Playlist 1/8/2026

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

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

Lydia Hamby ~ So Through with You (Gravy Records) single [1/9/26.] (2:51)

Russ Carson & Ron Block ~ Look Me Up by the Ocean Door (Englehardt Music Group) Songs That Birds Don’t Sing [11/20/25.] (3:09)

Jesse Appelman ~ Valley Springs (Jesse Appelman) Where We Go [2/20/26.] (3:32)

Norman Blake & Tony Rice ~ Georgie (Rounder) Norman Blake & Tony Rice 2 [1976.] (2:49)

Vern & Ray ~ Flying Cloud (Old Homestead) Sounds from the Ozarks [arr. Ray Park. 1974.] (1:34)

Bill Monroe ~ Toy Heart (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky 4 [Chicago, IL. Columbia. 9/16/46.] (2:46)

Burnette & Rutherford ~ Pearl Bryan (County) Old Time Mountain Ballads [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 11/6/26.] (3:02)

Mississippi John Hurt ~ Ain’t No Tellin’ (Yazoo) Best There Ever Was [NY. Okeh. 12/21/28.] (3:01)

Ashley’s Melody Men ~ Bath House Blues (Yazoo) Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be v. 3 [NY. Okeh. 9/28/26.] (3:18)

Andy Cahan & Joseph Decosimo ~ Po Black Sheep (Bandcamp) Rare Old Fiddle & Banjo Duets [Nathan Frazier & Frank Patterson.] (2:31)

Ray & Ina Patterson ~ Mary of the Wild Moor (County) Songs of Home & Childhood v. 3 [1973.] (3:40)

J. P. & Annadeene Fraley ~ White Rose Waltz (Rounder) Wild Rose of the Mountain [Vernal, UT. CCC. Sundowner’s. Previously unreleased.] (2:15)

Canote Brothers ~ Old Man Gone (Clonetone) Calico Pie [2005. Greg.] (2:35)

Rorrers ~ Weary Blues (Flyin’ Cloud) Virginia Carolina Sampler [Doug Rorrer. 1989.] (3:03)

Humdingers ~ Plowboy Hop (Chubby Dragon) The Humdingers [Grinnell Giggers.2005.] (2:24)

Grayson & Whitter ~ Rose Conley (JSP) Appalachian Stomp Down A [Atlanta, GA. Victor. 10/18/27.] (3:24)

Frank Jenkins ~ Babtist Shout (County) Old Time Mountain Banjo [Richmond, IN. Gennett. 5/27.] (2:42)

Martin & Roberts ~ Hot Corn (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 2 [NY. ARC. 8/30/34.] (2:58)

Tyler Grant ~ The Tuk Tuk (Grant Central) Flatpicker [2/21/25.] (4:21)

Remedy Tree ~ Let Her Know (Mountain Fever) Beyond What I Can See [9/12/25.] (4:32)

Shawn Lane & Richard Bennett ~ 1000 Miles (Bonfire) 1682 [2/13/24.] (4:40)

Bill Clifton & Jimmy Gaudreau ~ In the Garden (Elf) River of Memories [1994.] (3:04)

Kenny Baker ~ Dusty’s Hornpipe (County) Country [Bill Monroe. 1972.] (2:18)

Reno & Smiley ~ There’s Another Baby Waiting for Me down the Line (King) 1951 to 1959 1 [Cincinnati, OH. Federal. 3/6/51.] (2:30)

Hill Billies ~ Sally Ann (Document) v. 2 [NY. Vocalion, Brunswick. 10/23/26.] (2:59)

Carter Family ~ Engine 143, Jealous Hearted Me (Arhoolie) Border Radio 1939 v. 1 [June. XET. Monterrey, Nuevo León.] (3:22)

Anglin Twins {Jack & Jim} ~ Uncle Eph’s Got the Coon (Old Homestead) South’s Favorite Trio [San Antonio, TX. Vocalion, ARC. 11/5/37.] (2:29)

