Rock and Roots celebrates America's Birthday with a showcase of Americana music and a time capsule of the golden music of 1976. Join Joe Conkwright and John Lee for a listening party on Rock & Roots this weekend - 10 am to 2 pm Friday, and Saturday noon to 5 pm.Only on 91.3 or streaming live @ wuky.org or the free WUKY app.

10 Foot Pole brings the Roots of Lexington Music Scene back to life at the next Tahlsound, Sunday June 28th at the Great Lawn Stage behind Oleika Shriners Temple, 326 Southland Drive.10 Foot Pole and Rebeca Rego join Joe Conkwright for a conversation on Rock & Roots. Recorded June 16, 2026.

WUKY Listener Walt Remondini returns as a guest host for The Rock & Roots Special Edition. This program aired first on Saturday, March 7, 2026.

Molly Tuttle stops by WUKY's Rock & Roots and joins host Joe Conkwright.Recorded live on Thursday, August 14, 2025.

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Rodney Crowell Featuring Tyler Bryant (The Twenty One Song Salute (Owed to G.G. Shinn and Cléoma Falcon)), Mt. Joy (Lucy), St Paul & the Broken Bones (Sushi And Coca Cola), Tame Impala (End Of Summer), Alison Krauss & Union Station (One Ray Of Shine), & Christone "Kingfish" Ingram (Voodoo Charm)!

One of the great things about summer in the bluegrass is spending time outside. It's a great way to stay active, reduce stress and get some vitamin D. But it's also important to make sure our skin is protected. Dr. John D'Orazio, chief of pediatric hematology oncology at the University of Kentucky, joins the program to talk about sunburn, sunblock and everything in between.

The Lexington Farmers' Market Report on WUKY is brought to you by Kentucky American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, providing safe, reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately half a million people in portions of 14 counties. Learn more at kentuckyamwater.com.This time Josh and Joe discuss a vegetable that has a bad rap as being awful slimy. However, there are interesting ways to prepare and enjoy this southern staple, including soups and stews and pickled.

Bryan Station, established in 1779 in Lexington, Kentucky, was a crucial frontier settlement founded by William Bryan, an early pioneer from Virginia. As one of the most fortified outposts in the region, it played a key role in the defense of settlers against Native American attacks during the tumultuous years of Kentucky's settlement. Learn about a new discovery of a possible William Bryan cabin that stood off of Clay's Mill. Alan and Mandy welcome amateur sleuth Eric McAnallen as he tells the story of the forgotten cabin connected to the Bryan family.

The WUKY SportsPage podcast is back with this all-encompassing conversation with former Wildcat great Kevin Grevey. He talks about his recruitment to UK, his relationship with Coach Joe B. Hall, a college career that included an SEC championship in his sophomore season, a 13-13 season the next year, and a national runner-up season as he and his senior teammates capped their UK careers in 1975. He also reflects on the meaning of the NBA championship and the leadership that veteran Wes Unseld provided, inspiring a team that went 44-38 in the regular season to go all the way.