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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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John Scofield

Do Like Eddie
Steady Groovin' 2000 via Blue Note Records
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Michelle Coltrane

My Favorite Things
Awakening 2017 via BluJazz
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Daughter Of Alice & John Coltrane

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South Memphis String Band

The Carrier Line
Home Sweet Home 2009 via Memphis Int'L
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(REQUESTED)

David Rawlings

Good God a Woman
Poor David's Almanack 2017 via Acony Records
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With Gillian Welch

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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

Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers

Beast Of Burden
Dwayne Dopsie Reloaded 2016 via Sound Of New Orleans
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Undercover: The Rolling Stones, 1978 (Some Girls)

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Little Richard

Groovy Little Suzy
Little Richard Is Back 1964 via Okeh
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Turning 85 This Past Week; Richard Penniman Born In Macon In On December 5, 1932 - An Iconic And Influential Figure In Popular Music And Culture For Seven Decades; His Dynamic Music And Charismatic Showmanship Laid The Foundation For Rock And Roll

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Ilya Portnov

Surfing The Baltic Sea
Strong Brew 2017 via Independent

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(REQUESTED)

Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatham

Basket Full of Blues
Basket Full of Blues 1992 via Concord Records
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9:20 am

Billie Holiday

I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
Lady Day: The Master Takes & Singles 2007 via Sony
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Billie First Recorded This Gem In 1937, The Same Year Irving Berlin Wrote It

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Bobby McFerrin

Chicken
Bobby McFerrin 1982 via Elektra
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Debut

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Joel Mabus

The Preacher & The Flood
Retold 2008 via Fossil Records
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Jammie Award Honoree

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Almeda Riddle

Tom Sherman's Barroom [1961]
Granny Riddle's Songs And Ballads 1977 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Discovered In 1959 By Folklorist John Quincy Wolf And Ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax In the Mountains Of Arkansas - Granny Riddle Left Behind And Extensive Body Of Recorded Traditional Songs

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9:00 am

Jim Kweskin & Meredith Axelrod

Moonglow
Come On In 2017 via Jim Kweskin
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Composed: 1933

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Jim Shearer & Charlie Wood

Seduced
The Memphis Hang 2008 via Summit Records
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Elephant Revival

Home In Your Heart [Live]
Stitch Sessions: Elephant Revival 2016 via Courtesy Of Bluegrass Revival
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Performed Live From The Pioneertown Mountains Preserve, San Bernardino County - For Our Brothers And Sister In California

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Birds Of Chicago

American Flowers
American Flowers 2017 via Signature Sounds
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Appearing At The Ladies Literary Club Supporting Valerie June, 2/14 But Not Before A Show At The Ann Arbor folk Festival On 1/27 - Husband/Wife Duo JT Nero (JY & The Clouds) And Allison Russell (Po' Girl)

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8:40 am
Promo - Local Spins on WYCE (click for more info)

Local Spins on WYCE is a 1-hour exploration of the best music from the Grand Rapids area and West Michigan. The program often debuts new songs by seasoned artists as well as emerging acts who merit attention and broader exposure.

The show is hosted by John "SINK-uh-vitch" from LocalSpins.com, the website covering West Michigan's music scene. Each week, John invites local artists into the studio for live music and conversation.

Tune in for "Local Spins on WYCE" every Friday at 11am. And browse every archived episode online at WYCE dot org

Precious Bryant

Peepin' Out My Window
Fool Me Good 2002 via Terminus Records
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Charismatic Country Blues Singer And Fingerstyle Guitarist Of The Piedmont Tradition; Standing Out Among Georgia's Great Blueswomen That includes Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey And Ida Cox - With Just A Few Commercially Released Recordings To Her Credit, Bryant Attracted Much Attention In Her Later Years As One Of Georgia's Few Living Links To Its Rich Musical Roots

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Robert Johnson

From Four Till Late
The Complete Recordings 1990 via RCA
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Recorded In Dallas During His Second To Last Session For Producer Don Law On June 19,1937 - Law Produced the Great Delta Bluesman's Only Recordings, Twenty-Nine Master Takes And Thirteen Surviving Alternate Takes

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Bobby Timmons

Aint' Thinkin' 'Bout It
Little Barefoot Soul 1964 via Prestige
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Sam Jones, Bass...Ray Lucas, Drums...Bobby Timmons, Piano - Piano Sideman In Art Blakeys's Jazz Messengers And The Cannonball Adderley Quintet

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8:20 am

The Blasters

Never No Mo' Blues
American Music 1997 via Hightone Records
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Composer: Jimmie Rodgers, 1928

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Suzy Bogguss

Careless Love
American Folk Songbook 2011 via Loyal Dutchess
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The Song Has Obscure Origins Dating To The Late Nineteenth-Century

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Ricky Skaggs

You Can't Hurt Ham
Music to My Ears 2012 via XENON
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I'll Take Two Eggs, Scrambled On The Side

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Don Reno & Red Smiley And The Tennessee Cutups

Long Gone [1952]
Founding Father Of The Bluegrass Banjo 2008 via Capitol
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One Of The Most Acclaimed Duos In Bluegrass

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Travis Meadows

Travelin' Bone
First Cigarette 2017 via Blaster
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Jackson, MS

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Emy Phelps & Darol Anger

The Dog Waltz
Single 2014 via Emy Phelps
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8:00 am