Friday, July 28, 2023

Playlist 7/27/2023

 Bluegrass, Etc. Frank Hoppe 88.5 fm HD-2 Bluegrass Country Radio

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

Greg Blake & Hometown ~ Livin’ in the Past (Get It Played) The View from Home [2022.] (2:30)

Dale Ann Bradley ~ Kentucky for Me (Pinecastle) Kentucky for Me [2023.] (3:23)

Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers ~ Forsaken Love (Billy Blue) Let Time Ride [Pharis & Jason Romero. 3/17/23.] (2:52)

Johnson Mountain Boys ~ The Day Has Passed (Rounder) Working Close [1983. Dudley Connell.] (3:12)

Carl Story ~ You’re a Prisoner in My Heart (Bear Family) Bluegrass, Gospel & Mountain Music 1 [Nashville or Knoxville, TN. Mercury. 9/14/47.] (3:04)

Louvin Brothers ~ Wait a Little Longer Please Jesus (Bear Family) Close Harmony 3 [10/28/56. Nashville, TN. Nearer My God to Thee. 1957.] (2:49)

Uncle Dave Macon ~ Night Train to Memphis (YouTube) Gran Ole Opry, American Coffee Company portion, 12/6/47. Roy Acuff. Dorris-g.] (1:57)

Chubby Parker ~ King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki Me O (Yazoo) Story That the Crow Told Me v. 1 [NY. Columbia. 8/23/28.] (3:12)

Bill Chitwood & Bud Landress ~ Jerusalem Mourn (Document) v. 1 Fourth of July [NY. Brunswick, Silvertone. 11/21/24.] (2:45)

Crockett’s Kentucky Mountaineers ~ Sourwood Mountain, Sally in the Garden, Sally Goodin (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 4 [LA. Brunswick, Supertone. 11/12/28.] (3:07)

Clyde Troxell ~ Slipping through the Frost and Snow (County) Legends of Old Time Music 4 [Getting’ up the Stairs 1.786. Mole.] (2:45)

Henry Barnes ~ Dunbar (Brine Collector) Cat Town [With Dan Gellert & Deb Posey.] (3:13)

Matt Brown ~ Taylor Girls (5-String Productions) My Native Home [2010.] (2:49)

New Ballards Branch Bogtrotters ~ Sugar in the Gourd (New Ballards Branch Bogtrotters) In the Heart of the Blue Ridge [2017.] (3:07)

Gypsy Gyppo String Band with Tracy Schwartz ~ Chinese Breakdown, Wooden Nickle (Alcazar) Potluck & Dance Tonite! [1976.] (4:48)

Clare Milliner & Walt Koken ~ Jenny Get Around (Mudthumper) Just Tunes [2003.] (2:54)

Kelly Harrell ~ She Just Kept Kissing On (JSP) Worried Blues C [Camden, NJ. Victor. 2/19/29.] (2:56)

Charley Patton ~ Banty Rooster  Blues (JSP) Complete Recordings A [Richmond, IN. Paramount. 6/14/29.] (5:55)

Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts ~ The Girl I Left behind Me (JSP) Gennett Old Time Music C [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Champion, Supertone. 3/15/29.] (3:07)

Tim Graves & The Farm Hands ~ Bluegrass DNA (Pinecastle) Bluegrass DNA [2022.] (3:21)

Carley Arrowood ~ Tsali’s Run (Mountain Home) Tsali’s Run [2023.] (3:58)

Starlett & Big John ~ Settin’ the Woods on Fire (Rebel) Living in the South [2023.] (2:10)

Bob Minner ~ Fiddler’s Dram, Whiskey before Breakfast (Englehardt Music Group) From Sulphur Springs to Rising Fawn [2022.] (3:53)

Norman Blake ~ Greycoat Soldiers (Flying Fish) Fields of November [1974.] (3:11)

Bill Monroe ~ In the Pines (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky 3 [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird 78. 10/2/41.] (3:23)

James Cole ~ Mistreated the Only Friend You Had (Yazoo) Times Ain't Like They Used to Be v. 4 [Richmond, IN. Champion, Varsity. ”Big Boy Ben.” 1/16/32.] (3:27)

Ernest V. Stoneman ~ The Fate of Talmadge Osborn (Yazoo) My Rough and Rowdy Ways v. 1 [NY. OKeh. 1/29/27.] (3:14)

Byrd Moore ~ Careless Lover (County) Old Time Music from Southwest Virginia [Richmond, IN. Gennett. 6/22/28.] (3:13)

John Rector ~ Fisher’s Hornpipe (Field Recorders’ Collective) Galax Fiddle & Banjo [1974.] (0:44)

Jim Wood ~ The Cuckoo’s Nest, College Hornpipe (Spring Fed) Rural Felicity [2023.] (2:26)

Jim Watson, Tommy Thompson & Mike Craver ~ The Winding Stream (Flying Fish) Meeting in the Air [1980.] (2:52)

