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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 Keel

Ripchord
Experienced 2016 via Independent
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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(REQUESTED)

Peter Tosh

Johnny B. Good
Mama Africa 1983 via Capitol
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Chuck Berry...Rock Steady

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Tin Cup Serenade

Manitoba
Tin Cup Serenade 2008 via Tin cup Serenade
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San Francisco Old-Time Jazz Band

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Duke Robillard

Got The South In My Soul
And His Dames Of Rhythm 2017 via M.C. Records
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Maria Muldaur, Vocals

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9:40 am
Live Nation- Bob Dylan (click for more info)

The legendary BOB DYLAN is making a stop right here in Grand Rapids - performing live at Van Andel Arena on Saturday, October 28th - playing all of his hits. 

Tickets available at "Live Nation dot com ", the Van Andel Box Office, and ticketmaster.com.

That's Bob Dylan and his band plus Mavis Staples - appearing at Van Andel Arena on Saturday October 28th

The Klezmatics

Apikorsim
Apikorsim 2016 via Klezmatics
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New York City Sextet

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Sonny Landreth

Walkin_ Blues
Recorded Live in Lafayette 2017 via Provogue
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Written By Son House, 1930

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The Corn Fed Girls

Complain About The Weather
Papercuts 2011 via Hey Burner!
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Kalamazoo, MI

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(REQUESTED)

Kermit Ruffins & Irvin Mayfield

Don't Worry Be Happy
A Beautiful World 2017 via Basin Street Records
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Bobby McFerrin, Uncovered

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9:20 am

Nora Jane Struthers

Grass
Champion 2017 via Blue Pig Music
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With Her Longtime Band "The Party Line"

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Ella Mae Morse

The House OF Blue Lights [1945]
Ella Mae Morse At Her Best 2016 via CMH
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First Recording Of The Song By Freddie Slack And The Rhythm Section Featuring Ella Mae Morse - At Fourteen She Sang for Jimmy Dorsey

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Junior Wells

Come On This House
Essential blues Masters 2015 via The Estate Of Junior Wells
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Amos Wells Blackmore, Jr. - Born In West Memphis, ARK - Moved To Chicago At Age Fourteen; Four Years Later Replaced Little Walter In The Muddy Waters Band

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Viola James & The Congregation

On That Rock
Sounds Of The South: Recorded In The Field By Alan Lomax 1993 via Atlantic
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Historical Field Recording

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Baraka Moon

Alap Bhopali
Wind Horse 2017 via Independent
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Fresh Into 'YCE

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9:00 am

The Band

Endless Highway
Moondog Matinee 1973 via Capitol
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The Only Original On The Album; Robbie Writing About the Rigors Of The Road

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Bela Fleck And Abigail Washburn

Bloomin' Rose
Echo In The Valley 2017 via Rouder
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Willie Watson

Gallows Pole
Folksinger Vol. 2 2017 via Acony
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Centuries-Old European Folk Song; Exact Origin Is Unknown - The Earliest Discovered Title Is "The Maid Freed From The Gallows" - Lead Belly's 1939 Working Under The Title "Gallis Pole," Is The First Recorded Version

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COMPILATIONS

Romeo's Tune - Nicki Bluhn & The Gramblers
An American Troubadour_ The Songs Of Steve Forbert 2017 via Blue Rose
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Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers

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8:40 am
Promo - In-Studio Performances (click for more info)

Tune in to WYCE for intimate in-studio interviews - and live performances - from local and touring musicians. We bring you up close to some of our favorite acts as they share brand new songs - often before they're even released - with stories and insights behind the music.

Then, check out "WYCE dot org" for an audio archive of recent in-studio performances. While you're there, browse our calendar of upcoming artist visits!

Mickey Hart

Throat Games
Planet Drum 1991 via Rykodisc
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The Album Explores The Role Of Drumming In The Musical, Cultural, And Spiritual Traditions Of Different Cultures

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Oscar "Buddy" Woods

Don't Sell It, Don't Give It Away
Texas Slide Guitars 1930-1938 1993 via Document
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Born Around Shreveport During The Last Decade Of the 19th Century, Buddy Woods Was An Early Blues Pioneer On Lap Steel And Bottleneck Guitar - He Adopted The Nickname "The Lone Wolf," Played & Recorded With A Couple Of Bands During The 1920's & 30's,The Shreveport Home Wreckers And The Wampus Cats. And In All Recorded Thirty-Five Sides; The Final Five By John Lomax For The Library Of Congress In 1940.

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Teddy Edwards

Ritta Ditta Blues
Feelin's 1974 via Muse
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Dolo Coker, Piano...Conte Candoli, Trumpet...Ray Brown, Bass...Frank Butler, Drums...Jerry Steinholz, Percussion...Teddy Edwards, Tenor Saxophone - Recorded March 25,1974 At Wally Heider's Hollywood Studio The Band Had Taken Seven Year Hiatus To Work On Personnel Projects, And Came The Session Four Edwards' Originals, A Blues Number From Ray Brown, And A Nice Cover Of "Georgia On My Mind," All Played In A Relaxed Groove By A Sextet Of Consummate Pros

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8:20 am

Richard Shindell

Stray Cow Blues
Careless 2016 via Amalgamated Balladry
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Chickenbone Slim

Hemi Dodge
The Big Beat 2017 via Independent
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San Diego Based Larry Teves

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June Carter Cash

Juke Box Blues
Keep On The Sunny Side 2005 via Sony
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Recorded By June In 1953; Written By Her Mother Maybelle And Sister Helen

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Red Tail Ring

I Wish I Wish-Vamp For John
Mountain Shout 2011 via Earthwork Music
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Kalamazoo, MI; Laurel Premo & Michael Beauchamp

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Dave Alvin

Sonora's Death Row
West Of The West 2006 via Yep Roc Records
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8:00 am