Art Blakey
The Drum Thunder SuiteMoanin' 1958 via Blue Note
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view other shifts on 09/28/2025Traditions!
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!
Moanin' 1958 via Blue Note
Art Blakey
InvitationArt Blakey And The Jazz Messengers 1961 via Impulse! Records
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I'm On FireBadlands- A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska 2000 via Sub Pop
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Those Darn Accordions!
Yoo Hoo PolkaSqueeze This! 1994 via Flying Fish Records
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Straighten Up and Fly RightClassic African American Songsters from Smithsonian Folkways 2014 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Lost Dog Street Band
Lonely Old SoulSurvived 2024 via Thirty Tigers
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Going Down the Road Feeling BadClassic African American Songsters from Smithsonian Folkways 2014 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Chris Smither
Seems So RealLeave The Light On 2006 via Signature Records
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Three Month European Tour With Special Guest Bettysoo Begins In October; Chris Turns 81 In November
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Donovan
The CuckooBeat Cafe 2004 via Appleseed Records
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The Rock 'N' Hall Of Famer Emerged From The British Folk Scene In 1965 - His Songwriting Contained a Melting Pot Of Sounds And Instrumentation, Defining The Flower Power Movement
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Edye Evans Hyde
So WhatMagic In His Eyes 2012 via Independent
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GR Jazzin' - Undercover: Miles Davis, Kind Of Blue 1959
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9:40 am
Franciscan Life Process Center - Franciscan Rhythms 5K Trail Run & Walk (click for more info)
The Franciscan Life Process Center will host its 11th annual Franciscan Rhythms 5K Trail Run & Walk benefiting its music therapy program and land restoration efforts Saturday, Oct. 4.
The all-ages and all-fitness-levels 5K will allow participants to "Run with Nuns" and experience restorative projects on a scenic path through its rural Lowell campus.
Live music stations will be spread out along the trail and participants will receive freshly baked cinnamon rolls made by the sisters, plus coffee, at the finish line.
More details can be found at RunSignUp dot com slash TrailRun2025.
B.B. King
Funny How Time Slips Away (With Bobby Bland)80 2005 via Geffen Records
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Composer: Willie Nelson, 1961 - B.B. King With Bobby Bland
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Abigail Washburn
CaptainAbigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet 2008 via Nettwerk Records
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Abigail Washburn, Bela Fleck, Casey Driessen, And Ben Sollee Make Up The Sparrow Quartet Known For Its Mix Of Old-Time Music With Chinese Lyrics And Melodies
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9:30 am
Live Nation - Soul Coughing. (GLC Live @ 20 Monroe) (click for more info)
Support for WYCE comes from GLC Live at 20 Monroe, presenting Soul Coughing
The alternative rock band will be performing on Sunday December 14th. Music starts at 8 pm.
Tickets and more information are at GLC LIVE AT 20 MONROE dot COM.
Ed Depas
Box Of A Lonely ManCodename California 2025 via Mackinaw Harvest
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Producer: Depas And Michael Crittinden - Guests Include Drew Howard, Caroline Barlow, Katie & Sav From The Accidentals And Drew Nelson
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Ingrid Lucia & the Flying Neutrinos
Good Morning, Mr. AfternoonI'd Rather Be in New Orleans (First Edition) 1999 via Flying Neutrinos
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9:20 am
Grand Rapids Vegan Chef Challenge (click for more info)
The inaugural Grand Rapids Vegan Chef Challenge began September 1 and continues through the end of the month.
The GR Vegan Chef Challenge involves local chefs competing for your ratings and reviews with creative and delicious plant-based menu options.
Twenty local restaurants are offering delicious plant-based options this month
To learn more, you can visit veganchefchallenge dot org slash GrandRapids.
COMPILATIONS
Back AroundPutumayo Presents- Blues Around the World 2006 via Putumayo World Music
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Bonnie Raitt With Habib Koite
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Macire Sylla
SoreTalitha 2011 via Djembé Faré
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Guinean Singer-Songwriter And Dancer Singing Mainly In Soussou, And Her Style Is Inspired By Mandingo, Afropop, And Funk
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Stephen Kent
BarakaOil & Water 2003 via Family Tree
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Didgeridoo Performer, Percussionist, Composer - With The Band Trance Mission, The Group Explored Primal, Techno-Tribal Music During The Early 1990's
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COMPILATIONS
TsiaroOut On The Rolling Sea- A Tribute To Joseph Spence And The Pinder Family 1994 via Green Linnet
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Tarika Sammy
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9:00 am
CASA of Kent County -Annual Dinner (click for more info)
Every child in foster care deserves a voice in the courtroom.