Evie Ladin ~ Sal, Will You Marry Me (Evil Diane Music) Riding the Rooster [Brad Leftwich-f. Melvin Wine. 2018.] (3:25)

Wilson Douglas & Gruder Morris ~ Pretty Little Shoes (Roane Records) Hot from the Kitchen [1973.] (1:52)

Orpheus Supertones ~ Home by the Sea (Mudthumper Music) Bound to Have a Little Fun [Carter Family. 2004.] (3:01)

Roy Martin & His Guitar ~ My Father Doesn’t Love Me (Document) Walter Smith v. 1 [Lewis McDaniel. NY. Homestead. 3/27/30.] (3:08)

Cannon’s Jug Stompers ~ Riley’s Wagon (Yazoo) The Best of Cannon’s Jug Stompers [Memphis, TN. Victor. 9/20/28.] (2:59)

Carter Family ~ I’ll Never Forsake You (Bear Family) Shadow Clinch Mt. 11 [Chicago, IL. OKeh, Conqueror. 10/4/40.] (3:01)

David Peterson & 1946 ~ Brakeman’s Blues (Necktie) Losing Game [2022.] (4:00)

Larry Sparks ~ Great High Mountain (Rebel) It’s Just Me [Keith Whitley. John Deere Tractor, 1980. 3/31/23.] (2:09)

Foreign Landers ~ Flying Back to You (Foreign Landers) Traveler’s Rest [11/12/22. Brittany Haas-f. Reuben Agnew-v.] (3:35)

Joe Val & the New England Bluegrass Boys ~ Where the Old Red River Flows (Rounder) One Morning in May [1996.] (2:46)

Reno & Smiley ~ Down Yonder (Rural Rhythm) Bluegrass 1963 [Spartanburg, SC. 9/19/63.] (1:24)

Stanley Brothers ~ Your Saddle Is Empty, Old Pal (County) Long Journey Home v. 2 [Baltimore, MD. 12/14/64.] (2:31)

Thompson & Miles ~ Budded Roses (Tompkins Square) I’m Going Down to North Carolina 2 [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Supertone. 6/13/29.] (2:49)

A. A. Gray & Seven Foot Dilly ~ The Old Ark’s A Moving (Yazoo) Story That the Crow Told Me v. 2 [Atlanta, GA. Vocalion. 3/22/30.] (3:24)

Carter Brothers & Son ~ Cotton Eyed Joe (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies B [Memphis TN. Vocalion. 11/22/28.] (2:45)

Benton Flippen ~ More Pretty Girls Than One (Rounder) Old Time, New Times [Mt. Airy, NC. 1973.] (4:41)

Volo Bogtrotters ~ Whoa Back Buck (Chubby Dragon) Clifftop, WV [8/94.] (4:13)

Fiddlin’ Earl White ~ Laughing Boy (Earl White) Earl White Stringband [2014.] (2:28)

Kim & Jim Lansford ~ Coming up the Pike (Jim Lansford) Out in the Cold World [1997. Art Galbraith.] (2:40)

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Playlist 7/20/23

 Bluegrass, Etc. Frank Hoppe 88.5 fm HD-2 Bluegrass Country Radio

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

Special Consensus ~ Alberta Bound (Compass) Great Blue North [2/24/23.] (4:10)

Silas Powell Band ~ Makin a Run (East Run Records) Makin’ a Run [6/27/23.] (3:47)

Carl Bentley ~ Lonely Tombs (Carl Bentley) Carl Bentley [12/9/22.] (2:31)

Cumberland Highlanders ~ I Looked down That Road (Black Mountain) Cumberland Mountain Home [2000.] (3:49)

Norman & Nancy Blake ~ Dry Grass on the High Fields (Takoma) Live at McCabe’s [1976.] (2:35)

Flatt & Scruggs ~ Let Those Brown Eyes Smile at Me (Bear Family) 1948 to 59 v. 4 [Columbia 45 rel. 8/19/57. rec. 7/11/57.] (2:14)

Delmore Brothers ~ Lonesome Jailhouse Blues (JSP) 1933 to 1935 A [Chicago, IL. Bluebird, Twin. 12/7/33.] (2:52)

Grayson & Whitter ~ A Dark Road Is a Hard Road to Travel (JSP) Appalachian Stomp Down B [NY. Victor. 7/31/28.] (3:11)

Earl Johnson & His Clodhoppers ~ Mississippi Jubilee (JSP) Country Fiddle A [Atlanta, GA. OKeh, Parlophone English. 10/7/27.] (3:01)

Barry Shultz & Judy Stavely ~ Get My Whiskey from Rockingham (private) Home recording (5:38)

Fred Cockerham ~ Natural Bridge Blues (Field Recorders’ Collective) Fred Cockerham (2:42)

BKO ~ Sweet Sunny South (Avocet) Moon over Mendocino [2008.] (2:57)

Ruglifters ~ Irish Polka (Bandcamp) Clifftop 2019 (7:14)

