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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 Roots Music: Early Influences - Pioneering Legends - Roots Revivalists - Indigenous Cultures. Thanks For Joining Us!

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Cubanismo

Cuborleans
Mardi Gras Mambo- Cubanismo In New Orleans 2000 via Hannibal
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions Returns Next Week, 8 AM

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Hans Theessink

Louisiana Man
Journey On 1997 via Blue Groove
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The Ghost Of Robert Johnson Deliciously Haunts This Album - Theessink Is An Artist Steeped In The Blues Carving Out His Own Characteristic Fashion

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Koko Taylor

That's Why I'm Crying
I Got What It Takes 1975 via Alligator
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Cora Ann Walton, Memphis, TN - Composer: Magic Sam - Guitars: Mighty Joe Young & Sammy Lawhorn

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30th Anniversary Fund Drive (click for more info)

WYCE's Spring Fund Drive is on its way - Friday, April 21st through 28th! - as we take a look back in celebration of 30 years of listener-powered music radio in West Michigan!

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We receive no funds from any university, religious organization, or from the government. So tune in April 21st through 28th to make your financial contribution!

It's not too early to donate online at WYCE dot org! Your early gift may be used as challenge funds - encouraging others to give during the drive - motivating those individuals to take the big step from listener -- to listener-sponsor!

Dave Alvin

Rio Grande
Ashgrove 2004 via Yep Roc Records
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Appearance: Magic Bag In Ferndale, 5/5

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The Clumsy Lovers

Jail
Make Yourself Known 2009 via The Clumsy Lovers
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Formed In 1993 - The Band As We Know It Has Disbanded; A Few Of The Founding Members Perform As The Six Million Dollar Band

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Chuck Berry

C'est La Vie [1964]
The Chess Box 1988 via Chess
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October 18, 1926 St. Louis, MO - March 18, 2017 St. Charles County, MO

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The Dukes Of Dixieland

Jazz Me Blues
Riverboat Dixieland 2006 via Leisure Jazz
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Founded In 1948; Many Of The Great Ones Have Passed Through Their Ranks - The Bands Continues, Seventy-Years On

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9:20 am

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Johnny Cash

Tennessee
Out Among The Stars 2014 via Columbia/Legacy
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The Tunes Are Culled From Lost Recordings From The 1980's

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Tim O'Brien

Grandma's Hands
Where The River Meets The Road 2017 via Howdy Skies Records
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Bill Withers, 1971 - Sixteenth Solo Album - Each Of The Twelve Tracks Is Connected To His Home State Of West Virginia - Steller Lineup: Noam Pilkeny, Stuart Duncan, Chris Scruggs, Bryan Sutton, Kathy Mattea & Chris Stapelton

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Roscoe Holcomb

Swanno Mountain [1959]
An Untamed Sense Of Countrol 2003 via Smithsonian
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Daisy, Kentucky - Prominent Figure In Appalachian Folk Music - Not Recorded Until 1958 - A Man Of Several Professions, His Hard-Hitting Singing And Banjo-Playing Reflect the Hard Times And Conflict That Marked His Life In The Kentucky Mountains

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Odetta

Hard, Oh Lord
Odetta Sings The Blues 1962 via Riverside
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Choosing To Use A Six Piece Jazz Band Caused A Bit Of Contention Among Her More Conservative Contemporaries; Buck Clayton Leads The Sextet

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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson

Childhood Play
Home Again! 1966 via Vanguard
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This Album Is Doc's Fourth Studio Release - Two Of The Fourteen Songs Were Co-Written With Gaither Carlton, Doc's Father-In-Law

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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson

Katie Morey
Home Again! 1966 via Vanguard
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This Song Is An Early Nineteenth-Century Composition; Its' Time In The Southern Appalachians is Evident - Doc Spins The Tale Nicely With Accompaniment From Merle And Bassist Russ Savakus

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Chuck Prophet

Just to See You Smile
Age of Miracles 2004 via New West Records

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Nathan James And Ben Hernandez

Mistreatin' Mama
Make A Change Sometime 2004 via Nathan James & Ben Hernandez
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Big Bill Broonzy, 1932

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The Moondoggies

Stop Signs
Adios I'm a Ghost 2013 via Hardly Art
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Everett, WA, 2005 - Currently On Hiatus As Band Members Tend To Individual Side Projects

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Mary McCaslin

Ballad Of Weaverville
Prairie In The Sky 1995 via Philo Records
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Original Release: 1975 - Regarded As A Pioneer Of Open Guitar Tunings

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Andrew Combs

Rose Colored Blues
Canyons of my Mind 2017 via New West
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Dallas, TX; Nashville Based Troubadour

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8:40 am

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Lizzie Miles

Louisiana
Moans And Groans 1956 via Document
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March 31, 1895 Louisiana - March 17, 1963 Louisiana

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Spoonful Of Blues: Lizzie Miles

Cotton Belt Blues
Lizzie Miles Vol. 2 (1923-1928) 1996 via Document
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Worked With Joe Oliver, Kid Ory, Bunk Johnson, And A.J. Piron, 1909-1911 - First Recordings:1922 After Relocating To New York City, Remaining There For Twenty Years - Returning To New Orleans Left Show Business Until The 1950's - Only Sang Gospel After 1959 - Released A Few Records Under The Pseudonyms Of Mandy Smith And Jane Howard

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