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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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Paul Hemmings

West Coast Blues
The Blues And The Abstract Uke 2015 via Leading Tone Records
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions Returns Next Week, 8 AM

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Shari Kane and Dave Steele

Hey Hey Daddy Blues
Four Hand Blues 2011 via Big Bones Music
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Johnny's Speakeasy, 5/7 - Ann Arbor...Dave Turns 60!

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9:40 am

Jason Isbell

Relatively Easy
Southeastern 2013 via 12TH STREET RECORDS
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Carl Perkins

Honey Don't
Carl Perkins - Go Cat, Go! 1996 via Dinosaur Entertainment
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Pioneer!

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Joe Ely

Here's To The Weary
Panhandle Rambler 2015 via Rack'em Records
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Milagro Saints

And It Stoned Me
Warm Soul Sunshine 2008 via Moon Caravan
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Taking Van Morrison Undercover

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Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers

And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
One Hour Mama 1996 via NA
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Recorded Previously By Dinah Washington & Anita O'Day

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Peggy Lee

Them There Eyes [1961]
Ladies Sings The Blues 1991 via Bella Musica
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Written & By Composer Maceo Pinkard In 1930. The Earliest Recording Was One Year Later By Louis Armstrong (Satchmo)

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Duke Robillard

Big Bill Blues
The Acoustic Blues & Roots Of Duke Robillard 2015 via Stony Plain
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Composer: Big Bill Broonzy

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9:20 am

Sara Watkins/Sara Jarosz/Aoife O'Donovan

Crossing Muddy Waters
Crossing Muddy Waters 2015
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Wonderful Reworking From John Hiatt's Deliciously All Acoustic Album From 2000.

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Dubl Handi

Track 07
Morning in a New Machine 2015 via self-released
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The Band Derives Its' Name From A 1940's Washboard. Appalachian Pickin' At It's Best

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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc & Merle Watson

I Couldn't Believe It Was True [1972]
Elementary Doctor Watson (Reissue) 2002 via Tomato
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A Two Tune Traditions Tribute To Arthel "Doc" Watson, Flat Picker - Deep Gap, NC

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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson & Frosty Morn

Blues Walkin' Round My Bed
Round The Table Again 2002 via Sugar Hill
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When Merle Put Frosty Morn Together Some Thirty Years Ago To Explore New Musical Directions, Doc Wanted To Become Part Of It. Now, The Remaining Members Continue To Reunite Each Year At Merlefest To Remember Their Friend And Founder.

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9:00 am

Stan Rogers

The Mary Ellen Carter
Between the Breaks...Live! 2012 via Borealis Records
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Canadian Folk Musician Whose Songwriting Is Inspired By Canadian History And That Of The Great Lakes

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Ray Chesna

Make Your Own Music
Everyday Above Ground Is A Good One 1997 via Ray Chesna
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New York Roots Musician Bill Monroe As A Major Influence. He Formed His First Band, "Wickers Creek" With Good Friend Bela Fleck

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The Cox Family

Desire
Gone Like The Cotton 2015 via Rounder Records
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First Time Spin On 'YCE

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Mandolin Orange

From Now On
Such Jubilee 2015 via Yep Roc
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Andrew Marlin & Emily Franz

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Shawn Colvin

Not a Drop of Rain
Uncovered 2015 via Concord
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St. Cecilia Music Center,2/18...Here She Covers Robert Earl Keen. "Gravitational Forces" Is Where You'll Find His Version

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8:40 am

Spoonful Of Blues: Memphis Slim

San Juan Blues
Memphis Slim And The Real Honky Tonk 1960 via Folkways Recordings
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Born & Raised In Memphis, Slim Resettled In Chicago In The Mid 1930's Playing The 88's For Big Bill Broonzy, Making Them A Dominant Force On The Chicago Blues Scene. After A Few Years With Big Bill, Slim's Comanding Authority Could Not Be Contained. He Emerged As His Own Man In 1944, Recording Over 500 Recordings. He Is Ranked Among The Greatest Blues Pianists Of All Time. 9/3/1915-2/24/1988

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This Is '820' Jazz: Lester Young And Teddy Wilson

Love Me Or Leave Me
Pres & Teddy 1956 via Prestige
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Teddy Wilson, Piano...Gene Ramey, Bass...Jo ones, Drums...Lester Young, Tenor Sax

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8:20 am

Laurie Lewis and Grant Street

Diamond Joe
Singin' My Troubles Away 1990 via Flying Fish Records
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Aubrey Haynie

Forty Years of Trouble
Doin' My Time 1997 via Sugarhill [Country]
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Multi-Award Winning Fiddler & Mandolinist

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Ruth Bloomquist

Just Like the Wind
One Day Ain't Enough 2006 via Ruby Records
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Appearing With Cheryl Wheeler At Seven Steps Ups In Spring Lake, 11/14...8 PM

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Wood & Wire

Setting the World on Fire
Wood & Wire 2013 via Independent
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Welcome To A Special Fall Fund Drive Edition Of Traditons

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8:00 am