Roots and Relics Radio

Roots and Relics Radio Roots and Relics is in its 8th year on WQFS, Guilford College Radio, 90.9FM.

07/24/2024

Roots and Relics will be paying tribute to John Mayall Thursday July 25th.

07/23/2024

Roots and Relics will be on air tomorrow 9am-noon (7/24/24)

05/15/2024

UPDATE 5/29/24:

WQFS is expected to be broadcasting on or about July 1st.

As you know, WQFS is undergoing a much needed upgrade that will bring the station up-to-date technologically.

The original estimate for the return of WQFS broadcasting was sometime by the end of May. That timeline has been updated and the renovations at the station will very likely extend into June.

05/04/2024

For me WQFS has been my go-to radio since i discovered the station in 1994 after i moved to Greensboro from the Raleigh area. Becoming a WQFS community DJ in 2015 has been an absolute joy!

But ever since WQFS went dark on May 1st for a major renovation (which i am thrilled about!) i find myself sorta lost, unable to choose a radio station replacement. When we DJs say WQFS is "your only alternative," it is heartfelt.

While i wait for our back-on-air date, i'm listening to new releases and i look forward to playing songs on Roots and Relics that i'm discovering this month. Just bought some Cris Jacobs, Will Kimbrough, Ordinary Elephant, Mdou Moctar, Frank Turner, Chris Smither and the Reverend Shawn Amos.

In the meantime there is a lot of great live music in the Triad area. Tip the band, tip the bartender and if the band has merch, buy something if you can!

And to all of the WQFS listeners...thanks for tuning in!

The long awaited advent of The Mommyheads in Greensboro! Thank you for coming to North Carolina! To all those who think ...
04/14/2024

The long awaited advent of The Mommyheads in Greensboro! Thank you for coming to North Carolina! To all those who think i only listen to Americana, it's time to rock!

03/08/2024

Thank you Chef Dave! Had to share it!

02/15/2024

We're gathering support to create a tribute album for North Carolina singer/songwriter Bruce Piephoff—a celebration of and a gift of gratitude for his life’s...

WQFS Spring Schedule (subject to change)
02/08/2024

WQFS Spring Schedule (subject to change)

02/05/2024

Roots and Relics Wednesday (10am-noon) will focus on Duh 2024 Grammys: winners, nominees and my alternate choices in Roots, Americana, Blues and Folk.

12/20/2023

Special flashback show today on Roots and Relics 2pm until:
Casey Kasem's 1973 Top 40 Countdown...in cover songs

12/13/2023

Playing songs from my favorite albums of 2023 from 2pm-5pm today on Roots and Relics followed by Democracy Now! from 5-6pm.

12/12/2023
WQFS Winter Break Schedule 12/5/23 - 1/28/24
12/04/2023

WQFS Winter Break Schedule 12/5/23 - 1/28/24

https://youtu.be/JCeV3RrjRAE?feature=shared
11/16/2023

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A song titled "Palestinian as one" by The Mavrix from the album Pura Vida. It is a song based on global solidarity for the people of Palestine. Video courtes...

https://youtu.be/Y4rLfja8488?feature=shared
11/16/2023

https://youtu.be/Y4rLfja8488?feature=shared

In a first ever musical collaboration between South Africa and Palestine, South African band, The Mavrix, and Palestinian Oud player, Mohammed Omar, have rel...

Cosmic Charlie & I enjoyed the Santana documentary tonight at the Regal Greensboro Grande in Friendly Center.
09/28/2023

Cosmic Charlie & I enjoyed the Santana documentary tonight at the Regal Greensboro Grande in Friendly Center.

