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Playlist from 03/17/2025 @ 3:00pm

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Lankum

The Wild Rover
The Livelong Day 2019 via Nonesuch
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Altan

Emyvale-Ril Gan Ainm-Three Merry Sisters of Fate
The Best Of Altan 1997 via Green Linnet
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The Wolftones

Come out Ye Black and Tans
God Save Ireland 2007 via Kells Music
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Bodh'aktan

Maids of the Sea
Against Winds and Tides 2014 via Frostbite
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5:40 pm
DAKC - Disability Awareness Day (click for more info)

Disability Advocates of Kent County is proud to host Disability Awareness Day 2025 on Saturday, March 28 from 9 AM to 2 PM at the Salvation Army Kroc Center, 2500 South Division in Grand Rapids.


Disability Awareness Day is a time for connection, empowerment, and action. 

Whether you're living with a disability, know someone who is, or simply want to help build a more inclusive world, this event offers resources, strategies, and community support to help you thrive. 

Information and registration for Disability Awareness Day 2025 is available at dakc dot u-s, under the events tab.

Humming House

Carry On
Revelries 2015 via Rock Bridge
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Baka Beyond

Ra-Li-O
East To West 2002 via Narada
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The Tossers

Erin Go Bragh
Smash the Windows 2017 via Victory
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5:30 pm
Play WYCE Concert Calendar (click for more info)

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Bicep

Apricots
Isles 2021 via Ninja Tune
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Snow Patrol

Fallen Empires
Fallen Empires 2012 via Universal Music Group
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5:20 pm
Michigan Music Alliance (click for more info)
The Michigan Music Alliance provides equitable professional growth opportunities for the Michigan Music Community. 

Programming includes the B-Side Sessions, an Industry Lunch, and the annual Music Econ Summit. 

The Michigan Music Alliance envisions a statewide music scene that thrives on diversity and inclusion and celebrates collaboration over competition. 

Learn how you can do more to Support Michigan Music at michigan music alliance dot org
 

Twisted Pine

Dreams
Dreams 2018 via Signature Sounds

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Dropkick Murphys

All You Fonies
This Machine Still Kills Fascists 2022 via PIAS
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I Draw Slow

Bread And Butter
White Wave Chapel 2014 via Pinecastle Records
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Inhaler

Billy (Yeah Yeah Yeah)
Open Wide 2025 via Geffen
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Anuna

Eiri Na Greine
Invocation 1995 via Umvd Labels
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5:00 pm
West Michigan Opera Project (click for more info)
The West Michigan Opera Project is proud to announce its Carnegie Hall debut on April 12th.

Before their performance, you're invited to attend the "Countdown to Carnegie Concert" with West Michigan Opera Project on Sunday, April 6 at 2 pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 47 Jefferson Ave, S.E. in Grand Rapids.

The concert is open to the public at no charge.

More information about the concert and West Michigan Opera Project is available at westmichiganoperaproject dot com

Mick Flannery

Morning Rain
Goodtime Charlie 2023 via Independent
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The Chieftains

Fisherman's Hornpipe-The Devil's Dream
Further Down The Old Plank Road- The Nashville Sessions 2003 via RCA
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Sharon Shannon

The Mighty Sparrow
Out The Gap 1995 via Compass Records
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Saint Sister

Dynamite
Where I Should End 2021 via Independent
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Fontaines D.C.

Skinty Fia
Skinty Fia 2022 via Partisan
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4:40 pm
World Affairs Council of Western Michigan-Great Decisions Lecture Series (click for more info)

The World Affairs Council of Western Michigan presents an eight-week series on the most important global issues facing our world right now in its award-winning "Great Decisions" series.

 

Hear from and dialogue with Emma Ashford, senior fellow at The Stimson Center on "American Foreign Policy at a Crossroads" on Tuesday, March 18, from 6 to 7:15 p.m. at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum.

 

An opening meet-and-greet is set from 5-6 p.m. All are welcome. For more information on the program, visit World Michigan dot org and click on Great Decisions.  

Glen Hansard

Wheels On Fire
Between Two Shores 2018 via Anti
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Slide

Dublin To Dublin
Mendicity 2013 via Independent
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The Kwils

Whiskey in the Jar
And A' That 1997 via Independent

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4:30 pm
Promo - YouTube (click for more info)

88.1 FM WYCE is more than just radio...

Have you seen our WYCE YouTube page? It features videos from recent concert performances, in-studio guest visits, videos from the Jammies, GRAM on the Green and more. Make sure you subscribe so you know when new videos are posted.

Visit YouTube dot com and search for WYCE.

