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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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Down To The Bone

Glow
Crazy Vibes And Things 2002 via Grp Records
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Nikki Lane

FaLaLaLaLove Ya
An Americana Christmas 2014 via New West
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Pedal Steel: Luther Dickinson - Happy Holidays From Traditions!

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Strand of Oaks

Hard To Be Young
Dark Shores 2012 via Strand Of Oaks
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Goshen, IN - The Rock Project By Songwriter And Producer Timothy Showalter, Known As Strand Of Oaks - "Dark Shores" Is The Second Release And First With A Full Band. Showalter Cites Neil Young As The Influence On The Style Of The Album.

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Chuck Pyle

Over the San Luis
True Unity 2006 via Zen Cowboy
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Online Suggestion - Known As The "Zen Cowboy" Whose Career Spanned More Than Forty Years, During Which He Recorded Thirteen Albums. Never Gaining Widespread Acclaim, Pyle's Songwriting Talents Made Him Well Known In Country Music Songwriting Circles.

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9:40 am
Bubble + Brew Bash (click for more info)

the 20th annual WYCE Bubble and Brew Bash - a holiday celebration featuring sparkling wines from around the world and brews from The BOB. 

Our friends at The BOB host this party as a fundraiser for WYCE every year. 

A donation of $25 lets you sample more than 12 varieties of sparkling wines, 12 different beers, plus a spread of food. 

So bring your friends, family or business clients out for some pre-Christmas cheer, while supporting community radio! 

The Bubble and Brew Bash - Thursday, December 19th at 5:30pm inside HOME at The BOB

No advance tickets are available, cash or check to WYCE is payable at the door. Ages "21 plus" welcome.

Paul Anka

Remember Diana
Eso Beso (That Kiss) 1963 via CTS
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Classic!

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Lynn & The Moonshine Runners

Before My Eyes
World Away 2019 via Independent
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GR Tones! - Lynn Appearing Solo In Saugatuck Tonight At Gaurding Brewery

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Lucinda Williams

Dust
The Ghosts of Highway 20 2016 via Highway 20
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Lake Charles, LA

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9:20 am
Ferris Coffee (click for more info)

Coffee at WYCE is provided by Ferris Coffee - a local roaster with two cafe locations in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 

Ferris is a family owned and operated company with a mission to build thriving relationships through specialty coffee and nuts. 

You can find more information about their coffee and the people behind it at ferriscoffee.com

Amazing Rhythm Aces

Dancing The Night Away
Legends Live In Concert 2015 via Enterprise
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Evolving From a Knoxville Known As Fatback - Forty-Five Years On And Still Rocking

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Kristy Kruger

Johnny and June
Fever Of Unknown Origin 2019 via State Fair
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Draws Inspiration From Varied Sources - Including The Catalogs Of Tom Waits, Emmylou Harris, Bessie Smith, And Aimee Mann

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Sonny James

A Midnight Mood
The Hits Of Sonny James 1957 via Capitol
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Vintage Vinyl Spin: Sonny James Enjoyed One Of Country Music's Most Successful Careers. Between 1953 And 1983 He Scored An Impressive Seventy-Two Chart Records, Forty-Three Of Which Reached The Top Ten And Twenty-Three To #1. Honors Include A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame, And Inducted Into The Country Music Hall Of Fame

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Them Coulee Boys

Mary's On The Telephone
Die Happy 2019 via LoHi
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Appearing 1/26 At The Intersection, Grand Rapids

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Henri Tournier And Liu Fang

Premiere Rencontre
Le Son De Soie 2006 via Accords
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Honoring One Of The Ancient Forms Of Traditional Music From The Land Of The Rising Sun

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9:00 am

North Mississippi Allstars

Take My Hand, Precious Lord (Featuring Cedric Burnside)
Up And Rolling 2019 via New West
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Luther And Cody Produced The Album; Getting Back To Their Roots And Recapturing The Communal Spirit Upon Which The Band Was Founded

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Them

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Them Again 1966 via Exile
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Reworking The Bob Dylan Classic! On The Second Release For The Northern Irish Band Led By Van Morrison

