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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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The Codgers

Corktown Boys
Lichfield 2016 via Independant
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions Returns Next Week, 8 AM

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Francine Reed

Evil Gal
I Want You To Love Me 1995 via Fervor
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Blues Singer Of The Highest Caliber - Long-Time Member Of Lyle Lovett's Large Band - At Sixty-Eight, Miss Reed Continues to Perform In Atlanta

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Eric Lindell

Couldn't Leave You If I Tried
Matters of the Heart 2016 via Red Parlor Records
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New Into The 'YCE Blues Alley

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Lonnie Pitchford

Lonesome Blues
All Around Man 1994 via Hyena
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Member Of Only A Handful Of Young African American Musicians From Mississippi Who Had Learned And Was Continuing The Delta Blues And Country Blues Traditions Up To His Passing In 1995 (43) - Skilled On The One-String Guitar And Diddley Bow, An Acoustic Instrument Of African origin,

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Luther Dickinson

Mean Ol' Wind Died Down
Blues & Ballads (A Folksingers Songbook) Volumes I & II 2016 via New West
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Guest Vocals: The Wandering (Amy LaVere, Sharde Thomas & Shannon McNally

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9:40 am
Calvin College | Noah Gunderson (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes Calvine college presenting Noah Gunderson performing at The Ladies Literary Club Friday, April 22.
Gunderson is a indie folksinger-songwriter from Seattle, Washington, and founder of the band The Courage. He is touring in support of his new album, Carry The Ghost.
Noah Gunderson performs Friday April 22nd at Ladies Literary Club in downtown Grand Rapids at 8pm.
More information available at Calvin dot E D U

Dead Man Winter

Wasteland
Bright Lights 2011 via Banjodad Records
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Side Project For David Simonette And Tim Saxhaug From Trampled By Turtles

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Bill Carter

Feel Town
Innocent Victims and Evil Companions 2016 via Forty Below
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Austin-Based Singer Songwriter - Has Written For Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble & the Fabulous Thunderbirds

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King Louie and LaRhonda Steele

Blue Moon
Rock Me Baby 2016 via Shoug Records
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Undercover: Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart (1934) - Big Hit For Mel Torme And Billy Eckstine In 1949 - Major International Hit For The Doo-Wop Group The Marcels In 1961

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Halie Loren

I've Got To See You Again
Simply Love 2013 via White Moon
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Alaska - Best Jazz Vocal Award Winner - Wonderful Sexiness To Her Voice

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9:20 am

Merle Haggard And The Strangers

Mama Tried
Okie From Muskegee 1969 via Capitol
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Remembering Merle Haggard, Poet Of The Common Man; April 6, 1937 - April 6, 2016 (79)

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Merle Haggard And The Strangers

Let's Chase Each Other Around The Room Tonight
It's All In the Game 1984 via Sony
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He Was Always An Outsider, Aptly Naming His Band "The Strangers" - Along With Buck Owens, An Architect Of The Bakersfield Sound

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Merle Haggard And The Strangers

Big City
Big City 1982 via Epic
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Haggard's Body Of Work Easily Places Him Beside Hank Williams As One Of The Most Influential Artists In Country Music - inducted Into The Country Music Hall Of Fame In 1994 - Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, 2006 - Kennedy Center Honor For Outstanding Contribution To American Culture, 2010 - California State University, Bakersfield, Awarded Haggard The Honorary Degree Of Doctor Of Fine Arts, 2013

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Merle Haggard And The Strangers

Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)
Let Me Tell About A Song 1972 via Capitol
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Thirty-Eight Singles Reached No. 1 On The Country Charts - Released Seventy-One Top 10 Country Hits. In All, Thirty-Four In A Row From 1967-1977 - Seven Of These Crossed Over To The Pop Charts

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Merle Haggard And The Strangers

Travelin' Blues
Same Time, A Different Time 1969 via Capitol
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When A Merle Haggard Song Plays, It Can Make An Innocent-As-Apple-Pie Grandma Understand The Stark Loneliness And Self-Loathing Of A Prisoner On Death Row; A Rich Kid Who Never Wanted For Any Material Possession Get A Feel For The Pain Of Wondering Where The Next Meal Will Come From; A Tee-Totaling Pillar Of The Community Sympathize With The Poor Heartbroken Guy Downing Shots At The Local Bar.

