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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 Roots Music: Early Influences - Pioneering Legends - Roots Revivalists - Indigenous Cultures. Thanks For Joining Us!

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Silk Sound

Sun Gate
Sun Gate 2015 via Silk Screen
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"When Music Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Jimbo Mathus

Jack Told The Devil
Incinerator 2019 via Matthus Music
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This Time Around The Co-Founding Member Of The Squirrel Nut Zippers Is Exploring The Roots Of Country On "Incinerator"

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Brownie McGhee & Bert Jansch

CC Rider
Acoustic Routes, Vol. 2 2013 via Leman
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9:40 am

Luther Dickinson & Sisters Of The Strawberry Moon

Sing to Me (feat. Amy Helm)
Solstice 2019 via New West Records
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The Lil Smokies

Learning To Fly
SnowGhost Single Series 2019 via Lil Smokies
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Undercover: Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - The SnowGhost Singles Is A Series Of The Montana-Based Band's Most-Requested Covers

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Lyle Lovett

I Will Rise Up - Ain't No More Cane
It's Not Big It's Large 2007 via Lost Highway
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Two Night Stand In Michigan: 7/25 At The Royal Oak Music Theater And Meijer Gardens On 7/26

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9:20 am

Waco Brothers

Make Things Happen
Electric Waco Chair 2000 via Waco Brothers
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Sons Of Chicago With The Time-Honored Country-Punk Formula Of Half-Cash/Half-Clash; With The Sound Turned Way Up And The Polish Way, Way Down

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Jimmie Vaughan

What's Your Name_
Baby, Please Come Home 2019 via Last Music Company
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Appearing 6/23 In westland, MI At The Token Lounge

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Ross De Luxe Syncopators

Don't You Wanna Know [1927]
Jazz The World Forgot, Vol. 2 2006 via Yazoo
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Very Little Is Known About This Peculiar Combo Except That They Were A "Territory Band" from Miami Recording Eight Sides In Savannah, Georgia On August 22, 1927

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US Army Field Band And Chorus

The Stars And Stripes Forever
The Stars And Stripes Forever 2012 via US States Army Band
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Originally Known As Decoration Day, It Originated In The Years Following The Civil War And Became An Official Federal Holiday In 1971, Observed On The Last Monday Of May, Honoring The Men And Women Who Died While Serving In The U.S. Military

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Robert Tree Cody

In Camps Of Times Past
Dreams From The Grandfather 1993 via Canyon
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Dakota Sioux Flautist And Educator

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9:00 am
Speciation Vinyl Swap (click for more info)

Join us for a community vinyl swap coming up on Friday June 7th at Speciation Artisan Ales between 3 and 10PM. 

There will be free 1-for-1 record trading all day along with Musician-inspired beverages and one of our own WYCE DJ's will be spinning records. 

A portion of drink proceeds from the day will benefit 88.1FM!  

Speciation Artisan Ales is a family owned and operated inclusive brewery located in Comstock Park, MI which specializes in sour and wild ales.

The Seekers

Louisiana Man
Come The Day 1966 via Capitol
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Reworking Doug Kershaw, 1960

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Tom Rigney

Milk Cow Blues
Back Streets 2012 via Parhelion
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Composer: Kokomo Arnold, 1934

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Catherine Russell

You've Got The Right Key But The Wrong Keyhole
Harlem On My Mind 2016 via Jazz Village
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Composer: Clarence Williams, 1924 - The First Recording Of The Song By Virginia Liston In 1924

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Buddy & Julie Miller

I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
Breakdown On 20th Ave. South 2019 via New West
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Joy Williams

Front Porch
Front Porch 2019 via Sensibility/Thirty Tigers
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Santa Cruz, CA - Formerly Of The Civil Wars

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8:40 am

Tommy Ridgley

Nobody Cares
The Earl 50's In New Orleans 1951 via Acrobat
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The Blues Spotlight: Tommy Ridgley Was On The Crescent City R&B Scene When It First Caught Fire, Cutting His First Sides In 1949. Ridgley And His Backing Band The Untouchables Served As Ambassadors Of New Orleans, Sharing The Stages With the Legends Of That Era. As Recording Opportunities Dried Up For Ridgley, He Remained A Hometown Favorite Until His Passing In 1999

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Tommy Ridgley ft. Dave Barthlomew And His Orchestra

Lavinia [1952]
The Tommy Ridgley Collection 1949-1961 2012 via Document
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The Blues Spotlight: October 30, 1925 LA - August 11, 1999 LA

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Donald Byrd

That's All
Chant 1961 via Blue Note
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'820' Jazz: Herbie Hancock, Piano...Doug Watkins, Bass...Pepper Adams, Baritone Saxophone...Donald Byrd, Trumpet - - - - - - 820 Jazz Presents "Chant' By Donald Byrd. Though Recorded In 1961, Blue Note Refrained From Releasing The Album Until 1979. The Album Is Quintessential Hard Bop From The Early 1960's; A Pure Treasure That Finds The Byrd Quartet In Superior Form

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8:20 am

Tim O'Brien

The Other Woman
Tim O'Brien Band 2019 via Howdy Skies Records
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Rising Appalachia

Love Her In The Mornin'
Leylines 2019 via Independent
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Sisters Leah & Chloe Continue Merging Multiple Global Music Influences In To Their Own Southern Roots

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Chance McCoy & The Appalachian String Band

Little Birdie
Debut 2008 via Appalachian Music Group
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Former Member Of Old Crow Medicine Show

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Ana Egge

Wildflowers
Bright Shadow 2015 via Grace/Parkensong
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North Dakota Born, Austin-Based Folk Singer Covering Dolly Parton

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8:00 am
Speciation Vinyl Swap (click for more info)

Join us for a community vinyl swap coming up on Friday June 7th at Speciation Artisan Ales between 3 and 10PM. 

There will be free 1-for-1 record trading all day along with Musician-inspired beverages and one of our own WYCE DJ's will be spinning records. 

A portion of drink proceeds from the day will benefit 88.1FM!  

Speciation Artisan Ales is a family owned and operated inclusive brewery located in Comstock Park, MI which specializes in sour and wild ales.