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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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Little Charlie And Organ Grinder Swing

Misty
Skronky Tonk 2016 via Eller Soul
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Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Saved
Gotta Serve Somebody- The Gospel Songs Of Bob Dylan 2003 via Sony
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Mighty Clouds Of Joy - A Tribute Collection Of Songs Written By Bob Dylan During His "Born Again" Period (1979-81) Dylan Makes An Appearance With Mavis Staples

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Big Daddy Kinsey

Little Red Rooster
I Am The Blues 1993 via Polygram Records
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A Rendering Of Howlin' Wolf's 1961 Chess Records Classic - Composed Willie Dixon Uses Elements From Several Earlier Blues Songs - The Image Of The Rooster Appears In Several Blues Songs From The 1920's And 1930's, Reflecting Early Twentieth Century Folk Beliefs In The American South That A Rooster Contributes To Peace In The Barnyard.

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9:40 am

Payson Lyon

Sugarloaf Road
Long Day's Journey Into Light 2023 via Earwig Music Company
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New Into 'YCE - The Songs Reflect A Craftsmanship That Only Comes From Equal Parts Observation And Obsession - Maybe The Best Songwriter You Never Heard....Til Now

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COMPILATIONS

Just Like Old Times
Hightone Records- The First 10 Years 1994 via Hightone
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Heather Myles - Turning 61 A Few Days Ago - Her Exceptional Writing Permeates The Bakersfield Sound

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O, Ma Chere 'Tite Fille (Oh, My Dear Little Girl)
Evangeline Made- A Tribute To Cajun Music 2002 via Vanguard Records
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Anne Savoy & Linda Ronstadt - A Nineteenth Century French Composition Migrating To Southwest Louisiana At The Turn Of The Twentieth Century - First Recorded In 1933 By Pioneering Cajun Fiddler Leo Soileau And His Four Aces

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The John Zingg Project

Alphanumeric Dog
The John Zingg Project 2023 via Zingg Music
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A Seasoned East Central Ohio Based Multi-Instrumentalist/Songwriter

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Duane Betts

Colors Fade (feat. Nicki Bluhm)
Wild & Precious Life 2023 via Royal Potato Family
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With His Band Palmetto Motel - Debut Release - Co-Founding Member Of The Allman Betts Band - This Sound Doesn't Fall To Far From The Tree

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9:20 am
OUTBACK PRESENTS: An Evening with The Avett Brothers (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from "Outback Presents" presenting "An Evening with The Avett Brothers," on Friday, August 11, at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo.

Tickets for three-time GRAMMY Award nominees, The Avett Brothers, are available at etix dot com.

Alison Brown

Porches
On Banjo 2023 via Compass
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Evoking The Imagined Ease And Rustic Elegance Of A Late Nineteenth-Century Stephan Foster Melody

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Tony Bennett

I Wanna Be Around
I Wanna Be Around 1963 via Columbia
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August 3,1926 - July 21, 2023 (96) - Sinatra's Favorite Singer - Highly-Honored Jazz & Pop Singer - Painter - An American Icon - Anthony Dominick Benedetto, RIP....Thanks For The Music

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COMPILATIONS

Gori_Lubov_Ziganski
A Rough Guide to the Music of Russian Gypsies 2010 via World Music Network
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Nikolai Erdenko & The Gypsy Band

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Farafina Dambe
Queens of African Music 1997 via Music Collection International
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Nahawa Doumbia - A Pioneering Four-Decade Career That Saw The Development, And Definitive Rise Of Wassoulou Music Which Had A Great Influence On Mali's Musical Culture, And On The International Stage - Member Of The String Sisters, A Folk Super-Group Made Up Off Six Of The World's Leading Female Fiddlers

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Annbjorg Lien

Gale Og Normale
Drifting Like a Bird 2016 via Heilo
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Scandinavian Musician Playing the Hardanger Fiddle, Considered The National Instrument Of Norway; Its Origins Date To 1651 - A Member Of The String Sisters, A Folk Super-Group Made up Of Six Of The World's Leading Female Fiddlers, Heard Here On 'YCE

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9:00 am
Circle Theatre (click for more info)

Circle Theatre is the only community theatre in West Michigan that specializes in summer theatre. Since 1953, Circle has continued to deliver high-quality summer theatre entertainment to audiences. 

Through their Main Stage productions, family-friendly Magic Circle productions, and their Summer Concert Series, Circle Theatre has remained a place for the community to be entertained, challenged and inspired. 

They are always looking to welcome more individuals to join their circle, whether it's as a performer, production staff, or a volunteer, they have a spot for you! 

