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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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Bela Fleck

Strider
My Bluegrass Heart 2021 via Renew/BMG
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Elder Jack Ward

Shout Trouble is Over
Already Made 2021 via Bible & Tire
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Another Veteran Voice Of Memphis Sacred Soul - This Is Elder Jack's First Recording In More Than Fifty-Years

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Wanda Jackson

Two Shots (feat Elle King and Joan Jett)
Encore 2021 via Big Machine
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The 84 Year-Old Rockabilly Queens Latest Album Produced By Fellow Rock And Roll Hall of Famer Joan Jett

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Hayes Carll

Different Boats
You Get It All 2021 via Dualtone
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Latest Release - Influence: Townes Van Zandt - Hayes' Plainspoken Poetry And Sarcastic Humorous Style Of Songwriting Is On Full Display Throughout The Album

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9:40 am

COMPILATIONS

Never Too Late
Wild About That Thing- Ladies Sing the Blues 2003 via Delmark
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Mary Johnson - Classic Blues Singer, Accordionist And Songwriter - Worked With Peetie Wheatstraw, Tampa Red, Kokomo Arnold And Roosevelt Sykes - Married To Pioneering Jazz Guitarist Lonnie Johnson - Forty-Four Songs Make Up Miss Johnson's Recorded Works

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Blue Moon Marquee

High Noon
Bare Knuckles & Brawn 2019 via FACTOR
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Gypsy Blues Band Born Of The Wild Rose Foothills Of Alberta

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The Nick Strange Band

Boys and Girls
Beauty and Bombast 2014 via Daniel Orcutt
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Mitten Music

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(REQUESTED)

Grain Thief

Tequila Bottle
Gasoline 2020 via Independent
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Producer: Dan Bui, Twisted Pine - Five-Piece String Band Based Out Of Boston, Taking The City Vibe To Cape Cod In The Winter '019 To Record The Album

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Dori Freeman

Ten Thousand Roses
Ten Thousand Roses 2021 via Independent
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Southwestern VA - Producing Her Fourth Release - Dori Cites Peggy Lee As A Major Influence

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9:20 am

Liz Mandville Greeson

Little Queen
Red Top 2008 via Earwig Music Company
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High-Voltage Chicago Blueswoman And Proprietor Of Blue Kitty Records - Member Of The Chicago Blues Hall Of Fame

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Pearl Bailey And Louis Bellson

Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart
Pearl Bailey And Louis Bellson 1962 via Archive Recordings
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The Famed Broadway Actress And Legendary Jazz Drummer Running Through The 1934 Standard

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Charivari

Pascal's Egrets
I Want To Dance With You 2000 via Rounder Select
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Pronounced Shah-Ree-Va-Ree - Take Their Name From An Ancient Louisiana Tradition Of All-Night Merry-Making - Michael Doucet And Sam Broussard Join In On The Festivities

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1920's Wurlitzer Carousel Organ Band

Barnum & Bailey's Favorite
Carousel Organ Varieties, Vol. 1 2010 via Gold
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P.T. Barnum And James Bailey Founded The Greatest Show On Earth In 1871, Merging With The Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows In 1919 - This Legacy Continued For One-Hundred And Forty- Six Years, Ending In 2017

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Sidestepper

Donde Va Mi Corazon
3am (In Beats We Trust) 2003 via Palm Pictures (Audio
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Colombian Band Formed In 1996 By English DJ/Producer Richard Blair - The Group Is One Of The Originators Of The Colombian "Electro Cumbia" Sound - Signed To Peter Gabriel's Real World Records

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9:00 am
WYCE Presents Donna the Buffalo - The Intersection (click for more info)

WYCE and Section live present Donna the Buffalo at Elevation in the Intersection on Saturday November 20th 

Hitting genres such as zydeco, bluegrass, folk, and reggae, Donna the Buffalo return to Grand Rapids to celebrate and dance with "the herd". 

Tickets available now at section live dot com.

WYCE Presents Donna the Buffalo on Saturday, November 20th at Elevation in The Intersection!

The Smoking Flowers

Golden State
2 Guns 2013 via Bandaloop
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Husband/Wife Duo Based In Nashville

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Sneaky Pete

The Sturgeon Bay
Living In The Forest 1991 via n/a
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South Bend, IN - Worked For A Decade For MDOT - Co-Founder Of The Flying Burrito Brothers - One Of The Elite Pedal Steel Players To Work In The LA Country-Rock Context - Member Of The Steel Guitar Hall Of Fame

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Lowland Hum

2082
At Home 2021 via Independent
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Charlottesville, VA - Daniel And Lauren Goans; Distilled Arrangements - Wonderful Album

