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- American Masters: Kim Wilson and Del McCoury
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Two albums by great repositories of musical tradition: blues rockers the Fabulous Thunderbirds, STRUCK DOWN and bluegrass legends the Del McCoury Band, SONGS OF LOVE AND LIFE
24 min - Highway to Nowhere (or Pratt Street): Bumpin Uglies and Matt "The Cat" Hillyer
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Lovely country from Matt "The Cat" Hillyer, BRIGHT SKYLINE (Dallas); and rockin Sublime-style ska/rock/hiphop from the Mid-Atlantic
24 min - Rays of Musical Truth: Kayla Ray and Sugaray Rayford
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Fine new LPs from Kayla Ray, THE WORLD'S WEIGHT (true country) and Sugaray Rayford, HUMAN DECENCY (funk blues)
Oops "The Highest Point in Seven Counties" is a suicide song.19 min - Total Instruction to Your Mind: Swamp Dogg's Oeuvre and His New Album
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Just one this week: Swamp Dogg, BLACKGRASS: FROM WEST VIRGINIA TO 125TH STREET. Great album by the 80-something American surrealist, Afrofuturist, soul man, country singer, genius.
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https://www.splicetoday.com/writing/it-s-not-that-far-from-memphis-to-nashville24 min - It's All the Same River: Pimps of Joytime and Wyly Bigger
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Two fine new records. Memphis blues pianist Wyly Bigger, BROKEN TELEPHONE and Soul/funk/rock combo Pimps of Joytime & Sophia Urista, DON'T BELONG
24 min - Abducted By Your Love: Martha Spencer and Blue Collar Gospel
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Reviews of lovely new roots albums: Martha Spencer, OUT IN LA LA LAND and BLUE COLLAR GOSPEL FROM THE PEN OF RICK LANG (various artists, including Donna Ulisse, Alecia Nugent, Darin and Brooke Aldridge, Becky Buller)
28 min - Works in a Bar: BadNews Barnes and Jay Gavin
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The rocking, funny blues and country of Chris BadNews Barnes, BADNEWS TRAVELS FAST (feat. Jimmy Hall, harmonica) and Jay Gavin, ROAD READY
+ TylerHalverson's lovely EP WESTERN AMERIJUANA (Pt. 1)25 min - Musical Confessions: The Personal Essays of Stephanie Lambring
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The shattering, beautiful album HYPOCRITE by Stephanie Lambring. What if a songwriter resolved on rigorous honesty? A bonus episode, as it were.
19 min - The Gospel of Roots: Emma Donovan and Miko Marks & the Resurrectors
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Reviews of by Miko Marks, FEEL LIKE GOING HOME (reissue, "deluxe version"), and the astonishing Aboriginal Australian roots artist Emma Donovan, TIL MY SONG IS DONE
23 min - Radio Ready: Walker County and Sean Stemaly
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Reviews of coming commercial acts Walker County, PAINTED PONIES and Sean Stemaly, 4 WHEEL HIGH
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About Crisper Roots
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Reviews of two new release country, blues, Americana, roots reggae, cajun, gospel, soul, zydeco, bluegrass etc albums by Crispin Sartwell, long-time yet wildly fresh critic and…expert on…
beauty.