Playlist 8/31/2023

 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)

Alex Leach ~ Summer Haven (Alex Leach) single [Michael Alex & Miranda Jo.] (3:00)

Silas Powell Band ~ Wheel Hoss (East Run Records) Makin’ a Run [Bill Monroe. 6/27/23.] (2:30)

Bob & Sarah Amos ~ Dream of a Miner’s Child (Bristlecone) Ever Onward [7/11/23.] (3:11)

Jeremy Stephens ~ Beautiful Blue Eyes (Rebel) How I Hear It [2021. Danny Davis.] (2:44)

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

Phebel Wright ~ Lint Head Stomp (JSP) Bluegrass Classic Sides B [Essex 78. 1950s.] (2:40)

Delmore Brothers ~ Blue Railroad Train (JSP) 1933 to 1935 A [Chicago, IL. Bluebird, HMV India. 12/7/33.] (2:59)

Rouse Brothers ~ Craven County Blues (BACM) Bluebird Label [Ervin-f, v; Gordon-g, v;  Jack-v. NY. 6/14/39.] (2:52)

Rocky Toppers ~ Candy Gal (County) Getting’ up the Stairs [1984.] (3:07)

Joe Thrift ~ Bob’s Farewell (Joe Thrift) One More [2022.] (2:53)

BKO ~ Fiddlers, California, & Dickson County Blues (Avocet) Moon over Mendocino [2008.] (4:27)

Bosco Takaki ~ Drunk Man’s Blues (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Bosco [Lee Hammons. 4/7/23.] (2:54)

Ray & Ina Patterson ~ Lonesome Valley Sally (County) Old Time Ballads & Hymns v. 1 [1966.] (2:39)

Eric Thompson & Alan Senauke ~ Sandy River Belle, Polly Put the Kettle On (Flying Fish) Two Guitars [1986.] (3:44)

Woodie Brothers ~ Likes Likker Better Than Me (JSP) Old Timey Brother Songs D [Charlotte, NC. Victor, Zonofone South America. 5/29/31.] (2:59)

Narmour & Smith ~ Rose Waltz (Document) v. 1 [NY. OKeh. 9/25/29.] (3:13)

J. E. Mainer ~ This World Is Not My Home (Old Homestead) Wade Mainer’s Mountaineers v. 1 [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 8/6/35.] (2:49)

Kody Norris Show ~ Baltimore I’m Leaving (Rebel) Rhinestone Revival [2023.] (3:04)

Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road ~ Just an Old Penny (Pinecastle) A Little Bit of Bluegrass [2022.] (3:21)

Carl Bentley ~ These Ole Blues (Carl Bentley) Carl Bentley [12/9/22.] (2:31)

Norman & Nancy Blake ~ John Hardy (Takoma) Live at McCabe’s [1976.] (5:17)

Appalachian Reign ~ The Loving of the Game (Patuxent) Appalachian Reign Remembered [2023. WAMU Bluegrass Winter Concert. 2/9/80.] (2:51)

Stanley Brothers ~ Wait a Little Longer Please Jesus (Copper Creek) Stanley Series v. 3 n. 3 [Sunset Park, West Grove, PA. 5/4/58.] (3:04)

Carter Family ~ Engine 143 (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain v. 2 [Camden, NJ. Vi Bb MW. 2/15/29.] (3:17)

Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith & His Dixieliners ~ Little Darling (JSP) Appalachian Stomp D [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward, Twin (Bill Boyd). 2/17/37.] (3:27)

Earl Johnson & His Clodhoppers ~ Johnnie Get Your Gun (JSP) Country Fiddle A [Atlanta, GA. OKeh. 10/11/27.] (3:01)

John Harrod ~ Hickory Jack (June Appal) Johnny Come Along [2016. Boyd Asher & Luther Strong.] (1:59)

David & Ivy Sheppard ~ Things in Life (David & Ivy Sheppard) Home to Stay [South Carolina Broadcasters. Don Stover.] (2:43)

