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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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Little Charlie And Organ Grinder Swing

Pennies From Heaven
Skronky Tonk 2016 via Eller Soul
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions Returns Next Week, 8 AM

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Kenny 'Blues Boss' Wayne

Bankrupted Blues
Jumpin' & Boppin' 2016 via Stony Plain Recording
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Boogie-Woogie Chicago Blues At The Highest Caliber!

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Eden Brent

In Love with Your Wallet
Ain't Got No Troubles 2010 via Yellow Dog
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Mississippi - Music Degree From The University Of North Texas - Influence: Boogaloo Ames - Multiple Blues Awards Recipient - Nickname: Little Boogaloo

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Geoff Muldaur and the Texas Sheiks

Right Now Blues
Texas Sheiks 2009 via Tradition & Moderne
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Composer: Frank Stokes, 1928 - Considered To Be The Father Of The Memphis Blues Guitar Style - With Partner Dan Sane Performed As The Beale Street Sheiks; First Recordings,1927 - Influenced Country Singer Jimmie Rodgers - Performed In His Later Years With Bukka White - "This Is Acoustic Front Porch Blues At Its Finest."

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Miss Maybell & Slimpickin's

Lonesome Day Blues
Vol. 1 2016 via Independent
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New Into The 'YCE Blues Alley

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9:40 am

Gregg Allman

One Way Out
Gregg Allman Live - Back To Macon, GA 2015 via Rounder
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Traditions Appearance Alert: Meijer Gardens, 6/29 (Wednesday) SOLD OUT!

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Hot Jazz Jumpers

Back Home Again In (Indiana)
Hot Jazz Jumpers 2015 via Independent
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New York City Based Quartet Specializing In 1920's & 30's Ragtime

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John Boutee

Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
Jambalaya 2008
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Composed: 1896 - A Favorite Of The American Military During The Spanish-American War - Teddy Rossevelt's Rough Riders Used As Their Theme Song

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9:20 am

The Crooked Jades

Old Man Below
The Unfortunate Rake, Volume 2: Yellow Mercury 2003 via Copper Creek
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Composer: Unknown - Started From A Kitchen Jam In 1994 - Known For their Rare & Obscure Repertoire, The Band's Vision Is To Revive The Dark And Hypnotic Sounds Of Pre-Radio Music

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Christian Sedelmyer And Dave Goldenberg

On Wood Street
The Stitch Sessions 2016 via Courtesy The Bluegrass Situation
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Nashville Based Duo - Founding Members Of The 10 String Symphony

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Irene Kelley

These Hills
These Hills 2016 via Mountain Fever
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Pennsylvania - Moved to Nashville As A Teen With a Dream And A Handful Of Songs - Those Songs Recorded By Ricky Skaggs, Carl Jackson & Sharon White

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Appalachia Calling: Ralph And Carter Stanley

I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow [1951]
The Complete Columbia Stanley Brothers 1996 via Sony
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Ralph Edmund Stanley, February 25, 1927 - June 23, 2016 (89) - After Considering Veterinary Medicine He Began Playing In 1946 with His Brother Carter As Part Of The Stanley Brothers

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Appalachia Calling: Ralph Stanley And The Clinch Mountain Boys

Can't You Hear The Mountains Calling
Can't You Hear The Mountains Calling 1981 via Riverwalk
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He And Carter Formed The Clinch Mountains In 1946 - Carter Died In 1966, Leaving Ralph At An Impasse - He Eventually Revived The Clinch Mountain Boys With Larry Sparks, Roy Lee Centers, Charlie Sizemore, Ricky Skaggs And Keith Whitley

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Appalachia Calling: The Stanley Brothers

Hide Me Rock Of Ages
Old Country Church 1961
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"God Has Had His Hand On My Career For The Past 68 Years. It's Up To Him When I Will Quit. I Have No Plans Of Slowing Down. I Love My Fans, And I Love Performing." -- Dr. Ralph Stanley - 2015

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9:00 am

Joe Ely

Carnival Bum
Streets of Sin 2003 via Rounder / Pgd
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Texas (Amarillo) - Self-Titled Debut "Joe Ely" Turns Forty This Year - His Break Came In 1978 As The Opening Act For The Clash

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Last Train Home

Heartache Express
Last Train Home 1998 via Red Beet
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Sarah Jarosz

Jacqueline
Undercurrent 2016 via Sugar Hill
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Traditions Appearance Alert: The Ark, 7/7 Ann Arbor

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John Hartford StringBand

Delta Queen Waltz
Memories of John 2010 via Compass
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8:40 am

Spoonful Of Blues: Hadda Brooks

Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl [1957]
I've Got News For You 1999
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October 29, 1916 California - November 21, 2002 California

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Spoonful Of Blues: Alec "Guitar Slim" Seward

Goin' Back Home [1962]
The Back Porch Boys 2013
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March 16, 1902 Virginia - May 11, 1972 New York City

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This Is '820' Jazz: Ahmad Jamal Trio

Love For Sale
The Ahmad Jamal Trio 1956 via Epic
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Ray Crawford, Guitar...Israel Crosby, Bass...Ahmad Jamal, Piano

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8:20 am

Caitlin Cary & Thad Cockrell

Don't Make It Better
Begonias 2005 via Yep Roc Records
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Cary, A Founding Member Of Whiskeytown - Cockrell, A Solo Artist Whose Writing Style Is Directed In "Putting The Hurt Back Into Country." - This Is Their Only Collaboration

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Town Mountain

Tick On A Dog
Southern Crescent 2016 via Lohi Records
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Produced By Dirk Powell

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The Spinney Brothers

Bitter Wind
Living The Dream 2016 via Mountain Fever
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Alan & Rick Are From Nova Scotia

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Ilya Toshinskiy

Close to Home
Red Grass 2016 via Hadley
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Robb M Fresh Pick Of The Week - Dynamite Picker From The Former Soviet Union

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Wild Ponies

Mom and Pop
Radiant 2016 via No Evil Records
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East Nashville

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Old Crow Medicine Show

Poor Man
Old Crow Medicine Show 2004 via Nettwerk Records
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Traditions Appearance Alert: Meijer Gardens, 7/14 SOLD OUT!

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8:00 am