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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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Jon Stickley Trio

Goa
Lost at Last 2015 via Independent
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Mariachi Reyna De Los Angeles

Popurri Joan Sebastian
Mariachi Reyna De Los Angeles 2018 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Established, 1994 - America's First All Female Mariachi Ensemble. The Mariachi Queens Of Los Angeles Bring Sensitivity, Beauty, Warmth And Vivacious Spirit To The Historic Art Of Mariachi

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Birds Of Chicago

Humbolt Crows
Birds Of Chicago 2012 via Independent
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Online Suggestion

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9:40 am

Sarah Shook & The Disarmers

Over You
Years 2018 via Bloodshot
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The Second Release Under Saerah Shook & The Disarmers Forming In Garnier, North Carolina In 2013 - 'Years'; "This Ain't No Country For Hipsters Or Posers. It's Real, Raw, Mean-And-Evil-Bad-And-Nasty Bidness That Makes An Ass-Kickin' Sound Mighty Fine." - NO DEPRESSION

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David Olney

She's Not There
This Side Or The Other 2018 via Black Hen Music
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The Zombies, 1964

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Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard

James Alley Blues
Sing Me Back Home_The DC Tapes, 1965-1969 2018 via Free Dirt Records
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Composer: Richard "Rabbit" Brown, 1927

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King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band Ft. Teddy Edwards

Georgia Man [1926]
Sugar Foot Stomp - Vocalian & Brunswick Recordings, Vol. 1 2000 via Frog
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One Of The Most Important Figures Early Jazz; Started Playing In New Orleans In 1908 - Famous For Using Mutes, Derbies, Bottles And Cups To Alter The Sound Of His Cornet - Mentor to Louis Armstrong

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Ray Bonneville

Tender Heart
At King Electric 2018 via Raymond Jean Bonneville
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Acclaimed Raconteur Delivers Another Folk-Roots Gumbo; Compelling Poetry Of Hard Living And Deep Feeling Steeped In The Humid Grooves Of The South

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9:20 am

The Devil Makes Three

Curtains Rise
Chains Are Broken 2018 via New West
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Santa Cruz, CA - Currently Touring Europe And Returning To The States In Late October

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The Byrds

Chestnut Mare
Untitled 1970 via Columbia
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"From the Vaults Of A Generations Stash" - Roger McGuinn Wrote It In 1969 For a Planned Country Rock Musical Named 'Gene Tryp'. The Stage Production Never Materialized. Chestnut Mare And Twenty-Five Other Songs Written For The Project Ended Up Being Released On 'Untitled' And 'Brydmaniax'; To The Delight Of Us Byrds Fans

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Hank Williams

Hey, Good Lookin'
The Original Singles Collection Disc 2 1990 via PolyGram Records
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With the Drifting Cowboys, 1951 - Hey, Good Lookin' Inducted Into The Grammy Hall Of Fame In 2001 - We Celebrate The Birth And Legacy Of Hank Williams Tomorrow As The 'YCE Artist Of The Day

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Doc Watson

Blue Smoke
Live At Club 47 2018 via Southern Folklife
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Merle Travis Classic!

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Doc Watson

The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
Live At Club 47 2018 via UNC
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Cambridge, MA; Feb. 10, 1963 - Doc Had Just Turned 40 Years Of Age

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9:00 am
Blue Bridge Music Fest 2018 (click for more info)

We are proud to announce the return of

WYCE/Hopcat Blue Bridge Music Festival at ArtPrize Ten

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"A World of Music" from right here in West Michigan performed on the iconic Blue Bridge in downtown Grand Rapids during ArtPrize. 

 Blue Bridge Fest is Friday and Saturday September 28th and 29th - with performances by:

Pink Sky, Lazy Genius, Lindsay Lou, The Seventh, Jake Kershaw, Molly, Cameron Blake, and Lipstick Jodi 

 The event is completely free! More information on our website - WYCE dot org!