Ruglifters ~ Three Forks of Cumberland (Bandcamp) Clifftop 2019 (7:19)

Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin ~ Going to the West (Rounder) Our Town [1993.] (3:28)

Hotmud Family ~ Last Chance (Vetco) ‘til We Meet Here Again, or Above [1974.] (1:35)

Monks ~ Dunbar, Cherry River Rag (Yodel Ay Hee) Let Us Play [1998.] (4:26)

Pete Steele ~ Payday at Coal Creek (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 2 [Hamilton, OH. Alan & Elizabeth Lomax. Library of Congress. 3/38.] (3:12)

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

Grayson & Whitter ~ Barnyard Serenade (JSP) Appalachian Stomp Down B [NY. Victor. 8/1/28.] (2:46)

Hammertowne ~ Next to Nothing (Mountain Fever) You Can Learn a Lot from a Song [6/30/23.] (2:49)

Special Consensus ~ Snowbird (Compass) Great Blue North [2/24/23.] (2:41)

Bill Evans ~ Black Range Waltz (Native & Fine) Things Are Simple [Brandon Godman-f.] (6:15)

Cumberland Highlanders ~ Next Sunday Darling Is My Birthday (Black Mountain) Cumberland Mountain Home [2000.] (3:41)

Flatt & Scruggs ~ I’ll Never Shed Another Tear (Bear Family) 1948 to 59 v. 4 [Blue Ridge Cabin Home. rec. 7/11/57.] (2:14)

Roy Harvey ~ Write a Letter to My Mother (JSP) Charlie Poole B [NY. Gennett, Champion, Silvertone, Supertone, Challenge. c. 9/26-28/27.] (3:02)

Dick Justice ~ Black Dog (County) Old Time Music of West Virginia v. 2 Chicago, IL. Brunswick. 5/20/29.] (3:02)

Fred Cockerham ~ Pretty Little Girl banjo (Field Recorders’ Collective) Fred Cockerham (2:42)

Ray Alden-bj, Liz Slade-f, James Garber-u, Bill Chaleff-g & Dave Howard-m ~ Grasshopper Sitting on a Sweet Potato Vine (Marimac) Old Time Friends [1987.] (3:18)

Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves ~ Featherbed (Bandcamp) Hurricane Clarice Outtakes v. 1 [John Morgan Salyer.] (4:27)

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

Playlist 8/24/2023

 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 Quartets [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 WV [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 Virginia 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 [Tim O’Brien.] (2:48)

Benson ~ Conway (Mountain Home) Pick Your Poison [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 [1982.] (3:26)

Bill Monroe ~ Cheap Love Affair (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1959 to 1969 2 [Blue Grass 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/OKeh, Conqueror, Columbia Canadian. 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 Mt. 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 North Carolina 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)

Playlist 8/17/2023

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)

Seth Mulder & Midnight Run ~ Ruby Ann (Mountain Fever) In Dreams I Go Back [2022.] (2:59)

Appalachian Road Show ~ In the Shadow of the Pines (Billy Blue) Jubilation [2022.] (3:04)

Jason Carter ~ Paper Angel (Fiddleman) Lowdown Hoedown [2023.] (3:15)

Flatt & Scruggs ~ Jimmy Brown, the Newsboy (Bear Family) 1948 to 1959 2 [Nashville, TN. Columbia. 5/9/51.] (2:44)

Bill Clifton & the Dixie Mountain Boys ~ Little White Washed Chimney (Bluegrass Country Foundation) The Early Days of Bluegrass 6 [Mountain Folk Songs, rel. 3/60. rec. 6/4/57.] (2:25)

Wooten Brothers ~ Just Over in the Gloryland (WBA) My Grass Is Blue [Center Ridge, AR. 1974.] (1:43)

Spindale Quartet ~ Face to Face (Bear Family) Johnson City Sessions 3 [Columbia. 10/22/29.] (3:00)

