Playlist 5/30/2024

 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 )

David Parmley ~ What Makes You Think (615 Hideaway) Wha’d I Miss [11/10/23.] (4:12)

Donna Ulisse ~ Where the Mountain Lilies Grow (Billy Blue) Mountain Lily [2/23/24.] (4:21)

Alan Munde ~ Rodrigo and Johnson (Patuxent) Excelsior [Ron Pennington-m. 6/29/23.] (4:20)

Ralph Stanley & Jimmy Martin~ I’m Going Down the Road (King) Poor Rambler  1 [First Time Together. 3/3/80. Gusto.] (2:10)

Bill Harrell & Buzz Busby ~ Theme, Me and the Jukebox (?) Live at New River Ranch [1961.] (3:19)

John & Bill Garay & the Happy Melody Boys ~ Go Tell Your Mama (JSP) Authentic BG D [District Heights, MD. Marlboro 45. 1955.] (2:23)

Gospel Light Jubilee Singers ~ Go Where I Send Thee (Document) Carolina Gospel Quartets [Rock Hill, NC. Bluebird. 2/1/39.] (3:12)

Theron Hale & Daughters ~ Turkey Gobbler (Document) Nashville, 1928 [Victor. 10/3/28.] (2:42)

Dr. D. Dix Hollis ~ Glory on the Big String (Document) Alabama Stringbands [NY? Paramount unissued. 6/24.] (2:55)

Tom, Brad & Alice ~ Cider (private) Brandywine Spring Picnic 5/11/2003, Ashland Nature Center, Hockessin, DE (3:20)

Jim Wood ~ O Dear What Can the Matter Be/Molly Put the Kettle On (Spring Fed) Rural Felicity [2020.] (2:25)

Crooked Jades ~ Featherbed (Jade Note Music) Empathy Moves the Water [2018.] (2:35)

Dick Harrington & Victoria Young ~ The Angels Rejoiced (Fiddletop Productions) Long Journey [1993.] (2:22)

Hus Caudill ~ Old Dad (Field Recorders’ Collective) The Prettiest Tune I Ever Heard [Tom Carter-bj. Sparta, NC. 7/14/73.] (1:19)

Adam Hurt ~ Durang’s Hornpipe (Rounder) Old Time Banjo Festival [Wade Ward. 2007.] (2:46)

Stripling Brothers ~ Weeping Willow (Document) v. 1 [Chicago, IL. Vocalion. 8/19/29.] (2:41)

Carolina Tar Heels ~ Your Low Down Dirty Ways (JSP) Serenade in the Mountains B [Memphis, TN. Victor. 11/19/30.] (3:15)

Blue Sky Boys ~ Behind These Prison Walls of Love (Bear Family) Sunny Side of L 5 [12/16/47. NY. RCA Victor 78. 12/48. Hazel Hope Jarrard.] (2:47)

Lord of the Strings ~ Stone by Stone (Pinecastle) Lord of the Strings [11/14/23.] (3:36)

Missy Raines ~ Ghost of a Love (Compass) Highlander [2/9/24.] (3:57)

Gabe Epstein ~ This Morning at Nine (Gabe Epstein) Washington Express [Troy Boone-L. 1/19/24.] (2:21)

Blue Ridge Partners with Al Elliot ~ I’ll Be There (Old Homestead) The Blue Ridge Partners [1978.] (2:11)

Larry Richardson & the Blue Ridge Boys ~ More Pretty Girls Than One (Old Blue) With Buddy Pendleton [County 702. 1965.] (2:34)

Bill Monroe ~ The Old Country Baptising (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1959 to 1969 2 [Road of Life, 11/4/74. Nashville, TN. Decca. 5/10/62.] (2:34)

Carter Family ~ Sow ‘em on the Mountain (JSP) The Acme Sessions A [WOPI, Bristol, TN. 3/7/52.] (2:50)

Carolina Buddies ~ The Story That the Crow Told Me (Yazoo) The Story 1 [NY. Columbia. 3/25/30.] (2:59)

Narmour & Smith ~ Limber Neck Blues (Musical Traditions) Where the Southern [San Antonio, TX. OKeh. 6/6/30.] (3:20)

Bob Walters ~ Unknown Tune in D (Missouri Valley Music) The Champion 2 (2:13)

Highwoods Stringband ~ Last of Callahan (Rounder) Fire on the Mountain [Luther Strong. 1973.] (2:35)

Squirrel Butter ~ Davenport (Squirrel Butter Music) Chestnuts [Dock Boggs. 2015.] (1:50)

Rayna Gellert ~ Sally Comin through the Rye (Yodel Ay Hee) Ways of the World [Ward Jarvis. 2000.] (2:20)

Norman Edmonds ~ Ship in the Clouds (Spring Fed) Train on the Island [Rufus Burnett-bj.] (2:20)

