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Playlist from 04/14/2024 @ 12:00pm

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Tall Isaac

A mix of music that spans eras and genres.

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all tracks listed in reverse chronological order

Hiromi

Go Go
Sonicwonderland 2023 via Telarc
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Bette Smith

Song for a Friend
The Good, The Bad, And The Bette 2020 via Ruf
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Van Morrison

The Way Young Lovers Do
The Essential Van Morrison 2015 via Sony/Legacy
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Sierra Ferrell

I Could Drive You Crazy
Trail Of Flowers 2024 via Rounder
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2:40 pm
WYCE Spring Fund Drive 2024 (click for more info)
WYCE's Spring Fund Drive is just days away, happening Monday, April 22nd through Friday, April 26th!

During those five days, we will ask you to join our WYCE listener-donor family.

We can't exist without listener and small business underwriting support. Together, they make up nearly 90% of our funding.

Our Spring Fund Drive celebrates "50 Trailblazing Women in Music," we'll be featuring music from some remarkable women musicians.

We'll have incredible donor incentives available, including the highly coveted "Meijer Garden Party Package" with tickets for The Frederik Meijer Gardens Concert Series.

You don't have to wait... Donate securely online now at wyce dot org. Next week, you can donate online or call us at 616-742-WYCE! 

We hope you'll tune in to cheer on WYCE community radio next week!

Cedric Burnside

Coming Real to Ya
Hill Country Love 2024 via Provogue
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Cheyenne Marie Mize

It Lingers
We Don't Need 2011 via Roaring Colonel
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2:30 pm

Beastie Boys

B For My Name
The Mix-Up 2007 via Capitol
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Phish

Evolve
Single 2024 via JEMP
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2:20 pm
West Michigan Growers Group (click for more info)

West Michigan Growers' Group is a 501c3 non-profit that seeks to support local, sustainable farming in West Michigan. 

One of the ways you can support local farms is by purchasing a CSA share. 

CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture, which means you pay the farmer in the spring to enjoy a share of vegetables each week in the summer and fall. 

For more information on finding a CSA farm or to find more ways to support local farmers visit w-m-growers group dot org and tell your farmer you heard about them on WYCE!

Phillip Phillips

So Will I
Drift Back 2023 via Independent
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Vanessa Daou

Once In A While
Songs For Summer 2019 via Daou/KID Recordings
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Peter Gabriel

This Is Home [Bright-Side Mix]
i-o 2023 via Real World
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OLUMA

Tangerine
Cooking Time 2024 via One World
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2:00 pm
Fair Housing Center of West Michigan (click for more info)
The Fair Housing Center of West Michigan is a private, non-profit fair housing organization committed to providing comprehensive fair housing services, including education, outreach, research, advocacy and enforcement. 

The Fair Housing Center of West Michigan hosts its 36th Annual Fair Housing Workshop Series, at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids, on Thursday, April 18 from 8 to 11:30 am. 

The Fair Housing Workshop Series offers three workshops on fair housing and the conference cost is $40; with discounted tickets available as well as scholarships for Kent County adults 60+ and others. 

More information on this year's Fair Housing Workshop Series including workshop descriptions, and scholarships is available at fhcwm dot org

The New Mastersounds

Permission to Land
Shake It 2021 via Color Red
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Danielle Nicole

Head Down Low
The Love You Bleed 2024 via Forty Below
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Kyle Brown & The Human Condition

The Ghost Of Emily
The Touch Of Grass 2024 via Independent
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Beachwood Sparks

The Hustler
Once We Were Trees 2001 via Sub Pop
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1:40 pm
Gift of Life Michigan--April is National Donate Life Month (click for more info)
Gift of Life Michigan reminds you that April is National Donate Life Month, a time to honor those who've donated and celebrate the lives they saved. 

Because of the generosity of donors and donor families saving lives through transplantation is made possible. 

Right now, over 106,000 people here in the U.S. are waiting for a life-saving organ donation...and more than 2,500 of them live here in Michigan.

Learn how you can make a life-saving difference today, just by joining the Michigan Organ Donor Registry, at Gift of Life Michigan dot org. 


Earl Scruggs

It's Mighty Dark To Travel
The Essential Earl Scruggs 2004 via Sony
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Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys

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Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Guitar Highway
Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Sing 1958 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Abdallah Oumbadougou

Ourgueza Gueakelen
Amghar- The Godfather of Tuareg Music - VOL. 1 2024 via Petaluma
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1:30 pm

Charles Mingus

Moanin'
Blues & Roots 1960 via Atlantic / Wea
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1:20 pm
WGNO-West Grand Community Cleanup 2024 (click for more info)
The Community Cleanup is proud to announce its 15th annual cleanup day scheduled for Saturday April 20th from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

This city-wide initiative, organized by the West Grand Neighborhood Organization (WGNO), in partnership with multiple neighborhood associations, businesses and organizations is designed to preserve the natural beauty of our city.

