Folk Rock Archives - WORT 89.9 FM

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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.

Richard Wiegel Solo at Lakeside St. Coffee House

October 2, 2018 by Music Department

Every First Thursday at Lakeside St Coffee House. Good eats and coffee until 8pm, beer and wine until 10pm. Free/donation. I bring several acoustic guitars and play songs from my solo CDs and some cuts from my full band The Midwesterners. Lots of family and friends. Hope you can make it out. RW

Amy Helm Talks Roots and Blues With WORT

May 10, 2017 by Sybil Augustine and Music Department

In this exclusive interview, Amy Helm talks with our On the Horizon host Ford Blackwell about her roots in music, influences including her famous father Levon Helm, and her college days in Madison. Amy will perform in Madison with her band and openers Cindy Cashdollar and Fife & Drom on Saturday, May 13 at 9:00 pm […]

Lowland Hum live on One Fine Morning

March 13, 2017 by One Fine Morning

Tune in this Tuesday to catch a live performance from folksters “Lowland Hum” on One Fine Morning [9 AM to Noon, 3/14/17]. The husband and wife duo just released their third album Thin and will be playing at Crescendo Coffee this coming Wednesday evening here in Madison. No Depression described their new album as “majestic in its […]

There’s Still Time for a “Summer Song” with Chad �...

October 19, 2016 by Music Department

Chad & Jeremy will perform at The Brink Lounge on Wednesday, October 19 at 7:00 pm. What do Downton Abbey, Batman and The Jungle Book have in common? They all employed the acting talents of the 60’s British Invasion folk rock duo, Chad & Jeremy, who are coming to town on October 19! Not known for […]

Catch William Z Villain live on One Fine Morning

October 6, 2016 by One Fine Morning

William Z. Villain is inbound for another live performance on next Tuesday’s One Fine Morning! (11 AM, Oct 11th) He’ll also be at Williamson Magnetic Recording Company next Wednesday, Oct 12th for a gig that’s definitely worth checking out. Jeremy Waun, Mr. Jackson, and Vnesswolfchild will also be playing that night. Oh, and here’s the […]

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