COMPILATIONS

Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Jay Gavin

Good-Timin' Canadian Country Folk Singer/Songwriter - Reminds Me Of Jerry Jeff Walker

Anya Hinkle

Born And Raised In The Mountains Of Appalachia - Hinkle's Storytelling Is Ingrained In The Tones Of Folk And Bluegrass, Seasoned By Travels Across The Globe

Johnny Tucker

Tucker's Earthy And Well-Oiled Pipes Testify To A Lifetime Proudly Spent Singing & Living The Blues - The Real Deal!

The New Orleans Suspects

Traditional African-American And Gospel Song - The Band Plays Intense Scared Steel

Leslie Odom Jr

GR Appearance: 8/29 Meijer Gardens Summer Concert Series

The Clumsy Lovers

Vancouver, BC

Memphis Minnie

(1936) Pioneer! With Bumble Slim And Black Bob - Major Influence On Those That Followed In Her Wake - Polished Professional And An Independent Woman - Blues Hall Of Fame Inductee

Fiddle Fire

Traditions Around The World: Family Affair From Holland, MI - Did a Great Job At Tulip Time

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Sambasunda Quintet

Java - Indonesian Collective Of Musicians On A journey Through The Rich Musical Heritage Of The Island Of Java Centered On Traditional Instruments Such As Kacapi, The Bamboo Flute And The Gamelan Gong; Ancient Melodies And Modern Improvisation Showcasing The Band' Passion For Cultural Roots

Jean Phillipe Marthely

Traditions Around The World: Martinique, French Antilles - Core Member Of Kassav, The Band The Started The Zouk Phenomenon - French-Speaking Creole Culture Of These Islands Mixed A Smorgasbord Of Musical Influences From Around the World Into A New Sound; The Songs Speak To Cultural Identity, But the Mood Always Festive

COMPILATIONS

Traditions Around The World: Mambotur - Transformation Of Street Rhythms From Mambolectro To Cumbia Dub Into A Botanical Dance Floor Groove

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Lost Dog Street Band

Farming A Homestead In Kentucky, The Husband/Wife Duo Lead A Stringband Of Maverick Kentucky Pickers

Guy Clark

Rodney Crowell Producing - Guy Clark Is A Legendary Craftsman Of Song - This Collection Of Clark's Solo Acoustic Demos Reveal The Early Forms Of Several Clark Classics; Most Recorded To Cassette Tapes

Ruth Moody

Australian-Born Soprano Singer/Songwriter And Member Of the Wailin' Jennys For The Past Twenty-Four Years

Champion Jack Dupree

Blues Plate Special: William Thomas "Champion Jack" DuPree - Nickname Was Derived From His Early Career As A Boxer - Not A Great Piano Virtuoso, A Stunning Singer Or A Prolific Songwriter, But He Could Play A Huge Variety Of Piano Blues Styles And Took That Talent Around The World - A New Orleans Native, DuPree's Mentor Was Willie "Drive'Em Down" Hall Who Taught Him to Pound Out Barrelhouse Blues And Recorded For Okeh Records In the 1940's - A Decade Later Champion Jack DuPree Emerged As One Of The Most Influential Piano Blues Players On The Scene; Found All The Work He Could Handle In The Growing Circuit Of British Blues Clubs, Recorded A Monumental Album With Eric Clapton, John Mayall And Keef Hartley. In His 80's When He Cut His Last Sessions, Champion Jack DuPree Passed On In 1992

Inbar Fridman

The Jazz Spot: France 2011 - A Three Day Recording Project For The Inbar Fridman Quartet. The Israeli Guitarist Holds Court With Some Of Europe's Finest Musicians, A Synthesis That Would Continue For Two Additional Albums

Volume Five

Composed: 1968 - Recorded By Manfred Mann a Year Later - Tom T. Hall, 1966 - Adapted Into A Bluegrass Version And Became A Grass Standard

Mac Wiseman

Wiseman: Inducted Into The International Bluegrass Music Hall Of Honor - Recipient Of A National Heritage Fellowship Awarded By the National Endowment For The Arts - Veteran Era Category Of the Country Music Hall Of Fame - Musical Career Began As Upright Bass Player In The Cumberland Mountain Folk - Guitarist For The Foggy Mountain Boys; Later Played With The Bluegrass Boys - - - Wabash Cannonball: Composed As "The Great Island Route" In The Late 19th Century - First Recording By The Carter Family, 1929; Roy Acuff Sold 10 Million Copies In 1936 - Part Of The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll; It Is The Oldest Song On The List

Uncle Earl

Fearless Ambassadors For Stringband Music - Adventurous, Compelling Voices In The Ongoing Old-Time Renaissance

Song of the Lakes

HandMade Michigan!

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Dan Crary

Kansas City, KS - Re-Established Flatpicked Guitar As A Prominent Soloing Bluegrass Instrument