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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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Flor De Toloache

Huapango Medley
Las Caras Lindas 2017 via Chulo
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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The Bobbettes

Look At The Stars [1957]
Anthology: The Deluxe Collection 2021 via Master Tapes
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The First African-American Girl Group To Enjoy Nationwide Success In The United States - Formed In East Harlem In 1955 After Meeting At A Glee Club In Spanish Harlem - Were Able To Keep The Group Together Into The Early 1970's; The Success Of the Early Days Long Behind Them

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Arlo McKinley

Die Midwestern
Die Midwestern 2020 via Oh Boy Records
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Cincinnati, OH - Grew Up Playing In The City's Punk And Hardcore Scene - Signed To John Prine's Oh Boy Records - The Album Is Deeply Rooted In Personal Stories, Set Against The Backdrop of Cincinnati

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Terri Hendrix

Wind Me Up
Wilory Farm 1998 via Wilory
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"Terri Hendrix Holds Her Own Among The Poets Who If You Cut Their Words, They Bleed." - Ray Wylie Hubbard

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9:40 am

John McEuen

Old Country

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GR Appearance: John & The String Wizards Live At The Listening Room September 3 (Friday Night)

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Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real

Wildest Dreams
A Few Stars Apart 2021 via Fantasy/Concord
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GR Appearance: 10/8 At The Intersection - Willie's Eldest Son & Neil Young's Backing Band

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Elder Jack Ward

Rest with Jesus
Already Made 2021 via Bible & Tire
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Veteran Voice Of Memphis Sacred Soul; Once Recording For The Legendary Stax & Chalice Records - "Already Made" Is Elder Jack's First Recording In Fifty Years

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Rachael Price

Mood Indigo
The Good Hours 2008 via Claire Vision Productions
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The Lead Vocalist For Lake Street Dive, And A Wonderful Reinterpretation Of The 1930 Duke Ellington and Barney Bigard Standard - The Tune Was Composed For A Radio Broadcast In October 1930, And Was Originally Titled 'Dreamy Blues' - Ellington Is Quoted As The Song Being "The First Tune I Ever Wrote Specially For Microphone Transmission"

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9:20 am

Watermelon Slim

Check Writing Woman
Watermelon Slim & The Workers 2006 via Northern Blues
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Boston, MA - Slim & The Workers Deliver the Goods From A Skewed Autobiographical Perspective, And A Raw-Boned Backwoods Virtuosity

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Scythian

Fields of Athenry
Immigrant Road Show 2008 via Imagramaphone
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Founded On The Streets Washington D.C. By A Few Celtic Playing College Buddies, Growing To Be A Headliner On The Touring Roots Music Festival Circuit - The Band's Is Named After Ukrainian Nomads

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Lil Hardin Armstrong

Lindy Hop [1937]
1936-1940 Anthology 2011 via Stardust
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Lindy Was A Fusion Of Many Dances That Preceded It, Combining Elements Of Both Partnered And Solo Dancing - Sometimes Referred To As A Street Dance

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Pearl Django

Cheek to Cheek
Modern Times 2007 via Modern Hot Records
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The Group Melds The Music Of Django Reinhardt And Stephane Grappelli With American Swing - Composed By Irving Berlin For His 1935 Musical Top Hat; Starring The Heavy Talents Of Fred Astaire And Ginger Rogers

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Liz McComb

Ain't No Grave
The Spirit of New Orleans 2008 via Gve
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Traditional American Gospel Song composed By Pentecostal Preacher Claude Ely In 1934

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9:00 am
WYCE @ Wealthy Theatre : The Ryne Experience (click for more info)

WYCE @ Wealthy Theatre is back!

Community Media Center's virtual concert series is live from Wealthy Theatre, programmed by WYCE, streamed online, and on GRTV..

Coming up tomorrow night it's The Ryne Experience! 

More information is available at wyce dot org 

WYCE at Wealthy Theatre featuring The Ryne Experience - Sunday at 6pm. Sponsored by Vertigo Music! 


