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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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Sondorgo

Hulusi
Tamburocket 2015 via World Music Network
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Email Requests, Suggestions, Comments 24/7... sundaytraditions@gmail.com

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(REQUESTED)

Rory Block

Goin' Back to the Country
I've Got A Rock In My Sock 1986 via Rounder / Pgd
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She Reigns Supreme

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The Kennedys

Elegy
West 2015 via Independent
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Pete & Maura, Both East Coasters Meeting Each Other When Members Of The Blue Moon Orchestra (Nanci Griffith)

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Amanda Shires

When You Need A Train It Never Comes
Carrying Lightning 2011 via Independent
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Lubbock Raised Singer/Songwriter/Violinist. Side Projects Included Being A Member Of Husband Jason Isbell's 400 Unit

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9:40 am

Larry Williams

Slow Down (1958)
Loud, Fast & Out Of Control: The Wild Sounds Of 50's Rock
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New Orleans Born Singer/Pianist, Long Time Friend To Little Richard. His Other Rock & Roll Classics Include Boney Maronie, Bad Boy, Dizzy Miss Lizzie & She Said Yeah.

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The Chieftains

The Rocky Road To Dublin
The Long Black Veil 1995 via RCA
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With The Rolling Stones, Recorded In Dublin 1993. The Pints Were Flowing, The Session Kinda Out of Control. The Rocky Road To Dublin, Stone By Stone. Produced By Ry Cooder.

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Pokey LaFarge

Wanna Be Your Man
Something In The Water 2015 via Rounder
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Pyramid Scheme, 5/14

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B.B. King

Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door
Let The Good Times Roll: The Music Of Louis Jordan 1999 via MCA
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B.B. Pays Tribute To The "King Of The Jukebox," Jump Blues Architect Louis Jordan.

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Laura Dickinson

(Love Is) The Tender Trap
One For My Baby - To Frank Sinatra With Love 2015 via Music & Mirror
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The Robb M Fresh Pick Of The Week

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9:20 am

Tom Paxton

Virginia Morning
Redemption Road 2015 via Pax
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Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award..The Voice Of His Generation

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Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys

Everything Changed
Ionia 2015 via Earth Work
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GR Flavor: First Time Spin On 'YCE

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John Hartford

Don't Leave your Records In the Sun
Mark Twang 1976 via RCA
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An Acoustic In-Studio Session With John Playing All The Instruments. Inspiration Came From His Years Working On A Mississippi Riverboat. "Mark Twang" Won The 1977 Grammy For 'Best Ethnic Or Traditional Folk' Recording.

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COMPILATIONS

The Big Rock Candy Mountains
Bona Fide Bluegrass and Mountain Music 2002 via RCA
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Goin' Across The Mountain: Knoxville, TN, The Great Smoky Mountains. Harry McClintock, Also Known As "Haywire Mac," Recorded This Song In 1928.

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Doc Watson

Train Of Love
Docabilly 1995 via Sugar Hill
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9 O'clock Doc: Doc Is Easily Moving Through Early R&R Classics & Country Comforts. Johnny Cash Wrote This One & Special Guests Include Duane Eddy & Marty Stuart.

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Doc Watson/Clarence Ashley

Tough Luck Man
Original Folkway Recordings: 1960-1962 1994 via Smithsonian Folkway Recordings
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9 O'clock Doc: A Two Tune Traditions! Tribute To Arthel "Doc" Watson, Flat Picker - Deep Gap, NC

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9:00 am
(REQUESTED)

Lyle Lovett

If I Had A Boat
Pontiac 1987 via Mca Nashville
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David Mallett

The Road Goes on Forever
This Town 1993 via Vanguard Records
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Folk Troubadour From Northern Maine. First Three Albums Were Produced By Noel Paul Stookey Beginning In 1975.

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Ian & Sylvia Tyson

Jesus Met The Woman At The Well
Four Strong Winds 1964 via Vanguard
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Influential Husband & Wife Duo First Performing Together In 1959 Toronto. This Song Is A Traditional Gospel Folk Song With It's Origins Dating Back To The Late 1940's.

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Bruce Cockburn

Avalon, My Hometown
Avalon Blues: A Tribute To the Music Of Mississippi John Hurt 2001 via Vanguard
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From A Must Have Compilation Honoring The Iconic Delta Blueman

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Evie Ladin & Keith Terry

Sugar Baby (Live)
In Studio: WAMU'S Bluegrass Country
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Appearing With GR'S Red Tail Ring Tonight At Salt Of The Earth In Fennville...First Set, 7 PM

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Locust Honey String Band

Horse Drawn Buggy (Live)
The Stitch Sessions 2015 via Courtesy Of The Bluegrass Situation
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Now A Trio, These Girls Specialize In Rotating Instrumentation & Vintage Three Part Harmonies

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8:40 am

Bertha Lee Pate

Mind Reader Blues
Complete Recordings:1929-1934 (Disc 5) via Smithsonian Folkways
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Spoonful Of Blues, Mississippi ?/?/1902-?/?/1975 Classic Female Blues Singer: Wife Of Charley Patton...Her Life Is Sketchy & Her Recordings With Patton (17) Are The Only Documents Of Her Voice. Of These 17, 4 Survive, 2 On Lead Vocals

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Roscoe Holcomb

Graveyard Blues (1958)
Untamed Sense Of Control 2003 via Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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Spoonful Of Blues, Kentucky 9/5/1912 - 1/1/1981 (68) A Prominent Figure In Appalachian Folk Music: His Voice Is The American Grain In All Its Rough-Hewn Glory...The Inspiration For The Term "High Lonesome Sound."

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8:30 am

Charlie Rouse Quintet

'204'
Takin' Care Of Business 1960 via Jazzland
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Blue Mitchell, Trumpet...Walter Bishop, Jr. Piano...Earl May, Bass...Art Taylor, Drums...Charlie Rouse, Tenor Sax

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8:20 am

Ricky Scaggs & Kentucky Thunder

Spam Jelly
Instrumentals 2007 via Skaggs Family
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Salamander Crossing

Light in the Window
Bottleneck Dreams 1998 via Signature Records
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Rani Arbo's First Band Before Daisy Mayhem Performing A Wonderful Version Of Greg Trooper's Classic.

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Pharis & Jason Romero

Poor Boy
A Wanderer I'll Stay 2015 via Lula
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British Columbia Husband/Wife Duo: Handmade Acoustic Roots

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Darrell Scott

You're Everything I Wanted Love To Be
Long Ride Home 2011 via Full Light
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