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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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Willie and Lobo

A Dozen Camels
Fandango Nights 1994 via Rhino Records
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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(REQUESTED)

Uncle Tupelo

Acuff-Rose
Anodyne 1993 via Warner Bros / Wea
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Online Stream Suggestion

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Mary Bridget Davies

Move Me No Mountain
Stay With Me 2019 via Broadway
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Fresh Blues Into The 'YCE Blues Alley

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Pops Staples

I Shall Not Be Moved
Peace To The Neighborhood 1992 via Atlantic / Wea
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Negro Spiritual Based On Biblical Scripture; Jeremiah 17:8-9 And Psalm 1:3

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9:40 am

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Bru's Boogie Woogie
Time Further Out 1961 via Sony
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Continues The Quartet's Exploration Of Unusual Time Signatures That Began On The Classic "Time Out". The Tracks Are Ordered By The Number Of Beats Per Bar

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The King Bees

No Dice
Stingin' & Swingin' 2000 via Tramp
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The King Bees: Rob "Hound Dog" Baskerville And Penny "Queen Bee" Zamagni Call The Mountains Of North Carolina Home - This Year Marks The 32nd Anniversary Of The Band

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10,000 Maniacs

Stockton Gala Days
Unplugged 1993 via Elektra
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Between The Album's Recording And Release Natalie Merchant Departed The Band To Pursue What Would Be A Very Successful Solo Career; Enter Mary Ramsey, Celebrating Her Twenty-Fifth Year As A Cherished Maniac

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Kitchen Dwellers

Muir Maid
Muir Maid 2019 via Kitchen Dwellers
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Bozeman, MT - Founded During A Series Of Jam Sessions In The Kitchen

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9:20 am

The Walker Brothers

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
Portrait 1966 via Smash
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Forming In 1964 Los Angeles From Remnants Of "The Surfaris" And "The Standells"; A Trio Of Non-Brothers Calling Themselves The Walker Brothers, Achieving Much More Success In The United Kingdom Then Here In The States

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The Teskey Brothers

Sunshine Baby
Run Home Slow 2019 via Glassnote
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Melbourne, Melbourne, AU

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(REQUESTED)

The Louvin Brothers

My Baby's Gone
The Louvin Brothers 1960 via Capitol
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Vintage Vinyl Spin: Ira And Charlie Served As The Link Between The Delmore Brothers And The Everly Brothers. The Brothers First Performed As The Radio Twins In 1942, And Became Members Of The Grand Ole Opry Thirteen Years Later. Commercial Success Did Not Happen Until Their Signing With Capitol In 1952. The Brothers High, Lonesome Harmonies, Were Closer To Country Music Of The 1930's Than The Honky-Tonk Or Country-Pop Of The Mid-1950's. Gram Parsons And Emmylou Harris Introduced The Louvin's Songs To Rock World; Several Tributes Have Been Recorded Over The Years Honoring The Ground-Breaking Duo That Helped Shape Authentic Country Music The Louvin Brothers Were Elected To The Country Music Hall Of Fame in 2001.

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Ragpicker String Band

Trimmed And Burning
The Ragpicker String Band 2015 via Yellow Dog
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Undercover: Blind Willie Johnson, 1928

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Tony Duncan & Darrin Yazzie

Sacred Cave
Singing Lights 2014 via canyon
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An Album Of Melodies About Songs Of Courtship, Meditation And Healing Heard Deep In The Canyons Of The Southwest

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9:00 am
WeatherGard Windows (click for more info)
Support for WYCE comes from WeatherGard Windows.
 
Manufacturing windows in Michigan for 32 years, WeatherGard Windows uses environmentally conscious materials to produce energy efficient windows that are engineered for Michigan's constantly changing weather.  
 
More information can be found at 616-201-7415 or weathergard dot com.

Over The Rhine

Show Me
Ohio 2003 via Narada
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Lakou Mizik

Rasanbleman
HaitiaNola 2019 via Cumbancha
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Featuring Leyla McCalla - Powerhouse Collective Of Haitian Roots Music Musicians

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The Cactus Blossoms

Mississippi
You're Dreaming 2016 via Red House
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Twin Cities Roots Music Band Led By Brothers Jack Torrey And Page Burkum. Produced By JD McPherson, The Brothers' Superb Harmonies Are Compared To Both The Louvin And Everly Brothers

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Deborah Payne And Sam Gleaves

Pretty Saro
Welcome As the Flowers In May 2019 via Deborah Payne Music
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English Folk Ballad Originating In The Early 1700's. The Song Died Out In England By The Mid Eighteenth Century, But Was Rediscovered In North America In The Early Twentieth Century Where It Had Been Preserved In The Appalachian Mountains Through Oral Traditions

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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.

Percy Mayfield With His Maytones

Baby, You're Rich
The Voice Within 1955 via Specialty
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Blues Spotlight: One Of The Most Influential R&B Singer/ Songwriters Of The Post-War Era, Often Called 'The Poet Laureate Of The Blues', Percy Mayfield Scored A String Of Hit Blues Ballads In The Early 50's. The West Coast Sound Chimed With The Mood Of The Times, And For Two Years Mayfield Stayed At Top Of His Game, Until An Automobile Accident Curtailed His Performing Career. Signed To Chess Records In 1955, Percy's Tremendous Songwriting Talent Provided Massive Hits For Ray Charles. Percy Mayfield Passed On In 1984

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Percy Mayfield

Two Years Of Torture
The Singles Collection 2019 via Document
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Blues Spotlight: August 12, 1920 Louisiana - August 11, 1984 California

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Wayne Shorter

Yes Or No
Jazz At Lincoln Center 2019 via Jazz At Lincoln Center
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Featuring Wynton Marsalis Conducting The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra

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8:20 am

Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors

You Want What You Can't Have
Dragons 2019 via Magnolia/Thirty Tigers
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Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys

My Little Georgia Rose
The 1950-51 Castle Studio Sessions 2019 via Orange amaro
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This Morning's Vintage Pick! - Twelve-Years Later The Was Performed The Black Mountain Boys,Whose Members Included Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter, Eric Thompson, Sandy Rothman And David Nelson

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Kate Wolf

Across The Great Divide
Live In Mendocino 2018 via Kate Wolf Music
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Remembering Kate Wolf, Taken By Leukemia Thirty-Fours Years Ago. Kate's Immeasurable Impact On Folk Music Is Still Felt To This Day

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Chet Atkins

Jam Man
The Essential Chet Atkins - The Columbia Years 2004 via Sony
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One Of The Chief Architects Of The Nashville Sound In The 1950's & 60's

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Aaron Lee Tasjan

Memphis Rain
Silver Tears 2016 via New West
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A Distinct "Indie Folk Grit," With Words Soaked In Spilled Whiskey, Misunderstood Tears And Dusty Memories; Seeping Into The Cracks Of Your Troubled Soul

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8:00 am
WeatherGard Windows (click for more info)
Support for WYCE comes from WeatherGard Windows.
 
Manufacturing windows in Michigan for 32 years, WeatherGard Windows uses environmentally conscious materials to produce energy efficient windows that are engineered for Michigan's constantly changing weather.  
 
More information can be found at 616-201-7415 or weathergard dot com.