Playlist 1/1/2017

Bluegrass, Etc. Frank Hoppe - KCSN 88.5

6:00

Crooked Jades ~ California Blues (Copper Creek CD) The Unfortunate Rake v. 2 Yellow Mercury (1:21)

Carson Peters & Iron Mountain ~ Christmas Time in the Country (self-produced CD single) Christmas Time in the Country (3:00)

Rhonda Vincent ~ Christmas Time at Home (Rounder CD) Beautiful Star (2:46)

Bill Carroll ~ Slowly Fall the Snowflakes (Rebel CD) Christmas in the Mountains (1:34)

Skaggs Family ~ Light of the Stable (Skaggs Family CD) Skaggs Family Christmas v. 2 (2:50)

Karen Lynne ~ Christmas Star (self-produced CD) Shine Your Light (3:01)

Charles Laughton ~ The Oldest Christmas Story (Nimbus CD) The Spirit of Christmas Past [1943.] (3:12)

Casey Jones ~ Rocky Road to Jordan (MSOTFA CS) Rocky Road to Jordan (1:45)

Carolina Tar Heels ~ I Love My Mountain Home (Old Homestead CD) The Carolina Tar Heels [Charlotte, NC. Victor. 8/15/27.] (2:47)

Alice Gerard & Beverly Smith ~ The Cherry Tree Carol (self-produced CD) The Cherry Tree (3:22)

Dirk Powell ~ The Holly and the Ivy (self-produced CS) A Fret-Free Christmas (2:13)

John Reischman & the Jaybirds ~ I Heard from Heaven Today (Corvus CD) On a Winter’s Night (2:57)

Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road ~ Christmas in the Smokies (Pinecastle CD) Christmas in the Smokies (2:11)

Larry Sparks ~ Christmas in the Mountains (Rebel CD) Christmas in the Hills (1:45)

Bryan Sutton et al ~ We Wish You a Merry Christmas Afternoon (Red River CD) Christmas Grass: The Collection (2:29)

James King Band ~ Call Collect on Christmas (Rounder CD) O Christmas Tree (4:03)

Wayne Taylor ~ Praise His Holy Name (Raincoe CD) Praise His Holy Name (4:32)

Ralph Stanley ~ Beautiful Star of Bethlehem (Freeland CD) Christmas Time with Ralph Stanley (3:46)

Patt Patterson & Lois Dexter ~ Snow Covered Face (Yazoo CD) When I Was a Cowboy v. 2 [NY. ARC. Unissued. 2/14/31.] (3:00)

Vee Latty ~ Fever in the South (MSOTFA CS) Fever in the South (3:00)

Mike, Penny & Peggy Seeger ~ Star in the East (Rounder CD) American Folk Songs for Christmas (2:24)

Norman Blake, et al. ~ Black Hawthorne (Winter Harvest CD) An Americana Christmas (4:30)

Ann & Phil Case ~ Leading of the Star/Snowdrop (Dry Run CD) Holiday Sampler (1:16)

Johnson Mountain Boys ~ The Friendly Beasts (Rounder CD) O Christmas Tree (2:06)

Johnny Staats ~ Christmas Mandolin (Giant CD) Believe: A Christmas Collection (4:24)

Heather Berry ~ Christmas Time Back Home (Mountain Fever CD) Have a Merry Berry Christmas (2:54)

Mark O’Connor ~ Slumber My Darling (OMAC CD) An Appalachian Christmas [With Alison Krauss.] (4:51)

Basil Rathbone ~ The Night before Christmas (Nimbus CD) The Spirit of Christmas Past [1939.] (3:14)

Blue Sky Boys ~ Where the Soul Never Dies (Copper Creek CD) On Radio v. 2 [Atlanta. WGST. Ca. 1946-7.] (2:51)

Oaks Family ~ Wake Up You Drowsy Sleeper (Yazoo CD) Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be v. 1 [Memphis, TN. Victor. 6/4/30.] (3:00)

Frank Jenkins Pilot Mountaineers ~ When the Snowflakes Fall Again (Document CD) Da Costa Woltz’s… [Richmond, IN. Conqueror. 9/12/29.] (3:05)

Laurelyn Dossett, et al ~ On This Christmas Day (self-produced CD) The Gathering (3:36)

John McCutcheon ~ Christmas in the Trenches (Rounder CD) Winter Solstice (5:23)

Norman Blake, et al. ~ Blissful Meadows (Winter Harvest CD) An Americana Christmas (3:15)

Edgar Loudermilk ~ Trains Can’t Turn Around (Pinecastle CD) Georgia Maple (2:19)

Joel Mabus ~ How Like the Holly (Fossil CD) How Like the Holly (3:20)

Jimmy Martin ~ Old Fashion Christmas (Starday Power Pak LP) Bluegrass Country Christmas (2:50)

Playlist 12/25/2016

Bluegrass, Etc. Frank Hoppe - KCSN 88.5

6:00

Crooked Jades ~ California Blues (Copper Creek CD) The Unfortunate Rake v. 2 Yellow Mercury (1:21)

Carson Peters & Iron Mountain ~ Christmas Time in the Country (self-produced CD single) Christmas Time in the Country (3:00)

Rhonda Vincent ~ Christmas Time at Home (Rounder CD) Beautiful Star (2:46)

Bill Carroll ~ Slowly Fall the Snowflakes (Rebel CD) Christmas in the Mountains (1:34)

Skaggs Family ~ Light of the Stable (Skaggs Family CD) Skaggs Family Christmas v. 2 (2:50)

Karen Lynne ~ Christmas Star (self-produced CD) Shine Your Light (3:01)

Charles Laughton ~ The Oldest Christmas Story (Nimbus CD) The Spirit of Christmas Past [1943.] (3:12)

Casey Jones ~ Rocky Road to Jordan (MSOTFA CS) Rocky Road to Jordan (1:45)

Carolina Tar Heels ~ I Love My Mountain Home (Old Homestead CD) The Carolina Tar Heels [Charlotte, NC. Victor. 8/15/27.] (2:47)

