Northeast Area Bluegrass on the Radio

Use this guide to keep your radio tuned to area Bluegrass Radio Shows. If you find any information in error, or have additions or changes, email calendar@bbu.org. Don’t forget to give the DJ’s a call and tell ’em you heard about their show from the BBU.

All stations are FM unless indicated otherwise

Boston Area

  • WUMB 91.9, “WUMB Music Mix” (includes bluegrass, folk, Americana and other roots music,) Monday-Friday 6 AM to 7 PM, “Traditional Folk” Saturday 9 PM to Midnight with Sandy Sheehan, , UMass Boston.
  • WHRB 95.3, “Hillbilly at Harvard”, Saturday 9 AM to 1 PM, with Cousin Lynn 617-495-4818, Harvard University
  • WZBC 90.3, “Sunday Morning Country”, Sunday 10 AM to 2 PM, with Cousin Kate 617-552-4686, Boston College; Playlists at www.spinitron.com 
  • WGBH 89.7, “Folk on WGBH”, Saturday 2 PM to 5 PM, 617-868-9171. Submit a folk listing to http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wgbh/events.eventsmain?action=submitEvent
  • WMBR 88.1, “Lost Highway” Saturday 8 AM to 10 AM with Doug Gesler, “Troubadour”, Thursday 2 PM to 4 PM, with Bruce Sylvester 617-253-8810; MIT
  • WBRS 100.1 "Black Jack Davy", celtic and folk with Andy Nagy, Mondays, now 8:30PM-10:30PM; "Watch City Coffeehouse", folk and bluegrass, with Bob Weiser, Alison Rand, and Rebecca Smith, Tuesdays, now 8PM-10PM; "Mountain Modulation" with Wes Ludwig, Fridays, 1PM-3PM; "Southern Rail," country, folk, bluegrass with Kate Gardiner, Saturdays, 1PM-3PM; "Mountain Modulation" with Sam Petsonk, Mondays, 10AM-12PM. 781-736-5277, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.
  • WXBR-AM 1460 Country "Oldies with Ed the Detective" 2 - 4 PM on Sundays

South of Boston

  • WUMD 89.3 “Root & Branch” Saturday 5 PM to 9PM with Scott MacKinnon, Paul Wanner and Kevin Mach.
  • WOMR 92.1, “Bradford Street Bluegrass” with Various Hosts, Wednesday 5 PM to 8 PM, Provincetown, MA
  • WRIU 90.3, Folk and Roots music Monday-Friday 6 PM to 9 PM; “Bluegrass Breakdown”, Friday 6 PM to 9 PM, with Mike Fishman, URI Kingston, RI

West of Boston

  • WICN 90.5, “Bluegrass Junction”, Tuesdays 7-11 PM, with Tom Banyai; “Americana” Friday 7PM to 11 PM with David Ritchie, Worcester, MA 508-752-0700. Both also stream live over the internet.
  • WTCC 90.7, Saturday 1 PM to 3 PM, with Dave Helman, Springfield, MA 413-736-2781
  • WMUA 91.1, Sunday 2 PM to 5 PM, Bluegrass and Country, UMass Amherst, MA
  • WRSI 95.3, Sun. 8 AM to Noon, with Jim Olsen, Northampton, MA,

North of Boston

  • WUML 91.5, “Almost Acoustic”, Saturday Noon to 3 PM, with Tracey Milton, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Lowell, MA
  • WUNH 91.3, “Pickin Parlor”, Sunday 8 AM to 10 AM, with Scott Donnolly and Bob Knight (alternating weeks), Durham, NH
  • WKBK 1220 AM, “Monadnock Roundup”, Sunday 5 AM to 9 AM, with Isaac Page, Keene, NH 603-357-1220
  • WKNH 91.3, “Bluegrass Billboard”, Tuesday 3 PM to 5 PM, with Isaac Page, Keene, NH 603-358-8863
  • WMWV 91.7, 93.5, “Great Acoustics" Monday nights from 7 PM to 9 PM with Annie Provenzano, Conway, NH 603-447-5166
  • WNCS 104.7 Montpelier, VT; WRJT 103.1 White River Junction, VT; and WSHX 95.7 St. Johnsbury, VT “Traditional Ties” Sunday 6 AM to noon with Tim Downey, 877-367-6468
  • WERU 89.9, "Bronzewood" Thursday 8 PM to 10 PM, with David Manski and Darwin Davidson, 207-469-0500, East Orland, Maine,
  • WBOR 91.1, "Bluegrass 101", Sunday 6 PM to 8 PM, with Bernie Coombs and Gene Groves, Brunswick, ME
  • WMPG 90.9, Thursday 9 AM to 11 AM, Portland, ME
  • WRBC 91.5, “Folk Beat” Saturday 10 AM to Noon, with Skip Mowry, Bates College, Lewiston, ME 207-777-7915.
  • Blue Yodel Show on Portsmouth Community Radio. It's a low power radio station out of Portsmouth NH but you can pick it up streaming through www.wirenh.com or through the PCR website www.portsmouthcommunityradio.org. The call number is 106.1 for those living in or around Portsmouth. The Blue Yodel plays lots of bluegrass, vintage country, blues, folk and swing. Thanks so much.
  • WMHB 89.7, Waterville, ME. "Bubba's Corner" Tuesday.10am until 1pm. J. & Mrs. J play bluegrass music, old time country, and bluegrass gospel.

Connecticut Region

  • WWUH 91.3, “U-H Radio Bluegrass” Saturday 9 AM to 1 PM, with Kevin Lynch, West Hartford, CT 860-768-4701
  • WHUS 91.7, Red Rooster Party with Jim & Marti on Sunday 2-4pm EST, Bluegrass Cafe with Amy & Jim, Sunday 4-7pm EST. Storrs, CT 860-429-9487
  • WCNI 91.1, Thursday 3 PM to 6 PM, with Gary Davis, New London, CT
  • WVOF 88.5, Friday 6 PM to 9 PM, Fairfield, CT

Other Regions

  • WFDU 89.1, NYC Thursday and Saturday 6 AM to 9 AM “Bluegrass Express”
  • WFUV 90.7, New York City Saturday 1 PM to 3 PM “Shady Grove”
  • Upstate NY: Bill Knowlton’s “Bluegrass Ramble”, Sunday 9 PM to midnight, WXNY 91.3 Syracuse; WUNY 89.5 Utica; WJNY 90.9, Watertown
  • WRPI 91.5, Troy, NY Saturday 7 AM to 10 AM Bluegrass Show with Andy Hawley
  • WUSB 90.1, “Bluegrass Time,” Stony Brook, NY, Wednesday 6:30 – 8 PM with Buddy Merriam, 631-632-9872
  • WAMC, "WAMC Bluegrass Time" with Nick Barr, 2-3pm Sundays, Albany, NY (800) 323-WAMC (9262)
  • WKCR, The Moonshine Show on , Sundays, 10am-12pm. DJ: Matt Winters.