This schedule is updated as often as is reasonably possible, but is subject to change without notice. We add information as we receive it.
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Saturday, July 31st
7 AM, Fordham Conversations.
7:30 AM: Cityscape.
8-9 AM, Míle Fáilte: Lúnasa, the festival of the Sun God and the flourishing of the harvest.
9 AM-11 AM, A Thousand Welcomes.
11AM-8 PM, WFUV Live @ Newport. FUV and NPR Music bring the Newport Folk Festival to you! Join Rita Houston, Claudia Marshall and NPR Music's Bob Boilen for live performances from The Low Anthem, Nneka, Blitzen Trapper, Yim Yames, Andrew Bird, John Prine and more. [Artists subject to change]
8 PM-Midnight, Vin Scelsa’s Idiot’s Delight. At 10pm, hear Vin's Studio V session with Simone Felice's band, The Duke and The King.
Sunday, August 1st
3-4 AM, Etown: It's Part Two of eTown's special 'Green Rocks at Red Rocks', originally taped in 2007 at the exquisite Red Rocks Amphitheatre in front of a packed house of 9,000 attendees. You'll hear live performances and intimate, 'behind-the-scenes' artist interviews; this week there's more music from Michael Franti & Spearhead plus a great live performance from the John Butler Trio.
7-8 AM, Mixed Bag Radio: An hour-long blast with Dave Alvin. Highlights of this visit include: live performances of his owns songs, paying tribute to his California roots and revealing a secret or two. Google the Sopranos, Fourth of July, Bob Dylan, Wanda or Duane and you just might find Dave Alvin. Listen to Pete's chat with Dave and find out why.
8-10 AM, Sunday Breakfast: A 50th birthday salute to Richard Shindell, one of the finest songwriters of his generation. (The program ends early today because of live coverage of the Newport Folk Festival).
10-11 AM, Mass from Fordham University Church.
11AM-8 PM, WFUV Live @ Newport. FUV and NPR Music bring the Newport Folk Festival to you! Join Rita Houston, Claudia Marshall and NPR Music's Bob Boilen for live performances from Cory Chisel, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, AA Bondy, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Punch Brothers, The Avett Brothers, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros and more. [Artists subject to change.]
8 PM-Midnight, The Big Broadcast: Trumpeter and Vocalist Louis Armstrong; Vocalists Arthur Fields and Helen Kane.
Monday, August 2nd
6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music with the one-and-only Dr. John in the spotlight!
7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Named one of the "100 Greatest Living Songwriters" by Paste magazine Josh Ritter, speaks with Claudia Marshall.
8:15 AM, 12:15 PM, 3:15 PM & 6:15 PM, The FUV Live Music Minute.
9 PM, Words and Music from Studio A: Josh Ritter joins Claudia Marshall in Studio A.
10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side on FUV.
Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.
Tuesday, August 3rd
6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music.
7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: A key figure in the folk revival of the 1990s,Ellis Paul chats with John Platt.
8:15 AM, 12:15 PM, 3:15 PM & 6:15 PM, The FUV Live Music Minute.
9 PM, FUV Live: Look back to our recent FUV Live show with Ellis Paul from The Living Room, hosted by John Platt.
10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side on FUV.
Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.
Wednesday, August 4th
6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music to get you all geared up for the return of Arcade Fire - our featured artist of the day!
7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Britt Daniel and the guys of Spoon talk with Alisa Ali about their latest album Transference.
8:15 AM, 12:15 PM, 3:15 PM & 6:15 PM, The FUV Live Music Minute.
9 PM, Words and Music from Studio A: Catch some of Spoon's 2010 SXSW set as the Austin, Texas rockers talk Transference with host Alisa Ali.
10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side on FUV.
Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.
Thursday, August 5th
6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music.
7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Corinne Bailey Rae’s interview with Kara Manning.
8:15 AM, 12:15 PM, 3:15 PM & 6:15 PM, The FUV Live Music Minute.
8 PM, The WFUV CD of the Week.
9 PM, Words and Music from Studio A: British singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae chats with Kara Manning in Studio A.
10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side on FUV.
Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.
Friday, August 6th
6 AM-7 PM, FUV Music with an added twist -- it's Free Form Friday!Anything goes... even more than usual!
7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five. Folk/indie band from Portland, OregonHorse Feathers speaks with Alisa Ali.
8:15 AM, 12:15 PM, 3:15 PM & 6:15 PM, The FUV Live Music Minute.
2-4 PM, Mountain Stage: Performances by Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Madeleine Peyroux, Ben Sollee, Poco and Jill Sobule.
7-10 PM, The Whole Wide World with Rita Houston featuring last week's Los Lobos show at the Bowery Ballroom!
10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side on FUV.
Saturday, August 7th
7 AM, Fordham Conversations.
7:30 AM: Cityscape.
8-9 AM, Míle Fáilte: Happy Birthday "Míle Fáilte," celebrating 33 years of Irish Gaelic on WFUV, and 19 years of "Míle Fáilte" as a weekly, one-hour program.