Alice Gerard & Beverly Smith ~ The Cherry Tree Carol (self-produced CD) The Cherry Tree (3:22)

Dirk Powell ~ The Holly and the Ivy (self-produced CS) A Fret-Free Christmas (2:13)

John Reischman & the Jaybirds ~ I Heard from Heaven Today (Corvus CD) On a Winter’s Night (2:57)

Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road ~ Christmas in the Smokies (Pinecastle CD) Christmas in the Smokies (2:11)

Larry Sparks ~ Christmas in the Mountains (Rebel CD) Christmas in the Hills (1:45)

Bryan Sutton et al ~ We Wish You a Merry Christmas Afternoon (Red River CD) Christmas Grass: The Collection (2:29)

James King Band ~ Call Collect on Christmas (Rounder CD) O Christmas Tree (4:03)

Wayne Taylor ~ Praise His Holy Name (Raincoe CD) Praise His Holy Name (4:32)

Ralph Stanley ~ Beautiful Star of Bethlehem (Freeland CD) Christmas Time with Ralph Stanley (3:46)

Patt Patterson & Lois Dexter ~ Snow Covered Face (Yazoo CD) When I Was a Cowboy v. 2 [NY. ARC. Unissued. 2/14/31.] (3:00)

Vee Latty ~ Fever in the South (MSOTFA CS) Fever in the South (3:00)

Mike, Penny & Peggy Seeger ~ Star in the East (Rounder CD) American Folk Songs for Christmas (2:24)

Norman Blake, et al. ~ Black Hawthorne (Winter Harvest CD) An Americana Christmas (4:30)

Ann & Phil Case ~ Leading of the Star/Snowdrop (Dry Run CD) Holiday Sampler (1:16)

Johnson Mountain Boys ~ The Friendly Beasts (Rounder CD) O Christmas Tree (2:06)

Johnny Staats ~ Christmas Mandolin (Giant CD) Believe: A Christmas Collection (4:24)

Heather Berry ~ Christmas Time Back Home (Mountain Fever CD) Have a Merry Berry Christmas (2:54)

Mark O’Connor ~ Slumber My Darling (OMAC CD) An Appalachian Christmas [With Alison Krauss.] (4:51)

Basil Rathbone ~ The Night before Christmas (Nimbus CD) The Spirit of Christmas Past [1939.] (3:14)

Blue Sky Boys ~ Where the Soul Never Dies (Copper Creek CD) On Radio v. 2 [Atlanta. WGST. Ca. 1946-7.] (2:51)

Oaks Family ~ Wake Up You Drowsy Sleeper (Yazoo CD) Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be v. 1 [Memphis, TN. Victor. 6/4/30.] (3:00)

Frank Jenkins Pilot Mountaineers ~ When the Snowflakes Fall Again (Document CD) Da Costa Woltz’s… [Richmond, IN. Conqueror. 9/12/29.] (3:05)

Laurelyn Dossett, et al ~ On This Christmas Day (self-produced CD) The Gathering (3:36)

John McCutcheon ~ Christmas in the Trenches (Rounder CD) Winter Solstice (5:23)

Norman Blake, et al. ~ Blissful Meadows (Winter Harvest CD) An Americana Christmas (3:15)

Edgar Loudermilk ~ Trains Can’t Turn Around (Pinecastle CD) Georgia Maple (2:19)

Joel Mabus ~ How Like the Holly (Fossil CD) How Like the Holly (3:20)

Jimmy Martin ~ Old Fashion Christmas (Starday Power Pak LP) Bluegrass Country Christmas (2:50)

Playlist 12/18/2016

Bluegrass, Etc. Frank Hoppe - KCSN 88.5

6:00

Crooked Jades ~ California Blues (Copper Creek CD) The Unfortunate Rake v. 2 Yellow Mercury (1:21)

Jeff Brown & Still Lonesome ~ Back Home to Tennessee (Union House CD) A Distant Horizon [New release.] (3:41)

Larry Stephenson Band ~ Sweet Little Darling, Don’t You Cry (Whysper Dream CD) Weep Little Willow [New release.] (2:55)

Boxcars ~ Raised on Pain (Mountain Home CD) Familiar with the Ground (2:14)

Jeanette Williams ~ She Saw Angels (Off Row CD) If I Could Stop the World (4:10)

Forbes Family ~ I Need Jesus (Rebel CD) A Forbes Family Treasury v. 1 (2:38)

Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands ~ I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling (Spruce and Maple CD) The Hazel and Alice Sessions (3:25)

Richard Harold ~ Fisher’s Maid (Columbia 78) N/A [Johnson City, TN. 10/16/28. Probably Fred Pendleton.] (3:05)

Morris Brothers ~ Somebody Loves You Darlin’ (British Archive of Country Music CD) Salty Dog Blues [Charlotte. Victor. 11/45.] (3:09)

Charlie Poole with the North Carolina Ramblers ~ Goodbye Booze (County CD) The Legend of Charlie Poole v. 3 [NY. Columbia. 9/17/26.] (3:00)

Tom & Ben Paley ~ Didn’t He Ramble (Hornbeam CD) Paley & Son [New release.] (3:17)

Foghorn Stringband ~ Mama Blues (self-produced CD) Outshine the Sun (2:32)

Alan Jabbour, Ken Perlman & Jim Watson ~ When You and I Were Young, Maggie (self-produced CD) You Can’t Beat the Classics (3:34)

Balsam Range ~ Blue Collar Dreams (Mountain Home CD) Mountain Voodoo (2:54)

Ragged Union ~ Don’t Lie to Me (Shining Castle CD) Hard Row to Hoe (2:16)

O’Connor Band with Mark O’Connor ~ What Have I Been Saying? (Rounder CD) Coming Home (3:03)

Becky Buller ~ The Savior Is Born (Dark Shadow CD single) The Christmas 45 v. 1 (3:15)

Paul Williams & the Victory Trio ~ When I Get Home (Rebel CD) When the Morning Comes (3:26)

Bluegrass Kinsmen ~ Just inside the Gate (TBK CD) My Daily Prayer (3:03)