Aulton Ray ~ Soldier Joy (Yazoo) The Cornshucker’s Frolic 1 [Richmond, IN. Gennett. 4/26/27.] (2:53)

Hill Billies ~ Mississippi Sawyer (Document) v. 1 [NY. Vocalion. 4/30/26.] (2:57)

John Dee Kennedy ~ Polly Ann (Sally Ann)) (Field Recorders' Collective) John Dee Kennedy of Pawnee, Oklahoma [2021.] (1:04)

Bruce Greene ~ The Roosian Rabbit (Leatherwood) Vintage Fiddle Tunes [Manon Campbell. Hilary Dirlam-g. 1987.] (3:17)

Tall Poppy String Band ~ Kiss Me Quick My Papa’s a Coming (Tall Poppy String Band) Tall Poppy String Band [Sammy Walker via Bruce Greene. 2022.] (2:48)

Nora Brown & Stephanie Coleman ~ Lady of the Lake (Jalopy) Lady of the Lake [7/28/2023.] (3:42)

Volo Bogtrotters ~ Hell Bound Train (Vigortone) Hell Broke Loose in Volo v. 1 [Backside of Buncombe, 1989. Frank Hutchison & Sherman Lawson, 1928.] (3:26 )

Albert Hash ~ Don’t Go Out Tonight, My Darling (Field Recorders’ Collective) v. 3 [1976. Joseph Armiger.G. B. Grayson.] (2:03)

Slate Mountain Ramblers ~ Cotton Eyed Joe (Slate Mountain Ramblers) Family Tradition [Berkeley OT 2023, Freight & Salvage, 9/21/23.] (2:04)

Fruit Jar Guzzlers ~ Cackling Hen (JSP) Paramount Old Time A [Stevens & Bolar. Chicago, IL. Paramount. ca. 3/28.] (3:03)

Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers ~ It Ain’t Gonna Rain No Mo’ (Old Hat) Good for What Ails You 2 [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 4/8/29.] (2:58)

Carter Family ~ Walking in the King’s Highway (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain v. 9 [NY. Decca, Montgomery Ward, Melotone Canada. 6/8/38.] (3:02)

Dave Adkins ~ Bad Moon Rising (Billy Blue) New Beginnings [2023.] (3:01)

Boone & Foster ~ County Fool (Mountain Fever) Smoky Mountain Favorites [4/7/23.] (2:43)

Robbie Fulks ~ Silverlake Reel (Compass) Bluegrass Vacation [4/7/23.] (3:40)

Country Gazette ~ Forget Me Not (United Artists) A Traitor in Our Midst [1972.] (1:48)

Bill Monroe ~ I Want to Go with You (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1959 to 1969 v. 4 [Kentucky Blue Grass, 1/71. Nashville, TN. Decca. 11/19/68.] (3:08)

Church Bros. ~ A Sweeter Love than Yours I’ll Never Know (Bluegrass Country Foundation) Early Days of Bluegrass 5 [Johnson City, TN. Rich-R’-Tone. 10/27/51.] (2:38)

Blue Sky Boys ~ I’m Glad (Bear Family) Sunny Side of Life 4 [Curley Parker-f. CR Grean-sb. NY. RCA Victor 78. 5/7/47.] (2:39)

Dock Boggs ~ False Hearted Lover’s Blues (Yazoo) Rose Grew Round the Briar v. 1 [Emry Arthur-g. Chicago, IL. Lonesome Ace. 9/29.] (3:22)

Uncle Dave Macon ~ Railroadin’ & Gamblin’ (County) Nashville Early String Bands 1 [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 1/26/38.] (2:39)

Ed & Ella Haley ~ Bill Bailey (Spring Fed) Stole from the Throat of a Bird 1 (2:35)

Spencer & Rains ~ Some Pretty French Girl (Tiki Parlour) Spotted Pony [Bob Walters. Decatur, NB. 2015.] (2:31)

