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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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Sam Bush & David Grisman

Sea Breeze
Hold On, We're Strummin' 2003 via Acoustic Disc
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Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Les Flammes d'Enfer
Cajun Dance Hall Special 1992 via Rounder / Umgd
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Jo-El Sonnier - Cajun Excellence For Fifty Years

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Baby I Done Got Wise
A Taste Of Tradition 1996 via Independent
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Big Bill Broonzy, 1939 - Muddy In 1960

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When I See You
Goin' Home - A Tribute to Fats Domino 2007 via Vanguard Records
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Olu Dara And The Natchezippi Band

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What's Good for the Gander is Good for the Goose
Fresh Faces at MerleFest 2004 2004 via Merlefest Records
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Ann Rabson - Was A Member Of Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women

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9:40 am
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Colter Wall

Big Iron
Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs 2020 via La Honda/Thirty Tigers
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Gunfighter Ballad Written By Mary Robbins

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Taylor Rae

Something Familiar
Mad Twenties 2022 via Independent
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Cut Her Teeth On The Santa Cruz Scene; Now Resides In Nashville

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Graham Parker

Back Door Love
Stick to Me 1977 via Polygram
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First Album With "The Rumour"

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Sallie Ford

Hey Girl
Slap Back 2014 via Vanguard
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"Slap Back" Is Sallie's 'Ode' To All The Babe Rockers

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Eric Bibb

I Got My Own
Ridin' 2023 via Stony Plain
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New Outstanding Release - At 71, No Sign Of Slowing Down - Back On The Road Touring Europe In April - Final U.S. Tour Dates Touring Dates Being Finalized

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9:20 am

COMPILATIONS

Wildroot
A Taste Of Tradition 1996 via Independent
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Woody Herman And His Orchestra, 1946 - Known A Wild, Good-Time Band With Screaming Ensembles, Propelled By Trumpeter Pete Candoli

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Doris Day

By The Light Of The Silv'ry Moon
With A Smile And A Song 2012 via SONY MASTERWORKS
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Published In 1909 - Performed On Stage By Lillian Lorraine In the Ziegfeld Follies - One In A Series Of Moon-Related Tin Pan Alley Songs Of The Era

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La Consentida [The Pampered Girl]
Ayombe!- The Heart of Colombia's Musica Vallenata 2008 via Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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Fabian Corrales - A Smithsonian Folkways Presentation Featuring Three Generations Of Singers Highlighting The Rich, Cultural Heritage Born In The Valleys Of East Columbia

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Marlena Smalls & the Hallelujah Singers

When the Battle's Over
Gullah- Songs of Hope, Faith and Freedom 1999 via Ziplow Productions
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Preserving The West African Heritage Which Shaped Today's Gullah Culture

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Dimitris Mistakidis

Stin Ipoga
Introducing Dimitris Mistakidis 2012 via World Music Network
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Greek Folk Guitar Virtuoso - Pursuing A Personal Quest Tracing The Roots And Branches Of Rembetiko, Disparate Kinds Of Urban Greek Music Grounding Itself In The Late 19th Century

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9:00 am

Ben Traverse

Silver Dagger
Old Time American Music 2022 via Independent
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GR Music - The Songs Origin: 19th Century British Isles

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Gillian Welch

One More Dollar (Alternate Version)
Boots No. 1- The Official Revival Bootleg 2016 via Acony
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Essential Out-Takes And Rarities From The Sessions That Gave Birth To Gillian's Debut Long-Player, "Revival" (1996) - Long-Time Collaborator, Both On And Off The Stage David Rawlings Producing

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8:40 am

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Wild Cow Moan
The Story of the Blues 2003 via Sony
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Blues Plate Special: Big Joe Williams & John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson 1

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Lottie The Bodys Mood
Detroit Jazz City 2015 via Blue Note
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The Jazz Route: Detroit, MI - Marcus Belgrave: One Of The Great Trumpeters In All Of Jazz. Tutored By Clifford Brown - Sideman Credits Dating Back To The 1950's - Extensive Work With Motown. Belgrave's Usual Playing Configuration Was A Quintet Formation - - - - - - - Marion Hayden, Bass...Gaelynn McKinney, Drums...Bill Meyer, Piano...Vincent Bowens, Flute...Marcus Belgrave, Trumpet

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8:20 am

Paul Rishell & Annie Raines

I'm Goin Gome
Goin' Home 2004 via Artemis Records
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A Tip Of The Hat To The Great Charley Patton; The Delta Bluesman Writing The Song On His Way To The Recording Session June 1929 - Richmond, IN

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Kathy Kallick

Old Time's Sake
Call Me A Taxi 1996 via Sugarhill [Country]
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Highly-Respected Bay Area 'Grass Legend

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Tommy Emmanuel

Tennessee Stud (Featuring Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
Accomplice Two 2023 via CGP
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With the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Working The Johnny Cash Classic

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COMPILATIONS

Worried Man Blues
The Unbroken Circle- The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family 2004 via Dualtone (Red)
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George Jones; Part Of The Assemblage Of Heavy Talent Paying Tribute To The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family - The Carters First to Record The Song; Its Roots Traced To The Ending Of The Civil War

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The Driftwood Singers

Corn Liquor
The Driftwood Singers 2012 via Trailer Fire
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Prolific Songwriters Immersed In Folk Traditions

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Joel Mabus

You Made Me Love You-Ida (Sweet as Apple Cider)
Parlor Guitar 2005 via Fossil Records
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Lansing, MI - Jammie-Award Recipient

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8:00 am