Audrey Ochoa

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

Soul Rebels

Eight-Piece New Orleans Based Brass Ensemble - The Missing Link Between Public Enemy And Louis Armstrong

Mamie Ree

Major Part Of LA's Central Avenue R&B Music Scene During the Early 50's.

Banjo Ikey Robinson & His Bull Fiddle Band

Pioneering Jazz Banjo And Guitar Player Who Helped Create Modern Jazz In Chicago During The 1920s. Played And Recorded With Jelly Roll Morton, Clarence Williams, Jabbo Smith, And Georgia Tom, Billed As The Hokum Boys

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Floyd Dixon: West Coast Jump Blues Singer And Pianist Floyd Dixon Was A Vital Link In The Evolution From Swing To R&B. The Self-Appointed "Mr. Magnificent," His Energetic, Raucous Sound Was A Seminal Influence On Ray Charles, Anticipating The Emergence Of Modern Soul Music By More Than A Decade

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Mark Hummel

With The Basement Shakers - New Blues Into The 'YCE Blues Alley

Sam Doores

New Orleans, LA - Formerly Of Deslondes And Hurray For The Riff Raff

The Appleseed Collective

Ann Arbor, MI - Founder Andrew Brown's Latest Collective IsCalled "Djangophonique," A Musical Project Born Out Of Reverence For The Parisian Jazz Manouche Style; A Tip Of The Hat To The Legendary Guitarist Django Reinhardt And His Quintette du Hot Club de France - Djangophonique's Music Is Heard Here on 'YCE

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Richie Havens

Undercover; Bob Dylan

Rev. Gary Davis

Recorded During the Second Evening In 1963 At The Newport Folk Festival By Truly One Of The Supreme Talents To Emerge From The Piedmont Tradition - The Breadth Of His Influence Is Undeniable

Zmei3

The Romanian Trio Was Founded In Berlin 2011, Evolving The Traditional Genre Into A Rougher Edge Concept

The Green Fields of America

Mick Moloney Founded The Group In 1978; It's Sole Purpose To Promote Traditional Irish Music And Customs To A Wider Audience. Many Of The Genre's Biggest Names Had Their Performing Starts With "The Green fields Of America"

Aaron Jonah Lewis

Lewis' Current Project Is Devoted To The Music Of The 19th Century Virtuoso Composer Joe Morley, Who Wrote A Compelling Body Of Great Banjo Pieces In A Technique Now Called "Classic Fingerstyle"

The Gourds

Founded In Austin In 1994 The Gourds Are Currently On Hiatus Allowing Members To Pursue Other Interests. The Solo Work Of Shinyribs Is Heard Here On 'YCE

Pine Hill Project

Produced By Larry Campbell - Composer: Dave Carter - Bill Payne, Piano - Richard Shindell And Lucy Kaplansky Had Never Made An Album Together Until 2015 And The Release Of "Tomorrow You're Going." We Step In A Few Cuts Deep Finding This Overlooked Gem Here At 'YCE

The Sparks Brothers

Twin Brothers "Pinetop" And "Lindberg" Sparks Were Born In 1910 Mississippi, Relocating To St. Louis During The Mid-1920's. Their First Recording Session Took Place In 1932 Laying Down A Few Boogie-Woogie Numbers, Beginning A Fertile Three Year Recording Period For The Brothers. Working The Bars And Clubs In St. Louis And Not Having Steady Employment, The Sparks Brothers Had Frequent Run-Ins With The Law. Pinetop Drank Heavily And Lindberg Spent Time In A Workhouse. Marion Gant Passed On In 1935; Aaron In 1963

The Sparks Brothers

Marion Grant: May 22, 1910 MS - May 25, 1963 MO....Aaron Grant: May 22, 1910 MS - November 5, 1935 MO

Sonny Clark Sextet

'820' Jazz Presents: An Alternate Take Of The Title Track From "Sonny's Crib," The 1957 Recording By The Sonny Clark Sextet. The Album's Textures, Arrangements And Engineering Is The Epitome Of The Blue Note Sound In The Late 1950's. The Album Has Been Compared To 'Blue Train' Recorded A Fortnight Later By John Coltrane - - - - - - - - - Paul Chambers, Bass...Art Taylor, Drums...Curtis Fuller, Trombone...Donald Byrd, Trumpet...John Coltrane, Tenor Saxophone...Sonny Clark, Piano

Lilly Hiatt

Produced By Former Cage The Elephant Guitarist Lincoln Parish, Street Date For The Fourth Release is 3/27

The Henhouse Prowlers

Longtime Chicago Bluegrass Powerhouse

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Marvin Gaster

A Living Bit Of Banjo History, The Last In A Line Of Lee County, North Carolina Two Finger Banjo Pickers. Gaster Recalls The Day He Finally Got The 36 Dollars Together For His First Banjo, The Store's Proprietor Put It In A Bag From The Dry Cleaners

South Memphis String Band

Luther Dickinson, Alvin Youngblood Hart And Jimbo Mathus, Three Good Friends Putting It Down With A Shared Vision And Consuming Passion For The String Music Of Their Forebears; The Practitioners Of Pre-Blues Era Roots

Darcy Wilkin

Founding Member Of Kalamazoo's Corn Fed Girls