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!
"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions Returns Next Week
January 14, 1938 LA - November 10, 2015 Spain; In The Pantheon Of New Orleans Music People, From Jelly Roll Morton To Mahalia Jackson To Fats - That's The Place Where Allen Toussaint Is In - Revered As One Of The Master Craftsmen Of 20th-Century American Pop
With Kim Wilson & Pinetop Perkins
Find This One On Steve's Album, "Little Stevie Orbit," 1980
Join WYCE for our annual New Year's Eve celebration at Wealthy Theatre!
We'll ring in 2018 with full performances by west Michigan favorites The Go Rounds, Seth Bernard, Lady Ace Boogie, and Heavy Color!
Music begins at 8pm. All ages are welcome!
Advance tickets are $30 and are available NOW at Wealthy Theatre dot org
New Year's Eve at Wealthy Theatre is made possible with support from Orion Construction and Patriot Realty
Jackson, TN - Began Performing At Age Twelve With The Dave Clark Memphis Band In 1936
Peter Revisiting "Dust Bowl Children," 1990
Join WYCE as we join "Downtown Grand Rapids Inc." to kick off the holiday season with "Light Up Downtown" at Rosa Parks Circle on Friday, December 1st from 5 to 7 pm.
WYCE Station Manager Quinn Mathews and El Mundo Musical's Gabriella De La Vega host this annual holiday tree lighting ceremony and opening of the Rosa Parks Circle ice rink.
This December 1st event features food trucks, carolers, free photos with Santa, and more holiday fun for the whole family.
As you enjoy skating this winter at the Rosa Parks Circle Ice Rink we're proud to say that your soundtrack will be "A World of Music" from your community radio station, WYCE
See you downtown at Rosa Parks Circle on Friday December 1st from 5 to 7 pm as WYCE joins Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. kick off the holiday season with "Light Up Downtown".
Joe Wilson & Kevin Gills Joined By Rachael Davis
In-Studio Request Line
Recorded By Alan Lomax In 1959 - The Earliest Known Recording Is 1936, However, The Songs Roots Are Believed To Be A Variant Based On Field Hollers And Work Songs
World-Renowned Flute Maker & Native American Musician - For This Album Mirabal Continues His Six-year Association With The Avant-Garde String Quartet, "Ethel"
Kansas City, MO
Founded In 2004 Marcella Puppini, Kate Mullins And Emma Smith - Thirteen Years On The Trio Continue To Wow Audiences Both On The World's Most Prestigious Stages And The Underground Performance Scene With Their Pioneering Neo Burlesque/Swing Scene Fusion
Appearing With Ralston Bowles Tonight At Salt Of The Earth, Fennville
Appearing With Amy Andrews Tonight At Salt Of The Earth, Fennville
Check out "WYCE dot org" to stay in tune with Grand Rapids area concerts.
Our online concerts and events calendar lets you know the best local spots to hear live music by WYCE-approved musicians.
Please send concert listings to calendars@wyce.org
Concert Calendar is a free service of Grand Rapids Community Media Center.
Sunnyland Slim Was Regarded As A Patriarch Of The Chicago Blues Scene For Decades, A Position That Stemmed From His Various Roles As A Bandleader, Label Owner, Gambling House Operator, And Active Mentor To Many Younger Artists. Born In 1903 Mississippi, Slim Played Organ Behind Silent Films, Piano For Ma Rainey And Blind Blake. Arriving In Chicago In The Early 1940's, He Hooked Up With The Great Sonny Boy The First, Recorded With Muddy, Jammed With Canned Heat On"Turpentine Moan," Awarded A National Heritage Fellowship In 1988, And Continued Performing Up to His Passing In 1995 At The Age Of 88.
September 5, 1906 MS - March 17, 1995 IL
Composers: Dizzy Gillespie & Ray Brown - The Air Force's Premier Musical Organization Based At Bolling Air Force Base- Within The Band There Are Six Performing Ensembles; It's Military Life Began in 1941
Join WYCE as we join "Downtown Grand Rapids Inc." to kick off the holiday season with "Light Up Downtown" at Rosa Parks Circle on Friday, December 1st from 5 to 7 pm.
WYCE Station Manager Quinn Mathews and El Mundo Musical's Gabriella De La Vega host this annual holiday tree lighting ceremony and opening of the Rosa Parks Circle ice rink.
This December 1st event features food trucks, carolers, free photos with Santa, and more holiday fun for the whole family.
As you enjoy skating this winter at the Rosa Parks Circle Ice Rink we're proud to say that your soundtrack will be "A World of Music" from your community radio station, WYCE
See you downtown at Rosa Parks Circle on Friday December 1st from 5 to 7 pm as WYCE joins Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. kick off the holiday season with "Light Up Downtown".
San Diego, CA - Dwight Yoakam Producing
A Tune About One His Major Inspirations, Texas Slide-Guitarist Blind Willie Johnson, Lamenting About Leaving His Wife With Nothing But The Blues
First Place In The Prestigious Chris Austin Songwriting Competition At This Year's Merlefest And In October Took Home The 2017 IBMA Guitar Player Of The Year
Currently Off The Road And Working On Solo Projects
