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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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Toubab Krewe

Asheville To Abidjan
Toubab Krewe 2005 via Upstream Records
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Reconvenes Next Week

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Drive-by Truckers

Carl Perkins' Cadillac
The Dirty South 2004 via New West Records
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Further Exploring The Mythology Of The South, With Songs Focusing On Sam Phillips And Sun Records, John Henry, And A Three-Song Suite About Sheriff Buford Pusser

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Billy Boy Arnold

Girl In The Valley a.k.a. Water Coast Blues
Sings Big Bill Broonzy 2012 via Electro-Fi
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Chicago, IL - Received Informal Lessons From His Neighbour John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson (1948) - Joined Forces With Street Musician Bo Diddley In The Early 1950's - Two Of Billy Boy's Original Compositions Were Covered By The Yardbirds

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Bart Budwig

Human Again
Another Burn On The Astroturf 2020 via Fluff & Gravy
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Cosmic Country Crooner- A Son Of Idaho

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9:40 am

Nora Jane Struthers

To Catch a Phoenix
Bright Lights, Long Drives, First Words 2020 via Blue Pig
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Appearing 5/8 At The Livery, Benton Harbor And The Ark, 5/10

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Jake Fussell

Let Me Lose
Jake Xerxes Fussell 2015 via Paradise Of Bachelors
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Durham, NC - Jake Focuses On Traditional Southern Folk Songs - Began Playing And Studying With Elder Musicians In The Chattahoochee Valley, Including Piedmont Blues Legend Precious Bryant

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Then There Were Two

You Don't KnoW Me
Then There Were Two 2007 via Mood Swing
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Bass Player Mike Visceglia Has Cemented The Foundation For Suzanne Vega For Many Years, And We Know Fiona McBain As The Singer And Bassist For NYC Roots Band, 'Ollabelle'

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Adam & Megan Chowning, Brandon Bostwick And Tristan Scoggins

Walking With Winston
Handmade To Hand Played 2019 via Thompson Guitars
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Traditional Music Educators Operating Several Music Camps Throughout The Year

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9:20 am

Freddie King

Me & My Guitar
Texas Cannonball 1972 via Shelter
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The Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Was Repeatedly Rejected In Auditions For Chess Records - A True Road Warrior, Hitting The Blacktop 300 Days A Year - King's Sharpened-Treble Tones Greatly Influenced Rock's finest Guitarists

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Jerry Lee Lewis

Real Wild Child (Wild One) [1959]
The Essential Jerry Lee Lewis: The Sun Sessions 2013 via Sun
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Jerry Lee Lewis: The Original Wild One In 1959; Twenty-Seven Years Later The Killer's Unadulterated Wild Child, Iggy Pop Would Take It To The Top Of Charts, And A Quarter-Century Thereafter Those Rodents Of Mischief Alvin & The Chipmunks Would Give It Movie Stardom

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Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra ft. Edythe Wright

The Dipsy Doodle [1937]
Stage Door Canteen 1987 via MCA
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Vintage Vinyl Spin: The First Recording Took Place On October 14, 1937 With Undoubtedly Tommy Dorsey's Best Vocalist, Edythe Wright. For Four Years The Sultry Songstress Brought A Much Needed Hipness To the Dorsey Band. Miss Wright Could Hold Her Own With The Egotistical And Fiery Dorsey, A Fact That Became Evident Many Times Whenever They Would Cuss Each Other Out Backstage, Followed By A Killer Show

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Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle

Stewball
Stranger In The Alps 2019 via Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle
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The Broadside Ballad Written For The 18th-Century British Racehorse, Given All-Out Fest That Echoes The Frantic Speeds Of A Racetrack By The Cincinnati-Based Roots Ensemble, Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle

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The Moxie Strings

Looped
Breathe 2019 via Independent
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2020 Traditions! Award Recipients

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9:00 am
World Affairs Council (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from World Affairs Council: 

The World Affairs Council of Western Michigan presents an eight-week series on international relations and foreign policy titled "Great Decisions." 

On Monday, March 2, from 6 to 7:15 p.m. in the Aquinas College Performing Arts Center, it's information and conversation with Marisa Endor of Georgetown University on "Green Peacebuilding: Justice in the Face of Climate Change".

This event will also be repeated on Tuesday, March 3, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Covenant Fine Arts Center at Calvin University

For more on the series and the speakers, it's World Michigan dot org slash great decisions 2020 or 616.776.1721.

