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Traditions!

Traditions! Is A Weekly Two-Hour Presentation Following Musical Streams Passed Down Through Generations; Pathways Linked By A Sincere Appreciation And Acknowledgement Of The Influential Styles That Continue Shaping The Landscape Of American Roots Music: Early Influences - Pioneering Legends - Roots Revivalists - Indigenous Cultures. Thanks For Joining Us!

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The New Mastersounds

Tranquilo
Made for Pleasure 2015 via The Royal Potato Family
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions Returns Next Week, 8 AM

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Chris Smither

Can't Shake These Blues (Live)
Live As I'll Ever Be 2000 via Hightone Records
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The Reverend Shawn Amos

Joliet Bound
The Reverend Shawn Amos Loves You 2015 via Put Together
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Fresh Into The 'YCE Blues Alley

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Bonnie Raitt

Write Me A Few Of Your Lines / Kokomo Blues
Takin' My Time 1973 via Rhino / Wea
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Great Slide Work From Bonnie.

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9:40 am

Joe Ely

Coyotes Are Howlin'
Panhandle Rambler 2015 via Rack'em Records
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On "Panhandle Rambler," Joe Is Paying Homage To The Landscape And People Of West Texas.

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Jackson Browne

Before The Deluge
Late For The Sky 1974 via Asylum
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Browne Celebrating Number 67 On Friday, 10/9. Jackson Shares A Birth Date With John Lennon

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Louis Jordan & His Tympani 5

Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens [1947]
Jukebox Hits Vol. 1: 1942-1947 2005 via Acrobat
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Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five Created Many Of The Most Influential Songs Of The Early R&B And Rock n' Roll Era. Jordan First Formed The Band As "The Elks Rendezvous Band", Named After The Elks Rendezvous Jazz Joint In Harlem.

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Louis Armstrong

Your Cheatin' Heart
Sings: Back Through The Years 2000 via MCA
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Louis Taking Hank Williams Undercover (1952).

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The Hot Nut Riveters

It's A Sin To Tell A Lie
Moustashe Girl 2014 via Small & Nimble
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9:20 am

Elephant Revival

Sing To the Mountain [Live]
Sands Of Now (Live At The Boulder Theater) 2015 via ITZ Evolving
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Appearing In Ann Arbor At The Ark, 11/15

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Harpeth Rising

Goin' My Way
Tales From Jackson Bridge 2013 via Independent
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Live At The Wealthy Street Annex On Saturday (17) As Part Of The Acoustic Saturday Nights, A Presentation Of The Grand River Folk Arts Society.

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Mountain Jam: Three Tobacco Tags

Good Gal Remember Me [1938]
Early American Rural Music: Classic Recordings Of The 1920's And 1930's 2005 via Document
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Recorded January 25, 1938 - Charlotte, NC. Founded In 1931, The Trio's Popularity Sustained Them Until 1949. They Were A Mainstay During The 40's On The Old Dominion Barn Dance, A Weekly Radio Broadcast From Richmond's WRVA

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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc & Merle Watson

Bright Sunny South
Down South 1984 via Flying Fish
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Arranged & Produced By Merle Watson.

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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson And Bill Monroe

What Would Give In Exchange For Your Soul?
Live Recordings 1963-1980: Off The Record Vol. 2 1993 via Smithsonian Folkways
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The Essential Genius Of Bill Monroe And Doc Watson Resides In Their Ability To Infuse Traditional American Music With Their Distinctive Musical Personalities. This Album Chronicles The Early Meetings Of These Two Instrumental Legends.

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9:00 am
Blues Society | Cedric Burnside Project (click for more info)

WYCE is a media sponsor for The Cedric Burnside Project presented by The West Michigan Blues Society - performing at the Tip Top Deluxe on Sunday October 18.

Cedric Burnside, grandson of legendary R.L. Burnside and son of drummer Calvin Jackson, has been playing music all his life. He has developed a relentless, highly rhythmic charged style with strong hip-hop and funk influences. This four-time winner of the prestigious Blues Music Award's Drummer of the Year  is widely regarded as one of the best drummers in the world.

The Cedric Burnside Project performs one week from today on October 18 at The Tip Top Deluxe.

