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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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Lee Heerspink

Rinse Cycle
Monsters' Impromptu 2021 via Independent
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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The Band of Heathens

El Paso City Feat. Mark Wystrach
Remote Transmissions, Vol. 1 2022 via BOH/Mega Force
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Undercover: Marty Robbins, 1976 - Robbins 15th Number One Single; Eleven Weeks On The Charts

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Marty Robbins

Ribbon Of Darkness [1965]
The Essential Marty Robbins 1951-1982 1976 via Sony
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COMPILATIONS

My Lord and I
Shout, Sister, Shout- A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe 2003 via M.C. Records
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The Holmes Brothers And Victoria Williams

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9:40 am

Nora Jane Struthers & the Party Line

The Same Road
Wake 2015 via Blue Pig Music
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Nora Jane Played Shows With Her Father Under The Name "Dirt Road Sweetheart" Releasing One Album - 'Wake' Is The First Album With "The Party Line" Forming In Nashville In '013

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GA-20

Phillips Goes Bananas
Try It...You Might Like It! [GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor] 2021 via Karma Chief/Colemine
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2022 Blues Music Awards Nominee For Best Emerging Artist Album

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COMPILATIONS

Don't You Feel My Leg
Wild About That Thing- Ladies Sing the Blues 2003 via Delmark
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Louisa "Blu Lu" Barker

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Hubert Sumlin

Got the Blues
Heart & Soul via Blind Pig
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Greenwood, MS - Joined Howlin' Wolf In 1955 As Primary Guitarist, A Position He Held Continuously Until The End Of Wolf's Career In 1976 - Inducted Into The Blues Foundation Hall of Fame

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9:20 am

Sons Of The Pioneers

You Know What Lonesome Is [1947]
Anthology (1945-1952) 1993 via Sony
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Remaining One Of The Longest-Surviving Western Vocals Groups Founded By Ohio-Born Cowboy Singer Leonard Slye Who Would Later Change His Name To Roy Rogers

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Duke Robillard

If I Could Be With You (One Hour
And His Dames Of Rhythm 2017 via M.C. Records
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With Kelley Hunt - Duke Has Carved Out One Of Blues' Most Illustrious Legacies

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Natalie Cole

Almost Like Being In Love
Unforgettable...With Love [30th Anniversary Edition] 2022 via Craft Recordings
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Initial Release In 1991 Featuring Cole Singing Several Songs Her Father Nat Cole Recorded Decades Earlier; The Song Was Written For The Score For The 1947 Musical Brigadoon

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Michele Rosewoman's New Yor-Uba

Dance For Agayu
New Yor-Uba 30 Years 2013 via Advance Dance Disques
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Rosewoman's Deepest Dive Yet; A Fourteen-Piece Big Band Delving Into The Nuances Of Afro-Cuban Music

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Matt Heaton and Shannon

The Lucky Dozen & The Skylark
Blue Skies Above 2006
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Boston, MA - Masterfully-Crafted Thai And Celtic Merging Deeply Irish Tradition

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9:00 am
World Affairs Council (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The World Affairs Council.

The World Affairs Council of Western Michigan presents an eight-week series on international relations and foreign policy titled "Great Decisions." 

Taking place on Thursday, February 24 and starting at 6pm - it's Frans von der Dunk, a space law attorney from the University of Nebraska on "Global Cooperation in Space: The Case of Mining and the Role of Law"

This event takes place in person at GRCC's ATC Center Auditorium at 151 Fountain St NE or virtually on the World Michigan Youtube Channel.

Instructions on registering and more info on the series is available at World Michigan dot org slash great decisions 22 or by phone at 616.481.9569.

