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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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Jazz Pistols

SMBH
Superstring 2011 via Ind
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Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Bob Corritore

She's Alright
Bob Corritore & Friends- High Rise Blues 2023 via VizzTone
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Composer: McKinley Morganfield - Corritore Joining Up With Willie "Big Eyes" Smith

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Mandy Barnett

Look Who's Blue
I Can't Stop Loving You - The Songs Of Don Gibson 2014 via Rounder
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Don Gibson: Inducted Into The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame; Country Music Hall Of Fame - Composed The Country Standards "Sweet Dreams" And "I Can't Stop Loving You: Mined A String Of Country Hits Over Two Decades - Referred To As "The Sad Poet" For A Penchant In Writing Songs That Told Of Loneliness And Lost Love

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Various/Unknown Artist

Man Of Constant Sorrow
Roots Music: Rounder 2001 via Rounder
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Tony Furtado And Tim O'Brien - - - Published By Kentucky Fiddler Dick Burnett

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Big Head Blues Club

All My Love is Love In Vain
100 Years of Robert Johnson 2011 via Big Records/ILG
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Undercover Robert Johnson, 1937

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9:40 am

Honey Island Swamp Band

Gone
Single 2023 via Color Red
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Long-Player "Custom Deluxe" Out 10/27; Recorded In Louisiana With Luther Dickinson Producing

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Tejon Street Corner Thieves

Run Away
Juxtaposition 2023 via Americana Vibes
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Colorado Rockies - Outlaw Blues And Trash-Grass Pioneers Forging Their Original Brand Of Whiskey Roots - New Into 'YCE

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9:30 am
KENDALL COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University. 

Kendall College is offering a day of creative guidance and exploration for high school students, parents, and transfer students at their National Portfolio Day on Sunday October 22. 

More information on National Portfolio Day is at K-C-A-D dot E-D-U SLASH N-P-D.

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COMPILATIONS

Cryin' In The Streets - Buckwheat Zydeco
Our New Orleans [A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast] 2021 via Nonesuch
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Buckwheat Zydeco; Ry Cooder, Slide Guitar - A Great Interpretation Of The George Perkins Classic (1970) Based On Observation Of The Funeral Of Martin Luther King, Jr. (1968)

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9:20 am
CIRCLE THEATRE (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Circle Theatre Grand Rapids.

Circle Theatre Grand Rapids encourages you to stay tuned for information regarding their upcoming 2024 summer season. 

Tickets plus more information may be found at circletheatre dot org 

Gaye Adegbalola

Blues For The Greens
Satisfied 2023 via Hot Toddy Music / VizzTone
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"Satisfied" Features Selections From The Work Over Nine Different Solo Albums

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Greg Ruby & The Rhythm Runners

Valse Hawthorne
Syncopated Classic 2019 via Cascade Records
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Has Captured The Spirit Of Early Jazz By Retrieving And Rearranging The Long Lost Compositions Of Legendary Seattle Wind Instrument Professor Frank Waldron, Mentor To Quincy Jones

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COMPILATIONS

Aves
Putumayo Kids Presents- Animal Playground 2007 via Putumayo World Music
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Guillermo Anderson - Honduran Musician Whose Lyrics Often Touch Upon Themes Of Ecology - Grew Up Exposed To The Mixture Of Garifuna, North American, British, And Caribbean Cultures, Providing The Basis For His Artistic Style

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COMPILATIONS

Fi Balad
Rough Guide to Palestine 2014 via Rough Guide to Palestine
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Shadi Zaqtan - Singer/Songwriter; Author Of The "New Song Of Palestine", A Musical Language Unfamiliar To The Arab Public - An Evocative Music And A Poetry Without Compromise Inspired By His Grandfather, A Classical Poet; His Father, a Modernist Poet - 2020, Returned To Exile In Germany

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COMPILATIONS

Sufi Hymn
The Silk Road- A Musical Caravan 2002 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Turkey: Jarrahi Dervishes & Others, Vocals - An Aural Journey Of Muslim Spirituality Traveling Across Asia, Carried By Sufis And Itinerant Dervishes - Another Captivating Album From Smithsonian Folkways

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9:00 am
Mercantile Bank (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Mercantile Bank. 