Hinkey Myers ~ I’m Tying the Leaves (Columbia 78) N/A [Atlanta. 10/30/31.] (3:08)

Cannon’s Jug Stompers ~ Pretty Mama Blues (Document CD) Gus Cannon & Noah Lewis v. 2 [Memphis. Victor. 10/3/29.] (2:38)

Earl Johnson & His Dixie Entertainers ~ Green Mountain (Document CD) v. 2 [Atlanta. Victor. 11/22/29.] (2:51)

Cade, Jason & Rob McMaken ~ Wiley Laws’ Tune (Yodel-Ay-Hee CD) Hog-Eyed Man 3 [New release.] (2:43)

Brainstormers ~ My Wife Died (Simon Slick CD) Never Gonna Rain (3:19)

Seth Swingle ~ Grapevine Twist/Fairy Dance (self-produced CD) Solo 5- & 6-String Banjo [New release.] (1:46)

Robert Mabe ~ Intro/What You Deserve/Into the Sun (Frogtown CD) Somewhere in the Middle [New release.] (7:05)

Kathy Kallick Band ~ In Texas (Live Oak CD) Foxhounds (4:45)

Dailey & Vincent ~ Big River (Rounder CD) Brothers of the Highway (2:51)

Sister Sadie ~ Look What I’m Trading for a Mansion (Pinecastle CD) Sister Sadie (4:04)

Morris Brothers ~ My Lord Keeps a Record (self-produced CD) Our Wonderful Savior (3:35)

Farwells ~ Green Pastures (Tin Halo CD) The Farwells (4:36)

Carter Family ~ Where Shall I Be? (Bear Family CD) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain [Memphis. Victor. 11/25/30.] (3:05)

Arkansas Woodchopper ~ Last Great Roundup (Conqueror 78) N/A [Luther W. Ossenbrink. NY. 11/13/31.] (2:54)

Gid Tanner & Faith Norris ~ Where Did You Get That Hat? (JSP CD) Gid Tanner & the Skillet Lickers [Atlanta. Columbia. 4/20/26.] (2:54)

David Bragger ~ Washington’s March (Old-Time Tiki Parlour CD) Big Fancy (2:14)

Magnolia Serenaders ~ Echoes of the Ozarks (self-produced CD) Saturday Night Breakdown (2:40)

Modock Rounders ~ Elzic’s Farewell (Buffalo Skinner CD) Old Tunes & New Blood (2:02)

Playlist 12/11/2016

Bluegrass, Etc. Frank Hoppe - KCSN 88.5

6:00

Crooked Jades ~ California Blues (Copper Creek CD) The Unfortunate Rake v. 2 Yellow Mercury (1:21)

Lonely Heartstring Band ~ Steal the Night (Rounder CD) Deep Waters (5:59)

Alan Bibey & Grasstowne ~ This Old Guitar and Me (Mountain Fever CD) 4 (3:23)

David Davis & the Warrior River Boys ~ Hard Times (Rebel CD) Two Dimes & a Nickel (3:16)

Mickey Galyean & Cullen’s Bridge ~ We’ll Be Sweethearts in Heaven (Rebel CD) My Daddy’s Grass (2:56)

Golden Valley Crusaders ~ I’ve Seen Jesus (self-produced CD) Reunited (3:52)

J.D. Messer & Sanctified ~ Road Less Traveled (Kindred CD) Coal Miner’s Prayer (3:02)

Carson Robison & Frank Luther ~ Sleepy Hollow (Columbia 78) N/A [NY. 12/3/30.] (3:26)

6:30
Georgia Yellow Hammers ~ The Old Rock Jail behind the Old Iron Gate (Document CD) Georgia Yellow Hammers [Atlanta.2/22/28.] (3:25)

Grinnell Giggers ~ Ruth’s Rag (County CD) Echoes of the Ozarks v. 2 [Memphis. Victor. 5/30/30.] (2:51)

New Ballard’s Branch Bogtrotters ~ Durang’s Hornpipe (Heritage CD) Once I Had a Fortune (3:12)

Fletcher Bright & Bill Evans ~ Elzic’s Farewell (Native & Fine CD) Songs That Are Mostly Older than Us (3:08)

Nick Hornbuckle ~ Bell’s March (Corvus CD) Twelve by Two, Plus or Minus One (2:52)

Kristin Scott Benson ~ Farewell Blues (Mountain Home CD) Stringworks [New release.] (3:02)

Gentlemen of Bluegrass ~ Old Old House (Pinecastle CD) Carolina Memories (2:41)

Rhonda Vincent & the Rage ~ Muleskinner Blues (Upper Management CD) All the Rage [New release.] (3:55)

Johnny Williams ~ The Prettiest Flowers (Mountain Roads CD) Going My Way (2:37)

Joe Val & the New England Bluegrass Boys ~ Voice from on High (Rounder CD) Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration (2:20)

7:00
Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers ~ The Same Old Dipper (Rebel CD) Sacred Memories (3:06)

Freeny Harmonizers ~ Travellin’ Blues (Document CD) Mississippi String Bands v. 1 [Jackson, MS. Vocalion. 10/20/35.] (2:21)

Carter Family ~ Winding Stream (Bear Family CD) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain [Camden, NJ. Victor. 10/13/32.] (3:06)

Henry Whitter ~ Rain Crow Bill (JSP CD) The Bristol Sessions [Victor. 8/2/27.] (3:01)

Nate Leath ~ Sally Ann (Patuxent CD) Nate Leath & Friends v.2 (4:29)

Bigfoot ~ The Wedding of Nancy Ann (Yodel-Ay-Hee CD) I’ve Got a Bulldog (3:49)

Ben Townsend & Dave Bing ~ Christmas Eve (Questionable Records CD) The Tri-State Duets (3:12)

Virginia Ramblers ~ Alone Tonight (self-produced CD) Bigger Than Me (2:49)

7:30
Tim Gardner ~ Ryestraw (Coyote Ridge CD) Timmetry (2:49)

Daughters of Bluegrass ~ Will You Ever Be Satisfied (Blue Circle CD) Bluegrass Bouquet [Featuring Michelle Nixon.] (3:23)

