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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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Lionel Hampton Big Band

Do For You
Live At Rossmoor 2019 via Alfi
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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The Iguanas

Zacatecas
Plastic Silver 9-Volt Heart 2003 via Yep Roc Records
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The New Orleans Quartet Fondly Reminiscing About The Good Times In The North-Central Mexico State

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Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder

Hooray Hooray
Get On Board: The Songs Of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee 2022 via Perro Verde
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Joachim Cooder Joins On Drums - The Songs For The LP Are Drawn From Recordings And Live Performances By Terry And McGhee, Who Mahal And Cooder First Heard As Teenagers - Mahal And Cooder Originally Joined Forces In 1965, Forming The Rising Sons

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Willie Cobbs

You Don't Love Me-Hey Little Girl
Down To Earth 1994 via Rooster Blues
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Smales, AR - One Of Mississippi's Great Musicians, Guiding A Recording And Producing Career Spanning Over Five Decades, And Playing a Tremendous Part In Blues History - Composer Of 'You Don't Love Me'; The Allman Brothers Band Made It A Standard Feature With Their Extended Jam Concert Performances, As Captured On At Fillmore East (1971)

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9:40 am
The Intersection - Railroad Earth (click for more info)

WYCE and Section Live present Railroad Earth at the Intersection on Wednesday, February 2nd!

Railroad Earth is a 7-piece band that fuses bluegrass, folk, rock, country, jazz, Celtic and other Americana influences. 

Recognized as a band "carrying on the tradition of live music laid forth by the Grateful Dead," Railroad Earth is known for extensive improvised jams and lyrical songwriting.

Tickets available now at section live dot com.

WYCE Presents Railroad Earth on Wednesday, February 2nd at The Intersection!

Various/Unknown Artist

Charleston
Jazz Ltd, Volume 1 1994 via Delmark
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Miff Mole & Doc Evans; Two Pioneering Jazz Band Leaders And Accompanists Laying Down The Groundwork During The 1920's - Highly-Regarded For Their Fluidity In Style

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Abigail Washburn

Nobody's Fault But Mine
Song Of The Traveling Daughter 2005 via Nettwerk Records
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Undercover: Blind Willie Johnson, 1927

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The Ragbirds

Onyame Kokroko
We Belong to the Love 2013 via Independent
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Ann Arbor, MI - Erin Zindle And The Ragbirds Appearing In Holland At The Park Theater 2/5

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9:20 am

Jake Shimabukuro

Find Yourself (Feat. Lukas Nelson)
Jake & Friends 2021 via Mascot
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The Ukulele Virtuoso Inviting A Diverse Group Of Musicians On The Latest Project

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The Sons Of The Soul Revivers

Joy
Live! Rancho Nicasio 2017 via LVF
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Paying Homage To The Legendary "Pilgrim Jubilee Singers", A Gospel Quartet Founded In Mississippi In 1934

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COMPILATIONS

Djigui
Putumayo presents- African Blues 2012 via Putumayo World Music
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Issa Bagayogo - Sparkling, Gritty Grooves

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Atrium Musicae Madrid

- Taqs m Rasd - Muas-Sa Qaim Va Nisf Al-Maya - Sana'a Darj Al-Maya
Al Andalus - Musique Arabo-Andalouse 2021 via PIAS
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An Early Music Ensemble From Madrid Founded In 1964 By A Spanish Monk, Specializing In Ancient European Music

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9:00 am
Listening Room - Normal Mode (click for more info)

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

On Tuesdays for the month of February, Listening Room welcomes jazz trio Normal Mode with shows starting at 7:30PM. 

Normal Mode is a Grand Rapids-based trio writing lo-fi space travel music. This group of young, but seasoned musicians offer up floating ethereal soundscapes on top of head bopping grooves.

Ticket information is available at Listening Room G-R dot com or at the cinema box office inside Studio Park located at 123 Ionia Ave South West

Normal Mode Live on Tuesday nights at Listening Room!

Malcolm Holcombe

Shaky Ground
Tricks Of The Trade 2021 via Gypsy Eyes
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Taking On The Plight Of The Poor, The Oppressed, The Forgotten; Pure Malcolm

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Michigan Mafia String Band

Walkin in Memphis
Michigan Mafia String Band 2016 via Dekkm Records
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Reworking The Marc Cohn Classic

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Maggie Bjorkland

Playground Stars
Coming Home 2011 via Bloodshot
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Guests Appearance By Calexico - Danish Singer/Songwriter Has Some Heavy Credentials; Pedal Steel Player For Jack White's All-Female Backing Band "The Peacocks" And Has Toured With John Doe and Exene Cervenka, As Well As Back To Back Appearances At South By Southwest

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COMPILATIONS

Binn Eadair - Damien Promise with the Indulgers
Oasis Acoustic Volume 4 1997 via Oasis
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Major Contributors On Colorado's Celtic Roots-Rock Scene

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8:40 am
Promo - Smart Speaker / APP (click for more info)

Not near a radio? That's not a problem anymore.

