Summertime of Beatle Albums Sides continues in September with Side 2 of Abbey Road.

This week Albert pays tribute to John Stewart who started in the Kingston Trio and made many contributions to Folk Music.

He’ll also feature the music of Al Stewart (no relation) who was born in Scotland and helped usher in the Folk Revival of the 60’s and 70’s.

This week Host Scott Alarik will curate Folk Tales discussing B.B. King, Harry Belafonte, and the genre of Bluegrass.

This week it’s an encore episode feature Host Rob Hochschild’s chat with The Steep Canyon Rangers. They’ll select the music for an hour including influences and favorites.

From 2005: Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, Billy Joe Shaver, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and more

E Town Time Capsule: Robert Cray, Johnny Long and more

Birthday tributes to Jimmy Reed, Freddie King, Little Milton. New Blues from Nick Kolassa.

Lots of great Women artists of 20th Century Hillbilly fame; Bob Wills and much more.

Personal stories of addiction and recovery touch us the most and have the greatest potential to heal and educate. Jim S. joins us to share his recovery journey in the 16th installment of our series “Recovery Stories”.

This Labor Day weekend, it’s the best of American Routes Live—studio concerts and conversation in collaboration with the National Jazz Historical Park in New Orleans— including the Pine Leaf Boys with Cajun tunes and dances, Haitian-American singer songwriter Leyla McCalla and her band, Creole banjoist and songman Don Vappie, New Orleans’s king of the trumpet Kermit Ruffins, jazz saxophone modernist Donald Harrison and a never before heard acoustic set by Rickie Lee Jones.

Odyssey continues its circumnavigation of the African continent and visits Namibia and Botswana.

Remembering the birthday of Liam Clancy, part of the iconic Clancy Brothers, and Tommy Makem.

Morning Reflection at 6:25 AM: Brendan features a positive song to help get the day off on the good foot.

This Day in Music History at 7:25 AM: Jimmy Reed was born on this day in 1925. We’ll play a 3-song set highlighting his legacy.

Then and Now at 8 AM: Jimmy Reed.

10am Hour – Randi has The 10 o’clock Coffee Break where she’ll take a pause in the day to reflect on a significant music event in History.

11am Hour – Producer Spotlight. Randi will curate a set of music focusing on one single Producer.

12pm Hour – Live at Noon. Randi starts the 12pm Hour with a live track from our WUMB Archives.

Artist of the Day is also in the 12pm Hour.

In the 3pm Hour Albert features the Artist of the Day.

5pm Hour Albert has Daily Dylan focusing on a significant album release or event in Dylan’s career.

Morning Reflection at 6:25 AM: Brendan features a positive song to help get the day off on the good foot.

This Day in Music History at 7:25 AM: Little Milton was born in 1934, Buddy Holly was born in 1936, and Chrissie Hynde was born in 1951.

Second Take at 8 AM: Brendan will play two versions of a Buddy Holly classic.

10am Hour – Randi has The 10 o’clock Coffee Break where she’ll take a pause in the day to reflect on a significant music event in History.

11am Hour – Producer Spotlight. Randi will curate a set of music focusing on one single Producer.

12pm Hour – Live at Noon. Randi starts the 12pm Hour with a live track from our WUMB Archives.

Artist of the Day is also in the 12pm Hour.

In the 3pm Hour Albert features the Artist of the Day.

5pm Hour Albert has Daily Dylan focusing on a significant album release or event in Dylan’s career.

Morning Reflection at 6:25 AM: Brendan features a positive song to help get the day off on the good foot.

This Day in Music History at 7:25 AM: Jimmie Rodgers was born in 1897. We’ll play a 3-song set highlighting his legacy.

Regional Roundup at 8 AM: 1960s Memphis soul (Otis Redding born this week in music history).

10am Hour – Randi has The 10 o’clock Coffee Break where she’ll take a pause in the day to reflect on a significant music event in History.

11am Hour – Producer Spotlight. Randi will curate a set of music focusing on one single Producer.

12pm Hour – Live at Noon. Randi starts the 12pm Hour with a live track from our WUMB Archives.

Artist of the Day is also in the 12pm Hour.