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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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Jill Townsend Big Band

B.B.'s Blue blues
Legacy (The Music of Ross Taggart) 2015 via Cellar Live
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Laurie Jane & The 45s

Not With You
Midnight Jubilee 2018 via Down In The Alley
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Louisville, KY - The Band Is A Melting Pot Of '50's Big City Electric Blues And High Energy Sounds Of Early Rockabilly And Soul

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Justin Townes Earle

Champagne Corolla
Kids In the Street 2017 via NEW WEST
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The Late Singer/Songwriter Released Eight Albums Over 13 Years - A Mordant Songwriting Style That Bore The Influence Of Townes Van Zandt

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John Doyle

Crooked Jack
Evening Comes Early 2001 via Shanachie
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Hit The Road As A Pro At 16 - Former Founding Member Of "Solas" - Currently With The Irish Band "Usher's Island"

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Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard

Cannonball Blues
Sing Me Back Home_The DC Tapes, 1965-1969 2018 via Free Dirt Records
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Bluegrass Trailblazers, Revered As Pioneers Of The Form - These Recently Unearthed Recordings Were Sourced From Alice's Private Archive, And we Are Witness To The Creative Process Of These Towering Figures

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9:40 am

Clarence Gatemouth Brown

I Feel Alright Again
Okie Dokie Stomp 1999 via Bullseye Blues / Pgd
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Brown Started Crossing Musical Boundaries At An Early Age - Blending The Various Forms Of American Music, Coupled With His Determination To Bring His Music To Audiences Around The World Brought Him International Praise

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Rio Mira

Ronca Canalete
Marimba Del Pacifico 2018 via AYA Records
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Marimba-Centered Supergroup Founded By Artists From Ecuador And Colombia To Highlight The Music Of The El Pacífico Region - Named After The Rio Mira River Which Runs From Ecuador Into Colombia

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Buddy & Ella Johnson

Keep On Loving You [1964]
Like You Do: The Ole Town EP 2012 via Old Town
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Brother And Sister Duo From South Carolina, Purveyors Of Distinct R&B And Jump Blues For Three Solid Decades

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Java Jive

In The Mood
House Blend 2009 via Independent
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GR Dance Happy Jazzin'!

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Rodney Crowell

Something Has to Change
Triage 2021 via RC1/Thirty Tigers
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Eighteenth Release For Rodney - Appearing November 12th At St. Cecilia Music Center

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9:20 am

The Smithereens With Andy White

Love Me Do
Single 2021 via Smithereens Records
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The New Jersey Rockers Celebrating the Band's Fortieth Anniversary With Long-Awaited Beatles Tribute - Covers Featuring Beatles Session Drummer Andy White

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Makoto Kubota & The Sunset Gang

San Francisco Bay Blues
Hawaii Champroo (1975) 2021 via WEWANTSOUNDS
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Composer: Jesse Fuller, 1954 - Fuller Performed It As A One-Man Band Featuring An Extended Kazoo Solo

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Guy Davis

I Thought I Heard the Devil Call
Be Ready When I Call You 2021 via M.C. Records
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Fresh Blues Into The 'YCE Blues Alley

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David & Roselyn

This Little Light Of Mine
Gospel From The Streets of New Orleans 1993 via Sound of New Orleans
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Husband/Wife Duo Met As Members Of The Air Force Band, Performing Together Since 1959

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John R. Miller

Faustina
Depreciated 2021 via Rounder
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Debut Album

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COMPILATIONS

Rain And Snow
Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways 2002 via Smithsonian Folkways
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This Mornings Mountain Shout, Dillard Chandler - A Private Man Who Rarely Performed, Chandler Left The Mountains One Time, To Sing At The 1967 University Of Chicago Folk Festival - Folklorist John Cohen Returned To The Remote Mountains Of North Carolina To Record Chandler And A Few Other Ballad Singers That Chose Not To Venture Far From Madison County

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9:00 am

Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons With Phil Wiggins

Longin' For My Sugar
A Black & Tan Ball 2017 via Independent
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The Renowned Seattle Roots Duo Joined By Phil Wiggins

