WERU Community Radio 89.9 FM - diverse and grassroots radio serving Midcoast, Downeast & Bangor, a voice of many voices!
Serving Midcoast,
Downeast & Central Maine
A Voice of Many Voices
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Every Thursday evening through the Summer and Fall there is a open Old-Time jam session at Bon Vent Cider. Primarily focusing on trading tunes in the southern Appalachian traditional with the driving rhythm of the "Ithaca style". We welcome players of all abilties and backgrounds who'd like to share tunes, and as always music lovers...
The Downeast Chamber Music, Maine's newest community orchestra, will perform works by Beethoven, Rossini, Donizetti and selections from the Star Wars Suite at Hammond Hall on October 2nd. We are looking for musicians to join us! Email dmcardle@winterharbormusicfestival.
Join us for a benefit concert for WERU by critically acclaimed indie singer-songwriter and folk musician Casey Neill, at Barncastle in Blue Hill, on Friday October 2, 2026! Thanks to Casey for once again lending his considerable musical talents to raising funds for WERU. Come on out to see and hear a great artist in...
We are excited about our upcoming community square dance party at Simonton Corner coming up on Saturday, October 3rd, 2026, and we are looking forward to seeing you there! Location of this dance is the Simonton Corner Hall, 366 Main Street, Rockport, ME 04856. Our band for this next dance will be Emily Jeffries, Maisie...
Pamela Vaillant and Eileen Mielenhausen will facilitate an immersive one-day forest workshop inspired by the ancient story of Inanna's Descent into the Underworld--a sacred journey of surrender, release, awakening, and transformation. Join us at a beautiful waterfront location for a deep dive into personal myth with writing, storytelling, sharing, drumming, and a nourishing meal!! Open...
Join us at the beautiful Alna Meeting House for an evening with the Outhouse Association -- Ian Ludders on banjo and guitar and Tony Scott on guitar and mandolin. The two will display their signature wild-island sound as they share songs and stories of the working people of the sixteen counties of the Great State...
Singer song-write, Geoff Warner will perform a mix of original songs and roots covers on guitar and a few fiddle tunes for good measure! Blues legends, Reverend Garry Davis, and Mississippi John Hurt and the 60s Rock and Roll he grew up with are influences in Geoff’s fingerpicking guitar style. Nature, love, sailing, dogs, birds,...
Every 2nd and 4th Sunday afternoon from 1-3, members of the community who wish to keep the traditional folk music of Quebecois alive, play and share tunes with each other. All are welcome
Every Wednesday evening from 6-8 pm, Zach Gorrell and Micheal Bennett host a very laid back and welcoming Jazz & Blues session at Bon Vent Cider. Into its 2nd year of running, this session is chock full of incredible local talent, and you never quite know who is going to sit in. Free and open...
Every Thursday evening through the Summer and Fall there is a open Old-Time jam session at Bon Vent Cider. Primarily focusing on trading tunes in the southern Appalachian traditional with the driving rhythm of the "Ithaca style". We welcome players of all abilties and backgrounds who'd like to share tunes, and as always music lovers...
The Underground Lounge in Belfast is launching its fifth season on Thursday, October 8th with indie duo Hymn for Her (Lucy Tight and Wayne Waxing), a roaming folk duo whose sound feels pulled from back roads, front porches, and long stretches of open highway. Don’t let the words “folk” and “acoustic” fool you: Hymn for...
Join our festive open mic night! There is something for everyone at this harvest community event. "Trunk-or-treat" is from 4:00 - 5:30 followed by the open mic! We will have a bonfire, pumpkin carving and decorating, face painting, hot cocoa and cider, smores, and food from Black Sheep Food Truck! Admission is free but donations...