Foghorn Stringband ~ Lost Girl (Nettwerk Productions) Weiser Sunrise [Walter McNew & Bruce Greene. 2005.] (3:41)

East Texas Serenaders ~ Mineola Rag (JSP) Country Fiddle C [Dallas, TX. Brunswick. 11/28/30.] (2:58)

Eck Robertson & Dr. J.B. Cranfill ~ Run, Boy, Run (JSP) Texas Hillbillies D [Dallas, TX. Brunswick. 10/10/29.] (3:08)

Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers ~ Rock About My Saro Jane (Bear Family) Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy 3 [NY. Brunswick, Vocalion. 5/7/27.] (3:20)

Jerry Salley ~ Blue, Blue Rain (Very Jerry) The Songwriter [5/10/24.] (2:52)

Becky Buller ~ Kismet (Dark Shadow) Jubilee [5/17/24.] (3:26)

Michael Cleveland ~ One Horse Town (Compass) Lovin’ of the Game [Josh Richards-g., Charlie Starr-L, hv.  2/2/23.] (3:22)

Johnson Mountain Boys ~ Are You Afraid to Die (Rounder) Working Close [Louvins. 12/83.] (3:04)

Dee Stone & His Melody Hillbillies ~ Is There Any Harm to Dream (JSP) Authentic Rare Bluegrass C [Mutual 78, 1951.] (2:44)

Stanley Brothers ~ It’s Never Too Late (Bear Family) 1949 to 1952 [3/1/49, Nashville, TN. Columbia 78. 9/26/49.] (2:29 )

Alfred & Orville Reed ~ You’ll Miss Me (Yazoo) Rose v. 2 [NY. Victor. 12/4/29.] (3:06)

Emry Arthur & Cumberland Singers ~ Where the Silvery Colorado Winds Its Way (JSP) Appalachian Stomp Down C [Indianapolis, IN. Vocalion. 6/25/28.] (2:51)

Cartwright Brothers ~ Zacatecas (JSP) Texas Hillbillies A [Dallas, TX. Victor, Montgomery Ward. 8/11/29.] (2:46)

Lynn “Chirps” Smith ~ Apple Knocker (Marimac) Midwestern Harvest [Bob Ballentine, Monticello, IL.] (2:14)

J.P. & Annadeene Fraley ~ The Red-Haired Irishman (Rounder) Wild Rose of the Mountain [1974. Frank Clay, local blacksmith.] (2:15)

Critton Hollow Stringband ~ High on a Mountain (Flying Fish) By and By [Olabelle Reed. 1985.] (3:17)

Canote Brothers ~ Texas Farewell (Clonetone) Sugarbaby [2005. Fiddlin’ Jim Pate.] (2:01)

Megan Lynch Chowning & Adam Hurt ~ Oyster River Hornpipe (Fiddle Star & Adam Hurt) Inside Out [James Bryan. 2016.] (1:56)

Kellie Allen & Pete Peterson ~ Forgotten Soldier Boy (Lutra) I’ll Never Forsake You [Monroe Brothers. 2009.] (2:47)

Playlist 5/23/2024

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)

Rock Hearts ~ Unfinished Bridges (615 Hideaway) single [3/22/24.] (3:33)

Lindley Creek ~ Every Time a Train Goes By (Pinecastle) Whispers in the Wind [7/21/23.] (3:27)

Balsam Range ~ Running Out of Reasons (Mountain Home) Kinetic Tone [11/27/23.] (4:01)

Jim Lauderdale & the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys ~ Ghost of a Rose (Sky Crunch) L&LLG [10/23/23.] (3:52)

Norman Blake & Tony Rice ~ New River Train (Rounder) Blake & Rice [1987.] (3:25)

Bashful Brother Oswald ~ Weary, Weary Blues (Gusto) Dobro’s Best [Beecher Ray Kirby. Pete Kirby. Nashville, TN. Starday. 1962.] (2:45)

Dixon Brothers ~ Dark Eyes (Bear Family) A Blessing to People 1 [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 10/13/36.] (2:56)

Cherokee Ramblers ~ Goin’ Down the Road Feelin’ Bad (JSP) Country Fiddle D [NY. Decca. 7/10/35.] (2:48)

Uncle Dave Macon & Sam McGee ~ Go On, Nora Lee (Yazoo) Times Ain’t Like v. 7 [Jackson, MS. OKeh, unissued. 12/17/30.] (3:09)

Gene Goforth ~ Jawbone (Rounder) Eminence Breakdown [Al Murphy-g, John Hartford-bj. 1997.] (1:33)

Dos Valley Trio ~ Texas State Anthem (Mt. Wow Music) Jewels of the San Joaquin [Kenny Hall. 2017.] (2:45)

Donna Stewart & Ron Andrico ~ Pretty Saro (Eulalie) Heart Songs [2020.] (4:17)