K. Jones & The Benzie Playboys

Tee Black
Oh Yeah! 2014 via Hive Hill
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Made To Order Michigan Music - Appearing At Winter Wheat 1/12, GR

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Sugar Brown

Dew On The Grass
It's A Blues World 2018 via Independent
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Has Played With The Great Ones: Johnny Shines, Roosevelt Sykes And Louisiana Red - You May His Work With The Rolling Stones; Blowin' Hot On "Miss You"

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Jerry Jeff Walker

Old New Mexico
It's About Time 2018 via Tried & True music
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Jerry Jeff's Latest Album Is A Celebration Of The Wandering Troubadour; The Singer-Songwriter - The Teller Of Stories In Song

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Gillian Welch

Red Clay Halo
Time (The Revelator) 2001 via Acony Records
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David Rawlings, Guitar

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Robert Ellis And Courtney Hartman

Gentle On My Mind
Dear John 2018 via Hartman Songs
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A Wonderful Tribute To A Legend, One-Man Band, Clogger And Steamboat Pilot, John Hartford

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8:40 am
Promo - Concert Calendar (click for more info)

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.

Jimmy McCracklin

The Cheater [1952]
Blues Legend 1921-2012 2013 via Master Of Classics
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Jimmy McCracklin Knew How To Play A Slow Piano Blues, How To Pound Out A Jumpin' Boogie, A Driving R&B Tune And How To Bring It Down Behind A Smouldering Soul Number. Jimmy Grew Up In St. Louis, Stayed In Los Angeles After The Navy, And Became A Founding Father Of The West Coast Blues Sound Of The Post-War Era. Forming The Blues Blasters With Lafayette Thomas, The Band Signed to Chess Records; As a Collective, The Band Wrote An Estimated 1000 Songs; Many Covered By the Heavyweights Of R&B And Soul. Jimmy McCracklin Performed For Over Sixty Years, Still Rocking Out At Age 86. Health Issues Slowed Him Down, Passing On In 2012 At 91 Years Of Age

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Jimmy McCracklin

Miss Mattie Left Me
Jimmy McCracklin 1945-1948 2003 via Classics
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August 13, 1921 Arkansas - December 2012 California

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Oscar Peterson Quartet

Now's The time
A Tribute To My Friends 1984 via Smithsonian Jazz
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Martin Drew, Drums...Nield Pederson, Double Bass...Joe Pass, Guitar...Oscar Peterson, Piano

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8:20 am

Missy Raines

Swept Away
Royal Traveller 2018 via Compass
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Written by Laurie Lewis, Missy Is Accompanied By The First Ladies Of Bluegrass - Alison Brown, Becky Buller, Molly Tuttle And Sierra Hull

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Mountain Ramblers

The Old Hickory Cane
Blue Ridge Mountain Music 1959 via Southern Folk Heritage Series
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Based Out Of The Musically Hyperactive Mountain Area Of Galax, VA, This Band's Early Recordings Are Considered As Important To The Early Beginnings Of Bluegrass As The First Records By Bill Monroe

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Kittel & Co

Pando
Whorls 2018 via Compass
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Originally Composed For The Detroit Symphony - Leading This Virtuoso String Quintet Is Violinist Jeremy Kittel Formerly Of Turtle Island Quartet

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Asleep At The Wheel

Dublin Blues
New Routes 2018 via Bixmeaux/Thirty Tigers
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Guy Clark, 1995

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8:00 am
Blue Bridge Music Fest 2018 (click for more info)

We are proud to announce the return of

WYCE/Hopcat Blue Bridge Music Festival at ArtPrize Ten

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"A World of Music" from right here in West Michigan performed on the iconic Blue Bridge in downtown Grand Rapids during ArtPrize. 

 Blue Bridge Fest is Friday and Saturday September 28th and 29th - with performances by:

Pink Sky, Lazy Genius, Lindsay Lou, The Seventh, Jake Kershaw, Molly, Cameron Blake, and Lipstick Jodi 

 The event is completely free! More information on our website - WYCE dot org!