We're excited about The Brothers Comatose live in Studio B today! www.wncw.org/studio-b/202...

Enter to win tickets to see Billy Strings in Greensboro on April 14th!

Joyeaux Mardi Gras! From big brass second line to Zydeco, we’ll let the good times roll with our annual trip to New Orleans and elsewhere along the Gulf Coast. Fun stuff from the Night Tripper, Fess, Fats, Irma, Big Chief, Buckwheat, the Nevilles, and other favorites in the day-long music parade.

Get ready for Goin' Across the Mountain Live!

WNCW is sad to report the death of Bob Weir. Fare thee well… www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Check out what 2025 releases our staff liked the most: www.wncw.org/top-100/2025...

Airing Thursday, 9am-Noon. See a list of many notables we lost in 2025 here: www.wncw.org/2025-12-30/t...

Our Top 100 albums of 2025 are posted on our website, along with staff Top 10s. Thanks to everyone who participated, in the voting and in general this year! www.wncw.org/top-100/2025...

Tune in to our rebroadcast of the Warren Haynes Christmas Pre-Jam tonight! www.wncw.org/2025-12-30/w...

Coming your way Monday between 9am and 6pm, and then again with different songs on Tuesday. Where might YOUR favorite albums land?

Congratulations to @mgrace704.bsky.social for becoming WNCW’s 1000th BlueSky page follower!

A uniquely WNCW-curated Holiday mix today and tomorrow to help get you in the spirit. Sacred songs, solemn songs, silly songs… Season’s Greetings!

WNCW is very sad to report the passing of singer, songwriter, guitarist, and leader of the Mavericks Raul Malo. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Just over a week left to vote. Has your top ten been counted?

This post may be too late for #GivingTuesday, but Wednesdays through Mondays are great days for donating to nonprofits, too! (Photo courtesy of @DIZANNA)

Songs of food & gratitude all day long on WNCW this Thanksgiving Day. Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree” airs just past Noon and at 9:30 p.m. www.wncw.org/2022-11-18/h...

Here is the livestream of Sunday's Free Planet Radio concert that was a fundraiser for WNCW. Enjoy, and feel free to donate via the "GiveButter" weblink provided! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWgv...

A portion of our 2008 interview with the late Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, former singer with the Grateful Dead, is coming up next on "Studio B Rewind"!

WNCW is humbled to see this kind of support from the Free Planet Radio crew. If you can't make it to this Sunday afternoon concert person, they/we plan to livestream it on WNCW's YouTube page! givebutter.com/bIU4vw?fbcli...

We have ended our official drive at $294,844, which *beats our record!* We would love to reach $300,000 these next few days. So, if you didn't get an opportunity to donate this week, it is not too late! www.wncw.org Thanks to you, WNCW will keep informing, inspiring, and entertaining listeners.

Our on-air fund drive wraps up at 9pm! Call 800-245-8870, or at wncw.org. At 6pm, one lucky person will win tickets to see Billy Strings at ExploreAsheville.com Arena on 2/10, plus a $50 Wicked Weed gift card. At 9pm: tix to the Warren Haynes Xmas Jam/Pre-Jam, plus 2 nights at The Aloft Asheville!

Celebrate Public Radio Music Day today! We are pleased to report that the CPB has secured music rights for public media through 2027 (details below.) Celebrate with a donation to keep your station WNCW strong! www.wncw.org #publicradiomusicday2025

Interview with The Infamous Stringdusters this afternoon in the 3 o'clock hour Joe Kendrick speaks with The Infamous Stringdusters’ bassist and Brevard, NC native, Travis Book, ahead of the band’s appearance at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday, October 29th.

New fall swag is here!

Get the newest Crowd Around the Mic for a $100 donation now during our Fall Fund Drive Pre-Drive. The donation level goes up to $120 at midnight on Friday. Our on-air drive with phone volunteers is October 25-31.

Live in Studio B, Today at 11 am: Brennen Leigh Her latest release, Don’t You Ever Give Up On Love, was released just this month. Brennen and her band play The Grey Eagle in Asheville on Monday night, then visit us in Studio B before playing Durham on Tuesday and Decatur, GA, on Wednesday.

We're excited about this upcoming fundraiser! Many thanks to River Guergarian, Chris Rosser, and everyone else involved in this. River's studio, nestled in the beautiful mountains outside of Weaverville, is a beautiful spot. Check out the details here: givebutter.com/bIU4vw

A few scenes from AmericanaFest in Nashville: 200 acts in 50 venues covering a wide variety of styles, plus panels and talks. Were you there? 1. Jesse Welles & John Fogerty. 2. Awards Show Finale. 3. David Rawlings, Nathaniel Rateliff, and Gillian Welch. 4. The Wood Brothers.

Live in Studio B today at 2pm: Dawn Landes Dawn Landes released The Liberated Woman’s Songbook last year, which was originally a book published in 1971 at the height of the Women’s Liberation Movement. Dawn’s album version leads us through a history of women’s activism. Tune in and join us!