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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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Brubeck Brothers Quartet

Blue Rondo A La Turk
Timeline 2018 via Blue Forest Records
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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The Ballroom Thieves

Almost Love
Paper Crowns [EP] 2018 via Nettwerk
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An EP Album From Personal Stories Under The Cover Of Vintage Jazz-Style, The Songs Reflect Feelings Of Rootlessness From Four Nomadic Years, And Bouts Of Depression. In The End,The Ballroom Thieves Strain Light Through All The Darkness

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Shari Kane and Dave Steele

Early This Morning - Ton Of Blues
Feels Like Home 2015 via Independent
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Appearing: Earthworks Harvest Gathering, (9/21-23)

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(REQUESTED)

Who Hit John

Vine & Fig Tree
Great Recession Blues 2011 via Hey Burner! Records
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Recorded In Kalamazoo, MI; Ian Gorman, Mastering

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9:40 am

Taraf De Haidouks

I'll Tell You How It Is in the Ot
Of Lovers, Gamblers & Parachute Skirts 2015 via Crammed Discs
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North Mississippi Allstars

Jumper On the Line
World Boogie Is Coming 2013 via Songs of the South
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Luther & Cody's Tip Of the Hat To R.L. Burnside

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9:20 am

Bill Haley & The Comets

Dim, Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere)
Bill Haley & The Comets: 20th Century Masters 1999 via Haley Music
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Number One This Week In 1954

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(REQUESTED)

Wayne Toups, Steve Riley & Wilson Savoy

The Patassa Two-Step
The Band Courtbouillon 2011 via Valcour
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Online Suggestion For A Cajun Two-Step

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McKinney's Cotton Pickers

Here Comes The Showboat
McKinney's Cotton Pickers 1924-1930 (Remastered) 2012 via Document
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Drummer William McKinney Formed the Band In Detroit, MI In 1926; Doc Cheatham, Benny Carter And Coleman Hawkins Were Onetime Members

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Mississippi Matilda

Happy Home Blues [1936]
Mississippi Blues Vol. 3: Catfish Blues 2002 via Document
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Matilda Powell Performed Under The Name Of Mississippi Matilda, Was Married To Sonny Boy Nelson Backing Her On Four Sides During A 1936 Recording Session; Those Four Sides Remain Her Entire Recorded Legacy

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Doc Watson

Rising Sun Blues
The Best Of Doc Watson 1964-1968 1999 via Vanguard
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9 O'Clock Doc: The Songs Original Author Is Unknown But Probably Written By Early European Settlers In New Orleans

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Doc Watson

A Tiny Broken Heart
Songs From The Southern Mountains 1994 via Sugar Hill Records
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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc & Rosa Lee Reworking The Louvin Brothers

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9:00 am

Demetria Taylor

Riverboat
Tribute: Delmark's 65 2018 via Delmark
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(Big Time Sarah) Celebrating The Oldest, Active Record Company Still Owned And Operated By Its Founder. The Gathering Of Artists On This Album Pay Tribute To Those Misicians Who Recorded For Delmark In The 1960's & '70's

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The Mastersons

Crash Test
Birds Fly South 2012 via New West Records
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Chris And Eleanor, Husband/Wife Duo Formally An Integral Part Of Steve Earle's The Dukes And Duchesses From Their Critically-Acclaimed Debut Album; It was Steve who Encouraged The Recording Of This Album

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Nick Mulvey

Mountains To Move
Wake Up Now 2017 via Universal
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Studied Music In Havanna - Founding Member Of The Portico Quartet, Known For Their Use Of the Percussion Instrument The "Hang"

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Mipso

Moonlight
Edges Run 2018 via AntiFragile
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Chapel Hill, NC Quartet's Fifth Release

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Birds Of Chicago

Superlover
Love In Wartime 2018 via Signature Sounds
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Husband/Wife Duo JT Nero And Allison Russell

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8:40 am

Duck Baker

Maple Leaf Rag
Les Blues Du Richmond (Demos & Outtakes 1973-1979) 2018 via Tompkins Square
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Blues Craftsman & Educator - Duck Sites Robert Petway As An Inspiration

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Robert Petway

Catfish Blues [1941]
Mississippi Blues 1935-1951 1997 via Document
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Little Is Known Of Robert Petway's Life Beyond The Sessions Recorded For Bluebird Records In 1941 And '42. Those Sides Include 'Catfish Blues', Which Muddy Adapted As 'Rollin Stone' A Few Years Later, And The High Quality Of Those Pressings Give Us The Authentic Sound Of Delta Blues Just Before It Came To The City And Turned Electric. Absolutely Nothing Is Known Of Petway After 1942, Only One Picture Ever Taken, Leading To Speculation That Robert Petway Is The Alter Ego Of Another Rough-Edged Delta Player Tommy McClennan, Himself Leaving A Powerful Legacy Of Raw-Boned Blues During A 27 Month Recording Career In Chicago. Both Musicians, Alter Egos Or Not Recorded Several Songs That Are A Seminal Part Of the Blues Canon

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Lee Morgan

The Gigolo
The Gigolo 1965 via Blue Note
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Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone...Bob Cranshaw, Bass...Harold Mabern, Piano...Billy Higgins, Drums...Lee Morgan, Trumpet - - - Morgan's Eighteenth Recorded By Rudy Van Gelder Over A Two Day Stretch In June 1965 With One Of The Tightest Lineups Around. As With Most Morgan Albums, This One Cooks!

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8:20 am

Willie Nelson

I Ain't Got Nothin'
Last Man Standing 2018 via SONY LEGACY
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The Eighty-Five Year Old's Sixty-Seventh Studio Album

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(REQUESTED)

Patsy Cline

Lovin' In Vain [1961]
Sweet Dreams: Her Complete Decca Masters (1960-1963) 2010 via Geffen
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Solid Gold Country With The Jordanaires; Satisfying A Request From Last Week Via The Online Stream

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Peter Rowan

Drumbeats On The Watchtower
Carter Stanley's Eyes 2018 via Rebel
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Rowan's Current Album Is Half Homage, Half Memoir, Paying Tribute To Carter And Ralph Stanley As Well As Bill Monroe; Three Pioneering Legends That A Major Influence On Him. Along For The Ride Is Tim O'Brien, Don Rigsby And Patrick Sauber. Peter Turns 76 On July 4

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Jake Blount & Tatiana Hargreaves

Rolling River
Reparations 2018 via Independent
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Recorded By Pre-War Stringband Of Murph Gribble, Albert York And John Lusk - Blount & Hargreaves Have Dusted Off The Forgotten Gems On This Roots-Centric Album

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Hawks and Owls

Shady Grove
Farmer's Valuable Friends 2008 via CDBY
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Appearance: Grand River Water Festival, June 23 Riverside Park; A Free-Of-Charge, Day Long Music Driven Environmental Festival Featuring Traditional Folk, Country, Bluegrass, Cajun, Blues And World Beat Music, Performed By Michigan Musicians

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