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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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The Watson Twins

Honky Tonk Heart
Holler 2023 via Bloodshot
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Blood Harmonies Learned By Singing in Church Choirs, Honed On Gospel Classics And Country Standards - The Sisters' Southern Roots Break Through Once Again On The Latest Long-Player

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Blockhouse Valley

Scene Of The Crime
Blockhouse Valley EP 2023 via Independent
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Detroit, MI

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Sandy Rogers

Missouri Blue
Wonderin 2017 via Rattle Records
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Distinctive, Joplinesque Vocals

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Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones

No Sense
Groovin' At Groove Now 2023 via Endless Blues
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Eastside Detroit Native - Influences: T-Bone Walker, Charlie Christian, And Luther Tucker - New Into The 'YCE Blues Alley

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9:40 am

The Empty Pockets

Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out
Gotta Find The Moon 2023 via Independent
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Chicago, IL - Revisiting The 1923 Jimmy Cox Standard; The Roaring Twenties Were Coming Into Full Swing

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Tierney Sutton

The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines
After Blue 2013 via BFM Jazz
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Sutton's Tribute Album To One Of Music's Most Wildly Idiosyncratic Master Composer Of American Pop Music, Joni Mitchell (Mingus 1979)

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Jack Gladstone

Navajo Code Talkers
Noble Heart 1995 via Hawkstone
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Dedicated To The Largely Unsung Heroes Of The Pacific Theater During World War ll - Marine Corps Leadership Selected 29 Navajo Men, Who Created A Code Based On The Complex, Unwritten Navajo Language. The Code Talkers Participated In Every Major Marine Operation In The Pacific Theater, Giving The Marines A Critical Advantage Throughout The War. At The End Of The War, The Navajo Code Remained Unbroken.

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9:20 am
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Wreck of the Old 97
The Rose And The Briar- Death, Love And Liberty In American Ballads 2004 via Sony
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Composer: Vernon Dalhart, 1924 - John Mellencamp Revisiting The Events Of The 1903 American Rail Disaster Involving The Southern Railway Mail Train Old 97.Excessive Speed Caused The Train to Careen Off The Bridge At Stillhouse Trestle, Danville, VA; Eleven On-Board Personnel Perished

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Carmen McRae

I've Got the World on a String
Sarah- Dedicated To You 1991 via Novus
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Composer; Harold Arlen,1932 - The Shirley Horn Trio Joining McRae

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COMPILATIONS

[Untitled Track]
Preachin' the Gospel- Holy Blues 1991 via Sony
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Jessie Mae Hill - One Of Only Seven Titles Recorded For OKeh Records In 1927; Not Much Is Known Of Her After This Time

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COMPILATIONS

Astahel
Putumayo Presents- Sahara Lounge 2004 via Putumayo World Music
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Nabiha Yazbeck (Lebanon) Sung In The Traditional Style And Dialect Common In The Persian Gulf Region

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COMPILATIONS

Freedom Ska
The Rough Guide to Ska 2003 via World Music Network
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The Skatalites; Kingston, Jamaica 1963 - In Honor For Sixty Years Of Laying The Down The Vibe For Reggae's Foundaton

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Sol y Canto

Palomita
En Vivo, En Familia! 2020 via Independent
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(Sun And Song) - Award-Winning Pan-Latin Ensemble Observing Thirty Years Of Performances

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9:00 am
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Malcolm Holcombe

Hard Luck City
Bits & Pieces 2023 via Gypsy Eyes Music
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Asheville, NC - Malcolm's 18th Album Of Brilliant Vignettes And Expressive Musicianship - Malcolm Holcomb Is The Real Deal

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Michelle Billingsley

Bad Case Of The Blues
Both Sides Of Lonely 2023 via Western Myth
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Chicago, IL - Current Release By The Torchbearer For Classic Country & Western And Honky-Tonk, Striking A Balance Between Vintage And Modern

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Ed Snodderly & The Shoestring Seven

Crow's Fever
Chimney Smoke 2023 via Majestic
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Highly-Respected Nashville Singer/Songwriter; The Albums Title Refers To The Musical Heritage Of The Appalachians

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8:40 am

COMPILATIONS

Catfish Blues
Blues from Up the Country 2003 via Delmark
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Blues Spotlight: Jimmy Burns - Born In The Delta, Spending Most Of His Life In Chicago, Jimmy Burns Dipped Into Soul, Doo-Wop, And Folk, Even Running A West-Side Barbecue Joint For Awhile. Played With Some Of The Biggest Names In Business While Maintaining A Busy Recording And Solo Schedule. The 80 Year Old Continues to Play His Blues Throughout Midwest.

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Preservation Hall Jazz Band

When the Saints Go Marching In
Live 1992 via Sony
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820 Jazz Presents: Founded In New Orleans In The Early 1960's, Deriving Its Name From Preservation Hall In The French Quarter, A Historic Music Venue Working To Protect, Preserve And Perpetuate The Spirit Of Traditional New Orleans Jazz Three-Hundred Sixty Night A Year. On Any Given Night, Audiences Bear Witness To The Evolution Of This Venerable And Living Tradition.

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8:20 am

Noam Pikelny

Ashland Breakdown
Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe 2013 via Compass
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Undercover: Bill Monroe, 1976

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Colter Wall

Honky Tonk Nighthawk
Little Songs 2023 via La Honda / RCA
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Wall's Narrative Songwriting Continues On The Fourth Full-Length Release Showcasing His Unique Sound And Life Out On The Prairie

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The Louvin Brothers

My Baby's Gone - Handpicked by Graham Nash
Satan is Real 2013 via Capitol
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Spin From The Vinyl Vault - (1959 Original Release) Ira & Charlie - The Finest Close-Harmony Duo In The History Of Country Music - Standard Bearers Of The Traditions f Appalachian Music At A Time When Nashville Was Moving Country Music Into A More Modern Direction - The Link Between The Delmore Brothers And The Everly Brothers

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Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard

The One I love Is Gone
Won't You Come and Sing For Me (1973) 2022 via Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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Pioneering Bluegrass Legends Playing Together In The Old-Time Music Scene In And Around Washington, DC Early 1960's - The Pair Embodied The Quintessential High Lonesome Sound

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COMPILATIONS

Joe Callicott - Fare Thee Well Blues (1930)
Rough Guide to Unsung Heroes of Country Blues 2015 via World Music Network
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Only Two Songs Issued In 1930 - The Delta Bluesman Is Often Regarded As One Of Mississippi's Finest Early Bluesmen. His Guitar Work Was Also Featured With Local Bluesman Garfield Akers On Cottonfield Blues, A Classic 1929 Single That Illustrated How Blues Developed From Field Hollers.

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Mark Stuart

12 and 49 Crossroads
Left of Nashville 2008 via Gearle Records
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Already Into A Decade As Frontman For The Bastard Sons Of Johnny Cash, Stuart Found Some Downtime To Record This Album - His Pedigree Also Includes Playing With Lone Gone Daddies And Steve Earl & The Dukes

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8:00 am
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Heartwood specializes in maintaining the health and beauty of landscape trees and shrubs through diagnosis and treatment of insect and disease issues, fertilization for health and vigor and expert pruning for function and beauty. 

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