Joseph Decosimo ~ Wild Goose Chase (Sleepy Cat) While You Were Slumbering [Dick Burnett via Clyde Davenport. 2022.] (4:30)

Sami Braman ~ Honeycutt (Padiddle) Riveter [4/7/23.Written to honor Queen Belle Honeycutt Randolph of NC.] (2:55)

Lonesome Sisters ~ Pretty Saro (Tin Halo) The Lonesome Sisters [2004.] (1:47)

Bill Mansfield & the Carolina Mockingbirds ~ (New) Taxes on the Women (Yodel-Ay-Hee) Root Hog or Die [2005. Dorsey Dixon.] (2:54)

Pete Priest ~ Run Down Boot (Pick Away Press) Dear Old Illinois [Garry Harrison-g. 10/75.] (1: 61)

Georgia Crackers ~ Diamond Joe (Tompkins Square) WORK Play Pray Hard [Atlanta, GA. OKeh. 2/28.] (2:52)

Sluefoot Joe [Ed Bell?] ~ Rocky Road Moan (Document) Mamlish Blues [Long Island City, NY. QRS. 4/29.] (2:30)

Allen Brothers ~ Price of Cotton Blues (JSP) Allen Brothers A [Memphis, TN. Victor. 11/22/30.] (2:34)

Jackson Hollow ~ Can’t Stop Now (Mountain Fever) Roses [2023.] (3:09)

Billy Strings & Terry Barber ~ Wandering Boy (Rounder) Me/And/Dad [11/21/22.] (3:41)

Nick Chandler & Delivered ~ Lost River (Pinecastle) Silver Bird [2022.] (2:45)

Norman Blake ~ The Highland Light (Flying Fish) Blackberry Blossom [1977.] (5:18)

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

Stanley Brothers ~ Who Will Call You Sweetheart (Bear Family) 1953 to 1959 2 [Country Pickin’ & Singin’, 9/58.  Nashville, TN. Mercury. 7/11/56.] (2:52)

Darby & Tarlton ~ Lonesome Railroad (Bear Family) Complete 1 [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 10/31/28.] (3:11)

Rutherford & Burnett ~ She Is a Flower from the Fields of Alabama (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 7 [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Challenge. 10/29/28.] (2:53)

Hiter Colvin ~ Rabbit up a Gum Stump (County) Echoes of the Ozarks 2 [Dallas, TX. Victor, Montgomery Ward. 10/21/29.] (2:43)

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

Dolly & the Devil ~ Bonaparte’s Retreat (Bandcamp) Festival Season 1 [Pete McMahan.] (2:58)

A. J. Srubas & Rina Rossi ~ Fort Smith (Central Standard Tone) Sweet Bunch of Daisies [2022. Cyril Stinnett. David Robinson-bj.] (1:44)

Owen ‘Snake’ Chapman ~ Betty Ann (June Appal) Fiddle Ditty [1990.] (3:25)

New Vintage Revelers ~ Sally in the Garden (NVR) New Vintage Revelers [Crockett Family. 2022.] (2:41) 

Playlist 8/10/2023

 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)

Alan Munde ~ Longfellow’s Excelsior Hornpipe (Patuxent) Excelsior [2023.] (2:24)

Cory Walker ~ Tried to Ruin My Name (Mountain Fever) School Project [2023.] (2:23)

Gary Ferguson ~ Chasing a Dream (Gunny Sack Music) Distant Brothers [2023.] (2:45)

J. D. Crowe & the Kentucky Mountain Boys ~ Down Where the River Bends (Rebel) Bluegrass Holiday [12/68. Lemco. Lexington, KY. 1969.] (3:19)

Bill Monroe ~ When the Bees Are in the Hive (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1959 to 1969 2 [Bluegrass Special. Nashville, TN. Decca. 4/26/62.] (2:11)

