Gainesville's Chelsea Carnes, director of Gainesville Girls Rock Camp, will be performing with the alt-folk group, Wax Wings, and traditional folk band, Mourning Glories, at the 65th Annual Florida Folk Festival at the Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park in White Springs, Memorial Day Weekend, May 26-28, 2017.
Read More »Elizabeth A. Baker Makes Big Impression With Small Piano
WUFT Classic Magnum Opus host, Richard Drake, spoke with New Renaissance Artist Elizabeth A. Baker, Eric Segal - Director of Education and Curator of Academic Programs at the Harn Museum of Art, and Jason Steuber - Cofrin Curator of Asian Art at the Harn Museum of Art, to discuss the Harn Museum of Art exhibition, "Show Me the Mini" (now through November 25, 2018).
Read More »Things Get Real In Tom Miller’s Unreal World of UMMU
“Storytelling is at the center of culture, and culture is the reason that human beings can live on the planet in places they wouldn’t otherwise be able to live," says Miller. "It’s through storytelling we’re able to go into space. Alright? People gathered around a camp fire doing storytelling; that’s so fundamental to who we are because without storytelling, without theater, we don’t have culture. And if we don’t have culture, we as a species cannot exist.”
Read More »Swamp Records Holds 4th Annual Showcase
“We provide opportunities for students who are interested in learning about the music industry to gain hands-on experience through working with these artists and planning events, working on our social media, and just experiencing the entire operations of a full-functioning record label.” ~ Stephanie Elkin, co-president of Swamp Records
Read More »Hedges Delivers ‘Mixed Signals’
'Mixed Signals' is the long-awaited new album from Gainesville's Jason Hedges and his band, HEDGES. Friday's album release concert will be recorded and streamed live from Heartwood Soundstage in downtown Gainesville.
Read More »Cypress Sessions: Music From the Soul of Florida; Premieres April 13 at 10 p.m. on WUFT-TV
Cypress Sessions aims to showcase a broad spectrum of the Florida’s finest musical artists. The series airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. on Florida's 5, WUFT-TV, from April 13 through May 25.
Read More »Denny Laine of Paul McCartney & Wings and The Moody Blues to Perform in Gainesville
Denny Laine is a man of many projects — past, present, and future. He talks about the Moody Blues, Wings, his solo career and love of Florida.
Read More »Grammy Winner Michael Lewin Plays Tonight At UF School Of Music
Grammy-winning pianist speaks with WUFT Classic about his guest artist recital Monday at the UF School of Music.
Read More »Indigo Girls’ Amy Ray On WUFT-FM’s Morning Edition
Amy Ray shares her love for Gainesville's music and social activism scene, Florida history, and how the populism of traditional country music reminds her of The Clash and Hank Williams.
Read More »Changeville 2017: Gainesville’s Social Change Festival
Brandon Telg and Jennifer Vito, two executive directors for Changeville 2017: Gainesville's Social Change Festival, give WUFT-FM Morning Edition host Glenn Richards the scoop on Changeville events happening throughout downtown Gainesville on March 2-3.
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