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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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Anoushka Shankar

Voice Of The Moon
Rise 2005 via Angel Records
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions Returns Next Week, 8 AM

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Maria Muldaur & Taj Mahal

Soul Of A Man
Da Vinci's Inquest: The Sessions 2002 via Stony Plain
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Snooky Pryor

Walkin' With Snooky
Too Cool To Move 1992 via Antone's Records
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Claimed To Have Pioneered The Now-Common Method Of Playing Amplified Harmonica By Cupping A Small Microphone In His Hands Along With The Harmonica

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Charlie Parr

1922 Blues
1922 2008 via Charlie Parr
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Minnesota - Influences: Charlie Patton, Bukka White, Reverend Gary Davis, Dave Van Ronk, And Mississippi John Hurt - Gear: Mule Resonator, National Resonator Guitar, A Fretless Open-Back Banjo, And A 12-String Guitar

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Sam Chatmon and His Barbeque Boys

I Hate That Train
Sam Chatmon 1970-1974 1975 via Flying Fish
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Founding Member Of The Mississippi Sheiks - Between 1930 And 1935, Sam, Lonnie and Armenter Chatman, The Three Sons Of Slaves Who Along With Walter Vinson Created Some Of The Most Memorable Blues Rants And Square Dance Hollers Ever Conjured Up - Sam May Have Been The Half-Brother Of Charley Patton

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9:40 am

The Small Glories

Way Over Yonder
Wondrous Traveler 2016 via Imports
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The Band

Baby Don't Do It
Live At Carter Amphitheater, Washington D.C July 17, 1976 1976 via Capitolk
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A Few Months Before The Last Waltz, And The End Of An American Icon

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Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton

Jeepers Creepers
Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton 1997 via Polygram Records
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Undercover: Louis Armstrong, 1938 - Doc Played With 'Satch' In The Late 1920's

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The Hot Sardines

Comes Love (L'amour S'en Fout) Me
French Fries & Champagne 2016 via Decca
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New York City Based Jazz Vocal Band Founded In 2007

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9:20 am

The Lonely Heartstring Band

Graceland
Deep Waters 2016 via Rounder
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Quintet Of Pickers From The North Eastern United States Forming The Band In 2012 - No Plans To Tour Michigan

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Reeltime Travelers

Higher Rock
Livin' Reeltime, Thinkin' Old-Time 2002
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Recently Disbanded Johnson City Stringband

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Charlie Haden

Oh, Take Me Back
Rambling Boy 2008 via Decca
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Composer: A.P. Carter, 1938

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9 O'Clock Doc: The Doc Watson Family

Your Long Journey
The Doc Watson Family 1963 via Folk Pathways
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Composer: Rosa Lee Watson

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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson

Never No More blues
Trouble In Mind: The Doc Watson Country Blues 1993 via Sugar Hill
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Composer & Original Release: Jimmy Rogers, 1928 - Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys, 1935 - The Blasters, 1981

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9:00 am

Nathan Kalish & the Lastcallers

Walk Straight
Continental Breakfast of Champions 2016 via Independent
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GR Flavorings Spicing Up Sunday Morning

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Smooth Hound Smith

The Boot's That Got Us There
Sweet Tennessee Honey 2016 via Smooth Hound Smith
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East Nashville, TN - American Roots Duo Established In 2012 - Zac Smith and Caitlin Doyle Perform All Instrumentation

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Art Gomperz Band

From the Beginning
A Different Story to Tell 2010 via Artopia
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Pickin' On Emerson, Lake & Palmer 1972 (Trilogy)

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Kelley McRae

Red Dirt Road
The Wayside 2016 via Independent
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A Fresh One Into 'YCE

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Larry Jon Wilson

Friday Night Fight At Al's Place
Testifying: The Country Soul Revue 2004 via Casual Revue
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Georgia - Debut Release In 1975, Three More Followed Before A Thirty Year Hiatus From Music, Returning in 2008

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Michael McDermott

Willie Rain
Willow Springs 2016 via Pauper Sky
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Traditions Appearance Alert: Acorn Theater, 7/8 Three Oaks - Seven Steps, 7/21 Spring Lake

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8:40 am

Spoonful Of Blues: Amos "Bumble Bee Slim" Easton

One Lonesome Day
Bumble Bee Slim Vol. 9 (1934-1951) 1997 via Document
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May 7, 1905 Georgia - June 8, 1968 California

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Spoonful Of Blues: Charley Lincoln

Gamblin' Charlie [1930]
Jealous Hearted Blues 2015 via Yazoo
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March 11, 1900 Georgia - September 28, 1963 Georgia

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This Is '820' Jazz: Roy Eldridge

The Heat's On
What's It All About 1976 via Pablo
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Norris Turney, Alto Sax...Norman Simmons, Piano...Ted Sturgis, Bass...Eddie Locke, Drums...Budd Johnson, Tenor Sax...Roy Eldridge, Trumpet

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8:20 am

Nanci Griffith

Ford Econoline
Lone Star State Of Mind 1987 via Mca Nashville
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Texas - Nashville Based - Turning 63 In a Few Weeks

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Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver

God Gave Noah The Rainbow Sign
Burden Bearer 2016 via Mountain Home
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The Robb M Fresh Pick Of The Week - Traditions Appearance Alert - Lexington Village Theater, 7/24 Lexington, MI (The Shores Of Lake Huron In The Thumb)

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Kristy Cox

Your Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
Part Of Me 2016
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Kristy's Second Release

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Rob Ickes

Little Cabin on the Hill
Before The Sun Goes Down 2015 via Compass
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Northern California Raised Resonator Guitarist - C0-Founding Member Of Blue Highway (1994) - Frequent Instructor At Music Workshops Including Jorma's Fur Peace Guitar Camp In SE Ohio

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The Lynn Morris Band

Blue Skies And Teardrops
The Lynn Morris Band 1992
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Three Time IBMA Female Vocalist Of The Year - The Current Tour Celebrates The Band's Twenty-Eighth Year Together

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The Infamous Stringdusters

See How Far You've Come
Ladies & Gentlemen 2016 via Compass Records
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Vocals: Sara Watkins - During Live shows, The Stringdusters Are Known To Take To Their Jam Band Roots And Visit Long Improvisational And Instrumental Sets, Showcasing Each Member Individual Talent - And the Band Features Blueberry Pie Eating Contests On Occasion

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