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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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Etta James

Champagne and Wine
The Dreamer 2011 via Verve Forecast
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Etta The Has Right Idea!

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Van Morrison

Celtic New Year
Magic Time 2005 via Geffen Records
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Morrison's Anthem On Romance In The New Year

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9:40 am
New Growth Project (click for more info)

New Growth Project provides job opportunities for individuals with disabilities by growing "better than organic" vegetables for the community and gift boxes packed with handcrafted products and local goods.  

You can support their mission of providing employment opportunities for people with disabilities by purchasing a CSA Membership for the summer of 2025.  

 CSA members will receive weekly or bi-weekly sustainably grown vegetables from their Rockford, Michigan farm.  

Learn more about New Growth Project and CSA memberships at  TheNewGrowthProject dot org


Sue Foley

Lonesome Homesick Blues
One Guitar Woman 2024 via Guitar Woman LLC
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Carter Family 1938 - Foley's Tribute To The Female Pioneers Of The Guitar: Menmphis Minnie, Ida Presti, Lydia Mendoza, Sister Rosetta Tharpe And Maybelle Carter

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Gurf Morlix

Hard Road
Last Exit to Happyland 2009 via Rootball
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Buffalo, NY - Vividly-Detailed Songwriter; In-Demand Producer - Moved To Texas In 1975 And Performed With Blaze Foley - Joined Lucinda Williams Band, 1981

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9:30 am
Dizzybird Records - Crystal Trench NYE Show (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Dizzybird Records, presenting the Crystal Trench EP release party on New Year's Eve at Four Star Theatre in Grand Rapids!

You are invited to share in the celebration of the latest dark wave electronic project from Grand Rapids' own Crystal Trench.

They'll be supported by Strange Skin, and Marsfade, as well as DJ sets from Sean Stearns and Masa Like Nasa and featuring visuals by Alex Perez. 

Tickets are on sale now for Crystal Trench's New Years Eve show at dizzybirdrecords dot com.

Barbara Dane

Why Don't You Do Right_
Hot Jazz, Cool Blues & Hard Hitting Songs 2018 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Detroit, MI - Interpreter Of Folk/Jazz And Blues Material Dating To The Late 1950's - Major Player On the Greenwich Village Music Scene - As A Label Owner She Produced Over 50 Albums In A Twelve-Year Period - Dane Is Portrayed By Singer Sarah King In The Film "A Complete Unknown" - Barbara Dane Passed Away In October At The Age Of 97

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Jo-el Sonnier

Dylan Song
Jo El 1988 via n/a
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We Lost The Highly-Respected Cajun Musician In January (2024 ) At The Age Of 77 Shortly After A Texas Concert

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Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir

Lay Down Body
Front Porch Music 1997 via Rhino Records
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Percussive-Driven Vocal Ensemble - Their Music Is Rooted In The Deep South And Strongly Connected To Their West African And Caribbean Origins

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9:20 am
Circle Theatre (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Circle Theatre Grand Rapids...proud to present its 2025 season, including musicals like "The Prom," "Dreamgirls," and "Jesus Christ Superstar," all hitting the stage next summer.

Circle theater memberships are on sale now and offer early access to tickets and more.

More info on their 2025 Main Stage season, summer concert series, and other upcoming events is at circletheatre dot org

Dinah Washington

Am I Blue
First Issue- The Dinah Washington Story (The Original Recordings) 1993 via Polygram Records
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Written By Irving Berlin And First Recorded By Sam Kanin & His Troubadours, October 1927

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Lynwood Slim

The Comeback
Brazilian Kicks 2010 via Delta Groove
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The Late Bluesman Played a Few Years With Kid Ramos

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COMPILATIONS

Sanam
The Silk Road- A Musical Caravan 2002 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Traditions Around The World: Abdurashid Nadirev - Sanam Is A Uyghur Musical Genre Consisting Of A Continuous Suite Of Dance Pieces That Progressively iIncrease In Tempo; A Traditional Uyghur Musical Style Is Played With The Dutar, Dap, And Balaman

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Houeida Hedfi

Echos de Medjerda feat. Olof Dreijer
Fleuves de l'Ame 2021 via PIAS
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Traditions Around The World: Tunisian Musician; Primarily Known As A Percussionist - Hedfi's Roots In Is Planted Stambel, A Percussive Afro-Arab Sufi Trance Idiom That Calls Upon An Elaborate Pantheon Of Sub-Saharan Spirits And North African Muslim Saints To Heal Humans Through Ritualized Trance

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9:00 am
Bridge Street Ministries (click for more info)
Bridge Street Ministries believes that our communities' youth are our city's future.  

