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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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Jason Keiser

The Moontrane
Shaw's Groove 2023 via OA2 / Origin
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Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Lil Jimmy Reed & Ben Levin

Mailbox Blues
Back To Baton Rouge 2023 via Nola Blue
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The 83 Year-Old Louisiana Bluesmen Collaborating With 23 Year-Old Producer/Pianist Ben Levin, Discovering A Synergy Working Together On Material They Both Hold Dear As "Down Home Blues"

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Ruen Brothers

Silver to Gold
Ten Paces 2023 via Yep Roc
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U.K. Brothers With A Taste For '50's Rockabilly And Roy Orbison

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The Jayhawks

Bad Time
Tomorrow The Green Grass 1995 via American Records
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Highly-Influential Twin Cities Alt/Country Band Masterfully Handling The Undercover Work On Grand Funk Railroad (1975)

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Jaimee Harris

The Fair And Dark Haired Lad
Boomerang Town 2023 via Thirty Tigers
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A Slightly Edgier Emmylou Harris

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9:40 am

COMPILATIONS

Tony Allen, The Champs - Nite Owl (A.K.A. Night Owl)
The Specialty Story 2022 via Craft Recordings
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1955 - The List Of Covers Include John Fred & His Playboys, The Marvels And The Righteous Brothers

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Leftover Salmon

Country Blues
Grass Roots 2023 via Compass
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New Pickin' Into "YCE

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Sue Foley

Bad Luck Woman
Change 2004 via Ruf (Idn)
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Austin, TX - Fifteen Albums To Date - Blues Music Award Recipient; The Highly-Honored Koko Taylor Award In The Traditional Blues Female Category

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Queen Esther

Bohemian Rhapsody
Rona 2023 via EL
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Latest Release By One Of Roots Music's Most Fascinating Artists, With A Captivating Rework Of One Of Rock's Most Iconic Anthems

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9:20 am

Dion

If You Wanna Rock & Roll
Bronx In Blue 2006 via Dimensional Music Recordings
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The All-Acoustic Blues Outing Highlghts The Music That First Inspired Dion As A Child Growing Up In The Bronx - Dion Scored 39 Top 40 Hits In The Late 1950's And Early '60's As A Solo Performer, Or With The Belmonts And The Del-Satins - Dion DiMucci Is A Living Musical Legend

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J Street Jumpers

Til My Baby Comes Back to Me
Good for Stompin' 2003 via Severn
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Washington Based Swing Band - Founded In the Early '90's Honing Their Chops In clubs, Dance-Halls, And Ballrooms Up And Down The Mid-Atlantic

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No More Rocking and Rolling
Calypso- Vintage Songs from the Caribbean 2002 via Putumayo World Music
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King Sparrow: Trinidadian Music Legend; Known As The "Calypso King Of The World" - First Recordings, 1954 - Turning 88 In July - Sparrow Embraced The Hybrid Of Calypso And Soul Fused With The Local Chutney Music, Itself A Fusion Of Indian Folk Music And Soca, Later Bollywood Music

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Happy Shepherd
Between Father Sky and Mother Earth 1995 via Narada
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Perry Silverbird: World-Class Navajo/Apache Flutist: Known As The Gentle Flute Poet

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El Sueno de la Hija del Rey
Women of Spirit 1998 via Putumayo World Music
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Savina Yannatou: Focuses On Interpreting "Sephandic" Folk Songs, The Music Tradition Of the Jews Of Southern Europe - Balkans Origins

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9:00 am
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As West Michigan's only listener-sponsored volunteer-powered community radio station, WYCE offers a direct connection between your business and our loyal listeners.


By underwriting the programming you hear on WYCE 88.1FM and WYCE dot org you're supporting our mission to enrich and educate the local community through a "World of Music" - our eclectic format of local, regional and national of emerging and under-represented artists.


To learn more about underwriting the programming you hear on WYCE, contact station manager, Phil Tower by emailing phil at grcmc dot org.

Logan Halstead

1952 Vincent Black Lightning
Dark Black Coal 2023 via Thirty Tigers
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One Of The Best Kept Secrets Of Appalachia, 'Til Now - Debut Album For The Nineteen Year-Old; A Storyteller, Telling Tales About America's Appalachian Region

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B-Side Growlers

Everybody's Talking
Home Brewed 2017 via Independent
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GR Music - Appearing 6/9 For The Evening Cruise Onboard The Grand Lady Riverboat; Launching Point In Jenison

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8:40 am

Vassar Clements

Honey Babe Blues
Livin' With The Blues 2004 via Acoustic Disc
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Blues Plate Special: First All Blues Album From The Award Winning Fiddler Supreme, And Sadly But Appropriately, His Last Recording. David Grisman Producing; Maria Muldaur Gets Low-Down With Vassar On "Honey Babe Blues", It's Origins Dating To The 1800's

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COMPILATIONS

Basic Birks
Dear Dizzy - A Tribute to Dizzy Gillespie 2015 via Bcm+d Records
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The Jazz Route: Temple University Jazz Band Celebrates In Fine Style The Music Of Dizzy Gillespie, One Of Bebop's Most Prominent Symbols. On The Following Song, Dizzy's Longtime Saxophonist Jimmy Heath Is Guesting.

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8:20 am

The Gibson Brothers

Sweet Little Miss Blue Eyes
Brotherhood 2015 via Rounder
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This Long-Player Is Paying Homage To Those Came Before, Providing Inspiration And Paving the Way For the Next Generation - One This Song The Brothers Extend A Tip Of The Hat To Jim & Jesse Stanley

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Bella White

Worth My While
Among Other Things 2023 via Rounder
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Latest Release Into 'YCE

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Bill & The Belles

Blue So Blue
Happy Again 2021 via Ditty Boom
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Johnson City Stringband Beginning As A Project To Explore The Sounds Between Rural And Urban Music Intertwined With Vaudeville And Down Home Roots

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Byron Berline

Mando Mania
Jumpin' The Strings 1990 via Sugar Hill Records
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The Late Fiddle Player Was a Master Of Many American Roots Styles

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FootFall

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Running Toward The Moon 2015 via footfall
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Undercover: Hank Williams And The Drifting Cowboys, 1949

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8:00 am
WYCE Day Sponsor (click for more info)

Today's WYCE's business day sponsor could be you.


As West Michigan's only listener-sponsored volunteer-powered community radio station, WYCE offers a direct connection between your business and our loyal listeners.


By underwriting the programming you hear on WYCE 88.1FM and WYCE dot org you're supporting our mission to enrich and educate the local community through a "World of Music" - our eclectic format of local, regional and national of emerging and under-represented artists.


To learn more about underwriting the programming you hear on WYCE, contact station manager, Phil Tower by emailing phil at grcmc dot org.