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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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Nibs Van der Spuy

Hiding in the Sugar Cane
Beautiful Feet 2007 via Sheer Sound
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Traditions! Returns Next Week

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COMPILATIONS

Out of the Woods (Durand Jones & The Indications)
A Song For Leon - A Tribute To Leon Russell 2023 via Primary Wave
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A Tribute To Leon - Found On Leon's Classic 1972 Release, "Carny"

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Sara Petite

Ashes
Circus Comes To Town 2013 via Independent
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Gritty Pollyanna, Minnie Pearl Type Springsteen Roots Rocker With A Vintage Outlaw Beat

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Reed Turchi & His Kudzu Choir

Teacher's Blues
Just A Little More Faith 2018 via Independent
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Brought Together 14 Musicians Recording Live In Studio - Excellent Showmanship; Great Album

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9:40 am
Kalamazoo State Theatre - St. Paul and the Broken Bones (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from the State Theatre in Kalamazoo, presenting St. Paul & The Broken Bones, on their Angels In Science Fiction tour, appearing at the historic Kalamazoo State Theatre on Wednesday, September 27, along with special guest Abraham Alexander.

St. Paul & The Broken Bones has played at several major festivals including Lollapalooza, Coachella and Glastonbury and have shared the stage with Elton John and The Rolling Stones

More information about St. Paul & The Broken Bones, at the State Theatre on Wednesday, September 27th available at k a z o o state dot com. 

Railroad Earth

Runnin' Wild
All For The Song 2022 via Independent
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Stillwater, NJ

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Al Staehely

Long Legged Woman
Somewhere In West Texas 2023 via Quatro Valley
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Spent Some Time In The Band "Spirit"

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9:30 am
Founders Brewing-Harvest Party (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Founders Brewing, presenting their annual Harvest Party - A Tribute to Michigan Hops, on Saturday, September 30 at 11am.

The Harvest Party celebrates Founders award-winning Harvest Ale, and will feature live music from Jeremy Short and theHannah Rose Graves Band playing their last local show of 2023!

The event is free and all ages. 

More information is at foundersbrewing dot com

Merle Jagger

Ranch Party
Rancho Los Angeles 2008 via Lpj Records
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A Trio Out Of LA's Roots Underground - Ranch Rocking' With A Bit Of Amped Up Bluegrass

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Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers

Roll The Boogie
Everybody's Talkin' Bout Miss Thing 2000 via Fat Note
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Swingin' The Stages Since 1989 - The Band's Name: Combined "Red Hot" With Gid Tanne's 1920's String-Band, The Skillet LickerH

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Stefan Grossman

Easy Street
Country Blues Guitar Festival 1977 via Independent
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Brooklyn NY - Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitarist; Co-Founder Of Kicking Mule Records

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9:20 am
Bells Brewery - The Waco Brothers (click for more info)

Support for WYCE 88.1FM is provided by Bell's Beer in downtown Kalamazoo. 

Bell's Eccentric Cafe welcomes Country Punk band The Waco Brothers with special guests The Bright Shiners on Saturday, September 23th at 8 p.m. 
More information for this 21 and up show is available at Bells-Beer-dot-com.

Harpeth Rising

House Of The Rising Sun
Tales From Jackson Bridge 2013 via Independent
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Cincinnati, OH - Chamberfolk Trio Ensemble With A Unique Take - The Songs Authorship Is Unknown, Is Based On The Tradition Of A Broadside Ballad, And Has A Resemblance To The 16th Century Ballad "The Unfortunate Rake" - American Coal Miners Sang It As Early As 1905

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La Banda Morisca

Romance De La Amada
Gitana Mora 2020 via Independent
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A Sextet Of Musicians From Different Parts Of The Iberian Peninsula Specializing With A Repertoire Converging The Eastern And Western Influences Of The Mediterranean

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COMPILATIONS

Coyote Dance
Songs of the Spirit 1995 via Triloka
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Little Wolf - A Native American Ceremonial Mimetic Dance Of The Coyote By Three Members Of The Warriors' Society

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YWCA West Michigan (click for more info)

The YWCA West Central Michigan is a social justice organization with more than 100 years of experience providing service to, and advocating on behalf of the most vulnerable people in our community. 

