The Raisin Cake Quartet

Traditions! Returns Next Week

Rory Block

Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James - Delta Bluesman's Guitar Playing Is Noted For ts Dark, Minor-Key Sound, With An Intricate Fingerpicking Technique - Recorded For Paramount Records In 1931, But These Recordings Sold Poorly, Having Been Released During The Great Depression; Skip Drifted Into Obscurity, Rediscovered In 1964 By Blues Enthusiasts Helping Further The Blues And Folk Music Revival

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Composer: Roscoe Holcomb - Bruce Molsky And Big Hoedown captures the High Lonesome Sound Of Holcomb's Original (Prominent Figure In Appalachian Folk Music)

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An Antebellum Gullah-Geechee Spirituals Of Rural Georgia - Early 1800's

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Oliver The Crow

Nashville-Based Cello And Fiddle Duo - Mastering The Art Of Anchoring A Folk Song In Epic Pop Sensibility

Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby

Traditional - First Recorded By Old-Time Mountain Musician Roscoe Holcomb, 1960

Big Walker

The Gede Are The Family Of lwa That Represent The Powers Of Death And Fertility In Haitian Voodoo; Known For The Drum Rhythm And Dance Called The "Banda"

Darden Purcell

Introduced On The Broadway Stage In 1940 By Ethel Waters

La Furia Del Ritmo

Traditions Around The World: United States (MI) - Appearing This Afternoon At Kusterer Brauhaus Here On The West Side Of Grand Rapids Beginning At 4 - - - I'll Be There With The WYCE Merchandise Table And Great Converstion - Come Join Us!

Lara and Reyes

Traditions Around The World: United States (Texas); Lara And Reyes - -The Origins Of Flamenco Is A Product Of The Iberian Peninsula Emerging At The End Of The 18th Century. The Establishment Of Al-Andalus, Brought In Traditions And Music From The Arabian Peninsula, Northern Africa And Sephardic Features. Had Flamenco Remained Isolated Within Andalusia, It Likely Would Have Stagnated And Faded Away Into An Artifact Of Music History. The Flamenco-Guitar Is Played With Nylon Strings

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Traditions Around The World: The Sudan; Abdel Karim el Kabli - - The Northeastern African Roots Of The Sudan Is Traced To Its Earliest Inhabitants During the Middle Stone Age. The Sufi Dervishes Are A Mystical Sect That Used Music And Dance To Achieve An Altered State Of Consciousness In A Tradition Called Zikr. Those Migrations To South Sudan Would Incorporate Other Forms Of Music That Reflect The Diverse Cultures Of The Region. Sudan Has A Rich And Unique Musical Culture That Has Been Through Chronic Instability And Repression During The Modern History Of Sudan.

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Kitaro

Traditions Around The World: Japan; Kitaro - - The Origins Of Traditional Japanese Music Intensified From The 6th To 8th Centuries. The Musics Of Southeast Asia And Buddhism Along With Chinese Court Music Migrated To Japan Establishing Its Cultural Roots

Emmylou Harris

Composer: A.P. Carter - Recorded By The Carter Family, 1933

Ben Traverse

Manistee County HomeSpun - Appearing At The Livery Brewpub, Benton Harbor 1/20

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Blues Plate Special: Floyd Taylor - Son Of Legendary Soul Singer Johnnie Taylor Grew Up In Memphis Developing Into A Top-Notch Singer And Master Showman Recording for Malaco Records In Chicago. Winning The Entertainment Of Year Award In 1998; Recording For Malaco Records Chicago For a Number Of Years, And Doing So Until His Untimely Passing In 2014 At The Age Of 60.

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Corea, Clarke & White

The Jazz Spot: Mad Hatter Studios, September 2009; Los Angeles - Chick Corea, Stanley Clark And Lenny White - Three Of Jazz Fusion's Founding Fathers Reunite For An Album Of Rehearsal Gems Preparing For Their World Tour In 2009. The Band Is On Top Of Their Game With Plenty Of Testosterone To Go Around. The Symbiotic Communication Between The Band Members Reveals A Depth Of True Masters In Their Element

Michael Robertson

HandMade Mitten,,,WYCE Certified

Claire Lynch

Co-Founder Of The Front Porch String Band - Once Dubbed Nashville's Best Kept Bluegrass Secret

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Bill Monroe, 1950 - Influenced By The Old-Time Fiddling Of His Uncle, Pendleton "Uncle Pen" Vandiver

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Bukka White

1940 Recording Session - Delta Bluesman Greatly Influenced By Charlie Patton - One Of The Few, Along With Skip James To Use A Crossnote Tuning In E Minor - Inducted Into The Blues Hall Of Fame

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Stephan Foster, 1852 - Recorded Many Times During The Early Era Of Cylinder Recordings - State Song Of Kentucky

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Chris Thile & Michael Daves

Canadian Origins; Fort Chimo Eskimo Co-Operative In Québec, 1963 - Worldwide Symbol For Canadian Handicrafts