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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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Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra

Live Desire (Skatalites)
Big Band Tribute To The Skatalites Vol II 2015 via Independent
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions Returns Next Week

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Kermit Ruffins & Irvin Mayfield

Allen Toussaint
A Beautiful World 2017 via Basin Street Records
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January 14, 1938 LA - November 10, 2015 Spain; In The Pantheon Of New Orleans Music People, From Jelly Roll Morton To Mahalia Jackson To Fats - That's The Place Where Allen Toussaint Is In - Revered As One Of The Master Craftsmen Of 20th-Century American Pop

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Big Jack Johnson

Humming Blues
The Memphis Barbeque Sessions 2002 via M.C. Records
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With Kim Wilson & Pinetop Perkins

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COMPILATIONS

Cellophane City - Amy McCarley
An American Troubadour_ The Songs Of Steve Forbert 2017 via Blue Rose
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Find This One On Steve's Album, "Little Stevie Orbit," 1980

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9:40 am
NYE @ Wealthy Theatre (click for more info)

Join WYCE for our annual New Year's Eve celebration at Wealthy Theatre!

We'll ring in 2018 with full performances by west Michigan favorites The Go Rounds, Seth Bernard, Lady Ace Boogie, and Heavy Color!

Music begins at 8pm. All ages are welcome!

Advance tickets are $30 and are available NOW at Wealthy Theatre dot org

New Year's Eve at Wealthy Theatre is made possible with support from Orion Construction and Patriot Realty

Lil' Bob & the Lollipops

You're Pouring Water
Sweet Soul Singer 1968 via Jin
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Big Maybelle

That's Life
The Rojac Years 2012 via Rojac
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Jackson, TN - Began Performing At Age Twelve With The Dave Clark Memphis Band In 1936

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Two Man Gentlemen Band

Cheese & Crackers
Two At A Time 2012 via Bean-Tone Records
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The Iguanas

Panama Tones-Nuevo Boogaloo
Nuevo Boogaloo 1994 via Mca
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Peter Rowan

Before The Streets Were Paved
Fayetteville Roots Sessions: Peter Rowan 2017 via Courtesy Of Bluegrass Situation
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Peter Revisiting "Dust Bowl Children," 1990

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9:20 am
Light Up Downtown (click for more info)

Join WYCE as we join "Downtown Grand Rapids Inc." to kick off the holiday season with "Light Up Downtown" at Rosa Parks Circle on Friday, December 1st from 5 to 7 pm.

WYCE Station Manager Quinn Mathews and El Mundo Musical's Gabriella De La Vega host this annual holiday tree lighting ceremony and opening of the Rosa Parks Circle ice rink.

This December 1st event features food trucks, carolers, free photos with Santa, and more holiday fun for the whole family.

As you enjoy skating this winter at the Rosa Parks Circle Ice Rink we're proud to say that your soundtrack will be "A World of Music" from your community radio station, WYCE

See you downtown at Rosa Parks Circle on Friday December 1st from 5 to 7 pm as WYCE joins Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. kick off the holiday season with "Light Up Downtown".

The True Falsettos

Gotta Be Gettin' (Featuring Racha
Cadillacin' 2013 via Earthwork
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Joe Wilson & Kevin Gills Joined By Rachael Davis

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Hank Williams

I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin'
The Original Singles Collection Disc 2 1990 via PolyGram Records
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In-Studio Request Line

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James Shorty & Viola James

Jesus On The Mainline
Sounds Of The South 1993 via Atkantic
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Recorded By Alan Lomax In 1959 - The Earliest Known Recording Is 1936, However, The Songs Roots Are Believed To Be A Variant Based On Field Hollers And Work Songs

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Robert Mirabal

Chant
The River 2016 via Robert Mirabal
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World-Renowned Flute Maker & Native American Musician - For This Album Mirabal Continues His Six-year Association With The Avant-Garde String Quartet, "Ethel"

