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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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Cochemea

Song of Happiness
All My Relations 2019 via Daptone
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"When Music Is Tight It all Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Son Volt

Devil May Care
Union 2019 via Thirty Tigers
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Street Date: March 29

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Sara Watkins

When It Pleases You
Sun Midnight Sun 2012 via Nonesuch
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Along With Brother Sean And Chris Thile Founded Nickel Creek In 1989 - Currently Records And Tours With Aiofe O'Donovan And Sarah Jarosz Under Then Name "I'M With Her" - Honors: Instrumentalist Of The Year, 2016 Americana Music Awards

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Beegie Adair

Tomorrow Night
Grover's Hat Project 2019 via Adair Music Group
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9:40 am

Josh Ritter & The 400 Unit

Old Black Magic
Fever Breaks 2019 via Thirty Tigers
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Produced by Jason Isbell - Street Date: 4/26

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The Eltradors

Pushing Your Luck
Swamp Music, Vol. 1 2012 via Mardi Gras
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Vintage Swamp Music From the Early Days

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Preacher Boy

Baby, Please Don't Go
The National Blues 2019 via Coast Road Records
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1935: The Washboard Blues Singers

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Sweet Honey in the Rock

IDK, But I'm LOL
Appleseed's 21st Anniversary: Roots And Branches 2018 via Appleseed Recordings
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Internationally Acclaimed, Award-Winning Female African-American A Cappella Group

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Esther Bigeou

That Twa-Twa Tune [1923]
Million Dollar Smile 2015 via Suncoast
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World-Class Vaudeville Performer And Classic Blues Singer During The 1920's - Only Seventeen Songs Make Up Her Recorded Works; All Recorded In New York City Beginning In 1921

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9:20 am
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Etta James & Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

I Just Wanna Make Love to You
Blues In The Night, Vol. 1: The Early Show 1986 via Chess
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Recorded Live At Marla's Memory Lane Supper Club in Los Angeles With The Mighty Talents Of Shuggie Otis, Red Holloway, Jack McDuff And Paul Humphrey

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Beres Hammond

I'm Alive
Never Ending 2019 via VP Records
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New Reggae Into The World Side Of 'YCE

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Danny Knicely

First Day In Town/Kentucky Mandolin
Roots & Branches 2007 via Danny Knicely
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Multi-Award Winning Stringman Using His Roots In Old-Time And Bluegrass To Explore Various Types Of Music From Around The World

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9:00 am
UICA - Oscars (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from UICA. 

The UICA Movie Theater shows independent, international, and documentary movies in downtown Grand Rapids six days a week, year-round. 

Now playing, Oscar Nominated Shorts - Featuring short films in Live Action, Animation, and Documentary categories, 

view the films to make predictions before the Academy Awards are presented. 

Each short film category is presented as an individual feature-length collection and all three categories are now playing at UICA. 

Find showtimes at uica.org

The Cordavans

Middle Montana
One Of These Days 2013 via The Cordavans
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A Trio Of Charleston, SC Roots Rockers Kickin' Up The Dust This Sunday Morning With The '012 Song Of The Year Nominee

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Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

Tearing at the Seams
Tearing At The Seams 2018 via Stax/Concord
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Beginning A World-Wide Tour In March Which Will Take The Band Thru November

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10000 Maniacs

Just Like Heaven
Live At The Belly Up 2017 via 10000 Maniacs
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Second Live Release With Current Lead Vocalist Mary Ramsey, And Also Marks the Return Of Founding Member John Lombardo

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The Tallest Man on Earth

The Gardner
Shallow Grave 2008 via Dead Oceans
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Darlarna, Sweden Singer-Songwriter Kristian Matsson, Known Under The Stage Name The Tallest Man On Earth

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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

Muddy Water Blues Band

Trouble No More [1955]
Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (Legacy Edition) 1977 via Chess
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The Blues Spotlight: Aside From Robert Johnson, No Single Figure Is More Important In The History And Development Of The Blues Than Muddy Waters, Transforming The Soul Of The Rural South Into The Sound Of The City; Linking The Country Blues Of His Native Mississippi Delta With The Urban Blues That Were Born In Chicago; Electrifying The Blues And Playing The South Side Chicago Clubs With Big Bill Broonzy And Sonny Boy Williamson. His Recorded Legacy, Particularly The Wealth Of Sides Cut In The Fifties, Is One Of The Great Musical Treasures Of Twentieth Century. Waters Remained Active Till The End. McKinley Morganfield Passed On In 1983.

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Muddy Waters

Country Blues [1941]
The Complete Plantation Recordings 1993 via Chess
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The Blues Spotlight: April 4, 1913 Mississippi - April 30, 1983 Illinois

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Jimmy Smith

Sista Rebecca
Open House 1968 via Blue Note
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'820 Jazz': (Recorded 1960) - Ike Quebec, Tenor Sax...Donald Bailey, Drums...Blue Mitchell, Trumpet...Quentin Warren, Guitar...Jackie McLean...Alto Sax...Jimmy Smith, Hammond B-3 - - - - - - - A 1960 Recording Released Eight Years Later In 1968, Featuring An All-Star Jam Session With Some Serious Heavyweights Of The Jazz Pantheon. "Sista Rebecca," Is A Smith Original, And It is On '820' Jazz

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8:20 am

Watermelon Slim

Post-Modern Blues
Church of the Blues 2019 via Northern Blues
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New Blues Into The 'YCE Blues Alley By A Well-Seasoned Road Warrior

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Benny Martin ft. Jim & Jesse McReynolds

I Can Read Between The Lines
"Big Tiger" Roars Again Part 1 1999 via Decca
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One Of the Most Revered Fiddlers Among Country And Bluegrass Musicians; a Major Impact On Country During Its Postwar And Pre-Elvis Boom

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Chatham County Line

Girl On The Billboard
Sharing The Covers 2019 via Yep Roc
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Reworking Jim & Jesse

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The Way Down Wanderers

Old Ford
Illusions 2019 via Independent
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Los Angeles Based Roots Rockers

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Karen & The Sorrows

Can't Miss What You Never Had
The Narrow Place 2017 via Karen & The Sorrows
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For Fans Of The Idea Of Dolly Parton Fronting Tom Petty's Heartbreakers, Karen & The Sorrows Could Be Right Up Your Alley

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Hayes Carll

American Dream
What It Is 2019 via Dualtone
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Appearing In Ann Arbor At The Blind Pig, 3/31

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8:00 am
UICA - Oscars (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from UICA. 

The UICA Movie Theater shows independent, international, and documentary movies in downtown Grand Rapids six days a week, year-round. 

Now playing, Oscar Nominated Shorts - Featuring short films in Live Action, Animation, and Documentary categories, 

view the films to make predictions before the Academy Awards are presented. 

Each short film category is presented as an individual feature-length collection and all three categories are now playing at UICA. 

Find showtimes at uica.org