Steep Canyon Rangers

Monumental Fool
Radio 2015 via Rounder
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First Time Spin On 'YCE

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Eilen Jewell

Worried Mind
Sundown Over Ghost Town 2015 via Signature Sounds
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From Boise, Eilen Began Her Career Busking On The Streets Of Santa Fe

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Tim Grimm

King Of The Folksingers
The Turning Point 2103 via Cavalier
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Tim's Tribute In Song To His Mentor, Ramblin' Jack Elliot. Songwriters Of All Levels Are Encouraged To Join Tim For The Lamb's Retreat For Songwriters The Weekend Of November 12th In Harbor Springs.

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Bill Morrissey

Shake That Thing
Songs of Mississippi John Hurt 1999 via Philo / Pgd
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November 25, 1951 – July 23, 2011 (60)

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Larry Campbell

Everybody Loves You
Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams 2015 via Red House Records
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Multi-Instrumentalist, Singer/Songwriter, Producer And In Demand Studio Musician. Played With Dylan For A Number Of Years And Produced Levon Helm's Two Grammy Winning Albums, "Dirt Farmer," & "Electric Dirt."

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The Waifs

Dark Highway
Beautiful You 2015 via Compass
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Australian Folk Quintet Founded In 1992 By Vicki Thorn & Donna Simpson. Over The Past Twenty-Three Years The Band Has Gone Through Several Personnel Changes - The Sisters Remain The Anchor.

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8:40 am

Spoonful Of Blues: Gene Campbell

Doggone Mean Blues
Gene Campbell (1929-1931) 2005 via Document
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Biographical Details Are Sketchy. Born And Raised In Texas, A Possible Itinerant Recording Field Sessions In The Deep Ellum Section Of Dallas In 1929 And A Few More Tracks In Chicago A Year Later, Sixteen In All.

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Spoonful Of Blues: Charlie Segar

Key To The Highway [1940]
Piano Blues Vol.2, 1927-1956 2005 via Document
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Originally From Pensacola, Segar Was The First To Record "Key To the Highway." Relocating To Chicago And Fitting Well Into That Blues Scene, He Performed With Memphis Minnie & Little Walter & Big Bill Broonzy & Jazz Gillum. "Key To the Highway." It Is Recognized As A Blues Standard An Is Inducted Into The Blues Hall Of Fame.

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Sonny Stitt And Don Robinson On '820' Jazz

Walk On By
Brothers 4 1969 via Prestige
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Grant Green, Guitar...Billy James, Drums...Don Patterson, Hammond B-3...Sonny Stitt, Varitone Tenor Sax

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8:20 am

Barnstar!

Delta Rose
Sit Down! Get Up! Get Out! 2015 via Signature Sounds
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Boston Based Quintet Releasing Their Long Awaited Second Album Earlier This Year.

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Carolina Road

Cold Carolina Snow
Back to My Roots 2011 via Rural Rhythmn Records
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Multiple IBMA Award Winners

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(REQUESTED)

Angela Easterling

Throwing Strikes
Common Law Wife 2015 via De L'est Music
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Fourth Release

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Dale Ann Bradley

Til I Hear It From You
Pocket Full Of Keys 2015 via Pinecastle
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Wonderfully Clever Reworking Of Til I Hear From You, 1996 Release By The Gin Blossoms

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Hey Mavis

Looking Back
What I Did 2015 via self-released
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Appearing At The Nor-East'r Music & Art Festival The Weekend Of 6/11/2016 In Mio, MI (Huron National Forest)

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8:00 am
Blues Society | Cedric Burnside Project (click for more info)

WYCE is a media sponsor for The Cedric Burnside Project presented by The West Michigan Blues Society - performing at the Tip Top Deluxe on Sunday October 18.

Cedric Burnside, grandson of legendary R.L. Burnside and son of drummer Calvin Jackson, has been playing music all his life. He has developed a relentless, highly rhythmic charged style with strong hip-hop and funk influences. This four-time winner of the prestigious Blues Music Award's Drummer of the Year  is widely regarded as one of the best drummers in the world.

The Cedric Burnside Project performs one week from today on October 18 at The Tip Top Deluxe.