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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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Outside Pocket

Jenopedie
Grace Notes 2023 via Independent
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GR Music! Traditions! Returns Next Week

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COMPILATIONS

The Ballad Of Sally Anne - Rhiannon Giddens
My Black Country- The Songs Of Alice Randall 2024 via Oh Boy
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Rhiannon Giddens - Ideal Platform For Celebrating Not Only Alice Randall's Songwriting, But Also Black Female Performers And The Roots Of Authentic American Music - The First Black Female songwriter Writing A Number 1 Country Hit (Trisha Yearwood)

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One More Dollar - Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Live On Mountain Stage- Outlaws & Outliers 2024 via Oh Boy
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For Over 40 Years Mountain Stage Has Been One Of The Most Prominent Voices In The Celebration Of Roots Music - This Record Showcases Some Of The Most Legendary Performances From The Show's History; A Must-Have In Anyone's Serious Record Collection

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The Gasoline Gypsies

Broken Arrow
Gravel Roads 2024 via Independent
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HandMade Michigan - Appearing 7/26 At The Liquid Note, Otsego

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9:40 am
Ottawa Hills Neighborhood Association Garden Tour (click for more info)

The Ottawa Hills Neighborhood Association invites you to its 

free30th Annual Garden Tour on June 29th.
Gardens large and small, sunny and shady, are visited by hundreds of admirers. 
Some gardens are designed and manicured while many others are "works-in-progress."
The Garden Tour runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and starts at Grand Rapids Christian Elementary School.
More information is online at ottawa hills gr dot org.

The Gilded Bats

Give The Fiddler A Dram
The Gilded Bats 2007 via Mud Dauber Records
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Traditional; Composer Unknown - Earliest Recording In 1917

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Hacienda Brothers

She's Gone
Hacienda Brothers 2005 via Koch Records
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9:30 am
SCA-Jump Into Summer (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The Saugatuck Center For The Arts!

The Saugatuck Center For The Arts kicks off summer with its annual Jump Into Summer celebration on June 7th.

Doors open at 5 p.m. with hands-on activities led by professional artists.

Live music starts at 6 p.m., with performances from Aaron James Wright and headliner Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers.

Jump into Summer at The Saugatuck Center For The Arts! is an annual celebration of live music, art, food, drink, family-friendly activities and more.

SC4A's Jump Into Summer is open to the public and all ages. More information is at S-C-4-A dot org.

Mavis Staples & Levon Helm

You Got To Move
Carry Me Home 2022 via ANTI
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Composer; Mississippi Fred McDowell

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The Andrew Sisters With The Vic Schoen Orchestra

Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar
Rarities 1984 via Geffen
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1940 Top Ten Recording - the sisters Have Sold An Estimated 80 Million Records - Some Of The Trio's Late-1930's Recordings Have Noticeable Boswell Sisters Vocal Influences

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Ori Dagan

Swinging On a Star
Less Than Three 2012 via Independent
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Introduced By Bing Crosby In The 1944 Film "Going My Way" Winning The Academy Award For Best Original Song

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9:20 am
FMG Concert Series (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park presenting the Fifth Third Bank Summer Concerts at Meijer Gardens from June through September. 

This year's concert series features a diverse lineup of performers including Tower of Power, Warren Haynes with the Grand Rapids Symphony, Charley Crockett, Black Violin with the Grand Rapids Symphony, Andrew Bird, and Buena Vista Social Orchestra amid terraced lawn seating surrounded by views of gardens and sculptures.

Tickets and more information are available at Meijer Gardens dot org slash concerts.

COMPILATIONS

Wadatshulwa
The Rough Guide to South African Gospel 2003 via World Music Network
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Traditions Around The World: Amadodana Asempumaze - One Of South Africa's Most Influential Gospel Groups; Amadodana Ase Wesile Influenced A Generation Of Similar Accappella Acts In South Africa

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Buena Vista Social Club

De Camino a la Vereda
Buena Vista Social Club 1997 via Nonesuch
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Traditions! Around The World: GR Appearance: 9/15 Meijer Gardens Summer Concert Series

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COMPILATIONS

Solo and Indre - Damma-Gerve
Rough Guide to the Best World Music You're Never Heard 2016 via World Music Network
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Traditions Around The World: Senegalese And Lithuanian Folk Melodies From A Duo Of Griot, A Class Of Traveling Poets, Musicians, And Storytellers Who Maintain A Tradition Of Oral History

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E Ku'u Morning Dew
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters 1995 via Windham Hill Records
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Traditions Around The World: Keola Beamer - One Of The First To Use Hawaiian Slack Key Techniques To Create Contemporary Music - The Slack Key Style Originated From Mexican Cowboys In The Early 19th Century

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9:00 am
Gilmore Collection (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The BOB... A Gilmore collection restaurant.

