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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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Eileen Ivers

Jama
Crossing The Bridge 1999 via Sony
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Chuck Berry

Come On
The Great Twenty-Eight 1984 via Sugar Hill Records Ltd.
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Composer: Chuck Berry, 1961 - The Song Wasn't A Chart Entry For Chuck, But The Rolling Stones Were Listening; Choosing It As Their Debut Single In 1963

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John Chin (Feat. Richard Julian)

The Seventh Son
Anything Mose! 2021 via Jinsy Records
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Chin And Julian Giving The Mose Allison Treatment To Willie Dixon's Classic

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(REQUESTED)

Asleep At The Wheel

Sugar Moon
It's A Good Day 2010 via BISMEAUX PRODUCTIONS
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Thanks For The Suggestion!

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9:40 am
Listening Room - Adam Ferrara (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Listening Room: An intimate 200-seat venue located at Studio Park in Downtown Grand Rapids.  

This Wednesday Full House Comedy Presents Comedian Adam Ferrara at 7:30PM at Listening Room

Best known for his roles on Rescue Me, Nurse Jackie, and co-host of American Top Gear - Adam Ferrara also does stand-up.

Tickets and details are available at Listening Room G-R dot com or at the cinema box office inside Studio Park located at 123 Ionia Ave South West

Full House Comedy Presents Comedian Adam Ferrara this Wednesday at Listening Room

The Concussions

Last Regrets and Moist Towelettes
Magic Fingers 2008 via Double Crown Records
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GR Music - Jammie Award Recipients

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Butch Hancock

Already Gone
Own The Way Over Here 1993 via Sugarhill [Country]
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One Of The Premiere Singer-Songwriters Texas Has Ever Produced - A Major Component In Kick- Starting The Progressive Country Movement As A Founding Member Of The Flatlanders -

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Dori Freeman

Appalachian
Ten Thousand Roses 2021 via Independent
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Galax, VA - Growing Up Among A Family Of Musicians In The Mountains Of Southwest Virginia - Dori's Fourth Release

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The Cat Mary

Ode to Billie Joe
Her High, Lonesome Days 1995 via Orchard Music Group
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Southern California Quartet With A Rendering Of Bobbie Gentry's Brilliant 1967 First-Person Narrative - Topping Four Charts, And Winning Three Grammys

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9:20 am

COMPILATIONS

I Heard The Angels Singing
When I Reach That Heavenly Shore Unearthly Black Gospel, 1926-1936 2014 via Tompkins Square
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Reverend Edward W. Clayborn

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Joe Smith & The Spicy Pickles

Moonglow
Gin & Moonlight 2017 via Cuttin' Records
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Denver's Premier Swingsters Running Through The Great American Songbook With A Rocky Mountain Rendition Of "Moonglow" - Pioneering Jazz Violinist Joe Venuti Was The First To Record The Song In 1931 - Within A Year, Ellington, Calloway, Waters, Goodman, And Tatum Left Their Indelible Footprints On The song

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Jesse Daniel

Sonando Contigo
Beyond These Walls 2021 via Soundly
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Second Release - The Twang Of Classic Country With Greasy, Roadhouse-Worthy Muscle

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COMPILATIONS

E Iti Taurua [Tahiti]
Putumayo Presents Islands 1997 via Putumayo World Music
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Bobby & Angelo - Two Highly-Influential Tahitian Musicians, Credited With Forming a New Strain Of Contemporary Of Polynesian Music

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Tuva Ensemble

Dembildey (Nomad Dance)
Traditional Music And Throat Singing Of Tuva: Kyzyl-Moscow, Vol. 3 2013 via Sketis
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One Of The World's Oldest Forms Of Music - Throat Singing Originated Among The Indigenous Turko-Mongol Tribes Of The Altai And Sayan Mountains Of Southern Siberia And Western Mongolia

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9:00 am
St. Cecilia Music Center - Sam Bush (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from St. Cecilia Music Center, home to the Acoustic Cafe Folk Series 

which brings legendary folk artists to the intimate setting of Royce Auditorium. 

Coming up on Wednesday, October 6th it's award winning bluegrass artist Sam Bush

Tickets are available at www.scmc.-online.org

SCMC will require proof of fully-vaccinated status, or a negative COVID test taken within 48 hours, to attend a concert at the venue. 

Sam Bush at St. Cecilia Music Center - Wednesday, October 6th!