Ray Alden, Rafe Stefanini, James Garber, Bill Chaleff & Dave Howard ~ Black Eyed Susie (Marimac) Old Time Friends [1987.] (2:40)

Evo Bluestein ~ Sandy Medley: Forks of Sandy, Sandy River Belle (Doghill) Off the Top [2004.] (3:19)

Frank Jenkins’ Pilot Mountaineers ~ Sunny Home in Dixie (Old Hat) In the Pines [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Supertone. 9/12/29.] (3:10)

Justus Begley ~ Golden Willow Tree (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 2 [Hazard, KY. Alan & Elizabeth Lomax. Library of Congress. 10/37.] (4:12)

Roy Harvey & Bob Hoke ~ The Old Clay Pipe (JSP) Charlie Poole B [NY. Gennett. c. 9/26-28/27.] (3:00)

Tennessee Bluegrass Band ~ These Crazy Dreams (Billy Blue) The Future of the Past [2022.] (2:20)

Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road ~ Hickory Wind (Pinecastle) A Little Bit of Bluegrass [2022.] (2:13)

Bob & Sarah Amos ~ The Hills That I Call Home (Bristlecone) Everonward [7/11/23.] (3:11)

Larry Richardson & Red Barker ~ Liberty (Old Blue) Larry Richardson & the Blue Ridge Boys [8/65.] (1:17)

Stanley Brothers ~ I Just Got Wise (Copper Creek) Stanley Series v. 3 n. 3 [Sunset Park, West Grove, PA. 5/4/58. Mercury 5/30/54.] (3:04)

Buster Pack ~ Better Late Than Never (JSP) Bluegrass Classic Sides B [Rich-R’-Tone 78. Rec. 1952. Rel.1952.] (2:04)

Carter Family ~ Diamonds in the Rough (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain v. 2 [Camden, NJ. Victor, Montgomery Ward, Twin. 2/15/29.] (3:24)

Ted Hawkins & Riley Puckett ~ Down in the Valley (JSP) Serenade in the Mountains C [San Antonio, TX. Bluebird, Regal Zonophone Australia. 3/30/34.] (3:25)

Oscar & Doc Harper ~ Twinkle Little Star (JSP) OT Brother Songs D [Dallas, TX. OKeh. 11/27/29.] (2:59)

Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves ~ The Snowstorm (Bandcamp) Hurricane Clarice Outtakes v. 1 [Darley Fulks.] (3:28)

John Harrod ~ Man Eater (June Appal) Johnny Come Along [2016.] (2:24)

Bosco Takaki ~ Walking in the Parlor (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Bosco [Lee Hammons. 4/7/23.] (2:13)

Suzy Thompson ~ In the Pines (Arhoolie) Stop & Listen: Live at the Freight [2005. Ben Sigelman-cello.] (4:15)

Austin Derryberry ~ Peacock Rag (Spring Fed) Tennessee Breakdown [2020.] (2:01)

Garry Harrison & the Mule Team ~ Dog Town (Garry Harrison) Red Prairie Dawn [2000.] (2:56)

Narmour & Smith ~ Sweet Milk and Peaches (Document) v. 1 [NY. OKeh. 9/25/29.] (3:05)

Foster & Young ~ My Boyhood Happy Days (JSP) Gennett Old Time A [Richmond, IN. Champion. 2/13/34.] (3:15)

Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith & His Dixieliners ~ Take Me Back to Tennessee (JSP) Appalachian Stomp D [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 2/17/36.] (2:49)

Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway ~ El Dorado (Nonesuch) City or Gold [rel. 7/21/23.] (4:23)

Kody Norris Show ~ Mountain Rosalie (Rebel) Rhinestone Revival [2023.] (2:33)

Hammertowne ~ I’m Going Sailing (Mountain Fever) You Can Learn a Lot from a Song [6/30/23.] (2:49)

Mike Compton ~ Jemison Breakdown (Taterbug) Rare & Fine, Uncommon Tunes of Bill Monroe [2022.] (3:31)

Bill Monroe ~ Little Joe (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1959 to 1969 v. 1 [Mr. Blue Grass, 5/29/61. Decca. r. 11/30/60.] (2:58)

Appalachian Reign ~ Running Away (Patuxent) Appalachian Reign Remembered [2023. Shakey’s Pizza, Rockville MD. 7/24/82] (2:45)

J. E. Mainer ~ Ship Sailing Now (Old Homestead) Wade Mainer’s Mountaineers v. 1 [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 8/6/35.] (2:35)

Kessinger Brothers ~ Richmond Polka (County) Old Time Music of West Virginia v. 2 [Ashland, KY. Brunswick. 2/11/28.] (3:02)

Ray & Ina Patterson ~ The Old True Lover (County) Old Time Ballads & Hymns v. 1 [1966.] (2:37)

Blue Ridge Mountain Minstrels ~ Old Water Mill (Yodel Ay Hee) The Blue Ridge Mountain Minstrels [1993. Milton Brown.] (3:09)

Joe Thrift ~ Boliver (Joe Thrift) One More (2022.] (3:00)

