Concert & Jam with Old-Time Band Steam Machine

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!

Experience a rousing night of old-time and bluegrass music with the band Steam Machine on Thursday, May 25, at Folklore Village. Steam Machine will perform a concert at 7:00pm, followed by an open jam. Bring your instruments to jam with the band! WORT listeners will have an opportunity to call in and win a pair of free tickets to this show on our folk morning program Green Morning Radio (Tuesday) from 9am-noon.

Steam Machine is a Midwest-based string band that doesn’t draw hard lines between bluegrass and old-time music. Originally formed in Minneapolis in 2017, the band is fronted by award winning, in-demand fiddler AJ Srubas and old-time music and dance instigator Rina Rossi, with the support of David Robinson on banjo. Steam Machine is equally at home playing for an oldtime and bluegrass loving crowd or listeners new to these sounds. The band aspires to keep Midwest-style old-time and bluegrass music alive and well wherever they go.

Come to Folklore Village on Thursday, May 25 at 7:00pm for an invigorating night of live music. The concert will start at 7:00pm, and an open jam will follow around 8:00pm. Doors open at 6:30pm. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. For tickets and more information visit https://folklorevillage.org/product/steam-machine-concert/ or call (608) 924-4000.

Folklore Village is located at 3210 County Road BB, Dodgeville, WI 53533.

Folklore Village thanks WORT 89.9 Madison for their support of this event!

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