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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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Nubya Garcia

Inner Game
Source 2020 via Concord Jazz
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Los Cenzontles

Swingin' On A Vine
Shades Of Brown 2015 via Los Cenzontles
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Uniting Their Latino And Creole Traditions; Joined By Music Legend David Hidalgo Of Los Lobos

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Rory Block

Kassie Jones
Confessions Of A Blues Singer 1998 via Rounder / Pgd
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Six-Time Blues Award Recipient Turning 71 A Few Weeks Ago

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Loudon Wainwright III

I'd Rather Lead A Band
I'd Rather Lead A Band 2020 via Thirty Tigers
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9:40 am

Wood & Wire

Clamp's Chute
No Matter Where It Goes From Here 2020 via Blue Corn
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Austin, TX

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Hypnotic Clambake

General Turkey
Gondola To Heaven 2010 via Clambake Music
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Rochester, New York Ensemble Putting The Band Together In 1989

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Letizia Gambi

Appocundria
Introducing Letizia Gambi 2012 via JandoMusic
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Produced By Legendary Jazz Fusion Drummer Lenny White

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9:20 am

Mattie Delaney

Tallahatchie River Blues [1930]
Mississippi Masters: Early American Blues Classics 1927-1935 2006 via Yazoo
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Obscure Blueswoman Of The 1930's Who Accompanied Herself On Guitar And Sang Topical Songs, Both Rare Attributes For A Woman Performer At That Time

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Earl Hooker

Bertha
The Genius Of Earl Hooker 1967 via Cuca
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Influenced By T-Bone Walker And Robert Nighthawk - Hooker Was The Go To Slide Guitarist Of Chicago Blues

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Giri & Uma Peters

Babe It Ain't No Lie
Origins 2019 via Peters Music
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Brother/Sister Duo From Nashville Reworking Elizabeth Cotten

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Swan Silvertones

Working On A Building
The Swan Silvertones 1946-1951 2005 via Shanachie
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Formed As The "Four Harmony Kings' In 1938, And Are Still Active To This Day - Inducted Into The Vocal Group Hall Of Fame In 2002

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Nakai, Eaton, Clipman

Sun Path
Dancing Into Silence 2009 via Canyon Records
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R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton, Will Clipman

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9:00 am
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Isidore "Tuts" Washington

Yancey Special
New Orleans Piano Professor 1983 via 504 Records
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A Longtime Staple Of The New Orleans Blues Scene, Tuts Was A Primary Influence On Crescent City Piano Players Spanning From Professor Longhair And Allen Toussaint To Fats Domino

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Fleet Foxes

Ragged Wood
Fleet Foxes 2008 via Sub Pop
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Seattle, WA

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Eilen Jewell

If You Catch Me Stealing
Letters From Sinners and Strangers 2007 via Signature Sounds
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Calico The Band

Ladies Of The Canyon
Under Blue Skies 2017 via California Country Records
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Putting a Nice Twist On The Joni Mitchell Diamond

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Norman Blake And Tut Taylor

Ginseng Sullivan
Back Home In Sulphur Springs 1972 via Rounder
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Debut Album

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8:40 am
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Charley Lincoln & Wilie Baker

No No Blues
Charley Lincoln & Willie Baker (1927-1930) 1992 via Document
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Blues Spotlight: The Recording Name Of Charley Hicks, The Elder Brother Of Robert "Barbecue Bob" Hicks, Part Of Loose Collaborative Playing the Streets Of Atlanta Known As "The Georgia Cotton Pickers." Their Instinctive Melding Of Ragtime Music With The Piedmont Style Of Fingerpicking, And The Country Harp Blowing Of Buddy Moss Made Them A Favorite In The Deep South. After the Group Went Their Separate Ways, Charley Continued To Perform Solo Until 1955. Charlie Hicks, Jr. Passed On In Prison In 1963.

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Charley "Laughing Charley" Lincoln

Depot Blues [1929]
Jealous Hearted Blues 2015 via Document
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Blues Spotlight: March 11, 1900 GA - September 28, 1963 GA

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Bill Evans Trio With Stan Getz

Grandfather's Waltz
But Beautiful 1974 via Milestone
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'820'Jazz Presents: Eddie Gomez, Bass...Marty Morell, Drums...Stan Getz, Tenor Saxophone...Bill Evans, Piano - - - - - - - Recorded Live In Europe On August 9, 1974, This Would Be The Second And Final Collaboration For Two Of The Most Lyrical, Most Subtly Swinging Improvisers In Post-Bebop Jazz. The Relaxed Vibe Between The Musicians Is Evident; Basically Often More Comfortable Live Than In The Studio.

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8:20 am

Steve Earle & The Dukes

Harlem River Blues
J.T 2021 via New West
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Street Date: January 4, 2021 - Steve's Tribute Album To His Late Son, Justin Townes Who Passed Away In August

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Garrett T. Capps, Augie Meyers & Los Texmaniacs

Goodby San Antonio, Hello Amsterdam
Sounds From The Shed 2020 via Shotgun
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Composer: Doug Sahm

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Hylo Brown & The Buckskin Boys

One Way Train [1957]
The Best Of 1954-1960 2010 via Goldenlane
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Radio Performers Throughout Kentucky And West Virginia During The 1940's, Leading The Band To Cutting Their First Sides With Capitol Records

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Watkins Family Hour

Prescription for the Blues
Watkins Family Hour 2015 via Red
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A Bluegrass Collaborative Led By Sara And Sean Watkins

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Becky Buller

Tell The Truth (Shame The Devil)
Distance And Time 2020 via Pinecastle
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The Fairfield Four And Ned Luberecki Guesting On The New One

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Brian Oberlin & Evan Marshall

Mantello E Cilindro
Twin Mandolin Slingers 2017 via Independent
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Music Handmade In The Mitten

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