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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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Audrey Ochoa

My Reward
Frankenhorn 2020 via Chronograph
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Soul Rebels

Unlock Your Mind
Unlock Your Mind 2012 via Rounder
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Eight-Piece New Orleans Based Brass Ensemble - The Missing Link Between Public Enemy And Louis Armstrong

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Mamie Ree

Your Loving Is Just All Right [1955]
50's R&B Classics 2007 via Ace
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Major Part Of LA's Central Avenue R&B Music Scene During the Early 50's.

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Banjo Ikey Robinson & His Bull Fiddle Band

Rock Me Mama
Vol. 1 1926-1929 1994 via Document
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Pioneering Jazz Banjo And Guitar Player Who Helped Create Modern Jazz In Chicago During The 1920s. Played And Recorded With Jelly Roll Morton, Clarence Williams, Jabbo Smith, And Georgia Tom, Billed As The Hokum Boys

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COMPILATIONS

Dallas Blues
The Modern Records Blues Story 2003 via Varese Records
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Floyd Dixon: West Coast Jump Blues Singer And Pianist Floyd Dixon Was A Vital Link In The Evolution From Swing To R&B. The Self-Appointed "Mr. Magnificent," His Energetic, Raucous Sound Was A Seminal Influence On Ray Charles, Anticipating The Emergence Of Modern Soul Music By More Than A Decade

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9:40 am

Mark Hummel

Cut That Out
Wayback Machine 2020 via Electro-Fi
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With The Basement Shakers - New Blues Into The 'YCE Blues Alley

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Sam Doores

Nothing Like a Suburb
Sam Doores 2020 via New West
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New Orleans, LA - Formerly Of Deslondes And Hurray For The Riff Raff

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The Appleseed Collective

Kentucky Sky
Young Love 2014 via Independent
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Ann Arbor, MI - Founder Andrew Brown's Latest Collective IsCalled "Djangophonique," A Musical Project Born Out Of Reverence For The Parisian Jazz Manouche Style; A Tip Of The Hat To The Legendary Guitarist Django Reinhardt And His Quintette du Hot Club de France - Djangophonique's Music Is Heard Here on 'YCE

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9:20 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.

Richie Havens

Maggie's Farm
Something Else Again 1968 via Verve
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Undercover; Bob Dylan

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Rev. Gary Davis

I Will Do My Last Singing In This Land somewhere
Folk Music At Newport 1995 via Vanguard
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Recorded During the Second Evening In 1963 At The Newport Folk Festival By Truly One Of The Supreme Talents To Emerge From The Piedmont Tradition - The Breadth Of His Influence Is Undeniable

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Zmei3

Vis
Rough Romanian Soul 2016 via Six Degrees
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The Romanian Trio Was Founded In Berlin 2011, Evolving The Traditional Genre Into A Rougher Edge Concept

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9:00 am
Broad Leaf (click for more info)

Support today on WYCE comes from  Broad Leaf Local Beer an experimental craft brewery open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner with from-scratch street food and live music. 


Broad Leaf is on the corner of 29th St and Lake Eastbrook Blvd and is owned and operated by Brewery Vivant. 

A list of events, menu, and more is available at broad leaf beer dot com or on Facebook and Instagram
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The Green Fields of America

The Catalpa
The Green Fields of America 2009 via Compass Records
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Mick Moloney Founded The Group In 1978; It's Sole Purpose To Promote Traditional Irish Music And Customs To A Wider Audience. Many Of The Genre's Biggest Names Had Their Performing Starts With "The Green fields Of America"

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Aaron Jonah Lewis

Mauna Loa
Mozart Of The Banjo, The Joe Morley Project 2020 via Morley Music
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Lewis' Current Project Is Devoted To The Music Of The 19th Century Virtuoso Composer Joe Morley, Who Wrote A Compelling Body Of Great Banjo Pieces In A Technique Now Called "Classic Fingerstyle"

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The Gourds

Two Girls
Shinebox 1998 via Sugarhill [Country]
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Founded In Austin In 1994 The Gourds Are Currently On Hiatus Allowing Members To Pursue Other Interests. The Solo Work Of Shinyribs Is Heard Here On 'YCE

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Pine Hill Project

Farewell to St. Dolores
Tomorrow You're Going 2015 via Signature Sounds
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Produced By Larry Campbell - Composer: Dave Carter - Bill Payne, Piano - Richard Shindell And Lucy Kaplansky Had Never Made An Album Together Until 2015 And The Release Of "Tomorrow You're Going." We Step In A Few Cuts Deep Finding This Overlooked Gem Here At 'YCE

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8:40 am
Promo - Submit Music (click for more info)

Are you a Michigan musician or know of a few talented artists?

