WERU

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WERU in East Orland, Maine provides programming that is diverse, engaging, surprising, alternative, worldly and local.


WERU's sound is made possible by volunteer power, listener support and community participation. We offer diverse music and cultural programming, alternative news and community-centered public affairs programming. We are an independent and locally owned and operated community radio station, offering noncommercial programming to, for and by people living in our broadcast service area in Eastern and Central Maine. We invite you to browse our web site to find out more about WERU Community Radio!

Series

Caption: Bill Zildjian
6 Pieces

Bill Zildjian talks with world class drummers about the music that inspired them to play the drums. Meet the greatest drummers in the world, and hear their music choices.

  • From: WERU
  • Updated: Mar 27, 2015
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0 Pieces

58-minute musical and narrative documentary; great end-of-year special

  • From: WERU
  • Updated: Dec 20, 2007
Caption: Hammond organ virtuoso Billy Preston
11 Pieces

Join Sanguine Fromage for the best in funk, soul, and jazz. UpFront Soul, the show formerly known as The Nightfly... 120 minutes of soulful sounds to which you may get down!

  • From: WERU
  • Updated: Apr 15, 2015
Caption: Hammond organ virtuoso Billy Preston
453 Pieces

Join Sanguine Fromage for the best in funk, soul, and jazz. UpFront Soul... 120 minutes of soulful sounds to which you may get down!

  • From: WERU
  • Updated: Feb 13, 2020

Latest Pieces

Caption: D.H. Peligro
We'll play songs of the people by Joe Savage & the Soul People and Black & Blues, spin tunes of uplift by Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke, and The Commo...

Bought by WOMR, RADIOLEX, KAAD-LP, KCHW, Delmarva Public Media and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: Black Sugar
We'll hear Latin soul from Joe Bataan, Hector Lavoe and Willie Colon, Peruvian funk from Black Sugar, and a super-soulful Stevie Wonder cover from ...

Bought by RADIOLEX, KAAD-LP, KCHW, WLPR , Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Oct 27, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Rockwell
It's a soulful spooktacular edition of UpFront Soul! We'll scare the funk out of you with creepy classics from Rockwell, Stevie Wonder, Stanley Tur...

Bought by Prairie Public, KMUN, RADIOLEX, KAAD-LP, WLPR and more


  • Added: Oct 20, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: The Isley Brothers
We'll hear a Gil Scott-Heron cover from Penny Goodwyn, serve up some Cold Bologna with the Isley Brothers, and hear Nikki Giovanni's poem for Areth...

Bought by KMUN, WOMR, RADIOLEX, KAAD-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Oscar Brown Jr.
We'll hear about reparations from Oscar Brown, Jr., check out some smoking gospel from Spirit of Love, hear a brass tribute to Duke Ellington, and ...

Bought by KMUN, RADIOLEX, WOMR, KAAD-LP, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Oct 06, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Pharoah Sanders
We'll pay tribute to the late master of spiritual jazz, Pharoah Sanders, get in with the In Crowd with Ramsey Lewis, and go Steppin' Out with Joan ...

Bought by WOMR, KMUN, RADIOLEX, KAAD-LP, KCHW and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: Mahalia Jackson
We'll celebrate the nonsensical with The Spaniels' "Great Googley Moo," hear the gospel power of Mahalia Jackson and Billy Preston, and spin some o...

Bought by KAAD-LP, WOMR, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KSTK, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Ramsey Lewis
We'll pay homage to the late Ramsey Lewis, celebrate September with Earth, Wind, and Fire, and take a trip to the Old Landmark with Aretha Franklin.

Bought by RADIOLEX, WOMR, KAAD-LP, KSRQ, KCHW and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 15
Caption: Louis Armstrong
We'll go Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries with Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson, bask in the rays of Earth, Wind & Fire's Sun Goddess (featuring Ramsey Le...

Bought by KZUM, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WOMR, RADIOLEX, KAAD-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: The Bar-Kays
We'll celebrate that international man of mystery, Soul Finger, with the Bar-Kays and tap into our Soul Power with James Brown, plus we'll ride the...

Bought by WOMR, KSRQ, RADIOLEX, KZUM, KAAD-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 01, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 14