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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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Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band

Guarabe
Ritmo! 2012 via Independent
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions Returns Next Week, 8 AM

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Sippie Wallace

You've Been A Good 'Ole Wagon But You Done Broke Down)
Sippie 1982
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During The Blues Craze Of The 1920s, Sippie Wallace Took Blues Audiences By Storm - The Events Of Her Life, A Mixture Of Good Luck And Bad Served As Inspiration For Her Music

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Henry Williams And Eddie Anthony

Georgia Crawl [1928]
Southern Blues Masters 2008 via Goldenlane
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The Careers Of Both Musicians Did Not Continue After 1932 - Williams Is Noted For His Style Of Guitar Playing, Influencing What Is Now Known As "Texas Blues Guitar".....Violinist Eddie Anthony Played With Peg Leg Howell - His Style Of String Band Playing Disappeared Upon The Advent Of Recording Black Blues Musicians

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Big Dave McLean

Atlanta Moan
Acoustic Blues: Got'Em From The Bottom 2008
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Canada - the Quintessential Behind-The-Scene Bluesman. He's Done More To Shape The Western Canadian Blues Scene Than Perhaps Any Other Artist

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9:40 am

Doolin'

Reel Africa
Doolin' 2016 via compass
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Traditional Celtic Band - They Mix it Up With A Healthy Portion Of French Chanson, Americana And Solid Roots

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Joe Ely And Joel Guzman

White Freightliner Blues
Liver Cactus! 2008 via Rack'em
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Undercover: Townes Van Zandt, 1977 - Ely And Guzman Recorded This Gem At The Famed Cactus Cafe, Austin

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the Four Lads

Istanbul (Not Constantinople) [1953]
16 Most Requested 1989
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The Four Lads Are Currently Celebrating Sixty-Six Years In Show Buisness

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Chick Webb & His Orchestra w/ Ella Fitzgerald

Oh, Yes Take Another Guess [1937]
Swingsation: Ella Fitzgerald With Chick Webb 1998 via Verve
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Drummer Chick Webb's 1930's Orchestra Terrorized Competitors In Band Battles And Became Even More Explosive When He Hired 16 Year Old Singer Ella Fitzgerald In 1935 - After Chick's Death In 1939, Ella Lead The Orchestra Until 1941

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Miss Maybell & Slimpickin's

Lovely Hula Hands
Vol. 1 2016 via Independent
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Interesting Duo Sourcing Many Old Musical Traditions

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9:20 am
Meijer Gardens | Tuesday Evening Music Club -Week8 (click for more info)

<p>WYCE presents Tuesday Evening Music Club -&nbsp;every Tuesday at 7pm throughout the Summer at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park.</p><p>This Tuesday, August 23, enjoy "Cultivating Peace: An evening of sacred world music traditions" - featuring many regional artists.</p><p>More information on the 2016 lineup is at Meijer Gardens.org -- m-e-i-j-e-r gardens dot o-r-g</p>

Raul Malo, Pat Flynn, Rob Ickes

Bright Side Of The Road
The Nashville Acoustic Sessions 2008 via CMH
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Undercover: Van Morrison, 1979 "Into The Mystic"

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Rory Block

Jesus Is a Mighty Good Leader
Hard Luck Child - A Tribute to Skip James 2014 via Stony Plain
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Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James, June 9 1902 – October 3, 1969 - Delta Bluesman Noted For His dark, Minor-Key Tuning - First Recorded In 1931 - Faded Into Obscurity Until His "Rediscovery," In 1964 - His Influence Is Multi-Generation

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Rising Appalachia

Ducks On The Pond
Leah & Chloe 2006 via Rising Appalachia
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The Sisters Incorporate A Wide Variety Of Indigenous Instruments Into Their Music, Creating A Full Mix Of World, Folk And Soul Music

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Samba Toure

Diarabi
Crocodile Blues 2011 via Riverboat
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Mali - African Blues Invoking The Spirit Of the Legendary Ali Farka Toure

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9:00 am
Record Sale Donations (click for more info)

It's almost time for the 9th annual WYCE CD & Record Sale! We are currently accepting donations of LPs, CDs and Cassettes for this fundraising event held at the Eastown Streetfair on Saturday, September 10th. 

