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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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Agatsuma

Fun
Beams 2003 via Domo Records
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Hank Mowery

Tricky Game
Account to Me 2013 via Old Pal Records
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GR Blues! Hank's Ode To The Late Gary Primich - Very Cool Show Last Tuesday In Rockford At The Rogue River Blues Series; That Series Continues Every Tuesday Throughout The Summer

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Mary Rademacher & Rick Reuther

It Takes Two to Tango
Two Of A Kind 2008 via Independent
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Composed In 1952; Two Versions Charted The Same Year, One By Pearl Bailey And Th Other Louis Armstrong

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Drew Nelson

Grandmother Moon
Dusty Road To Beulah Land 2009 via Waterbug
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HandMade Mitten! Nelson's Tribute To The Common Man - Recorded In GR At Mackinaw Harvest Music

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9:40 am

The Travelin' McCourys

The Whole Of The Moon
Single 2023 via McCoury Music
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Grassin' Up The Waterboys (1985)

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The Souther-Hillman-Fury Band

Trouble In Paradise
Trouble In Paradise 1975 via Asylum
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Spin From The WYCE Vinyl Vault - The Band Recorded Two Albums During The Mid-1970s' Before Breaking Up Due To Personality Conflicts Between The Three

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9:30 am
Promo - Playing More Michigan Music (click for more info)

It's hardest to make your break in your hometown, but we aim to fix that!

Our Jammie Awards -- every February -- help Michigan bands build their resumes and reach new audiences.

Plus Local Spins on WYCE - Fridays at 11 am & Sundays at 5 pm - is a weekly program dedicated to the Michigan music scene with new releases and exclusive in-studio performances.

88.1 FM WYCE plays more Michigan & Grand Rapids music than any other radio station.

Tampled By Turtles

Never Let You Down
Always Here/Always Now 2024 via Banjodad
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Sextet Of Progressive 'Grassers From Duluth Moving On Twenty-Two Years As A Un

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Esther Rose

Only Loving You
You Made It This Far 2019 via Father/Daughter
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Santa Fe Singer/Songwriter - Second Release Is Known For It Plainspoken Philosophies

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Doc & Merle Watson

The Hobo
Down South 1984 via Sugar Hill
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Another Brilliant Album That Transforms Songs From All Over The Musical Map Into Watson Music; Merle Producing

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9:20 am
Organicycle (click for more info)

Support for WYCE is from Organicycle...proud to partner with area businesses for composting, including Founders Brewery.

For businesses or organizations curious about composting, Organicycle is a West Michigan company dedicated to composting 100% of collected waste into nutrient-rich soil for use on farms and gardens of all sizes.  

Their compost bags are available locally at Founders Brewing Store.

More information about organicycle and their composting service is at organicycle.org. 

Mulebone

The Doors Are All Open
Bluesville Sessions 2011 via Red Tug Records
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John Ragasa And Hugh Pool Appearing Thursday Evening 7/10 At The City Of Fennville Summer Concert Series - Begins Around 6:30

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Victoria Williams

Someone to Watch over Me
Sings Some Ol' Songs 2002 via Dualtone Music Group
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Composed By The Gershwin Brothers, First Introduced In The 1926 Musical Oh, Kay!

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Tia Imani Hanna

Mama Say Mama Sah mu Maku Sah
The Spaces Between Us 2012 via Green Bow Music
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Detroit, MI

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Yiddish Glory

Shpatsir in Vald (A Walk in the Forest)
The Lost Songs Of World War II 2018 via Six Degrees
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A Collection Of Music Consisting Of Yiddish Songs Written During World War II And The Holocaust - A Total Of 600 Were Recorded On Wax Cylinders, Confiscated By The Nazi's And Thought Destroyed, Only To Be Discovered In The Vernadsky National Library Of Ukraine In 1990's

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9:00 am

Tony Joe White

Suzie Q
Eyes 2025 via Swamp
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Reissue Of Tony Joe's 1976 Forgotten Gem; Suzie Q Paying Homage To His Brother In Arms Dale Hawkins, Referred To As The Architect Of Swamp Rock Boogie (1957)

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COMPILATIONS

My Feet Can't Fail Me Now
Our New Orleans- A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast 2005 via Nonesuch
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The Dirty Dozen Brass Band: Established In 1977 Growing Out Of A Church Youth Program Five Year Prior - The Band's Success Inspired A Resurgence Of New Orleans' Brass Band Music; The Dirty Dozen Gave It Worldwide Visibility

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8:40 am

COMPILATIONS

Last Kind Words Blues
The Rise and Fall Of Paramount Volume 2 2014 via Third Man
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Blues Plate Special: Geeshie Wiley - Country Blues Singer And Guitar Player Who Recorded Six Songs For Paramount Records, Issued On Three Records In April 1930 - Little It Known About Her, Although There Are Several Conjectures About Her Life; One Being During The 1920's She Worked In A Medicine Show In Mississippi, And May Have Married Casey Bill Weldon After His Divorce From Memphis Minnie - Geeshie Wiley May Well Have Been The Rural South's Greatest Female Blues Singer And Musician At That Time, Her Last Session Was 1931; Fewer Than Ten Original Copies Of Wiley's Records Have Survived

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Clifford Jordan

Angelica
Play What You Feel 1997 via Mapleshade Records
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Jazz Spotlight: The Clifford Jordan Septet Recorded June 1957 At Van Gelder Studios Hackensack, NJ. This Gathering Of Talent Features Horn Section Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller And John Jenkins, And Rhythm Section Ray Bryant, Paul Chambers And Art Taylor - The Under-Recognized Tenor Saxophonist Jordan Blew In From Chicago In 1957 And Recorded A Trio Of Excellent Blue Note Sessions Over A Prolific 8-Month Span.

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8:20 am
Organicycle (click for more info)

Support for WYCE is from Organicycle...proud to partner with area businesses for composting, including Founders Brewery.

For businesses or organizations curious about composting, Organicycle is a West Michigan company dedicated to composting 100% of collected waste into nutrient-rich soil for use on farms and gardens of all sizes.  

Their compost bags are available locally at Founders Brewing Store.

More information about organicycle and their composting service is at organicycle.org. 

Richie Havens

Three Little Birds
The Mix Bag For Kids 2015 via Haven Music
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Bob Marley & the Wailers, 1977 Exodus - One Of Richie's Last Recordings Prior To His Passing In 2013

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Red Tail Ring

Red Rocking Chair
Mountain Shout 2011 via Earthwork Music
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Songs Origin Dates To The 19th Century; Mountain Troubadour Dock Boggs Recording It In 1927

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Pharis & Jason Romero

Rolling Mills
Tell 'Em You Were Gold 2022 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Four Time Juno Award Recipients In The Traditional Roots Category

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Rising Appalachia

Chitlin' Cookin' Time In Cheatham County
Leah & Chloe 2004 via Independent
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Rework Of The Historical Recording By The Arthur Smith Trio In North Carolina In 1936 - Alton And Rabon Delmore A Part Of That Trio

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Bryan Sutton

Chief's Medley
Ready To Go 2000 via Sugarhill [Country]
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Multi-Award Winning Flatpicking Guitarist; Member Of Hot Rize For 23 Years

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8:00 am
GRPL - Summer Reading Challenge (click for more info)

The Grand Rapids Public Library (GRPL) is kicking off summer with its popular Summer Reading Challenge, designed for readers of all ages. 

Running from June 2nd to August 30, 2025, this program invites the entire community to set reading goals, track their progress, and win prizes at no cost.

There are several reading challenges available.  

To sign up, register online at grpl.org,  or in person at any GRPL location.