Mostly Singles: My 10th Year Show: Jun 23, 2026

A celebration of ten years on air at WGXC bringing you mostly singles, a guest-host slot that started with a pile of old 45s and turned into this eponymous show. Who knew? Playing my favorites: Buddy...

Mostly Singles: ’60s Pop and Esoteric Soul, Part 2: May 26, 2026

More of the greats: plenty of French and U.K. singles, and a plethora of obscure soul, funk and R&B 45s, mostly rare and uncharted B-sides—collector’s gold, from the 1960s–early ’70s. The Ambassad...

Mostly Singles: ’60s Pop and Esoteric Soul: Apr 28, 2026

This time around, it’s ’60s pop and esoteric soul, with a distinctly Euro-U.K. lean, along with obscure funk, soul, and R&B 45s from the Hinterlands and the uncharted B-sides. Georgie Fame and The...

Mostly Singles: Touched with Spirit: Folk, Blues, Country, and Shellac, Part 2: Mar 24, 2026

Another deep dive into archival field recordings, original blues and styles, early country, and vintage 78s that all are touched with that mysterious thing called spirit. Vera Ward Hall, Sidney Carter...

Mostly Singles: Musing on a Winter’s Night: Folk, Blues, Country, and Shellac: Feb 24, 2026

Featuring Alan Lomax field recordings, old original blues and styles, down home country, and crispy, crackly 78 shellac to keep you warm on a winter's night. Hattie Hudson, Walter Roland, Chick Bulloc...

Mostly Singles: My 100th Show (re-broadcast, from April 2025): Jan 27, 2026

Celebrating 100 years of music I love: 1925–2025. One tune each from every decade, in ascending order—twice! Magical.

Mostly Singles: Glittering ’30s, Sultry ’40s, with Some Roaring ’20s —Again!: Dec 23, 2025

A Wave on Main pledge drive celebration and Part 2—Again! of the songs and musicians from when big band swing was a brand-new thing. Waller and His Rhythm, The Andrews Sisters, Ella and Teddy Wilson,...

Mostly Singles: Glittering ’30s, Sultry ’40s, with Some Roaring ’20s: Nov 25, 2025

A Part 2 celebration of the songs and musicians who were making it happen, when big band swing was a brand-new thing. Waller and His Rhythm, The Andrews Sisters, Ella and Teddy Wilson, Tom Clines and...

Mostly Singles: Glittering ’30s, Sultry ’40s: Oct 28, 2025

Music from the golden age, mixed and mashed with the lush arrangements, silkier crooning, and quality sound of the war and postwar era. Hanshaw, Willard Robison, Joe Venuti’s Blue Four, Waller, Callow...

Mostly Singles: Even More Rockabilly, Doo-Wop, and Sixties Obscurities: Sep 23, 2025

Yes, even more: a kind of Part 3, featuring Buddy Holly home tape recordings (his last), along with more zeitgeisty singles, unissued Sun, 78 shellac, odd B-sides and jangly garage, raw, plaintive, st...

Mostly Singles: Rockabilly, Doo-Wop, and Sixties Obscurities: Aug 26, 2025

A kind of Part 2: Miller Sisters, Innocents, Red Hewitt and The Buccaneers, Newports, Monterays, Ric Cartey with the Jiva-Tones, Buddy Holly, The Other Half, Batmen with The Phantom Band, Carl Perkins...

Mostly Singles: Rockabilly Doo-Wop Gems and Obscurities: Jul 22, 2025

Rockabilly Doo-Wop Gems and Obscurities—however you want to slice it. 78 shellac, 7” 45s, unissued acetates, and more treasure from the vault: Enchanters, Perkins, Flamingos, Double Dates, Rhythm Rock...

Mostly Singles: Ripples Make Waves: Jun 24, 2025

Ripples Make Waves—and waves make sounds, that etch their way into vinyl grooves. Delmores, Waller, Enchanters, Flamingos, a New Zealand premiere, and Everything But the Girl; Prophet, Keggs, the 4 Di...

Mostly Singles: '60s Gems: May 27, 2025

Rareties and one-offs, unissued acetates, demos, different takes, and garage 45s from the 1960s—only! Irma Thomas, Satisfactions, Squires, Hazards, unknown artists, live Beatles, Lou & Nico, Firs...

Mostly Singles: My 100th Show: Apr 22, 2025

Celebrating 100 years of music I love: 1925–2025. One tune each from every decade, in ascending order—twice! Magical.

Mostly Singles: 20250327: Mar 27, 2025

Claverack resident Michael Wilde presents "Mostly Singles," selections from an extensive collection of 45 rpm vinyl — music from the 1950s, '60s, '70s, and early '80s, mixed with some 78 rpm selection...