Country Gentlemen ~ Teach Your Children Well (Rebel) 35 Years of the Best in BG 1 [Sound Off. Clinton, MD. 2/71.] (2:30)

Mac & Bob ~ On the Road to Happiness (British Archive of Country Music) Songs for Country Home Folks v. 1 [Chicago, IL. Brunswick. 2/19/29.] (2:25)

East Texas Serenaders ~ East Texas Drag (JSP) Country Fiddle C [Dallas, TX. Decca, Melotone Canada. 2/20/37.] (2:37)

Solomon & Hughes ~ Sally Johnson (JSP) Texas Hillbillies D [Dallas, TX. Victor, Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 10/14/29.] (2:59)

Hus Caudill ~ Piney Woods Girl (Field Recorders’ Collective) The Prettiest Tune I Ever Heard [Blanton Owen-bj. 1/4/74.] (4:47 )

Back Step ~ Nancy Blevins (Heritage) Old Sport [Greg Hooven. 1991.] (1:59)

Adam Hurt ~ Kentucky Winder (Ubiquitone) Back to the Earth [John Morgan Salyer.] (2:37)

Pharis & Jason Romero ~ Lady on the Green (Smithsonian Folkways) Tell ‘em You Were Gold [Bob Walters. 6/17/22.] (3:01)

Dwight Diller ~ Wild Bill Jones (Yew Piney) O Death! [Maggie Hammons Parker. 1991.] (3:14)

Bill Lowery ~ The Waltz You Saved for Me (Spring Fed) Tennessee Valley Mandolin [Davis Unlimited, 1975.] (2:15)

Emry Arthur ~ Goodbye My Lover Goodbye (JSP) Appalachian Stomp Down C [Chicago, IL. Vocalion. 1/19/28.] (2:58)

Clayton McMichen & Riley Puckett ~ Little Brown Jug (JSP) Riley Puckett B [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 4/2/27.] (3:06)

Carter Family ~ No More Goodbyes at Home (JSP) The Acme Sessions [WOPI, Bristol, TN. 3/7/52.] (2:43)

Balsam Range ~ Snake Charmer (Mountain Home) single [2023.] (2:59)

Benson ~ What Kind of Fool Are You? (Mountain Home) Pick Your Poison [3/31/23.] (3:19)

Becky Buller ~ Wall around Your Heart (Dark Shadow) single [8/19/22.] (3:28)

Reno & Smiley ~ Tally-Ho (King) 1951 to 1959 2 [Folk Ballads & Instrumentals. WBT, Charlotte, NC. King 45 & 78. 4/6/54.] (2:36)

Al Wood & the Smokey Ridge Boys ~ I’m Sittin’ on Top of the World (Rich-‘R-Tone) Kentucky Country Home [1981.] (3:02)

Charlie Monroe & His Kentucky Pardners ~ Weep and Cry (BF) I’m Old Kentucky Bound 3 [8/3/56. RCA Victor 78 & 45. 6/57.] (2:42)

Henry Whitter & G. B. Grayson ~ Handsome Molly (Yazoo) Rose Grew Round the Briar v. 2 [NY. Gennett, Champion. Early 10/27.] (2:42)

Bascom Lamar Lunsford ~ Kidder Cole (JSP) Serenade in the Mountains B [Ashland, KY. Brunswick. 2/6/28.] (2:35)

Uncle Dave Macon ~ Never Make Love No More (Bear Family) Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy 3 [NY. Vocalion, Brunswick. 9/9/26.] (3:09)

Wilson Douglas ~ Sandy River Belles (Wilson Douglas) Fiddle Tunes from Central West Virginia [1/93.] (1:42)

Ben Townsend & Dave Bing ~ Shoe Hill (Questionable) The Tri-State Duets [2016.] (2:35)

Ruglifters ~ Grey Eagle (Yodel-Ay-Hee) The Ruglifters [8/2016.] (2:40)

Paine Trio ~ New River Train (Paine Trio) Fiddler’s Reel [2013.] (3:20)

