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ON AIR

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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tracks may appear here before or after they are played on the air

Yoshida Brothers

Saiun
Best of Yoshida Brothers- Tsugaru Shamisen 2008 via Domo Records
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Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Louis Jordan & His Tympani 5

G.I. Jive
Five Guys Names Moe 1992 via Geffen Records
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Kevin Brown

Little Grass Shack
6 Strings And A Dream 2020 via Doodah Recors
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British Songwriter/Slide Guitarist Spending The Weekend At The Beach

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Elise LeGrow

You Never Can Tell
Playing Chess 2018 via BMG
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Elsie LeGrow Covering Chuck Berry, 1964

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Mississippi John Hurt

Beulah Land
Today! 1966 via Vangard
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9:40 am
Circle Theatre (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Circle Theatre Grand Rapids....Presenting their Summer Concert Series for 2025..

Roadtrip USA is a musical journey across the country with stops at Graceland (music from Elvis), Dollywood (with music from Dolly Parton), and many others.

Pop Royalty offers music from "Kings and Queens," the King of Pop: Michael Jackson, and the Queens of Pop: Madonna, Beyonce, and more.

Tickets for all summer concerts and other stage performances are on sale now at Circle Theatre dot org.


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The Moonrays

Gimme Shelter
Blast Off 2015 via Independent
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HandCrafted GR! Surf Rockin' Blues With A Very Tasty Vintage Tone

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Bob Margolin, Bob Coriitore, Jimmy Vivino

It Makes No Difference
So Far 2022 via Bob Margolin
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Two Of The Deepest Dyed-In-The-Wool Traditionalists With A Good Friend Along For The Ride - "It Makes No Difference " Has A Special Appeal To Margolin, First Playing It With The Band And Muddy During The Last Waltz Concert In 1976, And Then Again With iTs Vocalist, Rick Danko, In Finland A Decade Later - Of Course Danko Nailed It On The Band's Northern Lights - Southern Cross

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9:30 am
Promo - Smart Speaker / APP (click for more info)

Not near a radio? That's not a problem anymore.

In addition to our 24/7 live stream at WYCE dot org and our FREE Smartphone app, you can also listen to WYCE at home on your favorite smart speaker.

Simply tell your Amazon or Google smart speaker to "Play WYCE" -- and A World of Music will begin playing for you!

No matter where you are, you now have several ways to enjoy your favorite programmers, and a world of music on WYCE!

Twisted Pine

I Miss Talking
Twisted Pine 2017 via Signature Sounds
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Cambridge, MA - Fresh Progressive "Pop-Grass" String Band

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Zack Feinberg

Rock and Roll Goes To Heaven
Call It a Miracle 2025 via Zippy
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Lead Guitarist Of The New Orleans-Based Rock Band The Revivalists, Heard Here On WYCE

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9:20 am
Circle Theatre (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Circle Theatre Grand Rapids....Presenting The Prom, live on stage now through May 31.

Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Best Musical, THE PROM, tells the story of four eccentric Broadway stars in need of a new stage. It's a musical comedy with a message designed to resonate with audiences.

Tickets for The Prom and all performances are on sale now at circletheatre dot org.

The 38th Army Band

When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Greatest American Marches 2017 via 38th Army Band
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An American Patriotic Song From The Civil War Expressing People's Longing For The Return Of Their Friends And Relatives

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Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

Basin Street Blues
Tiffany Transcriptions, Vol.3 - Basin Street Blues 1984 via Rhino / Wea
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The Founders Of Western Swing Covering 1928 Louis Armstrong, Written That Same Year By Spencer Williams About The Main Street Of Historic Storyville, The Red-Light District Of Early 20th-Century New Orleans, North Of The French Quarter - It Became A Red Light District In 1897

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Tia Brazda

Old-Fashioned Love
Bandshell 2015 via Flatcar
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A Sassy Canadian Jazz Songbird - A Mover And Shaker In The Electro-Swing Movement

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Neil Jacobs

Django Cafe
American Gypsy 2000 via Adena
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Master 12-String Guitarist Performing A Diverse Array Of World Music; Draws Inspiration From His Global Travels

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Nibs Van der Spuy

It's Been a Sad Day
Beautiful Feet 2007 via Sheer Sound
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After Playing The Local Folk Scene Around South Africa For Many Years, Nibs Big Stage Break Came After Supporting Crosby, Stills And Nash On Their 1996 South African Tour

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9:00 am
Culinary Cultivations (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Culinary Cultivations.

