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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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Eastern Blok

Underwater Suite - Genevieve and Odile Play the Octopus
Underwater 2012 via Independent
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Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Silver Creek Revival

Young In Warm Weather
Young In Warm Weather 2024 via Independent
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The Band Came Together On The Backroads Of Northern Michigan - Appearing On The Wheatland Stage Friday, 8/6

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COMPILATIONS

Por Accidente
The Rough Guide To Salsa Divas 2010 via World Music Network
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La Lupe: Cuban Singer Of Boleros, Guarachas And Latin Soul - Her Move Marked The Beginning Of A Prolific And Successful Career In The 1960's And 70's

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Jimmy Rushing

Take Me Back, Baby
Single 1941 via Okeh
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With The Count Basie Orchestra, 1941 - One Of The Great singers Of The Big Band Era, Rushing Stayed With Basie For Fifteen Years, 1935-1950

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Ranky Tanky

Join The Band
Ranky Tanky 2017 via Independent
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Specializing In Jazz-Influenced Arrangements Of Traditional Gullah Music A Culture That Originated Among Descendants Of Enslaved Africans In he Low Country Region Of The Southeast U.S.

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9:40 am
Green Home Institute (click for more info)
The Green Home Institute, a local nonprofit, reminds you how to benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act, which can help you get money to make your home more comfortable and energy efficient. 
The Inflation Reduction Act provides rebates and tax credits to improve your home's heating, cooling, water heating, and insulation. 
Learn more about how you can reduce your utility bills and how to evaluate the needs of your home at greenhomeinstitute dot org slash i r a

49 Winchester

Yearnin' For You
Leavin' This Holler 2024 via 49 Winchester
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Castlewood, VA - Relentless Road Warriors; Album Number 5 - Yea, These Guys Kick It!

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(REQUESTED)

The Wandering

You Are My Sunshine
Go On Now, You Can't Stay Here 2012 via Songs of the South
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Acoustic Roots Collective Of Amy LaVere, Luther Dickinson, Valerie June And Sharde Thomas - - One Of the Official State Songs Of Louisiana; Composer Unknown - First Recording 1939

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Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra

Smokey Mountain Railway
Migrants 2021 via Independent
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Oslo, Norway 'Grass Ensemble; Eight Members Blend A Mix Appalachian And Nordic Folk Influences

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9:30 am

Wifee And The Huzz Band

She Won't Go
Songs Of Eternal Love And Immediate Satisfaction 2014 via Wifee And The Huzz Band
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Door County, WI - Ruby James And Stephen Cooper Front This Ten Piece Powerhouse Through Their Emotional Love Story Taking You Back To The Glory Days Of Motown With A Delightful Cutting Edge

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James Lee Stanley

I Don't Want to Talk About It
Freelance Human Being 1998 via Beachwood
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Six-Decade Career Spans Numerous Artistic Mediums - This Album Dedicated To The Late Nicolette Larson, Passing On In 1997

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9:20 am
Ox Bow (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists' Residency in Saugatuck, Michigan.

Ox-Bow celebrates "Ox-tober" with an array of events, including art workshops, dining events, and "Ox-Bow Goes to Heck" on Saturday, October 19th.

This event welcomes kids of all ages to attend in costume for trick-or-treating, carnival games, and guided arts and crafts activities. Snacks, non-alcoholic beverages, and drinks for those 21 and over will be available for purchase.

More info on Ox-tober events at Ox-Bow School is available at ox dash bow dot org. 

  

McKinley James

Movin
Single 2024 via Red Lodge
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The 22 Year-Old Possesses Equal Parts Old Soul And Modern Man, Armed With An Electric Guitar And Sharp Songwriting Chops

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COMPILATIONS

Wiggle Tail
Earwig 20th Anniversary Collection 1999 via Earwig
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Louis Meyers - One Of The Most Highly Regarded Blues Guitarists In Chicago - Played The Axe And Harp In The Aces, Little Walter's Original Band

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Ry Cooder and Manuel Galban

Los Twangueros
Mambo Sinuendo 2002 via Nonesuch
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Galban And Cooder Felt That There Was A Sound That Had Not Been Explored In A Cuban Electric-Guitar Band That Could Re-Interpret The Atmosphere Of The 1950's - Number One On The Charts

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COMPILATIONS

Chale Lanmou
CARIBBEAN PARTY 1997 via Putumayo World Music
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Tabou Combo: Founded In 1968 In Port-Au-Prince - The Band's Unique Blend Of Various Caribbean Roots Draw's Heavily On The Merengue Groove From The Dominican Republic

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9:00 am
Eastown Street Fair (click for more info)

WYCE and the Eastown Community Association are inviting you to the 51st Annual Eastown Street Fair, Saturday September 7th!

