Poncho Sanchez

When Music Is Tight It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

Paul Rishell & Annie Raines

W.C. Handy Award Winners

Pharis & Jason Romero

Josephine Foster & The Victor Herrero Band

Made With A Variety Of Stringed Instruments And Simple Percussion, The Songs Were Recorded Live In The Studio On To Analogue Tape In Puerto De Santa Maria, Spain - The Band Breathes New Life Into Timeless Traditional Melodies, Drawing From The Spanish-Folk Traditions Of Castile, The Basque, Santander And The Costa Brava

Ingrid Lucia & the Flying Neutrinos

Founded 1995

Rosetta Howard

Rosetta Howard Is Sometimes Thought Of As A Classic Blues Singer But She Actually Came Up During A Slightly Later Era; Her Time With the Harlem Hamfats Throughout The 1930's Bridged The Gap Between Classic Blues And Swing. Big Bill Broonzy And Willie Dixon Brought Her On Board As A Member Of the Big Three; Unfortunately Miss Howard Slipped Into Obscurity After This Period

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The String Cheese Incident

Appearance: Electric Forest Weekend 2, Rothbury (Next Weekend)

Boukman Eksperyans

Rasin Is A Musical Style That Began In Haiti When Musicians Began Combining Elements Of Traditional Haitian Vodou Ceremonial And Folkloric Music With Rock & Roll. This Style Of Modern Music Reaching Back To The Roots Of Vodou Tradition Came To Be Called Mizik Rasin ("Roots Music") In Haitian Creole; The Movement Is Often Referred To Simply As "Rasin" Or "Racine"

Jimmy Reed

Composer: Jimmy Reed - "Brights Lights, Big City," Part Of The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll - The Chicago Bluesman's Records Were One Of The Key Factors In The British Blues Boom; His Work Is Considered Among The Most Influential In Blues History

Magnolia Sisters

Dan Crary

Kansas City, KS - World-Renowned Guitarist Credited With Helping To Re-Establish The Flatpicked Guitar As A Prominent Soloing Bluegrass Instrument With A Tip Of The Hat To Bill Monroe

The Band

Rick Danko, Vocals

Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings

Composer: Slim Harpo, 1957 (James Issac Moore) - Bill Has Put Together An Album Of Overlooked And Unheard Gems Gathered From Fifteen Outtakes From Eight Different Sessions A Few Dating Back to 1987, Before The Actual Formation Of The Rhythm Kings - On This One, Wyman's Ten-Piece Ensemble Stays True The Swamp Boogie Of The Great Slim Harpo

Buddy Holly

Recorded With The Three Tunes - Buddy's Cover Of The 1952 Hit By The Clovers, Appearing On His Last Album Released Before His Death; The Album Is Rare Among Us Record Collectors

Banjo Nikaru And The Western Scooches

New York City, NY - Likely The Only Band Today Infusing Elements Of Gullah-Geechee And World Rhythms With Folk Traditions, New Orleans Influences, And 1920's Jazz - (Gullah/Geechee Tradition: Descendents Of Enslaved Africans Brought To The New World To Work The Plantations Of Coastal South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina And Florida. Because They Now Reside On The Barrier Islands, Gullah/Geechee People Have Retained Many Aspects Of Their Heritage Intact)

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Brant Satala

GR Flavor! - Appearing At Thornapple Brewing 8/18

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Rory Block

Composer: Bukka White, 1940; Writing Of His Experience At The Infamous Mississippi State Penitentiary, Known As Parchman Farm - This Ablum Is Rory's Sixth Release In Her "Mentor Series" That Salutes The Blues Masters Who've Had A Profound Impact On Her Music

Bukka White

Bukka White Was An Expressive Vocalist, Powerful Slide Guitarist And Remarkable Lyricist. Influenced By Charley Patton, White Spent Several Years Wandering The South Landing In Memphis to Record His First Sessions In 1930. After a Stint In Prison, Bukka High-Tailed To Chicago With A Dozen Songs In His Hand To Record For Legendary Record Producer Lester Melrose; backed By Washboard Sam, These Sessions Proved To Be White's Finest Work And The Backbone Of His Repertoire.

Donald Byrd And Gigi Gryce

Art Taylor, Drums...Wendall Marshall, Bass...Donald Byrd, Trumpet...Gigi Gryce, Alto Saxophone

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Ry Cooder

Borderline Released Thirty-Years Ago This Month

Bob & Amy Buckingham

Jimmie Passed On 88 Years Ago On May 26 At The Age Of 36

Crooked Still

Arlo Guthrie And The Dillards

With The Dillards Revisiting The Songs Of Woody; Songs That Are Woven Into Very Fabric Of The American Music Canon

COMPILATIONS

Founding Member Of The Country Gentlemen And The Seldom Scene Credited With Transforming Bluegrass From An Appalachian Music To A Sophisticated, Urban sound With A Worldwide Audience; Dudley Connell, John Cowan & David Parmley On Vocals, Akira Otsuka Playing Duffey's Mandolin, Tony Rice And Jerry Douglas Also On The Track

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