Robin Connell

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

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Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band

Latest Album Into 'YCE

Peggy Lee

For All The Hard Workers Turning Day Into Night - "We Went To Do A Job, And We'd Worked All Day And We Happened To Work All Night." Ringo Starr, 1964

Paul Cauthen

The Many Roads-Travelled East Texas Troubadour Nicknamed Big Velvet For His Distinctive Baritone Voice -

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Mark Murphy, Vocals - Patton Recorded This Song During a Paramount Recording Session In Wisconsin,1930 - Charley Patton: Widely Considered One Of The Most Influential Musicians Of The 20th Century

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The Dwarf Chorus

Working The Diamond Mines - Doc Had The Best Job; Being The Resident Gemologist, He Chose Which Stones Worthy To Keep, And The Ones That Weren't

The Harmed Brothers

Eugene, OR - The Veteran Quartet's Story Can Best Be Traced Down The Highways And Byways Of The United States, Building The Foundation Of Their Evolving Roots Catalogue With Tales Of Love, Loss, Hard-Drinking And Redemption

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Wayra - Traditional Incan Music Can Be Dated Back Five Hundred Years, Representing One Of The Most Well Preserved Forms Of Native American Culture - Wayra Is The Word For Wind

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The Blind Owl Band

Adirondack Mountains - Freight Train String Music With Teeth

Wendy Rene

Memphis, TN - Initially Performed As Part Of The Drapels - Stax Records Took Her Solo In The Mid-50's - The Wu-Tang Clan Has Sampled Rene's Music -

Gene Krupa And His Orchestra With Anita O'Day

O'Day's Second Spell Krupa - Roy Eldridge On Muted Trumpet

Sweet Honey in the Rock

If Getting Paid Is The Main Motivation, Then Why Are So Many People Stressed, Anxious, And Burned Out, Regardless Of Salary?

Ernie Hawkins

A Student Of The Reverend Gary Davis - Renowned Ragtime Guitarist, Playing With Blues Greats Son House, Mance Lipscomb,And Mississippi Fred McDowell

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Tim & Mollie O'Brien - Composed By Charles Albert Tindley In 1919

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Cha Wa

New Orleans. LA - The Band Radiates The Energy Of The City's Street Culture - A Grand Gumbo Of Singing, Chanting, Intoxicating Rhythms, & And Heavy, Deep Funky Grooves - Hear Groovin' Tunes From The New Album Here On 'YCE

Mo Douglas

Portland, OR - The Multi-Instrumentalist With A Menu Of Rotating Courses; Tasty Servings From A Myriad Of Influences

Ewan MacColl

This Song Was The Product Of Irish Immigrant Labourers, Who Moved West With The Great Railway Expansions In The Middle Of The 19th Century

Dirk Powell

Rosalie' Eyes - Multiple Grammy Award Winner - One Of The World's Leading Experts On Traditional Appalachian Fiddle And Banjo Styles

Ina May Wool

Grew Up With An Acoustic Guitar In Hand Gigs Around Marblehead - An Award-Winning Songwriter Currently Based In NYC And The Proprietor Of A Songwriters Workshop - Ina May's Eloquent Tip Of The Hat To The Great Janis Joplin

Rosetta Howard & The Big Three Trio

Blues Spotlight: Sometimes Thought Of As A Classic Blues Singer, Rosetta Howard Came Up During A Slightly Later Era. Not Much Is Known About Her Life, Taking The Chicago Stages In 1932, And Later With the Harlem Hamfats During The '30's. Miss Howard Recorded Forty Selections, Proving Herself To Be A Versatile Singer Able To Bridge The Gap Between Classic Blues And Swing. During The Mid-1940's, Big Broonzy And Willie Dixon Featured Rosetta On Of Few Of The Recordings. After Those Sessions She slipped Into Obscurity. Rosetta Howard Passed On In 1974.

Rosetta Howard

Blues Spotlight: October 30, 1913 AR - October 8, 1974 IL

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Kenny Barron

'820' Jazz Presents: George Mraz, Bass...Ben Riley, Drums...Kenny Barron, Piano - - - - - - - - One Of The Most Influential Mainstream Jazz Pianists Since The Bebop Era, Recorded Live At The Fifty-Seat Maybeck Recital Hall In Berkeley. Barron Spent Most Of His Recording Career In The Hard-Bop Trenches, Leading Many Trios And Jazz Combos. We Fast Forward Four Decades, And Find The NEA Jazz Master Recipient In Trio Formation Running Through The Vintage Sunshower.

Laurie Lewis

The Album Is A Personal Tribute To Bill Monroe

Willie Watson

The Founding Member Of Old Crow Will Perform In The Mitten During October - GR Appearance: The Listening Room 10/11; The Ark In Ann Arbor 10/12

Carolina Tar Heels

Mountain Shout: A Traditional Song That Chronicles The Impact Of The Industrial Revolution On The Shoemaking Craft - The Narrator Is A Shoemaker Who Is Run Out Of Business By A Machine That Does His Job In Less Time

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Covering June Carter Cash - This Compilation Album Features Dualtone Artists Past And Present Covering The Music Of Fellow Dualtone Artists

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Rick Thum

An Extraordinary And Influential Hammered Dulcimer Player And Educator