Organissimo
Dear PrudenceB3tles 2017 via Big O
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Traditions! Returns Next Week
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Playlist from 01/05/2025 @ 8:00am
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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!
B3tles 2017 via Big O
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Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks
Cue The ViolinsSelected Shorts 2004 via Jvc Victor
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Idiosyncratic Style Combined Elements Of Cowboy Folk, Jazz, Country, Swing, Bluegrass, Pop, And Gypsy
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Diana Krall
Lonely AvenueGlad Rag Doll 2012 via Verve
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Undercover: Doc Pomus, 1956 - Writing Credits Extend From 1950's To The 80's - With Writing Partner Mort Shuman, Crafted Some Of The Biggest Hits In Popular Culture
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9:40 am
Arbor Circle PSA (click for more info)
Arbor Circle is proud to be one of West Michigan's most comprehensive providers of mental health counseling, substance use treatment, and family services.
Serving thousands of children, individuals, and families each year, their expert staff partner with people and communities in pursuit of growth and healing.
Arbor Circle's variety of services includes The Bridge, a 24 hour crisis shelter for children and youth ages 10 to 17 experiencing homelessness.
Learn more about Arbor Circle by visiting Arbor Circle DOT ORG.
Frank Solivan
Cazenovia CasanovaFamily, Friends & Heroes 2016 via Compass Records
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Special Guest Pickers: Sam Bush And Jerry Douglas
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Professor Louie and the Crowmatix
Atlantic CityRockin' Legacy, Vol. 1 [EP] 2023 via Woodstock
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Composer: Bruce Springsteen 1982 - Professor Louie's Rework Of The Band's Cover, 1993 - After The Band Split Up, Levon Helm Continued Performing The Song In Solo Performances Until His Passing
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9:30 am
Switchback (click for more info)
Support for WYCE comes from Switchback Gear Exchange... a full-service bike shop and community hub!
Switchback Gear Exchange features many new and used bikes, accessories, and expert bike services.
Also offering craft beers, cocktails, and non-alcoholic selections.
On Tuesdays, Switchback hosts a bluegrass jam. And there's a "Community Ride" every other Thursday
More information on Switchback is on most Social Media platforms or at goswitchback dot com.
John Prine
Crazy as a LoonFair & Square 2005 via Oh Boy
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15th Studio; Won The Grammy Award
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COMPILATIONS
Confessin' the BluesWild About That Thing- Ladies Sing the Blues 2003 via Delmark
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Karen Carroll: Authentic Performer Of The Great American Deep Blues
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9:20 am
DGRI (click for more info)
Support for WYCE comes from Downtown Grand Rapids Inc proud host of the World of Winter Festival from January 10 to March 2nd.
Featuring over 100 outdoor art installations, storefront window displays, events, walking tours, and ice sculptures, World of Winter is the largest winter festival in North America.
All of the art and events are outdoors and open to the public at no charge.
Full festival details are at World Of Winter GR dot com or World of Winter GR on Instagram
COMPILATIONS
Blue Suede ShoesGood Rockin' Tonight- The Legacy of Sun Records 2001 via Sire / London/Rhino
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Johnny Halladay Workin' Up Carl Perkins
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Louis Jordan
i'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of TownThe Best of Louis Jordan [Blues Forever] 2001 via Blues Forever
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Composer: Casey Bill Weldon, 1936 - Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five Recorded The Song In 1941, One Of The Many Charting Singles The Made Him "King Of The Jukeox"
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COMPILATIONS
IN THE LAST DAY - THE HEWLETT SISTERSThe Last Shall Be First [The JCR Records Story] 2020 via Bible & Tire/Fat Possum
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1970's Gospel Recorded In Memphis On Two Small Independent Labels Known As JCR Records
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COMPILATIONS
Sloop John BOut On The Rolling Sea- A Tribute To Joseph Spence And The Pinder Family 1994 via Green Linnet
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Traditions Around The World:
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COMPILATIONS
Sein Bo Tint - Aung Pa Khei Ti Loun (Burma)Excavated Shellac - An Alternate History of the World's Music 2020 via Dust-to-Digital
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Ten Strings And A Goat Skin
Medley - Lament for Buckles - Ron'sAupres du Poele 2016 via Tsaags
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Traditions Around The World: Traditional Celtic And Acadian Folk Music Performed On A Fiddle And Guitar, Hence Ten Strings; To This Adding Bodhran, The Irish Drum Is Made By Stretching Goatskin Over A Wood Ring, Producing A Variety Of Pitches When Struck By Either Bare Hands Or A Stick Called A Tipper.
