WILL-FM: Music and Performance
Lead Belly and Woody Guthrie
Tapestry of the Times
10 pm Saturday, July 4
The music of Lead Belly and Woody Guthrie is featured in the inaugural episode of this innovative new program featuring music from the sound archives of Smithsonian Folkways Records. You’ll also hear blues from Robert Jr. Lockwood, gospel music and international folk songs.
Live and Local with Kevin Kelly
Weekdays noon to 1pm
In place of the regular show on Friday, we’ll bring you a concert by the Chicago Chamber Musicians, playing the Clarinet Quintet by Brahms, the “Dumky” Trio of Dvorak, and one of Schumann’s Fantasy Pieces. I’ll be back on Monday with a guest from the local music community.
Live and Local progam info & archives
WILL Digital Radio
FM 90.9’s digital service provides three streams of content: FM 90.9 HD1 airs a simulcast of the FM music service; both FM 90.9 HD2 and HD3 air the news and information service, also available on AM 580.
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A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
5 pm Saturday and
2 pm Sunday
Garrison Keillor and friends present music, skits, and the latest news from Lake Wobegon.
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The Morning Express with Vic Di Geronimo
6 am to 10 am weekdays
Vic invites you to come on board for classical music, weather and NPR news headlines.
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Classics of the Phonograph with John Frayne
11 am Saturday
As part of WILL-FM’s all-American July 4th, John features some classic performances of Ferde Grofe’s American classic “The Grand Canyon Suite.” You’ll hear old time recordings from Paul Whiteman’s Concert Orchestra, the ensemble for which it was written, as well as a modern performance with the sounds of a real thunderstorm!
