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By Emma Johnson, Executive Director Welcome to the second installment of Cutting Edge Encore! I’m WMUL-FM Executive Director Emma Johnson, and all throughout the weekend, we are going to be talking about Healing Appalachia, the three-day music festival that is being held at the Boyd County fairgrounds in Kentucky. Night… Read More
By John Boggess, Music Director Welcome to the first edition of Cutting-Edge Encore! A new blog series by WMUL-FM 88.1 recapping concerts a member of our Music Staff attended. First up I, WMUL-FM Music Director John Boggess, will recap the first ever concert held at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. This… Read More
Habiba Mustapha, WMUL-FM Staff & Host of Heart & Hustle What does it really mean to be free as a student? You get to choose your classes, your clothes, and maybe even your career. You finally leave home, enter a new city, maybe a new country. To the outside… Read More
Habiba Mustapha, WMUL-FM Staff & Host of Heart & Hustle You ever sat in class with your head in a completely different world? Maybe after a breakup, a stressful call from home, or just a lingering sadness you couldn’t quite explain? That’s the frequency we don’t talk about the invisible weight… Read More
Ducain Keeps the Sound of the Dirty South Alive
July 26, 2024 · Music Posts
Johnathan Edwards 7-26-2024 Editorial Although the glory days of bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blackfoot, 38 Special, and the Allman Brothers Band may be in the past, southern rock remains a cornerstone of American music. One of the bands keeping the guitar-driven flame burning in the genre is Ducain,… Read More
by Johnathan Edwards Arrival and Setup If there was ever a festival that could bring together so many heavy hitters in the current discourse of Appalachian music, better yet on the inaugural gathering, it would be Whizzbanger’s Ball. Taking place on June 14th and 15th, 2024, the Summit… Read More
Whizzbanger’s Ball 2024 Preview
June 14, 2024 · Music Posts
by Emma Gallus, Online Director and Johnathan Edwards Huntington-based WhizzbangBAM! (Booking and Management) is introducing its newest festival joining likes of The Huntington Music and Arts Fest and the annual Healing Appalachia concert. The Whizzbanger’s Ball is a two day festival lodged in the mountains of Glen Jean,… Read More
Diamond Duck Blues Hour Episode One
April 27, 2018 · Music Posts
Jonathan 'Birdlegs' Rickman- Diamond Duck Blues (Theme Song)
Chris Sutton- Ballad of John Hardy
Chris Sutton- Stop Playing That Thing
Michael Lyzenga- Kick Me When I'm Down
Michael Lyzenga- Mud River Blues
Karen Combs aka 5$RED- Kings Hollow
Jim Rumbaugh- Balling The Jack
Creek Don't Rise- Mobile Blues
Creek Don't Rise Sometimes It Rains
The John Sutton Band- Higher Ground
Diamond Duck Blues reprise
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Classroom Concerts Colly
April 27, 2018 · Music Posts
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5th Annual College Radio Day – 10/02/15
October 6, 2015 · Music Posts, Station News
HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA – In celebration of all things college radio and local music, in partnership with The V Club, I put together an eclectic bill of local music to represent the wide array of genres heard on WMUL. From a pop punk band, to a very retro sounding British… Read More