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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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Rory Block

County Farm Blues
Blues Walkin' Like a Man: A Tribute To Son House 2008 via Stony Plain Music
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Rory's Tip Of The Hat The Great Son House; Another Album In Her Esteemed Mentor Series

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Tommy McLain

Livin' on the Losin' End
I Ran Down Every Dream 2022 via Yep Roc Records
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American Swamp Musician - ember Of The Vel-Tones In The Late 1950's And The Boogie Kings During The 1960's - This Album Represents His First Release In Forty-Years

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Jesse Winchester

Freewheeler
Gentleman Of Leisure 1999 via Sugarhill [Country]
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Memphis, TN - A Songwriter's Songwriter - The Songs On This Album Represent A Decade Off From Touring And Recording To Concentrate On Songwriting; These Tunes Are The Best Of The Best From That Period, Produces By Jerry Douglas

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9:40 am

Katie Mae & The Lubrication

As Far As I Can Tell
The Sighs And Strengths 2024 via No Tilt Recprds
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Phoeniz. AZ - Interpretive Country with An Alt-Western Twist - There Is An Authenticity And Vulnerability to the Music - A Favorite From 2024

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The Devil Makes Three

Spirits
Single 2025 via New West
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Sant Cruz, CA - First Single From The Forthcoming Album "Spirits" - Appearing 5/14 St. Andrews Hall, Detroit - Redefining The American Storytelling Tradition

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9:30 am
Outback Presents - The Avett Brothers (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Outback Presents... presenting An Evening With The Avett Brothers, on Friday June 27 at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo.  

The Avett Brothers are a folk rock band from Concord, North Carolina.

Tickets for their show on June 27th go on sale this Friday at 10 am at WINGSEVENTCENTER DOT COM. 

Emmitt-Nershi Band

Surfing the Red Sea
New Country Blues 2009 via Sci Fidelity Records
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Side Project For Leftover Salmon's Drew Emmitt And Bill Nershi Of The String Cheese Incident

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The V-Roys

How I Got To Memphis
Sooner Or Later 1996 via F.A.Y. Recordings
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No LongerA Unit

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9:20 am
GLC Live at 20 Monroe - Goose (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Live Nation presenting Goose at GLC Live at 20 Monroe, playing a three-night stand at GLC Live at 20 Monroe in Grand Rapids, MI, February 13-15, 2025.

Connecticut-based rock quintet Goose is appearing in Grand Rapids as a part of their first scheduled tour of 2025.

Tickets are on sale now at livenation dot com and the GLC Live at 20 Monroe Box office.

Be listening to WYCE for a chance to win free tickets to see Goose Thursday February 13th!



 

John Long

Stand Your Ground
Stand Your Ground 2016 via Delta Groove
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Performs In A Pre-War Acoustic Blues Style - Influence: Homesick James

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COMPILATIONS

Gambler's Blues
An Anthology Of Big Band Swing 1930-1955 1993 via Decca
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Pioneer! Stan Kenton And His Orchestra, 1954 - Significant Figure On The American Musical Scene, And Made An Indelible Mark On The Arranged Type Of Big Band Jazz - A Vanguard Of Promoting Jazz And Jazz Improvisation Through His Service As An Educator Through His Stan Kenton Band Clinics

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Bill Miller

You Are the Rain
Spirit Rain 2002 via Paras Recording
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Mohican Heritage; Storyteller, Guitarist, World-Class Native Flute Player - Multiple-Awards Recipient

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Fonnmhor

Dolly
Fragment 2003 via Fonnmhor
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SW Michigan - WYCE Jammie Winners - Celtic - Irish, Scottish, And Welsh Music At Its Core; Blending Musical Influences From Other Cultures

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9:00 am
CASA of Kent County (click for more info)
Every child in foster care deserves a voice in the courtroom, and you can be that voice. 

Court Appointed Special Advocates - known by the acronym CASA - of Kent County is looking for dedicated volunteers to advocate for children in the child welfare system, ensuring they have the support and stability they need. 

No special background is required--just compassion and a desire to make a difference. 

