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!

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.

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.

Celebrating the Year of the Pig

February 1, 2019 by Two for the Blues

Two For the Blues celebrates Chinese New Year this Saturday February 2nd from 8-10 PM Central time with 2 hours of blues songs about pigs for the Year of the Pig. Chinese New Year is from February 5-19th this year. You’ll hear songs such as “I’m a Hog for You Baby”, “I Heard The Voice […]

Jody Williams Special on Two For the Blues

December 8, 2018 by Two for the Blues

We’ll be celebrating the life of Jody Williams on tonight’s edition of Two for the Blues from 8-10 PM. Jody died on 12/1/2018 at age 83. Jody got his start playing on street corners and talent shows with Bo Diddley in a group known as Ellis McDaniels and the Hipsters (Ellis is Bo Diddley’s original […]

Celebrating John Lee Hooker Centennial

August 18, 2017 by Two for the Blues

We’re celebrating the Centennial of the birth of John Lee Hooker on Two For the Blues this Saturday, 8/19/2017 from 8-10 PM Central time. John Lee Hooker was born August 22, 1912 or 1917 depending on which source you believe. Hooker himself claimed 1917 as his birth year and his Social Security application indicated that. More […]

Celebrating Chinese New Year Early

January 20, 2017 by Art Schuna and Two for the Blues

We will be celebrating the Year of the Rooster for Chinese New Year this Saturday, January 21 from 8-10 PM on Two For the Blues a week early with 2 hours of blues music about chickens as it will be the Year of the Rooster on the Chinese Calendar January 28th. The Chinese calendar assigns […]

Chinese New Year 2016 – Year of the Monkey

February 12, 2016 by Two for the Blues

We are celebrating Chinese New Year this Saturday night on Two For The Blues from 8-10 PM. It’s the Year of the Monkey so we’ll be featuring 2 hours of blues songs about monkeys plus a few surprises.

Them and Bobby Rush Featured on Two for the Blues

December 11, 2015 by Two for the Blues

Art Schuna returns to the airwaves on Two For the Blues this Saturday after a 2 month absence and will feature Bobby Rush and Them. Bobby Rush is celebrating 50 years as a blues performer with a 4 CD box set, Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History of Bobby Rush. At 80 years old, Bobby Rush […]

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