Coming Up on WFUV

FRIDAY, JULY 3

• 6 AM-7 PM, FUV Music: It’s Freeform Fridays for the summer. Tell us what you’d like to hear!

• 7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Bright Eyes chats with Rita Houston.

• 8:15 AM, 12:15 PM, 3:15 PM & 6:15 PM, The FUV Live Music Minute.

• 2-4 PM, Mountain Stage: Today’s guests include Pat McGee, Hoots & Hellmouth, Colin Linden, Tim Easton and Meg Hutchinson.

• 7-10 PM, The Whole Wide World with Rita Houston.

• 10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side.

 

SATURDAY, JULY 4

• 7:30 AM, Cityscape: This week Cityscape celebrates Independence Day with an exploration of New York City's Revolutionary War history. We'll also take a peek inside the world of competitive eating with the organizers of Nathan's 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island.

• 8-9 AM, Míle Fáilte: Happy Fourth of July, celebrating Saoirse (Freedom).

• 9 AM-12 PM: A Thousand Welcomes.

• 12-1 PM, The Thistle & Shamrock: We shift the spotlight away from Scottish and Irish music this week to illuminate the rich traditions of Cornwall, the Isle of Man, Galicia, Asturias, Wales and Brittany.

• 1-4 PM, One on One: New York’s longest-running sports call-in show.

• 4-8 PM, Mixed Bag: "The Audacity of Hope."

• 8 PM-Midnight, Vin Scelsa’s Idiot’s Delight.

 

SUNDAY, JULY 5

• 3-4 AM, Etown: For this encore broadcast, banjo player and singer-songwriter Abigail Washburn visits Etown with her spectacular ensemble, The Sparrow Quartet, featuring Béla Fleck (banjo), Casey Driessen (fiddle) and Ben Sollee (cello). Plus, poetic lyricist and powerful vocalist Vusi Mahlasela, known as "The Voice" in his home country of South Africa, makes his Etown debut; Nick & Helen Forster and the Etones layer in some lovely harmonies and instrumental support for him. And Richie Moretti, a motivated E-Chievement Award winner from the Florida Keys, shares his heartwarming story.

• 7-8 AM, Mixed Bag Radio.

• 8-11 AM, Sunday Breakfast: Presenting a collection of All-American songs, plus a pair of All-American artists - Marc Cohn, who turns 50 today, and Todd Snider, who'll perform songs from his new CD, "The Excitement Plan," in Studio A.

• Noon-4 PM, Ceol na nGael:   Join us today as we celebrate the Fourth of July with music from Frank Patterson, The Irish Tenors, and many more. We'll be bringing you the community bulletin boards at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30.

• 4-5 PM, Woody’s Children: Old Timer's Month, I: Happy 90th Birthdays to Issachar Miron and Pham Duy. Welcoming our special guest James Durst.

• 5-6 PM, Sound Opinions: Jim and Greg celebrate their two favorite things, food and music, with chef, author and rock fan Anthony Bourdain.

• 6-8 PM, American Routes: This Fourth of July, American Routes celebrates our nation's birthday with two live concerts of all-American music from the French Quarter in New Orleans. We'll stop by the Ponderosa Stomp, dedicated to the "unsung heroes of rock 'n' roll" for a good dose of rockabilly, soul, country and r&b classics, done by the originators themselves. Then it's down the street to Preservation Hall, where bluegrass masters the Del McCoury Band mix it up with the Crescent City's own purveyors of traditional jazz, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. You'll never hear bluegrass and jazz sound so good! So fire up the grill, pull out your lawn chair, and turn up the radio for American Routes.

• 8 PM-Midnight, The Big Broadcast: Featuring the songs of Ivie Anderson and Johnny Marvin, Jimmy McHugh ("Blue Again"), Mitchell Parish ("Star Dust"), J. Russell Robinson ("Margie"), Noble Sissle ("I'm Just Wild About Harry") and Jack Yellen ("Ain't She Sweet").

 

MONDAY, JULY 6

• 6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music: New releases in the spotlight.

• 7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Elvis Perkins chats 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: Elvis Perkins is Alisa Ali's guest in Studio A.

• 10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side.

• Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.

 

TUESDAY, JULY 7

• 6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music: With a new album today, Son Volt is our featured artist.

• 7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Hill Country Revue chats with Darren DeVivo.

• 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: Hill Country Revue is Darren DeVivo's guest in Studio A.

• 10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side.

• Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.

 

WEDNESDAY, JULY 8

• 6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music.

• 7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Madeleine Peyroux chats with John Platt.