David Peterson ~ Revelation Chapter 5 (self-produced CD) Old Time Power (4:26)

Hillwilliams ~ Little Community Church (self-produced CD) A Beautiful Life (2:32)

Tony Holt & the Wildwood Valley Boys ~ Battle Scarred Soldier (Old Heritage CD) Hymns from Wildwood Valley (3:18)

Ernest V. Stoneman Trio ~ Flop Eared Mule (5-String Productions CD) Unsung Father of Country Music [NY. Okeh. Unissued. 1/27/27.] (3:07)

Herschel Brown ~ County Fair (Document CD) Complete [Atlanta. Okeh. 3/19/29.] (6:13)

Dilly & His Dill Pickles ~ Pickin’ Off Peanuts (Document CD) Seven Foot Dilly [Atlanta. Vocalion. 3/22/30.] (3:29)

Mark Tamsula & Richard Withers ~ Over the River to Charlie (Snappin’ Bug CD) Behind the Door (2:36)

Piedmont Melody Makers ~ Over the Sea (Vigortone CD) Wonderful World Outside (1:54)

Playlist 12/4/2016

Bluegrass, Etc. Frank Hoppe - KCSN 88.5

6:00
Crooked Jades ~ California Blues (Copper Creek CD) The Unfortunate Rake v. 2 Yellow Mercury (1:21)

Southern Carolina Broadcasters ~ Train 45 (Flaming Heart CD) Can You Hear Me Now (2:28)

Jim Bunch ~ Turkey in the Straw (Palm CD) Minor Repairs (2:52)

Sister Sadie ~ Now Forever’s Gone (Pinecastle CD) Sister Sadie (2:43)

Gold Heart ~ Truth Is (Mountain Fever CD) Places I’ve Been (3:01)

ClayBank ~ I Believe (Rural Rhythm CD) Playing Hard to Forget (3:00)

Josh Grigsby & County Line ~ He’ll Take You In (self-produced CD) Changes in the Tide (2:23)

North Canton Quartet ~ I Want to Live beyond the Grave (Columbia 78) N/A [Atlanta. 4/23/30.] (3:30)

Stripling Brothers ~ Get Off Your Money (Document CD) v. 1 [Chicago. Vocalion. 8/19/29.] (2:46)

Grayson & Whitter ~ I’ve Always Been a Rambler (County CD) The Recordings of Grayson & Whitter [NY. Victor. 7/31/28.] (3:00)

6:30
Blaine Smith & Florrie Stewart ~ Old Chattanooga (Jubilee CD) The Pine Breeze Recordings (2:55)

Seth Swingle ~ Grigsby’s Hornpipe (self-produced CD) Solo 5 & 6 String Banjo [New release.] (2:35)

David Bragger ~ Alonzo Jones (Old-Time Tiki Parlour CD) Big Fancy (1:41)

Grascals ~ I Like Trains (Mountain Home CD) And Then There’s This…  (2:45)

Hammertowne ~ Kayla Dear (Mountain Fever CD) Highways & Heartaches (3:14)

Jeff Brown & Still Lonesome ~ A Better Game (Union House CD) A Distant Horizon [New release.] (3:16)

Farwells ~ Little White Robe (Tin Halo CD) The Farwells (2:13)

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver ~ The Touch of His Gentle Hand (Mountain Home CD) Burden Bearer (4:20)

Billy Williams ~ Summer’s Gone (self-produced CD) Blue Grass Gospel (3:22)

7:00
Cranford & Thompson ~ Jim and Me (Tompkins Square CD) Complete Red Fox Chasers [Richmond, IN. Champion. 1/26/31.] (3:00)

Ernest V. Stoneman & Irma Frost ~ The Engineer’s Courtship (JSP CD) The Bristol Sessions [Bristol, TN. Victor. 7/25/27.] (3:00)

Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett ~ Bully of the Town (JSP CD) Gid Tanner [Atlanta. Columbia. 4/17/26. (2:55)

Frank Reed ~ Drunken Sailor (self-produced LP) Old Tyme Fiddlin’ [1976.] (1:40)

Paley & Son ~ Yew Piney Mountain (Hornbeam CD) Paley & Son [New release.] (1:44)

Jason Cade & Rob McMaken ~ Green River (Yodel-Ay-Hee CD) Hog-Eyed Man 2 (3:35)

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out ~ Had It Not Been for the Train (Break a String CD) It’s About Tyme [New release.] (2:42)

Audie Blaylock & Redline ~ All Three in Tow (Patuxent CD) The Road That Winds [New release.] (3:55)

Mac Martin & Ed Brozi ~ The Little Red Caboose (Patuxent CD) Sun Racer (2:51)

Earls of Leicester ~ You Can Feel It in Your Soul (Rounder CD) Rattle & Roar (3:03)

7:30
Stacy Grubb ~ Because You Love Me (Kang CD) From the Barroom to the Steeple (3:11)

Marksmen Quartet ~ Holy Manna (Rural Rhythm LP) Bluegrass Gospel Power Picks (2:24)

Cannon’s Jug Stompers ~ Jonestown Blues (Document CD) Gus Cannon v. 2 [Memphis. Victor. 10/3/29.] (2:45)

Morris Brothers ~ The Tragic Romance (British Archive of Country Music CD) Salty Dog Blues [Charlotte. Victor. 11/45.] (2:40)

Carter Family ~ Single Girl, Married Girl (Bear Family CD) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain Bristol, TN. Victor. 8/2/27.] (2:48)

Sky Island Stringband ~ Stillwell (Bemlar CD) Adventures in Old Cranberry (2:30)

Harmonic Tone Revealers ~ Half Past Four (Corvus CD) The Harmonic Tone Revealers [New release.] (4:11)

Foghorn Stringband ~ Over the Garden Wall (self-produced CD) Outshine the Sun (3:03)

Jeff White ~ Blue Trail of Sorrow (self-produced CD) Right beside You (3:31)