Bob Walters ~ Wart on the Pumphandle (Missouri Valley Music) The Champion 2 [Lyn Holsclaw-g. Mary or Dwight Lamb-organ.] (1:36)

Sheila Kay Adams ~ Awake Awake! (Granny Dell Records) My Dearest Dear [2000. Berkeley.] (2:05)

Narmour & Smith ~ Where the Southern Crosses the Dog (Document) v. 2 [San Antonio, TX. OKeh. 6/7/30.] (3:17)

Sloppy Henry ~ Canned Heat Blues (Yazoo) My Rough and Rowdy Ways v. 2 [Waymon. Atlanta, GA. OKeh. 8/13/28.] (3:13)

Williams & Williams ~ Though Your Sins Be As Scarlet (Musical Traditions) Old Ship Sailing for the Promised Land [Atlanta, GA. Columbia, Velvet Tone. 3/29/27.] (2:59)

Michael Cleveland ~ I Wish I Knew Now What I Knew Then (Compass) Lovin’ of the Game [2022. Vince Gill.] (3:56)

Henhouse Prowlers ~ My Little Flower (Dark Shadow) Lead and Iron [3/17/23.] (2:35)

Billy Swinson ~ Greener Grass (Billy Swinson) Greener Grass [3/10/23.] (3:22)

Ralph Stanley ~ Wonderful World Outside (King) Poor Rambler [Brand New Country Songs, 4/68. Cincinnati, OH. King. 5/19/67.] (2:18)

Louvin Brothers ~ I Cried after You Left (Bear Family) Close Harmony v. 2 [Nashville, TN. Capitol. 3/25/56.] (2:18)

Stanley Brothers ~ Mother No Longer Awaits Me at Home (Revenant) Earliest Recs [WOPI, Bristol, VA. Rich-‘R-Tone. Early ’47.] (2:43)

Spartanburg Famous Four ~ Anybody in Heaven That You Know (Document) Carolina Gospel Quartets [Charlotte, NC. Decca. 6/6/38.] (2:46)

Dr. D. D. Hollis ~ Walking in the Parlor (Document) Alabama Stringbands [prob. NY. Paramount. c. 6/24.] (2:46)

Milner & Curtis with the Magnolia Ramblers ~ Northeast Texas (Musical Ttaditions) Where the Southern Crosses the Dog [Memphis, TN. Vocalion. 2/18/30.] (2:38)

Edden Hammons ~ Silver Bells (WVU Press) Edden Hammons Collection v. 2 d. 2 [1947.] (3:45)

Freight Hoppers ~ Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes (Yodel Ay Hee) Going down the Track with a Chicken on My Back [1995.] (3:46)

Palmer & Greg Loux ~ Paddy on the Turnpike (Chubby Dragon) In Good Company [J. P. Fraley. Marvin Gaster-bj. 1998.] (2:20)

Deb Shebish ~ Tennessee Wagoner (Deb Shebish) Good Time Old Time [2020.] (2:15)

Hog-Eyed Man ~ Brad Walters (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Kicked Up a Devil of a Row [John Salyer. Maxine Gerber-bj. 7/14/23.] (2:27)

Bill Evans ~ I’ll Remember You Love in My Prayers (Tiki Parlour) The Banjo in America [7/4/2022.] (3:35)

Texas Shorty & John Hartford ~ Midnight on the Water (Small Dog a-Barkin’) Old Sport [Luke Thomasson. Jim Chancellor. 1994.] (3:18)

Playlist 8/3/2023

 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)

Carson Peters & Iron Mountain ~ Falling More and More in Love with You (Billy Blue) Gotta Lotta Lonesome [6/2/23.] (2:54)

Shannon Leigh Reynolds-Closer to You (Long Bygone) Triple Shot [2023.] (3:08)

Tim Stafford ~ Old Forge (Hedge Drive) Guitar Melodies [2023. Jacob Burleson-m.] (2:17)

