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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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Steve Howell & The Mighty Men

Me And My Uncle
Friend Like Me 2015 via Out Of The Past
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions Returns Next Week, 8 AM....The Roots Live Here!

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Clarence Carter

Slip Away
Snatching It Back 1992 via Atlantic / Wea
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One Of The Great Cheating Ballads Of All-Time (1968) - Check Out Gregg Allman's Version On 'Just Before The Bullets Fly.' (1988)

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John Mooney

Jinx Blues
Son & Moon 2014 via Fatback
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Composer: Son House, 1942

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Harmonica Buzz

The Cornbread Jinx
Long Way to Memphis 2002 via Blues and Twang
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GR Flavor From Deep Within The 'YCE Blues Alley

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9:40 am
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The Red Sea Pedestrians

Shlemiel and Shlimazl
A Lesson In Cartography 2007 via Hey Burner! Records
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Kalamazoo Flavorings

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Fairport Convention

Matty Groves
Liege And Lief 1969
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This Is The Band's Fourth Album And The First With Sandy Denny, Replacing Judy Dyble On Vocals - "Mattie Groves," Is An English Folk Ballad Dating To The 17th Century Describing An Adulterous Tryst Between A Man And A Woman Ending In Tragedy.

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Ted Heath And His Orchestra With Lita Roza

Blacksmith Blues [1953]
Swing Essentials Vol.12 2010 via digulogue
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Led Britain's Greatest Post-War Big Band - Considered The Most Successful Band In Britain During The 1950's, Remaining In Existence As A Ghost Band Long After Heath Passed On, surviving In Such A Form Until 2000

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Nat King Cole

Tangerine
The King Swings 2001 via Capitol
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Published: 1941 - Composer: Johnny Mercer & Victor Shertszinger - Introduced In The 1942 Movie "The Fleet's In," Starring Dorothy Lamour And William Holden

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9:20 am

Billy Strings & Don Julin

Meet Me At The Creek @ Pickathon
Lucky Barn Series: Season 2 - Episode 2 2015 via Courtesy Of Bluegrass Situation
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Jammie Winners - "Bluegrass Amped Up A Little!" - Traditions Appearance Alert: Traverse City Winter Microbrew Festival, 2/13 - Merlefest, Wilkesboro, NC, Weekend Of April 28th (Multiple Sets)

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Bruce Ling

Yew Piney Mountain
Fine Times At Our House 2001 via Independent
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GR Flavor - Traditions Appearance Alert: End Of Season Contra Dance At Johnson Park, Grandville, MI - Buttermilk Jamboree With "Hawks And Owls,' The Weekend Of June 10th

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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc & Richard Watson

Turn The Lamps Down Low
Third Generation Blues 1999 via Sugar Hill
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A Diamond In The Rough: Doc With His Grandson Richard Present A Collection Of Exquisite Blues, Country-Folk, And Gospel Covers. Richard's Picking Is Astounding.

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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson

Bird Dog
Docabilly 1995 via Sugar Hill
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Composers: Felice & Boudleaux Bryant - Released By The Everly Brothers, 1958 - On This Album Doc Delivers Some Rollicking Rockabilly, Stirring In A Few Early Rock & Roll Classics With A Few Country Comforts.

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9:00 am

Tami Neilson

Cry over You
DYNAMITE! 2016 via Neilson Records
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New Zealand Native - Here She Gives 'Cry Over You,' The Full Patsy Cline Treatment." My Friends, This Is A Must Have Album."

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Blue Mountain

Mountain Girl
Dog Days 1995 via The all Bblacks
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Mississippi Trio Formed In 1991 - No Longer Together

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The Whiskey Charmers

Neon Motel
The Whiskey Charmers 2016 via Independent
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Detroit Based-Roots Duo: Carrie Shepard & Lawrence Daversa - Traditions Appearance Alert: New Holland Brewing, 7/23

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Otis Gibbs

Kansas City
Joe Hill's Ashes 2010 via Independent
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Joe Hill: Labor Activist - Member Of The Industrial Workers Of Tthe World (IWW) - Songwriter...Wrongfully Accused Of Murder - Executed By Firing Squad On November 19, 1915. Has Been Immortalized In Several 1960's Labor Movement/Protest Songs.

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Linda McRae

Sidewalk Princess
Shadow Trails 2015 via Borealis
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Guest Musicians: Ray Bonneville, Laurie Lewis & Gurf Morlix

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8:40 am
Jammies (click for more info)

WYCE's 17th annual Jammie Awards are coming to The Intersection on Friday night February 19th beginning at 5:30pm.

Join in celebrating the best of local and regional music from the past year with 24 live performances and 20 awards.

Jammies 17 is made possible by Bell's Brewery with support from The Intersection, Funky Buddha Yoga Hothouse, and San Chez Tapas Bistro.

Show your civic pride and support the musical talent in your community February 19th at The Intersection.

See the full lineup and get more information at WYCE dot O-R-G

Spoonful Of Blues: David "Junior" Kimbrough

Lonesome In My Home
First Recordings (1966) 2009 via Fat Possum
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July 28, 1930 Mississippi - January 17, 1998 Mississippi

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Spoonful Of Blues: Jed Davenport

Save Me Some [1929]
Harmonica Blues Vol. 2 2009 via OVc
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?/?/???? Mississippi - ?/?/???? ?

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This Is '820' Jazz: Ben Webster And Oscar Peterson

This Can't Be Love
Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson 1959 via Verve
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Ray Brown, Bass...Ed Thigpen, Drums...Ben Webster, Tenor Sax...Oscar Peterson, Piano

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8:20 am

The Red Sea Pedestrians

Shlemiel and Shlimazl
A Lesson In Cartography 2007 via Hey Burner! Records

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Tara Nevins

This Time
Mule To Ride 1999 via Sugarhill [Country]
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First Time Spin On 'YCE - Debut Solo Recording - American Roots Traditionalist - Founding Member Of Donna The Buffalo...Traditions Appearance Alert : Donna The Buffalo Returning To The Intersection 4/16

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Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen

The Letter
On the Edge 2013 via Compass
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Multi-Award Winning Pickers - Pickin' On the Box Tops (1967)

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Nothin Fancy

Blue Tears
By Any Other Name 2015 via Mountain Fever
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Formed In 1994 As A One-Off Bluegrass Band To Compete In A Music Competition - They Enter Their Twenty-Second Year Together With A Very Busy 2016 Touring Schedule

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The Dappled Grays

Wild Things
Last Night, tomorrow 2015
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Progressive Bluegrass Quintet From Atlanta

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8:00 am