Matt Brown & Greg Reish ~ Durang’s Hornpipe (self-produced CD) Speed of the Plow (2:29)

Playlist 11/27/2016

Bluegrass, Etc. Frank Hoppe - KCSN 88.5

6:00
Crooked Jades ~ California Blues (Copper Creek CD) The Unfortunate Rake v. 2 Yellow Mercury (1:21)

Big Country Bluegrass ~ Till I Met You (Rebel CD) Country Livin’ (3:44)

Boxcars ~ When the Bluegrass Is Covered with Snow (Mountain Home CD) Familiar with the Ground (2:28)

Crowe, Lawson & Williams ~ The Hills of Roane County (Mountain Home CD) Standing Tall and Tough (3:30)

Red White & Bluegrass ~ The Darkest Hour Is Just before Dawn (self-produced CD) Exit Here (3:29)

Whitetop Mountaineers ~ Thy Burdens Are Greater than Mine (High Country CD) Go Away with Me (3:12)

Zoe & Cloyd ~ We Shall Sleep, But Not Forever (Z&G CD) Equinox (2:15)

Ernest Phipps ~ If the Light Has Gone Out in Your Soul (Tompkins Square CD) Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard [Bristol. Victor. 10/29/28.] (3:02)

Blue Ridge Mountain Singers ~ Engineer’s Last Run (Columbia 78) N/A [Atlanta. 4/21/30.] (3:05)

Earl Johnson & His Dixie Entertainers ~ Rocky Palace (Document CD) v.2 [Atlanta. Victor. 11/22/29.] (2:42)

Modock Rounders ~ Mouth of Stinson (Buffalo Skinner CD) Old Tunes & New Blood (1:21)

New Ballard’s Branch Bogtrotters ~ Tennessee Mountain Fox Chase (Heritage CD) Once I Had a Fortune (3:15)

Double Decker Stringband ~ Forks of the Sandy (5-String Productions CD) The Rest Is Yet to Come (2:28)

Gentlemen of Bluegrass ~ Keep Me from Blowing Away (Pinecastle CD) Carolina Memiories (3:09)

Kristin Scott Benson ~ Sink or Swim (Mountain Home CD) Stringworks (3:11)

Lonesome River Band ~ Waiting on My Heart to Break (Mountain Home CD) Bridging the Tradition (3:07)

Tony Holt & the Wildwood Valley Boys ~ The Kingdom of Heaven (Old Heritage CD) Hymns from Wildwood Valley (2:29)

Melissa Beck ~ Twelve Disciples (self-produced CD) Make a Joyful Noise (3:15)

Forbes Family ~ Living in the Name of Love (Rebel CD) A Forbes Family Treasury v. 1 (2:13)

Dilly & His Dill Pickles ~ Georgia Bust Down (Document CD) Complete [Atlanta. Vocalion. 3/22/30.] (3:17)

West Virginia Coon Hunters ~ Greasy String (JSP CD) The Bristol Sessions [Bristol, TN. Victor. 10/5/27.] (2:51)

Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers ~ Milwaukee Blues (County CD) The Legend of Charlie Poole v. 3 [NY. Columbia. 9/9/30.] (3:00)

Larry Hanks & Deborah Robins ~ My Old Pal of Yesterday (Zippety Whippet CD) Old Days (3:42)

Molsky’s Mountain Drifters ~ Barlow Knife (Tree Frog CD) Molsky’s Mountain Drifters (2:53)

Alan Jabbour, Ken Perlman & Jim Watson ~ Turkey in the Straw (self-produced CD) You Can’t Beat the Classics (3:00)

Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein ~ Don’t Crawfish Me, Baby (Rebel CD) If I Had a Boat (3:29)

Dailey & Vincent ~ Hills of Caroline (Rounder CD) Brothers of the Highway (4:09)
David Davis & the Warrior River Boys ~ I Can Hear Daddy Play the Fiddle (Rebel CD) Two Dimes & a Nickle (3:52)

Daughters of Bluegrass ~ Scenes from an Old Country Churchyard (Blue Circle CD) Bluegrass Bouquet (4:03)

Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys ~ In Heaven We’ll Never Grow Old (Real Gone CD) The Complete Jessup Recordings Plus! (2:23)

Piedmont Melody Makers ~ Trials Troubles Tribulations (self-produced CD) Wonderful World Outside [New release.] (3:50)

Carter Family ~ Winding Stream (Bear Family CD) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain [Camden. Victor. 10/13/32.] (3:05)

Arkansas Woodchopper ~ Cowboy Jack (Conqueror 78) N/A [NY. 11/12/31.] (3:05)

Georgia Yellow Hammers ~ When the Birds Begin Their Singing in the Trees (Document CD) v.3 Warhorse Game [Atlanta. Victor. 2/21/28.] (3:30)

Magnolia Serenaders ~ Terrell Texas Blues (self-produced CD) Saturday Night Breakdown (2:54)

Jim & Dave ~ Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane (self-produced CD) Early Country Duets v.3 (3:04)

Joseph Decosimo ~ Throw the Old Cow over the Fence (self-produced CD) Sequatchie Valley (2:45)

Tommy Jackson ~ Leather Britches (British archive of Country Music CD) The Legendary Session Fiddler (3:10)

Playlist 11/20/2016

Bluegrass, Etc. Frank Hoppe - KCSN 88.5

6:00
Crooked Jades ~ California Blues (Copper Creek CD) The Unfortunate Rake v. 2 Yellow Mercury (1:21)

Big Country Bluegrass ~ Till I Met You (Rebel CD) Country Livin' (3:44)

Tommy Brown & the County Line Grass ~ No One Like You (Randm CD) Leaving This Town (3:43)

Spencer Branch ~ Tennessee Wagoner (self-produced CD) Ashville County Outlaws (2:06)

Virginia Ramblers ~ Shut-In’s Prayer (self-produced CD) Bigger than Me [New release.] (2:20)

Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie ~ Keep on the Sunny Side of Life (Rural Rhythm CD) The Gospel Side (2:59)

Good Shepherd Quartet ~ When I Join the Circle (self-produced CD) When I Join the Happy Circle (3:04)