Tony Furtado

Doc's Bogg
These Chains 2004 via Funzalo
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True Talent Doesn't Need Categories - A Tip Of The Hat To Southern Appalachia Banjo Legend Dock Bogg's

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The Devil Makes Three

Aces And Twos
Live At Red Rocks 2019 via Kahn
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The Longstanding Americana Triumvirate Appearing May 9 At St. Andrews Hall, Detroit

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Arist-O-Kats

Chasin' The Blues [1957]
Music For Mad Men: Robust Blues 2008 via Essential Music Group
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Groove-O-Licious R&B By The One Hit Wonders That Called Hollywood Home

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Linda McCrae

Flowers Of Appalachia
Long Shadow Trails 2015 via Fine Records
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Formerly A Longtime Member Of The 1980's Multi-Award Winning Canadian Roots Band 'Spirit Of The West' - Since Leaving The Band, Miss McCrae Has Released Four Critically-Acclaimed Albums - 'Spirit Of The West' Is Heard Here On 'YCE

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Lyle Lovett

Loretta
Natural Forces 2009 via Universal Nashville
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Undercover: Townes Van Zandt, 1978 (Flyin' Shoes)

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8:40 am

Skip James

Lazy Bones
Rare and Unreleased 2003 via Vanguard
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Skip James Was One Of The Most Influential Early Bluesmen, But His Importance As A Stylist Remained Undiscovered Until He Was Brought Out Of A Long Retirement By The Folk/Blues Revival Of The Early 60's. In 1930 Skip Was Picked Up By A Scout For Paramount Records, And He Cut A Few Tracks In A Two Day Session, But The Records Did Not Sell Well As The Depression Began To Bite. After Over 30 Years Retirement From The Blues, Skip Was Rediscovered, And Appeared At The Newport Folk Festival In 1964; His Impact On The Blues Is Without Question. Nehemiah Curtis James Passed On in 1969.

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Skip James

Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
The Complete Early Recordings Of Skip James 1994 via Yazoo
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Blues Spotlight: June 9, 1902 MS - October 3, 1969 PA

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Clare Fischer And The Metropole Orchestra

Dancing Song
The Latin Side 1997 via Pacific Jazz
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'820' Jazz Presents A Selection From "The Latin Side," An Album Of Reworked Arrangements By Composer, Bandleader, Keyboardist And MSU Alumnus Clare Fischer. This Is 'Dancing Song' On 820 Jazz

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8:20 am

The Amigos Band

Katie
Diner In The Sky 2014 via The Amigos
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Formerly Tres Amigos - Folk With A Twist Of Lime; Avid Students Of Genre-Crossing American Roots Culture

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Chicago Farmer

Indiana Line
Flyover Country 2020 via Independent
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Chicago Farmer & The Fieldtones: Small Town Roots, Tilled With City Streets Mentality, And Tempered By The The Inspiration Of John Prine

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The Osborne Brothers

Don't Let The Smoky Mountain Smoke Get In Your Eyes
The Osborne Brothers: 1968-1974 2008 via bear
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Hyden, KY - Bobby And Sonny Performed Their Special Brand Of Highly-Influential Bluegrass For Fifty-Two Years - Bobby Turned 88 A Few Weeks Ago and Continues To tour With His Longtime Band 'The Rocky Top X-Press'

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The Quebe Sisters

Bluegrass In The Backwoods
The Quebe Sisters 2019 via Independent
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The Fourth Album Delivers The Sibling's Authentic Triple Fiddle And Three-Part Harmony Sound With A Progressive Bent

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Peter Rowan

Ragged Old Dream
The Old School 2013 via Compass Records
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Rowan Delves Further Into His Legacy As One Of Bill Monroe''s Bluegrass Boys Accompanied By Some Of The First Generation Players Who Really Know 'The Old School'

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Jeni & Billy

Jewell Ridge Coal
Jewell Ridge Coal 2008 via Jewell Ridge Records
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8:00 am
World Affairs Council (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from World Affairs Council: 

The World Affairs Council of Western Michigan presents an eight-week series on international relations and foreign policy titled "Great Decisions." 

On Monday, March 2, from 6 to 7:15 p.m. in the Aquinas College Performing Arts Center, it's information and conversation with Marisa Endor of Georgetown University on "Green Peacebuilding: Justice in the Face of Climate Change".

This event will also be repeated on Tuesday, March 3, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Covenant Fine Arts Center at Calvin University

For more on the series and the speakers, it's World Michigan dot org slash great decisions 2020 or 616.776.1721.