Country Gentlemen ~ Two Little Boys (Rebel) Early Rebel Recordings 3 [Clinton, MD. 1/4/70. Rebel 45.] (2:51)

Geoff Stelling ~ Riding the Stelling (Rebel) Stelling Banjo Anthology [2002 Master Flower with Tony Pass rim.] (2:38)

Jim & Jesse ~ Then I’ll Stop Going for You (Pinecastle) The Old Dominion Masters 3 [Palace of Songs. Prev. Capitol 3/16/53. 1977.] (2:35)

Lowe Stokes & His North Georgians ~ Left All Alone Again Blues (County) Old Time Mountain Blues [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 11/1/29.] (2:55)

Allen Sisson ~ Farewell Ducktown Reel (Document) Country Music Pioneers on Edison v. 2 [NY. 2/26/25.] (3:56)

Huggins & Philips Sacred Harp Singers ~ Blooming Youth OSH 176b (JSP) Sacred Harp & Shape Note Singing B [Birmingham, AL. Vocalion. 11/14/28.] (2:53)

Luther Davis ~ Belle of Lexington (Field Recorder’s Collective) FRC745 Some of the Very Oldest [Delhart, VA. 1/30/74.] (0:46)

Dirk Powell & John Herrmann ~ Indian Squaw (Yodel Ay Hee) Dirk Powell & John Herrmann [Alva Greene. 1992.] (2:06)

Showman & Coole ~ Long Hot Summer Days (Chris Coole) Much Further  Out Than Inevitable [2022.] (3:02)

SLO County Stumblers ~ Cherokee Shuffle (SLO County Stumblers) All the Good Times (2:38)

Bob Carlin ~ Cuttin’ at the Point (Rounder) Banging & Sawing [Judy Hyman. Charlie Wilson & the Hayloft Boys. Not on LP.] (1:54)

Stephen Wade ~ Sourwood Mountain (Patuxent) Hands on the Tune [Frank Profitt & Doc Hopkins. 2023.] (3:24)

Hickory Nuts ~ Louisville Burglar (Yazoo) Man of Constant Sorrow [Chicago, IL. Vocalion. 1/18/28.] (2:49)

Frank Hutchison ~ The Burglar Man (JSP) Worried Blues A [NY. OKeh. 9/11/28.] (2:48)

Dr. Smith’s Champion Hoss Hair Pullers ~ In the Garden where the Irish Potatoes Grow (JSP) Country Fiddle D [Memphis, TN. Victor. 9/12/28.] (3:02)

Andy Lowe ~ On the Lonesome Wind (Mountain Fever) Nervous Energy [8/4/2023.] (3:24)

Laura Orshaw ~ Band of Jesse James (Dark Shadow) Solitary Diamond [5/27/22.] (3:20)

Volume Five ~ My Love Will Never Fade (Mountain Fever) Karma [2022.] (2:49)

Reno & Smiley ~ Reno Ride (King) 1951 to 1959 3 [Cincinnati, OH. King. 11/18/54.] (2:37)

Bill Monroe ~ Along About Daybreak take 2 (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky v. 6 [WBBM, Chicago, IL. Columbia. 10/28/47.] (3:10)

Jim Eanes ~ Florida Blues (BCF) Early Days of Bluegrass 3 [Blue Ridge. 1951.] (2:23)

Carter Family ~ Kissing Is a Crime (Bear Family) Shadow of Clinch Mountain 6 [NY. ARC, Conqueror. 5/6/35.] (2:36)

Ed Bell ~ Hambone Blues (Yazoo) Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be v. 7 [Chicago, IL. Paramount. c. 9/27.] (2:48)

Oscar Ford ~ Riding in a Chevrolet Six (Document) Georgia Songsters [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 4/17/29.] (3:07)

The Piros ~ No Corn on Tygart (The Piros) Brandywine Ridge [2020.] (2:40)