The YWCA is the only provider of comprehensive domestic and sexual violence services to child and adult survivors in Kent County. 

In any given year, the YWCA, provides services to more than 4,000 individual survivors and family members, and responds to over 2,700 crisis calls related to domestic violence and sexual assault. 

To learn more about YWCA West Central Michigan visit Y W C A W C M I DOT ORG. Or if you are in need of help, please call their 24-Hour Confidential Helpline 616.454.YWCA (616.454.9922)

COMPILATIONS

Little Maggie
Bona Fide Bluegrass and Mountain Music 2002 via RCA
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Traditional - Stringband Mountaineers Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris, & Steve Ledford, 1937 - The Story Of A Man's Love For A Woman Who Drank And Moved From Suitor To Suitor

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Tramps and Hawkers
The Singer-Songwriter Collection 2002 via Rounder / Pgd
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Jim Ringer, Highly-Respected Singer/Songwriter From Arkansas' Ozarks; Also Known As "The Rose Of the San Joaquin"; Ringer Adapting The Song From A Late 19th Century Work Of Unknown Authorship

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COMPILATIONS

Hickory Wind (Live)
The Life & Songs Of Emmylou Harris 2016 via Rounder
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Lucinda Williams

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8:40 am

Ma Rainey

Jelly Bean Blues
Vol. 2 (1924-1925) 1997 via Document
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Blues Plate Special:April 26, 1886 GA - December 22, 1939 GA - - - Ma Rainey Could Make A Good Claim To Be The First Blues Singer, Belting Out A Blues Song With Power And Passion. At 16 She Was Touring The South Singing In A Minstrel Show, And For Nearly Twenty Years Toured The Deep South With Various Tent Shows And Circuses. Rainey Played With Tampa Red, Blind Blake And Louis Armstrong, Saw Several Of Her Recordings Become Blues Standards With A Few Showing The Juicier 'Hokum' Style Of The Blues. After The Wall Street Crash Of 1929, Rainey Retired From Music, Went Back To A Comfortable Life In Georgia For The Next Ten Years, Passing On In 1930. The Original Blues Diva Left A Huge Legacy For The Later Generations

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Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays

September Fifteenth (Dedicated To Bill Evans)
As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls 1980 via ECM
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The Jazz Spot: Talent Studios; Oslo, Norway September 1980 For A One Day Recording Session By Pat Metheny And Lyle Mays That Would Become "As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls", A Tip Of The Hat To Wichita, Kansas, And Wichita Falls, Texas. This Mornings Selection "September Fifteenth" Is In Reference To September 15, 1980, The Day The Legendary Jazz Pianist Bill Evans Passed On. This Spin Is From The Vinyl Vault

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8:20 am
Bells Brewery - The Waco Brothers (click for more info)

Support for WYCE 88.1FM is provided by Bell's Beer in downtown Kalamazoo. 

Bell's Eccentric Cafe welcomes Country Punk band The Waco Brothers with special guests The Bright Shiners on Saturday, September 23th at 8 p.m. 
More information for this 21 and up show is available at Bells-Beer-dot-com.

Logan Ledger

All The Wine In California
Golden State 2023 via Rounder / Concord
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Built A Buzz Around Music City A Few Years Back; Second Release

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COMPILATIONS

Life Is Like a Mountain Railway
Way Down Deep in My Soul- The Best of Sugar Hill Gospel, Vol. 2 1993 via Sugarhill [Country]
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The Seldom Scene - Hymn In Poem, Circa 1890's - A Standard Recording The Repertoire Of Patsy Cline, Boxcar Willie And Linda Ronstadt

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Hillstomp

Henry, O My Henry
Portland, Ore 2014 via Fluff & Gravy Records
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Portland, OR - Known For Unique Reinterpretations Of Traditional Material

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Barbara Dane

Truck-Driving Woman
Hot Jazz, Cool Blues & Hard Hitting Songs 2018 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Detroit, MI - One Of The True Unsung Heroes Of American Roots Music

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The Smokin Dobroleles

Blues 4 Grizman
The Smokin Dobroleles 2023 via Independent
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Hart, MI - Appearance: 11/18 Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo

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