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02/14/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day! Our intern, Shawn, made these fun graphics 🔥

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02/13/2025

Today we celebrate ! Join us as we honor the unique power of radio to unite, inform, entertain, and inspire communities in Baltimore and beyond. 📻

Thanks for supporting your home for Total Music Discovery for over two decades. Here’s to many more years of TMD—and an enduring future for one of the most dependable and widely used forms of media in the world!

Consider making a gift of support at wtmd.org

02/12/2025

It’s back!! Our most popular Saturday Morning Tunes show ever returns Sunday March 30 at the JBK Theater in Frederick. All your fav Taylor Swift songs, played live by Enslow and her band.

Roooooad trip!!!

It’s our first Saturday Morning Tunes in Frederick. Great town for a day trip with kids — lots of family friendly activities and places. Super cute downtown too.

Presented by Stages Music Arts, this show has it all — free parking, friendship bracelet making in the lobby, and all things Swift.

Tickets —> bio

10am doors, 10:30am show … see you there?!?

02/10/2025

Today on Detour, the Folk, Roots, and World Music Show – Remembering influential Baltimore pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn; New music by The Travelin' McCourys and Alice Howe & Freebo; Old music by Ali Farka Touré and Jackson Browne; Music from Denmark, Scotland, Canada, Mali, Belarus, and England plus plenty from the USA; and nobody left to look at a shoes malfunction. Sundays, 5-7 PM EST on 89.7 FM and Wednesdays at noon EST on WTMD HD2; also streaming on wtmd.org, smart speakers, and WTMD smartphone apps. The show is archived at DetourRadio.com. Follow the link for the Detour playlist and audio for Sunday, February 9th. (photo: Ali Farka Touré)

https://detourradio.com/2025/02/09/playlist-for-sunday-february-9th-3/

The Folk, Roots, and World Music Show, Sundays 5-7PM Eastern Time on 89.7 FM WTMD, Towson/Baltimore, MD and on wtmd.org

02/04/2025

RIP to the innovative Baltimore pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn, who passed last week. She was a guest on numerous Baltimore Hit Parade and Baltimore Unsigned episodes, performing solo and with other bands.

Susan once told host Sam Sessa about the challenges she faced as a female musician living and performing in Texas decades ago – and the colorful characters she would perform with. One keyboardist would keep a loaded pistol on top his instrument, pointed at the crowd, she said.

Be sure to read this tribute to Susan by veteran Baltimore music writer Al Shipley in The Baltimore Banner.

Susan Alcorn, a renowned pedal steel guitarist and experimental musician, died Jan. 31. She was 71.

02/03/2025

Today on Detour, the Folk, Roots, and World Music Show – Remembering French singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Yacoub; New music by The Twangtown Paramours and Lenka Lichtenberg; Old music by Guy Van Duser and Tabu Ley Rochereau et l'Orchestre Afrisa International; Music from Canada, France, Bulgaria/Ukraine/Canada, Ireland, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Northern Ireland, Czechia/Canada, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ireland/Spain (Galicia), Canada/Australia, Russia, and England plus plenty from the USA; and the benefits of losing my old alligator paint. Sundays, 5-7 PM EST on 89.7 FM and Wednesdays at noon EST on WTMD HD2; also streaming on wtmd.org, smart speakers, and WTMD smartphone apps. The show is archived at DetourRadio.com. Follow the link for the Detour playlist and audio for Sunday, February 2nd. (photo: Lenka Lichtenberg)

https://detourradio.com/2025/02/02/playlist-for-sunday-february-2nd-3/

The Folk, Roots, and World Music Show, Sundays 5-7PM Eastern Time on 89.7 FM WTMD, Towson/Baltimore, MD and on wtmd.org

01/27/2025

Today on Detour, the Folk, Roots, and World Music Show – Remembering Garth Hudson and Sam Moore; New music by Cris Williamson and Dervish w/Indigo Girls; Old music by Bumper Jacksons and Ry Cooder; Music from Venezuela/USA, Canada, Denmark, Iran/Canada, Ireland/USA, Ireland, Morocco, England, and Zimbabwe plus plenty from the USA; and the wonders of a cold cold dumpling. Sundays, 5-7 PM EST on 89.7 FM and Wednesdays at noon EST on WTMD HD2; also streaming on wtmd.org, smart speakers, and WTMD smartphone apps. The show is archived at DetourRadio.com. Follow the link for the Detour playlist and audio for Sunday, January 26th. (photo of Dervish by Tim Jarvis)

https://detourradio.com/2025/01/26/playlist-for-sunday-january-26th-3/

The Folk, Roots, and World Music Show, Sundays 5-7PM Eastern Time on 89.7 FM WTMD, Towson/Baltimore, MD and on wtmd.org

01/22/2025

Thanks to WTMD’s sustaining members, we are able to provide our community with local radio free of charge! 📻🌎

If you are a monthly contributor, THANK YOU! 🙏

To make an even bigger impact, consider switching your payment method to direct debit from your bank account. You'll never need to worry about expired credit cards, updating your payment info, or a lapsed membership.