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(REQUESTED)

9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson

Just A Little Too Much
Docabilly 1995 via Sugar Hill
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Special Guests: Marty Stuart, Junior Brown, Mike Auldridge, Roy Husky, Jr., Larry Knechtel - Recorded At Champagne Studios, Nashville - Doc Mixes Up The Rockabilly With A Few Early Rock & Roll Classics And Some Good Ole' Country Comforts

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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson, Clarence Ashley

Keep My skillet Good And Greasy
Original Folkways Recordings Of Doc Watson And Clarence Ashley, 1960-1962 1994 via Smithsonian Folkways
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This Important Release Documents The Rediscovery Of Banjoist And Comedian Clarence (Tom) Ashley In The early 1960's, And The Simultaneous Introduction Of A Young And Then-Unknown Guitar Picker, Doc Watson

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9:00 am

Teddy Thompson And Kelly Jones

Only Fooling
Little Windows 2016 via Cooking Vinyl
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This Album Captures The Spirit Of The Everly Brothers

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(REQUESTED)

John Gorka

More Than One
Bright Side Of Down 2014 via Red House
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Traditions Appearance Alert: The Ark, 7/8 Ann Arbor

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Fish And Bird

Lonely Resonator
Something In The Ether 2014 via Fish & Bird
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Canadian Quintet - Raised On Equal Parts Roots Music And Radiohead, Re-imagining Folk Music For A New Generation

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Glenna Bell

What It Was Was The Art Guys
Lone Star- Songs and Stories Straight from the Heart of Texas 2016 via Independent
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Fresh Into 'YCE - Honored By The State Of Texas In A House Resolution Recognizing Her Musical Contribution To The State (1995).

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The Roosevelts

Ashes
The Greatest Thing You'll Ever Learn 2016 via BMI
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8:40 am
WYCE Spring Pre Drive (click for more info)

Support your Local Radio and become a Listener Sponsor of the best little radio station on the planet.
WYCE's Spring Fund Drive is happening this year from April 15th through the 22nd.
That doesn't mean you can't act now.
All donations until April 15th will be entered into our matching funds to encourage giving during the fund drive.
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Spoonful Of Blues: Frank Stokes

What's The Matter Blues [1928]
The Victor Recordings (1928-1929) 1990 via Document
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January 1, 1888 Tennessee - September 12, 1955 Tennessee

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Spoonful Of Blues: Otto Virgial

Little Girl In Rome [1935]
Trouble Hearted Blues 2005 via Document
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?/?/1906 Mississippi - ?/?/???? Unknown (rough guide digital)

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This Is '820' Jazz: Ray Bryant Trio

Blues In C
Hot Turkey 1975 via Pablo
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The Personnel: Major Holley, Bass...Panama Francis, Drums...Ray Bryant, Piano

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8:20 am

Eilen Jewell

Heartache Boulevard
Letters From Sinners and Strangers 2007 via Signature Sounds
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Traditions Appearance Alert: The Magic Bag, 5/1 Ferndale, MI

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Chris Jones And The Night Drivers

What You Do
Cloud Of Dust 2009 via Chris Jones And The Night Drivers
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Traditions Appearance Alert: The First Congregational Church, 4/29 Kalamazoo And The Parade Of Stars Bluegrass Festival. 9/10 Auburn Hills

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The Biscuit Burners

Sweet Red Wine
Take Me Home 2008 via Indidog
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Founded In 2004 - On Hiatus Since 2009

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Michael Daves

June Apple (Bluegrass)
Orchids and Violence 2016 via Nonesuch
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Recorded Live To Tape In A 19th Century Church With A Band Of Roots Innovators Including Sarah Jarosz & Noam Pikelny

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Bill Emerson & Red Allen

I Don't Know Why
Bluegrass - An American Tradition 2006 via Pinecastle
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Bill Emerson: Founding Member Of The Country Gentlemen - Red Allen: Osborne Brothers & The Blue Ridge Mountain Boys

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The Boxcars

Cold Hard Truth
Familiar With The Ground 2016 via Mountain Home Music Company
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Tennessee Quintet Of Pickers - Four Time International Bluegrass Music Award Winner - They Continue To Break New Ground

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