Mostly Singles: Crazy Rhythms, Part 2: Mar 25, 2025

More of what we heard last time: jazz from the 1920s and ’30s, along with early bebop, gospel and blues, in the hands of pioneers and masters of the forms. Coleman Hawkins, King Cole Trio, Tiny Grimes...

Mostly Singles: 20250227: Feb 27, 2025

Claverack resident Michael Wilde presents "Mostly Singles," selections from an extensive collection of 45 rpm vinyl — music from the 1950s, '60s, '70s, and early '80s, mixed with some 78 rpm selection...

Mostly Singles: Crazy Rhythms: Feb 25, 2025

Celebrating WGXC Appreciation Week and Black History Month with a treasure trove of styles and spectacular performances. Lottie Kimbrough, Coleman Hawkins, Erroll Garner, Tommy Johnson, Fletcher Hende...

Mostly Singles: One More Time: Jan 28, 2025

78s, live performances, and flips of the music I played last show. Joe Venuti, Blind Willie Dunn, Etta Jones, Fats Navarro, Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, Paul Small, Charlie Parker Quintet, Swingle...

Mostly Singles: 20241226: Dec 26, 2024

Claverack resident Michael Wilde presents "Mostly Singles," selections from an extensive collection of 45 rpm vinyl — music from the 1950s, '60s, '70s, and early '80s, mixed with some 78 rpm selection...

Mostly Singles: Christma-Hanukk Eve: Dec 24, 2024

A little bit of this and a little of that, mostly 78s, live recordings and radio broadcasts from the Golden Era, that sweet spot in time. Harold Arlen, Fats Navarro, Joe Venuti's Blue Four, Charlie Pa...

Mostly Singles: Christma-Hanukk Eve: Dec 24, 2024

A little bit of this and a little of that, mostly 78s, live recordings and radio broadcasts from the Golden Era, that sweet spot in time. Harold Arlen, Fats Navarro, Joe Venuti's Blue Four, Charlie Pa...

Mostly Singles: Straight From the Heart: Nov 26, 2024

A snapshot, captured magically, by a range of artists and styles—some from a different time and place, others from here and now. 78s, 45s, popping vinyl, brand-new tunes. Willard Robison, Fred and Fra...

Mostly Singles: Straight From the Heart: Nov 26, 2024

A snapshot, captured magically, by a range of artists and styles—some from a different time and place, others from here and now. 78s, 45s, popping vinyl, brand-new tunes. Willard Robison, Fred and Fra...

Mostly Singles: 20241024: Oct 24, 2024

Claverack resident Michael Wilde presents "Mostly Singles," selections from an extensive collection of 45 rpm vinyl — music from the 1950s, '60s, '70s, and early '80s, mixed with some 78 rpm selection...

Mostly Singles: The Glam Show, with guest Andrew Krivine: Oct 22, 2024

Friend, author, and collector extraordinaire Andrew Krivine joins your host in a celebration of Glam in the early seventies—the daring and progressive music and styles that led to punk and a glitterin...

Mostly Singles: 20240926: Sep 26, 2024

Claverack resident Michael Wilde presents "Mostly Singles," selections from an extensive collection of 45 rpm vinyl — music from the 1950s, '60s, '70s, and early '80s, mixed with some 78 rpm selection...

Mostly Singles: Spirits, Rhythm, and Blues: Sep 24, 2024

A deep, deep dive into the vault. Lots of Folkways and early shellac, previously unissued recordings, and discs. Jubalaires, Lee Wiley, Lil' Son Jackson, "live" Nat King Cole, Mary Lou Williams, Vera...

Mostly Singles: '60s, '70s, and The Chills: Aug 27, 2024

A tribute to Martin Phillipps, New Zealand songwriter, musician, artist, and cofounder of The Chills, along with the music that inspired him. Rarities tonight, outtakes, B-sides, one-offs, and demos,...

Mostly Singles: Re-air of July 23, 2024: Aug 22, 2024

Claverack resident Michael Wilde presents "Mostly Singles," selections from an extensive collection of 45 rpm vinyl — music from the 1950s, '60s, '70s, and early '80s, mixed with some 78 rpm selection...

Mostly Singles: 20240725: Jul 25, 2024

Claverack resident Michael Wilde presents "Mostly Singles," selections from an extensive collection of 45 rpm vinyl — music from the 1950s, '60s, '70s, and early '80s, mixed with some 78 rpm selection...

Mostly Singles: Crooners, Spirits, Kiwi, Ye-Ye: Jul 23, 2024

78 shellac from the Roaring 20s and 1930s, Georgia Sea Island Singers ringing out, a celebration of Chris Knox, and a tribute to the Ye-Ye French 1960s. Fats Waller and His Rhythm, rare Nat King Cole,...

