Magic Mushroom Hour with Omega
Magic Mushroom Hour w/ Omega On North Carolina Public Radio
You are stepping beyond the Dial, buckle up, the trip starts now!
This isn’t background music.
This isn’t safe rotation.
This is Magic Mushroom Hour w/ Omega.
Three hours of deep-cut Classic Rock and Progressive Rock — stretched out, remastered, and set free from the algorithm.
We step into epic, long-form prog. We let the blues breathe. We honor the weird. We celebrate the forgotten.
No radio edits.
No corporate fingerprints.
No playlists built by committee.
Just flow.
Omega guides the journey — sometimes mellow, sometimes heavy, sometimes beautifully strange — moving through extended prog explorations, blues-drenched grooves, Southern soul, cosmic rock, and the kind of tracks FM radio used to take chances on.
Every song is decompressed and remastered before it hits the airwaves. The quiet parts stay quiet. The loud parts hit hard. Headphones recommended. Car systems encouraged.
If you miss when albums were experiences…
If you like songs that stretch past seven minutes…
If you believe radio should still surprise you…
Welcome to Magic Mushroom Hour w/ Omega.
Turn it up. Let it breathe. Take the trip.
Podcast Description
Magic Mushroom Hour w/ Omega On North Carolina Public Radio
You are stepping beyond the Dial, buckle up, the trip starts now!
This isn’t background music.
This isn’t safe rotation.
This is Magic Mushroom Hour w/ Omega.
Three hours of deep-cut Classic Rock and Progressive Rock — stretched out, remastered, and set free from the algorithm.
We step into epic, long-form prog. We let the blues breathe. We honor the weird. We celebrate the forgotten.
No radio edits.
No corporate fingerprints.
No playlists built by committee.
Just flow.
Omega guides the journey — sometimes mellow, sometimes heavy, sometimes beautifully strange — moving through extended prog explorations, blues-drenched grooves, Southern soul, cosmic rock, and the kind of tracks FM radio used to take chances on.
Every song is decompressed and remastered before it hits the airwaves. The quiet parts stay quiet. The loud parts hit hard. Headphones recommended. Car systems encouraged.
If you miss when albums were experiences…
If you like songs that stretch past seven minutes…
If you believe radio should still surprise you…
Welcome to Magic Mushroom Hour w/ Omega.
Turn it up. Let it breathe. Take the trip.
Episodes

Apr 25, 2024
Apr 25, 2024
3hr 6 min
Tribute to Dicky Betts! Betts made some major contributions to the Allman Brothers, Mule, Great Southern and his accomplishments are outstanding.
The guitar work and writing by Betts are incredible. Enjoy. Take time to listen to the hooks, and solos that made all this music historic.
Classic Rock and Progressive Rock! If you like long-form plays, this is your station, sometimes mellow, sometimes hard. 3 hours of nonstop commercial-free music with a flow you will enjoy and a little weirdness for fun to break the tunes. If you are into headphones, this is your venue, as all the music played is decompressed and remastered before it hits the airwaves. It's all about the music and nothing more; you will feel the flow! Music that hasn't seen the light of day on any radio station for many years, along with the weirdness of the "70s.... Join us today!

Apr 12, 2024
Apr 12, 2024
3hr 36 min
Like some music you have not heard for a while? Canned Heat( Amphetamine Annie) First Time Blues ( Orithi) Sturgel Simpson (Brace for Impact) Blues Image, Steely Dan( whole Can’t Buy a Thrill Album)Doobie Brothers( Long Train Running) Ozzi ( Soldier of Fortune) Elton( Tiny Dancer) Boston( Boston whole Album) Stevie Ray ( Coldshot) Canned Heat (Time Was) Buddy Guy (Texas) Phillips Blues, Johnny Lang (Still Raining) Led Zeppelin (Ocean) Blues Image, Allman Brothers (Live at Fillmore), Need More? Tune in tomorrow night! Enjoy! 3 Hours of some excellent riffs.
Classic Rock and Progressive Rock! If you like long-form plays, this is your station, sometimes mellow, sometimes hard. 3 hours of nonstop commercial-free music with a flow you will enjoy and a little weirdness for fun to break the tunes. If you are into headphones, this is your venue, as all the music played is decompressed and remastered before it hits the airwaves. It's all about the music and nothing more; you will feel the flow! Music that hasn't seen the light of day on any radio station for many years, along with the weirdness of the "70s.... Join us today!

Apr 3, 2024
Apr 3, 2024
2hr 1 min
I think the new EQ settings are hitting the spot! Opening with a long set from YES! Add some Zappa, Beth Hart, Budgie, Laura Cox, Ten Years After, Warren Haynes, SRV, some early Steve Miller, Cream, and a couple of songs from Bowie and Dave Mason! Finishing off with a nice cut from Elliot Randall, HookFoot, and ending with Robert Plant! A nice evening of add-free music! Enjoy!

Mar 6, 2024
Mar 6, 2024
3hr 47 min
Are you Ready for the Blues Masters? Some of the early greats with Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Winwood thrown in for fun. 2 Hours of some great guitars and blues. Enjoy!
Nice set, songs, and night! Beam on up and kick back!
Classic Rock and Progressive Rock! If you like long-form plays, this is your station, sometimes mellow, sometimes hard. 3 hours of nonstop commercial-free music with a flow you will enjoy and a little weirdness for fun to break the tunes. If you are into headphones, this is your venue, as all the music played is decompressed and remastered before it hits the airwaves. It's all about the music and nothing more; you will feel the flow! Music that hasn't seen the light of day on any radio station for many years, along with the weirdness of the "70s.... Join us today!
Thank you,
Greg S. Held (Omega)
Wart FM (95.5) North Carolina Public Radio