Court Appointed Special Advocates - known by the acronym CASA - of Kent County, provides advocacy for children in the child welfare system, ensuring they have the support and stability they need.
CASA is hosting its "Heart of CASA" annual dinner on October 16 from 5:30-8:30 pm.
Join CASA for dinner and for the opportunity to learn more about their work with children in foster care in Kent County.
You can learn more plus get tickets for the event on October 16 at casakentco dot org. That's c-a-s-a-k-e-n-t-c-o dot o-r-g!
Elvin Bishop
Doo-Wop MedleyRed Dog Speaks 2010 via Delta Groove Productions
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Elvin Bishop Working Through The Oldies But Goodies
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The Shootouts
Only YouSwitchback 2025 via Transoceanic
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Sam Bush, Lindsay Lou And Mickey Raphael Guesting
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Kare Hinote Trio
Slow ReleaseStowaways 2025 via Kate Hinote Music
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Metro-Detroit Folk Ensemble Appearing In GR 11/7 The SpeakEZ Lounge
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8:40 am
Promo - Acoustic Cafe and Local Spins Replay on Sunday (click for more info)
WYCE's Specialty programming on Friday includes Acoustic Cafe from 9-11 am and Local Spins from 11 am until Noon.
If you can't catch the shows on Friday, you can now listen to a replay on the weekend.
On Sunday, it's Acoustic Cafe from 3-5 pm and Local Spins from 5-6 right here on a World of Music, 88.1 FM WYCE, on our app, and streaming online at WYCE dot org.
COMPILATIONS
Cling to Me, BabyShout, Brother, Shout! 1994 via Alligator Records
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Blues Plate Special: Beverly White & Her Trio - Blues And Jazz Singer And Pianist. She Was A Vocalist With Claude Hopkins In 1937 - Recording Under Her Name In the Early 1940's,
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8:20 am
COMPILATIONS
One Thin DimeTestament Records Sampler 1995 via Testament
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Blind Connie Williams - A Street Performer Who Lived Most Of His Life In Philadelphia Playing A Repertoire Consisting Of Sanctified Gospel Songs And Pre-War Country Blues Standards - Only One Recording Session Took Place In 1961, Produced By Blues Historian And Archivist Peter Welding
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Ray Wylie Hubbard
Black DogEternal & Lowdown 2001 via Philo / Pgd
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The Esteemed Texas Songwriter Is As Much A Renegade Poet As A Roadhouse Saint
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We Banjo 3
Bill Cheatum-Kitchen Girl-The DonRoots Of The Banjo Tree 2013 via Independent
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This Debut Picked Up A Traditional Music Award By The Irish Times
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Crooked Still
Morning BugleFriends of Fall 2011 via Signature Sounds
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The Band Is Playing Its "Own Continuation" On The Bluegrass Tradition That Began In The U.S. With Bill Monroe And Jimmy Martin
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COMPILATIONS
Great High MountainCold Mountain 2003 via Sony
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Detroit Native Jack White Echoing The Legendary Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys
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Down To The River To PrayO Brother, Where Art Thou 2011 via Lost Highway
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Traditional Spiritual - Alison Krauss - The Exact Origin Of The Song Is Unknown; First Published In 1867 As "The Good Old Way"-
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8:00 am
GR Pride Center Programs (click for more info)
The Grand Rapids Pride Center has been serving the 2SLGBTQ+ community since 1988.
They work to create positive change by breaking down barriers, creating awareness, providing inclusive services, and bridging relationships.
By offering social and support groups, volunteer opportunities, a basic and essential needs closet, a Therapy Assistance Program, and other services, Grand Rapids Pride Center strives to be a safe, welcoming, and affirming space for 2SLGBTQ+ individuals in the greater-Grand Rapids area.
More information on Grand Rapids Pride Center programming is available at GRPRIDE DOT ORG.