The Whitmore Sisters

Hurtin' For A Letdown
Ghost Stories 2022 via Red House/Compass
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Eleanore And Bonnie Whitmore's First Album Together - Accomplished Musicians Separately

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Jake Xerxes Fussell

Bells Of Rhymney
What In The Natural World 2017 via Paradise Of Bachelors
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Undercover: Pete Seeger

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Jason D Williams

Hillbillies and Holy Rollers
Hillbillies and Holy Rollers 2014 via Rockabilly Records
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The Rock 'N' Roll History Of Memphis Looms Large In Williams' Fingers

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Erin Rae

True Love's Face
Lighten Up 2022 via Thirty Tigers
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A Couple Of Mitten Appearances: 4/2 At The Kalamazoo State Theater, And Next Night 4/3 The Ark In Ann Arbor; Both shows Supporting Watchhouse (Formerly Mandolin Orange)

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Jimmy LaFave

Minstrel Boy Howling at the Moon
Highway Trance 1994 via Bohemia Beat
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With Longtime Band "The Night Tribe" - Integral In Developing Oklahoma's Red Dirt Music- We Lost Jimmy Five-Years Ago

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8:40 am

Willie "Poor Boy" Lofton

Dark Road Blues [1936]
Jackson Blues 1928-1938 1991 via Shanachie
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Blues Spotlight - A Relatively Unknown, Willie Lofton Was A Delta Blues Singer/Guitarist, Close In Style To Tommy Johnson; Travelled North To Chicago In The Mid 1930s, Nailing Down Two Recording Sessions That Produced Eight Sides, Cutting Six For Decca As "Poor Boy" Lofton, And Two With A Backing Band Including Pianist Black Bob Hudson. This Would Be The Extent Of Lofton's Recording Career, Returning To Jackson In 1942 Without Achieving Much Commercial Success; However, Lofton's Rewritten Lyrics On "Dark Road Blues" Is A Part Of The DNA Of The Blues Tradition. Willie Lofton Passed On In 1962.

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Willie "Poor Boy" Lofton

Rainy Day Blues [1935]
Stars Of Mississippi Blues 2002 via Document
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?/?/1905 MS - ?/?/1962 IL

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McCoy Tyner

Once I Loved
Trident 1975 via OJC - Milestone
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'820' Jazz Presents: John Gilmore, Tenor Saxophone...Thad Jones, Trumpet...Butch Warren, Bass...Frank Strozier, Alto Saxophone...Elvin Jones, Drums...McCoy Tyner, Piano - - - - - - Released In May 1975, "Trident" Features The Return Of The Rhythm Section From Twelve Years Prior On The Smokin' "The Real McCoy." One Of The Most Skilled & Dedicated Pianists John Coltrane Ever Worked With, Tyner Is In Full Bloom For This Session, Surrounded The Cream Of The Crop Of The Bop Hierarchy; It's All In the Groove.

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8:20 am

The Youngers

Searching For Words
Nashville Again 2022 via Let It Roll
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Returning To Music City To Record The Fourth Album

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The Infamous Stringdusters

Spirits Wild
Toward The Fray 2022 via Americana Vibes
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The New Album! According To The 'Grassers Represents The Beginning Of A New Chapter In Our Journey As A Band; Sixteen Years Onward

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Crook Brothers String Band

Jobbin' Gettin' There
Nashville, 1928 1998 via Document
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Mountain Shout: Charter Member Of The Nashville Barn Dance And The Grand Ole Opry - Natural Culmination Of A Twin Harmonica Tradition In Middle Tennessee Not Heard Before In A String Band Format - Unequalled Staying Power For Nearly Seventy Years

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Magnolia Sisters

Dedans le Sud de la Louisiane
Chers Amis 2000 via Rounder
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Lafayette, LA 1995 - Founded By Ann Savoy And Jane Vidrine - Dancehall Cajun To Primitive Creole

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Pharis & Jason Romero

Where is the Gamblin' Man
A Passing Glimpse 2011 via Lula Records
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Juno Award Recipients

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Gaelynn Lea

Amazing Grace _ Down To The River
All the Roads that Lead Us Home 2016 via Independent
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Duluth, MN

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8:00 am
World Affairs Council (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The World Affairs Council.

The World Affairs Council of Western Michigan presents an eight-week series on international relations and foreign policy titled "Great Decisions." 

Taking place on Thursday, February 24 and starting at 6pm - it's Frans von der Dunk, a space law attorney from the University of Nebraska on "Global Cooperation in Space: The Case of Mining and the Role of Law"

This event takes place in person at GRCC's ATC Center Auditorium at 151 Fountain St NE or virtually on the World Michigan Youtube Channel.

Instructions on registering and more info on the series is available at World Michigan dot org slash great decisions 22 or by phone at 616.481.9569.