Mostly Singles: 20240627: Jun 27, 2024

Claverack resident Michael Wilde presents "Mostly Singles," selections from an extensive collection of 45 rpm vinyl — music from the 1950s, '60s, '70s, and early '80s, mixed with some 78 rpm selection...

Mostly Singles: Crooners and Rhythm: Jun 25, 2024

Vintage 78s, midcentury moderns, and swinging sunshine sixties sides that sing, and do it with rhythm. Boswell Sisters, Fred Astaire, Chris Montez, Francoise Hardy, Fats--Waller and Navarro, Jimmie Lu...

Mostly Singles: Blues and Sunshine, Part 2: May 28, 2024

Celebrate spring with more 78 shellac, cool 45s, and vinyl LPs: pre-electric steel guitars, combos, crooners, rare field recordings, and unissued tracks; kiwi beauties and a brand-new single. Jay Clar...

Mostly Singles: 20240523: May 23, 2024

Claverack resident Michael Wilde presents "Mostly Singles," selections from an extensive collection of 45 rpm vinyl — music from the 1950s, '60s, '70s, and early '80s, mixed with some 78 rpm selection...

Mostly Singles: Blues and Sunshine: Apr 25, 2024

Out of winter, into spring—and this one, a beauty. Guitar pioneers, piano giants, combos, jug bands, and yes, sunshine pop: a burst of virtuosic playing, 78s, 45s, home tapes and imports, an array of...

Mostly Singles: Blues and Sunshine: Apr 23, 2024

Out of winter, into spring—and this one, a beauty. Guitar pioneers, piano giants, combos, jug bands, and yes, sunshine pop: a burst of virtuosic playing, 78s, 45s, home tapes and imports, an array of...

Mostly Singles: Old, Gold, and Soul: Mar 28, 2024

This week on "Mostly Singles": Old, Gold, and Soul - 78s, 45s, broadcasts, imports, transcription discs and field recordings, including Gozy Kilpatrick, Elizabeth Cotten, Pagans, Arabians, Whisperin’...

Mostly Singles: Old, Gold, and Soul: Mar 26, 2024

This week on "Mostly Singles": Old, Gold, and Soul - 78s, 45s, broadcasts, imports, transcription discs and field recordings, including Gozy Kilpatrick, Elizabeth Cotten, Pagans, Arabians, Whisperin’...

Mostly Singles: The “Lucky 13 Pledge Drive” Show: Feb 27, 2024

Help us keep transmitting our shows, and for your kind sustaining support tonight we’ll be hearing vintage 78 shellac, a rare 45, composers at the keyboard, and gems from a faraway place: Chris Knox,...

Mostly Singles: 78 shellac, Vinyl LPs, 45 One-offs, Unissued Acetate: Feb 22, 2024

Designed to lift the spirit on a cold winter night. James P. Johnson, Phebel Wright, Red Allen, The Hokum Trio, Jesters, Django, Cherry Smash, Jack Teagarden, The Nerves, assorted genii from the Ameri...

Mostly Singles: 78 shellac, Vinyl LPs, 45 One-offs, Unissued Acetate: Jan 23, 2024

Designed to lift the spirit on a cold winter night. James P. Johnson, Phebel Wright, Red Allen, The Hokum Trio, Jesters, Django, Cherry Smash, Jack Teagarden, The Nerves, assorted genii from the Ameri...

Mostly Singles: Indies, 78s and New Zealand: Dec 29, 2023

This broadcast closes out 2023 with more original shellac 78s, indie garage, and South Island genies — a banquet, a feast, a splendid table laid with baubles and musical gems, rarely heard wonders and...

Mostly Singles: Year in Review: Dec 28, 2023

Year In Review episode.

Mostly Singles: Indies, 78s and New Zealand: Dec 26, 2023

This broadcast closes out 2023 with more original shellac 78s, indie garage, and South Island genies — a banquet, a feast, a splendid table laid with baubles and musical gems, rarely heard wonders and...

Mostly Singles: A Better Place, Side B: Nov 28, 2023

In this broadcast, the spiritual flipside of last month’s show, more of the wonderful music and artists to take us to that better place. Some are actual flips, some brand-new — and most, we hope, you...

Mostly Singles: A Better Place: Oct 26, 2023

Sail on a cloud of magic vinyl to a place where the spirit is lifted and light. This month the show wrote itself – and what a list! Jubalaires, Charlie Burse and the Memphis Jug Band, Ponce Sisters, G...

Mostly Singles: A Better Place: Oct 24, 2023

Sail on a cloud of magic vinyl to a place where the spirit is lifted and light. This month the show wrote itself – and what a list! Jubalaires, Charlie Burse and the Memphis Jug Band, Ponce Sisters, G...