Credits

Today's Local Resonance was produced myself, with assistance from Randy Vander Molen. Contributors to this week's show included Deirdre Cunningham, Sue Jazwiec, Sam Stryke and Michael Crittenden. Recording and production assistance for Local Resonance is provided by Mackinaw Harvest Studios. Thanks to Teresa Dawkins for compiling our concert calendar listings, with help from GRNOW.com, and additional information from Review and Recoil Magazines. Our online audio player was designed by Celeste Pretzel of Y2 Creative. Our theme song was composed by the band The Chinese People..... To listen to archived version of the show, read about our contributors, or find out how you can get involved with producing content for this show, please visit WYCE.org/local. We want your help! And, WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF LOCAL RESONANCE. Either fill out the feedback form on the site, or give us a call at 616-459-4788 x222 and share your opinion. Local Resonance is a production of the Community Media Center.

Concert Calendar

12-21 The Break Room 12-21 Mick Nasty and the Confessionals Root Doctor at Billys 9PM Grand Rapids Art Museum-Mary Rademacher River City Slims-The Witch Doctors 12-22 The Break Room-AB & Coconut Brown Sazerac Lounge Harry lucas and the Lowdown 9PM Founders-Morale-Experimental Jazz Billys What It IS 9PM River City Slims-The Witch Doctors Clique Bowling Alley-Wicker Basket/ Truckstopcobras/The Veloras/Potatoebabies A Christmas miracle. For 5 dollars you get 4 bands & bowling plus: Free Santa caps free holiday Cd's Free Xmas cards Free gifts from Rev Santa. Saturday December 22ND 9pm-1am The CLIQUE bowling center 533 Stocking ave. NW Grand Rapids Mi. Intersection- The Verve Pipe-9pm Jukes-Dynaflow and the Round One Trick Pony-Drew Nelson-8PM Naya Restaurant –Dr Jones 12-26 Jim Brickman's holiday tour will make its stop at DeVos Performance Hall on Wednesday, December 26th at 7:00 PM. Richie McDonald of Lonestar will open the show. 12-27 Founders-Hawks and Owls wsg Winter Sessions and Creekside One Trick Pony- Dublin Station Naya Restaurant- Pangea

Karisa Wilson

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Sara Luneack

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More intro

If you'd like to find out more about Ensemble Al-Asdeka and tonight's Solstice party, look at their website: A-L-A-S-D-E-K-A-DOT-COM. Now, let's listen to a couple of original local holiday songs recorded live at WYCE's A Winter's Tune. The first song we'll hear is from Sara Luneack, who wrote the song "Little Match Girl", based upon a story by Hans Christian Andersen. Leading into the song, she paraphrased the sad, but hopeful story of the Little Match Girl, which she then retells in the song.

Interview 2 intro

That's listener-contributed content -- the future heart and soul of Local Resonance. If you'd like to find out how YOU can create and submit features for Local Resonance, go to WYCE.org and click on the Local tab. Now, it's time to head back to our interview with Ensemble Al-Asdeka by the fireside at Mackinaw Harvest studios.

Sam Stryke

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Michael Crittenden

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Best and Worst Holiday Songs

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Listener-Contributed Content

On this next segment of Local Resonance, we'll hear from several local music fans and musicians, talking about their favorite -- and least favorite -- holiday songs -- recorded at WYCE's A Winter's Tune holiday concert at Wealthy Theatre. And we'll hear the "back-story" about how some local musicians made their own holiday music.

Interview intro

Now, we'll get to this week's in-studio guests, Ensemble Al-Asdeka. We sat down beside the fire at Mackinaw Harvest Music's "urban lodge" studios and talked about making Middle Eastern music, belly dancing and something called "microtones"...

Pet the Warrior & Dust A.C.

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Chance Jones

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Introduction

Welcome to Local Resonance, I'm Kevin Murphy. Local Resonance is WYCE's new program dedicated to West Michigan's music scene. Local Resonance doesn't just play music from local artists - instead, we like to say that we tell the stories of people in our community through the music in their lives. That means that we'll take a look at music that's produced and created locally, but we'll also feature live music events from local, national and international acts, and we'll take a look at music of all kinds that the people of West Michigan are listening to. This week, it's the Local Resonance Holiday Show. We'll listen to local holiday music -- from covers of familiar Christmas carols to original seasonal songs, and we'll take a look at the back-story of how some of those songs came to be. Plus, we'll hear from everyday West Michigan folks about their favorite -- and least favorite -- holiday songs. And, for a change of pace, the Middle-Eastern group Ensemble Al-Asdeka will join us to talk about their new album and their Winter Solstice party - tonight. To start off, let's listen to two tracks from the CD "A Very West Michigan Christmas". This is Chance Jones' take on "The Little Drummer Boy", followed by Dust A.C. and Pet The Warrior's original number, Fa-la-la-la-la Merry Christmas". Music you'll on hear on 88.1 WYCE. This is Local Resonance. (02:00)

The Chinese People