Dave Mount & Ron Andrico ~ Wiley Law’s Tune (Bandcamp) A Moment in Time [1996.] (1:41)

Luther Davis ~ Walking in the Parlor (Field Recorders’ Collective) FRC745 Some of the Very Oldest [Delhart, VA. 9/12/73.] (1:46)

Monks ~ Break O’ Day (Yodel Ay Hee) Ragged but Righteous [Frank Hall. 2002.] (3:01)

Ernest V. Stoneman Trio (Yazoo) The Wreck of the Old ‘97 [NY. OKeh unissued. 1/27/27.] (2:40)

Frankie Wallace ~ Blue Yodel (Document) Country Music v. 2 [Frank(ie) Marvin. NY. Edison. 6/29/28.] (3:20)

Allison’s Sacred Harp Quartette ~ The Heavenly Port OSH 378T (JSP) Sacred Harp & Shape Note Singing C [Richmond, IN.  Gennett. 5/1/28.] (2:47)

Tim Raybon Band ~ Headed back to Tulsa (Pinecastle) I Could Get Used to This [9/8/23.] (2:47)

Lydia Hamby ~ The Cards You’ve Been Dealt (self) single [Tim Stafford. ETSU. 2024.] (3:22)

Tim Stafford ~ Down the Edgepath (Hedge Drive) Guitar Melodies [6/15/23.] (3:50)

Alvin Breeden ~ Banjo Special (Rebel) Stelling Banjo Anthology [1978 Staghorn with Tony Pass rim.] (2:45)

Reno & Smiley ~ If It Takes Me a Lifetime (King) 1951 to 1959 3 [Charlotte, NC. A Variety of Country Songs, 1958. King. 8/27/56.] (3:03)

Stanley Brothers ~ Shout Little Lulie (Columbia Legacy) An Evening Long Ago [WCYB, Bristol, VA. 3/24/56.] (0:55)

Carter Family ~ My Virginia Rose Is Blooming (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain 6 [NY. ARC, Vocalion/OKeh, Conqueror. 5/7/35.] (2:53)

Henry “Ragtime Texas” Thomas ~ Charming Betsy (Yazoo) Cornshucker’s Frolic v. 2 [Chicago, IL. Vocalion. 10/7/29.] (3:06)

Lester McFarland ~ K. C. Whistle (County) Old Time Mountain Blues [NY. Banner (John Sackett), Oriole (Fred Halliday). 6/16/27.] (2:55)

Pilot Mountain Bobcats ~ Greasy String (Bobville) Pilot Mountain Bobcats [West Virginia Coon Hunters, Rich Hartness. 1994.] (2:50)

Melvin Wine ~ Jimmy Johnson (Augusta Heritage/Marimac) Hannah at the Springhouse [Pat Cogar. 1989.] (2:36)

Horse Flies ~ Swamp Cat Rag (Live and Kickin) In the Dance Tent [7/21/96.] (8:59)

David Bragger & Susan Platz ~ King’s Lament (Tiki Parlour) King’s Lament [Mel Durham. 2017.] (3:16)

Frank Bode ~ My Home’s across the Blue Ridge Mountains (Folkways) Been Riding with Old Mosby [1985. Esker Hutchins.] (2:55)

Travis Inman ~ Angus Campbell (Voyager Recordings) Missouri Fiddler [2012.] (1:55)

Theron Hale & Daughters ~ Hale’s Rag (County) Nashville v. 2 [Nashville, TN. Victor. 10/3/28.] (2:47)

Kentucky Ramblers ~ With My Mother Dead and Gone (Yazoo) The Music of Kentucky v. 1 [Grafton, WI. Paramount. c. 9/30.] (2:47)

Dad Pickard ~ Behind the Parlor Door (British Archive of Country Music) Walking in the Parlor [NY. Obediah. Leila May. Banner, Domino, Jewel, Oriole, Regal, Conqueror. 4/5/29.] (2:44)

Greg Blake & Hometown ~ Two Children (Get It Played) The View from Home [12/9/22.] (3:19)

Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway ~ Goodbye Mary (Nonesuch) City of Gold [7/21/23.] (2:58)

Bluegrass Express ~ North Wing (Plum River) A Tribute to Jim & Jesse [4/12/2024.] (2:36)

Jim & Jesse ~ A Bird with Broken Wings Can’t Fly (Pinecastle) The Old Dominion Masters 3 [Palace of Songs. 1977.] (2:36)

Bill Monroe ~ Blue Grass Stomp (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky v. 5 [Nashville, TN. Columbia. 10/22/49.] (2:56)

Wade Mainer & Zeke Morris ~ Short Life and Its Trouble (JSP) Bluegrass Classic Recordings D [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 2/16/37.] (2:51)

