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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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Bela Fleck

Spanish Point
The Bluegrass Sessions, Tales from the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 2 1999 via Warner Brothers
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions Returns Next Week, 8 AM

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Johnny Shines And Big Walter Horton

Til I Made My Tonsils Sore
Johnny Shines with Big Walter Horton 1969
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Johnny Shines: One-Time Travelling Companion To Robert Johnson - Big Walter Horton: Defined Modern Amplified Chicago-Style Harmonica - This Is A True Slice Of Classic 60's Blues

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Noah Lewis

Devil In A Woodpile [1929]
I'm Going Where The Water Tastes Like Wine (Unsung Bluesman 1923-1929) 2010 via Sub Rosa
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Founding Member Of the Ground-Breaking Cannon's Jug Stompers, 1928

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Kelly Joe Phelps

Leavin' Blues
Lead Me On 1994 via True North Records
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Returning To The Road After A Battle With An Ulnar Nerve Issue In His Right Arm - He's Back To Pickin' a Couple Of Very Lonely Guitars

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9:40 am
Fall Fund Drive! (click for more info)

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Ike & Tina Turner

Am I Fool In Love
The Soul Of Ike & Tina Turner 1960 via Sue
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Vintage! - Tina Would Revisit The Tune On The Soundtrack "What's Love Got To Do With It"

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Dead Horses

Red Pony
Cartoon Moon 2016 via Independent
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Milwaukee, WI - Sarah Vos, Vocals

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Van Morrison

Cleaning Windows
Beautiful Vision 1982 via Warner Bros
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Critically Acclaimed Thirteenth Studio Album And A Departure From R&B, Favoring Celtic Folk With Jazz Leanings - Van Celebrated Number 71 A Few Week Ago

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Native Flute Ensemble

The Season When Thunder Sleeps
Ritual Mesa 1990 via Talking Taco

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9:20 am
DeVos: Jason Isbell (click for more info)
Support for WYCE comes from DeVos Performance Hall, presenting Americana singer-songwriter and guitarist Jason Isbell with special guest Josh Ritter, Monday, October 3rd. Tickets are available now at the box office and Ticketmaster.com

The Stray Birds

All The News
Magic Fire 2016 via Yep Roc
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Chicago, IL - Produced By Larry Campbell

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Milkdrive

Dear Prudence
Waves 2012 via Milkdrive
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Austin, Texas - Pickin' On The Beatles, 1968 (White Album)

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Koerner, Ray & Glover

The Boys Was Shootin' It Out Last Night
The Return Of Koerner, Ray & Glove 1965 via Elektra
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Three American Originals: "Spider" John Koerner, Dave "Snaker" Ray, Tony "Little Sun" Glover - Producer: Paul Rothchild ( The Doors, Janis Joplin & The Paul Butterfield Blues Band)

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Billy Bragg & Joe Henry

The Midnight Special
Shine A Light - Field Recordings From The Great American Railroad 2016 via Cooking Vinyl
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Traditional Folk Song Thought Originating Among Prisoners In The American South - Lead Belly Mistakenly Claimed It As His Own At The Angoloa Prison Field Recording Sessions In 1934 - He Would Record The Song Several More Times In The Ensuing Years

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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson & Merle Watson

We'll Meet Again Sweetheart
Riding The Midnight Train 1986 via Sugar Hill
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Composers: Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs

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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson & Merle Watson

Highway Of Sorrow
Riding The Midnight Train 1986 via Sugar Hill
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The Last Album Merle Recorded Before His Tragic Passing In A Farm Accident

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9:00 am

Joel Mabus

Shake Them Hard Luck Blues
Thumb Thump 2002
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Ten Pound Fiddle Concert, 11/4 East Lansing

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The Coal Porters

Save Me From The Storm
No 6 2016 via Prima
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Sixth Album From Ex-Long Ryders Founder Sid Griffin

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Willie Watson

Keep It Clean
Folk Singer Vol. 1 2014 via Acony
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Currently On Tour With Aiofe O'Donovan - No Plans For A Stop In Michigan

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The Dustbowl Revival

What Your Doing To Me
Holy Ghost Session 2011 via The Dustbowl Revival
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Eight Member American Roots Orchestra - The Ark, 10/12 Ann Arbor & On To Cliff Bell's, 10/16 Detroit

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Ian and Sylvia

Makes A Long Time Man Fell Bad [1962]
Ian & Sylvia 2006 via Vanguard
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Canadian Folk Royalty - Performed As a Duo For Sixteen Years Beginning In 1959 - Ian Tyson, A Major Influence On Neil Young

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The Little Willies

Roll On
The Little Willies 2006 via Milking Bull Records/EMI
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Norah Jones, Jim Campilongo, Lee Alexander & Dan Reiser

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8:40 am

Spoonful Of Blues: Nellie Lutcher

Lake Charles Boogie [148]9
Fine & Mellow 2013 via Cherished
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At Age 12, She Played Piano With Ma Rainey - Influences Include Earl Hines, Duke Ellington And Nat Cole - Her Songs Crossed-Over To The Pop, Jazz, And R&B Charts - Successful Business Woman

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Spoonful Of Blues: Nellie Lutcher

Fine Brown Frame [1948]
The Best Of Nellie Lutcher 1995 via Blue Note
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October 15, 1912 Louisiana - June 8, 2007 California

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This Is '820' Jazz: The Dexter Gordon Quartet

Hi Fly
Gotham City 1981 via Blue Note
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Cedar Walton, Piano...Percy Heath, Bass...Art Blakely, Drums...Dexter Gordon, Tenor Sax...Special Guest Guitarist: George Benson

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8:20 am
DeVos: Jason Isbell (click for more info)
Support for WYCE comes from DeVos Performance Hall, presenting Americana singer-songwriter and guitarist Jason Isbell with special guest Josh Ritter, Monday, October 3rd. Tickets are available now at the box office and Ticketmaster.com

Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur

Fishing Blues
Penny's Farm 2016 via Kingswood
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Del McCoury Band

Mountain Song
The Company We Keep 2005 via Mccoury Music
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The Red Stick Ramblers

My Suitcase Is Always Packed
My Suitcase Is Always Packed 2009 via Sugarhill
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Forming In Baton Rouge In 1999 - They Are No Longer Together

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Elana James

High Upon The Mountain
Black Beauty 2015 via Snarf
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Prairie Village, Kansas - Founding Member Of The Hot Club Of Cowtown - The Ark, 1/15 Ann Arbor

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The Driftwood Singers

Tennessee Honey
The Driftwood Singers 2012 via Trailer Fire
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Kris Hutson & Pearl Charles

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Tony Trischka

Do Re Mi
Great Big World 2014 via Rounder
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Composer: Woody Guthrie

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8:00 am