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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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Doug Cox & Salil Bhatt

Bhoopali Dance
Slide to Freedom 2007 via Northern Blues
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Incredibly Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week (sundaytraditions@gmail.com)
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Annie Laurie

Stop, Don't Go
Stompin' At The Savoy: The Original Indie Label, 1944-1961 2009 via SLG
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First Recorded In The Mid-1940's - Her Professional Career Lasted Until The Early 1960's - Closely Associated With Bandleader Paul Gayten - Best Known For Her Cover Version Of "Since I Fell For You"

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Eilen Jewell

Down Hearted Blues
Down Hearted Blues 2017 via Signature Sounds
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Bessie Smith, 1922
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Blind Lemon Pledge

Sweet Celine
Backwoods Glance 2017 via Independent
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9:40 am
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Leftover Salmon

When The Levee Breaks
Ask The Fish 1995 via Bert
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Composers: Kansas Joe McCoy & Memphis Minnie, 1929 - The Song Chronicles The Upheavel Caused By The Great Missisissippi Flood OF 1927
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Ry Cooder

Goodnight Irene

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Flaco Jimenez: Accordian - The Song's Origin Is Unclear - Leadbelly Was Singing a Version Of The Song In 1908 Claiming To Have Learned It From His Uncles - An 1892 Song Has Several Lyrical Similarities with Evidence Suggesting It Being Based On An Even Earlier Song Which Has Not Survived
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Balafon Marimba Ensemble

Harare To Kisangani

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Oregon Based Octet Perform On Home-Made Instruments - Afro-Caribbean Music Is Their Specialty

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9:20 am
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Victor Wainwright

Walk Away My Blues
Lit Up! 2011 via WildRoots Records
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Rachael Davis

Better Than Me
Minor League Deities 2001 via Aunt Farm
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GR Flavor! Currently On A Tour Of The UK; Returns To the States For An Appearance At Wheatland 9/9

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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson

Matty Groves
Home Again! 1966 via Vanguard
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Doc Reinterpreting A Scottish-Border Ballad With Its' Roots Dating To the 16th Century
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9 O'Clock Doc: Kilby Snow

No Tears In Heaven
Country Songs And Tunes With Autoharp 1969 via Folkways
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Virtuoso Autoharpist - Awarded The Title Of Autoharp Champion Of North Carolina At The Age Of 5 In 1911 - Known For His "Drag Note" Playing Style

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Keller & the Keels

Another Brick In The Wall
Grass 2006 via KW Enterprises
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Keller Williams, Larry & Jenny Keel Putting The 'Grass To Pink Floyd - You Can Catch Keller At The Park Theater In Holland, 8/31
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Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams

My Sweetie Went Away
Contraband Love 2017 via Red House Records
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Chris Hillman/Herb Pederson

Wait A Minute
At Edwards Barn 2010 via Rounder
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The Two Pioneers Have Carved Out A Permanent Niche In History Of American Music - Hillman's Highly Anticipated New Album "Bidin' My Time," Is Due In September; Pederson And Tom Petty Producing
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Spoonful Of Blues: Willie Dixon

Seventh Son
I Am The Blues 1970 via Chess
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July 1, 1915 Mississippi - January 29, 1992 California

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Spoonful Of Blues: Willie Dixon

Wang Dang Doodle [1956]
Catalyst 1973 via Chess

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'820 Jazz' Presents: Eddie Harris

Freedom Jazz Dance
The In Sound 1965 via Atlantic
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Ron Carter, Bass....Billy Higgins, Piano...Ray Codrington, Trumpet...Cedar Walton, Drums...Eddie Harris, Tenor Sax

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Susan Cattaneo

Work Hard Love Harder
The Hammer & The Heart 2017 via Jersey Girl Music
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Boston, MA, Berklee School Of Music Instructor - With The Bottle Rockets
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The Stanley Brothers

(Say) Won't You Be Mine
The Complete Mercury Recordings 2003 via Mercury
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The Robb M Vintage Pick Of The Week
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Merle Travis

Sweet Temptation
The Merle Travis Story 1989 via CMH
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Guitar Legend (Travis Picking)
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Wild Ponies

Sally Ann
Galax 2017 via Gearbox Records
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Appearing; Johnny's Speakeasy, Ann Arbor 9/30
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Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones

The Lohman Waltz
Sweet Memories Never Leave 2015 via Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones
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Old-Time Fiddler, Ethnomusicologist, Teacher And Author
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Nora Jane Struthers

Listen with Your Heart
Carnival 2013 via 1-2-3-4-GO!
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Korby Lenker Joining Nora Jane At Seven Steps Up, Wednesday Night (8/30) 8 PM
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