     Shabazz Palaces Lese Majesty Sub Pop www.subpop.com  Shabazz Palaces is an experimental Seattle-based hip-hop duo comprised of Ishmael Butler and Tendai Maraire, son of Mbira master Dumisani Maraire. Their sophomore album Lese Majesty was … Continue reading →
     Richard Thompson Acoustic Classics Beeswing 002 www.richardthompson-music.com  An entire studio album of Richard Thompson re-imagining a batch of his songs as acoustic performances is truly way overdue. The program is drawn from his entire … Continue reading →
     Pieta Brown Paradise Outlaw Red House 280 www.redhouserecords.com  Recorded in just four days at Justin Vernonâs (of Bon Iver) April Base studio in Wisconsin, this lovely album has a live feel you canât get … Continue reading →
     DJ Sean P Rock It⌠Donât Stop It! BBE Music www.bbemusic.com  London-based, deep grooves DJ Sean P has compiled a series of early Hip Hop recordings from 1979 to 1983, an era sometimes labeled … Continue reading →
     Jack White Lazaretto Columbia Records www.columbiarecords.com  Blind Willie McTellâs 1928 Victor recording âThree Women Bluesâ was pure Piedmont blues with undertones of racial pride in his yellow, black and brown-skinned lovers. In Jack Whiteâs … Continue reading →
WFDU-FMâs TRADITIONS Playlist for August 24, 2014 HOST: Ron Olesko During todayâs show we paid tribute to two individuals who passed away during the past week: Jean Redpath and Buddy MacMaster. Both individuals dedicated themselves to perpetuating the musical traditions … Continue reading →
Ellen Greene An âInterludeâ post, in our use, is not necessarily a connection between one piece of music and another, but an exploration of artistic work with close thematic engagement with murder ballads. Itâs a step outside our âsong of … Continue reading →
West Virginia is rich in traditional music. I have traveled to Elkins each Summer for the past 28 years to the Augusta Workshops. In turn I have become very fond of the music of the Mountain State. Here are a … Continue reading →
Accordions and squeezeboxes from around the world. LISTEN: https://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm1433.mp3 To subscribe via iTunes, click . Â |Â Â To listen using Stitcher, click . Artist / âTitleâ / CD / Label Pete Seeger / âIf I Had A Hammerâ / Songs Of … Continue reading →
WFDU-FMâs TRADITIONS Playlist for August 10, 2014 HOST: Ron Olesko A hazy, lazy, crazy day of summer inspired the playlist for todayâs show. (Tune in to TRADITIONS every Sunday from 2pm to 5pm Eastern Time over WFDU-FM 89.1 in the … Continue reading →