For more information on their upcoming shows or how to get involved, visit their website at circle theatre dot org

The Memphis Horns

Let's Stay Together
Flame Out 1992 via Lucky Seven Records
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The Memphis Horns Evolved From The Mar-Keys, Session Players For Stax Records. As The First House Band For The Label, Their Backing Music Formed The Foundation For The Early 1960's Stax Sound, A Development Of Southern And Memphis Soul. A Pioneering Sound On 83 Gold And Platinum Awards, And Over One-Hundred High Charting Records; Including Al Green's Number One 1972 Hit.

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The Avett Brothers

Salvation Song
Live, Volume 3 2010 via COLUMBIA/ AMERICAN
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Kalamazoo Appearance: 8/11 Wings Event Center (Friday Night) Pre-Show Primer On Traditions!

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8:40 am

Lucille Bogan

Man Stealer Blues
The Best of 2004 via Sony
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Blues Plate Special: April 1, 1897 MS - August 10, 1948 CA - - Considered To Have Been A "Dirty Blues" Musician; One Of The Big Three Of The Blues, Along With Ma Rainey And Bessie Smith. First Recorded Vaudeville Songs For Okeh Records In 1923 - Success Found Her Four Years Later. Bogan's Usual Sidemen Were Pianists Henry Callens, Tampa Red And Walter Roland, Their Early Days Playing Rowdy Juke Joints Supplied The Material Needed For Developing Her Songwriting Skills; Topics Were Usually Bawdy, And Attracted Singers Leroy Carr And Memphis Minnie. After 1935 Bogan Managed Her Sons Jazz Group Until Her Passing In 1948 At The Age Of 51.

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Cannonball Adderley

Work Song
The Best of Cannonball Adderley- The Capitol Years 1991 via Blue Note Records
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'820' Jazz Presents: Julian "Cannonball" Adderley - A 1960 Composition By Elder Brother Nat Adderley, This Live Rendering Of "Work Song" Is A Bebop Masterpiece. Nat Joins On Cornet; Cannonball Delivers The Solid Groove With A Quintet Configuration Of The Creme De La Creme Of Bop. The Improvisational Skills Pull You In; Everybody Is In Peak Form. - - - - - - - - Louis Hayes, Drums...Percy Heath, Bass...Nat Adderley, Cornet...Bobby Timmons, Piano...Cannonball Adderley, Alto Saxophone

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8:20 am
OUTBACK PRESENTS: An Evening with The Avett Brothers (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from "Outback Presents" presenting "An Evening with The Avett Brothers," on Friday, August 11, at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo.

Tickets for three-time GRAMMY Award nominees, The Avett Brothers, are available at etix dot com.

John Hartford StringBand

You Don't Notice Me Ignoring You
Memories of John 2010 via Compass
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Released To Commemorate The 10th Anniversary Of John's Passing By His Longtime Touring Band - The Great John Hartford Was One Of The Rarest Of Musical Birds

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Joey Frendo

Sad State Of Affairs
Bound For Heartache 2023 via Horton
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Now Based In Tulsa - Former Frontman For GR's Watching For Foxes And Winnow

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Dallas Burrow

Only Game In Town
Blood Brothers 2023 via Subliminal Hymnal
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New Music Into 'YCE - Texas-Born Americana Artist With Heavy Roots In The Tradition Of His Home State's Songwriting - Wonderful Album!

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Johnny Paycheck

She's All I Got
She's All I Got 1971 via Epic
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Vintage Vinyl Spin - Written By Gary U.S. Bonds And Jerry Williams, a.k.a. Swamp Dogg, Heard Here On 'YCE - Recorded Several Times, But It Was Johnny Paycheck That Put It On The Charts For Nineteen Weeks In 1971, Peaking At Number Two

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Ann Rabson with Bob Margolin

Let It Go
Not Alone 2012 via Vizztone
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Deep Set Of Blues Singing And Piano, Accompanied By Bob Margolin Playing Guitar

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COMPILATIONS

Texas Gales
Rounder Guitar- A Collection of Acoustic Guitar 1987 via Rounder Select
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Norman Blake & Tony Rice - Multi-Instrumental Virtuosos Are Pioneers Of The New Acoustic Music Movement

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COMPILATIONS

The Wagoner's Lad
Prestige-Folklore Years, Vol. 1- All Kinds of Folks 1994 via Prestige/Folklore Records
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Peggy Seeger - Printed By English Collector Cecil Sharp, Who Toured The Appalachians In 1908 - In The 78 RPM Era It Was Recorded By Grayson & Whitter, 1928

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8:00 am
Killer Blues Headstone Project May 2023 (click for more info)

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