Plus, and it saves the station thousands of dollars a year on credit card fees—ensuring that more of your donation goes directly to making the music happen!

To make the switch today, visit www.wtmd.org/directdebit

01/21/2025

RIP Garth Hudson

Garth Hudson, the Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician, has died at age 87. Hudson, the eldest and last survivor of the group which once backed Bob Dylan, has died at age 87.

01/19/2025

Today on Detour, the Folk, Roots, and World Music Show – New music by The Twangtown Paramours and Mary Chapin Carpenter & Julie Fowlis & Karine Polwart; Old music by The HillBenders and Irma Thomas; Music from Greenland, Canada, USA/Scotland, Ireland, Mali, Sweden, Denmark, England, Russia, and Finland plus plenty from the USA; and wish you were not gonna take the free raccoon. Sundays, 5-7 PM EST on 89.7 FM and Wednesdays at noon EST on WTMD HD2; also streaming on wtmd.org, smart speakers, and WTMD smartphone apps. The show is archived at DetourRadio.com. Follow the link for the Detour playlist and audio for Sunday, January 19th. (photo: Songhoy Blues)

https://detourradio.com/2025/01/19/playlist-for-sunday-january-19th-3/

The Folk, Roots, and World Music Show, Sundays 5-7PM Eastern Time on 89.7 FM WTMD, Towson/Baltimore, MD and on wtmd.org

01/16/2025

“Saturday night is looking good at The Recher in Towson with Eightlock!”

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01/13/2025

Today on Detour, the Folk, Roots, and World Music Show – Remembering Brendan Mulvihill and Peter Yarrow; New music by Eric Bibb and The Baltic Sisters; Old music by Bruce Cockburn and The Band; Music from England, Canada/Poland, England/Ireland/USA, Denmark, USA/Portugal, Ethiopia, Canada, Latvia/Lithuania/Estonia, and France/Guadeloupe plus plenty from the USA; and skating away on frozen stars. Sundays, 5-7 PM EST on 89.7 FM and Wednesdays at noon EST on WTMD HD2; also streaming on wtmd.org, smart speakers, and WTMD smartphone apps. The show is archived at DetourRadio.com. Follow the link for the Detour playlist and audio for Sunday, January 12th.

https://detourradio.com/2025/01/12/playlist-for-sunday-january-12th-3/

The Folk, Roots, and World Music Show, Sundays 5-7PM Eastern Time on 89.7 FM WTMD, Towson/Baltimore, MD and on wtmd.org

01/06/2025

Low ticket warning!! Less than 1/3 of tickets are left for our Jan. 25 "Frozen 1&2 Stage Show" at Carver Center in Towson. Be sure to get yours in advance – this show will sell out. Also, happy snow day everyone!

If you have young kids, you already know all the words to the soundtracks of the movies

12/31/2024

Happy New Year’s Eve to you and yours! ✨🍾🥂

It’s the final day of the year and we’re celebrating at WTMD with an encore presentation of our Top 89 Songs of 2024. Spend the last day of the year with us on-air or streaming, and take a listen back to all the songs that made the past 365 days a little bit better. 🎶

Before we close out 2024, take a moment to make your end-of year-gift to the station. Today is one of our most important fundraising days of the year. Your donation celebrates what we’ve accomplished together this year and will help to provide a fun and fruitful 2025!

We can't wait to bring you more music, more artist connections, and more community events that provide a stage for the bands and music discoveries for you and your neighbors. 💛

Give us a ring at 410-307-1721 or head on over to wtmd.org/donate.

Thank you so much for being here. It has taken many to build this community and each one of you is considered to be a part of the WTMD family.

Have a fantastic New Year’s Eve filled with family, friends, food, fun and MUSIC!

12/30/2024

How many times did you add music you discovered on TMD to a playlist? 🎶

How often did you tell a friend about a new band you love after hearing them on the station? 🎸

How many of the albums in your music library are there because you discovered them on TMD? 📻

Music is an important part of your life, and TMD is how you stay connected to it all year long.

Now’s the time to make your year-end contribution to keep the music coming throughout 2025. 🙌

➡️ Call 410-307-1721 or visit WTMD.org/donate (link in bio).

12/30/2024

Today on Detour, the Folk, Roots, and World Music Show – Remembering David Mallett, Zakir Hussain, and Mike Brewer; New music by Frigg and Songhoy Blues; Old music by Haris Alexiou and John Renbourn; Music from Finland, Greece, Myanmar, England, Mali, Canada, Denmark, and Scotland plus plenty from the USA; and time for the wildest pig to be gone. Sundays, 5-7 PM EST on 89.7 FM and Wednesdays at noon EST on WTMD HD2; also streaming on wtmd.org, smart speakers, and WTMD smartphone apps. The show is archived at DetourRadio.com. Follow the link for the Detour playlist and audio for Sunday, December 29th. (photo of David Mallett by Denise Maccaferri Photography)

https://detourradio.com/2024/12/29/playlist-for-sunday-december-29th-3/

The Folk, Roots, and World Music Show, Sundays 5-7PM Eastern Time on 89.7 FM WTMD, Towson/Baltimore, MD and on wtmd.org