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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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Matt Flinner Quartet

Humdinger
Walking On The Moon 2003 via Compass Records
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Mike And The Moonpies

Hour on the Hour
One to Grow On 2021 via Prairie Rose
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Austin, TX

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Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado

Hoodoo Lover
Navigation Blues 2022 via Provogue
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Latest Project Into The 'YCE Blues alley

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The Lonesome Trailers

When the Word Comes Around
Neighborhood Noir 2001 via n/a
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Mitten Music: Kent City, MI

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9:40 am

Southern Culture On The Skids

Polka Dot Dress
At Home With Southern Culture On The Skids 2021 via Kudzu Records
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Chapel Hill, NC - Green Acres Meets Green Onions

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Charlie Christian

Benny's Bugle
The Original Guitar Hero 2002 via Sony
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Early Performer On The Electric Guitar and Key Figure In the Development Of Bebop And Cool Jazz - Member Of The Benny Goodman Sextet

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Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir

Goin' Home Tomorrow
Front Porch Music 1997 via Rhino Records
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1992 - This Vocal Ensemble's Music Is Rooted In The Deep South And Strongly Connected To Their West African And Caribbean Origins; Preserving The Rich Musical Traditions Of African-American Roots Music

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Son House

Louise McGhee
Forever On My Mind 2022 via Easy Eye Sound
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Delta bluesman Known For His Emotional Style Of Singing And Slide Guitar Prowess - Influence On Charley Patton - Honored With A Marker On The Mississippi Blues Trail In Tunica, MS

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9:20 am

Phantom Blues Band

Book of Rules
Out Of The Shadows 2006 via Delta Groove Prod
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Stepping Out From The Shadow Of Taj Mahal For This Recording - Mahal's Secret Weapon For Decades

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Franz Jackson & the Salty Dogs

Dippermouth Blues
Yellow Fire 2001 via Delmark
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King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, 1923 - Example Of The Influence Of The Blues On Early Jazz

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Tadidiko Ry Zalahy
Rough Guide to the Music of Madagascar 2006 via World Music Network
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Mahaleo 1972 - Pioneering Malagasy Sextet - Over The Last Fifty-Years, The Band Has Collectively Launched Two Development Initiatives, Never Venturing Far From Its Roots

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Full_Moon_Down_Under
A Rough Guide To Scottish Folk 2010 via World Music Network
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Edinburgh, Scotland: Wendy Stewart - Critically-Acclaimed Scottish Harpist

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9:00 am

COMPILATIONS

Beat on the Mountain
Coal Country Music 2010 via Heartwood
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Jason & The Scorchers - The Appalachians Mountains Have Played A Central Role In This Nation's History, Cultural Heritage And Musical Traditions; A 280 Million-Year-Old Biodiverse Ecosystem, A Forest That Seeded Our Continent After The Last ice Age

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Mollie O'Brien

Oh! Darling
EveryNight In The Week 1990 via Resounding
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Reworking The Beatles; Visiting The White Album

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8:40 am

COMPILATIONS

The Right String But the Wrong Yo-Yo
Delmark - 55 Years Of Blues 2008 via Delmark
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Blues Spotlight: Speckled Red - Was A Boogie-Woogie Pianist A Fixture On The Club Scene In Memphis And St. Louis During The 30s And 40s Following A Time Detroit In the Mid-1920s. Recording A Couple Of Sides For Brunswick To Initial success, The Great Depression Began Its Bite, And Red Didn't Enter The Studio Again For a Decader. Speckled Red Was 'Rediscovered' in 1954, Toured Europe Extensively. By TheTime The Folk/Blues Revival Took Off Age Had Caught Got the Better Of Him. Rufus George Perryman Passed On In 1973

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Cow Cow Blues
Delmark - 50 Years of Jazz and Blues 2003 via Delmark
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Blues Spotlight: Speckled Red; October 23, 1892 GA - January 2, 1973 MO

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Blue Mitchell

Brother 'Ball
Big 6 1958 via Ojc
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The Jazz Route: Takes Us To Plaza Sound Studio 1958 New York City For A Two Day Blowing Session By Blue Mitchell. Coming Off Stints With Cannonball Adderley And Horace Silver, Mitchell Was A Virtual Unknown When Recording This Album; His First As A Leader Accompanied By An All-Star Sextet - - - - - - - - - - -Wynton Kelly, Piano...Johnny Griffin, Saxophone...Wilbur Ware, Bass...Curtis Fuller, Trombone...Philly Joe Jones, Drums...Blue Mitchell, Trumpet

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8:20 am

Hayes Griffin

Losing Tread
Midwestern Swing 2020 via BTL Music Notes
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GR Music

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The Grascals

Delta Queen
And Then There's This 2016 via Mountain Home Music Company
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An American Sternwheel Steamboat Known For Cruising The Major Rivers That Constitute The Tributaries Of The Mississippi River

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Flat River Band

21st Century American Music Star
The Mind Of A Traveler 2017 via Early Bird Records
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Trio Of Brothers Growing Up In A Multi-Generational Family Band

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Sam Bush

In Tall Buildings
Radio John_ Songs of John Hartford 2022 via Smithsonian Folkways
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GR Appearance: 3/10 St. Cecelia Music Center

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COMPILATIONS

wayfaring stranger
Flying Fish 20th Anniversary- 1974-1994 1994 via Flying Fish Records
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Priscilla Herdman, Anne Hills, Cindy Mangsen - (Roud 3339) Published In The Mid-19th Century Derived From An 1816 German-Language Hymn

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COMPILATIONS

Obc, No. 3
Rounder Guitar- A Collection of Acoustic Guitar 1987 via Rounder Select
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Norman Blake: Neo-Traditionalist - Revered Within Folk Music Circle - Renowned For His Guitar Skills; Session Player And Sideman - A Tour-De-Force

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8:00 am