Dueling Pianos is back at The BOB!

"The Keys" Dueling Piano Bar is hosted by West Michigan's own Dennie Middleton, and select GR  piano players.

Dueling Pianos at The BOB runs Thursdays from 7-10pm and Fridays and Saturdays, 8-11pm

Guests will enjoy a soundtrack that spans decades from classic rock to contemporary pop.

More info at thekeyspianobar dot com 

The Avett Brothers

Country Kid
The Avett Brothers 2024 via Ramseur
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Seth & Scott Brothers; Founded 2000 - The New One Produced By Rick Rubin

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Dion

My Michelle
Tank Full Of Blues 2012 via Blue Horizon Ventures
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Pioneer! This Release Is A Slippery, Street-Smart Inspired Album Of Blues And Roots Rock Tunes Drenched In History - Inducted Into The Rock and Grammy Halls Of Fame, Dion DiMucci Turns 85 In A Few Weeks

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William Lee Ellis

Maybellene
Conqueroo 2003 via Yellow Dog Records
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Americana-Roots Master Reworking Chuck Berry's "Maybellene", Which Chuck Adapted From The Western Swing Number "Ida Red", A Big One For Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys In 1938

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8:40 am

Willie Cobbs

Mean Old World
Jukin' 2000 via Bullseye Blues
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Blues Plate Special: Legend! Played With Little Walter And Eddie Boyd In 1950's Chicago - His Style Is Slow-Burning, With A Mournful Hue Covering Every Bit Of His songwriting

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Scott Hamilton

Stockholm Sweetnin'
Plays Ballads 1989 via Concord Records
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The Jazz Spot Takes A Spin From The Vinyl Vault Featuring A Must-Hear Blowing Session Recorded By The Scott Hamilton Quartet. The Combo, Choosing Copenhagen For The Setting Is In Full-Stride; The Tone And Timing And Wistful Play Makes This A Delightful Listen

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8:20 am
FMG Concert Series (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park presenting the Fifth Third Bank Summer Concerts at Meijer Gardens from June through September. 

This year's concert series features a diverse lineup of performers including Tower of Power, Warren Haynes with the Grand Rapids Symphony, Charley Crockett, Black Violin with the Grand Rapids Symphony, Andrew Bird, and Buena Vista Social Orchestra amid terraced lawn seating surrounded by views of gardens and sculptures.

Tickets and more information are available at Meijer Gardens dot org slash concerts.

Chris Stuart & Backcountry

Buckshot
Saints And Strangers 2003 via Backcountry Music
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Merlefest Songwriting Contest Winner

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Grasshoppah

Mesick Blues
Oh So Young 2002 via Grinshine Records
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GR Pickin' And Rollin' - Sunday Morning Shoot-Out To Wexford County

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Chris Knight

Summer Of '75
Chris Knight 1998 via Mca Nashville
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The Kentucky Singer/Songwriter Has Written Songs For John Anderson And Randy Travis - Influenced By Steve Earle

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Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris

You Dont Knock (Unreleased 1986)
The Complete Trio Collection (Deluxe) 2016 via Warner
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Working Up The Staple Singers, 1960 - Pops Wrote It

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Wetlands

Tugboats
Underwater Mountain 2012 via Peg&Awl Press
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A Unique Australian Stringband

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COMPILATIONS

White Face Waltz
The Folk Next Door - Hoot! 1992 via Uh Oh
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Gypsy Reel; Original-Traditional - Celtic-Based, Known To Venture Into Chilean Polkas

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8:00 am
Gilmore Collection (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The BOB... A Gilmore collection restaurant.

Dueling Pianos is back at The BOB!

"The Keys" Dueling Piano Bar is hosted by West Michigan's own Dennie Middleton, and select GR  piano players.

Dueling Pianos at The BOB runs Thursdays from 7-10pm and Fridays and Saturdays, 8-11pm

Guests will enjoy a soundtrack that spans decades from classic rock to contemporary pop.

More info at thekeyspianobar dot com