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WCMU Music

  • Tom Ball / WCMU
    Well, winter may not quite be over yet, but I’m thinking Spring on this week’s Homespun with music from Bill Monroe, The Price Sisters and Jason Carter! We’ll also dive back to the 20’s & 30’s with Clarence Ashley, and the Stoneman Family,plus new music from Sarah Jarosz and John Smith!
  • Robert Barclay / WCMU
    This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay features the work of blues producer, singer, songwriter and percussionist, Tom Hambridge. He includes Hambridge's work with Susan Tedeschi, Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter, Joe Louis Walker, James Cotton, Marcia Ball, Delbert McClinton and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram.
  • This week on “The Juke Joint" Robert Barclay features blues recordings from the past 100 years including the work of Blind Willie McTell, Bessie Smith, T-Bone Walker, B.B, Albert and Freddie King, Little Walter, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Muddy Waters, Koko Taylor, Howlin’ Wolf and Ruthie Foster.
  • Homespun covers all the traditional bases on this week’s program with the sounds of Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, Charlie Poole, Phylliss Boyens, plus Mike Seeger & Alice Gerrard! We’ll also circle around to new music from Lindsay Lou, Amos Lee, and The Steel Wheels!
  • This week on Destination Out Mike features jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim. He also spins tracks from other artists including Maxx Roach, and Thelonious Monk, along with others.
  • This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast the Duke of Juke, Robert Barclay, celebrates the centennial birthday of blues harp player, Papa George Lightfoot. He also notes the passing of Austin bluesman W.C. Clark, shares interview soundbites from Chris O’Leary, and spins new CDs by James Harman, John Primer, and Bob Corritore.
  • This week on Destination Out, Mike features world-renowned jazz bassist Charlie Haden. He also spins tracks from John Coltrane, and McCoy Tyner along with others.
  • As we “Leap Year” into March from February, this week’s Homespun rings with the blues of Son House, Pete Johnson, and Washington Phillips! We’ll also hear the likes of Richard Thompson, and new music from The Steel Wheels and John Leventhal!
  • This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast, Robert Barclay notes the passing of Sun Records drummer Jimmy Van Eaton. He includes Van Eaton's work with Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Billy Lee Riley, Charlie Rich, and Warren Smith. Robert also shares his interview with blues harp player Chris O’Leary discussing his influences: James Cotton, Muddy Waters, Levon Helm, James Harman, and Tom Waits.
  • This week on Destination Out, Mike spins tracks from Cannonball Adderly, Miles Davis, and Charles Mingus, among others.
  • This week on “The Juke Joint” broadcast Robert Barclay spins the recent Grammy winners in the blues categories by Bobby Rush and Larkin Poe, along with gospel winners the Blind Boys of Alabama. He also shares new releases by Tinsley Ellis, Chris O’Leary, Danielle Nicole, Mike Zito, and J.J. Grey & Mofro.
  • It appears that winter is not quite done with us yet, so on the next Homespun, we’ll head to Louisiana for some hot music from Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Clifton Chenier, along with the Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band! We’ll also sample a classic Tony Rice track, and celebrate Marc Cohn’s debut from 1991!