Nibs Van der Spuy

Traditions! Returns Next Week

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A Tribute To Leon - Found On Leon's Classic 1972 Release, "Carny"

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Sara Petite

Gritty Pollyanna, Minnie Pearl Type Springsteen Roots Rocker With A Vintage Outlaw Beat

Reed Turchi & His Kudzu Choir

Brought Together 14 Musicians Recording Live In Studio - Excellent Showmanship; Great Album

Railroad Earth

Stillwater, NJ

Al Staehely

Spent Some Time In The Band "Spirit"

Merle Jagger

A Trio Out Of LA's Roots Underground - Ranch Rocking' With A Bit Of Amped Up Bluegrass

Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers

Swingin' The Stages Since 1989 - The Band's Name: Combined "Red Hot" With Gid Tanne's 1920's String-Band, The Skillet LickerH

Stefan Grossman

Brooklyn NY - Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitarist; Co-Founder Of Kicking Mule Records

Harpeth Rising

Cincinnati, OH - Chamberfolk Trio Ensemble With A Unique Take - The Songs Authorship Is Unknown, Is Based On The Tradition Of A Broadside Ballad, And Has A Resemblance To The 16th Century Ballad "The Unfortunate Rake" - American Coal Miners Sang It As Early As 1905

La Banda Morisca

A Sextet Of Musicians From Different Parts Of The Iberian Peninsula Specializing With A Repertoire Converging The Eastern And Western Influences Of The Mediterranean

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Little Wolf - A Native American Ceremonial Mimetic Dance Of The Coyote By Three Members Of The Warriors' Society

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Traditional - Stringband Mountaineers Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris, & Steve Ledford, 1937 - The Story Of A Man's Love For A Woman Who Drank And Moved From Suitor To Suitor

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Jim Ringer, Highly-Respected Singer/Songwriter From Arkansas' Ozarks; Also Known As "The Rose Of the San Joaquin"; Ringer Adapting The Song From A Late 19th Century Work Of Unknown Authorship

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Lucinda Williams

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Ma Rainey

Blues Plate Special:April 26, 1886 GA - December 22, 1939 GA - - - Ma Rainey Could Make A Good Claim To Be The First Blues Singer, Belting Out A Blues Song With Power And Passion. At 16 She Was Touring The South Singing In A Minstrel Show, And For Nearly Twenty Years Toured The Deep South With Various Tent Shows And Circuses. Rainey Played With Tampa Red, Blind Blake And Louis Armstrong, Saw Several Of Her Recordings Become Blues Standards With A Few Showing The Juicier 'Hokum' Style Of The Blues. After The Wall Street Crash Of 1929, Rainey Retired From Music, Went Back To A Comfortable Life In Georgia For The Next Ten Years, Passing On In 1930. The Original Blues Diva Left A Huge Legacy For The Later Generations

Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays

The Jazz Spot: Talent Studios; Oslo, Norway September 1980 For A One Day Recording Session By Pat Metheny And Lyle Mays That Would Become "As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls", A Tip Of The Hat To Wichita, Kansas, And Wichita Falls, Texas. This Mornings Selection "September Fifteenth" Is In Reference To September 15, 1980, The Day The Legendary Jazz Pianist Bill Evans Passed On. This Spin Is From The Vinyl Vault

Logan Ledger

Built A Buzz Around Music City A Few Years Back; Second Release

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The Seldom Scene - Hymn In Poem, Circa 1890's - A Standard Recording The Repertoire Of Patsy Cline, Boxcar Willie And Linda Ronstadt

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Hillstomp

Portland, OR - Known For Unique Reinterpretations Of Traditional Material

Barbara Dane

Detroit, MI - One Of The True Unsung Heroes Of American Roots Music

The Smokin Dobroleles

Hart, MI - Appearance: 11/18 Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo

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