• 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: Madeleine Peyroux is John Platt's guest in Studio A.

• 10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side.

• Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.

 

THURSDAY, JULY 9

• 6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music.

• 7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Marshall Crenshaw chats with Darren DeVivo.

• 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: It's solid Americana rock from Son Volt on American Central Dust.

• 9 PM, Words and Music from Studio A: Marshall Crenshaw is Darren DeVivo's guest in Studio A.

• 10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side.

• Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.

 

FRIDAY, JULY 10

• 6 AM-7 PM, FUV Music: It’s Freeform Fridays for the summer. Tell us what you’d like to hear!

• 7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Yo La Tengo chats with Vin Scelsa.

• 8:15 AM, 12:15 PM, 3:15 PM & 6:15 PM, The FUV Live Music Minute.

• 2-4 PM, Mountain Stage: Today’s guests include Martin Sexton, Ruthie Foster, Yarn, Rocco DeLuca and the Burden, and Meaghan Smith.

• 7-10 PM, The Whole Wide World with Rita Houston.

• 10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side.

 

SATURDAY, JULY 11

• 7:30 AM, Cityscape.

• 8-9 AM, Míle Fáilte: David Barnwell of Dublin has just published with Coiscéim the first major bilingual Irish Gaelic - Spanish Dictionary: "Diccionario Irlandés - Español: Foclóir Gaeilge - Spáinnise"; also an interview with Dr. David Barnwell.

• 9 AM-12 PM, A Thousand Welcomes.

• 12-1 PM, The Thistle & Shamrock: Itinerant work ways are celebrated this week in traditional songs, while today’s working musicians offer us contemporary verses of the traveling musician’s lifestyle.

• 1-4 PM, One on One: New York’s longest-running sports call-in show.

• 4-8 PM, Mixed Bag: 7/11: "Do you feel lucky punk? Well, do ya?"

• 8 PM-Midnight, Vin Scelsa’s Idiot’s Delight.

 

SUNDAY, JULY 12

• 3-4 AM, Etown: Returning to Etown is Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member and guitarist extraordinaire, Jorma Kaukonen along with his long-time musical partner Barry Mitterhoff on mandolin. Hosts Nick & Helen Forster and the Etones back Jorma up musically and vocally for an awesome set of bluesy Americana music. Then, Etown welcomes from Ireland an amazing musical duo, Guggenheim Grotto (Kevin May & Mick Lynch).

• 7-8 AM, Mixed Bag Radio.

• 8-11 AM, Sunday Breakfast: A 50th birthday salute to Suzanne Vega and a studio session with Jude Johnstone (writer of songs for Emmylou Harris and Bonnie Raitt) and her band.

• Noon-4 PM, Ceol na nGael:   Can't believe the time has come to say good bye! Join us today as we celebrate a job well done for host Kevin Quinn who has been on the mic doing an outstanding job since 2007. Today we'll be playing all of Kevin's favorite tunes!

• 4-5 PM, Woody’s Children: Old Timers Month, II: Anniversary Memories of Lee Hays (95) and Woody Guthrie (97).

• 5-6 PM, Sound Opinions.

• 6-8 PM, American Routes: Back to the beach with "beach music" from both coasts. We'll talk with California surf guitarist Dick Dale, go lobstering in Maine, and visit Sea Breeze, a historically African-American beach in North Carolina. With music by Charles Mingus, James Brown and Astrud Gilberto.

• 8 PM-Midnight, The Big Broadcast: Featuring the songs of Dorothy Fields ("I Must Have That Man"), Oscar Hammerstein ("Make Believe"), Billy Hill ("The Glory of Love"), Ted Koehler ("Stormy Weather") and Mabel Wayne ("In a Little Spanish Town").

 

MONDAY, JULY 13

• 6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music: It’s not every day that Wilco comes to town and puts out a new album. We celebrate with their music in the spotlight.

• 7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Jay Bennett chats 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: Jay Bennett is Claudia Marshall's guest in Studio A.

• 10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side.

• Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.

 

TUESDAY, JULY 14

• 6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music.

• 7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Maria Taylor chats with Darren Devivo.

• 8:15 AM, 12:15 PM, 3:15 PM & 6:15 PM, The FUV Live Music Minute.

• 8 PM, Stellastarr* performs live at The Mercury Lounge.

• 9 PM, Words and Music from Studio A: Maria Taylor is Darren Devivo's guest in Studio A.

• 10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side.

• Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.

 

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15

• 6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music.

• 7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Frightened Rabbit chats with Rich McLaughlin.

