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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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Etienne Charles

Black Echo V - Steel
Carnival The Sound Of A People, Vol. 1 2019 via Culture Shock
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Landser

Bye Bye Love
Lola's New World Classics, Vol. 3 2013 via Lola's World Records
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Composers: Felice And Boudleaux Bryant, 1957 - the Everly Brothers Recording Is Ranked As One Of The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time

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Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch, Fats Kaplin

One Foot In the Grave
When The Sun Goes Down 2019 via Kieran Kane
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Appearing At Muskegon Museum of Art's Frey Foundation Auditorium 4/27 at 7:00 pm.

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Tony Holiday

Coin Operated Woman
Porch Sessions 2019 via VizzTone
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Johnny Burgin: Learned His Craft From The Masters Of Chicago Blues On The City's South And West Sides - This Album Was Recorded On The Front Porches Of Notable Bluesmen Around The United States

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9:40 am
UICA - Rueben (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, "Ruben Brandt, Collector" - A famous psychotherapist is forced to steal 13 paintings from the world's renowned museums and private collections all to prevent his suffering from subliminally planted nightmares. 

"Ruben Brandt, Collector" is an animated feature that Variety has called "breathtaking" and plays in The Movie Theater at UICA through April 4. 

Find showtimes at UICA dot org

Ray Price And The Cherokee Cowboys

Night Life
Night Life 1963 via Columbis
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Price's Sixth Release Is Country Music's First Concept Album

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Cordelia's Dad

Sugar Baby
Comet 1995 via Omnium
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North Hampton, MA 1987 On The Campus Of Amherst College

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Amira Kheir

Sameeri (Kindred Spirit)
Mystic Dance 2018 via Contro Cultura
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A Sound Inspired By Traditional Music From Her Homeland Sudan, And Anchored In A Hybrid Of Jazz, Soul, Rock And Desert Blues

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9:20 am

Rockin' Johnny & Quique Gomez

Step It Up Bro
Dos Hombres Wanted 2019 via VizzTone
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Jim Croce

Age
I Got A Name 1973 via Rhino
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Fifth And Final Studio Album (And First Posthumous Release) - We Lost Jim In a Plane Crash In september 1973, Four Months Prior To The Album's Release

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Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

The Boston Tea Party [1936]
The Best 2017 via Master Classics
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Jimmy And Brother Tommy Joined The Paul Whiteman Orchestra During The 1920's, At The Same Time Recording Records Under The Billing Of "The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra." Their Band Continued Through The Early Thirties Until A Dispute Over A Tempo Of A Song Separated The Brothers For Decades.

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The Carter Family

The Wandering Boy [1927]
American Epic: The Best Of The Carter Family 2017 via Sony Legacy
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Online Stream Suggestion

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Luther Dickinson & Sisters Of The Strawberry Moon

Hold to His Hand (feat. The Como Mamas)
Solstice 2019 via New West Records
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Three Lifelong Gospel Singers From The Small Town Of Como Mississippi Taking Part In Luther Dickinson's Latest Project, "Luther Dickinson & Sisters Of The Strawberry Moon." The Como Mamas Joining Amy LaVere, Allison Russell, Amy Helm And Sharde Thomas On the Project

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9:00 am
LRD: Rex Manning Day (click for more info)

Join WYCE and Long Road Distillers on April 8th to celebrate everything Empire Records (the film) on Rex Manning Day!

Enjoy themed food and cocktails: Shoplifter Shot Flight, Oh Rexy!, Sinead O'Rebellion and more! 

Damn the man. Save the Empire. Rex Manning Day at Long Road Distillers Monday April 8th

 A portion of sales benefit WYCE's upcoming Spring Fund Drive April 12-19

"We mustn't dwell. not today. We can't. Not on Rex Manning Day!" 

Long Road Distillers is located at 537 Leonard St NW in Grand Rapids

Rick Vito

Dancin' Little Sister
Soulshaker 2019 via VizzTone
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New Sliding Blues Into The 'YCE Blues Alley

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The Duhks

It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding
The Village 2009 via SLG
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A Thirteen Artist Tribute Celebrating The Music Of Greenwich Village

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Sunny War

Boom Boom
Worthless 2015 via Afonico Music
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Los Angeles, CA - Continues To Enjoy The Busking Life On Venice Beach

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The Wood Brothers

River of Sin
Paradise 2015 via Honey Jar
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Boulder, CO - Recorded At Dan Auerbach's Easy Eye Studio In Nashville - Appearing With Lake Street Drive 6/11 At The Royal Music Theater

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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.

Walter Roland And Lucille Bogan

Jump Steady Daddy
Lucille Bogan & Walter Roland (1927-1935) 1992 via Document
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Blues Spotlight: One Of The Many Fine Pianists Playing The Birmingham Blues Circuit During The 1920's Was Walter Roland. Equally Skilled As A Guitarist With A Forceful Singing Voice, Roland's Association With Lucille Bogan And Josh White Resulted In Over Ninety Recorded Issued Sides For ARC Records, Both As A Soloist And Accompanist. Walter Roland Did Not Record After 1950, Choosing The Life As A Street Performer, Passing On In 1972.

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Walter Roland With Sonny Scott

Early This Morning
Walter Roland Vol. 1, 1933 1992 via Document
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Blues Spotlight: December 4, 1903 Alabama - October 12 ,1972 Alabama

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Gerry Mulligan

All About Rosie
Gerry Mulligan Presents A Concert In Jazz 1961 via Verve
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Mel Lewis, Drums...Bill Crow, Bass...Willie Dennis, Trombone...Doc Severinsen, Trumpet...Gene Quill, Alto Saxophone...Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Sax

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8:20 am

Charley Crockett

River of Sorrow
Single 2019 via The Next Waltz
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The New Album, "How Low Can You Go," Is Due In A Couple Of Weeks - Charley Begins A World Tour That Takes Him Thru September, Just Ten Weeks After Undergoing Heart surgery

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Tami Neilson

Running to You
DYNAMITE! 2016 via Neilson Records
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Co-Vocals: Dave Khan

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Tim O'Brien

Beyond
Tim O'Brien Band 2019 via Howdy Skies Records
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Fresh One From The Tim O'Brien Band

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Ken & Brad Kolodner

Sail Away Ladies/A Roof For The Rain/Snake River Reel
Otter Creek 2010 via Kolodner Brothers Music
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Multi-Instrumentalists: Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Banjo, Guitar

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The Corn Fed Girls

Canyon Song
Papercuts 2011 via Hey Burner!
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The Band Together In 1997 In Kalamazoo - The Parents Of Three Of The Members Played In Another Group Together

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8:00 am
LRD: Rex Manning Day (click for more info)

Join WYCE and Long Road Distillers on April 8th to celebrate everything Empire Records (the film) on Rex Manning Day!

Enjoy themed food and cocktails: Shoplifter Shot Flight, Oh Rexy!, Sinead O'Rebellion and more! 

Damn the man. Save the Empire. Rex Manning Day at Long Road Distillers Monday April 8th

 A portion of sales benefit WYCE's upcoming Spring Fund Drive April 12-19

"We mustn't dwell. not today. We can't. Not on Rex Manning Day!" 

Long Road Distillers is located at 537 Leonard St NW in Grand Rapids