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9:00 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
Waxahatchee
CrowbarTigers Blood 2024 via Anti
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Appearing At The Ann Arbor Folk Festival 1/24
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Nicholas James and the Bandwagon
WildWild 2024 via Earthwork
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HandCrafted GR!
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8:40 am
Harmonica Frank Floyd
Rockin' Chair Daddy [1954]The Missing Link 2002 via Memphis International
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Blues Plate Special: Began Performing During The 1920's For Traveling Carnivals And Medicine Shows, Performing A Repertoire Of Many Types Of Folk Music, Became A Mimic, Effortlessly Switching From Humorous Hillbilly Ballads To Deep Country Blues. With His Self-Taught Harmonica Technique, Floyd Was A One-Man Band, Playing Harmonica With His Nose And Thus Playing Two Harmonicas At Once, A Skill He Shared With Blues Harp Players Walter Horton And Gus Cannon's Partner Noah Lewis. His Rediscovery In The Early 1970's And In The Following Years Recorded Two Albums; Those Two Are Out Of Print And Sought After By Collectors. Frank Floyd Passed On In 1984
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Pat Martino Quintet
MinorityStrings! 1968 via Prestige
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Jazz Spotlight: Strings! Recorded October 1967 For The Prestige Label By The Pat Martino Quintet. Martino, One Of The Great Guitarists In Jazz Is Joined By A Stellar Lineup That Absolutely Smokes On The Long, Burning Treatment Of Gigi Gryce's "Minority" - Ben Tucker, Bass...Walter Perkins, Drums...Cedar Walton, Piano...Joe Farrell, Tenor Saxophone...Pat Martino, Guitar
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8:20 am
DGRI (click for more info)
Support for WYCE comes from Downtown Grand Rapids Inc proud host of the World of Winter Festival from January 10 to March 2nd.
Featuring over 100 outdoor art installations, storefront window displays, events, walking tours, and ice sculptures, World of Winter is the largest winter festival in North America.
All of the art and events are outdoors and open to the public at no charge.
Full festival details are at World Of Winter GR dot com or World of Winter GR on Instagram
The Bootstrap Boys
Drink Twice for YesCountry Songs for Sale 2015 via Independent
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WYCE Jammie Award Winners
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Lawson & Williams
I Want To Be Loved, But Only By YChapter 3 2017 via Mountain Home Music Co.
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Trailblazers! Doyle Lawson And Paul Wiliams
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Motel Mirrors
Dead Of Winter BluesIn The Meantime 2018 via Last Chance Records
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Inspired By Country Duets Of The 1950's; Old-School '50's And '60's-Influenced Country And Rock - The Side Project Of Two Journeyman Singer/Songwriters, Amy LaVere And John Paul Keith
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The Blind Robins
Famous Non-BelieversPanorama Valley 2006 via Rolling Blackout Records
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Serving Of Stinging Roots Rock; Compassionate Songwriting - Blind Robbins; Saloon Style Fillets Of Salted And Smoked Herring
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Jim Avett and Family
Down by the RiversideJim Avett and Family 2008 via Ramseur Records
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African-American Spiritual; Its Roots Dating To Before The American Civil War
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COMPILATIONS
SouthboundClassic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways 2002 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Pioneering: Doc & Merle Watson, 1966
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COMPILATIONS
All in Good TimeRounder Guitar- A Collection of Acoustic Guitar 1987 via Rounder Select
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Fingerstyle Guitarist And Designer Of Acoustic Guitars -Among The First Transposers Of Classical Piano Ragtime To The Guitar
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