In addition to our 24/7 live stream at WYCE dot org and our FREE Smartphone app, you can also listen to WYCE at home on your favorite smart speaker.

Simply tell your Amazon or Google smart speaker to "Play WYCE" ,-- and A World of Music will begin playing for you!

No matter where you are, you now have several ways to enjoy your favorite programmers, and a world of music on WYCE!

COMPILATIONS

Spider Web [#]
Honkers & Bar Walkers, Vol. 3 2002 via Delmark
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Blues Spotlight: Eddie "Long Gone" Chamblee - Among The Most Notable Hard-Charging Sax Players Of Rock's Earliest Days, A Sessionist At Heart Who Found Himself Thrust In The Spotlight Momentarily Before Receding Back Into The Shadows, Eddie "Long Gone" Chamblee Left Behind Some Of The Defining Performances Of The Late 1940's And Early 50's. Chamblee Grew Up In Chicago With Close Friend Dinah Washington, Cut A Few Sides As a Leader Working Alongside Pianist Sonny Thompson; A Collaboration That Saw Several Songs Topping The Charts In The Late 1940's. For The Next Fifty-Years, Chamblee's Talents Were In Great Demand - Playing His Final Gig With the "Harlem Blues & Jazz Band" The Day Before His Passing In 1999.

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COMPILATIONS

La! La! La! Lady
Honkers & Bar Walkers, Vol. 3 2002 via Delmark
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Blues Spotlight: Eddie "Long Gone" Chamblee - February 24, 1920 GA - May 1, 1999 NY

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Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy

Jitterbug Waltz
Cornell 1964 2007 via Blue Note Records
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'820' Jazz - Johnny Coles, Trumpet...Jacki Byard, Piano...Clifford Jordan, Tenor Saxophone...Dannie Richmond, Drums...Eric Dolphy, Flute...Charles Mingus, Double Bass - - - - - - - Recorded March 14, 1964 At Cornell University. The Recordings Of This Concert Were Thought To Be Lost, Until Re-Discovered By Mingus' Widow, And Were Released For The First Time in 2007 On The Blue Note Label, Capturing One Of The Jazz Giant's Finest Bands At The Height Of Its Powers. Mingus Led Bands Of Every Size, Shape, And Instrumentation Over The Course Of More Than Three Decades, Excelling In Small Group Settings. "Jitterbug Waltz" Is On '820' Jazz.

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8:20 am

Rhonda Vincent

Bright Lights And Country Music
Single 2022 via Really Good Music
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A Selection From The Forthcoming Tribute To The Great Bill Anderson - The Song Written By Whispering Bill In 1965

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The Steel Wheels

Where Our Future Begins
Everyone A Song, Vol. 2 2021 via Independent
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The Second Of A Two Volume Set

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Tim O'Brien

That's What I Like About You
Odd Man In 1991 via Sugarhill [Country]
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The Early Formation Of Hot Rise

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The Whites

Keep on the Sunny Side

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The Whites Reworking The Carter Family's Rendition Of The Song Written And Published In 1899

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COMPILATIONS

My Love Is A Cowboy
When I Was A Cowboy, Vol. 2- Early American Songs Of The West (Classic Recordings From The 1920's & 30's) 1996 via Yazoo
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Powder River Jack & Pretty Kitty Lee - Entertainers In Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, Performing Together As Early As 1898 - Jack Is Counted Among The Eldest Of The More Authentic Tradition Of Cowboy Singers; Pre-Autry

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Etta Baker

But on the Other Hand Baby
One-Dime Blues 1991 via Rounder Select
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Appalachian Blues Guitarist Born In North Carolina's Piedmont Mountains, Releasing Her First Album At Age 78 - Recipient Of Both The North Carolina Folk Heritage Award, And The National Endowment For The Arts' National Heritage Fellowship

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8:00 am
Listening Room - Normal Mode (click for more info)

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

On Tuesdays for the month of February, Listening Room welcomes jazz trio Normal Mode with shows starting at 7:30PM. 

Normal Mode is a Grand Rapids-based trio writing lo-fi space travel music. This group of young, but seasoned musicians offer up floating ethereal soundscapes on top of head bopping grooves.

Ticket information is available at Listening Room G-R dot com or at the cinema box office inside Studio Park located at 123 Ionia Ave South West

Normal Mode Live on Tuesday nights at Listening Room!