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)
Larry Sparks ~ Tennessee Border (Rebel) Way Back When [10/24/25.] (2:20)
East Nash Grass ~ Followin’ You (Mountain Fever) All God’s Children [8/22/25.] (3:18)
Pitney Meyer ~ Trail of Tears (Curb Records) Cherokee Pioneer [4/18/25.] (3:17)
Cullen & Mickey Galyean ~ Long Black Veil (Eastwood) and Friends [2005.] (3:35)
Reno & Smiley ~ Another Day (King) 1951 to 1959 3 [King. 11/14/58. 45-1/59.] (2:42)
Flatt & Scruggs ~ Down the Road (Mercury) The Complete Mercury Sessions [Cincinnati, OH. 4/49. 78 & 45-1949.] (2:40)
Dorsey Dixon ~ The Christmas Cake (Testament) Babies in the Mill [East Rockingham, NC. 8/7/62.] (1:23)
Memphis Jug Band ~ K. C. Moan (Yazoo) Before the Blues 2 [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 11/9/27.] (3:05)
Leake County Revelers ~ Mississippi Breakdown (JSP) Country Fiddle B [Jackson, MS. Columbia. 12/18/30.] (3:06)
Tessa McCoy & the State Birds ~ West Virginia Hornpipe (self-produced) single [2024.] (1:58)
W. E. Claunch & Christine Haygood ~ Wolves a Howling (Mississippi Department of History & Archives.) Great Big Yam Potatoes [5/10/39.] (0:43)
Boiled Buzzards ~ Sandy Boys (Buzzard) Salt and Grease [Burl Hammons. 2003.] (1:48)
Andrew Marlin ~ Hawk Is a Mule (Tanyard Branch Music) Witching Hour [2020.] (3:11)
Walter McNew ~ Martha Campbell (Appalachian Center) Blackjack Grove [1992. Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts. “Soft Spoken.”] (2:51)
Horse Flies ~ Ride Old Buck (Field Recorders’ Collective) FRC602 The Horse Flies [1988.] (4:04)
Carter Family ~ Will the Roses Bloom in Heaven (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain 4 [Camden, NJ. Victor, Bluebird, Elektradisk, Sunrise, Montgomery Ward. 10/12/32.] (3:20)
Andrew & Jim Baxter ~ Bamalong Blues (JSP) A Richer Tradition A [Charlotte, NC. Gennett. 8/9/27.] (3:01)
Grayson & Whitter ~ Train 45 (Old Hat) Music from the Lost Provinces [Atlanta, GA. Victor. 4/17/28.] (3:04)
Dan Tyminski ~ Silence in the Brandy (8 Track Entertainment) Live from the Ryman [8/16/2024.] (3:33)
Burnett Sisters Band ~ Easy Come, Easy Go (Pinecastle) Easy Come, Easy Go [10/10/25.] (2:43)
Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter ~ Arapahoe (Fiddleman) Carter & Cleveland [David Grier. 3/13/25.] (4:09)
Al Jones & Frank Necessary ~ I’d Rather Be Alone (Rounder) & the Spruce Mountain Boys [#50. 8/20/76.] (3:10)
Grandpa Jones ~ Kitty Clyde (King 78) single [Cincinnati, OH. King. Recorded 11/47. 78-1949.] (2:41)
Bill Monroe ~ Blue Yodel No. 4 take 2 (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky v. 5 [Chicago, IL. Columbia. 9/16/46.] (3:29)
Spooney Five ~ My Little Girl (Document) Georgia Stringbands 1 [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 11/8/27.] (3:08)
Fleming & Townsend ~ The Ramblin’ Boy (British Archive of Country Music) Little Hill [Memphis, TN. Victor, Bluebird, Twin. 11/20/30.] (2:54)
Walker’s Corbin Ramblers ~ Ruffles and Bustles (Yazoo) Music of Kentucky v. 1 [Hensley & Taylor. NY. Vocalion. 1/25/34.] (3:17)
Joseph Decosimo ~ Flowery Girls (Joseph Decosimo) Fiery Gizzard [8/15/25.] (2:17)