Eric Thompson & Alan Senauke ~ Salt Lake City Blues (Flying Fish) Two Guitars [1986.] (3:54)

Monks ~ Saturday Night Waltz (Yodel Ay Hee) Let Us Play [1998.] (1:30)

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Playlist 7/13/2023

 Bluegrass,  Etc. Frank Hoppe 88.5 fm HD-2 Bluegrass Country Radio

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

Danny Roberts ~ My Brown Eyed Darling (Mountain Home) single [2023.] (4:15)

Boone & Foster ~ Fox on the Run (Mountain Fever) Smoky Mountain Favorites [4/7/23.] (2:31)

Junior Sisk ~ A Battle She Just Couldn’t Win (Mountain Fever) Lost & Alone [2022.] (2:37)

Flatt & Scruggs ~ We Can’t Be Darlings Anymore (Bear Family) 1948 to 1959 2 [Nashville, TN. Columbia. 11/21/50.] (2:46)

Wooten Brothers ~ Flat River Special (WBA) My Grass Is Blue [Center Ridge, AR. 1974.] (1:43)

Bill Clifton ~ Lonely Heart Blues (Bluegrass Country Foundation) The Early Days of Bluegrass 5 [rec. 4/57.] (2:54)

Blue Sky Boys ~ Kentucky (Bear Family) Sunny Side of Life 4 [Curley Parker-f. C. R. Grean-sb. NY. RCA Victor 78. 5/7/47.] (2:47)

Darby & Tarlton ~ Country Girl Valley (Bear Family) Complete 1 [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 10/31/28.] (3:16)

Seven Foot Dilly & His Dill Pickles ~ Sand Mountain Drag (Yazoo) The Cornshucker’s Frolic [Atlanta, GA. Vocalion. 3/22/30.] (3:23)

New Vintage Revelers ~ Elkhorn Ridge (New Vintage Revelers) New Vintage Revelers [Oscar Wright. 2022.] (2:59)

John Dee Kennedy ~ Old Man Adams’ Tune (Field Recorders' Collective) John Dee Kennedy of Pawnee, Oklahoma [Tom Adams.] (1:58)

Spencer & Rains ~ Louisiana Traveler (Tiki Parlour) Spotted Pony [Lewis Propps. Pleasanton, TX. Library of Congress 1939. 2015.] (2:57)

Owen ‘Snake’ Chapman ~ Road to Egypt (June Appal) Fiddle Ditty [1990.] (2:53)

Bill Mansfield & Carolina Mockingbirds ~ Arnold’s Fandango/Flying Indian (Yodel-Ay-Hee) Root Hog or Die [2005. Arnold Watson.] (2:54)

Dolly & the Devil ~ Marmaduke’s Hornpipe (Bandcamp) Festival Season 1 [Pete McMahan.] (2:35)

Clifford Gibson ~ Brooklyn Blues (Yazoo) The Rose Grew Round the Briar v. 1 [45th St. NY. Victor. 12/10/29.] (2:56)

Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers ~ Dance All Night with a Bottle in Your Hand (JSP) Gid Tanner B [Atlanta, GA. Columbia, Velvet Tone, Clarion. 11/3/26.] (2:47)

Bill Chitwood & His Georgia Mountaineers ~ 4th of July at the Country Fair (Tompkins Square) Work PLAY Pray Hard [Atlanta, GA. OKeh. 3/23/27.] (3:25)

Seth Mulder & Midnight Run ~ Back to the Carolinas (Mountain Fever) In Dreams I Go Back [2022.] (3:14)

Irene Kelley ~ Lonely (IRK Records) Snow White Memories [2022.] (3:20)

Appalachian Road Show ~ Gallows Pole (Billy Blue) Jubilation [2022.] (4:06)

Country Gazette ~ I Might Take You Back Again (United Artists) A Traitor in Our Midst [1972.] (1:48)

Bill Monroe ~ Kentucky Mandolin (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1959 to 1969 v. 4 [Nashville, TN. Decca. 11/9/67.] (3:03)

Church Brothers ~ Someone Else Is Loving You (Bluegrass Country Foundation) Early Days of Bluegrass 5 [WPAQ, Mt. Airy, NC. Blue Ridge. 5/52.] (2:38)

Spindale Quartet ~ God Will Take Care of You (Bear Family) Johnson City Sessions 3 [Columbia. 10/22/29.] (2:52)

Sluefoot Joe [Ed Bell?] ~ House Top Blues (Document) Mamlish Blues [Long Island City, NY. QRS. 4/29.] (2:59)

Hill Billies ~ Cripple Creek (Document) v. 1 [NY. Vocalion. 4/30/26.] (3:00)

Harvey Taylor ~ Possum up a Gum Stump (Pick Away Press) Dear Old Illinois [Garry Harrison, g. 4/28/79.] (1:31)

A.J. Srubas & Rina Rossi ~ Bell Cow (Central Standard Tone) Sweet Bunch of Daisies [Harvey ‘Pappy’ Taylor. 2023.] (2:55)

