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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

Maura on a Bicycle, Stout and Molasses, Way Back When
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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Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy With June Richmond

47th Street Jive [1944]
Jumpin' Jive 2005 via Horatio Nelson
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In 1928 Andy Kirk Took Over The Terrence Holder Orchestra Renaming It Andy Kirk And His Dark Clouds - One Of The Most Popular Of All The Territory Bands, Maintaining A Career Of Twenty Years Twenty Tears -

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Bill Morrissey

Winter Song
Something I Saw Or Thought I Saw 2001 via Rounder
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His Songs Reflect Life In New England Mill Towns - Morrissey Died Of Heart Disease In Dalton, Georgia On July 23, 2011, During A Tour Of The Southern US

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Anna Elizabeth Laube

Sunny Days
Tree 2016 via Ahh...Pockets!
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Seattle, WA - Fresh Into 'YCE

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9:40 am

Shelby Lynne

Willie and Laura Mae Jones
Just A Little Lovin' 2008 via Lost Highway
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Undercover: Tony Joe White, 1969 (Lead Of Track, "Black And White')

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Mighty Joe Young

Just A Minute
The Sonet Blues Story 1971 via Sonet
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Tas Cru

Higher And Higher
Simmered & Stewed 2016 via Vizztone
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Fresh Into The 'YCE Blues Alley - Major Hit For Jackie Wilson, 1967

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9:20 am

Midnight Serenaders

A Porter's Love Song To A Chambermaid
Magnolia 2007 via Midnight Serenaders
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Undercover: Fats Waller, 1934

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Steep Canyon Rangers

Call The Captain
Lovin' Pretty Woman 2007 via Rebel
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Chapel Hill, NC, 2000

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Altan

Cuach mo Lon Dubh Bui
The Blue Idol 2002 via Narada
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Eighth Studio Album - Formed In Gweedore, County Donegal, 1987

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Sam Cooke & the Soul Stirrers

Farther Along
Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers 1991 via Fantasy
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Southern Gospel Song Written By Rev. W. A. Fletcher In 1911 - Sam Joined The Soul Stirrers In 1950, Leaving In 1955

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9 O'Clock Doc: The Doc Watson Family

Biscuits
Tradition 1977 via Rounder
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Recorded In 1964 - 1965 And Not Released Until 1977 - This Album Offers Up Old-Time Dance, And Fiddle Tunes, Each Of Which Holds Significance To The Family And In History

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9 O'Clock Doc: The Doc Watson Family

The Cuckoo Bird
The Doc Watson Family 1963 via Folkways
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Taken From Field Recordings By Ralph Rinzler, Eugene W. Earle, Archie Green, And Peter Siegel, Done From 1960 To 1963 - Doc With Almost A Dozen Family Members At The Height Of Their Power - This Album Is Deservingly Hailed As A Classic Recording

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9:00 am

Beausoleil

L'Ouragon (The Hurricane)
Our New Orleans 2005 via Nonesuch
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Translation: Beautiful Sun - The Band's Name Is A Tribute To Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil, The Leader Of The Acadian Resistance To British Deportation Efforts Beginning In 1755

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Josh Ritter

Lillian, Egypt
The Animal Years 2006 via V2 Ada
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Moscow, ID - Fourth Release With His 'The Royal City Band' - Images Of The Silent Film Era

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Driftwood

The Carburetor And The Steam Engi
Driftwood 2014 via Independent
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Formed In High School In Upstate NY

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Joni Mitchell

Cactus Tree
Joni Mitchell (AKA "Song To A Seagull") 1968 via WEA
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Joni Describes Herself As A "Painter Derailed By Circumstance" - Her Roots Are Actually In The Visual Arts - Joni Turned 73 In November

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8:40 am
Promo - Local Spins on WYCE (click for more info)

Local Spins on WYCE is a 1-hour exploration of the best music from the Grand Rapids area and West Michigan. The program often debuts new songs by seasoned artists as well as emerging acts who merit attention and broader exposure.

The show is hosted by John "SINK-uh-vitch" from LocalSpins.com, the website covering West Michigan's music scene. Each week, John invites local artists into the studio for live music and conversation.

Tune in for "Local Spins on WYCE" every Friday at 11am. And browse every archived episode online at WYCE dot org

Spoonful Of Blues: Tommy McClennan

Cross Cut Saw Blues (Take 2) 1941
Tommy McClennan: The Very Best 2009 via Stardust
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The Original...Who Hasn't Done This One?

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Spoonful Of Blues: Tommy McClennan

Bertha Lee Blues
Tommy McClennan: 1939-1940 2009 via OVC
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January 4, 1905 Mississippi - May 9, 1961 Illinois

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This Is '820' Jazz: Red Rodney

Star Eyes
1957 1957 via Prevue
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Ira Sullivan, Tenor Saxophone...Tommy Fanagan, Piano...Oscar Pettiford, Bass...Philly Joe Jones, Drums...Red Rodney, Trumpet

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8:20 am

Caleb Klauder

Montana Cowboy
Innocent Road 2016 via Independent
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With Long-Time Partner Reeb Willims

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Russell Moore & 111RD Tyme Out

Sweet Mountain Rose
It's About Tyme 2015 via Break a String
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Nominated For Bluegrass Album Of the Year By IBMA - Milan Bluegrass Festival, 8/4 (Friday) Milan, MI

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The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band

Too Old To Cut The Mustard
Barnyard Frolic 2008 via RME

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Tim O'Brien

Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down
Away Out On The Mountain 2006 via Sugar Hill
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Composer: Brother Claude Ely,1934 - Featuring Mollie O'Brien

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Joy Kills Sorrow

Gold In The Deep
Wide Awake 2013 via Signature Sounds
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Byron Berline

Grand River
Jumpin' The Strings 1993 via Sugar Hill
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Recognized As One Of The World's Premier Fiddle Players - An Alumnus OF The Dillards And The Flying Burrito Brothers

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