John Morgan Salyer ~ Fire in Mountain (University Press of Kentucky) Old Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes [Jeff Titon.] (3:15)
Geoff Seitz ~ Smith’s Reel (Oceana Productions) The Good Old Days Are Here [Bob Wills & Sleepy Johnson. 1995.] (2:53)
Megan Lynch Chowning & Adam Hurt ~ Tugboat (FiddleStar) Inside Out [Benny Thomasson. 2016.] (2:26)
Double Decker Stringband ~ Hideaway (Marimac) For an Old Time Call… [1990. Oscar Ford.] (3:11)
Ernest East & the Pine Ridge Boys ~ June Apple (County) Old Time Mountain Music [1969.] (2:42)
Gid Tanner & the Skillet Lickers ~ New Arkansas Traveler (JSP) Gid Tanner B [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 4/14/30.] (3:10)
J. W. Day [Jilson Setters] ~ The Wild Wagoner (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 4 [NY. Victor. James William Setters. 2/27/28.] (3:15)
Oscar & Doc Harper ~ Beaumont Rag (County) Old-Time Texas String Bands v. 1 [Dallas, TX. OKeh. 11/27/29.] (3:02)
Seth Mulder & Midnight Run ~ Looking Past the Pain [The Cowboy Song] (Rebel) Coming On Strong [2025.] (3:33)
Kentucky Just Us ~ Wild Blue Violets (Mountains of Home) 10 [10/4/25.] (3:29)
Tidalwave Road ~ Low Down and Lonesome (Pinecastle) Skin and Bones [10/24/25.] (3:36)
Fiction Brothers ~ The Chickens Are Crowing (Flying Fish) Things Are Coming My Way [1979.] (2:11)
Earl Taylor & the Smokey Mt. Boys ~ Poor Ellen Smith (Vetco) The Bluegrass Touch [Azusa, CA. 2/27/69.] (2:31)
Stanley Brothers ~ Christmas Is Near (Starday-King) Early Years ‘58 to ’61 [WCYB Bristol, VA. Starday. Summer ‘58. 45-12/1/58.] (2:04)
Allison’s Sacred Harp Quartette ~ Pisgah OSH 58 (JSP) Sacred Harp & Shape Note Singing C [Richmond, IN. Gennett. 5/1/28.] (3:03)
Carolina Tar Heels ~ Got the Farm Land Blues (County) Hard Times in the Country [Chicago, IL. Vocalion. 12/11/29.] (3:20)
Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts ~ The Drunken Man’s Dream (Document) v. 2 [Fiddlin’ Jim Burke. Richmond, IN. Champion. 1/14/30.] (3:01)
Onlies ~ Gold Watch and Chain (The Onlies) You Climb the Mountain [Carter Family. 9/19/25.] (3:49)
Luther Davis ~ Waves on the Ocean (Field Recorders' Collective) FRC745 Some of the Very Oldest [Delhart, VA. 9/12/73.] (1:27)
Beverly Smith & Carl Jones ~ The Final Stretch (Dittyville) Glow [Carl Jones. 2009.] (3:27)
Bob Carlin ~ Old Bunch of Keys (Rounder) Banging & Sawing [195. Previously unissued. Brad Leftwich.] (2:51)
Greg Hooven et al ~ Sally Ann (Heritage) Tribute to Fred Cockerham [1989.] (2:45)
Foghorn Stringband ~ Train on the Island (FSB) Rock Island Grange [Dirk Powell. 12/5-7/2016.] (2:21)
Lots of terrific music this Thursday! Classics from Reno & Smiley, the Carter Family, the Stanley Brothers, and Bill Monroe! Rarities from Al Jones & Frank Necessary, Dorsey Dixon, “Soft Spoken” Walter McNew, Ernest East & the Pine Ridge Boys, Luther Davis, Greg Hooven, and The Fiction Brothers! New music from the Onlies, Andrew Marlin, the Burnette Sisters Band, Tessa McCoy & the State Birds, and Larry Sparks! You won’t want to miss a moment!




