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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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all tracks listed in reverse chronological order
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Benny Goodman

Sing, Sing, Sing [1937]
Big Bands In Hi-Fi, Volume 2 1995 via Capitol
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Hugh Masekela

Stimela (Coal Train)
I Am Not Afraid 1974 via Blue Thumb
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Married To Singer And Activist Miriam Makeba, 1964-1966 - Honors: Rhodes University, University Of York: Doctor of Music, Order Of Ikhamanga: 2010 South African National Orders Ceremony

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Barbara Dane

King Salmon Blues (Abridged)
Hot Jazz, Cool Blues & Hard Hitting Songs 2018 via Smithsonian Folkways
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9:40 am
Local Spins Live - Olin Clark (click for more info)

WYCE presents Local Spins Live at Speak EZ Lounge - every Wednesday night at 8pm! This series features a wide array of the best musicians in the West Michigan area, performing in a casual setting with no cover charge. 

This Wednesday, Local Spins Live presents the release of "Bright', the new album from Olin Clark. The music of guitarist Olin Clark defies easy categorization, steeped in jazz but with a truly contemporary, boundary-pushing flair.

Speak EZ Lounge is located at 600 Monroe Avenue NorthWest

Ages "21 plus" welcome after 9pm.

Southern Avenue

Rumble
Southern Avenue 2017 via Stax
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Memphis, TN

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Bob Weir

Big Iron
Kingfish 2005 via Grateful Dead Productions
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Weir's Tip Of The Hat To Marty Robbins (1959)

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Los Lobos

Poquito Para Aqui
Gates Of Gold 2015 via 429 Records
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First Studio Album In Five Years; Scheduled To Appear At Bell's Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo 5/25

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Magnolia Sisters

Ambrose's Song (Point Noir Two Step)
Apres Faire Le Boogie Woogie 2004 via Rounder
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Members: Ann Savoy, Jane Vidrine, Anya Burgess, and Lisa Trahan; their Repertoire Has Been Gleaned From A Long-Buried Wealth Of Cajun Jewels Found In Their Extensive Personal Music Archives

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Andrew Bird

Distant Stations
Single 2018 via Merge
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Fresh Into 'YCE

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9:20 am

Larry Williams

Dizzy Miss Lizzy [1958]
Old Recordings Of The 1950's 2015 via Codex
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The Beatles And Rolling Stones Were Big Fans, Covering Larry's Music On Their Earlier Albums

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Hank Williams

Long Gone Lonesome Blues [1950]
40 Greatest Hits 1978 via Mercury
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Hank's Second Number One With Long-time Band "The Drifting Cowboys," Ernie Newton, Jerry Rivers And Don Helms

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The Pods Of Pepper

You've Had Your Way [1931]
Wait for Me: Songs Of Love, Lust And Discontent From the 1920's And 1930's 2015 via Stu Burn

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COMPILATIONS

Raga (2)
The Thousand Incarnations Of The Rose_ American Primitive Guitar & Banjo 1963-1974 2018 via Craft Recordings
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Guitar: Max Ochs

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Spoonful Of Blues: Bertha Henderson

Lead Hearted Blues
Blind B, Vol. 2 (1927-1928) 1991 via Document
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Born In 1900 And Active On The St. Louis Blues Scene, Recording A Total Of Eleven Titles Over a Three Period Beginning In 1925, One Of Which Has Yet To Be Released. Her Accompanists Included St. Louis Elites Leonard Davis, Ham Davis & Blind Blake. Nothing Is Known Of Miss Henderson After 1929.

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Spoonful Of Blues: Bertha Henderson

That Lonesome Rave [1928]
I Can't Be Satisfied: Early American Blues Singers, Vol. 1 2006 via Yazoo
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?/?/1900 ? - ?/?/?? ?

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9:00 am

Peter Karp

Round And Around
Blue Flame 2018 via Rose Cottage
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B-Side Growlers

Down On Me
B-Side Growlers Video 2016 via B-Side Growlers
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2018 'YCE Jammie Award Honorees

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Danko-Fjeld-Andersen

Women Cross The River
Ridin' On The Blinds 1994 via Rykodisc
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Rick Danko, Jonas Fjeld And Eric Andersen Reworking The Music Of David Olney

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Kim Richey

Thorn In My Heart (Work Tape Version)
Thorn In My Heart: The Work Tapes 2013 via BMG
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Appearing: 4/27 For The Pin Drop Concert Series, Seven Steps Up (Spring Lake)

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8:40 am

Koerner, Ray & Glover

I Want To See My Baby
The Return Of Koerner, Ray & Glover 1965 via Elektra
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Minneapolis, MN - "Spider" John Koerner, Dave "Snaker" Ray & Tony "Little Sun" Glover; Notable Figures Of The Folk & Blues Revival Of The 1960's

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COMPILATIONS

Through the Veil
Cairo To Casablanca 1998 via Putumayo World Music
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Jamshied Sahrifi & Hassab Hakmoun - Melding Of Iranian & Moroccan Rhythms

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Charles Mingus

Nobody Knows
Three Or Four Shades Of Blue 1977 via Reprise
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Ron Carter, Bass...John Scofield, Guitar...Sonny Fortune, Alto Sax...Ricky Ford, Tenor Sax...Bob Neolms, Piano...Jack Walrath, Trumpet...Charles Mingus...Double Bass

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8:20 am

Sarah Shook & The Disarmers

Good As Gold
Years 2018 via Bloodshot
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Fresh Into'YCE

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Bill Monroe

Walls Of Time
Classic Bluegrass Vol. 2 From Smithsonian Folkways 2005 via Smithsonian Folkways
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With Peter Rowan & Tex Logan

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Bobby Bare

500 Miles From Home [1963]
The Essential Bobby Bare 2013 via Sony
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Composer: Folk Revivalist Hedy West, 1961

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Pat Flynn

Black Magic Woman
Guitar Gods 2008 via CMH
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Grassin' Up Peter Green, 1968

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Lindsay Lou

Go There Alone
Southland 2018 via Independent
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Currently Touring Australia, Lindsay Lou Returns To Grand Rapids May 5 For A Performance At The Pyramid Scheme

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