listen online now!

Playlist from 04/24/2016 @ 8:00am

view other shifts on 04/24/2016

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!

view programmer profile

all tracks listed in reverse chronological order

Buyepongo

Punta (Negra)
Todo Mundo 2016 via Self-released
a note about this track

"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions Returns Next Week, 8 AM
rate it!

Hank and Nick Mowery

The Business Side
The Vegas Tapes 2007 via Independent
a note about this track

HomeGrown From The 'YCE Blues Alley - Traditions Appearance Alert: Holland Blues Festival, 9/24
rate it!

Joanna Connor

Big Girl Blues
Big Girl Blues 1996 via Blind Pig
a note about this track

Chicago-Based Slide Guitarist - Influenced By Taj Mahal - Professional Musician At The Age Of Nineteen -

rate it!

Little Mike and The Tornadoes

Blind Love and Whiskey
Heart Attack 1990 via Blind Pig
rate it!

Michael Jerome Browne

One More Empty Bottle
The Road is Dark 2012 via Borealis Recording
a note about this track

Three-Time Canadian Folk Music Award Winner (Traditional Singer, 2015; Solo Artist, 2012 & 2008)
rate it!
9:40 am
donate online
(REQUESTED)

Doug Seegers

There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
Going Down To The River 2014 via Rounder
a note about this track

With Buddy Miller
rate it!

Kingfish

Big Iron
Kingfish 1976 via Round
a note about this track

Undercover: Marty Robbins, 1959 - Founding Members: Bob Weir, David Torbert & Matthew Kelly (New Riders Of The Purple Sage)
rate it!

Flaco Jimenez

The Girls from Texas
Partners 1992 via Reprise / Wea
a note about this track

Composer: Ry Cooder

rate it!

Billy Jack Wills

Jelly Roll Blues
Western Swing Band Classics 2010 via Goldenlane
a note about this track

Co-Founder With His Brother Bob Of The Texas Playboys - This Guy Was A Sponge, Incorporating A Multitude Of Influences Into His Western Swing
rate it!
9:20 am
donate online

Sarah Jarosz

House Of Mercy
Single 2016 via Sugar Hill
a note about this track

From Her Forthcoming Album
rate it!

Blue Water Ramblers

Driving Song
Beyond the Straits 2010 via Independent
a note about this track

HomeGrown!

website

rate it!

9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson

Kinfolk In Carolina
The Bottom Line Archive Series: (2002) 2015 via Bottom Line
a note about this track

These 2002 Live Recordings Capture The Guitar Virtuoso On The Heels Of His Sixth Grammy Win Recorded During Doc's Final Two Bottom Line Engagements
rate it!

9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson & David Grisman

Kentucky Waltz
Doc & Dawg 1997 via Acoustic Disc
a note about this track

Composer: Bill Monroe, 1946
rate it!
9:00 am
donate online

Bob Dylan

Things Have Changed
Wonder Boys - Music From The Motion Picture 2000 via BMG
a note about this track

Winner: Grammy Award For Best Male Vocal Performance - Academy Award For Best Original Song
rate it!

Wrinkle Neck Mules

Cadillac Limosine
The Wicks Have Met 2007 via Lower 40
a note about this track

Virginia - Quintet Of Extraordinary Musicians Releasing Eight Albums Since 2003 - Touring Is Limited Due to Each Members Side Projects

website

rate it!

Steve Dawson

California Saviour
Solid States And Loose Ends 2016 via Black Hen Music
a note about this track

Fresh Into 'YCE - Sought After Producer And Multiple Juno Award Winner
rate it!

Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys

Everything Changed [Live]
Audiotree Live 2015 via Courtesy Of Audiotree
a note about this track

Traditions Appearance Alert: Merlefest, 4/30 (Wilkesboro, NC) - MerleFest Offers A Mix Of Traditional And Contemporary Roots Music,"traditional plus." It Brings Together Bluegrass, Contemporary Acoustic, Blues, Folk, Old-Time Music, Cajun, Jazz, Country, Celtic, Americana, Rock And Singer-Songwriter.
rate it!

The Deep Hollow

Porch Light
The Deep Hollow 2016 via Independant
a note about this track

A Song About Coming Home - First Time Spin On 'YCE
rate it!
8:40 am
donate online

Spoonful Of Blues: Little Willie John

Need Your Love So Bad [1956]
The Early King Sessions 2002 via Ace
a note about this track

November 15, 1937 Arkansas - May 26. 1968 Michigan

website

rate it!

Spoonful Of Blues: Joshua Barnes "Peg Leg' Howell

Rolling Mill Blues [1924]
Bootleggin' Liquor 2015
a note about this track

March 15, 1888 Georgia - August 11, 1966 Georgia

website

rate it!

This Is '820' Jazz: John Mayall

California
The Turning Point 1969 via Polydor
a note about this track

Steve Thompson, Bass...Johnny Almond, Tenor/Alto Sax & Flute...Jon Mark, Acoustic Finger-Style Guitar...John Mayall, Acoustic Guitar/Vocal

website

rate it!
8:20 am
donate online

The Honeycutters

The Handbook
On The Ropes 2016 via Organic Records
a note about this track

North Carolina - Sweet And Aching Vocals Of Amanda Ann Platt
rate it!

Michael Daves

Pretty Polly (Bluegrass)
Orchids and Violence 2016 via Nonesuch
a note about this track

This Is A Double-Album With Identical Track Listings Of Traditional Bluegrass Tunes, Many You Know. Disc One Features Straightforward Interpretations With A Band Of Roots-Music Innovators, Featuring Sarah Jarosz And Noam Pilkeny - Michael Plugs In On Disc Two, Giving The Same Tunes A Very Different Presentation
rate it!

Michael Cleveland And Flame Keeper

Northern White Clouds
Leavin' Town 2008 via Rounder
a note about this track

Traditions Appearance Alert: Charlotte Bluegrass Festival, 6/18 - Three Day Event Beginning Thursday 6/16 - Eighteen Bands Playing Two Sets Apiece Over Three Days - This Event Includes Some Heavy Hitters

website

rate it!

Town Mountain

Wildbird
Southern Crescent 2016 via Lohi Records
a note about this track

Hard Drivin' Carolina String Band With A Rough-Hewn Side To It's Sound - This Is Their Latest Album
rate it!

Sierra Hull

Pretend
Secrets 2008 via Rounder
a note about this track

Sierra's Debut Vocal Album - Signed to Rounder Records At Age Thirteen - She'll Soon Turn 25
rate it!

Sean Watkins

Local Honey
What to Fear 2016 via Family Hour Records
a note about this track

A Former Robb M Pick Of The Week
rate it!
8:00 am
donate online