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Traditions!

Traditions! Is A Weekly Two-Hour Presentation Following Musical Streams Passed Down Through Generations; Pathways Linked By A Sincere Appreciation And Acknowledgement Of The Influential Styles That Continue Shaping The Landscape Of American Roots Music: Early Influences - Pioneering Legends - Roots Revivalists - Indigenous Cultures. Thanks For Joining Us!

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The Appleseed Collective

Jackie
The Tour Tapes 2016 via Earthwork
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions Returns Next Week, 8 AM

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Mark Hummel

You Got Me
The Hustle Is Really On 2014 via Electro-Fi
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With The Blues Survivors Laying Down The Boogie Since 1970 - Multiple Blues Music Award Recipients

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Irma Thomas

Two Winters Long
Soul Queen Of New Orleans 1978 via Imperial
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Recipient Of The Blues Music Award, 2013 & 2014

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Izzy & Chris

Gotta Find My Baby
Preachin' the Blues Vol. 1 2009 via 80/20
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Blues Duo Surfing Enthusiasts Deeply Rooted In The Music Of The Appalachian Mountains Of Western Pennsylvania

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William Elliot Whitmore

Lift My Jug
Ashes To Dust 2005 via Southern
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Iowa - Banjo Driven Slices Of Americana - Farms The Land He Grew Up On

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(REQUESTED)

Robert Johnson

32-20 Blues
The Complete Recordings 1990 via RCA
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Recorded During Robert's Second Recording Session In San Antonio, Texas On November 26, 1936.

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9:40 am

Manassas

It Doesn't Matter
Manassas 1972 via Atlantic
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Composers: Stephen Stills, Chris Hillman & Rick Roberts - Roberts Would Go On To Include The Song As The Lead-off Track For His Band's Debut Album 'Firefall' (1976)

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Polecat

Shotgun Stew
Fathoms 2013 via Polecat
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Washington State - Quintet Forming In 2010 In Bellingham - the Band Continues To Explore New Avenues In Their Always Evolving Take On Roots Music

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Golden State Lone Star Blues Revue

Cool to Be Your Fool
Golden State Lone Star Blues Revue 2016 via Electro-Fi
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Golden State Lone Star Revue Is A Concept Of A Cross Country Meeting Of The Minds Between California And Texas Musicians.

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Vaudeville Ettiquette

F. Scott [Bonus Track]
Debutantes & Dealers 2013 via Sunyaya
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Seattle - Quintet Adopting Their Name From A Bar Top Made Of Back-Lit Silent Film-Era Movie Slides Titled "Vaudeville Etiquette."

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9:20 am

The Okee Dokee Brothers

Mother Nature's Son
Minnesota Beatle Project, Volume 5 2013 via Vega
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Undercover: The Beatles, 1968 'The Beatles' (White Album)

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Section House

King & Water
Section House 2016 via Mountain Fever
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New Into 'YCE

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(REQUESTED)

John Mailander

Gentle On My Mind
Walking Distance 2014 via John Mailander
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Vocals And Fiddle: Molly Tuttle, Longtime Duo Partner - Freshgrass Music Award, 2014 - Composer: John Hartford (1967, Four Grammy Awards

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9 O'clock Doc: Doc Watson And Chet Atkins

On My Way To Canaan's Land
Reflections 1980 via RCA
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Two Of The Finest Guitarists The World Has Ever Produced - This Is Their Only Session Together

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9 O'clock Doc: Doc Watson And Chet Atkins

Goodnight Waltz
Reflections 1980 via Rca
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Critically Acclaimed - Both Coming From The Great Smoky Mountains, Both Inspired By Merle Travis - Both Guitarists Naming Their Children After The Picker, Doc's Son Merle Watson And Chet's Daughter Merle Atkins.

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9:00 am

Mark Erelli

Wayside
For a Song 2016 via Independant
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With The Moonlit Choir - First Release In Five Years

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Simon & Garfunkel

The Boxer
Bridge Over Troubled Water 1970 via Columbia
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Met As Kids In Queens, NY, 1953 - Under The Name Of "Tom & Jerry," Their First Minor Success Was 'Hey Schoolgirl,' In 1957

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David Wax Museum

Jalopy Heart
Carpenter Bird 2009
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David Wax & Suz Slezak, Boston - Traditions Appearance Alert: Seven Steps Up, May 7 Spring Lake

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Larry Keel

Another Summer Day
Experienced 2016 via Independent
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Thirty Years Of Playing In String Bands Lay Behind Keel Before Forming 'Natural Bridge' In 2005

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Lori McKenna

Rose Of Jericho
Numbered Doors 2014 via Hoodie Songs
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Boston - Lori's Eight Studio Album - Mary Gauthier Brought Lori's Music To The Attention Of Nashville's Songwriting Elite

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8:40 am
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Spoonful Of Blues: Curley James Weaver

Tippin' Tom
Curley Weaver. 1933-1935 2000 via Document
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March 25, 1906 Georgia - September 20, 1963 Georgia

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Spoonful Of Blues: Dick Justice

Old Black Dog [1929]
Cocaine 2015
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?/?/1906 West Virginia - September 12, 1962 West Virginia

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This Is '820' Jazz: Lou Donaldson Quartet

Gravy Train
Gravy Train 1961 via Blue Note
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Dave Bailey, Drums...Ben Tucker, Bass...Herman Foster, Piano...Lou Donaldson, Alto Sax

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8:20 am
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Jim Lauderdale

Looking for a Good Place to Land
The Bluegrass Diaries 2007 via Yep Roc Records
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North Carolina Singer-Songwriter - Jim Turns Fifty-Nine In a Few Days - Twenty-Three Albums In Thirty Years

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Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys

True Life Blues [1945]
The Essential Bill Monroe 2013 via Sony
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This Morning's Robb M Vintage Pick Of The Week

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Reno Brothers

I'm So Dog Gone Used To Lovin' You
Swing West 1994
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The Sons Of Legendary Banjo Picker Don Reno; Ronnie, Dale & Don Wayne

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The Infamous Stringdusters

Rock And Roll
Ladies & Gentlemen 2016 via Compass Records
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Guest Vocals: Abigail Washburn

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Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks

I'm An Old Cowhand (From The Rio Grande)
Striking It Rich 1972 via MCA
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Daniel Ivan Hicks, December 1941 - February 6, 2016 (Liver Cancer)

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I Am A Rambler -With Sam Bush Je

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Guest Musicians: Sam Bush & Jerry Douglas

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8:00 am