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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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Grupo Aye

Spirit of Capricorn
Guajiro Del Corazon 2011 via Independent
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose" Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Life Is A Carnival
Love for Levon- A Benefit to Save the Barn 2013 via StarVista
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Allen Toussaint, The Levon Helm Band And Jaimoe

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G. Love

If My Mind Don't Change (Featuring Sharde Thomas)
Philadelphia Mississippi 2022 via Philadelphonic
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Sharde Thomas: Fife Player In The Vanishing American Fife And Drum Blues Tradition - She Is The Granddaughter Of Othar Turner, Founder Of The Rising Star Fife And Drum Band

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Going Home
In The Spirit- The Gospel and Jubilee Recordings of Trumpet Records 1994 via Trumpet
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Southern Sons

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9:40 am
Bell's: Charley Crockett (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Bell's Brewery:

Bell's Eccentric Cafe welcomes Charley Crockett - live on Tuesday, August 9th.

Voted Emerging Artist of the Year at the 2021 Americana Music Honors & Awards, Charley Crockett will bring his country, soul, blues, and folk-inspired grooves to West Michigan for one night only.

Doors for this 21 and up show open at 7:00 PM, music starts at 8:00PM.

Tickets are available at bells beer dot com.

Charley Crockett live at Bell's Eccentric Cafe on Tuesday, August 9th!

Big Jack Johnson

The Hully Gully Twist (Featuring Kim Wilson)
Stripped Down In Memphis 2022 via M.C. Records
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Kim Wilson Blowing Sweet

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The Gabbard Brothers

Hazard KY Bluegrass Grandma
The Gabbard Brothers 2022 via Karma Chief
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Arising From The Ashes Of The Acclaimed Ohio Band "Buffalo Killers" -

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Merle Jagger

Blue Moon Of Kentucky
Trash Talking Guitars 2022 via JTM
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A Derivation Of Country Icon Merle Haggard And Rock Symbol Mick Jagger - Reworking "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" With The Swagger Of Elvis' Cover On The Bill Monroe Classic

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Scud Mountain Boys

Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves
The Early Year 1997 via Sub Pop
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Northampton, MA - An Acoustic Rendering Of Cher's 1971 Global Smash

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9:20 am
(REQUESTED)

Ernestine Anderson

Welcome to the Club
Big City 1983 via Concord Records
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Six-Decade Career - Performed On The World's Most Prestigious Stages Including The First Monterey Jazz Festival October 3,1958 Championed By Dave Brubeck

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Bo Diddley

Say Man Bo Diddley Bo Diddley-Go Bo Diddley Rock 192kbps
Go Bo Diddley 1959 via Phantasm Imports
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A Guitarist So Iconic There's A Beat Named After Him - Nicknamed "The Originator" For His Role In The Transition From Blues To Rock And Roll

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Robert Johnson

They're Red Hot
The Complete Recordings 1990 via RCA
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His Story At The Crossroads Of Highway 61 & 49 Is Legendary - Johnson's Landmark Recordings In 1936 And 1937 Display A Combination Of Singing, Guitar Skills, And Songwriting Talent That Has Influenced Later Generations - Poinsoned At The Age Of 27 - August 16, 1938

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Aswad

Back to Africa
Crucial Tracks 1989
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From the 1976 Debut Album - Three-Time Grammy Award Nominees Noted For Blending Strong R&B And Soul influences To The Roots-Reggae Sound - Members Of Aswad Are UK Descendants Of Immigrants From The Caribbean - The Band Holds The Distinction Of Having Played With Each One Of The Ex-Wailers

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COMPILATIONS

Zeye Meyel
The Rough Guide to the Music of Morocco 2004 via World Music Network
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Nass Marrakech, Formed in 1991 - Evolving In Directions Unknown Before For Gnawa Musicians With The Introduction Of Instruments Foreign To Gnawa Music, Honrning Its Well-Preserved Heritage Combining Ritual Poetry With Traditional Music And Dancing

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9:00 am
Tuesday Evening Music Club (click for more info)

The recently expanded Tuesday Evening Music Club brings talented local and regional musicians to the Frederik Meijer Gardens Amphitheater stage every Tuesday evening throughout June, July and August!

Concerts begin at 7 pm and there's room for picnics! These outdoor performances are included in Meijer Gardens membership and for any general admission visitor to the Gardens on Tuesdays. 

The Tuesday Evening Music Club is generously supported by WYCE, Corporate Live and Meyer Music.

The full lineup and additional information can be found at at Meijer Gardens dot org slash tuesday.

