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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 Roots Music: Early Influences - Pioneering Legends - Roots Revivalists - Indigenous Cultures. Thanks For Joining Us!

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Ballake Sissoko and Vincent Segal

N'kapalema
Musique De Nuit 2015 via Six Degrees
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Traditions Returns Next Week

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Teddy Thompson

I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone
Upfront & Down Low 2007 via Verve Forecast
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Bill Taylor And Stan Kessler Wrote It For Elvis In 1955; Top Ten For The King

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Eric Bibb, Rory Block & Maria Muldaur

Travelin' Woman Blues
Sisters & BroThers 2004 via Telarc Records
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Traditional: Composer Unknown; Adapted By Rory Block

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David Wilcox

Eye Of The Hurricane
How Did You Find Me Here 1989 via A&M
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Trip To The Vinyl Vault For A Pre-Show Taste - The New York City Troubadour In Grand Rapids 11/7 At Midtown GR

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9:40 am
GRPL - National Native American Heritage Month (click for more info)
The Grand Rapids Public Library (GRPL) celebrates National Native American Heritage Month in November and invites the public to enjoy programs and experiences designed for both kids and adults that highlight and celebrate our Native American communities. 

On November 16,  Grand Rapids Public Library presents "Reg Pettibone & Family" from 3-4pm. Reg Pettibone, champion pow-wow dancer, and his family will perform traditional dances and songs plus stories about Native American culture.

Both events are at the main library branch in downtown Grand Rapids.

More info is available at grpl dot org slash register



Andrew Leahey & The Homestead

Shot
Skyline In Central Time 2016 via Thirty Tigers
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Nashville-Based; Keen-Eyed Storytelling With Fist-Pumping Roots & Roll Swagger

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Rickie Lee Jones

Woody and Dutch on the Slow Train to Peking
Pirates 1981 via Warner Brothers
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Second Release Is Partially An Account Of Her Break-Up With Tom Waits

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9:30 am
Kendall College of Art & Design (click for more info)

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

Kendall College is proud to announce its 33rd Annual Holiday Artists Market, happening Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, from 10am-4pm, at The Spark,  located at 17 Fountain Street in downtown Grand Rapids. 

More info on their Annual Holiday Artists Market is at K-C-A-D dot E-D-U.

Chatham County Line

Right On Time
Hiyo 2024 via Yep Roc
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Progressive Pickers Fresh Into 'YCE

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King Cabbage Brass Band

Country John
Single: Country John 2024 via King Cabbage Masters
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Tulsa, OK - A Taste Of Mardi Gras On The Red Dirt Sound

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9:20 am
Ferris (click for more info)

Support for WYCE is provided by Ferris Coffee - a family-owned coffee roaster in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 

Ferris Coffee is the official coffee of the Detroit Lions. 

Lions Fans can now include Ferris Coffee products in their game day activities. 

More information about their coffee and the partnership is available at ferris coffee dot com.

Ben Bowen King

Great Speckled Bird
Sidewalk Saints- Roots Gospel Guitar 2006 via Talking Taco Music
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The Release Delves Into The Gospel Music Played On America's Street Corners Prior To World War II

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Kermit Ruffins

More Today Than Yesterday
Happy Talk 2010 via Basin Street Records
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Undercover Work On The Spiral Staircase, 1969 - The Principal Idea Of The Song Was Made Famous In A Poem At The Turn Of The 20th Century

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Dave Eggar

Follow Me to the Sun
Kingston Morning 2010 via Domo
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Traditions Around The World: Composer, First-Call Cellist And String Arranger - A Child Prodigy, Eggar Had Performed On Broadway And With The Metropolitan Opera By The Age Of Seven

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Dengue Fever

Ghost Voice
The Deepest Lake 2015 via Tuk Tuk
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Traditions Around The World: The Fusion Of Cambodian Rock And Pop Music With A Twist Of Other Fertile World Music Styles

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9:00 am
FMG Enlighten (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park presenting ENLIGHTEN, a new outdoor holiday light show running on select dates from November 27 to January 4. 

