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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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Toure-Raichel Collective

Le Niger
The Tel Aviv Session 2012 via Cumbancha
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Traditions! Returns Next Week

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Melissa Carper

From What I Recall
Ramblin' Soul 2022 via May Music / Thirty Tigers
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Harmony Vocals!: Sierra Ferrell

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Pieta Brown & Marlon Williams

Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
Sundayn Morning 2015 via Rockwiz
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Undercover: John Prine, 1986 (German Afternoons - The New Zealand Singer/Songwriter Joining Greg Brown's Baby Girl For A Run-Up Of Then Great John Prine

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Seth Walker

Magnolia
Why The Worry 2025 via Royal Potato Family
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Revisiting The Great J.J. Cale, 1971

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9:40 am
Kickstand Productions - Lemon Twigs (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Kickstand Productions presenting The Lemon Twigs, live at the Pyramid Scheme, Tuesday, June 10th.

The Lemon Twigs are an American rock band from Long Island, New York. 

The special guest for their performance at the Pyramid Scheme is Mod Lang.

Tickets and more information on this all-ages show are available now at kickstandproductions dot net.


Susto Stringband & The Holler Choir

Rooster
Susto Stringband, Vol. 1 2025 via New West
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Gregg Allman

Hot'Lanta
Gregg Allman Live - Back To Macon, GA 2015 via Rounder
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Recorded: The Grand Opera House Showcasing Allman's Eight-Piece Band - Recorded Two Years Prior To Passing, "Back To Macon" Is A Testament To An Old Pro Whose Home Is The Stage

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9:30 am
SC4A (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from the Saugatuck Center for the Arts...proud to announce the first biannual Curiosity in Action: a conference for doing, on Saturday, April 26 at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts. 

The conference offers a full day of immersive, fulfilling experiences focused around wellness and creativity, with a Keynote by New York Times best-selling author Brad Montague, plus presentations by artists, healthcare providers, and educators.

Registration plus additional information is available online at s-c, the number 4-a  dot o-r-g.

Hank Williams

Ramblin' Man
The Original Singles Collection Disc 3 1990 via PolyGram Records
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With The Drifting Cowboys, 1951 - Recorded A Number Of Songs In The Luke The Drifter Series; An Alter-Ego That He A Fred Rose Invented For Recordings On The More Plaintive Side Of Hank's Repertoire

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Catherine Russell

I Want A Man
Harlem On My Mind 2016 via Jazz Village
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One Of The Finest Interpreters Of Song In The Business Revisiting Songs From Harlem's Heyday On This Release - Here, She Visits Lil Green & Her Orchestra From 1947

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Sandy Denny and the Strawbs

Who Know Where The Time Goes?
Sandy Denny And The Strawbs 1967 via Hannibal
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An Early Demo Written In 1966 Sandy Brought To Fairport Convention Two Years Later, Joining The Band After The Departure Of Judy Dyble - Judy Collins Named Her 1968 Release After The Song - The Late Sandy Denny Is Considered The Pre-Eminent British Folk Rock Singer

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9:20 am
Bells Brewery - Johnny Echols (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Bell's Eccentric Cafe presenting: "LOVE with Johnny Echols with supporting guest Baby Lemonade" on Tuesday, April 29th, at 8pm in the Bells Beer garden!

Johnny Echols performs the sounds of the 1960s psych-rock pioneers, joined by longtime collaborators, Baby Lemonade. 

 

Tickets, plus more information for this 18 and up show (*17 and under with a parent/guardian) are available at Bells-Beer-dot-com. 

Janis Martin

I Believe What You Say
The Blanco Sessions 2012 via Cow Island
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One Of The Few Women Working In The Male-Dominated Rock And Roll Field During The 1950's; One Of Country Music's Early Female Innovators.

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Snooks Eaglin

Yours Truly
Out Of Nowhere 1989 via Black Top Records
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New Orleans-Based Guitarist And Singer Nicknamed The Human Jukebox - Vocal Style Is Reminiscent Of Ray Charles - Regarded As A Legend Of New Orleans Music With A Repertoire Of Some 2,500 Songs

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Louis Prima & Joe "Wingy" Manone

March Winds And April Showers
The Complete Louis Prima And Wingy Manone, Vol. 3 2018 via Sony
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1935 - The Two Pioneers Recording Some Fifty-Four Sides Together Throughout The 1930's While Leading Separate Bands

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Aimer Le Terre

Bora Bora Toujours
Souvenirs De Bora Bora 2009 via South Pacific Music
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The Music Of Bora Bora Is A Deeply Expressive Tradition, Its Earliest Roots Dating The 3rd Century

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COMPILATIONS

Spirit Wind
Sacred Ground- A Tribute to Mother Earth 2005 via Silver Wave
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Bill Miller: Native American Singer/Songwriter And Acclaimed Painter Of Mohican Heritage - Player Of The Native American Flute

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9:00 am
Long Road Distillers (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Long Road Distillers, where every spirit is made with Michigan-grown ingredients. 

