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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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Mouth Music

Crathadh't Aodaich & Zbadba
Mo-Di 1993
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

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COMPILATIONS

Kissing in the Dark
Queens of the Blues 2003 via Varese Records
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Memphis Minnie & Her Combo, 1953 - Written by Minnie's Third Husband Ernie Lawlers (Little Son Joe) - Minnie Lived To See A Renewed Appreciation Of Her Recorded Work During The Blues Revival In The 1960s - Blues Hall Of Fame Inductee

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Ted Hefko & The Thousandaires

City Of New Orleans
Gas Station Guru 2018 via Independent
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Undercover: Arlo Guthrie, 1972

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The String Queens

Motherless Child (Negro Spiritual)
RISE 2022 via Independent
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One Of The Most Haunting African-American Spirituals First Coming Into Wide Public Prominence When It Was Performed By The Fisk Jubilee Singers In The 1870s

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9:40 am

Two Tons Of Steel

Ice Cream Man
Vegas 2005 via Infinity Nashville
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San Antonio, TX, 1990

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Delfeayo Marsalis and The Uptown Jazz Orchestra

So New Orleans! (2023)
Uptown On Mardi Gras Day 2023 via Independent
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Fat Tuesday, The Last Day Of The Carnival Celebration Is Tuesday February 21

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Solas

Sixteen Come Next Sunday
All These Years 2016 via THL
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Karan Casey, Vocals

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9:20 am

COMPILATIONS

Stiletto
Sweet Rewards - WYCE 2005 Jammies 2005 via n/a
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Prior Jammie Winner: The Concussions; - For Billy Vits, R.I.P.

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Bonny Doon - San Francisco
JAMMIES 23 Song of The Year Nominees 2023 via Independent
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Song Of Year Nominee; Jammies 23 At The Intersection February 24

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Au Cabaret Sauvage
Global Rhythm Presents- Planet Buzz 2004 via Narada
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Lo'Jo - A Collective Of Parisian-Based Musicians Performing A Blend Of Global Strains With Strong Gypsy And North African Roots

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Bedouin Soundclash

Nico on the Night Train
Street Gospels 2007 via Side One Dummy
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The Duo's Third Release Continuing The Melding Of Reggae And Rocksteady With Its Precursor, Ska

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The Dixie Hummingbirds

City of Gold
Diamond Jubilation- 75th Anniversary 2003 via Rounder / Pgd
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Influential American Gospel Music Group, Spanning More Than 80 Years Influencing Jackie Wilson And James Brown, Who Adapted The Shouting Style And Enthusiastic Showmanship Of Hard Gospel To Secular Themes To Help Create Soul Music In The 1960s

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9:00 am
Jammies XXIII (click for more info)

West Michigan's Biggest Night of Music, the WYCE Jammie Awards, returns for its 23rd year on Friday, February 24th at the Intersection! 

This year's Jammies will feature 20 Michigan bands on 3 stages with award presentations for Best Album of 2022, Song of the Year, the Listener Choice Awards, and much more. 

Doors for this all-ages event open at 5:30pm and music starts at 6. Entry is a suggested donation of $5, and we will also be collecting canned donations at the door for Feeding America West Michigan.

More information is available at WYCE dot org.

Jammies 23 is made possible with support from Founder's Brewing, Varnum and .....

(PICK ONE SPONSOR) : Patriot Realty, Vertigo Music, Kent County, LiveSpace, Aria Stage & Sound Technology, Culinary Cultivations, GRTV, Local Spins, Michigan Music Alliance, Oktober Can Seamers, and Section Live. 