Oscar Ford ~ The Girl I Love in Sunny Tennessee (Document) Georgia Songsters [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 12/5/30.] (3:03)

Scottdale String Band ~ Scottdale Stomp (Arhoolie) Old Folks Better Go to Bed [Atlanta, GA. OKeh. 10/10/27.] (2:51)

Ray Brothers ~ The Folks Back Home (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies C [Memphis, TN. Victor. 11/21/30.] (2:52)

Benny Thomasson ~ Bush in the Shucks (Voyager Recordings) Say Old Man [3/3/1974.] (2:37)

Chance McCoy & the Appalachian String Band ~ Greasy Coat (Appalachian Music Group) Chance McCoy [Edden Hammons. 2007.] (3:02)

Gypsy Gyppo String Band ~ Single Footing Horse (Bay) Gypsy Gyppo String Band [Arthur Smith. 1976.] (2:07)

Matt Brown ~ Mike in the Wilderness (5-String Productions) My Native Home [2010. Salyer.] (3:04)

Playlist 5/16/2024

 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)

Kody Norris Show ~ Otto Wood (Rebel) Rhinestone Revival [2023.] (3:33)

Wyatt Ellis ~ Grassy Cove (Knee-High Records) Happy Valley [2/4/24.] (3:40)

Bob & Sara Amos ~ Wayfaring Stranger (Bristlecone) Ever Onward [2023.] (3:57)

Norman Blake ~ Randall Collins (Rounder) Back Home in Sulphur Springs [Tut Taylor. 12/30/71.] (1:52)

Bill Monroe ~ Big River (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1959 to 1969 v. 1 [Mr. Blue Grass, released 5/29/61. Decca. recorded 12/3/60.] (2:12)

Toby Stroud & the Blue Mt. Boys ~ Jesse James (JSP) Bluegrass Classics A [New Star 78, Eagle 45. 1954.] (3:03)

Carter Family ~ Western Hobo (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain v. 2 [Atlanta, GA. Victor, Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 11/24/29.] (2:57)

Rouse Brothers ~ Bum Bum Blues (British Archive of Country Music) Bluebird Label [NY. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 6/14/39.] (2:40)

George Edgin’s Corn Dodgers ~ My Ozark  Mountain  Home (County) Echoes of the Ozarks 1 [Richmond, IN. Champion, Supertone. 1/26/32.] (3:15)

Ed Thorpe ~ Fisher’s Hornpipe (no label) Harford Collection [Midway, Mo. 3/29/61.] (2:10)

Ray & Ina Patterson ~ Can’t You Hear Those Nightbirds Calling (County) Old Time Songs v. 2 [1969.] (2:55)

Buckhannon Brothers ~ Lamplighter’s Hornpipe (Buckhannon Brothers) Old Time Jamboree [2006.] (1:57)

Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin ~ The Bramble and the Rose (Rounder) Our Town [Barbara Keith. 1993.] (3:54)

Cliff Bryan ~ Arkansas Traveler (Voyager) Got a Little Home to Go to [2014. Jim Nelson-g.] (1:15)

Bosco Takaki ~ Yew Piney Mountain (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Bosco [Daise Hammons. 4/7/23.] (2:34)

Stripling Brothers ~ Dance All Night with a Bottle in My Hand (JSP) Old Timey Brother Songs D [Chicago, IL. Vocalion. 8/19/29.] (2:54)

South Street Trio ~ Cold Morning Shout (JSP) A Richer Tradition B [Camden, NJ. Victor. 10/27/27.] (3:10)

Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith ~ Florida Blues (JSP) Appalachian SD D [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird. 2/17/37.] (2:41)

Special Consensus ~ Time Wanders On (Compass) Great Blue North [5/12/23.] (3:33)

Starlett & Big John ~ Slowly Let Me Down (Rebel) Living in the South [2/25/23.] (4:04)

Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road ~ No More (Pinecastle) Yellow Line [4/5/24.] (3:11)

Flatt & Scruggs ~ Crying My Heart Out Over You (Bear Family) 1948 to 59 v. 4 [recorded 1/23/59. 45 released 11/9/59.] (2:43)

Fiddlin’ Red Herron ~ Sally Goodin’ (Gusto) Fiddlin’ Red Herron [King 78. 1947.] (2:41)

Delmore Brothers ~ Alabama Lullaby (JSP) 1933 to 1935 A [New Orleans, LA. Bluebird. 1/22/35.] (3:00)

Daddy John Love ~ Green Back Dollar (Old Homestead) Wade Mainer’s Mtnrs. v. 1 [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward, Twin. 8/6/35.] (3:20)

Georgia Yellow Hammers ~ Come Over and See Me Sometime (JSP) Serenade in the Mountains C [Atlanta, GA. Victor. 10/18/28.] (3:00)

