTJU’s youngest deejay, Oliver the Kid, returns this Thursday afternoon, June 3, at 1 (edt) with another Country Spotlight. This month he will explore the sounds of Robbie Fulks, a singer, recording artist, instrumentalist, composer, and songwriter. His most recent release, 2017’s Upland Stories, earned year’s-best recognition from NPR and Rolling Stone among many others, […]