The Whiskey Farm Wins Awards, Hearts & Minds

WORT Music Playlists

What was that song I heard? Who was the artist, what is the album title, where can I get it? Where can I find the entire playlist for a show?

Click on the Playlists button to bring up a calendar where you can choose any date to find the playlists for that day. If you can’t find the right playlist or the song you’re looking for, your best bet is to call the station the next time that program’s on and ask the host yourself. If that’s not possible we may be able to help you, but please have as much information as possible at hand when you contact us, such as: approximate day and time the music was played, what type or genre of music it was, who hosted the show and any other information you remember about the selection and we’ll do our best to track it down.

Contact Information

Music Director: Sybil Augustine – musicdirector@wortfm.org (for music submissions, charts and tracking, promotional exchanges for music events and following up on volunteer applications or other requests. Please include specifics in your subject line, such as “Hiphop Music Submission” etc, )

Digital Production Director: Aaron Scholz – aaron@wortfm.org (for record donations and sales, promos recording volunteers, etc.)

Music Calendars: Submit your events online here or send by email to calendar@wortfm.org

How do I get my music played on WORT?

We accept submissions in most genres and styles of music, focusing on noncommercial, out-of-the-mainstream, independent releases (check out our playlists and music charts for more information.) It may take up to a few weeks for us to review and process your submission so we appreciate your patience, and feel free to contact us to follow up. Please send your music, indicating any tracks with language that needs to be aired after 10 pm and including a one-sheet description and any biographical and tour information, to WORT Music Director, 118 S. Bedford St, Madison, WI 53703 and/or to musicdirector@wortfm.org.

We do accept digital files on .wav or mp3, but currently we still prefer CDs to digital submissions because it’s the quickest way to get it into the hands of our programmers and onto the airwaves, though we have a growing digital library. Digital submissions should be .wav or other lossless files, or high quality mp3s [128-320 kbps.]

You can follow up or “track” your submissions by email, or call 608-256-2001 on Wednesdays between 1-4 pm CST to ask if we received it, has it been reviewed, has it been added to our library, and what kind of airplay it’s getting—e.g. light, medium, heavy or charting. Thanks and we look forward to hearing your music!

What better way to spend a warm, spring day than laying out a blanket (or camp chair!) in a nice grassy park, enjoying local food and brews while listening to the sweet, summery sounds of Midwest Americana?

The four-time Madison Area Music Award (MAMA)-winning band The Whiskey Farm has been bringing their blend of folk-rock and bluegrass to Madtown audiences since 2010, and are also finalists for a 2023 Wisconsin Area Music Industry award (WAMI) in the category of Best Folk Band. Winners will be announced May 21, and WORT is also up for a WAMI for Southwest Radio Station of the Year.

The Americana Gazette commented that The Whiskey Farm’s rich blend of harmonies over “toe-tapping instrumentals will make you want to get up and dance!” Their 2017 protest album, Songs of Resistance, led to ongoing partnerships with charitable organizations including the ACLU of Wisconsin and Refugees International. The Farm’s latest album Over these Green Hills won a MAMA for Best Folk/Americana song with its lead track, “Sunflowers.” You can catch up on their discography with our festival Spotify playlist. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3pWFF4CqOpb7Zz00RU2tjg…

The Whiskey Farm will send sparks flying from the WORTstock stage at 1:20 pm, May 21st at Warner Park. Can’t wait to see you there!

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