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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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Blue Largo

Remington Ride
Sing Your Own Song 2015 via Coffeegrinds
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions Returns Next Week, 8 AM

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The Dixiaries

Joe Louis Was A Fighting Man
Blood Of The Lamb - Old Time Spirituals
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Nicknamed The "Brown Bomber", Joe Louis Held The World Heavyweight Championship From 1937 to 1949, And Is Considered To Be One Of The Greatest Heavyweights Of All Time.

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Tim Williams

More Peppers in Your Chili
So Low 2016 via Lowden Proud
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Fresh Into The 'YCE Blues Alley

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Reverend Robert Wilkins

The Prodigal Son [1964]
Prodigal Son (Reissue) 2014 via bear family
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Vintage Acoustic Blues!

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9:40 am

Nick Lowe

Sensitive Man
The Old Magic 2011 via Yep Roc Records
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Felt Like A Nick Lowe Kinda' Moment

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Ragpicker String Band

By Your Side
The Ragpicker Stringband 2015 via yellow dog
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Mary Flower, Rich DelGrosso & Martin Grosswendt....These Guys Strum, Pick And Bow Up a Storm Together - Dazzling Tight Harmonies

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Jill Barber

N'oubile Jamais
Chansons 2013 via Outside Music
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Canadian Jazz Chanteuse...This Is First Recorded Entirely In French

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Count Basie And Joe Williams

The Comeback
Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings 1955 via verve
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Joe's Debut With The Basie Band Replacing Jimmy Rushing. Here, They Rework The Memphis Slim Classic (1953)

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9:20 am

The Cactus Blossoms

Mississippi
You're Dreaming 2016 via Red House
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Minneapolis-Based Brother Duo - Their Harmonies Are Reminiscent Of The Everly Brothers. This Album May Be Worth Digging Into

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Red Squirrel Chasers

She'll Be Comin' Around The Mountain
Shakin' Down The Acorns 2015 via Red Squirrel Chasers
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Raleigh, NC - Fine Line Between The Old-Time String Band Sounds Of The 1920s and The Bluegrass Sounds That Emerged In The 1940s.

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Mustard Courage

Cruel Alibis
Folk Alley Sessions: Mustard courage 2014 via courtesy of folk alley
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Melbourne Based Roots Quintet Being Described As "The Link Between Bill Monroe And Mumford & Sons.”

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Alice Gerrard

Follow The Music
Follow The Music 2015 via Tompkins Square
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"Alice Has Allowed Her Love Of The Ancient Tones To Guide Her Along A Dusty Pathway ...Bending Her Ear To Catch The Perfect Turn Of A Note And Learning To Reproduce It.... She Has Made Music That Is At Once Ancient And Personal."- Laurie Lewis

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Sierra Hull

Wings Of The Dawn
Weighted Mind 2016 via Rounder
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A Robb M Fresh Pick!

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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson & Merle Watson

Little Stream Of Whiskey
Doc Watson & Son 1965 via Vanguard
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Merle's Debut With Doc Showing Their Musical Partnership Already In Full Bloom, An Incredible Fact Considering That Merle Had Only Been Picking Guitar For Eight Months! Here They Transform An Old Irish Drinking Song Into A Hobo Ballad With A Bouncy Finger Picked Melody.

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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson, Clarence Ashley

Peg And Awl
Original Folkway Recordings Of Doc Watson And Clarence Ashley, 1960-1962 1995 via Folkways
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With 20 Previously Unreleased Performances, Many Rare Photos, and Comprehensive Liner Notes, This Is The Definitive Collection Of Two Earlier Volumes Entitled Old Time Music At Clarence Ashley's - Introducing The World To Doc Watson And Played An Important Role In The Folk Revival Of The 1960's.

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9:00 am

Honeyhoney

Whatchya Gonna Do Now
III 2015 via Rounder
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Suzanne Santo & Ben Jaffee - LA Based Roots Duo Appearing For The Pin Drop Concert Series At Seven Steps Up In Spring Lake 3/13, 7PM

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Johnny Rivers

Summer Rain
Realization 1968 via EMI
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Johnny's Fourth Album - "Summer Rain," Was His Last Major Hit Of The 1960's.

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Dave Rawlings Machine

Sweet Tooth
A Friend Of A Friend 2009 via Acony Records
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Online Suggestion From GR - "Satisfying Your Sweet Tooth, I Assume."

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Lori Yates

See Who I Am
Sweetheart of the Valley 2016 via Encore Records
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Fresh Into 'YCE...Former Founding Member Of Canadian Roots Heavyweights 'Hey Stella!' - This Is Lori's Seventh Album Thirty Years On

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8:40 am

Spoonful Of Blues: Ma Rainey

Call Me Anything But Call Me Baby [1932]
Blues Vocals 101 2015 via x5
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April 26, 1886 Georgia - December 22, 1939 Georgia - "Grand Opera And Parlor Junk, I'll Tell The World That It's All Bunk, That's The Kind Of Stuff I Shun, Let's Get Dirty And Have Some Fun " - Ma Rainey, 1925

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Spoonful Of Blues: Bukka White

Bukka's Jitterbug Swing [1940]
The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives & Steel 1990 via Sony
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November 12, 1909 Mississippi - February 26, 1977 Tennessee

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This Is '820' Jazz: Vincent Herring Quartet

Autumn Leaves
Secret Love 1993 via Verve
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Billy Drummond, Drums...Ira Coleman, Bass, Renee Rosnes, Piano...Vincent Herring, Alto Sax

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8:20 am

Dolly Parton

Steady As The Rain
The Grass Is Blue 1999 via Sugar Hill
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Birthday Greetings To Dolly Turning 70 This Past Tuesday.

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Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road

Diggin' Up Bones
Country Grass 2015 via Pinecastle
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Pickin' On Randy Travis

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Longview

I've Never Been So Lonesome
Longview 1997
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A Sextet Of Pickers Put Together By James King & Don Rigsby In 1995. This Album Is A Tribute To The Hill-Country Sound

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The Grascals

I Know Better
And Then There's This 2016 via Mountain Home Music Company
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Over 150 Performances On The Grand Ole Opry

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Becky Buller

Southern Flavor
'Tween The Earth And Sky 2014 via Dark Shadow
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Charlotte Bluegrass Festival, 6/18

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The Boxcar Lilies

Goin' Away
Knockout Rose 2016 via Self Released
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New Into "YCE - Jenny Goodspeed, Stephanie Marshall & Katie Clark - 2014 Emerging Artist Award

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8:00 am