This event is a family-friendly celebration of arts, crafts, food, live local music, and the unique Eastown neighborhood; one of Grand Rapids' most eclectic districts!

Once again, WYCE will be on-hand with a large and diverse selection of pre-owned vinyl and CDs. We'll also have your favorite YCE merch for sale, including shirts, WYCE hats, and more!

The 51st Annual Eastown Street Fair runs from 9 AM to 10 PM Saturday, September 7th.

Details and more information are at eastown dot org.

Lindi Ortega

Ashes
Faded Gloryville 2015 via Last Gang Records
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Spent Nearly A Decade As An Independent Artist; Nicknamed "Indie Lindi"

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Wilson Thicket

Three Stones In The River
Off the Edges 2024 via Independent
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SE Michigan Stingband - Appearing At The Wheatland Music Festival Next Weekend (9/-9/8)

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8:40 am

Abie "Boogaloo" Ames

Route 66
From Mississippi To chicage 1999 via HighTone
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Blues Plate Special: Born On Big Egypt Plantation In Cruger, MS Prior To the Family Relocating To Detroit During The 1930's; By The Late 1940's Ames Was Leading His Own Band For A Decade Around Detroit - He Did Session Work At Berry Gordy's Fledgling Motown Studio -With The Blues Revival Of The 1970's And For The Remainder Of His Life, He Continued Playing Boogie-Woogie And Blues - "Boogaloo" Ames Passed On In 2002 At The Age Of 83

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Eddie Palmieri

Bianco's Watlz
La Perfecta II 1994 via Concord Jazz
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Jazz Spotlight: Known As One Of The Finest Pianists Of The Past 60 Years - Bandleader, Arranger And Composer Of Salsa And Latin Jazz - Professional Career Took Of In The Early 1950's - Palmieri Formed His Own Band, La Perfecta In 1961 Which Featured An Unconventional Front Line Of Trombones - HIs Technique Incorporates Bits And Pieces Of Everyone From McCoy Tyner To Herbie Hancock - Eddie Will Soon Turn 88

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8:20 am
Ox Bow (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists' Residency in Saugatuck, Michigan.

Ox-Bow celebrates "Ox-tober" with an array of events, including art workshops, dining events, and "Ox-Bow Goes to Heck" on Saturday, October 19th.

This event welcomes kids of all ages to attend in costume for trick-or-treating, carnival games, and guided arts and crafts activities. Snacks, non-alcoholic beverages, and drinks for those 21 and over will be available for purchase.

More info on Ox-tober events at Ox-Bow School is available at ox dash bow dot org. 

  

Willie Watson

Slim and the Devil
Single 2024 via Thirty Tigers
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From The Forthcoming Album "Willie Watson" Due 9/1 - Co-Founding Member Of Old Crow Medicine Show

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The Stanley Brothers

East Virginia Blues
An Evening Long Ago- Live 1956 2001 via Sony
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Pioneers! WithThe Clinch Moutain Boys - Inducted Into The International Bluegrass Music Hall Of Honor

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Rupa and the April Fishes

C'est Moi
Este Mundo 2009 via Cumbancha
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San Francisco, CA - Rupa Marya And Cellist Ed Baskerville

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Joel Mabus

Ukulele Crimes
Ukulele Crimes 2017 via Fossil Records
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Lansing, MI - Free-Ranging Fretboard Genius, Funny Songwriter, Warm Voice - WYCE Jammie Award Winner

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Tony Rice & John Carlini

It Takes A Thief
River Suite For Two Guitars 1995 via Sugarhill [Country]
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Alumni Of The David Grisman Quartet

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8:00 am
HOPE Gardens PSA (click for more info)

HOPE Gardens is a Wyoming-based nonprofit that exists to Help Other People Eat by empowering children, families, and communities to grow their own food.

HOPE Gardens invites you to their Empower U garden on Tuesday, September 17, 6:30-8pm for a Sip and Savor evening celebrating the beauty and flavors of heirloom tomatoes and refreshing mocktails crafted by mixologist Michael Bryan, featuring fresh herbs from the garden. 

All proceeds from the event will help HOPE Gardens grow with students in school gardens. 

Registration for the event plus more info is online at Hopegardensgr dot org 

More information on Hope Gardens is available at hopegardensgr dot org.