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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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Tim White & Jack Gates

Odysseus & Circe
Morning Song Evening Song 2004 via Whitegates Pub
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Incredibly Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Dion

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Kickin' Child: The Lost Album 1965 2017 via Columbia
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With The Wanderers - Archive Release That Never Made It Out Of The Gate Recorded Fifty-Two Years Ago - This Is The First Time That All These Tracks Are Being Issued Together As The Originally Intended Dion Album; A Lost Chapter In The Epic Story Of A Legendary Rock 'N' Roller

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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Call on God
Soul Of A Woman 2017 via Daptone
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May 4, 1956 - November 18, 2016 (60) - The Band's Final Studio Before Sharon's Untimely Passing

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COMPILATIONS

Running On Love - Megan Palmer
An American Troubadour_ The Songs Of Steve Forbert 2017 via Blue Rose
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A Wonder Overview Of A True American Troubadour

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9:40 am
NYE @ Wealthy Theatre (click for more info)

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

Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers

New Mexico
Starlight Hotel 2011 via Signature Records
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With The High Rollers

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Jorma Kaukonen

Blue Railroad Train
2004-5-21 Stephen Talkhouse Amagansett, NY 2017 via Fur Peace Ranch
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Composed By The Delmore Brothers, 1933

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Artie Shaw

Scuttlebutt
The Essential Artie Shaw 2005 via Columbia
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With His Gramercy Five, 1940 - Many Of The Big-Band Leaders Of The Swing Era Featured A Small Group From Within The Band, A Throwback To Their Own Origins In "Hot" Jazz

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9:20 am

The Delta Rhythm Boys

Fan Tan Fannie [1949]
Take The 'A' Train 2011 via Document
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American Vocal Group Active For Over 50 Years From 1934 To 1987

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Doc & Merle Watson

Matchbox Blues [1974]
Bear's Sonic Journal: Never The Same Way Once (live) 2017 via Owsley Stanley Foundation
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9 O'Clock Doc: Recorded At The Boarding House in San Francisco, May 1974

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Cannon's Jug Stompers

Minglewood Blues [1928]
Minglewood Blues 2016 via Document
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The History Of Minglewood Blues Is Long And Complex. The Original Minglewood Blues, Written By Noah Lewis, Was Recorded On January 30, 1928 In Memphis - It Has Been Covered Charley Patton, Texas Alexander, Jimmy Rodgers And Several Times By The Grateful Dead

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Casey Driessen

Sugarfoot Rag-Freedom Jazz Dance
3D 2006 via Sugarhill [Country]
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9:00 am

Lazer Lloyd

Talk
Freedom's Child 2017 via Lots Of Love Records
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Guy Davis

See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Juba Dance 2013 via M.C. Records
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Composer: Blind Lemon Jefferson, 1927

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COMPILATIONS

Di Goldene Pave [The Golden Peacock]
Putumayo Presents- A Jewish Odyssey 2000 via Putumayo World Music

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The Muteflutes

Fragile
The Ballad of the Rebel Grape 2012 via Independent
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Appearing Tonight At The Salt Of The Earth, Fennville; First Set 6 PM

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8:40 am

Slim Harpo

I'm A King Bee [1957]
Best Of Slim Harpo 1997 via Excello
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Slim Kept it Simple, Never Got Too Fancy; Never Forgot The Importance Of The Groove - He Died Young, But His Music Reached The Rolling Stones, The Kinks And Van Morrison & Them

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Memphis Minnie & Little Son Joe

Me And My Chauffeur Blues [1941]
Chauffeur Blues 2016 via Star Point
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Algiers, LA - The Eldest Of Thirteen Siblings; Ran Away At Age Thirteen To Memphis, Playing The Street Corners Of Beale Street The Majority Of Her Teenage Years; Joined The Circus For Half A Decade Before Returning To Memphis During The Late 1920's. Big Bill Broonzy Brought Her To Chicago To Record With Kansas Joe McCoy, Little Son Joe, Sunnyland Slim And Snooky Pryor. The Music She Made Was Autobiographical. Lizzie Douglas Passed On In 1973, And Was Posthumously Inducted Into The Blues Foundation's Hall Of Fame Seven Years Later.

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Art Tatum

Verve Blues
The Legendary 1955 Sessions 1955 via Verve
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Harry "Sweets" Edison, Trumpet...Lionel Hampton, Vibraphone...Barney Kessel, Guitar...Red Callender, Bass...Buddy Rich, Drums...Art Tatum, Piano - The Sextet Configuration Was One Of The Largest Groups That Art Tatum Ever Worked With, Preferring To Play Solo Most Of His Career Which Makes "The Legendary 1955 Sessions," Extra Special. Six Giants Of Jazz, All Coming From The Big Band Idiom A Decade Before Gather For A One Day Recording Session In California On September 7, 1955.The Result Is Nothing Short Of Brilliant

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8:20 am

The Balfa Brothers

T'En as Eu, T'En Auras Plus
The Balfa Brothers Play Traditional Cajun Music, Vols. 1-2 1965 via Swallow Records
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The Del McCoury Band

Blackjack County Chains
Cold Hard Facts 1996 via Rounder
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Alice Gerrard

Payday At The Mill
Bittersweet 2013 via gerrard Music
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Trail-Blazing Bluegrass Legend!

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The Osborne Brothers

Midnight Flyer
The Essential Osborne Brothers Collection 2001 via CMH
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Sonny & Bobby From Roark, KY And Grew Up In SW Ohio Became An Influential Bluegrass Act In The Genres History - Sonny Retired In 2005 And Bobby Pushes On At The Age Of 86 - In 1994,The Osborne Brothers Were Inducted Into The International Bluegrass Music Association's Hall of Honor; Considered Bluegrass Music's Highest Honor.

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Porter Wagoner

Hotwired
Wagonmaster 2007 via Anti
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Porter's Final Release, June Of 2007; He Would Pass On Three Months Later In October At The Age Of 80

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Jayme Stone

Shenandoah
The Lomax Project 2015 via Borealis
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Canadian Fur Traders Where Heard Singing The Song Traveling Down The Missouri River In The Early 19th Century

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8:00 am