Submit an album to 88.1 FM WYCE for airplay consideration. 

View a how-to guide by visiting WYCE dot org and then click on the "Connect" tab to see the steps to add a local album to our WYCE music library!

The Sparks Brothers

Everyday I Have The Blues
Lake Michigan Blues 1934-1941 1980 via Nighthawk
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Twin Brothers "Pinetop" And "Lindberg" Sparks Were Born In 1910 Mississippi, Relocating To St. Louis During The Mid-1920's. Their First Recording Session Took Place In 1932 Laying Down A Few Boogie-Woogie Numbers, Beginning A Fertile Three Year Recording Period For The Brothers. Working The Bars And Clubs In St. Louis And Not Having Steady Employment, The Sparks Brothers Had Frequent Run-Ins With The Law. Pinetop Drank Heavily And Lindberg Spent Time In A Workhouse. Marion Gant Passed On In 1935; Aaron In 1963

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The Sparks Brothers

Louisiana Bound
The Sparks Brothers 1932-1935 1994 via Nighthawk
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Marion Grant: May 22, 1910 MS - May 25, 1963 MO....Aaron Grant: May 22, 1910 MS - November 5, 1935 MO

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Sonny Clark Sextet

Sonny's Crib - Alternate Take
Sonny's Crib 1957 via Blue Note
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'820' Jazz Presents: An Alternate Take Of The Title Track From "Sonny's Crib," The 1957 Recording By The Sonny Clark Sextet. The Album's Textures, Arrangements And Engineering Is The Epitome Of The Blue Note Sound In The Late 1950's. The Album Has Been Compared To 'Blue Train' Recorded A Fortnight Later By John Coltrane - - - - - - - - - Paul Chambers, Bass...Art Taylor, Drums...Curtis Fuller, Trombone...Donald Byrd, Trumpet...John Coltrane, Tenor Saxophone...Sonny Clark, Piano

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8:20 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.

Lilly Hiatt

Never Play Guitar
Walking Proof 2020 via New West
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Produced By Former Cage The Elephant Guitarist Lincoln Parish, Street Date For The Fourth Release is 3/27

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The Henhouse Prowlers

10 Miles More
A Dark Rumor 2009 via Independent
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Longtime Chicago Bluegrass Powerhouse

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Marvin Gaster

Chickens Crowing At Midnight
Going Down To Raleigh: Stringband Music In the North Carolina Piedmont 2009 via Pine-Cone
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A Living Bit Of Banjo History, The Last In A Line Of Lee County, North Carolina Two Finger Banjo Pickers. Gaster Recalls The Day He Finally Got The 36 Dollars Together For His First Banjo, The Store's Proprietor Put It In A Bag From The Dry Cleaners

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South Memphis String Band

Bootlegger's Blues
Home Sweet Home 2009 via Memphis Int'L
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Luther Dickinson, Alvin Youngblood Hart And Jimbo Mathus, Three Good Friends Putting It Down With A Shared Vision And Consuming Passion For The String Music Of Their Forebears; The Practitioners Of Pre-Blues Era Roots

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Darcy Wilkin

I've Got Plans
Bristol 2020 via Independent
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Founding Member Of Kalamazoo's Corn Fed Girls

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8:00 am
Broad Leaf (click for more info)

Support today on WYCE comes from  Broad Leaf Local Beer an experimental craft brewery open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner with from-scratch street food and live music. 


Broad Leaf is on the corner of 29th St and Lake Eastbrook Blvd and is owned and operated by Brewery Vivant. 

A list of events, menu, and more is available at broad leaf beer dot com or on Facebook and Instagram