Alcoa Quartet ~ Remember Me, O Mighty One (JSP CD) The Bristol Sessions [Bristol, TN. Victor. 8/2/27.] (3:00)

Pickard Family ~ Buffalo Gals (British Archive of Country Music CD) Walking in the Parlour [NYC. Banner. 1/31/29.] (2:38)

Roy Harvey & Leonard Copeland ~ Just Pickin’ (Old Homestead CD) Early String Band Favorites [Johnson City, TN. Columbia. 10/22/29.] (3:00)

6:30
Bob Douglas & Ray Brown ~ Douglas Waltz (Jubilee CD) The Pine Breeze Recordings (3:00)

Sunny Mountain Serenaders ~ Home Sweet Home (L-Century CD) Into Thin Hair (2:23)

Hamilton County Ramblers ~ Separating Hearts (self-produced CD) Hamilton County Ramblers [New release.] (2:36)

Larry Stephenson Band ~ It Almost Feels Like Love (Whysper Dream CD) Weep Little Willow [New release.] (2:25)

Mountain Faith ~ Long as the River Runs (Mountain Fever CD) Blue (3:08)

Adam Steffey ~ Town That Isn’t There (Mountain Home CD) Here to Stay (3:30)

Debbie Durant ~ Where Did He Go? (Walnut Run CD) The Eyes of Yesteryear [New release.] (2:41)

Marshall Brothers & Highroad ~ New Life Through Him (self-produced CD) Old Time Country Revival (3:21)

Tammy Jones Robinette ~ Best Friend (Little Creek CD) Let It Shine (4:06)

7:00
Carter Family ~ The Storms Are on the Ocean (Bear Family CD) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain [Bristol, TN. Victor. 8/1/27.] (2:52)

Allen Brothers ~ Free a Little Bird (Document CD) V. 1 [Atlanta. Victor. 10/15/28.] (2:49)

Mainer’s Mountaineers ~ Seven and a Half (Old Homestead CD) Wade Mainer’s Mountaineers v. 1 [Atlanta. Bluebird. 8/6/35.] (3:07)

Ben Townsend & Dave Bing ~ Rat’s Gone to Rest (Questionable CD) The Tri-State Duets (3:12)

Victor Furtado ~ John Brown’s Dream (Patuxent CD) Victor Furtado (3:22)

Kenny Jackson ~ Little Bobby (Crow Hill CD) The Shortest Day (2:26)

East Tennessee State University Bluegrass Pride Band ~ Did You Hear Me Say Goodbye (ETSU CD) CD single [New release.] (2:48)

John Hartford & Howdy Forrester ~ Home Made Sugar and a Puncheon Floor (Spring Fed CD) Home Made Sugar… [New release.] (1:07)

Johnson Mountain Boys ~ With Body and Soul (Rounder CD) At the Old Schoolhouse (3:22)

Paul Williams ~ When I Get Home (Rebel CD) When the Morning Comes (3:26)

7:30
Bill Clifton ~ Faded Coat of Blue (Bear Family CD) Around the World to Poor Valley [1963.] (3:23)

Carlisle Brothers ~ No Wedding Bells (JSP CD) Classic Country Sides [Atlanta. Bluebird. 8/30/41.] (2:38)

Kessinger Brothers ~ Mississippi Sawyer (Document CD) v. 1 [NT. Brunswick. 2/5/29.] (2:43)

Three Tobacco Tags ~ V-8 Blues (British Archive of Country Music CD) Get Your Head in Here [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird. 10/13/36.] (3:00)

Albert Hash & the Whitetop Mountain Band ~ Whistling Rufus (Heritage LP) Winebarger’s Mill (2:18)

Christian Wig ~ Forked Ear (self-produced CD) Constancy (2:18)

J.P. & Annadeene Fraley ~ Going down the River (Rounder CD) Wild Rose of the Mountain (2:09)

Jeff Autry ~ Europa (Pinecastle CD) Foothills (3:44)

Erynn Marshall ~ Redtail (DittyVille CD) Greasy Creek (3:26)

Playlist 11/13/2016

Bluegrass, Etc. Frank Hoppe - KCSN 88.5

6:00

Crooked Jades ~ California Blues (Copper Creek CD) The Unfortunate Rake v. 2 Yellow Mercury (1:21)

Jett’s Creek ~ Try and Catch the Wind (Mountain Fever CD) The Wait Is Over (2:34)

Kristin Scott Benson ~ All I Want Is You (Mountain Home CD) Stringworks [New release.] (4:04)

Flashback ~ Two Rivers (Pinecastle CD) unnamed future release (3:55)

David Peterson ~ Mansion over the Hilltop (self-produced CD) Old Time Power (3:57)

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver ~ You Were Right (Mountain Home CD) Burden Bearer (3:44)

Morris Brothers ~ No Waiting Lines (self-produced CD) Our Wonderful Savior (4:22)

J. E. Mainer’s Mountaineers ~ Take Me in the Lifeboat (Old Homestead CD) Wade Mainer’s Mountaineers v. 1 [Atlanta. Bluebird. 8/6/35.] (2:44)

6:30

Carter Family ~ The Birds Were Singing of You (Bear Family CD) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain [Memphis. Victor. 11/25/30.] (3:08)

Cannon’s Jug Stompers ~ The Rooster’s Crowing Blues (Document CD) v.2 [Memphis. Victor. 10/3/29.] (2:57)

Southern Mountain Melody Makers ~ See That Train (Southern Mountain Melodies CD) When the Roses Bloom in Dixieland (3:39)

Molsky’s Mountain Drifters ~ The Flowers of Edinburgh (Tree Frog CD) Molsky’s Mountain Drifters [New release.] (2:48)

Kenny Jackson ~ Ohio Waltz (CHM CD) The Shortest Day (3:27)

Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands ~ Train on the Island (Spruce and Maple CD) The Hazel and Alice Sessions (2:09)

Jamie Harper ~ Old Joe Clark (Mountain Fever CD) Old Pal (2:58)