Israel Nash

Rexanimarum
Israel Nash's Rain Plans 2014 via Loose Music
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With Longtime Touring Band The Barn Doors

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Sunny War

I Got No Fight
Anarchist Gospel 2023 via New West
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Los Angeles, CA - The New Album Is Blending Various Strains Of American Roots Into A Uniquely Idiosyncratic Style

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8:40 am

Roosevelt Sykes

I'm A Nut
The Original Honeydripper 2013 via Blind Pig
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Blues Spotlight: Known As The Honeydripper, Roosevelt Sykes Was One Of The Most Important Of The Several Piano Blues Innovators Who Came Out Of St. Louis During The Inter-War Years. He Cut Quite The Figure; Elegant Suit, Fat Cigar, And Pounded The Keys In A Rowdy Barrelhouse Style. First Recording Came In 1929. Sykes Widen His Range To Include Memphis And Chicago. An Incredible, Highly-Influential Forty-Year Career Slowed Down As He Entered His Seventies His Voice And Piano Playing Remained Strong To The End. Roosevelt Passed On In 1984.

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Kickin' Motor Scooter
Delmark - 50 Years of Jazz and Blues 2003 via Delmark
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Blues Spotlight: Roosevelt Sykes; January 31, 1906 AR - July 17, 1983 LA

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Roy Hargrove

Whisper Not
Diamond in the Rough 1990 via Novus
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The Jazz Route: Takes Us BMG Recording Studios December 1989, And The Debut Long-Player For Trumpeter Roy Hargrove. Up To This Point Hargrove Has Come To Have A Presence In The Jazz World Primarily As A Live Performer - Most Commonly As An Unbilled Figure. This Quintet Outing Proves Hard-Bop Is Good Hands - John Hicks, Piano...Antonio Hart, Alto Saxophone...Al Foster, Drums...Scott Colley, Double Bass...Roy Hargrove, Trumpet

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8:20 am

The Charles River Valley Boys

My Gal's a High Born Lady
Bluegrass And Old Timey Music 2003 via Prestige / Universal Music 24280
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Cambridge, MA 1959

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EmiSunshine

Porter Wagoner Blue
Ragged Dreams 2017 via Independent
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Thirteen Years Of Age At The Time Of this Recording - Making Her Grand Ole Opry Appearance Not Long After Her Tenth Birthday

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Peter Rowan

Catfish Blues
Legacy 2010 via Compass Records
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Bluegrass Music Hall Of Fame - Began His Professional Career Sixty Years Ago With The Bluegrass Boys Led By Bill Monroe

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Makem Brothers & Brian Sullivan

Matty Groves
Out Standing In A Field 1994 via Red Biddy Records
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Child Ballad #81; Roud Song Index #52 - Broadside Printings First Appearing In Northern England During The Second Half Of The Seventeenth Century, Describes An Adulterous Tryst Between A Young Man And A Noblewoman

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Full Cord

Lincoln River
Hindsight 2021 via Independent
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Among The List OF Jammies 23 Nominees For The Traditions! Award; February 24, The Intersection

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COMPILATIONS

Afindrafindrao
Out On The Rolling Sea- A Tribute To Joseph Spence And The Pinder Family 1994 via Green Linnet
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David Lindley - Tip Of The Hat To Influential Bahamian Gutiarist Spence

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8:00 am
Jammies XXIII (click for more info)

West Michigan's Biggest Night of Music, the WYCE Jammie Awards, returns for its 23rd year on Friday, February 24th at the Intersection! 

This year's Jammies will feature 20 Michigan bands on 3 stages with award presentations for Best Album of 2022, Song of the Year, the Listener Choice Awards, and much more. 

Doors for this all-ages event open at 5:30pm and music starts at 6. Entry is a suggested donation of $5, and we will also be collecting canned donations at the door for Feeding America West Michigan.

More information is available at WYCE dot org.

Jammies 23 is made possible with support from Founder's Brewing, Varnum and .....

(PICK ONE SPONSOR) : Patriot Realty, Vertigo Music, Kent County, LiveSpace, Aria Stage & Sound Technology, Culinary Cultivations, GRTV, Local Spins, Michigan Music Alliance, Oktober Can Seamers, and Section Live.