Top Albums 8/18/2026
1 I'M WITH HER Sing Me Alive 2 LANCE COWAN The Air That I Breathe 3 ALBERT CASTIGLIA Grits & Glory
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Maine Songwriter Katherine Perkins & Friends – August 30 in Ellsworth
Join WERU and Fogtown Brewing Company in Ellsworth for a special evening of live music featuring Katherine Perkins, on Sunday, August 30 at 5 pm. Painter and songwriter Katherine Perkins brings her genre-defying blend of Americana and lush, melodic storytelling. Performing with Katherine will be: Ryan Blotnick on guitar, Rebecca Lasaponaro on drums, Ross Gallagher...
Top Albums 8/11/2026
1 SHABOOZEY The Outlaw Cherie Lee And Other Western Tales 2 BILLY STRINGS "Burn The Other End" [Single] 3 OSHIMA BROTHERS In Orbit
Summer Membership Drive Raises $65,000! Thank you!
WERU’s Summer Membership Drive happened August 1-8. After the end of federal support for public media in 2025, including WERU, our listener support went up to 80% of our annual fundraising, which is wonderful! Now we are trying to maintain that higher level of local support, and you our listeners are really coming through with...
Top Albums 8/4/2026
1 I'M WITH HER Sing Me Alive 2 WILLIE NELSON Dream Chaser 3 BONNIE PAINE Unseen
Thanks for Your Heroic & Epic Support!
Homer was an incredible writer, obviously, but also a great fundraiser. He is best known for his epic poems that are foundational to western civilization and literature, the Illiad and the Odyssey. Less known was his interest in community radio and he wrote two epic short dramas to raise funds to support the eclectic musical,...
WERU Names New General Manager!
The Board of Directors of WERU Community Radio has announced that Kristen Spalding of Orland, Maine will become the next General Manager of the station, taking the helm in late August. Kristen grew up in Bucksport, is a graduate of Colby College, and has most recently worked in development at Bagaduce Music in Blue Hill,...
Connect with WERU at Community Events!
Connect with WERU at these upcoming community events: “Twelve Maine Women: Portraits of Change,” presented by Americans Who Tell the Truth, Heart of Ellsworth, and the Frances Perkins Center, Heart of Ellsworth Makerspace, 16 State Street, Ellsworth – August 6-September 30 (sponsored by WERU) Darlin’ Cory Concert (Americana), Wednesday on Main at The Alamo Theatre,...
“Listening for the Notes” with Noel Paul Stookey & A.S. Aubrey
In an exclusive for WERU, Noel Paul Stookey and A.S. Aubrey (the pen name of Noel’s daughter, Anna) share songs, poetry, and conversation in radio special that was originally broadcast on July 25 and again August 1. Hosted and produced by Matt Murphy, the program previews Noel and Anna’s “Listening for the Notes: The Gift...
Top Albums 7/21/2026
1 SHAWN MERCER Push 2 ALLISON RUSSELL In The Hour Of Chaos 3 DAR WILLIAMS Hummingbird Highway