Hamilton County Ramblers ~ If You’re Thinking You Want a Stranger (Bygabbled CD) Hamilton County Ramblers [New release.] (3:49)

Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers ~ He’s Gettin’ It Done (Rebel CD) Sacred Memories (1:54)

Jerry Salley ~ Send the Angels Down (Very Jerry CD) Gospel from My Grassroots (2:58)

7:00

Bluegrass Kinsmen ~ Come to the Altar (TBK CD) My Daily Prayer (3:27)

Louvin Brothers ~ They’ve Got the Church Outnumbered (Bear Family CD) Close Harmony [MGM. 2/20/51.] (2:42)

Turkey Mountain Singers ~ Does the Pathway Lead Straight (Document CD) Georgia Yellow Hammers v. 3 [Victor. 10/21/28.] (2:50)

Bo Carter ~ Mashing That Thing (Classic Blues CD) The Essential [1/19/35.] (2:41)

Uncle Dave Macon ~ Chewing Gum (Bear Family CD) Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy [NY. Vocalion. 7/10/24.] (2:55)

Mark Tamsula, Richard Withers & Ellen Gozion ~ Shelvin’ Rock/Sally Corn (Snappin’ Bug CD) Behind the Door (2:58)

Modock Rounders ~ Cuckoo’s Nest (Buffalo Skinner CD) Old Tunes & New Blood (2:24)

South Carolina Broadcasters ~ Silence or Tears (JohnBoy & Billy CD) Tell Me Truly (3:46)

Edgar Loudermilk ~ She’s Got All That We Need (Mountain Fever CD) My Big Chance Tomorrow (2:52)

Robert Hale ~ Pure and Simple (Pinecastle CD) Pure and Simple (3:15)

7:30

Ron Cody ~ Stompin’ Time (self-produced CD) The Cooper Sessions [New release.] (3:00)

Ralph Stanley ~ Give Me the Roses While I Live (Rebel CD) Old Country Church (2:17)

Marshall Brothers & Highroad ~ I Want to Be Ready (Eastwood CD) Old Time Country Revival (2:41)

Good Shepherd Quartet ~ Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (self-produced CD) Looking Down upon the Sunrise (3:19)

Gid Tanner with Riley Puckett ~ Pass around the Bottle and We’ll All Take a Drink (JSP CD) Gid Tanner [Atlanta. Columbia. 4/17/26.] (3:01)

Cranford &Townsend ~ Honeysuckle Time (Tompkins Square CD) I’m Going Down to NC [4/4/28.] (2:42)

Earl Johnson & His Clodhoppers ~ G Rag (Document CD) v.2 [Atlanta. Okeh. 8/9/28.] (3:02)

New North Carolina Ramblers ~ The Wreck of the C&O Sportsman (Old Blue CD) Live & Lively (3:56)

Playlist 11/6/2016

Bluegrass, Etc. Frank Hoppe - KCSN 88.5

6:00
Crooked Jades ~ California Blues (Copper Creek CD) The Unfortunate Rake v. 2 Yellow Mercury (1:21)

Detour ~ Traveling the Highway Home (Mountain Fever CD) Going Nowhere Fast (2:44)

Mickey Galyean & Cullen’s Bridge ~ Dark as a Dungeon (Rebel CD) My Daddy’s Grass [New release.] (3:36)

Steve Gulley & New Pinnacle ~ Deceitful Kind (Rural Rhythm CD) Aim High (2:57)

Kevin Carter & Full Assurance ~ Who Was That Fourth Man (Kindred CD) I Know You Lord (2:20)

Breaking Grass ~ There in Heaven (Mountain Fever CD) Just as Strong (2:35)

Paul Williams ~ Been a Hard Working Pilgrim (Blue Grass Gospel Association Bands CD) The Sullivan Family (1:43)

Flatt & Scruggs ~ That Home Above (Dust-to-Digital CD) Goodbye, Babylon [1949.] (2:22)

Carolina Buddies ~ Broken Hearted Lover (Columbia 78) N/A [NY. 2/24/31.] (3:04)

Carter Family ~ The Birds Were Singing of You (Bear Family CD) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain [Memphis. Victor. 11/25/30.] (3:08)

Lonesome Ace Stringband ~ The Hucklebuck (self-produced CD) Gone for Evermore [New release.] (2:19)

6:30
Jason Cade & Rob McMaken ~ Old Beech Leaves (Yodel-Ay-Hee CD) Hog-Eyed Man 2 (3:51)

Mac Traynham ~ Hop Light Ladies (Old Blue CD) Banjo Classics (2:11)

Billy Droze ~ Kentucky Blue (Rural Rhythm CD) advance CD single (3:28)

Fletcher Bright & Bill Evans ~ Blake’s March (Native & Fine CD) Songs That Are Mostly Older than Us [With Norman & Nancy Blake.] (3:44)

Lonesome Pine Fiddlers ~ Road Hog Red (Gusto CD) Starday Collection (2:02)

Mark Kuykendall & Bobby Hicks ~ Jesus Rescued My Soul (Rebel CD) Down Memory Lane (2:54)

Dry Branch Fire Squad ~ When I Went Down in the Valley to Pray (Rounder CD) 30th Anniversary (1:22)

Bluegrass Patriots ~ Eat at the Welcome Table (Copper Creek CD) Springtime in the Rockies (2:17)

Johnny Barfield ~ Pretty Little Naponee (Bluebird 78) N/A [Atlanta. 10/8/40.] (2:49)

7:00
East Texas Serenaders ~ Dream Shadows (Document CD) Complete [Dallas. Brunswick. 10/27/29.] (3:09)

Charlie Poole ~ Hungry Hash House (County CD) The Legend of Charlie Poole v. 3 [NY. Columbia. 9/20/26.] (3:00)

Foghorn Stringband ~ Jones’ Waltz (self-produced CD) Outshine the Sun (2:55)

Reed Island Rounders ~ Hell amongst the Yearlings (Burning Wolf CD) Wild Goose Chase [New release.] (2:33)

Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur ~ Down on Penny’s Farm (Kingswood CD) Penny’s Farm [New release.] (3:19)