Volo Bogtrotters ~ Backside of Buncombe (Vigortone) Hell Broke Loose in Volo v. 1 [Chirps Smith. 1987.] (3:26)

Joseph Decosimo ~ Man of Constant Sorrow (Sleepy Cat) While You Were Slumbering [Sorrento ‘Retta’ Spradlin. 2022.] (4:30)

Bruce Greene ~ Old Joe Clark (Leatherwood) Vintage Fiddle Tunes [Jim Bowles, John Salyer, Luther Strong. Hilary Dirlam-g. 1987.] (3:17)

Ed Haley ~ Arkansas Traveler (Spring Fed) Stole from the Throat of a Bird 1[Ella.] (3:06)

Allen Brothers ~ Jake Walk Blues (JSP) Allen Brothers A [Memphis, TN. Victor, Bluebird, Electradisc, Sunrise, MW. 6/5/30.] (2:34)

Fruit Jar Guzzlers ~ Kentucky Bootleggers (JSP) Paramount Old Time A [Stevens & Bolar. Chicago, IL. Paramount. ca. 3/28.] (3:01)

Jimmy Johnson’s SB ~ Ching Chow (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 7 [Bristol, TN. Victor. 11/4/28.] (3:11)

Billy Strings & Terry Barber ~ Dig a Little Deeper in the Well (Rounder) Me/And/Dad [11/21/22.] (3:22)

Jackson Hollow ~ For the Life of Me (Mountain Fever) Roses [2023.] (3:09)

Robbie Fulks ~ Lonely Ain’t Hardly Alive (Compass) Bluegrass Vacation [4/7/23.] (3:54)

Norman Blake ~ Are You from Dixie (Flying Fish) Blackberry Blossom [1977.] (3:43)

Hack Johnson & His Tennesseans ~ Swanee River (JSP) Authentic Rare Bluegrass D [WPTF, Raleigh, NC. Colonial, Chapel Hill, NC. 1953, 7/55.] (2:34)

Stanley Brothers ~ Angel Band (Bear Family) 1953 to 1959 2 [Nashville, TN. Mercury. Rec. 12/19/55.] (2:17)

Carter Family ~ St. Regious Girl (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain v. 9 [NY. Decca, Decca South America, Montgomery Ward, Melotone Canada. 6/18/37.] (2:49)

Sam McGee ~ Chevrolet Car (Old Hat) Good for What Ails You 2 [Chicago, IL. Vocalion. 7/25/28] (3:07)

Paul Warmack & His Gully Jumpers ~ Robertson County (County) Nashville Early String Bands v. 1 [Atlanta. Brunswick. 3/3/28.] (2:54)

Larry Sigmon & Martha Spencer ~ Katy Daly (Unique Sound of the Mountains) Going up the Country [2022.] (2:58)

Lonesome Sisters ~ If That’s the Way You Feel (Tin Halo) The Lonesome Sisters [2004.] (3:08)

Albert Hash ~ Pretty Little Indian (Field Recorders’ Collective) v. 3 [1976. Joseph Armiger.] (1:39)

Tall Poppy String Band ~ Springtime of Life (Tall Poppy String Band) Tall Poppy String Band [Ola Belle Reed. 2022.] (5:33)

Sami Braman ~ Train in the Wilderness (Padiddle) Riveter [4/7/23.] (2:57)

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Playlist 7/6/2023

 Bluegrass, Etc. Frank Hoppe 88.5 fm HD-2 Bluegrass Country Radio

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

Michael Cleveland ~ For Your Love (Compass) Lovin’ of the Game [2022. Billy Strings & Jeff White.] (5:06)

Martha Spencer ~ Virginia Creeper Line (Martha Spencer Music) Wonderland [9/2/22.] (3:06)

Route 3 ~ Jasper Beckett (Pinecastle) Losing Time [2023.] (3:51)

Emerson & Waldron ~ Wheels (Rebel) 35 Years of the Best in Bluegrass 1 [Bluegrass Country, 6/70. Washington DC. 1969.] (2:20)

Charlie Monroe & His Kentucky Pardners ~ So Blue (Bear Family) I’m Old Kentucky Bound 3 [7/50. RCA Victor 45.] (2:40)

Stanley Brothers ~ The Girl behind the Bar (Revenant) Earliest Recordings [WOPI, Bristol, VA. Rich-‘R-Tone. Early ’47.] (2:15)

Carter Family ~ Live On down the Line (JSP) The Acme Sessions [WOPI, Bristol, TN. 3/7/52.] (2:43)

Spartanburg Famous Four ~ The Graveyard Is Waiting on Poor Me (Document) Carolina Gospel Quartettes [Charlotte, NC. Decca. 6/6/38.] (2:48)

East Texas Serenaders ~Say a Little Prayer for Me (JSP) Country Fiddle C [Dallas, TX. Decca, Melotone. 2/20/37.] (2:54)

Ben Townsend & Dave Bing ~ Sally, Will You Marry Me? (Questionable) The Tri-State Duets [2016.] (2:45)