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9:00 am

Professor Longhair

Hey Now Baby
Mardi Gras in Baton Rouge 1991 via Rhino / Wea
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The Elders

Going To Arklow
True 2017 via Pubtone
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Kansas City, MO

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The Puppini Sisters

Jilted
The Rise & Fall Of Ruby Woo 2007 via Verve
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Founded In 2004 Marcella Puppini, Kate Mullins And Emma Smith - Thirteen Years On The Trio Continue To Wow Audiences Both On The World's Most Prestigious Stages And The Underground Performance Scene With Their Pioneering Neo Burlesque/Swing Scene Fusion

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Amy Andrews

The Moon Song
My Best 2018 via Amy Andrews
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Appearing With Ralston Bowles Tonight At Salt Of The Earth, Fennville

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Ralston Bowles

Madeline
Rally At The Texas Hotel 2007 via Wildflower
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Appearing With Amy Andrews Tonight At Salt Of The Earth, Fennville

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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.

Sunnyland Slim

It's You Baby
Slim's Shout 1969 via OBC
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Sunnyland Slim Was Regarded As A Patriarch Of The Chicago Blues Scene For Decades, A Position That Stemmed From His Various Roles As A Bandleader, Label Owner, Gambling House Operator, And Active Mentor To Many Younger Artists. Born In 1903 Mississippi, Slim Played Organ Behind Silent Films, Piano For Ma Rainey And Blind Blake. Arriving In Chicago In The Early 1940's, He Hooked Up With The Great Sonny Boy The First, Recorded With Muddy, Jammed With Canned Heat On"Turpentine Moan," Awarded A National Heritage Fellowship In 1988, And Continued Performing Up to His Passing In 1995 At The Age Of 88.

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Sunnyland Slim

She Used To Love Me
The Sonet Blues Story 1974 via Sonet
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September 5, 1906 MS - March 17, 1995 IL

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The United States Air Force Band

One Bass Hit
Veterans Of Jazz 2017 via Independent
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Composers: Dizzy Gillespie & Ray Brown - The Air Force's Premier Musical Organization Based At Bolling Air Force Base- Within The Band There Are Six Performing Ensembles; It's Military Life Began in 1941

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8:20 am
Light Up Downtown (click for more info)

Join WYCE as we join "Downtown Grand Rapids Inc." to kick off the holiday season with "Light Up Downtown" at Rosa Parks Circle on Friday, December 1st from 5 to 7 pm.

WYCE Station Manager Quinn Mathews and El Mundo Musical's Gabriella De La Vega host this annual holiday tree lighting ceremony and opening of the Rosa Parks Circle ice rink.

This December 1st event features food trucks, carolers, free photos with Santa, and more holiday fun for the whole family.

As you enjoy skating this winter at the Rosa Parks Circle Ice Rink we're proud to say that your soundtrack will be "A World of Music" from your community radio station, WYCE

See you downtown at Rosa Parks Circle on Friday December 1st from 5 to 7 pm as WYCE joins Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. kick off the holiday season with "Light Up Downtown".

King Leg

Running Scared
Meet King Leg 2017 via Sire Records
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San Diego, CA - Dwight Yoakam Producing

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Big Dave McLean

Angeline
Better The Devil You Know 2016 via Black Hen
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A Tune About One His Major Inspirations, Texas Slide-Guitarist Blind Willie Johnson, Lamenting About Leaving His Wife With Nothing But The Blues

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Molly Tuttle

Good Enough
Rise 2017 via Compass
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First Place In The Prestigious Chris Austin Songwriting Competition At This Year's Merlefest And In October Took Home The 2017 IBMA Guitar Player Of The Year

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Cahalen Morrison And Eli West

Potluck Dinner/Vicco Returns From Cpain
Our Lady Of The Tall Trees 2012 via Morrison & West
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Currently Off The Road And Working On Solo Projects

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Darrell Scott

Long Wide Open Road
A Crooked Road 2010 via Full Lights
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