Your donations of music could be tax deductible and all proceeds of the sale will go on to support WYCE! Any donations of LPs, CDs and cassettes are encouraged, regardless of artist or genre, as long as they're in good shape and in their original case. Donations will be accepted through Thursday, September 8th. 

Donations may be dropped off to the Community Media Center at 711 Bridge Street, Mondays through Fridays from 10am until 6pm. Thank you!

John Lee Hooker

Deep Blue Sea
Chill Out 1999 via Virgin Records
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Produced By Roy Rogers - Guests Include Van Morrison, Booker T. Jones & Charles Brown - He Is The Subject Of 'YCE's Artist Of The Day Tomorrow

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Little Feat

Willin'
Sailin' Shoes 1972 via WB
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This Is The Defintiive Version Willin' - The Original Appeared On The Debut One Year Earlier With Ry Cooder Playing Slide Guitar - Lowell George Was Sidelined With A Hand Injury. On This Version, George Is In Fine Form And Playing Wonderful Slide

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Gillian Welch

Elvis Presley Blues
Time (The Revelator) 2001 via Acony Records
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With Husband Dave Rawlings - She Is About To Celebrate Number 49 In A Few Weeks

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Jonah Tolchin

Thousand Mile Night
Thousand Mile Night 2016 via Yep Roc
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Recorded At The Legendary FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama

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May Erlewine

Many Miles
Lean Into the Wind 2016 via Earth Work
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The Wheatland Music Festival, 9/10 Saturday (Remus) & Earthwork Harvest Gathering, 9/16 (Lake City)

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8:40 am

Spoonful Of Blues: Rosetta Howard

Hog Wild Blues
Rosetta Howard (1939-1947) 1994
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Worked With The Harlem Hamfats During The 1930's - Versatile Singer Bridging The Gap Between Classic Blues And Swing

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Spoonful Of Blues: Rosetta Howard

My Blues Is Like Whiskey
Rosetta Howard (1939-1947) 1994
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?/?/1914 Illinois - ?/?/1974 Illinois

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This Is '820' Jazz: Lee Konitz

Sunflower
Very Cool 1957 via Verve
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Peter Ind, Bass...Shadow Wilson, Drums...Don Ferrara, Trumpet...Sal Mosca, Piano...Lee Konitz, Alto Saxophone

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8:20 am
Meijer Gardens | Tuesday Evening Music Club -Week8 (click for more info)

<p>WYCE presents Tuesday Evening Music Club -&nbsp;every Tuesday at 7pm throughout the Summer at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park.</p><p>This Tuesday, August 23, enjoy "Cultivating Peace: An evening of sacred world music traditions" - featuring many regional artists.</p><p>More information on the 2016 lineup is at Meijer Gardens.org -- m-e-i-j-e-r gardens dot o-r-g</p>

Justin Townes Earle

Hard Livin'
The Good Life 2008 via Bloodshot Records
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Justin's Debut

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The Earls Of Leicester

Branded Wherever I Go
Rattle & Roar 2016 via Rounder
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Wonderful Chestnut By Flatt & Scruggs And The Foggy Mountain Boys Chestnut In 1965

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Del McCoury And David Grisman

Country Boy Rock & Roll
Del & Dawg 2012 via Acoustic Disc
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The Devil Makes Three

I Am The Man Thomas
Redemption & Ruin 2016 via New West
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Composers: Larry Sparks & Ralph Stanley

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The Honey Dewdrops

Sweet Heaven
These Old Roots 2010 via Honey Dewdrops
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Jerry Douglas, Rob Ickes, Mike Auldridge

Dobro Heaven
Three Bells 2014 via Rounder
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Three Of The Planet's Finest Resonator Guitarists

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8:00 am
Record Sale Donations (click for more info)

It's almost time for the 9th annual WYCE CD & Record Sale! We are currently accepting donations of LPs, CDs and Cassettes for this fundraising event held at the Eastown Streetfair on Saturday, September 10th. 

Your donations of music could be tax deductible and all proceeds of the sale will go on to support WYCE! Any donations of LPs, CDs and cassettes are encouraged, regardless of artist or genre, as long as they're in good shape and in their original case. Donations will be accepted through Thursday, September 8th. 

Donations may be dropped off to the Community Media Center at 711 Bridge Street, Mondays through Fridays from 10am until 6pm. Thank you!