Arm & Hammer String Band ~ Three in One Two Step (Fretless) Stay on the Farm [1978.] (2:40)

Monks ~ Prettiest Little Miss in the County O (Yodel Ay Hee) Ragged but Righteous [Gid Tanner. 2002.] (2:31)

Canote Brothers ~ Page 16 (Clonetone) Sugarbaby [2005. Hamblen book.] (2:17)

Earl Alkire ~ Picky Vous (Jimmy Triplett & Helena Faust) Old Time Music from West Virginia (0:45)

Norman Edmonds ~ Cricket on the Hearth (Spring Fed) Train on the Island [Rufus Burnett-bj.] (2:01)

George Jackson ~ Bits of Banjos (George Jackson) Hair & Hide [Catherine “BB” Bowness. 2021.] (2:58)

Dixon Brothers ~ That Old Vacant Chair (Bear Family) A Blessing to People 1 [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird. 6/23/36. Mutt Evans.] (2:47)

Cannon’s Jug Stompers ~ Mule Get Up in the Alley (Yazoo) The Cornshucker’s Frolic v. 2 [Memphis, TN. Victor. 10/3/29.] (2:50)

Crook Brothers String Band ~ Jobbin’ Getting’ There (County) Nashville, The Early String Bands v. 2 [Nashville, TN. Victor. 10/3/28.] (2:55)

Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway ~ Where Did All the Wild Things Go (Nonesuch) City of  Gold [7/21/23.] (3:58)

Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen ~ Virginia Is for Lovers (Compass) Hold On [9/2/22.] (3:16)

Jason Barie ~ Darling Brown Eyes (Billy Blue) Radioactive [Ralph Stanley. 2023.] (2:35)

Stanley Brothers ~ Train 45 (Columbia Legacy) An Evening Long Ago [WCYB, Bristol, VA. 3/24/56.] (2:50)

Bashfull Brother Oswald ~ Columbus Stockade Blues (Gusto) Dobro’s Best [1962.] (1:43)

Hall Brothers ~ Little Mohee (JSP) Bluegrass Classic Recordings C [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 2/16/37.] (2:29)

Kentucky Ramblers ~ The Unfortunate Brakeman (Yazoo) The Music of Kentucky v. 1 [Grafton, WI. Paramount. c. 9/30.] (1:25)

Ray Brothers ~ Honeysuckle Waltz (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies C [Memphis, TN. Victor. 5/28/30.] (2:50)

Scottdale String Band ~ Carolina Glide (Arhoolie) Old Folks Better Go to Bed [Atlanta, GA. OKeh. 3/21/27.] (3:05)

Double Decker Stringband ~ Be Ready When He Comes (Marimac) For an Old Time Call… [Ridgel’s Fountain Citians. 1990.] (3:23)

Twin Creeks Stringband ~ John Brown’s Dream (Twin Creeks Stringband) Lee Highway Blues [2020.] (3:21)

Dos Valley Trio ~ Crockett’s Reel (Mt. Wow Music) Jewels of the San Joaquin [“Dad” Crockett. 2017.] (3:33)

Rayna Gellert ~ Old Yeller Dog Come Trottin' through the Meetinghouse (Yodel Ay Hee) Ways of the World [Dan Gellert. 2000.] (2:13)

Fiery Gizzard String Band ~ Bryson Higgins’ Tune (GFSB) Old Time Fiddlin’ Tunes from the South Cumberland [4/2001. Rereleased 3/31/2017.] (2:20)

Bucking Mules ~ Little Gal’ll Fool Me (Joseph Decosimo Music) The Bucking Mules [Joe Birchfield. 2014.] (3:16)

Norman Blake & Tony Rice ~ Green Light on the Southern (Rounder) Blake & Rice [1987.] (3:43)

Jason Cade & Rob McMaken ~ Wiley Laws’ Tune (Yodel Ay Hee) Hog Eyed Man 3 [2016.] (2:43)