Hus Caudill ~ Traphill Tune (Field Recorders’ Collective) The Prettiest Tune I Ever Heard [Blanton Owen. 1/4/74.] (1:01 )

Back Step ~ Holly Ding (Heritage) Old Sport [Greg Hooven! 1991.] (1:46)

Deseret String Band ~ Railroading on the Great Divide (Okehdokee) Land of Milk & Honey [1974.] (3:15 )

Wilson Douglas ~ Elzic’s Farewell (Wilson Douglas) Fiddle Tunes from Central West Virginia [1/93.] (1:42)

Texas Shorty & John Hartford ~ Pretty Polly Anna (Small Dog a-Barkin’) Old Sport [Jim Chancellor. 1994.] (1:50)

Dock Walsh ~ In the Pines (JSP) Serenade in the Mountains B [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 4/17/26.] (2:45)

Fiddlin’ John Carson & His VA Reelers ~ Old Ship Is Sailing for the Promised Land (Musical Traditions) Old Ship Sailing for the Promised Land [Atlanta, GA. OKeh. 12/9/30.] (3:05)

Riley Puckett ~ Won’t You Come Over to My House (JSP) Riley Puckett B [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 9/30/25.] (3:34)

Milan Miller ~ Ruby Still Falls (Melton and Miller Music) Between the Rhythm and Rhyme [Beth Husband & Milan Miller.] (2:48)

Benson ~ Conway (Mountain Home) Pick Your Poison [Wayne Benson. 3/31/23.] (3:19)

Authentic Unlimited ~ I’ll Live in Dixie (Billy Blue) Authentic Unlimited [5/27/22.] (2:19)

Al Wood & the Smokey Ridge Boys ~ Life without You (Rich R Tone) Kentucky Country Home [Al Wood. 1982.] (3:26)

Bill Monroe ~ Cheap Love Affair (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1959 to 1969 2 [Bluegrass Special, 4/25/62. Nashville, TN. Decca. 4/25/62.] (2:44)

Reno & Smiley ~ Always Be Kind to Your Mother (King) 1951 to 1959 2 [WBT, Charlotte, NC. King 45 & 78, 6/53. 1/30/53.] (2:51)

Mac & Bob ~ What a Friend We Have in Mother (British Archive of Country Music) Songs for Country Home Folks v. 1 [Chicago, IL. Vocalion/OK, Conqueror, Columbia Canada. 2/21/40.] (2:56)

Bela Lam & His Greene County Singers ~ Little Maud (JSP) Appalachian Stomp Down C [NY. OKeh. 7/7/27.] (2:41)

Narmour & Smith ~ Bouquets of June Waltz (Document) v. 2 [San Antonio, TX. OKeh, Regal Zonophone Australia. 6/7/30.] (3:20)

Dwight Diller ~ Jay Legg (Yew Piney) O Death! [Maggie Hammons Parker. 1991.] (2:17      )

Freight Hoppers ~ Give the Fiddler a Dram (Yodel Ay Hee) Going down the Track with a Chicken on My Back [1995.] (1:20)

Deb Shebish ~ Westphalia Waltz (Deb Shebish) Good Time Old Time [2020.] (4:05)

Palmer & Greg Loux ~ Indian Et a Woodcock (Chubby Dragon) In Good Company [Ed Haley. 1998.] (2:56)

Bill Evans ~ Sunflower Dance (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Banjo in America [Herman Towland. Vess Ossman. 2022.] (1:56)

Bill Lowery ~ Georgia Camp Meeting (Spring Fed) Tennessee Valley Mandolin [Davis Unlimited, 1975.] (2:22)

Grayson & Whitter ~ Barnyard Serenade (Document) v. 2 [NY. Victor. 8/1/28.] (2:44)

Kansas City Blues Strummers ~ String Band Blues (JSP) A Richer Tradition B [St. Louis, MO. Vocalion. 7/27/26.] (2:32)

Solomon & Hughes ~ Ragtime Annie (JSP) Texas Hillbillies D [Dallas, TX. Victor. 10/14/29.] (2:59)

Nick Chandler & Delivered ~ I Don’t Wanna Be Me Anymore (Pinecastle) Silver Bird [9/23/22.] (3:16 )

Jason Carter ~ The Likes of Me (Fiddleman) Lowdown Hoedown [2023.] (3:16)

Alex Leach Band ~ Lineman in the Rain (Pinecastle) All the Way [8/19/22.] (3:06)

J. D. Crowe & the Kentucky Mountain Boys ~ Will You Be Satisfied That Way (Rebel) Bluegrass Holiday [12/68. Lemco. Lexington, KY. 1969.] (2:42)

Ralph Stanley ~ Row Hoe (King) Poor Rambler [Brand New Country Songs, 4/68. Cincinnati, OH. King. 5/19/67.] (2:46)

Louvin Brothers ~ That’s All He’s Asking of Me (Bear Family) Close Harmony v. 2 [Nashville, TN. Capitol. 3/25/56.] (2:43)

