Good-bye and Thank You to all my listeners! You all gave me a very precious gift!

Longtime KCSN program host Frank Hoppe was notified of the cancellation of his program, Bluegrass, Etc. Monday, September 11, 2017, effective immediately, as a consequence of the agreement made between KCSN and KSBR to consolidate their programming.

His program focused on traditional bluegrass, bluegrass gospel, pre-WWII country 78s and contemporary old-time. Old-time is a style of country music dominant before the formulation of bluegrass by Bill Monroe and others in the 1930s and 40s. This show provided the only substantial Sunday morning gospel programming on the station. It had a broad national and international listenership and was influential in supporting a resurgence of interest by the bluegrass world in old-time styles and repertoire.

Frank Hoppe began his career at KCSN in 1984, doing a Monday morning folk show under then station manager Mark Humphrey. When KCSN’s format changed to largely classical music programming in 1989, both Humphrey and Hoppe left.

In 1993, Hoppe was brought back to KCSN to take the place of departing bluegrass host Howard Yearwood and remained there till he did his last show this past Sunday, September 10.

Playlist 9/10/2017

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)

Jeff Scroggins & Colorado ~ Wall around Your Heart (self-produced CD) Ramblin Feels Good (2:44)

Reno & Smiley ~ Somewhere, Someday Again (Rebel CD) Together Again [1971. Rome.] (2:44)

Lonely Heartstring Band ~ If I Had a Hammer (Rounder CD) Deep Waters (3:27)

Kevin Prater Band ~ House of Gold (Patuxent CD) All I Ever Wanted [New release.] (3:46)

Josh Williams ~ God’s Plan (Rounder CD) Modern Day Man (3:19)

Darin & Brooke Aldridge ~ Heaven Just Got Sweeter for You (Mountain Home CD) Faster and Farther (3:37)

Alfred G. Karnes ~ Where We’ll Never Grow Old (Document CD) Kentucky Gospel [Bristol, TN. Victor. 7/29/27.] (3:13)

Three Tobacco Tags ~ Why Should It End This Way (British Archive of Country Music CD) Get Your Head in Here [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird. 10/13/36.] (2:22)

6:30
Nations Brothers ~ Magnolia One-Step (County CD) Mississippi String Bands v. 2 [Jackson, MS. American Recording Company. 10/13/35.] (2:50)

$4 Shoe ~ Ma and Pa and Me (self-produced CD) I’m Worried Now (3:19)

W. E. Claunch with Mrs. Christine Haygood ~ Black-Eyed Susie (Document CD) Mississippi Fiddle Tunes [Lee County, MS. 5/10/39.] (1:04)

Bing Brothers Band ~ Little Sadie (self-produced CD) Live from Pocahantas County WV [Featuring Jake Krack.] (2:25)

Wildfire ~ Riding the Fence (Pinecastle CD) Rented Room on Broadway (2:24)

Flatt & Scruggs ~ Flint Hill Special (Bear Family CD) 1959-1963 (2:16)

Red Allen & Frank Wakefield ~ Give Me the Flowers while I’m Living (Patuxent CD) The WDON Recordings 1963 (2:17)

Molly Rose Band ~ Burden of Sin (Patuxent CD) With All Due Respect [New release.] (3:31)

Ricky Wasson ~ God’s Own Singer (Truegrass Entertainment CD) Croweology (2:53)

Dave Adkins Trio ~ I Can’t Even Walk (Mountain Fever CD) Turn to Jesus (4:55)

Narmour & Smith ~ Gallop to Georgia (Document CD) v. 2 [Atlanta. Bluebird. 7/30/34.] (3:01)

7:00
Capt. M. J. Bonner ~ Dusty Miller/Ma Ferguson (Document CD) Texas Fiddle Bands [Houston, TX. Victor. 3/17/25.] (2:46)

Edward L. Crain ~ Bandit Cole Younger (Yazoo CD) When I Was a Cowboy v. 1 [NY. Conqueror. 7/23/31.] (2:55)

Crooked Road Ramblers ~ Grey Eagle (self-produced CD) Mule to Ride (2:05)

Bruce Greene ~ I’m a’Going Back South (Hellbendre Press CD) River in Time (1:38)

Galax Bogtrotters ~ Highlander’s Farewell (DittyVille CD) Old Time Jubilations [New release.] (2:50)

Hot October ~ Dixie (self-produced CD) Hot October (4:17)

Mark Newton & Steve Thomas ~ Nobody’s Business (Pinecastle CD) Reborn (2:07)

Bill Monroe ~ With Body and Soul (Bear Family CD) Bluegrass 1959-1969 [4/29/69.] (3:05)

Corrina Rose Logston ~ Whispering Hope (Patuxent CD) Bluegrass Fiddler [New release.] (3:36)

7:30
Travers Chandler ~ Portrait of Sin (Patuxent CD) Archaic (3:43)

Tom & Jon ~ Rainbow Sign (Fun Times CD) Play Old Time Music (2:37)

Carter Family ~ John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man (Bear Family CD) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain [Camden. Victor. 5/10/28.] (2:57)

Charlie Poole with the North Carolina Ramblers ~ Write a Letter to My Mother (County CD) The Legend of Charlie Poole v. 3 [NY. Columbia. 1/23/30.] (3:02)

Happy Hayseeds ~ The Tail of Haley’s Comet (Yazoo CD) Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be v. 1 [Culver City, CA. Victor. 3/4/30.] (2:43)

Norman Edmonds ~ Lucy Neil (Spring Fed CD) Train on the Island (2:09)

Clark Buehling ~ The Arkansas Sheik (self-produced CD) Out of His Gourd (2:11)

Craig Johnson ~ Keweenaw Light (5-String Productions CD) Away Down the Road (4:31)

Mike Mitchell ~ Rachel (self-produced CD) Dead Center (3:58)