Jim & Kim Lansford ~ Waverly, Uncle Pink (Vigortone) Ain’t No Supper Here Tonight [Art Galbraith, Lyman Enloe.] (3:11)

Brad Kolodner ~ Last Chance (Brad Kolodner) Old Growth [Brad Kolodner. 5/30/25.] (2:50)

Fletcher Bright & Bill Evans ~ Blake’s March (Native & Fine) Songs Mostly Older than Us [Norman Blake. 2016.] (3:34)

Jim Childress ~ Turkey Sag (Jim Childress) Turkey Sag [2016.] (2:40)

Fuzzy Mountain String Band ~ Green Willis (Rounder) The Fuzzy Mountain String Band [Taylor Kimble. Laurel Fork, VA. 1971.] (1:22)

John Heneghan & His Henpecked Husbands ~ Warfield (East River Records) Ever Felt the Pain? [Williamson Brothers & Curry. 2016.] (3:09)

Blue Ridge Highballers ~ Darling Child (JSP) Worried Blues D [NY. Columbia. 3/23/26.] (3:07)

Uncle Dave Macon ~ Tennessee Tornado (Yazoo) Times Ain’t Like… v. 8 [Richmond, IN. Gennett unissued. 8/15/34.] (3:15)

Kessinger Brothers ~ Hell among the Yearlings (Document) v. 1 [Ashland, KY. Brunswick. 2/10/28.] (2:44)

Ashleigh Graham ~ Head over High Heels (Pinecastle) I’ll Just Drive [6/6/25.] (2:47)

Ralph Stanley II & the Clinch Mountain Boys ~ Breaks of the Cumberland (Stanley Family) Rollin’ on Rubber Wheels [6/6/25.] (2:52)

Route 3 ~ Mississippi Line (Pinecastle) Live at the Station Inn [5/9/25. Recorded 11/2/24.] (3:29)

Jim Mills ~ Will You Be Satisfied (Sugar Hill) My Dixie Home [2002.] (2:39)

Billy Baker ~ Orange Blossom Special (Mountain and Grass) Wise County Special [1980.] (2:52)

Stanley Brothers ~ Baby Girl (Bear Family) 1953 to 1959 2 [Nashville, TN. 11/28/54. Mercury 78 & 45-5/24/58.] (2:21)

Riley Puckett ~ Renfro Valley Home (Old Homestead) Old Time Greats 2 [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward, Twin. 7/31/34.] (2:46)

Narmour & Smith ~ New Charleston No. 3 (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies D [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird. 7/30/34.] (2:43)

Darby & Tarlton ~ I Left Her at the River (Bear Family) Complete 2 [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 10/31/29.] (3:14)

Todd Clewell & Friends ~ Drunken Hiccoughs (Happy Dog) Sarah Armstrong’s Tunes [2007.] (2:03)

Albert Hash ~ Handsome Molly (Field Recorders’ Collective) v. 3 [1976. Joseph Armiger.] (1:20)

Tune Hash ~ Dickson County Blues (Bandcamp) Smothered & Covered [3/18/22.] (2:50)

John Morgan Salyer ~ Vance No More (Appalachian Center) Home Recordings 1941 to 1942 v. 1 (2:12)

Red Mules ~ Ida Red (Vigortone) Old Time Music [Jeff, Rich, Susie. Roy Acuff. 1992.] (2:00)

Marc Rennard ~ Crown Point (CB Records) Earthenware [Ira Ford’s Traditional Music of America. 2016.] (3:26)

Lots of terrific music this Thursday! Classics from the Stanley Brothers, Norman Blake & Tony Rice, Reno & Smiley, the Carter Family, and Bill Monroe! Archival treasures from the Anglin Twins, Vern & Ray, Billy Baker, the Rorrers, John Morgan Salyer, the Humdingers, the Fuzzy Mountain Stringband and Albert Hash! New music from Lydia Hamby, Remedy Tree, Jesse Appelman, Brad Kolodner, Ashleigh Graham, Shawn Lane & Richard Bennett and Route 3! Settle on in and ease your mind!

