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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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Gladhatter Jazz Quartet

So What
The Gladhatter Jazz Quartet 2012 via Independent
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Drifter's Escape
Chimes Of Freedom- The Songs Of Bob Dylan 2012 via Amnesty International
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Patti Smith - Dylan Wrote The Song On The Subway Ride To The "John Wesley Harding Sessions," October 1967

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Leela James

A Change Is Gonna Come
A Change Is Gonna Come 2005 via Warner Bros / Wea
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Composer: Sam Cooke, 1964 - Compelled To Write A Song That Spoke To His Struggle And Of Those Around Him, And That Pertained To The Civil Rights Movement And African Americans
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Dave Van Ronk

Sportin' Life
Two Sides Of Dave Van Ronk 2002 via Fantasy
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Majo Figure In The American Folk Music Revival, And New York City's Greenwich Village Scene During The 1960's - Nicknamed The "Mayor Of MacDougal Street" - Known For Performing Instrumental Ragtime Guitar Music - Van Ronk's Repertoire Ranged From Old English Ballads To The Very Heart Of American Roots Music - An Admired Figure In The Village, Presiding Over The Coffeehouse Folk Culture - Awarded The Lifetime Achievement Award Posthumously By The World Folk Music Association - Continued To Perform For Four Decades And Gave His Last Concert A Few Months Before His Passing In 2002 At The Age Of 65
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9:40 am
CASA of Kent County (click for more info)
Every child in foster care deserves a voice in the courtroom, and you can be that voice. 

Court Appointed Special Advocates - known by the acronym CASA - of Kent County is looking for dedicated volunteers to advocate for children in the child welfare system, ensuring they have the support and stability they need. 

No special background is required--just compassion and a desire to make a difference. 

CASA invites you to join them in bringing hope and positive change to a child's life. 

Learn more about becoming a CASA volunteer today.at casakentco dot org.  That's c-a-s-a-k-e-n-t-c-o dot o-r-g!

Cindy Cashdollar

Memphis Blues
Waltz For Abilene 2020 via Silver Shot
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Master Steel Guitar And Dobro Artist - Grew Up In Woodstock, NY Perfected Her Skills By Playing With Bluegrass Musician John Herald, Blues Musician Paul Butterfield, And Levon Helm And Rick Danko Member Of Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women - Recipient Of Five Grammy Awards While Playing For Eight Years With Asleep At The Wheel
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COMPILATIONS

Love Henry-Cherokee Shuffle
Circle Dance- The Hokey Pokey Charity Compilation 1991 via Green Linnet
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June Tabor - Roud 47; Child 68 Traditional - 18th Century Scottish Border Ballad

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Tony Bennett

Undecided Blues
Playin' With My Friends 2001 via Sony
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Composer: Jimmy Rushing, Featured Vocalist For Fifteen Years For The Count Basie Orchestra Beginning In 1935
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9:30 am
Grand Rapids Public Library (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The Grand Rapids Public Library.

Your Grand Rapids Public Library card unlocks access to local experiences. 

Enjoy free passes to area attractions and museums --plus tickets to live performances and sporting events--all thanks to their generous community partners. 

Learn more at grpl.org

Ringo Starr

Thankful (ft. Alison Krauss)
Look Up 2025 via Lost Highway
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Guest Vocals; Alison Krause - Ringo's Twenty-First Studio Album Is A Country Effort Produced By T Bone Burnett - Billy Strings Makes Three Appearances On The Release
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Los Cenzontles

Can't Get It Out Of My Head
Covers2 2016 via Los Cenzontles Music
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Jeff Lynne Writing The Song For Electric Light Orchestra's Fourth Release, "Eldorado" 1974
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9:20 am
WYCE Jammie Awards 2025 - VIP Pass (click for more info)
WYCE is excited to announce the 25th Jammie Awards on Friday, February 28th at the Intersection!

This year's Jammies brings you over 15 Michigan bands on three stages, plus award presentations throughout the night.

WYCE is selling a limited number of VIP tickets at $45 each until they are gone.

Your Jammies VIP Ticket includes exclusive access to our Stock 'Da Bar Vodka VIP lounge, official Jammies 25 T-shirt, and a signature cocktail. 

Less than 20 tickets remain, so get yours now at wyce dot org.

The 2025 WYCE Jammie Awards are presented by Varnum... with support from DGRI, Gun Lake Casino, Founder's Brewing, and Tiger Solar.