North Carolina Ramblers with Roy Harvey ~ Take Back the Ring (JSP) Charlie Poole B [Chicago, IL. Paramount, Broadway. 10/27.] (2:49)

Esker Hutchins ~ Sheep Come Walking through the Pasture (FRC107) Fiddle & Banjo [Dave Spilkia-g. 2007.] (1:56)

Tom King ~ Quince Dillon’s High D Tune (Jim Martin Productions) Green Mountain Cotillion [1989.] (2:01)

Anya Hinkle & Jackson Cunningham ~ Answer to Maple on the Hill (Virginia Foundation for the Humanities) Old Time Duets (3:13)

Andy Cahan & Joseph Decosimo ~ Snowbird (Bandcamp) Rare Old Fiddle & Banjo Duets [2024. Bertha Shelton.] (2:17)

Dave Landreth ~ Thumpin’ on a Well Rope (Oceana Productions) Chairs [2002.] (3:12)

Brittany Haas ~ Duck River (Ook Records) Brittany Haas [2004.] (4:16)

Earl Johnson & His Clodhoppers ~ Wire Grass Drag (JSP) Country Fiddle A [Atlanta, GA. OKeh. 8/9/28.] (2:44)

Eli Framer ~ Framer’s Blues (Yazoo) Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be 5 [Atlanta, GA. Victor. 11/30/29.] (3:06)

Williamson Brothers & Curry ~ The Fun’s All Over (County) Old Time Music of West Virginia v. 2 [St. Louis, MO. OKeh. 4/29/27.] (3:02)

Authentic Unlimited ~ Ruby Ann (Billy Blue) So Much for Forever [1/19/24.] (3:55)

Nothin’ Fancy ~ Dog Eat Dog World (Mountain Fever) Here We Go Again [Mike Andes. 9/29/23.] (3:34)

Eddie Lightner ~ Daybreak in Dixie (Mando High) Notes of Life [2024.] (2:29)

Bob Paisley ~ How Many Times (Brandywine) Steeped in Tradition [1998.] (2:48)

Church Brothers & Their Blue Ridge Ramblers ~ Beneath the North Carolina Moon (Bluegrass Country Foundation) Early Days of Bluegrass 5 [Johnson City, TN. Rich-R’-Tone. Winter ‘50. Unreleased.] (2: 52)

Stanley Brothers ~ I’d Rather Be Forgotten (Copper Creek) Stanley Series v. 3 n. 3 [Sunset Park, West Grove, PA. 2nd show, 5/4/58.] (2:34)

Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans ~ My Mountain Home Sweet Home (JSP) King of the Hillbillies A [Chicago. ARC, Columbia, Columbia Canadian, Clarion, Conqueror, Vocalion/OKeh. 10/20/36.] (3:10)

Gid Tanner & His SL w/Riley Puckett & Clayton McMichen ~ Hop Light Ladies (Old Homestead) Old Time Greats 2 [Atlanta, GA. Unissued. 11/3/26.] (3:00)

Narmour & Smith ~ Captain George, Has Your Money Come (JSP) MS Hillbillies D [Memphis, TN. OKeh, Velvet Tone, Clarion. 2/15/28.] (2:51)

Red Mules ~ The Railroad Flagman’s Sweetheart (Vigortone) Old Time Music [Ernest Stoneman, Frank & Oscar Jenkins. 1992.] (3:24)

John Hoffmann & Mac Benford ~ Brushy Fork of John’s Creek (5-String Productions) It’s About Time [2007.] (2:34)

Hog Eyed Man ~ Boone’s Wagoner (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Kicked Up the Devil of a Row [Woodrow Boone. 1972.] (2:18)

Mike Bryant & Paul Brown ~ Buck Eyed Rabbit (Tiki Parlour Recordings) With Marcia Bryant & Terri McMurray [Al Hopkins.] (2:24)

Craig Johnson ~ Six Months Ain’t Long (5-String Productions) Away Down the Road [Rutherford & Foster. 2009.] (2:39)

Texas Shorty ~ Canadian Waltz (Chancellor Records) Best of Texas Shorty [1978.] (2:53)

Playlist 5/9/2024

 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)

Lindley Creek ~ Spring Is in the Air (Pinecastle) Whispers in the Wind [7/21/23.] (3:24)

Marty Falle ~ Big Barn Breakdown (no label) My Farm, My Bluegrass [8/24/23.] (2:02)

Jim Lauderdale & the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys ~ Darkness Is the Other Side of Life (Sky Crunch) The Long and Lonesome Letting Go [10/23/23.] (2:41)

Keith Arneson ~ Shenandoah Breakdown (Rebel) Stelling Banjo Anthology [Monroe. 2002 Staghorn with Tony Pass rim.] (1:23)

Bill Monroe ~ The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky v. 5 [Nashville, TN. Columbia. 10/22/49.] (3:16)

