Americana/folk music Archives

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!

Tumbledown Shack

July 10, 2021 by Back Porch Calendar

Bierock is proud to present live music from Madison’s own Tumbledown Shack, performing the 3rd Saturday of each month as part of the Bierock Residency Series. Their inaugural performance takes place on Saturday July 17, 2021 from 8 to 10 p.m. with a follow-up show occurring on August 21. Tumbledown Shack plays amped-up acoustic music […]

Tumbledown Shack

July 10, 2021 by Back Porch Calendar

Tumbledown Shack

July 10, 2021 by Back Porch Calendar

Ad Hoc String Band

June 21, 2021 by Back Porch Calendar

The Ad Hoc String Band return for their monthly 4th Wednesday show, on the patio if weather permits! Free!

Ritt and Wilder Deitz Outdoor House Concert

June 9, 2021 by Back Porch Calendar

Following their sold-out October 2019 show (Ft. Thomas, KY) Parlor and Patio House Concerts called Ritt and Wilder Deitz a “soulful roots duo” and praised their “rivers of harmony.” The AV Club called Ritt’s songs “concurrently earthy, ethereal and intelligent” and compared him to songwriters Greg Brown and Bruce Cockburn. Isthmus praised Ritt’s “rugged mountain […]

Live on the Patio: Jeff Burkhart

August 10, 2020 by Sybil Augustine

Jeff Burkhart weaves heart into his songs, bridging memory, experience, purpose and a sense of place. “I’m most pleased with a song when I’ve gotten down to the bone and it speaks something essential,” he said. His record with The Dirty Shirts was named one of the ten best Madison albums by Isthmus. “Burkhart writes […]

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