bluegrass Archives - WORT 89.9 FM

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.

Emerald Grove

April 20, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Emerald Grove is a Switchblade-Folk group out of Madison, WI. Donations suggested http://emeraldgrovemusic.com/

Dogtoberfest

July 13, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Join Dane County Humane Society for its 12th annual Dogtoberfest! Enjoy live bluegrass music by Milkhouse Radio, tip back a few tasty Capital Brewery and Bier Garten beers, purchase lunch from Madison favorites, The Ugly Apple Cafe, Pizza Brutta and Miko Poké (vegan and gluten-free options available), all while enjoying a beautiful fall day surrounded […]

Wheelhouse Featured at East Side Club “Music on the Lake” ...

June 28, 2018 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Madison-based Wheelhouse plays some 220 bluegrass gigs a year around the country. Their next gig, Thursday June 28, 6-9pm, happily coincides with the next WORT 89.9 Social Club, where you can meet many of your favorite WORT volunteers, on-air and off-air, at the East Side Club on the shores of lovely Lake Monona. The show […]

Exclusive Videos Live from Blue Ox Festival!

June 17, 2018 by Sybil Augustine

Red-winged blackbirds sing back up for Pert’ Near Sandstone, Them Coulee Boys, Charlie Parr, Trout Steak Revival, Laska, and White Iron Band in this exclusive look behind the scenes at 2017’s Blue Ox Music Festival!! See and hear all six videos by clicking here. Video: Austin Duerst, Peter Allen Audio: Peter Allen Edited: Peter Allen Special […]

SpareTime Bluegrass

May 7, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

SpareTime Bluegrass is a Bluegrass institution in Madison WI. Donations suggested.

Old Tin Can String Band Kicks Off WORT Block Party May 20

May 18, 2018 by WORT Music Department

The Old Tin Can String Band will be the first to hit the stage at 11 am to kick off the WORT Block Party on Sunday May 20. The band started in 2006 when ace fiddler Shauncey Ali tapped WORT’s own Chris Powers to sing and play a multitude of instruments (mandolin, bouzouki, guitar, etc.) for […]

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