CASA invites you to join them in bringing hope and positive change to a child's life. 

Learn more about becoming a CASA volunteer today.at casakentco dot org.  That's c-a-s-a-k-e-n-t-c-o dot o-r-g!

The Jaynettes

Sally Goes Round The Roses
The Very Best Of The Jaynettes 2011 via Resnick Records
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Bronx, NY Girl Group- One-Hit Wonder In 1963 Reaching Number 2 On The Charts

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Bessie Smith

On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues 2003 via Sony
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With James P. Johnson And The Bessemer Singers, 1930 - Bessie Smith Was A Pioneering Singer Who Influenced Blues, Jazz, And Rock Music -Smith Began Forming Her Own Act Around 1913 In Atlanta; By 1920, She Had Established A Reputation In The South And Along The East Coast

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COMPILATIONS

My Jack Don't Drink Water No More
Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways, Vol. 2 2003 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Shortstuff Macon - Lifelong Friend To Big Joe Williams Playing Many Years Together - Recorded At The Dairy Camp Of The Mississippi State Penitentiary, Better Known As Parchman Farm

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8:40 am

John Brim

Rattlesnake
Whose Muddy Shoes 1969 via Geffen Records
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Blues Plate Special: Made His Mark In The Chicago Music Scene Alongside Muddy Waters And Bo Diddley, Although Never A Big Star In His Own Right - Made A Significant Contribution To The Blues Catalogue By Writing Some Great Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times, Including Van Halen - John's Long Career Took Off In The Early Years Of Electric Chicago Blues Just After WWII And Lasted Well Into The New Century - At 80 Years Old, John Played The 2002 Chicago Blues Festival, One Of hHs Last Appearances, Passing On The Following Year

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George Freeman

If I Had You
The Good Life 2023 via HighNote
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Jazz Spotlight: The Album Features Two World Class Backing Bands, A Mood For Each Of The Two Sides, And Highlights Two Standards - This Release For the 97 Year-0ld Guitarist Is A Relaxing Set Of Guitar-Centric Instrumentals Played By True Masters Of The Jazz Idiom

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8:20 am
GLC Live at 20 Monroe - Goose (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Live Nation presenting Goose at GLC Live at 20 Monroe, playing a three-night stand at GLC Live at 20 Monroe in Grand Rapids, MI, February 13-15, 2025.

Connecticut-based rock quintet Goose is appearing in Grand Rapids as a part of their first scheduled tour of 2025.

Tickets are on sale now at livenation dot com and the GLC Live at 20 Monroe Box office.

Be listening to WYCE for a chance to win free tickets to see Goose Thursday February 13th!



 

Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters

No Good Woman
More Fun With Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters 2024 via ATO
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Has Stood Tall In The Deep-Groove World In The Vivacious Dance Music Of Southwest Louisiana's Black Creoles

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Dolly Parton

Bluer Pastures
Little Sparrow 2001 via Sugarhill [Country]
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Rhonda Vincent, Chris Thile And Jerry Douglas Guesting

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Mike Auldridge

Bottom Dollar
Dobro-Blues and Bluegrass 2002 via Takoma
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The Late Dobro Master A Founding Member Of The Seldom Scene; Heard Here On WYCE

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Anais Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer

Clyde Waters (Child 216)
Child Ballads 2013 via Wilderland Records
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Child Ballad 216 - Scottish Border Ballad Early 19th Century

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Mustard's Retreat

Jeremy Brown
Back To Back 1995 via Red House
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Ann Arbor, 1975 - Came Of Age In The 60's, At The Confluence Of Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul & Mary, Bob Dylan And The Singer/Songwriter Revolution

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8:00 am
Franciscan Life Process Center - Touched By Mercy (click for more info)

The Franciscan Life Process Center will host Touched By Mercy, an annual event for community members affected by suicide, on Saturday, March 1. 

All are welcome to join for a day of reflection, prayer, and support from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Center's Lowell campus. 

Financial assistance is available to cover the cost of registration. 

More information is available at LifeProcessCenter dot org slash events or at 616.897.7842.