Wade Mainer & His Little Smilin’ Rangers ~ Wild Bill Jones (JSP) Bluegrass Classic Recordings D [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 8/2/37.] (2:24)

Walter Morris ~ Sweet Marie (Document) Georgia Songsters [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 11/4/26.] (2:55)

Dixon Brothers ~ That Old True Love (Bear Family) A Blessing to People 1 [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 10/13/36.] (2:36)

Cherokee Ramblers ~ Magnolia Waltz (JSP) Country Fiddle D [NY. Decca. 7/11/35.] (3:00)

Gypsy Gyppo String Band ~ The Wreck of the Tennessee Gravy Train (Bay) Gypsy Gyppo String Band [Uncle Dave Macon. 1976.] (3:11)

Dirk Powell & John Herrmann ~ Old Granny Blair (Yodel Ay Hee) Dirk Powell & John Herrmann [Estel Bingham. 1992.] (1:54)

Dillof, Rice & the Cuyahogians ~ Sullivan’s Hollow (Montana Peak) On the Job Too Long [1999. Freeny’s Barn Dance Band.] (2:57)

Benny Thomasson ~ Fourteen Days in Georgia (Voyager Recordings) Say Old Man [3/3/1974.] (1:42)

Chance McCoy ~ Little Rose Is Gone (Appalachian Music Group) Chance McCoy [Wilson Douglas. 2007.] (2:38)

Matt Brown ~ Stambaugh Waltz (5-String Productions) My Native Home [2010. Craig Johnson.] (3:12)

Posey Rorer’s North Carolina Ramblers ~ We’ll Understand It Better By and By (Document) Country Music v. 2 [ NY. Edison. 9/24/28.] (3:24)

Deford Bailey ~ Ice Water Blues (County) Nashville v. 2 [Nashville, TN. Victor, Bluebird, Sunrise, Montgomery Ward. 10/2/28.] (3:16)

Scottdale String Band ~ Silver Bell (Arhoolie) Old Folks Better Go to Bed [Atlanta, GA. OKeh, Velvet Tone, Clarion, Regal/Regal-Zonophone Australian. 8/10/28.] (3:16)

Andy Lowe ~ Uptown (Mountain Fever) Nervous Energy [8/4/23.] (3:37)

Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway ~ The First Time I Fell in Love (Nonesuch) City of Gold [7/21/23.] (3:53)

Balsam Range ~ What the Years Do (Mountain Home) Kinetic Tone [12/1/23.] (3:58)

Norman Blake & Tony Rice ~ Stoney Point (Rounder) Blake & Rice [1987.] (3:11)

Rual Yarbrough & the Dixiemen ~ Grey Eagle (Old Homestead) Featuring James Bryan on Fiddle [1972.] (2:44)

Stanley Brothers ~ Gonna Paint the Town (Starday-King) Early Years ‘58 to ’61 [WCYB, Bristol, VA. Starday. Summer ’58.] (2:22)

Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Singers ~ A Little Talk with Jesus (Yazoo) The Music of Kentucky v. 1 [Bristol, TN. Bluebird. 10/30/28.] (2:50)

Pickard Family ~ Down in the Arkansas (British Archive of Country Music) Walking in the Parlor [NY. Banner, Domino, Jewel, Oriole, Regal, Challenge, Conqueror, Homestead, Paramount, Broadway, QRS. 12/13/28.] (2:30)

Gwen Foster ~ Side Line Blues (County) Old Time Mountain Blues [Rock Hill, SC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 8/15/27.] (3:00)

Pilot Mountain Bobcats ~ Sweet Little Julie (Bobville) Pilot Mountain Bobcats [Norman Edmonds via Paul Brown. 1994.] (2:50)

Luther Davis ~ Fanny Hill (Field Recorders’ Collective) FRC745 Some of the Very Oldest [Delhart, VA. 9/12/73.] (0:54)

Horse Flies ~ John Brown’s Dream (Live and Kickin) In the Dance Tent [7/21/96.] (7:26)

Monks ~ Frisky Jim (Yodel Ay Hee) Ragged but Righteous [Bob Walters. 2002.] (2:59)

Dave Mount & Ron Andrico ~ Mississippi Echoes (Bandcamp) A Moment in Time [Ray Brothers. 1996.] (2:48)

Gene Goforth ~ Hamilton Ironworks (Rounder) Eminence Breakdown [Al Murphy-g, John Hartford-bj. 1997.] (2:12)

Carter Family ~ My Texas Girl (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain 6 [NY. ARC, Conqueror. 5/7/35.] (3:03)

Allison’s Sacred Harp Quartette ~ Hallelujah OSH 146 (JSP) Sacred Harp & Shape Note Singing C [Richmond, IN.  Gennett. 5/1/28.] (3:00)