1/1/2026 Playlist

 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)

Greg Blake ~ Bluefield Mountain Wind (Turnberry) single [1/7/25. Tim & Mollie O’Brien.] (3:23)

Price Sisters ~ Tuel’s Landing (McCoury Music?) Between the Lines [2/16/24.] (3:00)

Dennis Witcher & the Brew ~ What’s Holding You (Dennis Witcher & the Brew) Unsung Melody (2:49) 10/22/24

Norman Blake & Tut Taylor ~Running Wild (Tut Lee Records) Flat Pickin in the Kitchen [1997.] (2:18)

Flatt & Scruggs ~ Foggy Mountain Rock (Bear Family) 1948 to 59 v. 4 [Nashville, TN. rec. 4/5/59. 45 rel. 4/27/59.] (2:23)

Wade Mainer & the Sons of the Mountaineers ~ Don’t Leave Me Alone (JSP) Bluegrass Classics D [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird. 5/4/38.] (2:35)

Carter Family ~ Fond Affection (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain v. 2 [Atlanta, GA. Victor, Bluebird, Montgomery Ward, Zonophone South Africa. 11/25/29.] (3:26)

Tennessee Chocolate Drops ~ Knox County Stomp (JSP) A Richer Tradition B [WNOX, St. James Hotel. Knoxville, TN. 4/3/30.] (3:03)

Hill Brothers & Willie Simmons ~ I Am on My Way to Heaven (BACM) Bluebird Label [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 8/6/37.] (3:32)

Tom King ~ If I Lose (Jim Martin Productions) Green Mountain Cotillion [1989.] (2:04)

Bosco Takaki ~ Train 45 (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Bosco [Joe Birchfield. 4/7/23.] (2:36)

Hazel Nuts ~ Walk Along John, Fort Smith (Bandcamp) Uncut Gems from Missouri [Bob Holt, Ava, MO.] (2:51)

High Ridge Ramblers ~ John Rawl Jamison (High Ridge Ramblers) Long Road [2015.] (2:27)

Casey Jones ~ Jones’s Waltz (County) Three Fiddlers from the Show Me State [Lena Jones Hughes-g.] (3:06)

Ray & Ina Patterson ~ Lamp Lighting Time in the Valley (County) Old Time Songs v. 2 [1969.] (2:26)

NC Ramblers & Roy Harvey ~ I’m Glad I’m Married (JSP) Charlie Poole B [Chicago, IL. Paramount, Broadway. 10/27.] (2:53)

Swamp Rooters ~ Citico (Yazoo) Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be 5 [Atlanta, GA. Brunswick. 11/12/30.] (3:04)

Tweedy Brothers ~ Ricketts Hornpipe (County) Old Time Music of West Virginia v. 2 [Richmond, IN. Gennett. 6/14/24.] (2:43)

Chris Jones ~ The Last Hobo (Mountain Home) Bluegrass Sings Paxton [8/30/24.] (3:38)

Wyatt Ellis ~ Two Rivers Waltz (Knee-High Records) Happy Valley [Danny Roberts. 2/4/24.] (4:02)

Shelton & Williams ~ Two of a Kind (Turnberry) A Time for Every Season [9/6/24.] (3:01)

Becky Buller ~ The Blind Beggar (SRS) Rest My Weary Feet [2001.] (3:23)

Fiddlin’ Red Herron ~ Listen to the Mockingbird (Gusto) Fiddlin’ Red Herron [Federal & Quality-King (Canada) 78. 1951.] (2:58)

Bill Monroe ~ John Hardy (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1959 to 1969 v. 1 [Nashville, TN. Bluegrass Ramble. 1/1/62. Decca. rec. 12/1/61.] (2:42)