 

At Mercantile Bank, supporting the communities they serve is a vital part of who they are.

Their team is focused on making a positive impact because when community and banking meet, Merc is here. 

 

More information is at mercbank.com.

COMPILATIONS

Texas Son
Gulf Coast Blues 1990 via Black Top Records
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Terry Reynolds, Texas Pianist/Songwriter/Singer - First Recordings 1950 - A Prolific And Enduring Studio Session Player During The Early Days At Duke-Peacock Records In Houston

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COMPILATIONS

You Better Mind
Roots Music- An American Journey 1976 via Calliope
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Legend! Bessie Jones & The Georgia Sea Island Singers - Instrumental In Bringing Forth And Teaching The Folk Songs Of African And Gullah Cultures - National Endowment Of The Arts Fellow

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Mary McCaslin

(Ghost) Riders In The Sky
Prairie In The Sky 1995 via Philo Records
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Singer/Songwriter Regarded As A Pioneer Of Open Guitar Tunings - Influenced By The Western Ballads Of Marty Robbins - First Recorded By Stan Jones And His Death Valley Rangers, 1949

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8:40 am

COMPILATIONS

If I Had My Way
Classic African American Gospel 2008 via Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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Blues Plate Special: Reverend Gary Davis; April 30, 1886 SC - May 5. 1972 NJ - - - The Folk/Blues Revival Of The 50's Brought Many Original Blues Players To Prominence, But Perhaps The Most Influential Was Rev. Gary Davis. This Gruff Old Guitar Evangelist Had A Repertoire Of Sacred And Secular Songs That Would Run Several Volumes. He Drew Heavily On The Technique Of Blind Blake And Blind Lemon Jefferson. Davis Was A Master Of The 6-String Jumbo And 12-String Guitar; His Influence Can Be Heard In The Music Of Bob Dylan, Jorma Kaukonen, Dave Van Ronk And Ry Cooder. The Reverend Gary Davis Passed On In 1972.

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Yellowjackets

3 Circles
Lifecycle 2008 via Heads Up Records
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The Jazz Spot: BiCostal Studios Upstate New York, May 2008 - Seventeenth Release And First In Fifteen Years - A Healthy Dose Of Fusion With Guitar Virtuoso Mike Stern Joining The Line-Up - All Members Contributed To The Writing Of The Album; Each At The Very Top Of Their Game

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8:20 am
CIRCLE THEATRE (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Circle Theatre Grand Rapids.

Circle Theatre Grand Rapids encourages you to stay tuned for information regarding their upcoming 2024 summer season. 

Tickets plus more information may be found at circletheatre dot org 

Full Cord

Rogue River Valley
Hindsight 2021 via Independent
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GR Pickin' Clean!

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Dave Rawlings Machine

It's Too Easy
A Friend Of A Friend 2009 via Acony Records
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Gillian Welch, Old Crow Medicine Show, And Benmont Tench Lending A Hand On The Long-Player

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COMPILATIONS

Sunny Sweeny - SEND YOUR LOVER BACK HOME TO ME
AmericanaFest 2022 [WYCE Sessions Live from Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN] 2022 via Independent
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Longview, TX - 2014 Album "Provoked"

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Charley Crockett

Tecumseh Valley (Live from the Ryman)
Live from the Ryman 2023 via Son of Davy
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A Rendering Of This Classic By Townes Van Zandt

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COMPILATIONS

The Sloop John B
Classic Maritime Music From Smithsonian Folkways 2004 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Dicey Doh Singers - Bahamian Folk Song Published In 1916

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C. Daniel Boling

We Can Still Waltz
New Old Friends 2023 via Berkalin
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Touring Balladeer And Songster Based In Albuquerque - Winner Of The Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Songwriter Contest And The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival - A Subtle Intertwining Of Steve Goodman, John Prine And Tom Paxton

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Phoebe Hunt

The Archer
Nothing Else Matters 2023 via Popped Corn / Thirty Tigers / The Orchard
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The New Album Is Sparse And Stripped Down To Its Core -

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8:00 am
Mercantile Bank (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Mercantile Bank. 

 

At Mercantile Bank, supporting the communities they serve is a vital part of who they are.

Their team is focused on making a positive impact because when community and banking meet, Merc is here. 

 

More information is at mercbank.com.