Dad Massey & His Family (The Westerners) ~ Durang’s Hornpipe (Yazoo) Cornshucker’s Frolic v. 2 [NY. ARC, Conqueror. 6/8/36.] (2:45)

Jason Barie ~ The Man from Jenkins (Billy Blue) Radioactive [2/23/23.] (2:39)

Greg Blake & Hometown ~ Georgia Girl (Get It Played) The View from Home [12/9/22.] (2:58)

Tim Stafford ~ Kingfisher Creek (Hedge Drive) Guitar Melodies [6/15/23.] (2:47)

Jim & Jesse ~ Poison Love (Pinecastle) The Old Dominion Masters 3 [Homeland Harmony. Double J. 1983.] (2:16)

Bashful Brother Oswald ~ Island March (Gusto) Dobro’s Best [Nashville, TN. Starday. 1962.] (2:18)

Reno & Smiley ~ Country Boy Rock n’ Roll (King) 1951 to 1959 3 [Good Old Country Ballads 3/59. King. 8/27/56. 78 & 45 12/56.] (2:32)

Eck Robertson & Family ~ The Island Unknown (Yazoo) Man of Constant Sorrow [Dallas, TX. Victor. 10/20/29.] (5:32)

Da Costa Woltz’s Southern Broadcasters ~ Jack of Diamonds (Yazoo) Times Ain’t Like v. 7 [Richmond, IN. Herwin. 5/27.] (2:48)

Leake County Revelers ~ Saturday Night Breakdown (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies C [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 4/16/29.] (2:54)

Dos Valley Trio ~ The Copper and the Gunman (Mt. Wow Music) Jewels of the San Joaquin ["Ned Cobben." (3:09)

Travis Inman ~ Rosebuds of Avamore (Voyager Recordings) Missouri Fiddler [JS Skinner. Rosebud of Allanvale. 2012.] (2:13)

Frank Bode ~ Pretty Polly (Folkways) Been Riding with Old Mosby [1985.] (3:23)

Donna Stewart & Ron Andrico ~ Last Chance (Eulalie) Heart Songs [2020.] (2:46)

Melvin Wine ~ Devil in the Woodpile (Augusta Heritage/Marimac) Hannah at the Springhouse [Bob Wine. 1989.] (1:49)

David Bragger & Susan Platz ~ Coal Holler (Tiki Parlour) King’s Lament [Andrew Burnside. 2017.] (3:24)

Playlist 5/2/2024

 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)

Unspoken Tradition ~ Weary Town (Mountain Home) Weary Town [4/3/24.] (5:01)

Cory Walker ~ Walker’s Backstep (Mountain Fever) School Project [Nate Leath & Cory Walker. 9/8/23.] (2:54)

Mighty Poplar ~ Lovin’ Babe (Free Dirt) Mighty Poplar [3/31/23.] (5:48)

Tuttles w AJ Lee ~ White House Blues (Back Studio Records) Endless Ocean [2013.] (2:30)

Frank Wakefield & Taylor Baker ~ Echo Blues (Patuxent Music) & Friends [5/14.] (2:07 )

Norman Blake ~ Widow’s Creek (Flying Fish) Old and New [Charlie Collins. 9/76.] (1:46)

Rutherford & Foster ~ These Bones Gwine Rise Again (JSP) Gennett OTM A [Richmond, IN. Ge Cq. Rankin Bros. 4/10/29.] (3:04)

Charley Patton ~ Lord, I’m Discouraged (JSP) Complete A [Richmond, IN. Paramount. 6/14/29.] (3:10)

Thompson, Cranford & Miles ~ Blind Man & His Child (TS) I’m Going Down to NC 2 [Richmond, IN. Ge Ch Spt. 6/28/28.] (2:53 )

George Jackson ~ We’re Gonna Hunt the Buffalo (YT) Wintergrass ‘22 [Gus Tritch-bj-u, Nelson Williams-sb, Mark Harris-g.] (4:08)

Blue Ridge Mountain Minstrels ~ Jacksonville Blues (Yodel Ay Hee) The Blue Ridge MMs [1993. Jacksonville Harmony Trio.] (2:55)

Oscar Wright ~ Shaving a Dead Man (County) Clawhammer Banjo 3 [County 757. 1978.] (2:41)

Garry Harrison & the Mule Team ~ Bone Yard (Garry Harrison) Red Prairie Dawn [2000.] (3:09)

Round Creek String Band ~ Money in Both Pockets (RCSB) RCSB [Ed Haley, N. H. Mills. 2023.] (4:59)

Pete McMahan ~ Clark’s Waltz (Voyager) 50 Old Time Fiddle Gems 2 [ Clark Atterberry. Fred Stoneking. Missouri Fiddlin’. 1972.] (3:11)

Carter Family ~ In the Valley of the Shenandoah (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mt. 11 [NY. Bluebird. 10/14/41.] (2:43)

