In our first foray into the world of live remotes, WHUP is pleased to announce we will be broadcasting the Hillsborough Arts Council Last Friday concert featuring Chapel Hill acoustic trio The Ghost + Bones live from Nash Street Tavern on WHUP’s Pass the Hat from 6-8 pm. The broadcast is the result of a […]
WHUP crushes it with flood of live-music sessions
Live music has been a WHUP hallmark from the outset, but our live in-studio sessions have now attracted attention from national touring bands as well as local and regional artists and we’ve ramped up the frequency of our live music programming. During IBMA week we had four top-notch bluegrass bands join us on WHUP, supplemented […]
Join WHUP at the River Park Concert in Hillsborough Saturday, October 28
WHUP is a proud participant in Hillsborough’s free outdoor River Park Concert Saturday, October 28, and we want you to join us for a great day of music and community! The day will kick off at the WHUP studios with a WHUP Special live session at 10 am featuring two of the RPC headliners, Eric […]
Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and rising star Molly Tuttle to appear on WHUP Friday 9/8 at 4:00
WHUP is pleased to present another great live Special Session with Nashville-based Molly Tuttle, currently touring behind her new release, Rise. A Berklee School of Music grad, Molly has been featured on A Prairie Home Companion, Music City Roots, World Cafe and other top-tier radio broadcasts, and her stellar six-string guitar skills have landed her […]
New York, Texas and Asheville represent as Banjo Nickaru, Keith Rae and Hoot & Holler play live on WHUP this week
WHUP continues to lead the radio pack with not one, not two, but three live-music special sessions this week! On Wednesday, August 16, the two core members of Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches, Betina Hershey and Nick Russo, will make a pilgrimage to Hillsborough on their way to Tennessee for a set at 4:00 pm. […]
New show spotlights music from the Eno Festival!
WHUP is pleased to announce the expansion of our live-music programming with a new show of live sets recorded at the Eno festival, which has been presenting the best in traditional and contemporary music from North Carolina and beyond for the last 38 years. Curated by eminent music authority Art Menius, Classic Eno Festival Live will air […]
Boston roots/blues guitarist and singer Danielle Miraglia plays solo on WHUP this Friday 4/28 @ 3:00
Tune in for another great WHUP live special session this Friday at 3:00 featuring Boston guitarist Danielle Miraglia, who will bring her stellar voice and vintage Gibson to the studio for an hour of original blues-flavored roots music. Danielle will be appearing later that evening with local favorite Jon Shain at the Cary Theater and […]
Special live session on Wednesday 4/19 @ 4:00 with blues and soul singer Lauren Mitchell
Join us on the opening day of WHUP Begathon week for another fabulous live WHUP Special with Tampa blues and soul singer Lauren Mitchell and her band, who will stop by our studios for an hour of music and conversation in advance of their show at the Blue Note Grill. This will be Lauren’s only […]