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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 Greg Hatza Organization

I Got A Woman
Diggin Up My Roots 2017 via Flip Records
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Dr. John

Shoo Fly Marches On
In The Right Place 1973 via Atlantic
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The Good Dr.'s Sixth Release - Joined On The Album By 'The Meters'

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Mulebone

My Kind Of Blues
New Morning 2010 via Red Tug Records
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Maria Muldaur

Blues So Bad
Meet Me Where They Play the Blues 1999 via Telarc
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Guest Musician: Charles Brown, Piano

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Anne McCue

Uncanny Moon
Blue Sky Thinkin' 2015 via Flying Machine
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Sidney, AU - Joined All-Female Rock Band 'Girl Monstar,' Lead Guitarist - Degree In Film Production And Film Studies - She Is A Singer, Songwriter/Guitarist, Multi-Instrumentalist, Producer, Engineer And Video Director

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9:40 am
Listener Choice! Jammies XVIII (click for more info)

Voting is now open for WYCE "Jammies Eighteen" Listener Choice Awards!

Visit WYCE dot org to cast your ballot for west Michigan's "Best New Artist" and "Best Album of 2016"!

Voting continues through January 31st and the Listener Choice Awards will be handed out at the Eighteenth Annual WYCE Jammie Awards - coming to The Intersection - Friday, February 10th!

Eddie Bo

Roamin-itis
Check Mr. Popeye 1962 via Swan
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New Orleans, LA - Laid Down A Funky Groove For Forty-Five Years, One Of The Last Of The Great Piano Players From The Golden age Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues

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Chuck Leavell

Mean Mistreater
Back To The Woods 2012 via Evergreen Arts/Red
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Undercover: Leroy Carr, 1934 - Guest Vocal: Candi Staton -Chuck Pays Tribute To The Greats Of The Blues Piano Canon

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Walela

Muddy Road
Walela 1997 via Triloka
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Founded In 1996 By Rita And Priscilla Coolidge And Priscilla's Daughter, Lisa - The Trio Have Won Several Awards From The Native American Music Awards

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9:20 am
Ferris Coffee & Nut (click for more info)

Coffee at WYCE is sponsored by Ferris Coffee & Nut Company. 

The newest Ferris coffee shop is located in Downtown Grand Rapids on the corner of Pearl and Ottawa in the old Michigan Trust Building. The new shop serves specialty coffee and other specialty beverages that anyone can enjoy.

Find more details at "Ferris Coffee dot com" or by following Ferris on social media!

The Fat Babies

Egyptian Ella
Solid Gassuh 2017 via Delmark
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Chicago, IL - Octet Jazz Ensemble Dispatching Pre-BeBop Music With the Passion And Respect It Deserves But Rarely Receives

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Johnny Cash

Drive On
American Recordings 1994 via Lost Highway

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New Lost City Ramblers With Cousin Emmy

Pretty Little Miss Out In The Garden
New Lost City Ramblers With Cousin emmy 1968 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Reworking The Stanley Brothers, 1948 - Cousin Emmy: Pioneering Banjoist/Singer/Songwriter - Composer: "Ruby, Are You Mad At Your Man?" (Osborne Brothers, Buck Owens) - Influenced The Playing Of Grandpa Jones

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Noam Pikelny

Fish and Bird
Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail 2011 via Compass Records
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The Ark, 3/20 Ann Arbor - Founder: The Punch Brothers - Awarded The First Annual Steve Martin Prize For Excellence In Banjo And Bluegrass, 2010

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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson

Darlin' Cory
Legacy 2002 via High Windy Audio
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Grammy For Best Traditional Folk Music Album, 2004

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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson

Learn to Pick It Good/Georgie Buck
Legacy 2002 via High windy Audio
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Long-Time Collaborator David Holt Chats With Doc On The Origins Of His Extraordinary Banjo Pickin' - Throughout The Album, David Encourages Doc To Expand Upon Stories, Staying In The Background, Saying Only Enough To Get Doc To Expand On A Thought Or Move Onto The Next Topic

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Harry Manx

Summertime
20 Strings From The Truth 2014 via Dog My Cat Records
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Composer: George Gershwin, 1934 (Porgy And Bess)

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The Conklin Ceili Band

Sons of Molly
The Cannonsburg Sessions 2009 via Fatty Tatty Troubadour Music LLC
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GR Flavorings

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Toussaint McCall

If I Had A Hammer
Nothing Takes The Place Of You 1967 via Ronn Records
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Monroe, Louisiana - R&B Singer & Organist With Limited Success - A Soulful Re-Working Of The Composition By Pete Seeger & Lee Hays First Recorded By Them In 1949 - The Song Has A Very Controversial Political Past

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Brigitte DeMeyer & Will Kimbrough

Honey Bee
Mockingbird Soul 2017 via Independent
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Written On Kimbrough's Back Porch

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Gretchen Peters, Suzy Boggus And Matraca Berg

To Say Goodbye
30A Songwriters Festival: Wine, Women & Song 2016 via Courtesy Of Folk Alley

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Otis Gibbs

800 Miles
Mount Renraw 2017 via Wanamaker
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Wanamaker, IN - Independent Singer/Songwriter Crafting Stories Of Everyday Life

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8:40 am
Promo - Concert Calendar (click for more info)

Check out "WYCE dot org" to stay in tune with Grand Rapids area concerts. 

Our online concerts and events calendar lets you know the best local spots to hear live music by WYCE-approved musicians.

Please send concert listings to calendars@wyce.org

Concert Calendar is a free service of Grand Rapids Community Media Center.

Spoonful Of Blues: Priscilla Stewart

Mecca Flat Blues
Priscilla Stewart (1924-1928) 1996 via Paramount
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Priscilla Is One Of Those Enigmatic Female Blues Singers That Appear Out Of The Mist To Record A Batch Of Songs And Then Disappear - Was Not Part Of The Vaudeville Circuit - Jimmy Blythe Accompanied Her On All Fourteen Sessions

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Spoonful Of Blues: Priscilla Stewart

You Ain't Foolin' Me
Priscilla Stewart (1924-1928) 1996 via Paramount
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?/?/?? Arkansas? - ?/?/?? Unknown

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820 Jazz Presents: The Horace Silver Quintet

The African Queen
The Cape Verdean Blues 1965 via Blue Note
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Woody Shaw, Trumpet...Joe Henderson, Tenor Sax..Bob Cranshaw, Bass...Roger Humphries, Drums...Horace Silver, Piano

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8:20 am
Ferris Coffee & Nut (click for more info)

Coffee at WYCE is sponsored by Ferris Coffee & Nut Company. 

The newest Ferris coffee shop is located in Downtown Grand Rapids on the corner of Pearl and Ottawa in the old Michigan Trust Building. The new shop serves specialty coffee and other specialty beverages that anyone can enjoy.

Find more details at "Ferris Coffee dot com" or by following Ferris on social media!

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Alison Krauss & Union Station

The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn
New Favorite 2001 via Rounder / Pgd
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Lead Vocal: Dan Tyminski

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The Lilly Brothers & Don Stover

Cornbread And 'Lasses And Sassafras Tea
The Lilly Brothers And Don Stover: Bluegrass At The Roots, 1961 2005 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Darin And Brooke Aldridge

Kingdom Come
Faster and Farther 2017 via Mountain Home Music Co.
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Fresh Into 'YCE

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South Austin Jug Band

Weather On The Wood
Dark & Weary World 2005 via Blue Corn
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The Band Members Side Projects Keep Them From Touring

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Margaret Becker, Maire Brennan And Kristyn Getty

With The Early Morning
New Irish Hymns 2001 via Intrgrety
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