James Dapogny's Chicago Jazz Band

Wolverine Blues
Original Jelly Roll Blues 1993 via Discovery / Wea
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Founded In 1975; Played With Sippie Wallace And The Chenille Sisters - Dapogny Wrote Extensively About Jelly Roll Morton, And Here Revisiting The 1923 Standard By Jelly Roll Morton
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Days Gone By
The Rough Guide to Zydeco 2005 via World Music Network
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Album: Show Me Something, 2001 Rosie Ledet: The Multi-Award Winning Creole Zydeco Accordion Player Tours And Records With The Zydeco Playboys - Her Songs Are Known For Their Sultry And Suggestive Lyrics - Referred To As 'The Zydeco Sweetheat'

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Ka Lifu Laka
The Rough Guide to South African Gospel 2003 via World Music Network
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Traditions Around The World: ZCC Mukhukhu

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T'ho Volute Ben (Non Dimenticar)
Putumayo Presents - Vintage Italia 2017 via Putumayo
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Traditions Around The World: Flo Sandon's: Italian Singer Popular In The Post-World War II Years

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9:00 am
New Growth Project (click for more info)

New Growth Project provides job opportunities for individuals with disabilities by growing "better than organic" vegetables for the community and gift boxes packed with handcrafted products and local goods.  

You can support their mission of providing employment opportunities for people with disabilities by purchasing a CSA Membership for the summer of 2025.  

 CSA members will receive weekly or bi-weekly sustainably grown vegetables from their Rockford, Michigan farm.  

Learn more about New Growth Project and CSA memberships at  TheNewGrowthProject dot org


The Memphis Horns

Let's Stay Together
Flame Out 1992 via Lucky Seven Records
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The Southern Soul Strains Of "Let's Sty Together" - Written By GR's Al Green, R&B Producer Willie Mitchell, And Foundling Drummer Of Booker T. & The MG's, Al Jackson - "Let's Stay Together" wnt Number One For Sixteen Weeks In 1972 - Inducted Into The Grammy Hall Of Fame, 1999
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Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit

Strawberry Woman (Live)
Live From The Ryman, Vol. 2 2024 via Southeastern
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New Album "Foxes In The Snow" Due The Beginning Of March
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8:40 am
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Patience Like Job
Earwig 20th Anniversary Collection 1999 via Earwig
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Blues Plate Special: Sunnyland Slim - Mississippi Delta Bluesman And Major Player In Making Chicago The Center Of Postwar Blues

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James Hughes & Jimmy Smith Quintet

Bushwick
From Here On Out 2014 via Independent
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Jazz Spotlight:

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8:20 am
WYCE Jammie Awards 2025 - VIP Pass (click for more info)
WYCE is excited to announce the 25th Jammie Awards on Friday, February 28th at the Intersection!

This year's Jammies brings you over 15 Michigan bands on three stages, plus award presentations throughout the night.

WYCE is selling a limited number of VIP tickets at $45 each until they are gone.

Your Jammies VIP Ticket includes exclusive access to our Stock 'Da Bar Vodka VIP lounge, official Jammies 25 T-shirt, and a signature cocktail. 

Less than 20 tickets remain, so get yours now at wyce dot org.

The 2025 WYCE Jammie Awards are presented by Varnum... with support from DGRI, Gun Lake Casino, Founder's Brewing, and Tiger Solar.

Rosanne Cash

On The Inside
10 Song Demo 1996 via Capitol
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Album: Interiors - Seventh Release; Top Ten For The Year - "Interiors" Is A Break From Her Pop-Country Past And An Introspective Look At Her Life, Marking A New Direction For Cash
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Clinton Gregory

Sittin' On Top Of The World
Roots Of My Raising 2013 via Roots of my Raising
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The Bluegrass Fiddler Taking The Bow To The Country Blues Song, Now A Standard; Inducted Into The Grammy Hall Of Fame, 2008 Written By Walter Vinson And Lonnie Chatmon, 2/3 Of The Legendary Mississippi Sheiks
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Knocking Down Casey Jones
The Rise and Fall Of Paramount Volume 2 2014 via Third Man
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Columbus County, NC - Wilmer Watts and The Lonely Eagles: Recorded Six Sides For Paramount Records In 1927 - Influences Based Mostly On Traditional Anglo-Celtic Sources

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Les Fraises et Les Framboises-Le Festin de Champagne-Ah! Si Mon Moine
Classic Canadian Songs from Smithsonian Folkways 2006 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Traditions Around The World: Jean Carignan: One Of The Most Respected Folk Fiddlers Of The 20th Century, And The Leading Exponent Of The Celtic Tradition In French Canadian Fiddling

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Mary Flower

Jitters
Misery Loves Company 2011 via Ind
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Fluent In The Piedmont-Style Acoustic Guitar and Equally In Mississippi Blues When Rendered On A Vintage Lap-Slide - A Renowned Guitar Instructor
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Ben Traverse

I've Been A Moonshiner
In The Moment [EP] 2022 via Independent
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Michigan Balladeer; Cultivating Deep Roots In The Great Lakes State - Modern Day Pete Seeger
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8:00 am
(Generic) Disability Advocates (click for more info)

Disability Advocates works alongside persons with disabilities and helps them gain access to home, community, and employment through a wide range of programs. 

Disability Advocates also provides home assessments for safety and independence, youth transition services such as career exploration, resume writing, and mock interviews for young adults with disabilities, and community assessments and education.

Disability Advocates mission is to provide access for all, regardless of ability. 

More information on Disability Advocates is at www.dakc dot us (you-ess)