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Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band

I Need Somebody To Love Tonight
Single 2021 via Big Crown
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A Funky, Steel Drum Ensemble Founded By Members Of The Mighty Mocambos - Music Heard Here On 'YCE

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Reverend Organdrum

Ain't That a Kick in the Head
Hi-Fi Stereo 2008 via Yep Roc Records
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Side Project Of Jim Heath; We Know As The Reverend Horton Heat - Maintaining The Ultimate Swagger On Dean Martin's Classic - Written For The 1960 Heist Classic, Ocean' 11, Starring Dino And The Other Four Rat Packers

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Kim Richey

Fallin'
Bitter Sweet 1997 via Mercury Nashville
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Southeast Ohio - Entering Her First Recording Contract At The Age Of 37, Richey Is Appearing 7/27 (Tuesday) At Seven Steps Up; Spring Lake. MI

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Brent Cobb

Dust Under My Rug
Keep 'Em On They Toes 2020 via Thirty Tigers
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An Ace Songwriter To Many Taking His Rightful Place In The Nashville Music Scene - Turning 35 In A Few Days

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8:40 am

Willie Harris

Hot Time Blues [1927]
Willie Harris 1927-1929 1993 via Dcoument
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A Louisiana Country Bluesman With An Enigmatic History. One Of Earliest Discoveries Of Field Recordist H.C. Speir, Harris' Entire Recording Output Totalled Sixteen Sides In Two Sessions Over A One Year Period Beginning In 1927. Harris Traveled Around In Medicine Shows With Frank Stokes And Papa Charlie Jackson. Speculation Is He Became A Drifter And Nothing Is Known Of Harris's Life After His Recording Career. Ended.

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COMPILATIONS

Willie Harris - Never Leave A Stranger From The Door (1928)
Rough Guide to Unsung Heroes of Country Blues 2015 via World Music Network
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May 15, 1893 LA - ?/?/???? ?

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Archie Shepp

Syeeda's Song Flute
Four For Trane 1964 via Grp Records
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'820'Jazz Presents: John Tchicai, Alto Saxophone,..Reggie Workman, Double Bass...Roswell Rudd, Trombone...Alan Shorter, Flugelhorn...Charles Moffet, Drums...Archie Shepp, Tenor Saxophone - - - - The Debut 1964 Release For Archie Shepp, A Central Part In The Development Of Avant-Garde Jazz. On "Four For Trane", Shepp Is In Sextet Configuration, Flawlessly Running Through Reworkings Of Pieces Originally Recorded On John Coltrane's Tour-De-Force- "Giant Steps"; Trane's Influence Resonates Through This album

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8:20 am

Sarah Borges

Band Girlfriend
Good And Dirty 2016 via MRI
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Came To Prominence At The South By Southwest Festival in 2004

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Jim Hurst, Casey Driessen, Ned Luberecki, Jesse Brock, & Randy Kohrs

Big Iron [1960]
Second Son 2001 via Pinecastle
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A Stellar Crew Of Pickers Reworking The Great Marty Robbins

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John Hartford StringBand

Lorena
Memories of John 2010 via Compass
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Special Guest Vocals: Tim O'Brien - Paying Homage To The Song And Dance A Decade After His Passing, The Core Of The Project Are The Five Musicians Who Appeared On Hartford's Last Five Recordings, And Were His Touring Band During The Last Years Of His Life

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Sheila Wilcoxson

Revival Day
Backwater Blues 1997 via Burnside
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Portland, OR - Got Her Musical Education In The Church, Singing At A Young Age In Detroit

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Vincent Neil Emerson

Texas Moon
Vincent Neil Emerson 2021 via La Honda/Thirty Tigers
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East Texas Troubadour

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Mark O'Connor

On Top of The World
Markology II 2021 via OMAC Records
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Forty-Two Years After O'Connor's First Guitar Album, Dedicated To The Memory Of Guitar Mentor And Friend, Tony Rice

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