ENLIGHTEN is an immersive, one-mile outdoor experience of art, light, and nature - showcasing work by artists Henry Moore, Alexander Leiberman, Roxy Paine, and Ai Weiwei, highlighted by light installations, synchronized music, and interactive elements.  

Timed tickets are now on sale, and more information is at Meijer Gardens dot org

The Outlaws

There Goes Another Love Song
The Outlaws 1975 via Buddha
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Formed In Tampa In 1967 And Formerly Known As "The Four Letter Words"

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Bjarke Ramsing & Annelies Jonkers

Simple Joys
Preachers Of The Pines 2024 via Ramsing
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Danish Roots Musicians Return With Another Great Long Player

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8:40 am

COMPILATIONS

Married Man Blues
Rough Guide To Bottleneck Blues 2016 via World Music Network
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Blues Plate Special: Blind Willie Reynolds - ?/?/1900 AR - 3/10/1968 LA (68) - An Associate Of Charley Patton... Lost His Sight As A Result Of A Shotgun Blast To The Face. Blind Joe Is Known For His Distinctive Bottleneck Style...Cream Recorded His "Outside Woman Blues," On Disraeli Gears (1967). Recorded Eight Sides, Two Are Lost

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COMPILATIONS

Subconscious
The Very Best of Prestige Records- Prestige 60th Anniversary 2009 via Prestige
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Jazz Spotlight: 1961 Album By Lee Konitz, Considered One Of The Great Modern Jazz Records - Joining The Saxophonist For This Monumental Recording Is Sonny Dallas On Bass And Elvin Jones Drums

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8:20 am
Ferris (click for more info)

Support for WYCE is provided by Ferris Coffee - a family-owned coffee roaster in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 

Ferris Coffee is the official coffee of the Detroit Lions. 

Lions Fans can now include Ferris Coffee products in their game day activities. 

More information about their coffee and the partnership is available at ferris coffee dot com.

Ola Belle Reed And Bud Reed

Wild Bill Jones
Ola Belle Reed & Family 2006 via Rounder
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Traditional, First Recording 1924 - Influential Clawhammer-Style Appalachian Banjo Picker/Singer - Reed's Songs Often Speak Of Mountain Life - Many Honors Including The Distinguished Achievement Award, International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), First Woman So Honored

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Steeleye Span

Lowlands Of Holland
Hark! The Village Wait 1970 via B & C Records
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Founded In 1969 By Co-Founding Fairport Convention Bassist Ashley Hutchins And London Folk Club Duo Tim Hart And Maddy Prior - Major Contributors To The 1970's British Folk Revival

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Abbie Gardner

Walkin' Cane
Hope 2011 via Abbie Gardner
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Roud Folk Song Index No. 11,733 - ThIs Song Has Acquired The Status Of Folk Song; Based On The Singing Of Laborers On The Campus Of Howard University, Derived From A Mid 19th Century Plantation Spiritual

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Don Julin

Clucks In Space
Fractured Fiddle Tunes 2014 via Don Julin
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Traverse City, MI - WYCE Jammie Award Winner - A Reputation For Being One Of The Most Eclectic Mandolin Players/Teachers On The Planet

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Suzy Bogguss

We Can Make It Alright
Praying' for Sunshine 2023 via Loyal Dutchess
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New Into 'YCE

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8:00 am
FMG Enlighten (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park presenting ENLIGHTEN, a new outdoor holiday light show running on select dates from November 27 to January 4. 

ENLIGHTEN is an immersive, one-mile outdoor experience of art, light, and nature - showcasing work by artists Henry Moore, Alexander Leiberman, Roxy Paine, and Ai Weiwei, highlighted by light installations, synchronized music, and interactive elements.  

Timed tickets are now on sale, and more information is at Meijer Gardens dot org