Dixie Crackers ~ The Old Bell Cow (Document) Georgia Yellow Hammers 4 White Lightning [Charlotte, NC. Victor. 5/28/31.] (2:44)

Hack String Band ~ Wink the Other Eye (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 4 [Richmond, IN. Champion, Superior. 9/29/30.] (2:55)

Earl Johnson & His Dixie Entertainers ~ Johnson’s Old Grey Mule (JSP) Country Fiddle A [NY. OKeh. 2/21/27.] (3:05)

Andy Cahan & Joseph Decosimo ~ Phyllis in the Ballroom (Bandcamp) Rare Old Fiddle & Banjo Duets [2024. Bertha Shelton.] (2:24)

Benton Flippen & the Smokey Mountain Boys ~ My Home’s across the Blue Ridge Mountains (Music Maker) 270 Haystack Road [2009.] (4:43)

Craig Johnson ~ Cypress Grove (5-String Productions) Away Down the Road [Skip James. 2009.] (4:31)

Evie Ladin ~ Newt Payne’s Tune (Evil Diane Records) Riding the Rooster 2 [11/19/24. Jock Tyldesly.] (3:00)

Mike Bryant & Paul Brown ~ Indian Ate a Woodchuck (Tiki Parlour) With Marcia Bryant & Terri McMurray [Salyer. 2018.] (2:35)

Brittany Haas ~ June Apple (Ook Records) Brittany Haas [Tommy Jarrell. 2004.] (2:55)

Georgia Sacred Harp Quartet ~ Wondrous Love Original Sacred Harp 159 (JSP) Sacred Harp & Shape Note Singing D [Atlanta, GA. OKeh. 8/24.] (3:11)

Fields Ward ~ Watch and Pray (Historical) Early Country Music [Richmond, IN. Gennett (rej). 3/5/29.] (2:36)

Ray Brothers ~ Friday Night Waltz (JSP) Old Timey Brother Songs D [Memphis, TN. Victor. 5/28/30.] (2:56)

New Dangerfield ~ Dangerfield Newby (Free Dirt) single [4/26/2024.] (3:05)

Lonesome River Band ~ Hang Around for the Heartbreak (Mountain Home) The Winning Hand [6/14/24.] (2:40)

Po’ Ramblin’ Boys ~ Trying to Live the Dream (Smithsonian Folkways) Wanderers Like Me [Laura Orshaw-L. 8/16/24.] (4:09)

Bob Paisley ~ Ole Liza Jane (Brandywine) Steeped in Tradition [1998.] (2:21)

Wally Bryson & the Blaylock Brothers ~ Please Remember That I Love You (Spring Fed/Davis Unlimited) Bluegrass [1973.] (3:16)

Stanley Brothers ~ Long Black Veil (Copper Creek) Stanley Series v. 1, n. 1 [New River Ranch. Rising Sun, MD. 5/21/61.] (3:40)

George Edgin’s Corn Dodgers ~ Corn Dodger #1 Special (County) Echoes of the Ozarks 1 [NY. Columbia 3/18/32.] (2:48)

Riley Puckett ~ Though You’re Not Satisfied with Me (Old Homestead) Old Time Greats 2 [Rock Hill, SC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 2/1/39.] (2:11)

Narmour & Smith ~ Gallop to Georgia (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies D [Atlanta, GA. OKeh. 3/11/29.] (3:06)

John Hoffmann & Mac Benford ~ Rolling Mills Are Burning Down (5-String Productions) It’s About Time [George Landers. 2007.] (3:44)

Esker Hutchins ~ Walking in My Sleep (Field Recorders’ Collective 107) Fiddle & Banjo [2007.] (1:29)

Hog Eyed Man ~ Walking the Water (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Kicked Up the Devil of a Row [Marcus Martin.] (2:18)

Red Mules ~ Sugar Barrel (Vigortone) Old Time Music [Lonnie Seymour. 1992.] (2:16)