Ron Cody ~ Amanda’s Reel (self-produced CD) The Cooper Sessions (3:00)

Joe K. Walsh ~ Never More Will Roam (self-produced CD) Borderland (3:34)

Bill Runkle & Smith Hollow ~ Kickin’ the Dog (Patuxent CD) Lonely Tonight (3:00)

Craig Duncan et al ~ I Will Shout (Brentwood Music CD) Smoky Mountain Singin’ (2:30)

7:30
Becky Buller ~ Thank You (Dark Shadow CD) ‘Tween earth and Sky (2:10)

Bluegrass Kinsmen ~ Just inside the Gate (TBK CD) My Daily Prayer (3:03)

Pie Plant Pete ~ Lightning Express (Old Homestead CD) Stay on the Farm [Richmond, IN. Gennett. 8/8/30.] (3:19)

Chubby Parker ~ I’m a Stern Old Bachelor (Silvertone 78) N/A [Chicago. 2/26/27.] (3:24)

Teneva Ramblers ~ The Longest Train I Ever Saw (JSP CD) The Bristol Sessions [Victor. 8/3/27. Grant Brothers.] (3:07)

Slocan Ramblers ~ Elk River (self-produced CD) Coffee Creek (3:45)

Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers ~ Red Prairie Dawn (self-produced CD) White Lightning Road [New release.] (3:00)

Christian Wig & Friends ~ Hickory Jack (self-produced CD) Constancy [New release.] (2:21)

Sam Gleaves ~ Come into Your Own (Community Music CD) Ain't We Brothers (4:01)

Emory Lester ~ Dixie Hoedown (Shar Lin LP) Jerusalem Ridge [1983.] (3:41)

Playlist 10/30/2016

Bluegrass, Etc. Frank Hoppe - KCSN 88.5

6:00

Crooked Jades ~ California Blues (Copper Creek CD) The Unfortunate Rake v. 2 Yellow Mercury (1:21)

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper ~ The Orange Blossom Special (Compass CD) On Down the Line (3:32)

Larry Stephenson Band ~ It Almost Feels Like Love (Whysper Dream CD) Weep Little Willow [New release.] (2:25)

Tyler Grant ~ Last Day on the Job (Grant Central CD) Earth & Wood [New release.] (3:00)

Northern Connection ~ The Old Cross Road (Patuxent CD) Northern Connection [New release.] (4:25)

Jerry Salley ~ His Strength Is Perfect (Very Jerry CD) Gospel from My Grassroots (3:32)

Lewis Family ~ World’s Greatest Story (Starday CD) Born of the Spirit (2:20)

Two Gospel Keys ~ You’ve Got to Move (Dust-to-Digital CD) Goodbye, Babylon [Early 1946.] (2:47)

Uncle Dave Macon ~ I’m Going Away to Leave You, Love (Bear Family CD) Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy [NY. Vocalion. 7/10/24.] (2:59)

6:30
Chubby Parker ~ My Little Old Sod Shanty on the Claim (Silvertone 78) N/A [1925.] (3:08)

Chris Coole ~ You Led Me to the Wrong (Northern CD) The Tumbling River (4:01)

Moontrotters ~ Julianne Johnson (Patuxent CD) The Moontrotters [New release.] (4:22)

Jim Bunch ~ Sally Anne (Palm CD) Minor Repairs (2:30)

Adam Steffey ~ The Space I’m In (Mountain Home CD) Here to Stay (3:44)

Jeff White ~ Run Little Rabbit Run (self-produced CD) Right Beside You (2:09)

ClayBank ~ Demise of Handsome Molly (Rural Rhythm CD) Playing Hard to Forget [New release.] (3:00)

Melissa Beck ~ Without Speaking a Word (self-produced CD) Make a Joyful Noise (5:27)

Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys ~ In Heaven We’ll Never Grow Old (Real Gone CD) Complete Jessup Recordings Plus! (2:23)

7:00
Green Valley Grass ~ Keep the Candles Burning (Blue Grass Gospel Association Bands CD) The Sullivan Family (2:38)

Shelor Family ~ Billy Grimes the Rover (JSP CD) The Bristol Sessions [Victor. 8/3/27.] (2:47)

Carter Family ~ Two Sweethearts (Bear Family CD) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain [Camden, NJ. Victor. 10/13/22.] (3:05)

West Virginia Rail Splitter ~ In the Jailhouse Now (Champion 78) N/A [10/17/29.] (2:53)

John Lilly & Ralph Blizard ~ Hell among the Yearlings (self-produced CD) Blue Highway (2:12)

Brainstormers ~ I Wish I Had My Time Again (Simon Slick CD) Never Gonna Rain (3:19)

Piedmont Melody Makers ~ Some Old Day (self-produced CD) Wonderful World Outside [New release.] (2:30)

Lonely Heartstring Band ~ The Look in My Eye (Rounder CD) Deep Waters (4:19)

Jordan Tice ~ Chicken Dog (Patuxent CD) Horse Country [New release.] (3:32)

7:30
Earls of Leicester ~ Steel Guitar Blues (Rounder CD) Rattle & Roar (2:45)

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver ~ Rejoicing all the Way (Mountain Home CD) Burden Bearer (1:57)

Lindsey Family ~ Every Saint (self-produced CD) Crosses & Stones (4:03)

Forbes Family ~ A Vision of Mother (Rebel CD) A Forbes Family Treasury v. 1 (3:25)

Brock & Dudley ~ Lonely (Columbia 78) N/A [Atlanta. 4/23/30.] (3:13)

Allen Brothers ~ Tiple Blues (Document CD) v. 1 [Atlanta. Victor. 10/15/28.] (2:47)

Earl Johnson & His Clodhoppers ~ Wire Grass Drag (Document CD) v. 2 [Atlanta. Okeh. 8/9/28.] (2:45)

Gaither Carlton ~ Cousin Sally Brown (Old Blue CD) Banjo Classics (2:05)

Ben Townsend & Friends ~ Lake Arthur Stomp (Deep End Sessions CD) v. III (3:25)