WMRA's Acoustic Cafe

01/30/2025

The line-up has been announced! What are you looking forward to?

01/15/2025

NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest for 2025 is now open! 🎶

Unsigned artists: Send us a video of you playing an original song (behind a desk!) and you could play your very own Tiny Desk concert.

12/28/2024

Happy holidays! On this final Saturday of 2024, we’ll take a look back at some of the music that came out last year. Please join me!

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12/09/2024

WMRA's December Fund Drive starts today!

An anonymous listener from Charlottesville is helping us kick things off with a $5,000 dollar-for-dollar match.

https://www.wmra.org

12/07/2024

12/03/2024

Today is , and for the 8th straight year, WMRA is participating with so many worthy organizations worldwide on this day of giving. Consider the value WMRA brings to your life and the lives of our entire community when you make your contribution today then share this post to spread the word. Stand with WMRA on Giving Tuesday as WMRA stands with you every day of the year.

11/09/2024

Details for Thursday’s open house. Hope to see you there!

Help us celebrate 50 years of NPR content on WMRA in the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia!

09/28/2024

WMRA’s Fall Fundraiser is your opportunity to support public radio in the Shenandoah Valley, Central Virginia and beyond. Call 800-NPR-WMRA or go online

WMRA Homepage

08/24/2024

A new album combines Appalachian music with Chinese folk music. Young people can't get enough.

08/03/2024

Reagon, who died July 16, was one of the powerful singers who helped galvanize the civil rights movement in the 1960s as a member of the Freedom Singers quartet. Originally broadcast in 1988.

06/14/2024

Phones have been tested... multiple times... and we're ready to give this another try!

This Saturday - June 15th - We'll give away two pairs of 3-day passes to the 2024 Red Wing Roots Music Festival, and you enter the drawing by leaving us a message.

Call 800-677-9672 during WMRA’s Acoustic Café, between 1p – 2p Saturday June 15th, and leave a message with your name and email address.

We will announce the two lucky winners later in the 2pm hour of the show, and each will receive a pair of 3-day passes to Red Wing XI.

06/07/2024

UPDATE - So sorry for the technical problems - our phone system is having technical issues and cannot receive message. We are going to suspend the giveaway for today and move it to this coming Saturday - June 15, during the Acoustic Cafe.

Now on June 15th - We'll give away two pairs of 3-day passes to the 2024 Red Wing Roots Music Festival, and entering is as simple as leaving us a message.

To enter, just call 800-677-9672 during WMRA’s Acoustic Café, between 1p – 2p Saturday June 8th, and leave a message with your name and email address.

We will be announcing two lucky winners later in the 2pm hour of the show, and each will receive a pair of 3-day passes to Red Wing XI.

Be sure to call in for your chance to enjoy incredible live music, beautiful scenery, and a fantastic festival experience June 21-23.

Best of luck!

05/26/2024

Catch Shenandoah Valley musician Rebecca Porter’s first appearance on Mountain Stage! Tonight at 8pm on WMRA.

05/15/2024

And the winner is…

Nearly 7,000 independent artists submitted to this year's Tiny Desk Contest. Meet the Sacramento artist that rose to the top.

05/01/2024

Public Media Giving Days has returned today and tomorrow (May 1-2) and you are encouraged to give and publicly express what WMRA and WEMC mean to you! We join other public media and local stations nationwide for this second annual event. It’s your forum to support and champion how public media connects with your values. Public media is a fixture in communities across the country, bringing educational content, reliable journalism, and entertaining programs to all.