Hiroe Sekine

Traditions! Returns Next Week

Roosevelt Diggs

HandMade GR! Appearing In GR 11/22 At The Speak EZ Lounge

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Cadillac Sky

On An "Indefinite Hiatus" - Their Debut Album "Blind Man Walking" Is Widely Considered To Be One Of The Greatest Albums In Progressive Bluegrass

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Composer: Nanci Griffith, 1985

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Nick Lowe

Singular Figure In The British Rock Hierarchy' Lowe's Songwriting Fostered A Love For Pop Sensibilities, But With A Sardonic Wit And Off-Kilter Perspectives

Macy Blackman And The Mighty Fines

Renowned Musicologist And Composer In Full Band Mode Reworking The Gershwin Brothers Song Introduced By Fred Astaire In The 1937 Film "Shall We Dance"

Jobi Riccio

Earlier This Year Awarded The Newport Folk Festival John Prine Fellowship

Naomi Shelton

(1964) Considered One Of Sam Cooke's Most Influential Composition - Preservation In The Library Of Congress With The National Recording Registry Deeming The Song "Culturally,Historically, Or Aesthetically Important (2007)

Richard Shindell

Described As A "Songwriter's Songwriter" Covers Are Nothing New To Shindell, As Witnessed On 'South Of Delia' - With Larry Campbell On Pedal Steel, Undercover Work On The Band's 1976 Migration History Of The Acadians To Louisiana During The Mid-Eighteenth Century, Existing Alongside The Creole Settlements, And Gradually Developed What Became Known As Cajun Culture

the ronettes

A Dusty Brill Building Gem From The Pen Of Jeff Berry And Ellie Greenwich - Released Twice In 1964, First by the Crystals And The Ronetttes In November

Janet Evra

First Recording Of "La Mer" By French Jazz Musician Roland Gerbeau In 1945 - Harry James With The American Honors Two Years Later 1947 - A Major Chart Appearance By Bobby Darin In 1959

Glen Velez

American Percussionist And Composer, Specializing In Frame Drums From Around The World - Frame Drum: Drumhead Width Greater Than Its Depth - It Is One Of The Most Ancient Musical Instruments, And Perhaps The First Drum To Be Invented

Toure-Raichel Collective

The Band Led By Israeli Keyboardist And Songwriter Idan Raichel And Malian Guitarist Vieux Farka Toure, Icons In Their Own Countries And Abroad - A Testament Of The Unique Power Of Music To Bridge Geographic, Ethnic, Political And Religious Differences

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Tarika Sammy - Madagascar Singing Collective Paying Tribute To The Late Bahamian Musician whose Inspiration Is Heard In The Playing Styles Of Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder And Jody Stecher - Has Been Referenced As The Folk Guitarist's Thelonious Monk

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Jesse Colin Young

Spin From The Vinyl Vault - Songwriting Legend! Turning 82 In A Few Weeks - A Splendid Reading Of Marvin Gaye

The Carolyn Sills Combo

Santa Cruz, CA - Highly-Honored American Roots Combo Cultivating A Sound Built For Juke Joints, Dive Bars, Theaters, And Campfires

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Blues Plate Special: William "Billy Boy" Arnold; Chicago Harp Player Billy Boy Arnold Learned His Craft From Sonny Boy Williamson. Billy Boy Never Strayed Far From Those Roots As He Went On To Become Something Of A Legend Himself. Only 17 When He Made His Recording Debut, Arnold Played With On Bo Diddley, Earl Hooker And Howlin' Wolf. The 1970's European Festivals Brought Him New Fans, Steady Recording Contracts And Signed With Alligator Records. Even At 88 Years Of Age, Billy Boy Arnold Can Still Cut It.

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Spyro Gyra

The Jazz Spot: Orlando November 1983 - A Live Recording Over A Two Night Stand By Spyro Gyra, One Of The Most Amazing Jazz Fusion Live Shows In Instrumental Music. A Well Oiled Road Machine Due To Its Relentless Schedule From 49 Years Of Performing, Spyro Gyra Continues Cutting Their Own Path, Inspiring New Generations Of Musicians Seeking An Eclectic Road Of Their Own - - - - - - - Kim Stone, Bass...Eli Konikoff, Drums...Dave Samuels, Vibraphone & Marimbas...Gerardo Velez, Percussion...Chet Catallo, Guitars...Tom Schuman, Keyboards...Jay Beckenstein, Saxophones

The Kickin' Grass Band

Raleigh, NC - Known For Their Unique Bluegrass Style-Equal Parts Vintage And Nouveau

Chris Crown

Alpena Bluesman - Running Through The Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two's 1955 Hit Single For Sun Records; Johnny Wrote It Three Years Prior While Stationed In Germany

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Mountain Shout: Ernest "Pops" Stoneman - Patriarch Of One Of The Most Famous Family Groups In Early Country Music - Born In A Log Cabin, Stoneman Learned His Instrumental And Vocal Traditions In The Blue Ridge Mountain Culture; Took His Craft On The Road And Into The Studio Beginning In 1920, And Continuing For Forty Years

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Tuts Washington - The Last Of The Great New Orleans Piano Professors With Roots Dating Back to the Early Days Of Jazz

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Peter Rowan & Jerry Douglas

These Two Pioneers Blend Seamlessly In A Collaboration Paying Tribute To The Roots Of Traditional Music Both Were Raised On