• 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: Frightened Rabbit is Rich McLaughlin's guest in Studio A.

• 10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side.

• Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.

 

THURSDAY, JULY 16

• 6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music.

• 7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Donovan Frankenreiter chats 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: Donovan Frankenreiter is Claudia Marshall's guest in Studio A.

• 10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side.

• Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.

 

FRIDAY, JULY 17

• 6 AM-7 PM, FUV Music: It’s Freeform Fridays for the summer. Tell us what you’d like to hear!

• 7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Tom Jones chats with Rita Houston.

• 8:15 AM, 12:15 PM, 3:15 PM & 6:15 PM, The FUV Live Music Minute.

• 2-4 PM, Mountain Stage: Today’s guests include Steve Earle, Sara Watkins, King Wilkie, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and the Lovell Sisters.

• 7-10 PM, The Whole Wide World with Rita Houston.

• 10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side.

 

SATURDAY, JULY 18

• 7:30 AM, Cityscape.

• 8-9 AM, Míle Fáilte: New audio CD and book with well-known popular songs: Peigín Leitir Móir, with notes about the songs for children, issued by Futa Fata.

• 9 AM-12 PM, A Thousand Welcomes.

• 12-1 PM, The Thistle & Shamrock: With a diverse array of instruments, including big band-style brass sections, we hear ensembles that blend traditional and contemporary melodies to create big cutting-edge grooves.

• 1-4 PM, One on One: New York’s longest-running sports call-in show.

• 4-8 PM, Mixed Bag: Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 flight.

• 8 PM-Midnight, Vin Scelsa’s Idiot’s Delight.

 

SUNDAY, JULY 19

• 3-4 AM, Etown: This week, joyful singing and exceptional song will radiate in Etown during this special re-broadcast, as we feature Ladysmith Black Mambazo, who have become the musical cultural icon of South Africa. Also appearing on the Etown stage is Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Darrell Scott, beautifully backed by Nick & Helen Forster and the Etones. A master of both infectious Appalachian-inflected riffs and the instruments that bring them to life, Darrell's songs are propelled by his knack for blending tradition-soaked hooks with personal, contemporary lyrics. There's an E-Chievement Award story of community problems, solutions and successes, and one of the most unique and touching finale performances in Etown's storied history

• 7-8 AM, Mixed Bag Radio.

• 8-11 AM, Sunday Breakfast: A conversation with the quintessential Southern California songwriter and storyteller, J. D. Souther, whose compositions include classic hits for The Eagles and Linda Ronstadt.

• Noon-4 PM, Ceol na nGael: Intern and now host Kerri Gallagher has put a lot of hard work and dedication and now it is time for her first show! Join us today as we welcome her to the Ceol na nGael air waves!

• 4-5 PM, Woody’s Children: Old Timers Month, III: Anniversary memories of Burl Ives (90), Alfred Drake (95) and Elie Siegmeister (100).

• 5-6 PM, Sound Opinions.

• 6-8 PM, American Routes: The musical and cultural meanderings of the Mississippi River, from exploration and trade to romance. Jazz, ragtime, and levee work-songs along with blues, rockabilly, gospel, and country. Guests include the late Memphis soul man Rufus Thomas and ethnomusicologist David Evans, speaking about influential Delta guitarist Charley Patton. Also, we visit a river barge pilot as he rolls on the river.

• 8 PM-Midnight, The Big Broadcast: Featuring music by clarinetist Buster Bailey and saxophonist Johnny Hodges.

 

MONDAY, JULY 20

• 6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music.

• 7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five:Slaid Cleaves chats with Darren DeVivo.

• 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: Slaid Cleaves is Darren DeVivo's guest in Studio A.

• 10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side.

• Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.

 

TUESDAY, JULY 21

• 6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music: We welcome the Dave Matthews Band to town tonight, with their music throughout the day.

• 7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Jonatha Brooke chats 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: Jonatha Brooke is Claudia Marshall's guest in Studio A.

• 10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side.

• Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.

 

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22

• 6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music.

• 7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears chat with Rita Houston.

• 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: Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears are Rita Houston's guests in Studio A.

• 10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side.

• Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.

 

THURSDAY, JULY 23

• 6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music.

• 7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Pete Yorn chats with Darren DeVivo.

• 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: Pete Yorn is Darren DeVivo's guest in Studio A.

• 10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side.

• Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.

 

FRIDAY, JULY 24

• 6 AM-7 PM, FUV Music: It’s Freeform Fridays for the summer. Tell us what you’d like to hear!

• 7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Andy Fletcher of Depeche Mode chats with Russ Borris.