From grain to glass, every step reflects a commitment to quality.

Long Road Distillery takes pride in respecting the craft. Honoring the journey. Taking no shortcuts.    

More at longroaddistillers dot com.

Ben Rice

If You Ever Change Your Mind
Wish The World Away 2018 via Independent
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Blues Spotlight: Unassuming Powerful Guitarists Including Slide Playing On Resophonic And Cigar Box Guitars And The Vocal Chops To Match - Building On The Foundational Influences Of Muddy Waters And Robert Johnson, Rice Is Very Much At Home Playing R&B, Folk And Country; Fashioning A Welcoming Front Porch Where Everybody Feels At Home To Hang Out

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Doc Watson

Matty Groves
Home Again 1966 via Sugar Hill
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Recording: 1966 - Doc Putting His Special Touch On This Early Seventeenth Century Northern England Folk Ballad - Also Known As Little Musgrave, Telling Of An Adulterous Tryst Between A Young Man And A Noblewoman That Is Ended When The Woman's Husband Discovers Them - - - Child Ballad 81; Roud Folk Song Index 52

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Two Little Fishes, Five Loaves of Bread
Sing Sister Sing 2000 via Varese Records
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Happy Easter

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8:40 am

Johnny Hodges And The Ellington Men

Little Rabbit Blues
The Big Sound 1958 via Verve
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Jazz Spotlight: Recorded In 1957 On Verve Records Featuring Johnny With Fellow Members Of Duke Ellington's Orchestra - As Expected, the Band Brought Its Superior Playing Qualities To This Session; This Is An Integrated Unit, Not Some Studio Band For Hodges To Blow Over - The Real Deal

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8:20 am
Bells Brewery - Johnny Echols (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Bell's Eccentric Cafe presenting: "LOVE with Johnny Echols with supporting guest Baby Lemonade" on Tuesday, April 29th, at 8pm in the Bells Beer garden!

Johnny Echols performs the sounds of the 1960s psych-rock pioneers, joined by longtime collaborators, Baby Lemonade. 

 

Tickets, plus more information for this 18 and up show (*17 and under with a parent/guardian) are available at Bells-Beer-dot-com. 

Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers

Pick Poor Robin Clean
Love Whip Blues 2014 via Vizztone
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Massachusetts Delta Blues Band Put Together In 2010 With A Rotating Roster

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Po' Ramblin Boys

Cold Hard Truth
Toil, Tears & Trouble 2019 via Down The Road
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Undercover: George Jones, 1999 - Formed In The Great Smoky Mountains In '014 Becoming A Modern Voice In Traditional Bluegrass

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COMPILATIONS

Keep on the Sunny Side
Bona Fide Bluegrass and Mountain Music 2002 via RCA
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Pioneers! Carter Family - Regarded As One The Most Important Music Acts Of The Early 20th Century; Profound Influence On The Evolution Of Roots Music And The American Folk Revival

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Ben Traverse & Nick Veine

Si Bheag, Si Mhor - Southwind
Me Grief and Tears to Smother- Traditional Songs & Ballads of the Irish Diaspora 2023 via Earthwork
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Mitten Music! 17th Century Irish Folk Song Associated With Fairy Legends In European Folklore, Particularly In Ireland, Scotland, And Wales

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Sam Gleaves

Working Shoes
Ain't We Brothers 2015 via Community Music
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Playing Old-Time Appalachian Music Since His Early Teen Years - Six Albums To Date; Currently Serves As Appalachian Instruments Instructor And Bluegrass Ensemble Director At Berea College, Kentucky

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COMPILATIONS

All My Tears
Songcatcher 2001 via Vanguard Records
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Julie Miller - A Circa 1907 Arthouse Film About Dr. Lily Penleric, A Professor Of Musicology Discovering, Researching And Collecting Appalachian Folk Music In The Mountains Of Western North Carolina

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8:00 am
Long Road Distillers (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Long Road Distillers, where every spirit is made with Michigan-grown ingredients. 

From grain to glass, every step reflects a commitment to quality.

Long Road Distillery takes pride in respecting the craft. Honoring the journey. Taking no shortcuts.    

More at longroaddistillers dot com.