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Bob Rea – Southbound (2018)
160 kbps | 64 MB | LINKS As the world continues to spin out of control, with the absolute worst person we have to offer seated stupidly and arrogantly behind the wheel (a delusional old twit who seems...
View ArticleRandy Houser Returns to Form in “What Whiskey Does”
"What Whiskey Does" is a return of Randy Houser to his more original form, and for the better. This is the Randy Houser who had built a fan base who would back bite you when you mentioned Randy's...
View ArticleAlbum Review – Rhyan Sinclair’s “Barnstormer”
The 17-year-old Rhyan Sinclair proves this Kentucky wave of country music is no anomaly. It's broad-based, and multi-generational. She like a chute of new country music life rising from the soil. But...
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Charles Lloyd & The Marvels + Lucinda Williams – Vanished Gardens (2018)
320 kbps | 170 MB | LINKS At 80 years old, NEA Jazz Master Charles Lloyd remains an intrepid musical pioneer, entering his ninth decade at a creative peak in what now stands as a mountainous and...
View ArticleTRADITIONS playlist #18-26
Airing live on WFDU on Sunday July1, 2018 from 3-6pm ET and rebroadcast at www.bluesandrootsradio.com on Saturday July 7 at 6:30pm ET and Tuesday July 10 at 10pm ET (Tune in to TRADITIONS every Sunday...
View ArticleDarius Rucker’s Take on Drivin’ N’ Cryin’s “Straight to Hell”
You complain that the songs from today's top country stars are no good and they should start cutting songs that are halfway decent like the ones your favorite independent and underground artists play...
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Monk Parker – Crown of Sparrows (2017)
The desolate and the uplifting jostle elbows in Monk Parker’s Crown of Sparrows, a clutch of six songs written in roughly the same time frame as his last solo album, How the Spark Loves the Tinder....
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Out Standing in Their Field Episode #18-27 | airing 07-04-18
Following in the footsteps of collectors the world over, for almost a century folklorists have traveled far and wide, following leads to front porches, living rooms and backyards to record distinctive...
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James Williamson and the Pink – Behind the Shade (2018)
320 kbps | 107 MB | LINKS For the new band, James Williamson and The Pink Hearts, a seriously rockin’ collection of music. Williamson has teamed with Frank Meyer and Petra Haden on a new album, Behind...
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Ben Bostick – Hellfire (2018)
Easy to dismiss at first listen as the kind of low-grade dirty country rock mastered and simultaneously lampooned by Jeff Bridges in his 2009 Oscar-winning performance as ‘Bad’ Blake in Crazy Heart,...
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Al Jones, Billy Baker & Dee Gunter – Just a Memory (2018)
320 kbps | 83 MB | LINKS The songs on this album are typical of the music for which Al, Billy and Dee are best known hardcore traditional bluegrass. Whether it’s an original piece such as Al Jones’...
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Traveller – Western Movies (2018)
Ignore the chiefly British spelling of the band’s name and publicity suggestions of a singer-songwriter “supergroup.” Better to jump into the music from Robert Ellis, Cory Chisel and Jonny Fritz on...
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Hillary Klug – Hillary Klug (2018)
320 kbps | 103 MB | LINKS Tracklist: 01. Bonaparte’s March 02. John Brown’s Dream 03. Le Petit Chat Gris 04. Lost Indian 05. Little Grey Cat on a Tennessee Farm 06. Greasy Coat 07. Cotton Eyed Joe 08....
View ArticleFolk Roots Radio Episode 388: Campbell Woods & New Releases
Young Canadian singer-songwriter Campbell Woods released a fabulous debut album, “Oxford Street” in 2017. An album full of well-crafted story songs, Oxford Street was very well-received both nationally...
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Jason McNiff. Joy and Independence. At The Helm Records
Last year Jason McNiff released Rain Dries Your Eyes, a two disc compilation which charted his course over 15 years and six albums of relentless troubadouring and which proved that he is a bit of a gem...
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Cody Canada & The Departed – 3 (2018)
320 kbps | 128 MB | LINKS Cody Canada & The Departed have just released their highly anticipated 4th album and their 1st as a trio, hence the title ‘3.’ I became aware of Cody Canada (vocals/...
View ArticleSounds Irish: Sounds Irish 7-5-18, Segment 2
Sounds Irish is a weekly program coming straight from County Wicklow in Ireland, hosted by Joe Bollard, one of the elder statesmen of the Irish show band scene. Each program features a variety of Irish...
View ArticleSounds Irish: Sounds Irish 7-5-18, Segment 3
Sounds Irish is a weekly program coming straight from County Wicklow in Ireland, hosted by Joe Bollard, one of the elder statesmen of the Irish show band scene. Each program features a variety of Irish...
View ArticleSounds Irish: Sounds Irish 7-5-18, Segment 1
Sounds Irish is a weekly program coming straight from County Wicklow in Ireland, hosted by Joe Bollard, one of the elder statesmen of the Irish show band scene. Each program features a variety of Irish...
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