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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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Karl Denson's Tiny Universe

The Bridge
The Bridge 2002 via Relaxed
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When Music Is Tight It All Becomes Beautifully Loose. Traditions! Returns Next Week

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The Four Tops

Walk Away Renee
Reach Out 1968 via Motown
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Founded As The Four Aims, Detroit's Four Tops Helped Define That City's Motown Mojo Of The 1960's

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Sharon Jones With Billy Rivers & The Angelic Voices Of Faith

Up Above My Head
Music From & Recorded For The Motion Picture The Great Debaters 2007 via Atlantic
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Sharon LaFaye Jones: May 4, 1956 - November 18, 2016 - Experienced Breakthrough success Relatively Late In Life, Releasing Her First Record When She Was 40

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Rory Block & Stefan Grossman ft. Son House

Yonder Come The Blues
Country Blues Guitar 2009 via Stefan Grossman
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Block: Rare Recordings Of A Young Rory Block, Five-Time W.C. Handy Blues Awards Recipient - Grossman: Highly Acclaimed Duet Albums With John Renbourn; Author Of Countless Guitar books On the Country Blues

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9:40 am
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Della Mae

Sixteen Tons
Butcher Shoppe EP 2019 via Rounder
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Featuring Alison Brown And Avril Smith On The Merle Travis Classic

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The Conklin Ceili Band

Risin' of The Moon-Foggy Dew-Come Out Ye Black & Tans
Over The Waterfall 2002 via Independent
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GR Flavor!

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9:20 am

Diana Krall

Lonely Avenue
Glad Rag Doll 2012 via Verve
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Composed By Doc Pomus That Became An R&B Hit For Ray Charles In 1956

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Los Goutos

Dawn
Mighty 2018 via Los Goutos
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Lonnie Johnson With Elmer Snowden

Blues For Chris
Blues & Ballads 1960 via Bluesville
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Two Pioneering String Men From The Early Days Of Jazz - Engineered By Rudy Van Gelder

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Judy Garland & Fred Astaire With the MGM Orchestra

Easter Parade
Vintage Hollywood classics: Vol. 3 2013 via Jube Pope
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1948 American Musical Film Starring Judy Garland, Fred Astaire And Peter Lawford, Featuring Music By Irving Berlin

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9:00 am

John Clifton

Ain't Spending No More Money
In The Middle Of Nowhere 2019 via Rip Cat Records
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Fresh Boogie Blues Into The 'YCE Blues Alley

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The Lil Smokies

Even The Darkness Has Eyes
SnowGhost Single Series 2019 via The Lil smokies
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Latest Addition To The SnowGhost Single Series Reworks A Number By The Barr Brothers, Themselves Heard Here On 'YCE - Lil Smokies Scheduled To Appear At Camp Greensky In Wellston The Weekend OF 6/6

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Josh Ritter

All Some Kind Of Dream
Fever Breaks 2019 via Ritter Records
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Ritter's Tenth Album Produced By Jason Isbell And Featuring The 400 Unit - Appearing With Longtime Touring Band, "The Royal City Band 5/23 At The Majestic Theater, Detroit

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Driftwood

Santa Fe
Tree Of Shade 2019 via Independent
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The Quintet Is Currently Based In Upstate New York Recording "Tree Of Shade" In The Catskill Mountains.

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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

Famous Hokum Boys

Eagle Riding Papa
Famous Hokum Boys Volume 2, 1930-1931 1997 via Document
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The Blues Spotlight: A Hokum And Ragtime Act Consisting Primarily Of Pianist Georgia Tom Dorsey And Guitarists Big Bill Broonzy And Tampa Red, Recording A Number Of Sides During A Four Month Period In 1930. The More Famous Of The Regional Old-Time Music Groups Utilizing The Name For A Loose-Knit Aggregation Of Musicians Including Scrapper Blackwell And Hannah May, Honing Their Chops For Future Successes.

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Famous Hokum Boys

Nancy Jane
Famous Hokum Boys Volum 1 1930 1989 via Document
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April To September 1930

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Sonny Clark Quintet

Deep Night
Cool Struttin' 1958 via Blue Note
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This Is '820' Jazz: '820' Jazz Presents The "Cool Struttin", An Enduring Hard-Bop Classic By The Sonny Clark Quintet, Recorded By The Legendary Rudy Van Gelder In January 1958. We Go Four Cuts In And Take A Spin On "Deep Night," Itself Vintage 1929 Rudy Vallee - - - Art Farmer, Trumpet....Jackie McLean, Alto Saxophone...Paul Chambers, Bass...Philly Joe Jones, Drums...Sonny Clark, Piano

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8:20 am
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Emmylou Harris

Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight
Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town 1978 via Warner Brothers
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Online Stream Suggestion From Delaware

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Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers

The Guitar Song
For The Record 2019 via Mullins Music
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Special Guest Picker: Del McCoury - Appearing At The Milan Bluegrass Festival 8/1

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COMPILATIONS

Lorena
Songs of the Civil War 1991 via Sony
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John Hartford With His Exquisite Reinterpretation On "Lorena", An Antebellum Song With Northern Origins. Written In 1856, It Became A Favorite Of Soldiers Of Both Sides During The American Civil War

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Darol Anger

In the Basement
Generation Nation 2006 via Compass Records
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Aoife O'Donovan, Vocals

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Jim Ringer

Tramps And Hawkers
Tramps And Hawkers 1977 via Philco
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Classic Jim Ringer

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8:00 am