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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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Sultans Of String

Snake Charmer
Subcontinental Drift 2016 via SOCAN
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions Returns Next Week, 8 AM

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The Sojourners

He Calls That Religion [1933]
Things About Comin' My Way: A Tribute To the Music Of the Mississippi Sheiks 2009 via Black Hen
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Gospel-Infused Canadian Trio Reinterpreting The Mississippi Sheiks (1933)

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Lightnin' Hopkins

Mean Old Frisco [1964]
Prestige Profiles 2004 via Concord
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Texas Country Blues Man Of The Highest Caliber - Felt The Blues Was In Him After Meeting Blind Lemon Jefferson At The Age Of Eight (1920) - Demanded Full Payment For His Services Before Recording - Seldom Laid Down More Than One Take Of Any Song

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Shari Kane and Dave Steele

It'll Be Me
Four Hand Blues 2011 via Big Bones Music
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Traditions Appearance Alert: Johnny Speakeasy, Ann Arbor 5/7...Dave's Birthday Party! # 60 - Evart Folk Festival, 7/30 - Michigan Blues Festival, Lansing 9/17-18

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9:40 am
Calvin | The Lone Bellow (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Calvin College presenting The Lone Bellow live in concert Wednesday, March 23 at The Covenant Fine Arts Center Auditorium.
This four piece is an Americana musical group from Brooklyn touring in support of their new album 'Then Came The Morning'.
The Lone Bellow live in concert Wednesday, March 23 at The Covenant Fine Arts Center Auditorium at 8pm.
For more information visit calvin dot e d u

The Oak Ridge Boys, Tinsley Ellis, Kevin McKendree

Ramblin' Man
Midnight Rider: A Tribute To The Allman Brothers Band 2014 via Goldenlane
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Wonderful Tribute To A True American Music Treasure - This Collection Features New Performances Of Some Of The Band's Most Classic Tunes

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Professor Longhair

Whole Lotta Lovin' [Remastered]
Crawfish Fiesta 1979 via Alligator
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Composer: Antoine "Fats" Domino - The Professor's Final Album Recorded A Few Months Before His Passing - Won The First W.C. Handy Blues Album Of The Year Award in 1980 - Produced By Mac Rebennack (Dr. John)

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New Orleans Jazz Orchestra

Whoopin' Blues
Dee's Dee's Feathers 2015
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Vocals: Irving Mayfield & Dee Dee Bridgewater

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Al Hibbler

After the Lights Go Down Low
After The Lights Go Down 1956 via Decca
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Master Interpreter Of Twentieth-Century Popular Song - Vocalist For Duke Ellington, Joining In 1943 Replacing Herb Jeffries - First to Record "Unchained Melody" (1955)

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9:20 am

Pretty Little Feet

Walking Boss
The Mountain Runners 2012 via Wander Records
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Washington - Founded In 2009 - Mark Novak & GR Native Allegra Ziffle

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Mountain Holler: Lee Wallin

Neighbor Girl
Old Love Songs And Ballads From The Big Laurel, North Carolina 1964 via Smithsonian

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Twisted Pine

Roanoke
The Wholly Mammonth Sessions 2016 via Courtesy Of Mammonth Studios
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Composer: Bill Monroe - Major Players In the Vibrant Boston Bluegrass Community With Their Own Twist On Traditional Bluegrass

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Robbie Fulks

Aunt Peg's New Old Man
Upland Stories 2016 via Bloodshot Records
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Fresh Into 'YCE

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Del McCoury And David Grisman

Shackles And Chains
Del & Dawg Live 2016 via Acoustic Disc
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For Fifty Years, Del McCoury's Music Has Defined Authenticity For Hard Core Bluegrass Fans, As Well As A Growing Number Of Fans Only Vaguely Familiar With The Genre - -For Nearly Half A Century, Mandolinist / Composer / Bandleader / Producer David Grisman Has Been A Guiding Force In The Evolving World Of Acoustic Music. His Musical Range Is Wide And Deep, Embracing Many Styles, Genres And Traditions - This Is A Must Album In Your Collection

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9 O'Clock Doc: The Doc Watson Family

Twilight Is Stealing
Songs From The Southern Mountains 1994 via Sugar Hill
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Recorded In Deep Gap, 1962. This Album Contains Previously Unreleased Material From The Early '60s As Well As Three Tracks Recorded In 1973.

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(REQUESTED)

9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson

Spikedriver Blues
Trouble In Mind: The Doc Watson Country Blues Collection 2003 via Sugar Hill
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Composer: Mississippi John Hurt, 1928 - This Album Is A Testament That Doc's Music Is As Informed By The Blues As It Is By Any Other Form Of Music, An Often Overlooked Foundation Of His Trademark Sound.

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9:00 am

Linda Ronstadt

Rock Me On The Water
Linda Rodstadt 1972 via Capitol
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Composer: Jackson Browne - Guests Musicians: Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, Randy Meisner & Sneaky Pete

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(REQUESTED)

Justin Townes Earle

Maria
Nothing's Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now 2012 via Bloodshot
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The Far West

Bitter, Drunk & Cold
The Far west 2011 via Light Fighter
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LA-Based Quintet Forming In 2010 - Each Member Leaving Their Other Respected Bands To Pursue A Unique Sound They Weren't Getting Elsewhere. They Found It With "The Far West."

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Mark Erelli

Analog Hero
For a Song 2016 via Independant
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Massachusetts - Recipient Of The Prestigious Kerrville Folk Festivals New Folk Award, 1999

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8:40 am
WYCE Spring Pre Drive (click for more info)

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Spoonful Of Blues: Silas Hogan

Hoo-Doo Blues [1965]
Louisiana Swamp Blues, Vol. 6 2015 via Excello
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September 15, 1911 Louisiana - January 9, 1994 Louisiana

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Spoonful Of Blues: Bill "Boogie Bill" Webb

Maggie Campbell Blues
Giants Of Country Blues Guitar, Vol. 2 1994
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March 24, 1924 Mississippi - August 22, 1990 Louisiana

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This Is '820' Jazz: Lee Morgan Sextet

D's Fink
Lee Morgan Sextet 1957 via Blue Note
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Charlie Persip, Drums...Paul Chambers, Bass...Horace Silver, Piano...Kenny Rodgers, Alto Saxophone...Hank Mobley, Tenor Saxophone...Lee Morgan, Trumpet

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8:20 am

Frank Solivan

Cazenovia Casanova
Family, Friends & Heroes 2016 via Compass Records
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Frank's Solo Minus Dirty Kitchen - Guests Musicians: Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, John Cowan & Rob Ickes

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Nanci Griffith

Love Wore A Halo (Back Before The War)
Little Love Affairs 1988 via MCA
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With The Blue Moon Orchestra: Pete & Maura Kennedy And Pat McInerny - Multi-Award Winner

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Suzanne Thomas & The Dry Branch Fire Squad

Silver Tongue And Gold Plated Lies
Dear Friends & Gentle Hearts 1996 via Rounder
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Also Included On The Compilation O Sister! Women's Bluegrass

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The Gibson Brothers

Picker's Blues
Iron & Diamonds 2008
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Traditions Appearance Alert: Milan Bluegrass Festival, 8/4 - Three Day Event Tucked Away Off U.S. 23 Between Ann Arbor And Dundee

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Town Mountain

I'm On Fire
Heroes & Heretics 2008 via Town Mountain
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Undercover: Bruce Springsteen (1984) Born In The U.S.A.

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Caroline Herring

Colorado Woman
Wellspring 2003 via Blue Corn Music
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You Have Found Traditions: 'American Roots, Redefined'

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