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.

Once you figure it out, there’s a “Buy It!” link next to each track in online playlists that leads you to a place where you can buy songs and albums, and by doing it that way a small portion of each purchase goes to support WORT.

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, )

Music Assistant: Aaron Scholz – musicass@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!

Two for the Blues

Blues from the 1920s to the present with a little zydeco and southern soul added to the mix, hosted by Art Schuna and Bonnie Kalmbach. Since 1999, the show has done special features on blues artists including interviews discussing their careers and music. Unfortunately, we can't give you the music without violating copyright acts but we can give you the interviews.

Orton In Place: Music & Cycropia Aerial Dance Streams

August 29, 2020 by Sybil Augustine

On Sun. Aug. 30 the Cycropia Aerial Dance troupe is featured in a full-length online performance (pre-recorded virtual show) starting at 8:00 am and available for 24 hrs. This stunning show features 6 brand new aerial works (on silks, cloud swing, trapeze, lyra, bungee/harness, and aerial pole/strap), along with video clips of Cycropia memories from Orton […]

Blues Specials This Weekend

June 25, 2020 by Two for the Blues

I wrap up the blues radio specials which began with the COVID19 restrictions at the Station on March 28. On Blues Cruise Friday night from 6-8 PM Central Daylight time the featured artist is Jody Williams. He got his start with Bo Diddley playing on the streets of Chicago with Bo’s band, Ellis McDaniels and […]

Blues Specials Week of June 19-20

June 19, 2020 by Two for the Blues

Willie Kent, blues bassist and vo9calist, it the subject of tonight’s Blues Cruise. Willie Kent and the Gents was one of the finest bands Chicago had to offer in the 1990s-2000s. The band together with Bonnie Lee headlined WORT’s 26th birthday bash in December 2001. This broadcast aired a week before their appearance at Luther’s […]

Blues Radio Specials This Week

June 5, 2020 by Two for the Blues

Texas Johnny Brown will be the featured artist on Blues Cruise Friday night from 6-8 PM Central Daily time. Texas Johnny Brown was a blues vocalist and guitarist who, like many Texas bluesmen, was heavily influenced by T-Bone Walker. He got his start as the guitarist for Amos Milburn’s backing band, The Chickenshackers, in the […]

Blues Radio Specials This Week

May 30, 2020 by Two for the Blues

This week I’m doing a two part special on Blues Cruise and Two For the Blues featuring Samuel Charters. Unlike other shows broadcast in this series, Sam Charters was not a blues man. He was a historian, author, music producer and poet. He was widely published in the fields of blues and jazz. He wrote […]

Blues Radio Specials May 22-23

May 22, 2020 by Two for the Blues

Both shows are now available on the Audio Archives for 2 weeks following broadcast. Friday night’s Blues Cruise featured Bobby Rush. Bobby got his start as a bluesman playing Chicago clubs in the 1950s. His big break came with the release of Chicken Heads on the Galaxy label which reached #34 on the Billboard R&B […]

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