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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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Al Di Meola

Beyond the Mirage
The Infinite Desire 1998 via Telarc
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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The Bones Of J.R. Jones

Dry Dirt
Spirits Furnace 2016 via Independent
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One-Man Band Jonathon Linaberry

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Dawn McCarthy & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

Milk Train
What the Brothers Sang 2013 via Palace Records
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The Duo Covers The Songs By The Everly Brothers." Milk Train" Was Backed By "Lord Of The Manor" In 1968; A Double-Sided Play By Disc Jockeys

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Asa

Femi Mo
Lucid 2019 via Shanachie
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The Fourth Release For The Nigerian-French Born Vocalist

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9:40 am

Milagro Saints

Casa Red
Sunday 2003 via Milagro Saints
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Raleigh, NC - Taking Inspiration From Late 60's And Early Seventies Music, Gaving Birth To The Current Americana Movement

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Steep Canyon Rangers

I've Endured
North Carolina Songbook 2019 via Yep Roc
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Grassin' Up The Great Ola Belle Reed; Live From Merlefest,

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Victor Wainwright

That's Love To Me
Victor Wainwright & The Train 2018 via Ruf
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Savannah, GA - Former Air Traffic Controller, Currently Touring With Two Bands, The Train And Southern Hospitality; Both Evolving From Victor Wainwright And The Wild Roots

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9:20 am
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Robert Johnson

Drunken Hearted Man [Alternate Take]
The Complete Recordings 1990 via RCA
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Only Two Known Recording Sessions In 1937 - Johnson Had Little Or No Public Recognition For His Work In His Lifetime, Living His Whole Life Playing At Street Corners And Saturday Night Dances, Writing The Soundtrack For Half A Century Of Rock Culture To Come.

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The Fat Babies

The Spell of the Blues
Uptown 2019 via Delmark
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Chicago, IL - Seven Piece Jazz Band Interpreting Classic Styles Of The 1920's And 30's

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Mel Tillis

Heart Over Mind [1961]
American Originals 1990 via Epic
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Vintage Vinyl Spin: Recording Songs Since The Late 1950's, Mel's Biggest Success Occurred In The 1970's. Based In Okinawa With The US Air Force, Tillis Formed A Band Called The Westerners, Evolving Into Longtime Backing Band, The Statesiders. One Of Nashville's Most Prolific Songwriters, Mel's Tunes Have Been Covered By Some Of Country's Defining And Iconic Singers.

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Doc & Merle Watson

Faithful Soldier
Doc Watson & Son 1965 via Vanguard
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Self-Titled Début Album - An American Baptist Hymn First Published In 1835

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Amalia Rodrigues

Duas Luzes
Primo Exitos, Vol. 1 (1942-1955) 2018 via World Stage Music
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World-Renowned Fadista Singer, Instrumental In Popularizing The Style Worldwide; A Music Genre That Can Be Traced To The 1820's In Lisbon, Portugal

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9:00 am

Drive-by Truckers

Armageddon's Back In Town
The Unraveling 2019 via Ato
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Street Date: 1/31

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Brown Bird

Threads Of Measure
Fits Of Reason 2013 via Supply & Demand
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Formed As a Solo Project By David Lamb In Warren, Rhode Island During 2003. In Their Final Incarnation, The Band Was The Duo Of Lamb And His Wife MorganEve Swain, Disbanding In 2014 Following Lamb's Untimely Passing.

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Gene Clark

The Virgin
White Light 1971 via A&M
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Second Of Three Solo Album - Founding Member And Principal Songwriter For The Byrds, Leaving In 1966. In 1968, Clark Began A Collaboration With Banjo Player Doug Dillard, Producing Two Albums; "The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard & Clark" Was A Pivotal Work Of Acoustic Country Rock

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Kate Campbell

Strangness Of The Day
The K.O.A. Tapes (Vol. 1) 2016 via Large River
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Composes Songs Inspired By The People And Culture Of The Modern South - Side Project: Performs With Pierce Pettis And Tom Kimmel As The New Agrarians

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Lula Reed

Rock Love
Blue And Moody 1958 via King
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The Blues Spotlight: A Longtime Cohort Of Pianist/Producer Sonny Thompson, Singer Lula Reed Recorded Steadily For Cincinnati-Based King Records During The Mid-'50's After Debuting On Wax In 1951. Equally Versatile Singing Urban Blues And Gospel, Reed's Strident 1954 Waxing "Rock Love" Was Later Revived By Label-Mate Little Willie John. A Series Of Duets With Guitarist Freddy King in March of 1962 Led To A Brief Move Tangerine Records In Early 1963. Miss Reed Soon Left The Industry; Passing On In 2008.

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Lula Reed

Puddentane [1961]
Soul Of A Woman: Radio Rarities 1955-1965 2018 via Sunset
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The Blues Spotlight: March 21, 1926 OH - June 21, 2008 MI

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Jonas Gwangwa

Foreign Natives
Sounds From Exile 2001 via Gwanga Songs
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'820' Jazz Presents: An Influential Figure In The Evolution Of South African Jazz For Over 40 Years. Coming To Prominence With The Jazz Epistles, Gwangwa Pursued A Solo Path After The Groups Breakup In 1959, Culminating In 1988; Composing The Score For The film "Cry Freedom"

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8:20 am

COMPILATIONS

Honky Tonkin' In The Moonlight - The Saluda Moonlighters
Too Late To Pray_Defiant Chicago Roots 2019 via Bloodshot Records
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New Roots Into 'YCE

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Nanci Griffith

Ballad of Robin Winter-Smith
Once in a Very Blue Moon 1986 via Philo / Pgd
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Austin, TX - Multi-Award Recipient, Including The Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award

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Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver

I Have Found the Way
Kept & Protected 1997 via Sugarhill [Country]
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Bluegrass Legend

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Theron Hale & His Daughters

Jolly Blacksmith
Nashville, 1928 1998 via Document
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One Of The Early Members Of The Grand Ole Opry, Joining That Prestigious Group In 1928

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Loudon Wainwright III

Way Up in NYC
High Wide & Handsome - The Charlie Poole Project 2009 via 2nd Story Sound Records
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Pays Tribute To Singer, Banjo Picker and Early Influence Charlie Poole; Reworking The Poole Catalog From 1925-1930

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Malcolm Holcombe

Down The River
Down The River 2012 via Gypsyeyes Music
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Stands On All The Old American Music Traditions And Takes Them His Own Way Into An Individual Music Expression

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