Buy your 2008 Boston Folk Festival tickets now - prices increase soon!

WUMB's 11th Annual Boston Folk Festival is going to be better than ever. It features Kathy Mattea (in photo), John Gorka, Cliff Eberhardt, Eliza Gilkyson, Henry Butler and lots more, as well as the Songwriting Contest Finals with David Buskin & Robin Batteau. It all happens at the UMass Boston campus on September 13 & 14. More info on the 2008 Boston Folk Festival here. Purchase tickets now for the best prices; ticket prices increase on September 1st. The perfomer schedule can be found here (08/24)

An interview with Juliana Hatfield in our Audio Archives

If you're not a WUMB Member, you can listen to an MP3 "Audio Sampler" here from our recent interview with Singer-Songwriter Juliana Hatfield (pictured here). However, if you are a WUMB Member, you can listen to dozens of interviews at your convenience. Interviews include: Kathleen Edwards, Bruce Cockburn, Kathy Mattea, Loreena McKennitt, Christine Lavin, Marty Stuart, Jonatha Brooke, Antje Duvekot, Kate Taylor, Steve Forbert, Jesse Winchester, and more. Click here for more details. (08/23)

It's the WUMB Scavenger E-Hunt - do you know who's in this photo?

In continued celebration of WUMB's 25th Anniversary - we're having a Virtual Scavenger E-Hunt. The e-hunt invites you, whether you live in the Greater Boston area or are elsewhere in the world, to participate. The e-hunt has something for everyone - trivia questions to answer, audio files to recognize, and "baby" pictures to identify. The photo here, is of a songwriter when he was quite young -- whose music has been played on WUMB for several years. Do you know whose picture this is? Click here for more information and to participate. (08/20)

Job Openings at WUMB

Work for a unique public radio station! WUMB currently has openings for an office manager and a promotions & marketing coordinator. For more details, visit WUMB Job Opportunities. (08/14)

Tift Merritt- Live at WUMB on our MySpace page

What do Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Mark Erelli, Lori McKenna, Red Molly, Taj Mahal and several others have in common? They're some of WUMB's friends on WUMB's MySpace page. Even if you don't have a MySpace account, you can check out our "friends" and other interesting things here This week features songs by Tift Merritt and Jim Kweskin from their visits to the WUMB studios. (08/12)

THANKS! You help make it possible.

Thanks to each and every one of you who help financially support the great programming and services you've come to expect from WUMB. Whether you listen through one of our many transmitters in eastern Massachusetts or on the internet, thanks for helping to do your part to help keep us going and growing. (08/07)

Tell us what you think of our Web site

We're in the process of making some changes to the WUMB Web site and would like your feedback about our current site, and some of your other favorites. Please take a few minutes to complete this brief survey today. (07/02)

Sun Studio sessions - the videos

Ever wondered what happens in a recording studio? Sun Studios in Memphis, TN has been known as the home of some of the greatest music ever created. They're now providing us with videos from today's rising artists, so you can actually experience the music while it's being made . Visit the WUMB Sun Studios video room here. Videos updated several times each week. (05/22)

Listen on the internet in stereo or mono, on iTunes, or via wireless!

Listen to WUMB live on your computer anywhere in the world using Real Player, WinAmp, Windows Media Player, iTunes and more -- get set-up info here. If you experience any pop-up ads, commercials or other oddities when you connect to either of our streams, please let us know immediately. This should not happen. Did you know that you can listen to WUMB when you're away from your desktop computer? We've identified an assortment of wireless internet devices. More details here. (05/15)