• 8:15 AM, 12:15 PM, 3:15 PM & 6:15 PM, The FUV Live Music Minute.

• 2-4 PM, Mountain Stage.

• 7-10 PM, The Whole Wide World with Rita Houston.

• 10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side.

 

SATURDAY, JULY 25

• 7:30 AM, Cityscape.

• 8-9 AM, Míle Fáilte: The first issue of a new, New York, quarterly magazine in Irish, An Gael, published by the Philo-Celtic Society of Babylon on Long Island, with interviews.

• 9 AM-12 PM, A Thousand Welcomes.

• 12-1 PM, The Thistle & Shamrock: Poetry tells the story this week, with songs and tunes inspired by poets’ lives and works.

• 1-4 PM, One on One: New York’s longest-running sports call-in show.

• 4-8 PM, Mixed Bag: 40 years since host Pete Fornatale’s first show on commercial FM radio in New York!

• 8 PM-Midnight, Vin Scelsa’s Idiot’s Delight.

 

SUNDAY, JULY 26

• 3-4 AM, Etown: Etown hits the road and travels to the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, Colorado, for this very special taping. Hosts Nick & Helen Forster welcome the legendary 'Coal Miner's Daughter' herself, Loretta Lynn. She shares songs from her many years of performing and recording, as well as rich stories of her life and work. Also, alt-country BR549 front-man Chuck Mead (dubbed 'The Hillbilly Renaissance Man') returns to Etown. Chuck is stepping out 'solo' to share tunes from his recent solo CD with us. There's also an inspiring 'in-person' E-Chievement Award interview this week, with a Fort Collins resident: Jane Clark of the Legacy Land Trust.

• 7-8 AM, Mixed Bag Radio.

• 8-11 AM, Sunday Breakfast: A visit with the award-winning young singer-songwriter from Pleasantville, Anthony da Costa.

• Noon-4 PM, Ceol na nGael: Today, co-host Ashling Colton will spin all of her favorites one last time! Tune in as we say so long to Ashling and wish her a lifetime of happy music and Irish laughter!

• 4-5 PM, Woody’s Children: Old Timers Month, IV: Happy Birthdays to Joan Baez (70), Judy Collins (70) and Theodore Bikel (85).

• 5-6 PM, Sound Opinions.

• 6-8 PM, American Routes: Take a two-hour trip to Music City, U.S.A. as we hit the high-class and the low-class joints. Nashville has been a hub of playing and recording country music for over 50 years, while also generating a steady stream of regional R & B hits. Come backstage at the Grand Ole Opry and meet the people who make it work, from ushers and announcers to long-time cast members Porter Wagoner, Marty Stuart and others. Pop into the venerable Gruhn's Guitars, grab a bite at the Pancake Pantry and pay respects at country music's finest final resting place, Spring Hill Cemetery.

• 8 PM-Midnight, The Big Broadcast: Featuring music by vocalists Buddy Clark and Rudy Vallee, band leader and saxophonist Don Redman, and songs of Sigmund Romberg ("Lover, Come Back to Me").

 

MONDAY, JULY 27

• 6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music.

• 7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Donald Fagen chats with Darren DeVivo.

• 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: Donald Fagen is Darren DeVivo's guest in Studio A.

• 10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side.

• Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.

 

TUESDAY, JULY 28

• 6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music: New music from Phish is all the excuse we need to spend a day with their music in the spotlight.

• 7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: M. Ward chats with Kara Manning.

• 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: M. Ward is Kara Manning's guest in Studio A.

• 10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side.

• Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.

 

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29


• 6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music.


• 7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: A Camp chats with Rita Houston.

• 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: A Camp is Rita Houston's guest in Studio A.

• 10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side.

• Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.

THURSDAY, JULY 30

• 6 AM-10 PM, FUV Music: WFUV says happy 50th birthday to the Newport Folk Festival, with music from across five decades of festivals.

• 7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Josh Ritter chats 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: Josh Ritter is Claudia Marshall's guest in Studio A.

• 10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side.

• Midnight-2 AM, The World Café.

 

FRIDAY, JULY 31

• 6 AM-7 PM, FUV Music: It’s Freeform Fridays for the summer. Tell us what you’d like to hear!

• 7:40 AM and 4:45 PM, Take Five: Judy Collins chats with John Platt.

• 8:15 AM, 12:15 PM, 3:15 PM & 6:15 PM, The FUV Live Music Minute.

• 2-4 PM, Mountain Stage.

• 7-10 PM, The Whole Wide World with Rita Houston.

• 10 PM-Midnight, The Alternate Side.