Culinary Cultivations is committed to providing a team of food service professionals for client events, functions, and parties. 

Their team comprises professionals in all positions: chefs, cooks, dishwashers, servers and more.

They pride themselves on honesty, transparency, diversity, and kindness to all team members and are always looking for food service professionals who desire a flexible schedule.

More information can be found at Culinary Cultivations dot org.

Taj Mahal And Keb' Mo'

Room On The Porch
Room On The Porch 2025 via Concord
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Guest Vocal: Ruby Amanfu - TajMo Reuniting For Their First Release Together Since 2017, Finds The Pair In Peak Form

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James King

Riding With Private Malone
Three Chords and the Truth 2013 via Rounder
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Remember All Those That Served, And The Many Giving Their All

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8:40 am

Reed Turchi

Get Back Train
World On Fire 2025 via Xenon
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Blues Plate Special: A Selection From His Captivating New Album That Is A Raw And Haunting; Recorded In Two Nights It Is A Testament Of A Man Who's Been To The Brink And Back, Stripping Each Track Down To Its Barest Essentials

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The Jazz Crusaders

The Emperor
Lighthouse '68 1968 via Blue note
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Jazz Spotlight: We Go Live To The Historic Lighthouse Cafe, Hermosa Beach, California For A 1968 Performance By The Jazz Crusaders - For This Combo It Is All About The Feel, Playing Their Own Brand Of Grooved-Out 60's Jazz In A Relaxed Environment; This Is One Of The Most Intimate Jazz Shows Captured On Tape During The 1960's

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8:20 am
Circle Theatre (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Circle Theatre Grand Rapids....Presenting The Prom, live on stage now through May 31.

Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Best Musical, THE PROM, tells the story of four eccentric Broadway stars in need of a new stage. It's a musical comedy with a message designed to resonate with audiences.

Tickets for The Prom and all performances are on sale now at circletheatre dot org.

Rose Maddox

Jim Dandy
A Big Bouquet Of Roses 1961 via Capitol
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New York Songwriter Lincoln Chase Wrote It And First Recorded By LaVerne Baker In 1955; Top 20 On The R&B Charts - Eighteen Years Later A Top 25 On the Pop Charts By Black Oak Arkansas - Named One Of The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll - Rose Maddox Was Longtime Fiddle Player Mastering Hillbilly, Rockabilly And Gospel Music - Reputation As A Lusty Firebrand

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COMPILATIONS

Cajun Saturday Night
Swamp People 2013 via Rounder
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Legendary D.I. Menard Nicknamed The Cajun Hank Williams - Recipient Of A National Heritage Fellowship From The National Endowment For The Arts

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COMPILATIONS

I'm a Coal Mining Man
Coal Country Music 2010 via Heartwood
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Tom T. Hall - Nicknamed The Storyteller - Highly-Honored Songwriting Performer

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Emily Nenni

Rootin' For You
Drive & Cry 2024 via New West
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Solid Sound Rooted In Classic Honky-Tonk

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David Holt & Josh Goforth

Pretty Peggy-O
Good Medicine 2016 via Holt & Goforth
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Roud Song Index #545 - Two Highly Accomplished Storytellers And Acoustic Musicians With A Cover Of The Eighteenth Century Scottish Folk Song About A Thwarted Romance Between A Soldier And A Woman

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Potato Moon

Midnight Water
Midnight Water 2002 via n/a
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West Michigan Music!

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Jerry Douglas, Rob Ickes, Mike Auldridge

The Perils of Private Mulvaney
Three Bells 2014 via Rounder
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Memorial Day: Honoring All In The U.S, Military; Active, Inactive And Those That Paid The Ultimate Sacrifice

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8:00 am
Culinary Cultivations (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Culinary Cultivations.

Culinary Cultivations is committed to providing a team of food service professionals for client events, functions, and parties. 

Their team comprises professionals in all positions: chefs, cooks, dishwashers, servers and more.

They pride themselves on honesty, transparency, diversity, and kindness to all team members and are always looking for food service professionals who desire a flexible schedule.

More information can be found at Culinary Cultivations dot org.