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[Audio] A Preview of Tonight's Roots 6 Concert at Murray State

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Murray State's Departments of History and Student Affairs host the “Roots 6” concert tonight (Nov. 17) at 7:30 in Lovett Auditorium. They feature sets from The Gypsy Hombres performing world music and European jazz, international bluegrass artists the Vickie Vaughn Band and Emily Duff & Friends. Admission is free, but a donation of canned goods are requested for Need Line. On Sounds Good, Tracy Ross speaks with Ted Belue about the concert.

The Gypsy Hombres blend authentic gypsy swing/jazz and a Django Reinhardt style, Belue says. Peter Hyrka lives in Nashville and is a symphonic classical guitarist who often traveled to Europe and stayed with gypsies to study their style. Rory Hoffman is a blind left handed guitarist who playes it right handed upside down on his lap. They also play Gershwin and arrangements of classical music. 

Ted Belue says he first heard Vickie Vaughn play at the Kentucky Opry when they needed a bass player on bluegrass night and she jumped in, played with all of the bands and sang the harmony parts. She has since moved to Nashville and has played in the Grand Ole Opry, recently finished a European tour with Patty Lovelace. She's a wonderful personality on stage and her band is blazing their own trail, he says.

Also performing tonight is Emily Duff and Friends. Belue says she was in his Roots music class several years ago. She now performs with the MSU Jazz Orchestra. Her friends tonight are Kala Dunn and Ted Belue.

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Tracy started working for WKMS in 1994 while attending Murray State University. After receiving his Bachelors and Masters degrees from MSU he was hired as Operations/Web/Sports Director in 2000. Tracy hosted All Things Considered from 2004-2012 and has served as host/producer of several music shows including Cafe Jazz, and Jazz Horizons. In 2001, Tracy revived Beyond The Edge, a legacy alternative music program that had been on hiatus for several years. Tracy was named Program Director in 2011 and created the midday music and conversation program Sounds Good in 2012 which he hosts Monday-Thursday. Tracy lives in Murray with his wife, son and daughter.
Matt Markgraf joined the WKMS team as a student in January 2007. He's served in a variety of roles over the years: as News Director March 2016-September 2019 and previously as the New Media & Promotions Coordinator beginning in 2011. Prior to that, he was a graduate and undergraduate assistant. He is currently the host of the international music show Imported on Sunday nights at 10 p.m.
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