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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 Roots Music: Early Influences - Pioneering Legends - Roots Revivalists - Indigenous Cultures. Thanks For Joining Us!

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Bruce Cockburn

Islands in a Black Sky
Speechless 2005 via Rounder Records
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose."

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(REQUESTED)

Gillian Welch

Georgia Road (Revival Outtake)
Boots No. 1- The Official Revival Bootleg 2016 via Acony
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Accompanied By Music Partner And Life Collaborator David Rawlings

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(REQUESTED)

Chris Thomas King

Watermelon Man
The Roots- The Soul Of Chris Thomas King 2003 via 21st Century Blues
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Born In 1962, King Became The Last Major Folk Blues Discovery Of the 20th Century; Discovered In Louisiana In 1979 By A Folklorist From The Smithsonian - An Authentic Folk Blues Successor To Huddie Ledbetter, Muddy Waters, Mississippi John Hurt And Mance Lipscomb

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Harold And Hazel

Wait For Me [1933]
Wait For Me: Songs Of Lust, Love And Discontent 2015 via Stu Burn
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Rare Early Country Duo; A+ Yodeling

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9:40 am

Malou Beauvoir

Simbi Dlo
Spiritwalker 2018 via Panthera Music Intl
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The Original Pin Stripe Brass Band

The Second Line
Your Last Chance To Dance 1994 via Orleans
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Bishop Gunn

Alabama
Natchez 2018 via Farm2Turntable
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Natchez, MS - Recorded At The Legendary Fame Studios, Muscle Shoals Alabama, And Rooted Deeply In The History And Sounds Of Their Native Mississippi And the Surrounding Delta - "Natchez," Is The Quartet's Debut Release

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Big Rude Jake And The Gentlemen Players

Hard Deep Junction Blues
Butane Flames And Bad Cologne 1993 via Big Rude Jake

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9:20 am

Rosie Flores

Love Don't Love Nobody
Simple Case Of The Blues 2019 via Rosie Flores
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Produced By Charlie Sexton - The New Album Drops 2/19 - Rosie Has Been Crafting A Pioneering Career In The Roots Underground since The Late 1970's, Making The Scene With The Screamin' Sirens. She Was An Integral Part Of The LA New Traditionalist Scene That Gave Rise To Dwight Yoakam And Los Lobos

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Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Maybe Baby
True Love Ways 2010 via Decca
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Buddy's Distinctive Original Vocals And Guitar Playing Set To Exquisite Arrangements Performed By London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; A Realisation Of A Dream Holly First Explored Just Four Months Before His Tragic Death At Twenty-Two. In That Last Recording Session, Holly Was Joined By An Eighteen Piece Orchestra, Clearly Demonstrating A New Direction For Buddy

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John Akapo

Caramacs
Paradise Blues 2018 via Mensch House Records
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Debut For Release For Hawaiian-Based Bluesman Taumei "Big John" Akapo

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Spirits Of Rhythm

From Monday On
Spirits Of Rhythm 1933-1945 1998 via Document
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American Jazz String Band Featuring The Vocals Of Ella Logan

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The Nashville Bluegrass Band

Prodigal Son
The Nashville Bluegrass Band 1987 via Jamboree Records
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Produced By Bela Fleck - First Played Together As A Backing Band For Vernon Oxford And Minnie Pearl

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Hanneke Cassel

Eliana Grace/Dancing With Bryce
Dot The Dragon's Eye 2013 via Cassell Records
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9:00 am

Carter Sampson

Lucky
Lucky 2018 via Carter Sampson
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This Is Carter's Fourth Release

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Mumford & Sons

Beloved
Delta 2018 via Gentlemen Of The Road
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Roosevelt Diggs

How to Say No
Better Days 2018 via Independent
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Appearing At Otus Supply In Ferndale On 2/16

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The Travelin' McCourys

For What It's Worth
Single 2018 via Travelin' McCoury's
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Grassin' Up The Buffalo Springfield - Guest Musicians: Del McCoury, Sierra Hull, Gibson Brothers, Dre Anders & Justin Moses

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8:40 am
Promo - Local Spins on WYCE (click for more info)

Local Spins on WYCE is a 1-hour exploration of the best music from the Grand Rapids area and West Michigan. The program often debuts new songs by seasoned artists as well as emerging acts who merit attention and broader exposure.

The show is hosted by John "SINK-uh-vitch" from LocalSpins.com, the website covering West Michigan's music scene. Each week, John invites local artists into the studio for live music and conversation.

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Lowell Fulson

Cold Hearted Woman
The Best Of 2008 via Swing Time
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Pioneer Of West Coast Blues, A Laid-Back Singer Who Wrote Many Classic Songs And Played His Smoking Guitar Lines For A Worldwide Audience For Half A Century. Paid His Dues With Texas Red During the 1940's, Moving On To California And Formed A Band That Included Ray Charles And Stanley Turrentine. Fulson Moved Around On Several Labels, Recording A Prolific Output Of Blues Material. After T-Bone Walker, Fulson Was The Most Important Figure In West Coast Blues In The 1940's And 1950's. Lowell Fulson Passed On 1999

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Lowell Fulson

Three O'Clock Blues [1948]
My First Recordings 1997 via Down Town
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March 31, 1921 Oklahoma - March 7, 1999 California

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Helen Humes

Tribute to Jimmy Rushing
Sneakin' Around 1974 via Disques Black & Blue
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Gerald Badini, Tenor Sax...Major Holley, Bass...Gerry Wiggins, Piano...Ed Thigpen, Drums...Helen Humes, Vocals

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8:20 am

The Blue Shadows

What the Hell I Got
On The Floor Of Heaven 2010 via Bumstead
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Juno Award Nominated Canadian Roots Rockers Founded By Billy Cowsill In 1992. After The Late '60's Success Of The "Cowsills," Billy Relocated To Calgary In 1975, Developing A Career As An Alt-Country Performer And Producer

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Jimmy Martin And Bobby Osborne

My Lonely Heart [1951]
Cabin On The Hill 2005 via gusto
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Vintage Grass From Two Pioneering Legends - Bobby Singing Lead And Jimmy Tenor

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J.D. Crowe & The New South

Nashville Blues
J.D. Crowe & The New South 1975 via Rounder
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Composer: Earl Scruggs - This Configuration Of The New South Is Jerry Douglas, Ricky Skaggs, Tony Rice And Bobby Sloan

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Kathy Mattea

Green Rolling Hills
Coal 2008 via R.E.D. Distribution
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Singing Of Her Native West Virginia

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North Country Rounders

Camille
North Country Rounders 2018 via Independent
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GR Pickin'

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8:00 am