The Harlem Gospel Travelers
Searching For The TruthRhapsody 2024 via Colemine
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Grammy Award For Best Roots Gospel Album
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view other shifts on 08/10/2025Traditions!
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!
Rhapsody 2024 via Colemine
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The Arcadian Wild
Little BirdWelcome 2023 via Independent
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J.E. Mainer & His Mountaineers
Forty Years Ago30 Old Time Favorites 2005 via Gusto
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Pioneers! Began Recording In The Early 1930''s Playing The Music Authentic And Energetic For More Than Fifty Years, Forming An Important Link Between Old-Time String Music And Bluegrass
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Jukejoint Handmedowns
Beer City USACall Of The Wild 2017 via Idle Hands
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WYCE Grammy Award Recipients Name Checking GR, Beer City USA
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9:40 am
WMCAT- Step Year (click for more info)
The West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology invites young adults unclear on their career paths to check out the "Step Year" Program.
Step Year at WMCAT (wim-cat) is a tuition-free program for young adults to explore college and career options, and help them find their next steps, whether it's schooling, a trade certificate, a new job, or a different path entirely.
Kent County adults ages 18-24 can apply now for Step Year at WMCAT dot ORG slash STEP YEAR (wmcat.org/stepyear)
Eric Bibb, Rory Block & Maria Muldaur
Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit DownSisters & BroThers 2004 via Telarc Records
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Wonderful Album! Ally Bain & Jerry Douglas Guesting
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Connie Evingson
You and the Night and the MusicGypsy in My Soul 2005 via Minnehaha Music
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1934 Broadway Composition - Connies Is Known For Taking Divergent Musical Paths
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9:30 am
Section Live Presents - Karl Denson's Tiny Universe (click for more info)
Support for WYCE comes from SectionLive, presenting Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, with special guest Candid Antics, Wednesday, August 13, at Elevation.
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe brings its diverse music stylings to The Elevation stage, fusing jazz, funk, soul, and rock.
Denson's performed for decades with bands, including the Rolling Stones, Lenny Kravitz, The Blind Boys of Alabama, and many others.
Doors for this all-ages show open at 7, and the show begins at 8.
Tickets plus more information are at SECTION LIVE dot COM.
The Blind Owl Band
Rain OnThis Train We Ride Is Made of Wood and Steel 2016 via Independent
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Freight Train String Music From The Heart Of The Adirondack Mountains
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COMPILATIONS
Give Me One ReasonBoston Blues Works, Volume 1 2012 via Independent
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Composer: Tracy Chapman - Toni Lynn Washington Rearranging Tracy Chapman's Classic With A Crescent City Feel
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9:20 am
WYCE-National Make a Will Month (click for more info)
You've tuned into WYCE for the music, the community, the connection. And we thank you for that!
This August, during National Make-A-Will Month, consider leaving a legacy that keeps WYCE strong for future generations.
A gift to WYCE in your will ensures the independent spirit of community radio in West Michigan lives on.
To learn more, consult your attorney -- or for local attorney recommendations, contact Station Manager Phil Tower at phil@grcmc.org.
COMPILATIONS
Linstead MarketCalypso- Vintage Songs from the Caribbean 2002 via Putumayo World Music
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Lord Composer: A Jamaican Mento Style Artist, A Folk Music That Predates, And Has Greatly Influenced Ska And Reggae; A Fusion Of African Rhythmic And European Elements
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Claude Fontaine
ReliquiaLa Mer 2024 via Innovative Leisure
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Dulcet Fusion Of '60's French Ye-Ye Pop, Slinky Studio One Reggae, And Liminal Brazilian Tropicalia
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Safic With Gorkhali Takma Band
SahtiPutumayo Presents Kids World Playground 2024 via Putumayo
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Founded In Nepal During 2013
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Marinero
Cinema LoverLa La La 2025 via Hardly Art
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Musical Project Of Jess Sylvester, A West Coast Singer/Songwriter Blending Latin Pop Influences With Classic Beach Boys And Soft Rock Sounds
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Chlopcy Kontra Basia
Oj Tak! (Oh Yeah!)Oj tak! 2014 via World Music Network
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A Polish Trio From Krakow, Playing An Alternative Folk Thing Centered Around The Contrabass, Percussion, And Clarinet
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9:00 am
GRAM- Thursdays on the Terrace (click for more info)
Support for WYCE comes from The Grand Rapids Art Museum, announcing the new series, "Thursdays on the Terrace," Thursdays from 5 - 8 pm through August 28.
