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!
The Fabulettes; Early 1960's Girl Group Forming Under The Name The Mar-Vells - Disbanded In 1968 - A Few Regional Hits
Fennville, MI; West Michigan's Consummate Swing Band - Written By Count Basie & Sweets Edison, 1936
Latest Long-Player - "The Lovechild Of John Prine And Mitch Hedberg With A Vagabond Troubadour Edge" - The Stranger
The Damnations Working Up The Enigmatic Ted Hawkins
Bessie Smith, 1929 - - -Katherine Davis, Extraordinary Blues Singer And Blues In The Schools Educator Capturing Bessie In Her True Element
Undercover: Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys, 1950 - The Tune Is Considered To Be An Exemplar Of The Western Swing Fiddle Component Of American Fiddle
Support for WYCE comes from GLC Live at 20 Monroe presenting comedian Nikki Glaser on her The Good Girl tour.
Nikki Glaser's tour will be making a stop in Grand Rapids on March 15th at GLC Live at 20 Monroe.
Tickets and more information for this 18 and up comedy event can be found at live nation dot com.
Grassin' Up The Rolling Stones (Beggars Banquet; One Of The Final Recordings Made With Brian Jones) - This Album Is A Trio Of Live Performances Captured In Colorado, Oregon, And Oregon
Support for WYCE comes from Downtown Grand Rapids Inc.
World of Winter takes place now until March 10, featuring over 25 outdoor art installations, 40 storefront window displays, 81 ice sculptures and over 50 events and activities.
Making it the largest winter festival in the United States!
For the full festival details and event schedules it's World of Winter GR dot com
Ka'au Crater Boys - Hawaiian Musical Duo Releasing Four Award Winning Albums Prior To Disbanding In 1997 - The Name Ka'au Crater Boys Refers To Ka'au Crater, An Extinct Volcano Above The Palolo Valley Of Oahu
Multi-Racial South African Band Formed In 1986, Blending Traditional Zulu And Mbaqanga Musical Influences - Politically-Charged Lyrics Related to Apartheid
Influenced By Django Reinhardt; Elements Of Parisian Waltz, European Folk And Vintage Jazz
Mick McAuley, Former Founding Member Of Irish/American Ensemble Solas Specializing In Traditional And Original Songs Of Ireland - "The House Carpenter" Dates From The Mid-Seventh Century; Earliest Known Broadside Version, 1657 - Known By Several Interpretations Including the Daemon Lover (Roud 14, Child 243)
You're invited to lace up your running shoes and satisfy your sweet tooth at the Westside Stride's 5th Annual Donut Dash 5K happening Tuesday, February 13th, at 6 p.m.
This 5K is open to everyone and is free of charge. While participation is complimentary, attendees can make a donation to benefit the Grand Rapids Police Foundation or purchase a special Donut Dash shirt at the event.
Westside Stride's 5th Annual Donut Dash 5K is sponsored by Swift Printing and Bridge Street Market.
Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom will be on hand to serve as the official starter for the 5th annual Donut Dash 5K
Registration and more information are available at SwiftPrinting dot com forward slash westside dash signup.
Sturgeon Bay, WI - Latest Long-Player Released A Couple Of Days Ago
Nashville, TN; Fourth Release - Writes From the Perspective Influenced By Vintage Nashville Sounds And California Country-Rock Of The '70's
Blues Plate Special - Formative Years Spent Singing In The Churches Of Texas, Louisiana And Michigan Give The Sojourners' Sound An Authentic Edge. This Is Real Gospel - Blessed With A Soul That Can't Be Faked.
The Jazz Spot: Paris, October 1994 - Ahmad Jamal Quintet Performing In A Live Setting Paying Tribute To Trumpeter Donald Byrd. Friends For Four Decades, Jamal And Crew Give The Songs a Hard Bop Workout. Jamal Is One Of The Most Successful Small-Group Leaders In Jazz - This Album Is Further Proof Of That Fact.
Support for WYCE comes from Downtown Grand Rapids Inc.
World of Winter takes place now until March 10, featuring over 25 outdoor art installations, 40 storefront window displays, 81 ice sculptures and over 50 events and activities.
Making it the largest winter festival in the United States!
For the full festival details and event schedules it's World of Winter GR dot com
Sheridan, WY; Produced By Will Kimbrough - Traversing The Male And Female Perspective With Emotional And Natural Images Of Rural American Life
Composer Unknown - Bahamian Origins - Spin From The Vinyl Vault
Veteran Bluesman Out Of Kansas City - This Album Reworks The Delta - "Lonesome Home Blues" Written And Recorded By Tommy Johnson, 1929
Dock Boggs - His Style Of Banjo Playing And Singing Is Considered A Unique Combination Of Appalachian Folk Music And African-American Blues - Considered A Seminal Figure - Recorded Eights Sides Of Music Between 1927 And 1929; Worked Most Of His Life In The Coal Mines - "Rediscovered" By Mike Seeger In 1963 During The Folk Music Revival
Traditional; Roud Index #15, Laws P36 - - - - One Of Oldest Folk Songs With Origins From The British Isles - First Printed Broadside 1726