Charlie Wood

Wild Night Callin'
Keepin' it Real 2011 via Groove Gator
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Rockin' Blues From The 'YCE Blues Alley

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Sam Morrow

Train Robber
There Is No Map 2015 via Forty Below
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Morrow And His Band Of Amplified Roots-Rockers Stopping In Cadillac At The Coyote Crossing Resort On 8/27

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The Local Honeys

If I Could Quit
The Local Honeys 2022 via La Honda
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The Kentucky Duo Serve Up A Double Dose Of Weekend Music In a Few Weeks; 9/9 At 20 Front St. In Lake Orion...9/10 The Acorn Theater, Three Oaks; William Elliot Whitmore Also Appearing

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The Everly Brothers

That's Old Fashioned (That's The
All-time Original Hits 1999 via Rhino
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Released In 1962; 11 Weeks On The Billboard Hot 100, Peaking At No. 9 - No. 4 On The Easy Listening Chart; No. 6 In the Phillipines And No. 18 on Canada's Hit Parade

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Patty Griffin

Little Yellow House
Tape (Home Recordings & Rarities) 2022 via PGM
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A Collection Of Rare Demos Hand-Picked By Patty, As She Was Rummaging Through Old Personal Recordings Over The Past 26 Years

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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!

Big George Brock

Nine Below Zero
Club Caravan 2005 via Cat Head Presents
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Blues Spotlight: One Of The Last Of The Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen, Big George Brock Played Alongside Muddy, The Wolf, Jimmy Reed And Albert King. Taught The Harmonica By His Father, Brock Relocated To St. Louis In 1950 Focusing On A Music Career, Forming Big George And The Houserockers. Muddy Waters Arranged a Meeting With Chess Records In the Early 1960s, But Big George Turned Down The Deal, Opting To Play The Club Circuit And Didn't Do Any Serious Recording For Forty-Five Years, Releasing Two Albums; Both Receiving Several Blues Nominations, And Featured In A Documentary About His Life Titled Hard Times. Big George Brock Continued to Perform And Headline Blues Festivals Until His Passing At The Age Of 87. West Michigan's Killer Blues Headstone Project Recently Placed A Headstone For Big George Brock At Laurel Hill Cemetery, St. Louis, MO

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COMPILATIONS

So Long
Homeward Bound- A Tribute to John Alex Mason 2012 via Homeward Bound
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Big George Brock - May 16, 1932 MS - April 10, 2020 MO

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Stan Getz & Gerry Mulligan

I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Getz Meets Mulligan In Hi-Fi 1957 via Verve
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'820' Jazz Presents: Lou Levy, Piano...Ray Brown, Bass...Stan Levey, Drums...Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Saxophone...Stan Getz, Tenor Saxophone - - - - - -A First Time Meeting Captures The Two Saxophone Giants, Showcase A World Class Blowing Session Accompanied By A Superb Rhythm Section Playing With Impeccable Style That Swings With Distinctive Vitality, Keeping The Groove Casual. "Getz Meets Mulligan In Hi-Fi" Is The Only Meeting By These Jazz Titans; Two Sax Shaped Butterflies, One Baritone, One Tenor Darting Around One Another.

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8:20 am

Sturgill Simpson

Shamrock
The Ballad Of Dood & Juanita 2021 via Thirty Tigers
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This Album Concluded A Five-Album Thematic Arc - Simpson Still Sidelined From The Road Recovering From A Vocal Chord Rupture

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Shady Grove Band

Wasted Tears
The Chapel Hillbilly Way 1994 via Flying Fish Records
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Founded 1981; Chapel Hill, NC

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Katy Moffatt

Me And My Uncle
Cowboy Girl 2001 via Shanachie
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A Different Perspective On The Grateful Dead; The First Of Their Cowboy Songs, A Genre They Would Embrace And Make Their Own - Written Sometime In 1963 By John Phillips, At The Time A Member Of The Folk Trio 'The Journeyman', Passing It On To Judy Collins Who Introduced It To The World On Her '64 Live Album

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The Rowan Brothers

Man Of Constant Sorrow
Tree On A Hill 1994 via Sugar Hill
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Guest Musicians: Sally Van Meter And Cindy Cashdollar Joining Peter, Lorin & Chris Rowan On The Traditional Folk Song Originally Titled "Farewell Song" Published In 1913 - Mountain Balladeer Emry Arthur Recorded It In 1928 Under Its Current Title

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COMPILATIONS

Flatt Lonesome
The Great Dobro Sessions 1994 via Sugar
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Dobro Playing Brothers Josh & Tim Graves

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8:00 am
Tuesday Evening Music Club (click for more info)

The recently expanded Tuesday Evening Music Club brings talented local and regional musicians to the Frederik Meijer Gardens Amphitheater stage every Tuesday evening throughout June, July and August!

Concerts begin at 7 pm and there's room for picnics! These outdoor performances are included in Meijer Gardens membership and for any general admission visitor to the Gardens on Tuesdays. 

The Tuesday Evening Music Club is generously supported by WYCE, Corporate Live and Meyer Music.

The full lineup and additional information can be found at at Meijer Gardens dot org slash tuesday.