Jan 27, 2024
Jan 27, 2024
3hr 8 min
Are you Ready for some blazing Guitar Tonight? After staring off with Western Union (the 5 Americans), and the Rapper (Jaggerz), on to an HOUR WITH TROWER (Robin Trower along with Jack Bruce) with some Stevie Ray Vaughn sprinkled in the mix. After Stevie Ray Vaughn and Robin Trower on to Clapton with John Mayall, then a long set in the same genre by Led Zeppelin. Closing with the Knack, King Harvest, and Steelers Wheel. About 3 Hours of some great guitars and blues. Enjoy!
Nice set, songs, and night! Beam on up and kick back!
Classic Rock and Progressive Rock! If you like long-form plays, this is your station, sometimes mellow, sometimes hard. 3 hours of nonstop commercial-free music with a flow you will enjoy and a little weirdness for fun to break the tunes. If you are into headphones, this is your venue, as all the music played is decompressed and remastered before it hits the airwaves. It's all about the music and nothing more; you will feel the flow! Music that hasn't seen the light of day on any radio station for many years, along with the weirdness of the "70s.... Join us today!
Thank you,
Greg S. Held (Omega)
Wart FM (95.5) North Carolina Public Radio

Jan 12, 2024
Jan 12, 2024
4hr 21 min
Been a long time coming between Holidays and snow... but here it is starting with Bowie( Sorrow), Robinson Brothers ( Baby Blue), Matthews Southern Comfort, Beatles ( For You Blue), Burton Cummings Guess Who( Laughing), Billy Joel (Piano Man), Greg Lake( Talk to the Wind), Blind Faith( Had to Cry Today), Winwood (Dirty City),. Traffic ( Many Miles to Freedom), Traffic( Long Studio Jam ), Van Morrison(Tupelo Honey), a series of Jim Croce Tunes, Cat Stevens( Entire Tea for the Tillerman), Strawberry Alarm Clock(Itchy Goo Park), Lennon( Days Like These), Several songs from Joni Mitchell, Blind Faith( Can’t Find My Way Home), Some great songs from Blackberry Smoke, Asleep at the Wheel with Ray Barnes, Mamas and the Pappas, finishing with Guess Who and a whole lot of whacky nonsense. Looks and sounds good Enjoy!
Nice set, songs, and night! Beam on up and kick back!
Classic Rock and Progressive Rock! If you like long-form plays, this is your station, sometimes mellow, sometimes hard. 3 hours of nonstop commercial-free music with a flow you will enjoy and a little weirdness for fun to break the tunes. If you are into headphones, this is your venue, as all the music played is decompressed and remastered before it hits the airwaves. It's all about the music and nothing more; you will feel the flow! Music that hasn't seen the light of day on any radio station for many years, along with the weirdness of the "70s.... Join us today!
Thank you,
Greg S. Held

Dec 22, 2023
Omega’s Christmas Joy
Dec 22, 2023
Dec 22, 2023
1hr 16 sec
Yes, of course, I like Christmas Music in my celebration of the Birth of our Savior Jesus!
Once a year I love to do a Christmas Program and it always brings tears to my eyes thinking about the many past Christmas Days with family and friends. These songs bring reflection on what blessings God brings to our lives and the many loved ones who are no longer with us on Christmas Day. What a Wonderful Time of the Year to celebrate this wondrous occasion. Here is the happy set for celebrating Christmas.
One of my favorite Beethoven compositions!
My all-time favorite, Harry Connick singing and playing “Ave Maria”
Home with “Silent Night”
Nate King Cole with “Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem”
Home singing “Do you hear what I hear “
Michael Buble with “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear”
Home “Angels we have heard on High”
Home “Come Let Us Adore “
Harry Connick's “Oh Holy Night “
Andy Williams's “What Child Is This “
Home “Away in the Manager “
Nate King Cole's “Joy to the World “
“Have Yourself a Merry Christmas “
Nate King Cole's “Christmas Song “
Harry Connick's “When My Heart Finds Christmas “
Andy Williams's “Most Beautiful Time of the Year “
Home “ I Will be Home for Christmas “Perry Como's “ Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas “
Perry Como's “No Place Like Home for Christmas “
One of my favorite Christmas Songs, the Eagles “Come Home for Christmas “
God Bless All of You on this Wonderful Christmas 2023

Dec 10, 2023
Dec 10, 2023
3hr 19 min
Fast-paced rockin show tonight starting with Warren Haynes, Van Morrison, ZZ Top(Just Got Paid), Thin Lizzy(Running Back), the first of a couple of songs from Deep Purple(FireBall), Black Sabbath, Billy Idol( White Wedding), Rush ( Tom Sawyer), How Does a Duck Know from Crash Test Dummies, In Living Color, Rush ( Working Man), more Deep Purple( Some Kinds of Woman), and a couple more, Blue Oyster Cult, Cream( Sunshine of your Love), on to Bowie, ( Rock & Roll Suicide/Moonage Daydream), Allman Brother off Filmore Live, ZZ( Master of Sparks), Molly Hatchet, Grand Funk( Don’t have to Sing the Blues), Billy and the Hoodoos, then to finish off the evening an hour of Hendrix( Axis Bold as Love/ Electric Lady Land) ! Put on your seatbelts, buckle up, and let’s Rock!
Nice set, songs, and night! Beam on up and kick back!
Classic Rock and Progressive Rock! If you like long-form plays, this is your station, sometimes mellow, sometimes hard. 2 hours of nonstop commercial-free music with a flow you will enjoy and a little weirdness for fun to break the tunes. If you are into headphones, this is your venue, as all the music played is decompressed and remastered before it hits the airwaves. It's all about the music and nothing more; you will feel the flow! Music that hasn't seen the light of day on any radio station for many years, along with the weirdness of the "70s.... Join us today!