Blitzen Trapper

Even If You Don't
All Across This Land 2015 via Vagrant.
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The Pacific Northwest Quintets Eighth Release - The Band Is Getting Back On The Road During The Spring Of '022

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Lindsay Beaver & Brad Stivers

It's Love
Lindsay Beaver & Brad Stivers 2021 via VizzTone
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Debut Album Displays The Duos Mastery Of The Blues Idioms Across An Array Of Styles

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Will Hoge

No Man's Land
Number Seven 2011 via Rykodisc
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The Definition Of Singer/Songwriter/ Guitar Slinger - Hoge Has Toured With Social Distortion

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H.C. McEntire

Baby's Got the Blues
Lionheart 2018 via Merge
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Durham, NC - Debut Album From The Former Frontman Of Mount Moriah - "Eno Axis" Is McEntire's Latest; Those Tracks Hear Here On "TCE

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Tre Burt

Dixie Red
You, Yeah, You 2021 via Oh Boy
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Kelsey Waldon Joining On Vocals - Burt Wrote The Song In Honor Of John Prine

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8:40 am
Promo - Local Spins on WYCE (click for more info)

Local Spins on WYCE is a 1-hour exploration of the best music from the Grand Rapids area and West Michigan. The program often debuts new songs by seasoned artists as well as emerging acts who merit attention and broader exposure.

The show is hosted by John "SINK-uh-vitch" from LocalSpins.com, the website covering West Michigan's music scene. Each week, John invites local artists into the studio for live music and conversation.

Tune in for "Local Spins on WYCE" every Friday at 11am. And browse every archived episode online at WYCE dot org

COMPILATIONS

Tired of Being Mistreated
The Rise and Fall Of Paramount Volume 2 2014 via Third Man
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Blues Spotlight: Clifford "Grandpappy" Gibson Is Regarded As One Of The Earliest Urban Blues Performers, With No Pronounced Rural Influences. Born In Kentucky And Relocating To St. Louis During The 1920's, Gibson's Guitar Playing Style Resembled That Of Another Missouri Blueman Lonnie Johnson, A Sound That Got The Attention Of Jimmie Rodgers, Recording One Single in 1931. With Only A Few Titles In His Songbook, Gibson Spent The Better Part Of The Next Three Decades Playing The Streets Around St. Louis, Resurfacing On Recording For Little Milton's Bobbin Label. Charles Gibson Passed On Two Years Later.

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COMPILATIONS

Clifford Gibson - Don't Put That Thing On Me (1929)
Rough Guide to Unsung Heroes of Country Blues 2015 via World Music Network
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Blues Spotlight: April 17, 1901 KY - December 21, 1963 MO

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Charlie Byrd

Engano
Brazilian Byrd via Columbia
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Keter Betts, Bass...Buddy Deppenschmidt, Drums...Charlie Byrd, Guitar - - - - - - - - An Alumnus Of The Woody Herman Band, Classically Trained Jazz Guitar Virtuoso Who Was a Fixture On The Washington Music Scene For Nearly 50 Years - His Association With Stan Getz Brought Brazilian Music To The Forefront. This Morning's Selection Is 'Engano' A Selection From "Brazilian Byrd", Produced By Tommy Newsom And Recorded In 1957 With Charlie's Usual Trio Complement.

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8:20 am

Billy Strings

This Old World
Renewal 2021 via Rounder
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Lansing, MI - International Bluegrass Music Association Entertainer Of The Year Guitar Player Of The Year, And Jamie Award Recipient; All Roads Lead Back To 'YCE - Billy Returns To The Mitten For A Three-Night Stand Performing At 20 Monroe, 12/30 Thru 1/1

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Ric Robertson

Rollin' River
Carolina Child 2021 via Free Dirt
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Synthesizes A Full Canon Of American Music Strains

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COMPILATIONS

Shady Grove
Bona Fide Bluegrass and Mountain Music 2002 via RCA
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Mountain Shout: The Prairie Ramblers Emerged From The Valleys And Ridges Of Kentucky's Cumberland Plateau In 1930 - The Band Is Referred To As A Hot String Band, Due To Their Aggressive Rhythm Approach

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Chris Thile & Michael Daves

Billy in the Lowground
Sleep with One Eye Open 2011 via Nonesuch
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Mid-Nineteenth Virginia Reel

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Robin & Linda Williams

Old Wyatt
Sugar for Sugar 1996 via Sugarhill
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Met In South Carolina In 1971 - Soon Celebrating Fifty-Years Of Performing Together

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Jean Redpath

Ode to Spring
Songs Of Robert Burns, Volume 7 1990 via Philo
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Scottish Folk Singer, Educator And Interpreter Of Song - Composed By Lyricist And Poet Robert Burns In 1782

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8:00 am
St. Cecilia Music Center - Sam Bush (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from St. Cecilia Music Center, home to the Acoustic Cafe Folk Series 

which brings legendary folk artists to the intimate setting of Royce Auditorium. 

Coming up on Wednesday, October 6th it's award winning bluegrass artist Sam Bush

Tickets are available at www.scmc.-online.org

SCMC will require proof of fully-vaccinated status, or a negative COVID test taken within 48 hours, to attend a concert at the venue. 

Sam Bush at St. Cecilia Music Center - Wednesday, October 6th!