The Miller Sisters

Ten Cats Down [1956]
Got You On My Mind 2012 via Rebel Records
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Elsie Jo And Mildred, Part Of The Sam Phillips Sun Label Stable During The 1950's - Sam Had Heard Them On A tupelo, Mississippi Radio Station In 1954; Signing Them A Short Thereafter

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The Felice Brothers

To-Do List
From Dreams to Dust 2021 via Yep Roc
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Latest Album By the New York Roots Rockers; Commencing With A Healthy Tour In September

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Folk Scat

Bre Petrunko
Folk Scat 1996 via Nomad Records
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Eastern European Vocal Group Meets Manhattan Transfer And Zap Mama

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John R. Miller

Coming Down
Depreciated 2021 via Rounder
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Grew Up In the Shenandoah Valley; Joining The Regimen Of Authentic Appalachian Singer/Songwriters - Backed By His Band The Engine Lights

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Alice Howe

Homeland Blues
You've Been Away so Long 2017 via Independent
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Boston, MA - Influenced By The Early Folk Troubadours Of Southern California

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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!

Priscilla Bowman & The Spaniels

I Ain't Givin' Up Nothing [1958]
The complete Releases 1953-1962 2015 via Acrobat
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Blues Spotlight: Kansas City R&B Singer Was Heavily Influenced By Ruth Brown And Annie Laurie. As Lead Singer For The Jay McCann Band, Miss Bowman Placed Two Singles At The Top Of The R&B Charts In 1955. Recording A Few Solo Sessions For Vee-Jay Records, Couldn't Repeat The Success As Before. The Remainder Of Bowman's Career Was Focused On Live Performance In Kansas City's Clubs. Priscilla Bowman Passed On In 1988.

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Pricilla Bowman

A Spare Man [1957]
Tough Dolls 2003 via AMB
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May 30, 1928 KS - July 24, 1988 KS

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Charlie Watts

Little Willie Leaps
Watts At Scott's 2004 via Sanctuary Records
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'820' Jazz Presents: Charlie Watts And the Tentet - Recorded Over Three Nights At The Famed London Jazz Club, Ronnie Scott's. During Breaks From Drum Duties With The Rolling Stones, Charlie Used His Time Wisely By Forming Various Configurations Of Bands That Could Provide An Outlet For His Deep Knowledge And Love Of Jazz, Especially Bop. For This Engagement, Watts Assembled Some Of The U.K.'s Finest Musicians For This Tentet, Including A Bandleader, Covering Compositions By Monk, Ellington, Strayhorn And Davis. R.I.P. Charlie

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8:20 am

COMPILATIONS

Mo Pitney and Merle Monroe - Suzanne
Industrial Strength Bluegrass [Southwestern Ohio's Musical Legacy] 2021 via Smithsonian Folkways
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The Story Of Southwestern Ohio's Distinctive Sounds Brought By Appalachian Migrants Seeking Economic Opportunities, And Creating An Internationally Renowned Capital For The Thriving Bluegrass Genre, Centered On The Industrial Region Of Cincinnati, Dayton, Hamilton, Middletown, And Springfield

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Ernest Tubb And His Texas Troubadours

I Ain't Goin Honky Tonkin Anymore [1942]
Texas Honky Tonk 2021 via Centerpiece
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Classic Country Cut: One Of The Pioneers Of Country Music - Laying Down The Blue Print For Honky Tonk

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Rachel Harrington

Ode to Billie Joe
City of Refuge 2008 via SkinnyDennis Records
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Reworking Bobbie Gentry's 1967 Classic

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COMPILATIONS

Lovesick Redstick Blues
Signature Sounds 20th Anniversary Collec 2015 via Signature Sounds
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Crooked Still - String-Band Revivalists Who Reinterpret Traditional Music With Their Own Fresh Perspective

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New Grange

Round Trip
New Grange 1999 via Compass
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One-Off String Band Fronted By Tim O'Brien - Darol Anger, Alison Brown, Mike Marshall, And Todd Phillips Join The Pick

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8:00 am
WYCE @ Wealthy Theatre : The Ryne Experience (click for more info)

WYCE @ Wealthy Theatre is back!

Community Media Center's virtual concert series is live from Wealthy Theatre, programmed by WYCE, streamed online, and on GRTV..

Coming up tomorrow night it's The Ryne Experience! 

More information is available at wyce dot org 

WYCE at Wealthy Theatre featuring The Ryne Experience - Sunday at 6pm. Sponsored by Vertigo Music!