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Rickie Lee Jones

Mac The Knife
Kicks 2019 via OSOD/Thirty Tigers
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Composed In 1928 For The Stage Production Of "Three Penny Opera"

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Phyllis Dillon

Perfidia
Single 1967 via Treasure Isle
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Pioneer Of The Rock Steady Groove, The Bridging Link From Ska To Reggae - Posthumously Awarded The Order Of Distinction In 2009 By The Jamaican Government

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Orville Peck

Winds Change
Pony 2019 via Sub Pop
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Embarking On A Lengthy European Tour After A Stop Here In GR A Few Weeks Ago

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Birdtalker

Free Like A Broken Heart (Acoustic)
Single 2018 via Birdtalker Music
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Zack And Dani Green Put The Band Together Shorty After their Wedding In 2012, Naming the Group After St. Francis Of Assisi: The Original Sparrow Whisperer

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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.

Faye Adams

Johnnie Lee [1957]
Hidden Charms 2012 via R&B Records
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Blues Spotlight: Faye Adams Started Young As A Singer, Performing In Her Father's Gospel Choir At The Age Of Five. During The Late 1940's She Was A Must-See On The New York Club Circuit, Paving The Way To A Signing A Contract With Atlantic Records, And First Release In 1953. Over The Next Five Years, Adams Recorded Eighteen Sides, Half Of Which Were Two-Sided R&B Hits. Not Long After, MIss Adams Remarried And Returned To Her Gospel Roots; At The Age Of 96, Fanny Tuell Resides In Newark, NJ.

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Faye Adams

The Hammer [1956]
Jukebox Mambo 2012 via Jazzman
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Blues Spotlight: May 22, 1923 NJ (96)

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Sonny Stitt

Blues For Bags
Only The Blues 1957 via Verve
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'820' Jazz: Oscar Peterson, Piano...Roy Eldridge, Trumpet..Ray Brown, Double Bass...Herb Ellis, Guitar...Stan Levey, Drums...Sonny Stitt, Alto Saxophone - - - - - - - - "Only The Blues" Is A 1957 Recording By Sonny Stitt. Few Recordings Really Put The Swing In Swing. Stitt has Assembled Five Undeniable Greats For The Session, Each Independently Contributing The Flow Of Logical and Structured Ideas Into The Session. The Sextet Leaves No Prisoners!

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8:20 am
Ferris Coffee (click for more info)

Coffee at WYCE is provided by Ferris Coffee - a local roaster with two cafe locations in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 

Ferris is a family owned and operated company with a mission to build thriving relationships through specialty coffee and nuts. 

You can find more information about their coffee and the people behind it at ferriscoffee.com

Link Wray & The Wraymen

Caroline
Slinky! The Epic Sessions: '58-'61 1959 via Sony
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Dunn, NC - Shawnee Rock And Roll Guitarist, Songwriter, And Vocalist - Iggy Pop, Neil Young And Jimmy Page Credit Wray As A Major Influence On Their Careers

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Jim & Jesse And The Virginia Boys

Stay A Little Longer
Bluegrass Special 1963 via Sony
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Jim & Jesse's Grandfather, Charles McReynolds, Had Led The Band "The Bull Mountain Moonshiners" Who Recorded At The Famous Bristol Sessions In 1927.

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Jimmie Rodgers

Away On The Mountain [1927]
Essential Jimmie Rodgers 1997 via BMG
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Meridan, MS - Pioneer Of Country Music Known For His Distinctive Rhythmic Yodeling

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Audrey Auld

Siren Song
Tonk 2013 via Independent
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Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur

Just a Little While to Stay Here
Penny's Farm 2016 via Kingswood
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The Founding Members Of Jim Kweskin And The Jug Band Reuniting Fifty-Two Years On For The Recording Of "Penny's Farm." - Their Imitators Were Legion, Including A San Francisco Jug Band That Became The Grateful Dead, And A New York Jug Band That Became The Lovin' Spoonful

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Tanya Tucker

High Ridin' Heroes
While I'm Livin' 2019 via Fantasy/Concord
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Twentieth-Fifth Studio Album And First In Ten Years, Produced By Shooter Jennings And Brandi Carlisle - The Effort Earned Tucker Three Nominations At The Years Grammy Awards

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8:00 am