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Paul Simon

Getting Ready for Christmas Day
So Beautiful Or So What 2011 via HEAR MUSIC
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Jon Batiste

Raindance (feat. Native Soul)
World Music Radio 2023 via Verve / UMG
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Pierce Pettis

Miriam
Making Light of It 1996 via Compass Records
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9:40 am
Live Nation - John Oliver (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Live Nation presenting British comedian and host of HBOs "Last Week Tonight" John Oliver on December 30th at the DeVos Hall.

John Oliver will perform 2 shows on the DeVos Hall stage on Saturday, December 30... The first show at 7:30PM and second show is at 10:00PM. 

These shows will feature John Oliver returning to stand-up performing as he has previously done at sold-out venues around the world. 

Tickets for both John Oliver shows at Devos Hall are on sale at live nation dot com or the DeVos Hall box office.

K'naan

Wavin' Flag
Sampler 2009 / Troubador 2009 via A&M
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Valerie Carter

A Stone's Throw Away
Just a Stone's Throw Away 1977 via Columbia
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9:30 am
Saugatuck Center For the Arts (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Saugatuck Center for the Arts...announcing their annual Art Out Loud Festival on March 22nd and 23rd. 

SCA's "Art Out Loud Festival" invites you to dive into cultures, stories, and traditions from around the globe through the power of award-winning short films courtesy of Mountain Film Festival in Telluride**, Colorado. 

The Art Out Loud Festival also features culinary creations, outdoor adventures, live music, and more.

 Registration is open for Art Out Loud at Saugatuck Center for the Arts March 22nd and 23rd. 

Information is available at s - c - the number 4 - a - .org,  That's  s - c - 4 - a - .org

Guy Davis

If I Could Fly Like an Eagle
You Don't Know My Mind 1998 via Red House
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Hannah Rose Graves

Stir Crazy
Medicine 2023 via Independent
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Local musician!

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Bruce Springsteen

Rocky Ground
Wrecking Ball 2012 via Columbia
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9:20 am
DGRI (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Downtown Grand Rapids Inc.

DGRI brings you live music and community happenings with GR LIVE every Thursday at noon from Midtwown GR at Studio Park.

DGRI works to elevate Downtown Grand Rapids as a best-in-class heart of an American city.

More info is at downtowngr dot org

Gdzilla

No Competition
Gdzilla EP 2023 via Jonzing World
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(REQUESTED)

Tift Merritt

For Free
Traveling Companion 2013 via yeproc
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Gary Beals

(You)Tonight
The Melody Within 2023 via LRK
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Felicia van den End

6 tango etudes no.4. - Lento - Meditativo for (alto) flute solo
Sonoro 2015 via Sony Music
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caamp

By and By
By & By 2019 via Mom+Pop
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9:00 am
Gilmore (click for more info)

Today's WYCE Day Sponsor is **Mangiamo (*formerly Paddock Place), a dining establishment known for its Italian cuisine, and historic setting on Lake Drive.

Mangiamo is excited to announce its grand reopening on January 10, 2024, including the new addition of Mo's Cocktail Lounge.

They will feature a new and expanded menu to include a variety of modern Italian offerings, including steaks, chops, and fresh seafood.

Private dining and event bookings at the mansion are available now at Gilmore Catering dot com.

Donovan Woods

Burn That Bridge
Both Ways 2018 via Meant Well
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The Good Ones

My Wife is as Beautiful as a Sunset
Rwanda, You Should Be Loved 2019 via Anti
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Overdrive Orchestra

Skin Deep
Heading East (Deluxe) 2023 via Independent
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Local musicians!

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8:40 am
Promo - Acoustic Cafe and Local Spins Replay on Sunday (click for more info)

WYCE's Specialty programming on Friday includes Acoustic Cafe from 9-11 am and Local Spins from 11 am until Noon.

If you can't catch the shows on Friday, you can now listen to a replay on the weekend. 

On Sunday, it's Acoustic Cafe from 3-5 pm and Local Spins from 5-6 right here on a World of Music, 88.1 FM WYCE, on our app, and streaming online at WYCE dot org.

Joyann Parker

Hit Me Like a Train
Out Of The Dark 2021 via Hopeless Romantics
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The Adam Deitch Quartet

Mushroom Gravy with John Scofield
Roll The Tape 2023 via Golden Wolf
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8:30 am

Lori McKenna

The Town In Your Heart
1988 2023 via CN / Thirty Tigers
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Opez

Venezia
Social Limbo 2023 via Agogo
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8:20 am
DGRI (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Downtown Grand Rapids Inc.

DGRI brings you live music and community happenings with GR LIVE every Thursday at noon from Midtwown GR at Studio Park.

DGRI works to elevate Downtown Grand Rapids as a best-in-class heart of an American city.

More info is at downtowngr dot org

Molly Johnson

Ooh Child-Redemption Song
Another Day 2002 via Narada
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Let's all be more like children this holiday.

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The Gourds

Eyes of a Child
Old Mad Joy 2011 via Vanguard Records
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Aretha Franklin

God Bless the Child
The Queen In Waiting- The Columbia Years 1960-1965 2002 via Sony
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COMPILATIONS

Children of the World
More Reggae For Kids 1997 via Ras

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COMPILATIONS

Nothing But a Child
Down At The Sea Hotel 2007 via Secret Mountain

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8:00 am
Gilmore (click for more info)

Today's WYCE Day Sponsor is **Mangiamo (*formerly Paddock Place), a dining establishment known for its Italian cuisine, and historic setting on Lake Drive.

Mangiamo is excited to announce its grand reopening on January 10, 2024, including the new addition of Mo's Cocktail Lounge.

They will feature a new and expanded menu to include a variety of modern Italian offerings, including steaks, chops, and fresh seafood.

Private dining and event bookings at the mansion are available now at Gilmore Catering dot com.