Participants are invited to join The Community Cleanup by signing up and registering ahead of time at  westgrand.org slash wsccleanup. 

Organizers note that Community Cleanup  sponsors are still needed, if you're company is interested in sponsoring this year's community cleanup, learn more at westgrand dot org slash wsccleanup 
 

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Boy Golden

Mountain Road
For Jimmy 2023 via Six Shooter
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Bonnie Bishop

Not Cause I Wanted To
Ain't Who I Was 2016 via Thirty Tigers
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La Femme

Le sang de mon prochain
Paradigmes 2021 via Disque Pointu
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Vampire Weekend

Classical
Only God Was Above Us 2024 via Columbia
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Sons of Kemet

To Never Forget The Source
Black To The Future 2021 via Impulse!
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1:00 pm
Circle Theatre (click for more info)

Circle Theatre is the only community theatre in West Michigan that specializes in summer theatre. Since 1953, Circle has continued to deliver high-quality summer theatre entertainment to audiences. 

Through their Main Stage productions, family-friendly Magic Circle productions, and their Summer Concert Series, Circle Theatre has remained a place for the community to be entertained, challenged and inspired. 

They are always looking to welcome more individuals to join their circle, whether it's as a performer, production staff, or a volunteer, they have a spot for you! 

For more information on their upcoming shows or how to get involved, visit their website at circle theatre dot org

Grace Cummings

Everybody's Somebody
Ramona 2024 via ATO
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Chief Keegan

Love Pudding
The Piles High Club 2024 via Singular
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Widespread Panic

Goodpeople
Earth To America 2006 via Sanctuary Records
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Happy 62nd Birthday to Widespread Panic lead singer John Bell

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War

Get Down
Greatest Hits 2.0 2021 via RHINO
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12:40 pm
Arbor Circle PSA (click for more info)

Arbor Circle is proud to be one of West Michigan's most comprehensive providers of mental health counseling, substance use treatment, and family services.

Serving thousands of children, individuals, and families each year, their expert staff partner with people and communities in pursuit of growth and healing. 

Arbor Circle's variety of services includes The Bridge, a 24 hour crisis shelter for children and youth ages 10 to 17 experiencing homelessness.

Learn more about Arbor Circle by visiting Arbor Circle DOT ORG.

Branko

Amours d'Ete (feat. Pierre Kwenders)
Nosso 2019 via Enchufada
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Name Sayers

Standing Wave
Joyboys In The Grindhouse 2023 via Independent
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12:30 pm
Culinary Cultivations (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Culinary Cultivations.

They are committed to providing only the best and most qualified and exceptional food service professionals for their client's events, functions and parties. 

Culinary Cultivation's team consists of professionals in all positions , from Chefs, Cooks, and Dishwashers to service staff such as Servers, Bartenders,and Event Managers. 

They pride themselves on honesty, transparency, diversity, and kindness to all team members and are always looking for food service professionals who want to make their own schedules.

More information about becoming a Culinary Cultivations team member can be found by calling 616-808-1006 or visiting Culinary Cultivations dot org.

Samil and Wills Piff

If It Don't Kill You (Clean)
Lineage of the Cloth 2023 via Loop Fiction
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Beyonce

TYRANT
COWBOY CARTER 2024 via Columbia
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12:20 pm
Hope for Single Moms-Generic (click for more info)

Hope for Single Moms is a local nonprofit organization that seeks to help lift single-mom families out of high-risk poverty situations, and helps them achieve financial self-sufficiency.

Hope for Single Moms invite you to join them in transforming families and giving children hope for a better future!

To learn more about how you can help to support Hope for Single Moms in Grand Rapids visit hsmgr dot org.

COMPILATIONS

Deep State feat. On The Spot Trio
VLM Family Album, Vol. 1 2020 via Vintage League Music

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Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas

Downtown Man
Secret Evil 2014 via Instant Records

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Sonny Landreth

Walkin' Blues
Bound By The Blues 2015 via Provogue
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Mdou Moctar

Imouhar
Single 2024 via Matador
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New album Funeral For Justice comes out on May 3.

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12:00 pm
YWCA West Michigan (click for more info)

The YWCA West Central Michigan is a social justice organization with more than 100 years of experience providing service to, and advocating on behalf of the most vulnerable people in our community. 

The YWCA is the only provider of comprehensive domestic and sexual violence services to child and adult survivors in Kent County. 

In any given year, the YWCA, provides services to more than 4,000 individual survivors and family members, and responds to over 2,700 crisis calls related to domestic violence and sexual assault. 

To learn more about YWCA West Central Michigan visit Y W C A W C M I DOT ORG. Or if you are in need of help, please call their 24-Hour Confidential Helpline 616.454.YWCA (616.454.9922)