05/01/2023

Roots and Relics May Day Show Playlist
Celebrating International Workers' Day

1 The Internationale, Billy Bragg
2 (In Remembrance of the) 40-Hour Week, Lee Bains + The Glory Fires
3 Heigh-Ho, The Dwarf Chorus
4 Work, Andrew Eversole
5 Working For My Car Blues, The WildRoots
6 Strip Job Blues 1984, Ian Noe
7 Do You Want My Job, Little Village
8 Son Of A Son Of A Sailor, Jimmy Buffett
9 A Working Man Can't Make It No Way, Hiss Golden Messenger
10 Working on the Highway, Blitzen Trapper
11 1913 Massacre, Arlo Guthrie
12 Which Side Are You On?, Natalie Merchant
13 Working-Class Woman, Barbara Dane
14 Solidarity Forever, Utah Phillips
15 Railroad Bill, Doc Watson & David Holt
16 Work Don't Bother Me, Bill and the Belles
17 Poor Sailor, Deep Chatham
18 Mr. Sellack ,The Roches
19 Big Boss Man, Holly Golightly
20 Mr. Henri The Clown, Leon Russell & Marc Benno
21 Boney Fingers, Hoyt Axton
22 Union Maid, Country Joe McDonald
23 Carolina Cotton Mill, Utah Phillips & Rosalie Sorrels
24 Aragon Mill, Amythyst Kiah
25 Joe Hill's Ashes, Otis Gibbs
26 A Wall Against the Wind, Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman
27 Workingman's Blues, Keith Buckner
28 Joe Hill (Live), The High Kings
29 Working Offshore, Jonathan Byrd

I listen to a lot of new music for my Roots and Relics show. Not just what's charting on the Americana Music Association...
04/15/2023

I listen to a lot of new music for my Roots and Relics show. Not just what's charting on the Americana Music Association, but i pay particular attention to the Folk scene and upcoming Blues releases. Every month i look at ALL new releases on AlbumoftheYear.org.

All of that new music means i seldom have time to listen to more than a single song a few times or a whole album maybe once before i play it on WQFS. So when i come across an album that i find myself listening to over and over again, it's special.

The Americans album "I'll Be Yours" released in 2017 was special. And this year, i can't imagine any album surpassing Natalie Merchant's "Keep Your Courage" just released today.

You can hear the whole album here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_Zsku7Cqw8

All music is subjective, personal, depending on what's going on in your life at any given time. Some, like The Beatles first albums, were imprinted in my young psyche. Years later i still know the lyrics. i gotta say The Avett Brothers are my later in life Beatles.

One last thought. If you treasure the music you listen to, buy it, either from the band or on a platform that actually pays the artist a decent re-reimbursement like bandcamp. Even a song played many many times on spotify pays the artist very little. Same goes for buying tunes on most virtual record "stores" like Amazon. And if you have a real live record store in your town, please stop by!

End of soapbox.

And always, thanks! to all of our WQFS listeners. Have a groovy weekend!

Keep Your Courage is the ninth studio album by Natalie Merchant, the first with unreleased tracks from 2014 and a cover of the Irish Lankum. The work makes u...

02/22/2023

Loosely inspired by a story of Blind Willie Johnson's getting arrested for singing "If I Had My Way, I'd Tear This Building Down" in front of the New Orleans...

10/31/2022

PLAYLIST: Roots and Relics Halloween Show 10/31/22
ARTIST SONG
Lou Reed Ft. Willem Dafoe The Fall of the House of Usher
John Carpenter Halloween Theme (Main Title)

Iggy Pop The Tell-tale Heart
Jack and the Bear GruesomeGruesome
Halloween Sound Machine Bubbling Cauldron

The Mountain Goats Almost Every Door
Annabelle’s Curse Dyatlov
Elliott BROOD C’est Halloween
The Felice Brothers The Devil Is Real

Thea Gilmore Don’t Set Foot Over the Railway Track
Jesse Tabish Halloween Day
Ben Howard Oats in the Water
The Rusty Wright Band House of Spirits

Ultimate Horror Sounds A Murder of Crows
The Who Boris the Spider

Christopher Walken The Raven
Damh the Bard The Cauldron Born

Jackie Oates/John Spiers There Was A Lady All Skin and Bone
Camille and Kennerly The Hearse Song (The Worms Crawl In)

Foo Fighters Skin and Bones Skin and Bones (Live)
The Stone Coyotes Season of the Witch
The Mountain Goats The House That Dripped Blood
The Dead South 96 Quite Bitter Beings

Louis Armstrong The Skeleton In the Closet
Pine Hill Haints The Mystic Order of the Bones
The Sonics Evil Eye
October Country My Girlfriend Is A Witch

Gavin Friday Fatal Flower Garden

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