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Eric Taylor

Where I Lead Me
Scuffletown 2001 via Eminent Records
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A Key Figure In The Texas Singer/Songwriter Scene Of The Early 1970's - Bridged The Gap Between The Clark/Van Zandt Era And That Of Robert Earl Keen And Lyle Lovett

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8:40 am
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Woodrow Buddy Johnson

Boogie Woogie's Ma-In-Law [1941]
Jukebox Hits 1940-1951 2003 via Acrobat Music
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Blues Spotlight - The Jump Blues Pianist And Bandleader Led One Of The Most Popular R&B Based Bands During The Immediate Post War Years. Barely In His Twenties, He Found Work In New York As A Pianist For A Traveling Road Show Called The Cotton Club Revue. Not Long After Buddy Put Together A Nine-Piece Orchestra That Played Blues Tunes And Riff Based Jump And Boogie Dance Numbers Leading To A Recording Contract with Decca Records. The Organization Barnstormed The Country To Sellout Crowds Throughout The '40's. Rock & Roll Eventually Halted Johnson's Momentum - A Class Act Whose Depth Of Work And Brilliance Continues To Be Discovered. Woodrow Wilson Johnson Passed On In 1977.

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Woodrow Wilson "Buddy" Johnson

Stop Pretending (So Hip You See) [1939]
Buddy Johnson Wails 2011 via Stardust
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Blues Spotlight - January 10, 1915 SC - February 9, 1977 NY

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Stolen Moments
The Impulse! Collection: The Best of Impulse! Volume 1 1988 via Impulse!
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'820' Jazz Presents' Oliver Nelson Project - Eric Dolphy, Alto Saxophone/Flute, Roy Haynes, Drums...Paul Chambers, Double Bass...George Barlow, Baritone Saxophone...Freddie Hubbard, Trumpet, Bill Evans, Piano...Oliver Nelson,Tenor Saxophone - - - - - - - -The 1961 Recording Of "The Blues And The Abstract Truth" Remains An Acclaimed Jazz Album By Oliver Nelson. Noted For Its Unique Ensemble Arrangements. The Recording is Identified As A Progenitor Of Nelson's Move Towards A World-Class Arranger Later In His Career. This Morning's Selection Is 'Stolen Moments', A Septet Configuration Spotlighting Post-Bop's Most Distinguished Players. We Hear It From Vintage Vinyl.

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8:20 am

Sierra Ferrell

Silver Dollar
Long Time Coming 2021 via Rounder
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GR Appearance Tomorrow Night At The Listening Room - Pre-Show Primer

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Dudley Connell & Don Rigsby

Rollin' On
Meet Me By The Moonlight 1999 via Sugarhill [Country]
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First Of Two Collaborations By The 'Grass Legends - Connell From The Seldom Scene And Rigsby With The Lonesome River Band - The Music Of Both Those Bands Is Heard Here On 'YCE

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Jim Kweskin

Borneo Bay
Side By Side 1979 via Mountain Railroad
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The Kweskin Jug Band Blowing The Dust Off An Old Gem - First Recording By Ben Bernie And His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra, March 1928

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Theron Hale & Daughters

Turkey Gobbler
Nashville, 1928 1997 via Document
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Mountain Shout: Gained Regional Fame As A Banjo Player In The Early 1900's - Became A Member Of The Grand Ole Opry In The Late '20's

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Marlena Smalls & the Hallelujah Singers

Down by the Riverside
Gullah- Songs of Hope, Faith and Freedom 1999 via Ziplow Productions
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Inspirational Songs Of Gullah Culture Of The Sea Islands in South Carolina - The Gullah Are Known For Preserving More Of Their African Linguistic And Cultural Heritage Than Any Other African-American Community In The United States

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Old & in the Gray

Pancho and Lefty
Old & in the Gray 2002 via Acoustic Disc
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The Surviving Members Of The Band Old & In The Way Regrouping For A Reworking Of The Townes Van Zandt Gem - Co-Founders Peter Rowan, David Grisman And Vassar Clements Are Joined By Herb Pedersen And Bry Bright, Replacing The Late Jerry Garcia And John Kahn

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Courtney Hartman

When You See The Morning
Nothing We Say 2016 via Independent
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With Long-Time Collaborator Taylor Ashford - GR Appearance: With Sara & Sean Watkins 12/16 At St. Cecilia Music Center

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8:00 am
WYCE Presents Donna the Buffalo - The Intersection (click for more info)

WYCE and Section live present Donna the Buffalo at Elevation in the Intersection on Saturday November 20th 

Hitting genres such as zydeco, bluegrass, folk, and reggae, Donna the Buffalo return to Grand Rapids to celebrate and dance with "the herd". 

Tickets available now at section live dot com.

WYCE Presents Donna the Buffalo on Saturday, November 20th at Elevation in The Intersection!