Haskell Wolfenbarger ~ Sailing Out on the Ocean (Yazoo) My Rough and Rowdy Ways v. 2 [Knoxville, TN. Vocalion. 8/28/29.] (3:13)

Roy Harvey & the NC Ramblers ~ George Collins (Yazoo) Rose Grew Round the Briar v. 2 [Ashland, KY. Brunswick. 2/16/28.] (2:48)

Uncle Dave Macon ~ In the Old Carolina State Where the Sweet Magnolias Bloom (Bear Family) Keep My Skillet 3 [NY. Vocalion. 9/9/26.] (2:58 )

Edden Hammons ~ Pop Goes the Weasel (WVU Press) Edden Hammons Collection v. 2 d. 2 [1947.] (3:06)

Kilby Spencer, Kyle Dean Smith, Martha Spencer & Debbie Bramer ~ Turkey in the Straw (Never Met a Stranger) As Has It A [5/22/2016.] (1:33)

Paine Trio ~ Lookout Blues (Paine Trio) Fiddler’s Reel [2013.] (3:58 )

Boiled Buzzards ~ Billy in the Lowground (Marimac) Salt and Grease [1990.] (3:48)

TMart Rounders ~ Green Corn (Jesse Milnes) TMart Rounders [2016.] (2:35)

Hog-Eyed Man ~ Kicked Up a Devil of a Row (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Kicked Up a Devil of a Row [7/14/23.] (2:34)

Pharis & Jason Romero ~ Train on the Island (Smithsonian Folkways) Tell ‘em You Were Gold [6/17/22.] (2:34)

Saturday, July 1, 2023

Playlist 6/29/2023 (replay of 4/13/2023)

 Bluegrass, Etc. Frank Hoppe 88.5 fm HD-2 Bluegrass Country Radio

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

Ben James ~ Maggie from the Mountans (RBR Entertainment) single [radio 4/14/23.] (2:52)

Jackson Hollow ~ Shallow Rivers (Mountain Fever) Roses [2023.] (3:08)

Appalachian Road Show ~ Troubled Life (Billy Blue) Jubilation [2022.] (3:05)

Country Gazette ~ Hot Burrito Breakdown (United Artists) A Traitor in Our Midst [1972.] (2:09)

Flatt & Scruggs ~ I’ll Just Pretend (Bear Family) 1948 to 1959 1 [WDAE, Tampa. Mercury. 10/20/50.] (2:28)

Connie & Babe ~ The Lonely Waltz (Bluegrass Country Foundation) Early Days of Bluegrass 5 [Republic 45. 1954.] (2:43)

Blue Sky Boys ~ Have You Seen My Daddy Here (Bear Family) The Sunny Side of Life 4 [Curley Parker-f. Atlanta, GA. RCA Victor 78. 9/30/46.] (2:55)

Sluefoot Joe [Ed Bell?] ~ Grab It and Run (Document) Mamlish Blues [Long Island City, NY. QRS. 4/29.] (2:12)

Hill Billies ~ Silly Bill (Document) v. 1 [NY. Vocalion. 4/30/26.] (2:56)

John Dee Kennedy ~ Hell on the Nine Mile (Field Recorders' Collective) John Dee Kennedy of Pawnee, Oklahoma [“Dubuque.”] (2:09)

Spencer & Rains ~ Dew Drop Waltz (Tiki Parlour) Spotted Pony [2015.] (1:52)

A.J. Srubas & Rina Rossi ~ Lazy Kate (Central Standard Tone) Sweet Bunch of Daisies [Dwight Lamb’s “Mahoney Reel.” 2023.] (1:56)

Dolly & the Devil ~ Chips and Sauce (Bandcamp) Festival Season 1 [Ira Bernstein.] (2:16)

Easy Street Stringband ~ Cabbage Head (Prairie Schooner) Money in Both Pockets [Bill Livers, Owenton, KY. 1980.] (3:48)

Jim Newton ~ Gingham Waltz (Pick Away Press) Dear Old Illinois [Betty Brinkman-g, Gaye Harrison-m, Bud Barbee-bj. 10/75.] (2:00)

Carter Family ~ Happy in the Prison (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain v. 9 [NY. Decca, Montgomery Ward, Melotone Canadian. 6/18/37.] (2:50)

McDonald Quartette ~ Oh Declare His Glory (Tompkins Square) Work Play PRAY Hard [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Champion. 5/1/28.] (3:06)

Walter Williams ~ Mississippi Sawyer (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain. Music v. 2 [Alan & Elizabeth Lomax. Library of Congress. Salyersville, KY. 10/28/37.] (1:26)

Robbie Fulks ~ One Glass of Whiskey (Compass) Bluegrass Vacation [4/7/23.] (2:23)

Billy Strings & Terry Barber ~ Stone Walls and Steel Bars (Rounder) Me/And/Dad [11/21/22.] (2:08)

