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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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Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer

Bubbles
The Melody Of Rhythm 2009 via E1 Music
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Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Valse Bebe
The Rough Guide to Cajun Dance 2004 via World Music Network
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Beausoleil - "The Baby Waltz" Composed In 1911 By Gordon Vessey

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Life Is A Carnival
Love for Levon- A Benefit to Save the Barn 2013 via StarVista
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Allen Toussaint, The Levon Helm Band, Jaimoe

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Hate This Town
Songs for Slim- Rockin Here Tonight 2013 via New West
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Patterson Hood & The Downtown Rumblers - - Part Of A Stellar Lineup Taking Part In A Benefit Album Helping Good Friend,The Late Slim Dunlop, Guitarist For The Replacements

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9:40 am
Lowell Arts - Fallasburg Fall Arts Festival (click for more info)

Lowell Arts announces its 57th Annual Fallasburg Arts Festival, September 20-21, in Fallasburg Park.

The Fallasburg Arts Festival at scenic Fallasburg Park features 100 juried fine art and craft booths, kids' activities, craft demonstrations, live music, and a Community Art Quilt opportunity as part of Lowell Arts' public art initiative.

Festival Hours are 10 to 5 Saturday and 10 am-4 pm on Sunday.

For additional information, it's lowellarts dot org.


Matthew Borr

Hey Ho Virginia
June Starr 2025 via Matthews Borr
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Kalamazoo, MI - Appearing 9/26 In Plainwell At The 1871 Taphouse

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Kirsten Thien

Hold Onto Me
Solo Live from the Meisenfrei Blues Club 2013 via Screen Door Records
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Kirsten Thien: Blues Guitar Slinger, World Traveller And Collector Of Good Friends

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9:30 am
Switchback (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Switchback Gear Exchange... a full-service bike shop and community hub!

Switchback Gear Exchange features new and used bikes, accessories, and expert bike services. 

Every Tuesday, they host a bluegrass jam at 5:30 pm. 

Wednesdays are "Craft N Draft Nights at 5:30, and every other Thursday is an old-time jam with live music by Hawks and Owls, plus "Almost Famous Burritos" are featured as well.

Information on Switchback is on most Social Media platforms or at Go Switchback dot Com.

Rebirth Brass Band

Caledonia-Flip, Flop & Fly-Ragg Mopp
Take It To The Street 1992 via Rounder Select
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Founded In 1983 By Kermit Ruffins In Treme Neighborhood Of New Orleans

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The Harlem Gospel Travelers

Get Involved
Rhapsody 2024 via Colemine
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Reinterprets Gospel Funk Material, And Aims To Expand The View Of Gospel Music

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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. 

COMPILATIONS

Le Shin
Putumayo Presents- EURO GROOVE 2008 via Putumayo World Music
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!DelaDip: An Austrian Electro Swing Band With The Idea Of Combining Roma Music With Their Love Of Jazz, Electronic, And Pop Music

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Various Artists

The Loire Valley Calypsos (France) - S'ouvrent les nuages
Putumayo Presents Lounge du Monde 2025 via Putumayo Discovery
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A French Collective Channelling Diverse Influences Into Their Own World Stew

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DeVotchKa

Blessing in Disguise
A Mad And Faithful Telling 2008 via Anti
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Founded 1997 - Originally A Backing Band For Burlesque Shows

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9:00 am
GRTV Classes generic (click for more info)

Do-it-yourself TV, podcasting, and filmmaking start here at the Grand Rapids Community Media Center with GRTV!

GRTV's certification classes are now back in full swing, and they offer knowledge & access for makers of every skill level. 

Class offerings include Intro to Video Production, Intro to Podcasting, Studio Production, and others

Once certified, GRCMC Members get free access to GRTV gear, available for checkout during business hours.

You can learn more at grtv dot org slash learn. (grtv.org/learn)

Kurt Vile

The Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
Speed, Sound, Lonely KV 2020 via Matador
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Undercover: John Prine

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Cassie Franklin

Lady Margaret
Cold Mountain OST 2003 via Sony
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Child Ballad #74 - First Appeared As An English Broadside Ballad During The Late Seventeenth Century - Early 20th Century Folk Music Enthusiast And 5-String Banjo Player Bascom Lunsford Was The First Appalachian Musician Presented The Song Its Purest Form, Respect For The Ones Who Had Kept That Tradition Alive

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8:40 am

CeDell Davis

Laura Mae
The Best Of CeDell Davis 2016 via Fat Possom
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Blues Plate Special: Arkansas Guitarist Raised On The West Bank Of the Mississippi Delta - A Bout With Polio At Age 10 Affected The Use Of His Right Hand, Relearning Playing With His Left Hand, Using A Butter Knife In His Fretting Hand In A Manner Similar To Slide Guitar - Mastering This Playing Technique, Davis Spent A Decade With Robert Nighthawk - Not Straying To Far From Arkansas, CeDell Davis Recorded Exclusively For Fat Possum Records, Passing On In 2017 At The Age Of 91

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Peter Erskine & JAM Music Lab All-Stars

Cool [Live]
Bernstein In Vienna [Live] 2024 via Origin
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A Swinging Small Jazz Combo Running Through Live Versions Of A Few Gems Taken From The Leonard Bernstein Catalogue Powered By Weather Report Drummer Peter Erskine

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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. 

Kitchen Dwellers

Pendulum (V)
Seven Devils 2024 via Independent
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Grassers' Out Of Bozeman, MT; The Band Take Their Name From The Early Days Practicing In A Shared Kitchen

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COMPILATIONS

Turtle Bayou Turnaround
Texas Unplugged, Vol. 2 2006 via Palo Duro Records
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A Couple Of Supreme Texas Guitar Slingers Cindy Cashdollar And Carolyn Wonderland

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Austin Lounge Lizards

George Jones Is Playin' In The City Tonight
Lizard Vision 1991 via Flying Fish Records
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The Band Is Getting On For 45 Years Together

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Blue Water Ramblers

Driving Song
Beyond the Straits 2010 via Independent
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Michigan Music! Appearing This Afternoon At The Wheatland Music Festival; Remus, MI

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When the Roses Bloom Again
Classic African American Songsters from Smithsonian Folkways 2014 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Bill Williams, 1927 - An Obscure Performer Of Country-Ragtime Blues; Recording Late In Life - A Close Associate Of The Enigmatic Blind Blake

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Appalachian Road Show

Goin' Across The Mountain
Tribulation 2020 via Billy Blue
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A Visionary Acoustic Ensemble, Bringing New-Generation Interpretations Of Traditional Music With A Common Thread Tied Directly To The Heart Of The Appalachian Regions

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8:00 am
NIA Centre - NIA Sole (click for more info)

NIA Centre is Grand Rapids' own African American cultural center...providing programming and events to promote an understanding of the past, a sharing of the present, and a cultivation of the future.


NIA Centre is proud to sponsor "NIA Sole" on Saturday, September 20, from 3 to 6 PM, at Pleasant Park, 400 Pleasant Street SE in Grand Rapids.

"NIA Sole" is a gathering to distribute 600 pairs of running and walking shoes to the community. presentations on physical fitness and healthy eating. Food and beverages will also be available, as well as live music.

More information on the NIA Centre's NIA Sole event is at niacentregr dot org