They know that investing in our youth is an investment in our future.  

To learn more about Bridge Street Ministries, and how their programs are investing in the future of Grand Rapids, and how you can join their efforts as a volunteer or other type of supporter, visit bsmgr dot org.

Lynn & The Moonshine Runners

I Wanna Go Home
Old Hard Top 2024 via Independent
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HandCrafted GR! Latest Release Into 'YCE

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The Clancy Brothers

When My Ship Comes In
I'm A Free Born Man 1972 via CBS
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Legendary! Influential Irish Folk Group Developing Initially As A Part Of The American Folk Music Revival

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8:40 am

COMPILATIONS

Yes Indeed
The United Records Story 2004 via Delmark
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Blues Plate Special: Della Reese - Della Reese's Career Spanned Seven Decades - Forming Her Own Gospel Group After Several Years With Mahalia Jackson. Reese Hit The Detroit Club Circuit In 1949; A Dedicated Fan Base Carried Over Into Television And Motion Pictures. A Major Influence On Martha Reeves - Inducted Into The Rhythm & Blues Music Hall Of Fame - Della Reese Passed On In 2017 At The Age Of 86

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Wynton Marsalis

Joe Cool's Blues
Live At Blues Alley 1988 via CBS Records
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The Jazz Spotlight: The Wynton Marsalis Quartet, "Live At Blues Alley" Recorded Late December 1986 - Great Jazz Can Claim Any Space, But The Nightclub Remains Its Signature Setting - This Evening The Quartet In Is Top Form; Robert Hurst, Bass...Jeff "Tain" Watts, Drums...Marcus Roberts, Piano...Wynton Marsalas, Trumpet

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8:20 am
Circle Theatre (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Circle Theatre Grand Rapids...proud to present its 2025 season, including musicals like "The Prom," "Dreamgirls," and "Jesus Christ Superstar," all hitting the stage next summer.

Circle theater memberships are on sale now and offer early access to tickets and more.

More info on their 2025 Main Stage season, summer concert series, and other upcoming events is at circletheatre dot org

Woody Platt

Toe The Line
Far Away From You 2024 via Compass Records
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Special Guest: Tim O'Brien - Co-Founding Member Of The Steep Canyon Rangers - Professional Fly Fisherman - This Is The New One

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Caleb Klauder

Just A Little
Innocent Road 2016 via Independent
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With Reem Wilms - Favorites On The Northwest Roots Music Scene - Co-Founders Of The Foghorn Stringband

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Bill Frisell

Gimme a Holler
Nashville 1997 via Nonesuch
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Guests Musicians Iclude A Few Of The Nashville Elite; Ron Block, Viktor Krauss And Jerry Douglas

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The Tillers

Another Postcard
The Tillers 2018 via SofaBurn
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Founded: 2007 - Earliest Gigs Playing For Coins And Burritos On Cincinnati's Famous Ludlow Street Playing Woody Guthrie Songs, Southern Blues Laments, And Many Were Anonymous Relics Of Appalachian Woods, Churches, Railroads And Coal Mines

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Maddy Prior

Marigold-Harvest Home
Year 1993 via Park Records
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Co-Founder Of Steeleye Span, 1969 - Awarded The MBE For Her Contributions To Folk Music

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8:00 am
Stock Bridge Business Association (click for more info)

The mission of the Stock Bridge Business Association is to connect local businesses with the community, support business growth and development, and honor the history and culture of Grand Rapids' West Side.

The Stock Bridge Business Association envisions a future where all are welcomed and honored for who they are and how they connect within the community, regardless of if they own a business or not.

If you want to know what's happening in the Bridge Street neighborhood, The Stock Bridge Business Association offers a way to connect and hear directly from business owners and representatives.

For more information, visit stockbridgegr dot com.