Sam Bush

"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions Returns Next Week, 8 AM - The Roots Live Here

Madisen Ward and The Mama Bear

Independence, MO - Madisen Ward And Ruth Ward (Mother & Son Duo). These Album Captures The Sound They'd Been Making Since The Early Coffee Shop Days.

Sue Foley

Canadian Blues & Roots Musician Soon Turning Forty-Eight

Taj Mahal

Fifth American Blues Studio Album - Born Henry Saint Clair Fredericks, Jr. - Two Grammy & One Blues Music Awards - Americana Music Association's Lifetime Achievement Award - Continues To Reshape The Definition And Scope Of Blues Music Over The Course Of His Incredible 50-Year Career; Fusing It With Nontraditional Forms Including Indigenous Sounds From The Caribbean, Africa And The South Pacific

Tim Williams

Fresh Into The 'YCE Blues Alley

Roy Orbison

Vernon, Texas - Second Group Of Nominees Inducted Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame In 1987

6 String Drag

Raleigh, NC - One Of The Late 1990's Pioneering Alt-Country Quartets - Emerged Once Again in 2015 After A Sixteen Year Hibernation - "Good to Have them Back!"

Eileen Ivers

Fresh Into 'YCE - Recorded By Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five, November 1927

Roy Gaines

With His Full Orchestra - Texas Bred Guitarist - Influenced By T-Bone Walker

Ivie Anderson

Prior to Ellington Signing Anderson, He Never Had A Regular Vocalist - Thought To Be The Best Singer He Ever Had - Began Her Career At The Cotton Club As Singer For Earl Hines (1930) - Considered To Be One Of The Finest Singers Of The Golden Age Of Jazz

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Sara Watkins

Traditions Appearance Alert: Macomb Center For the Arts In Clinton Township, 3/19 - Produced By John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)

Loretta Lynn

Fresh Into 'YCE - 1870's Southern Appalachian Folk Song - Lead Belly Recorded Several Versions Under Different Titles During the 1940's

Critton Hollow String Band

Founded On The Streets Of Annapolis, MD In 1975 - The Trio Continues To This Day Tending To A Stable Of Songs Dating To The First Settlements Of Appalachia

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Eli West

Seattle Based - Eli Rejoins Cahalen Morrison For A Rather Lengthy Tour Beginning 3/11

9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson

"There's A Lot Of Different Kinds Of Blues Tunes, And Some Of Them Aren't Really Blues At All; They Just Have Sort Of A Blues Flavor," Doc Watson

9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson

Doc Looks Back Over His Career From Performing On The Streets Of Boone, NC To Becoming A National Treasure And Multi Grammy-Award Winner.

Caroline Spence

Nashville-Based Virginian - Her Songwriting Is Passionate And Emotional - This Is Her Full Length Album

Potato Moon

GR Flavorings - Traditions Appearance Alert: One Trick Pony, 3/26

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Sarah Harmer

Canadian Singer-Songwriter & Activist - This Is Her Third Album And A Shift Toward An Acoustic Sound - Many Of The Songs Were Written As Early As 1998 - Recorded In One Week With Sarah Self-Producing The Album

Kate Wolf

Recorded Between 1978 & 1981 In Berkeley, California - Kathryn Louise Allen, January 27, 1942 - December 10, 1986 (44) Leukemia

Greg Brown

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Spoonful Of Blues: Elizabeth Johnson

?/?/1898(?) Louisiana - ?/?/???? Unknown

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Spoonful Of Blues: Gitfiddle Jim

February 15, 1901 Georgia - November 8, 1968 Illinois

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This Is '820' Jazz: Poncho Sanchez

Ruben Estrada, Vibes...Stan Martin, Trumpet & Flugelhorn...Alex Henderson, Trombones...Scott Martin, Saxophones...Jose Rodriquez, Bongos & Percussion...Tony Banda, Bass...David Torres, Piano...Poncho Sanchez, Congas

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Sam Outlaw

Aberdeen, SD - At Age Thirty Left A Successful Advertising Career To Follow His Muse - "Angeleno," Was Produced By Ry Cooder

Rob McCoury

A Twenty-Eight Year Member Of The Del McCoury Band - This Is His Debut Solo Album - Currently On Tour With The McCoury Band

Donna Ulisse

Joined Here By Her Longtime Road Band, "The Poor Mountain Boys."

Russell Moore & 111RD Tyme Out

Formed In Georgia In 1991 - Beginning Their 25th Year Of Performing - Ten Time International Bluegrass Music Awards Winners (IBMA ) - Traditions Appearance Alert: Milan Bluegrass Festival, 8/6

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Trout Steak Revival

Colorado Quintet - Traditions Appearance Alert: BBQ, Blues & Bluegrass Festival In St. Joseph, 5/21. Sam Bush And Joe Louis Walker Are Also Scheduled To Appear

Darrell Scott & Tim O' Brien

These Old Friends Met In A Lobby Of A Nashville Music Company 19 Years Ago - This Album Recorded Over The Course Of Two Gigs At The Grey Eagle In Asheville, North Carolina In 2005 And 2006.