"Thursdays on the Terrace" offers live performances and events downtown, including artmaking, live music, trivia and game nights, and more. All events are open to the public at no charge.
Guests can also explore the exhibitions inside the Grand Rapids Art Museum.
The full schedule plus additional information is available at artmuseumgr dot org.
Sarah Vaughan
Broken Hearted MelodyThe Magic Of Sarah Vaughan 1959 via UMG (Verve)
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Got Her Start Opening For Ella At The Apollo Theater In 1942 - Top 10 US And Top 20 Across Europe
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
If I Were a CarpenterSouth Coast 1995 via Red House
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The Legendary American Folk Singer And Storyteller Remembering His Friend, The Late Tim Hardin (1966) - Ramblin' Jack Turned 94 A Few Days Ago
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8:40 am
COMPILATIONS
In My Younger DaysRhythm Room Blues 2001 via Hightone
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Blues Plate Special: Mojo Buford - Harmonica Player Replacing Little Walter In The Muddy Waters Band 1959. Stayed On For Three Years Then Moved On To Minneapolis To Form His Own Band Record For Several Labels
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Khan Jamal
Hip OutPeace Warrior 1993 via Random Chance
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Jazz Spotlight: Vibraphonist Khan Jamal's 'Peace Warrior' Was Released On The Stash Label In 1989 At The Peak Of His Creative Powers - Jamal founded The Band The Sounds Of Liberation In 1970, A Combo Proficient Playing Free Material With A Taste For Hard-Bop And Fusion - A Bandleader Based In Philadelphia, He Was A Key figure In That City's Wildly Creative Jazz Scene
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8:20 am
WYCE-National Make a Will Month (click for more info)
You've tuned into WYCE for the music, the community, the connection. And we thank you for that!
This August, during National Make-A-Will Month, consider leaving a legacy that keeps WYCE strong for future generations.
A gift to WYCE in your will ensures the independent spirit of community radio in West Michigan lives on.
To learn more, consult your attorney -- or for local attorney recommendations, contact Station Manager Phil Tower at phil@grcmc.org.
Russell Moore & 111RD Tyme Out
Big City BluesRussell Moore & lllryd Time Out 2009 via Green Hill
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Multi-Award Winning 'Grassers
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Makem Brothers & Brian Sullivan
Darkley WeaverOut Standing In A Field 1994 via Red Biddy Records
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The Three Sons Of "The Godfather of Irish Music" Tommy Makem
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Alison Brown
Foggy Morning BreakingOn Banjo 2023 via Compass
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With Steve Martin - Explores All Avenues Of The Banjo's Potential
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Our Native Daughters
You're Not AloneSongs Of Our Native Daughters 2019 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Dirk Powell, Producing - Amythyst Kiah, Allison Russell, Leyla McCalla And Rhiannon Giddens - Pulling From And Inspired By 17th, 18th, And 19th-Century Sources, Shining New Light On African American Women's Stories Of Struggle, Resistance, And Hope - - - - Outstanding Album!
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Dana & Susan Robinson
Pastures Of Plenty'Round My Door 2015 via Dana Robinson
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Husband/Wife Acoustic Duo From The Majestic Mountains Of Vermont Running Through The 1941 Woody Guthrie Classic
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8:00 am
GRAM- Thursdays on the Terrace (click for more info)
Support for WYCE comes from The Grand Rapids Art Museum, announcing the new series, "Thursdays on the Terrace," Thursdays from 5 - 8 pm through August 28.
"Thursdays on the Terrace" offers live performances and events downtown, including artmaking, live music, trivia and game nights, and more. All events are open to the public at no charge.
Guests can also explore the exhibitions inside the Grand Rapids Art Museum.
The full schedule plus additional information is available at artmuseumgr dot org.