Beach House

Black Car
7 2018 via Sub Pop
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Patrick Street

Boston O'Connor-John Gaffney's Fling-The Kerryman's Fling
3 Irish Times 3 1989 via Green Linnet
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4:20 pm
Franciscan Life Process Center - Spring 2025 Workshops (click for more info)
The Franciscan Life Process Center is now offering 40 multiday workshops designed to give aspiring artists the chance to renew their creative spirit, improve their skills, and discover new techniques at the Franciscan Life Process Center in Lowell. 

The workshops will be led by world-class artists and cover a wide range of media and subjects. 

The Center offers residential options with overnight accommodations, and attendees can also commute to campus each day. 

More information and registration is available at LifeProcessCenter dot org slash events. 

The Halluci Nation

Land Back ft. Boogey The Beat, Northern Voice
One More Saturday Night 2021 via Radicalized Records
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COMPILATIONS

Ash-Sham
Rough Guide to Palestine 2014 via Rough Guide to Palestine
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Toot Ard

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De Dannan

Mandela
A Jacket Of Batteries 1991 via Green Linnet
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Guy Davis

Palestine, Oh Palestine
Be Ready When I Call You 2021 via M.C. Records
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R.E.M.

Welcome to the Occupation
Document 1987 via Capitol
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4:00 pm
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!

Sinead O'Connor

Paddy's Lament
Sean-Nos Nua 2002 via Vanguard Records
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Flogging Molly

Man with No Country
Float 2008 via Side One Dummy
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The Mighty Narwhale

Probe Until Unproductive
A Ship Without A Country, A Mast Without A Sail 2008 via Independent

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The Bootstrap Boys

Call My Bluff
Hungry & Sober 2023 via Independent
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Rock Spicer!

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3:40 pm
Revue Magazine (click for more info)
Support for WYCE is provided by Revue - West Michigan's arts and entertainment guide published by Serendipity Media. 

This month, readers are encouraged to nominate local restaurants, bars, small businesses for Revue's Best of the West Readers' Poll. Nominations open March 17.

Celebrating local music, dining, drinking, events and more, Revue is available in print at more than 500 locations across West Michigan and at revue W-M dot com. 

Paddygrass

A Nation Once Again
Rooted 2017 via Independent
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Jealous of the Birds

Kodachrome
Peninsula 2020 via Canvasback/Atlantic
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3:30 pm
Promo - GR Live (click for more info)

"GR Live" presented by DGRI...Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. broadcasts on Thursdays at Noon on WYCE. 

Hosted by Quinn Mathews, GR LIVE features live music from musical groups playing in the area and interviews with people in our regional arts and music community.

You can catch GR LIVE every Thursday at noon on 88.1 FM WYCE, at WYCE dot org,  on our WYCE App, or on your smart speaker!

The Nightwatchman

Union Town
World Wide Rebel Songs 2011 via New West Records
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Tinker's Tea

Foggy Dew-The Cannongate
The Mummer's Jig 2007 via Independent
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3:20 pm
LAND CONSERVANCY OF WEST MICHIGAN PSA (click for more info)

The Land Conservancy of West Michigan works with the West Michigan community to permanently protect and care for nearby natural areas. 

By preserving and restoring West Michigan's unique ecosystems--from its big forests and wild rivers to its sandy lakeshore dunes--they give future generations the opportunity to experience and enjoy the natural wonders we treasure today. 

Learn how you can volunteer for The Land Conservancy of West Michigan, explore a nature preserve, attend an informational event, and support the permanent protection of nature in West Michigan at naturenearby dot org. 

COMPILATIONS

The Flower of Kilkenny [Song]
Absolutely Irish 2008 via Compass Records

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SOAK

B A noBody
Before We Forgot How To Dream 2015 via Rough Trade
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The Pogues

Billy's Bones
Rum Sodomy & the Lash 1985 via Wea International
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Mary Gauthier

Rifles and Rosary Beads
Rifles & Rosary Beads 2018 via In The Black
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Shannon McNally

Banshee Moan
Black Irish 2017 via Compass
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3:00 pm
Literacy Center of West Michigan (click for more info)
The Literacy Center of West Michigan has a waiting list of learners who are seeking one-on-one mentorship to improve their literacy skills. 

You can meet this need, and best of all, you don't need any special skills...just the ability to read and write English and a passion to help others do the same.

Attending a volunteer information Session is the first step in learning more about becoming a literacy coach.

You can find more information online at Literacy Center WM dot org.  That's Literacy Center WM dot org.


(LiteracyCenterWM.org)