Roots & Rhythms is a roots music program that swings, jumps, or rocks.
Hosted by: Dick Alta Vista
Airs: Every Sunday from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Coming up at 8:00 PM on May 18th, 2025:
Borderlands: From Conjunto to Chicken Scratch (Music from The Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Southern Arizona)

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Date	Host	Highlight	On Demand
May. 18, 2025	Dick Altavista	Borderlands: From Conjunto to Chicken Scratch (Music from The Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Southern Arizona)	available
May. 11, 2025	Dick Altavista	Big Stir Singles: The Second Wave	available
May. 4, 2025	Dick Altavista	Part two of my look at Peruvian Boogaloo music from the Vampisoul Series: Gozalo! Boogalu Tropical	available
Apr. 27, 2025	Dick Altavista	GO CAT GO!: The essential Rockabilly Collection Part two	available
Apr. 20, 2025	Dick Altavista	Sun Records: The Blues Years 1950-1958	available
Apr. 13, 2025	Dick Altavista	Part Three of my look at the career of Bruce Cockburn.	available
Apr. 6, 2025	Dick Altavista	Part two of my look at the excellent box set FIVE GUYS WALK INTO A BAR by The Faces.	available

Roots & Rhythms started out in 1997 as a roots music program (Jazz, country, r&b and Rock(abilly), with some contemporary bands thrown in as well. Most programs were devoted to a specific artist, label, city or genre. Since then, the core concept has remained the same, but has been broadened to include more mix-type programs blending eclectic choices across genre and time periods. Throughout, the emphasis has been on music that swings, jumps, or rocks.

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- Graphic by the infamous illustrator and animator Ian Jeans http://ianjeans.blogspot.ca/