Toubab Krewe

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

Drive-by Truckers

Further Exploring The Mythology Of The South, With Songs Focusing On Sam Phillips And Sun Records, John Henry, And A Three-Song Suite About Sheriff Buford Pusser

Billy Boy Arnold

Chicago, IL - Received Informal Lessons From His Neighbour John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson (1948) - Joined Forces With Street Musician Bo Diddley In The Early 1950's - Two Of Billy Boy's Original Compositions Were Covered By The Yardbirds

Bart Budwig

Cosmic Country Crooner- A Son Of Idaho

Nora Jane Struthers

Appearing 5/8 At The Livery, Benton Harbor And The Ark, 5/10

Jake Fussell

Durham, NC - Jake Focuses On Traditional Southern Folk Songs - Began Playing And Studying With Elder Musicians In The Chattahoochee Valley, Including Piedmont Blues Legend Precious Bryant

Then There Were Two

Bass Player Mike Visceglia Has Cemented The Foundation For Suzanne Vega For Many Years, And We Know Fiona McBain As The Singer And Bassist For NYC Roots Band, 'Ollabelle'

Adam & Megan Chowning, Brandon Bostwick And Tristan Scoggins

Traditional Music Educators Operating Several Music Camps Throughout The Year

Freddie King

The Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Was Repeatedly Rejected In Auditions For Chess Records - A True Road Warrior, Hitting The Blacktop 300 Days A Year - King's Sharpened-Treble Tones Greatly Influenced Rock's finest Guitarists

Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis: The Original Wild One In 1959; Twenty-Seven Years Later The Killer's Unadulterated Wild Child, Iggy Pop Would Take It To The Top Of Charts, And A Quarter-Century Thereafter Those Rodents Of Mischief Alvin & The Chipmunks Would Give It Movie Stardom

Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra ft. Edythe Wright

Vintage Vinyl Spin: The First Recording Took Place On October 14, 1937 With Undoubtedly Tommy Dorsey's Best Vocalist, Edythe Wright. For Four Years The Sultry Songstress Brought A Much Needed Hipness To the Dorsey Band. Miss Wright Could Hold Her Own With The Egotistical And Fiery Dorsey, A Fact That Became Evident Many Times Whenever They Would Cuss Each Other Out Backstage, Followed By A Killer Show

Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle

The Broadside Ballad Written For The 18th-Century British Racehorse, Given All-Out Fest That Echoes The Frantic Speeds Of A Racetrack By The Cincinnati-Based Roots Ensemble, Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle

The Moxie Strings

2020 Traditions! Award Recipients

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Tony Furtado

True Talent Doesn't Need Categories - A Tip Of The Hat To Southern Appalachia Banjo Legend Dock Bogg's

The Devil Makes Three

The Longstanding Americana Triumvirate Appearing May 9 At St. Andrews Hall, Detroit

Arist-O-Kats

Groove-O-Licious R&B By The One Hit Wonders That Called Hollywood Home

Linda McCrae

Formerly A Longtime Member Of The 1980's Multi-Award Winning Canadian Roots Band 'Spirit Of The West' - Since Leaving The Band, Miss McCrae Has Released Four Critically-Acclaimed Albums - 'Spirit Of The West' Is Heard Here On 'YCE

Lyle Lovett

Undercover: Townes Van Zandt, 1978 (Flyin' Shoes)

Skip James

Skip James Was One Of The Most Influential Early Bluesmen, But His Importance As A Stylist Remained Undiscovered Until He Was Brought Out Of A Long Retirement By The Folk/Blues Revival Of The Early 60's. In 1930 Skip Was Picked Up By A Scout For Paramount Records, And He Cut A Few Tracks In A Two Day Session, But The Records Did Not Sell Well As The Depression Began To Bite. After Over 30 Years Retirement From The Blues, Skip Was Rediscovered, And Appeared At The Newport Folk Festival In 1964; His Impact On The Blues Is Without Question. Nehemiah Curtis James Passed On in 1969.

Skip James

Blues Spotlight: June 9, 1902 MS - October 3, 1969 PA

Clare Fischer And The Metropole Orchestra

'820' Jazz Presents A Selection From "The Latin Side," An Album Of Reworked Arrangements By Composer, Bandleader, Keyboardist And MSU Alumnus Clare Fischer. This Is 'Dancing Song' On 820 Jazz

The Amigos Band

Formerly Tres Amigos - Folk With A Twist Of Lime; Avid Students Of Genre-Crossing American Roots Culture

Chicago Farmer

Chicago Farmer & The Fieldtones: Small Town Roots, Tilled With City Streets Mentality, And Tempered By The The Inspiration Of John Prine

The Osborne Brothers

Hyden, KY - Bobby And Sonny Performed Their Special Brand Of Highly-Influential Bluegrass For Fifty-Two Years - Bobby Turned 88 A Few Weeks Ago and Continues To tour With His Longtime Band 'The Rocky Top X-Press'

The Quebe Sisters

The Fourth Album Delivers The Sibling's Authentic Triple Fiddle And Three-Part Harmony Sound With A Progressive Bent

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Peter Rowan

Rowan Delves Further Into His Legacy As One Of Bill Monroe''s Bluegrass Boys Accompanied By Some Of The First Generation Players Who Really Know 'The Old School'

Jeni & Billy