9 AM-12 PM, A Thousand Welcomes.
12-1 PM, The Thistle & Shamrock: Meet Julee Glaub and Mark Weems, who mix Appalachian and Irish music and relish the beauty of two unaccompanied voices in close harmony. Hear them weave their timeless harmonies and talk about the power of communal song.
1-4 PM, One on One: New York’s longest-running sports call-in show.
4-8 PM, Mixed Bag: "A Mid-Summer Night's Dream"
8 PM-Midnight, Vin Scelsa’s Idiot’s Delight.
Sunday, August 8th
3-4 AM, Etown: We offer a very special eTown rebroadcast this week, featuring the return of popular bluegrass legends, The Del McCoury Band. Also with us, singer and songwriter Eddie Kowalczyk, stepping out from his multi-platinum, alt-rock band LIVE to perform some rare solo acoustic songs.
7-8 AM, Mixed Bag Radio: A second time visit for one of Pete Fornatale's favorite guests. Delbert McClinton and Pete discuss the similarities of a boy from Lubbock, Texas and a boy from the Bronx. Delbert and the band play six songs live, including several tracks from their new CD. Congratulations to Delbert on collecting his 3rd Grammy(r) in the category Best Contemporary Blues Album for “Cost of Living”.
8-11 AM, Sunday Breakfast: A 60th birthday salute to Nashville singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell, and a visit with Brad Roberts, the distinctive voice behind the recently-revived Crash Test Dummies.
11 AM, Mass from Fordham University Church.
Noon-4 PM, Ceol na nGael: There will be a special guest in the DJ seat today! Kerri Gallagher welcomes Eileen Ivers into the studio to be her co-host for the day. Eileen will spin her favorite tunes, and help Kerri bring you four hours of Irish music, news and community announcements.
4-5 PM, Woody’s Children: Music for Kids ... and No Kidding: Songs for younger listeners often have counterparts in those intended for more venerable ears: here we contrast samplings of both by such senior and junior pointing folks as Barry Louis Polisar, Paul Austin Kelly, Jon Gailmor and more.
5-6 PM, Sound Opinions.
6-8 PM, American Routes: Elemental blues, jazz and country from two performers with deep roots and cosmic connections. In the '60s, young Tracy Nelson left the Midwest for psychedelic San Francisco to front the R&B rock band Mother Earth. Now deep in the Tennessee hills, she's looking back to country sounds. From South Carolina to deep space, guitarist James "Blood" Ulmer takes us on his journey from childhood gospel to free-form harmolodic jazz with Ornette Coleman.
8 PM-Midnight, The Big Broadcast: Composer and Conductor Victor Young; Saxophonist and Arranger Benny Carter; Vocalist Harry Richman; Songs of Stanley Adams ("Take It from Me") and Bernice Petkere ("Lullaby of the Leaves").
Monday, August 9th
6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music: New releases in the spotlight.
7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Soulful singerEli Paperboy Reed chats with Eleanor Kagan.
8:15 AM, 12:15 PM, 3:15 PM & 6:15 PM, The FUV Live Music Minute.
9 PM, Words and Music from Studio A: Eli Paperboy Reed& The True Loves join Eleanor Kagan in Studio A.
10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side on FUV.
Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.
Tuesday, August 10th
6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music.
7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Bay Area singer-songwriter Jackie Greene chats with Claudia Marshall.
8:15 AM, 12:15 PM, 3:15 PM & 6:15 PM, The FUV Live Music Minute.
9 PM, FUV Live. Look back to our recent FUV Live show at City Winery with Jackie Greene, who just released his sixth album, Till The Light Comes.
10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side on FUV.
Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.
Wednesday, August 11th
6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music.
7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five. Brother-sister duo from Sydney, AustraliaAngus & Julia Stone speak with Alisa Ali
8:15 AM, 12:15 PM, 3:15 PM & 6:15 PM, The FUV Live Music Minute.
9 PM, Words and Music from Studio A. Angus & Julia Stone join Alisa Ali in Studio A.
10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side on FUV.
Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.
Thursday, August 12th
6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music.
7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Scottish singer and songwriterJustin Currie talks with Claudia Marshall.
8:15 AM, 12:15 PM, 3:15 PM & 6:15 PM, The FUV Live Music Minute.
8 PM, The WFUV CD of the Week.
9 PM, Words and Music from Studio A: Justin Currie is Claudia Marshall’s guest in Studio A.
10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side on FUV.
Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.
Friday, August 13th
6 AM-7 PM, FUV Music with an added twist -- it's anything goes (x100) for Free Form Friday!
7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five. British singer and guitarist Kele (from Bloc Party) speaks with Demos.
8:15 AM, 12:15 PM, 3:15 PM & 6:15 PM, The FUV Live Music Minute.
2-4 PM, Mountain Stage: Performances by Colin Hay, Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears, Cordis, The Proclaimers and Amy Speace.
