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Woman Wattage

Host Anne Watts draws inspiration from listeners worldwide, dropping the needle on music that marks the sonic brilliance of humanity, from Sun Ra to Adrienne Lenker, from Alice Coltrane and Cate Le Bon to Igor Stravinsky, Neil Young, and esperanza spalding.

  • Music by Gabriel Fauré; Brittany Howard; Neil Young and Crazy Horse; Ketama; Big Thief; Edmond Dédé; and more.
  • Poetry by Jean Valentine; music by Robin Trower; Terry Riley; Rebecca Barclay; Terri Lyne Carrington; and more.
  • Music by Aaron Copland, My Morning Jacket, Chet Baker, The Jayhawks, Neil Young, Rachael Dadd, Jesse Colin Young, and more; poetry by Ada Limón.
  • Music by Los Lobos; Leon Fleisher playing Ravel; new Boister; Art Farmer and Benny Golson; Anthony Braxton and Muhal Richard Abrams; Bruce Cockburn; and more. Poetry by Barbara Jean Reyes.
  • Music by Anouar Brahem; esperanza spalding and milton nasciemento; Andrew Bird and Madison Cunningham; Kevin Morby and Cate Le Bon; Igor Stravinsky; and more.
  • From the library, Section A: Alice Coltrane; David Bowie's Aladdin Sane; Marshall Allen; Aurora Neland; and more. Poetry by Rainer Maria Rilke.
  • Bach vocal works; Les Amazon d'Afriques; Peter Gabriel; poetry by Chris Mason; and more.
  • Poetry by Webb Nichols; Vivaldi Recomposed by Max Richter; Hazel Scott; Tracy Chapman; Juniper Scott; and more.
  • Poetry by Eleanor Lewis; David Johansen; The Outlaws; Sun Ra; Boister; and more.