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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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Larry Carlton

The Wells Gone Dry
Lights On 2017 via 335 Records
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions Returns Next Week

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Susan Werner

1955 Chevy Bel Air
An American In Havana 2017 via Independent
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Susan's Usual Forte Is The Contemporary Folk Genre; This Album Is A Breath Of Fresh Air

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(REQUESTED)

Joel Mabus

Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone -
Different Hymnals 2017 via Independent
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Appearing: Concert Across America To Stop Gun Violence, Lansing UU Church Today 9/24

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9:40 am
Blue Bridge Fest (click for more info)

We are proud to present the Hopcat/WYCE Blue Bridge Music Festival at ArtPrize Nine --- "A World of Music" from right here in West Michigan performed on the iconic Blue Bridge in downtown Grand Rapids during ArtPrize.

Blue Bridge Fest is this Friday and Saturday September 29th and 30th - with performances by The Great Ones; Michigander; Jesse Ray & The Carolina Catfish; Watching for Foxes; The Bootstrap Boys; Asamu Johnson; and Brad Fritcher's MOODS.

The event is completely free!

More information on our website - WYCE dot org!

(REQUESTED)

Dr. John

I Walk On Guilded Splinters
Gris-Gris 1967 via Atco
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Dr. John Writing The Song Based On A Traditional Voodoo Church Song; Incarnations Of African-Based Spiritual Folkways Rooted In West Africa

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Calan

Big D
Soloman 2017 via Sain
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Formed In 2006 - Fresh And Vibrant Kick To The Traditional Welsh Music

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Anders Osborne

Me And Lola
Ash Wednesday Blues 2001 via Shanachie
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The Sitting Poet Laureate Of Louisiana's Fertile Roots Music Scene

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9:20 am

Rory Block

Everybody loves John
Avalon - A Tribute To Mississippi John Hurt 2013 via Stony Plain Records
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Fourth Release In The Acclaimed "Mentor Series" - Tunes From Rory's Latest Album, Keepin' Outta Trouble: A Tribute To Bukka White Are Heard Here On 'YCE

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Bill Justis & His Orchestra

Raunchy [1957]
Sun Records: The 50th Anniversary Collection 2002 via Sun
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Vintage! The Early Roots Of Rock Roll

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(REQUESTED)

Johnny Cash

Sunday Morning Coming Down [Live At The Paramount Theater, NJ 1990]
The Great Lost Performance 2007 via American Recordings
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Composer: Kris Kristofferson

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9 O'Clock Doc: Doc Watson

The Old Home
Riding The Midnight Train 1986 via Sugar Hill
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Composer: Carter Stanley - Grammy Award For Best Traditional Folk Album, 1987 - Last Album Merle Recorded Before He Was Killed In A Tractor Accident

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9 O'Clock Doc: Bill Monroe

Memories
Bill Monroe And Doc Watson: Live Recordings 1963-1980: Off The Record Vol. 2 1993 via Smithsonian Folkways
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The Essential Genius Of Bill Monroe And Doc Watson Resides In Their Ability To Infuse Traditional American Music With Their Distinctive Musical Personalities

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9:00 am
30th Anniversary Fund Drive (click for more info)

We are less than 2 weeks away from WYCE's Fall Fund Drive - Friday, October 6th through 13th! - as we take a look back in celebration of 30 years of listener-powered music radio in West Michigan!

The unique music variety we've shared for three decades is made possible 100% by donations by our listener sponsors... We need you to keep doing your part! 

We receive no funds from any university, religious organization, or from the government. So tune in October 6th through 13th to make your financial contribution! 

It's not too early to donate online at WYCE dot org! Your early gift may be used as challenge funds - encouraging others to give during the drive - motivating those individuals to take the big step from listener -- to listener-sponsor!

COMPILATIONS

An Iparhis Kapou Esi (If You Are Somewhere)
Putumayo Presents- Greece Music Odyssey 2004 via Putumayo World Music
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Vocals: Elly Paspala

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David Honeyboy Edwards

Further on up the Road
Mississippi Delta Bluesman 2001 via Smithsonian Folkways
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From The 'YCE Blues Alley, One Of The Originals; the Last Of The Great Mississippi Delta Bluesman - "Honeyboy" Passed On Six Years At The Age Of 96

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The Revelers

Talking To The Moon [1926]
1920's Male Quartets: 1925-1930 2015 via Vintage
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Vocal Quartet Founded In 1918 As The Shannon Four, Eventually Changing The Name To the Revelers In 1925 - Made Their Mark In Vaudeville And Radio

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Danny Ray
Ragged Dreams 2017 via Independent
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13-Year Old Prodigy From East Tennessee

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Loudon Wainwright III

Ramblin' Blues
High Wide & Handsome - The Charlie Poole Project 2009 via 2nd Story Sound Records
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Charlie Poole: Legendary Old-Time Banjo Player And Leader Of The North Carolina Ramblers, A Highly Influential String Band During The Late 1920's; He Is Considered The Primary Source For Old-Time Music Revivalists And Aficionados

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8:40 am

Spoonful Of Blues: Alice Moore

Too Many Men [1937]
Loving Heart Blues 2016 via Document
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?/?/1905 Tennessee - ?/?/1950 Missouri

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Spoonful Of Blues: Alice Moore

Trouble Blues [1934]
Loving Heart Blues 2016 via Document

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'820' Jazz Presents: Ahmad Jamal

You Go To My Head
All Of You 1962 via Argo
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Israel Crosby, Bass...Vernal Fournier, Drums...Ahmad Jamal, Piano

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8:20 am

Wayne Hancock

No Sleep Blues
Tulsa 2017 via Bloodshot
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Appearing: The Loving Touch, 10/4 Ferndale, MI

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The Flatlanders

Goin' Away
Now Again 2002 via New West Records
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Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock & Joe Ely

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Dale Ann Bradley

Me & Bobby McGee
Catch Tomorrow 2006 via Compass
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Undercover: Kris Kristofferson

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Joe Maphis

My Baby's Doin' Alright
The Essential Bluegrass Collection 2008 via CMH
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Reputation As One Of The Flashiest Country Guitarists Of The 1950's And 60's - Nicknamed The King Of Strings

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Bryan Sutton

Highland Rim
Ready To Go 2000 via Sugarhill [Country]
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Grammy Award Winner And A Nine-Time International Bluegrass Music Association Guitar Player Of the Year

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8:00 am
30th Anniversary Fund Drive (click for more info)

We are less than 2 weeks away from WYCE's Fall Fund Drive - Friday, October 6th through 13th! - as we take a look back in celebration of 30 years of listener-powered music radio in West Michigan!

The unique music variety we've shared for three decades is made possible 100% by donations by our listener sponsors... We need you to keep doing your part! 

We receive no funds from any university, religious organization, or from the government. So tune in October 6th through 13th to make your financial contribution! 

It's not too early to donate online at WYCE dot org! Your early gift may be used as challenge funds - encouraging others to give during the drive - motivating those individuals to take the big step from listener -- to listener-sponsor!