Hayes Shepherd [Appalachian Vagabond] ~ Peddlar & His Wife (County) OT M. from SW VA [Knoxville, TN. Vo. 3/28/30.] (3:20)

Grayson & Whitter ~ Tom Dooley (JSP) Appalachian Stomp Down B [Memphis, TN. Victor. 9/30/29.] (3:10)

Hammertowne ~ I’m Going Home to Tennessee (Mountain Fever) You Can Learn a Lot from a Song [2023.] (3:02)

Wilson Banjo Co. ~ Our Last Goodbye/Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine (Pinecastle) Memory Lane [2/8/24.] (3:31)

Steve Bruce ~ The Higher Life (Sweet Song Nashville) What I Know Know [10/14/2022.] (2:59)

Johnny Williams ~ Chilly Winds (Mountain Roads) Close Kin [2011. Eddie Bond.] (3:54)

Joe Val & the New England BG Boys ~ Sparkling Brown Eyes (Rounder) One Morning in May [1996.] (3:04)

Bill Monroe ~ Goodbye Old Pal (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky 3 [Chicago. WBBM. Columbia 78, 10/28/46. 2/13/45.] (2:42)

Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts ~ Buck Creek Gal (JSP) Gennett OT Music C [Richmond, IN. Champion, Challenge, Silvertone. 8/26/27.] (2:35)

Clarence Ashley ~ Little Sadie (Yazoo) My Rough and Rowdy Ways v. 1 [Johnson City, TN. Columbia. 10/23/29.] (2:51)

Dixon Brother s& Mutt Evans ~ Are You Sure (Old Hat) In the Pines [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 6/23/36.] (3:14)

Bob Simmons ~ Ragtime Annie (Voyager) Remembering [2003.] (1:57)

Clare Milliner & Walt Koken ~ Walk Chalk Chicken (Mudthumper) Just Tunes [Melvin Wine. 2003.] (3:19)

Kim & Jim Lansford ~ White Man (Jim Lansford) Out in the Cold World [1997. Bill Katon, Calloway County, MO.] (2:13)

John Rector ~ Richmond (Field Recorders’ Collective) Galax Fiddle & Banjo [1974.] (1:28)

Tommy Jarrell ~ The Drunken Hiccups (County) Sail Away Ladies [1999.] (6:49)

Red Hots ~ Going to Town (Chubby Dragon) Clifftop [6/94.] (1:34)

Narmour & Smith ~ New Charleston No. 2 (Document) v. 2 [Last session. Atlanta, GA. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 7/30/34.] (2:43)

Cannon’s Jug Stompers ~ Springdale Blues (Yazoo) The Best [Memphis Auditorium. Memphis, TN. Victor, Bluebird. 1/30/28.] (3:03)

Carolina Buddies ~ The Story That the Crow Told Me (Document) Walter Smith v. 1 [NY. Columbia. 3/25/30.] (2:58)

Tim Graves & the Farm Hands ~ Don’t Give Your Heart to a Rambler (Pinecastle) Bluegrass DNA [Jimmie Skinner. 1/20/23.] (3:01)

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out ~ Bluegrass (no label) Bluegrass [4/26/24.] (4:09)

Kevin Prater Band ~ Kentucky Mountain Memories (Turnberry) single [2024.] (3:41)

Longview ~ You Can Mark It Down (Rebel) Lessons in Stone [2001.] (2:24)

J. D. Crowe ~ You’re Not Easy to Forget (Rebel) Bluegrass Holiday [12/68. Bonus.] (2:51)

Stanley Brothers ~ Going to the Races (Copper Creek) Shadows of the Past [Front Royal, VA. 8/30/57.] (1:54)

Pie Plant Pete ~ Boston Burglar (OH) Stay on the Farm [Claude Moye. Richmond. Ge Ch Spt. 1/25/29. Chicago. Cq. 11/1/34.] (3:13)

Hi Henry Brown ~ Preacher Blues (Yazoo) Times v. 4 [NY. Vocalion. 3/14/32.] (3:03)

Nations Brothers ~ Bankhead Blues (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies B [Jackson, MS. OKeh. 10/13/35.] (2:52)

Foghorn Stringband ~ Pretty Fair Miss Out in the Garden (Foghorn SB) Rock Island Grange [Cousin Emmy. 12/5-7/2016.] (3:16)

Casey Jones ~ Rocky Road to Jordan (Misssouri State Old Time Fiddle Association) Rocky Road to Jordan [1970.] (1:45)

Rhys Jones, Jeff Miller & Jim Nelson ~ Blackberry Blossom (Vigortone) All I’ve Got’s Done Gone [Burnett-Ruttledge? 2000.] (2:47)

Benny Bleu ~ Big Scioty (Circus Tent) Banjo Meditations [4/30/24.] (5:05)