Five Wednesday afternoon standouts:
WSIE 88.7 FM
- Working Day And Night-Big Mike Hart (This infectious mostly instrumental cover of a Michael Jackson track is one of my early 2026 favorites. Hart nails the tune's feel adroitly on the electric bass.)
- Chillax-Norman Brown (An aptly titled smooth jazz guitar melody.)
KWUR 90.3 FM
- Scottish Tea-The Amboy Dukes (I was surprised to hear this on KWUR. In fact, I'd be gobsmacked to hear it on any station or stream these days, as this 1968 melody fit for bagpipes, transformed into a guitar-led instrumental, isn't an obvious playlist pick these days. Also recommended: "Journey To The Center Of The Mind.")
- Please Come To Boston (Live)-Joan Baez (Baez's soprano fits this version of the Dave Loggins hit perfectly.)
K297BI 107.3 FM, a.k.a. WFUN-HD2
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": III. Scherzo Allegro-Trio-Tempo I-Presto (Columbia Symphony Orchestra/Bruno Walter, conductor) (The strings convey an inviting dance compellingly before the stormy fourth movement, Allegro, crashes in.)