Thomas Cassell ~ Another You (Mountain Fever) What You Need to Prove [2022. Becky Buller.] (3:20)

Norman Blake ~ Lonesome Jenny (Flying Fish) Blackberry Blossom [1977.] (7:22)

Bill Clifton ~ I’ll Be There Mary Dear (Bluegrass Country Foundation) The Early Days of Bluegrass 5 [rec. 4/5.  Mountain Folk Songs. Mercury-Starday. 3/60.] (2:59)

Stanley Brothers ~ Big Tilda (Bear Family) 1953 to 1959 2 [Nashville, TN. Mercury. Rec. 12/19/55. Rel. 12/63, Hard Times. Ralph Stanley.] (2:04)

Grayson & Whitter ~ Little Maggie with a Dram Glass in Her Hand (Yazoo) The Rose Grew Round the Briar 1 [NY. Victor, Bluebird. 8/1/28.] (2:47)

Mac & Bob ~ When I Was a Boy from the Mountains (Old Homestead) Double Play [Chicago, IL. Melotone, Conqueror, Broadway, Decca England, Rex Ireland. 5/25/32.] (3:09)

Uncle Dave Macon ~ The Fox Chase (Bear Family) Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy 1 [NY. Vocalion. 7/8/24.] (2:44)

Albert Hash ~ Bonaparte’s Retreat (Field Recorders’ Collective) v. 3 [1976. Joseph Armiger.] (1:22)

Bruce Greene ~ Indiana Waltz (Leatherwood) Vintage Fiddle Tunes [Ellis Vorhees. Hilary Dirlam-g. 1987.] (4:06)

Tall Poppy String Band ~ The Train That Carried My Girl from Town (Tall Poppy String Band) Tall Poppy String Band [Doc Watson. 2022.] (2:37)

Joseph Decosimo ~ Possum up a Gum Stump (Sleepy Cat) While You Were Slumbering [Marcus Martin. 2022.] (2:50)

Nadine Landry & Sammy Lind ~ Turn the Cards Slowly (Landry & Lind) Granddad’s Favorite [Sammy Masters. 2010.] (2:41)

Ed Haley ~ Dunbar (Spring Fed) Stole from the Throat of a Bird 1 (2:53)

Madisonville String Band ~ My Pretty Snow Deer (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 7 [Richmond, IN. Champion. 10/3/30.] (3:25)

Darby & Tarlton ~ Birmingham Jail #2 (Bear Family) Complete 1 [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 10/31/28.] (3:18)

Roy Harvey & Leonard Copeland ~ Lonesome Weary Blues (Bear Family) Johnson City Sessions 3 [Columbia. 10/22/29.] (2:57)

Junior Sisk ~ Take My Ring from Your Finger (Mountain Fever) Lost & Alone [2022.] (3:36)

Boone & Foster ~ I’m Head over Heels in Love with You (Mountain Fever) Smoky Mountain Favorites [Lester Flatt. 4/7/23.] (2:41)

Darin & Brooke Aldridge ~ Jordan (Billy Blue) single [Ricky Skaggs, Mo Pitney, Mark Fain.] (3:06)

Rual Yarbrough & the Dixiemen ~ Farewell Trion (Old Homestead) Featuring James Bryan on Fiddle [1972.] (2:29)

Wooten Brothers ~ The Big Apple (WBA) My Grass Is Blue [Center Ridge, AR. 1974.] (2:42)

Bill Monroe ~ Is the Blue Moon Still Shining? (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1959 to 1969 v. 4 [Nashville, TN. Decca. 11/9/67.] (3:21)

Allen Brothers ~ New Chattanooga Blues (JSP) Allen Brothers A [Memphis, TN. Victor, Bluebird, Sunrise. 6/5/30.] (3:01)

Fruit Jar Guzzlers ~ Fox in the Mountains (JSP) Paramount Old Time A [Stevens & Bolar. Chicago, IL. Paramount. ca. 3/28.] (3:01)

Ashley & Abernathy ~ Corrina, Corrina (JSP) Clarence Ashley B [NY. Banner, Oriole, Perfect, Romeo. 12/2/31.] (2:58)

Doc Scott ~ Hick’s Farewell (Jimmy Triplett & Helena Faust) Old Time Music from West Virginia (1:18)

Jeff Warner & Jeff Davis ~ Frog in the Spring (WD) Old Time Songs for Kids [1989.] (2:47)

New Vintage Revelers ~ Bury Me beneath the Willow (New Vintage Revelers) New Vintage Revelers [Skaggs & Rice. 2022.] (3:02)

Sami Braman ~ The Basement (Padiddle) Riveter [4/7/23.] (3:56)

Volo Bogtrotters ~ San Antonio (Vigortone) Hell Broke Loose in Volo v. 1 [1987.] (2:38)

Larry Sigmon & Martha Spencer ~ Foggy Mountain Breakdown (Unique Sound of the Mountains) Going up the Country [2022.] (1:50)

Danny Paisley ~ What Crosses Your Mind (Pinecastle) single [2023.] (4:12)