Our Spring Fun(d) Drive begins with a smile on April Fool’s Day, and ends with a bang on April 7th at our family-friendly party at Rhizome DC.

Special programming includes:

Monday, April 1 (11am) - Afropop Worldwide’s GEORGES COLLINET with funny songs from Arica

Monday 12-1 pm: The Night Nurse with "Fools for Love"

Monday 1-2 pm: DJ Bookish with “60 x 45”

Tuesday 2-4 pm:  Ken Roseman w/ DJ Walter Carlton, a folk-rock special

Thursday 6-7 pm: DJ Raton Rockero, special acoustic edition of Horas Rockeras

Friday 10am: 4th and Final Hour of Smithsonian Folkways’ Social Power of Music

Friday 11am-noon: Live from Allyworld! with Phil Wiggins and special guests

Friday 12-3pm: Legendary Hot Jazz host Rob Bamberger with three hours of his vintage jazz, swing, and big band

Friday 3-5pm: Community Open Studio

Please join us April 7th from 2-5pm for a spring celebration at RHIZOME DC (6950 Maple St NW, near Takoma Metro). Performances by CARPE DIEM! UKES ON THE MOVE, GRUPO ROMPE CAJON, WENDY & THE LOST BOYS, WILSON HIGH PUPPET SHOW, THE SARODINE FAMILY BAND

Special guest DICK BANGHAM signs his commemorative WOWD T-shirts.

Juice boxes & a signature WOWD cocktail created by Danny Wells of Republic.

Family Friendly! Rain or Shine!

DJ BOBBY HILL’s 2nd tribute to Hip Hop’s golden years (1987-2000) - Golden Only, Only Golden (GOOG) - now on our Soundcloud page. The special show originally aired January 31, 2019.

https://soundcloud.com/takoma-radio/golden-only-only-golden-part-ii

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Barry Louis Polisar visited WOWD on Saturday, January 5th to talk about his 40+ year career recording music for “children of all ages.”  

On Lost Treasures with DJ Mackie, Polisar spoke about his Montgomery County childhood, his musical influences, and his first performances while attending University of Maryland. He released his debut record, I Eat Kids, in 1975, while still an undergraduate. Over the next forty years, he released many more albums, wrote children's books, and hosted an Emmy Award-winning educational TV show called Field Trip. In 2007, his fame was boosted when his track “All I Want is You” was featured prominently in the film Juno.

“Barry Polisar is pretty much the gold standard for children’s music,” says Marc Minsker a.k.a. DJ Mackie. "His love of language, quick wit, and sardonic lyrics make his songs fun and accessible for both kids and adults.” During Polisar's visit to WOWD, he played songs live in-studio and spoke about his continual work performing in school systems locally and nationwide. Polisar’s website is www.barrylou.com. Through Jan. 18, you can hear a recording of his WOWD appearance at https://takomaradio.org/shows#/16573. For more children's programming on WOWD, tune into Rise Up and Robin's Radio, alternating Saturdays at 8:00 AM. 

In case you missed it, or want to relive the magic of Rob Bamberger’s A Hot Jazz New Year’s Eve, you can listen on-demand here.

It can be a happy new year every day!

Rob Bamberger A Hot Jazz New Year's Eve