Franklin George ~ Old Molly Hare (County) Traditional Music [1967. Kanawha.] (1:55)

Steven Arms ~ Snowdrop (Steven Arms) single [1/5/25.] (3:02)

New music from Evie Ladin & Jock Tyldesly, Greg Blake, New Dangerfield, Dennis Witcher & the Brew, Shelton & Williams, the Price Sisters, the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys and Steven Arms! Mining the archives for the music of the Swamp Rooters, Fields Ward, Franklin George, Esker Hutchins and Tom King! Classics from Bill Monroe, the Carter Family, Flatt & Scruggs, Norman Blake and the Stanley Brothers! Don’t miss a minute!

12/25/2025 Playlist

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)

Laurie Lewis ~ Look Down That Lonesome Road (Spruce & Maple) O California [11/21/25.] (3:29)

Volume Five ~ Pine Tree Skyline (Mountain Fever) Leave a Light On [5/23/2025.] (3:35)

Bobby Osborne & C. J. Lewandowski ~ Lonesome Feeling (Turnberry) Keep On Keepin' On [Vince Gill, AJ Lee. 8/22/25.] (2:53)

Red Cravens & the Bray Brothers ~ Jingle Bell Breakdown (Rounder) 415 West Main [1971.] (1:24)

Del McCoury ~ Willie Roy (Arhoolie) I Wonder Where You Are Tonight [12/9/67, LP ’68, CD, ‘92.] (3:59)

Bill Monroe ~ Cheap Love Affair (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1959 to 1969 v. 1 [Nashville. 4/26/62. Decca.] (2:44)

Riley Puckett ~ Burglar Man (JSP) Riley Puckett B [NY. Columbia, Harmony. 9/12/24.] (2:37)

Piper’s Gap Ramblers ~ Yankee Doodle (JSP) Serenade A [Winston-Salem, NC. Okeh. 9/26/27.] (3:01)

East Texas Serenaders ~ Shannon Waltz (JSP) Texas Hillbillies C [Dallas, TX. Decca. 2/20/37.] (2:20)

Clinton Davis ~ Amos Johnson Rag (Tiki Parlour) Ever Returning [2025.] (2:54)

Kerry Blech ~ Dansa Terpsichora (Field Recorders’ Collective) FRC 571 Appalachian Master [2025.] (4:02)

John Hoffmann & Mac Benford ~ The Sailor Boy (5-String Productions) It’s About Time [2007.] (3:07)

John Engel, John Herrmann, Meredith McIntosh ~ Sail Away Ladies (Yodel Ay Hee) Chicken Train [Tommy Jarrell. 2012.] (2:09)

Harvey Taylor ~ Courtin’ in the Kitchen (Pick Away Press) Dear Old Illinois 1 [Garry Harrison-g. 10/5/75.] (1:22)

Susan Graham Pepper ~ Man of Constant Sorrow (Ballad Records) Where the Islands Overflow [Rick & Tab Ward. 2024.] (3:31)

Emry Arthur ~ The Broken Wedding (JSP) Appalachian Stomp Down C [Chicago, IL. Decca. 1/17/35.] (3:06)

Louie Bluie & Ted Bogan ~ Ted’s Stomp (JSP) Richer Tradition B [Chicago, IL. Bluebird. 3/23/34.] (2:44)

“Ted” Sharp, Hinman & Sharp ~ Old Grey Horse Came Out of the Wilderness (County) Echoes v. 1 [Richmond, IN. Champion. 11/8/33.] (3:15)

Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road ~ Molly Rose (Pinecastle) A Little Bit of Bluegrass [12/10/25.] (2:40)

James Mason Via ~ Oh Lordy Me (Mountain Fever) Mason Via [Junior Sisk & Ronnie Bowman. 11/21/25.] (3:58)

Max Wareham ~ I Remember (Nine Athens Music) Daggomit! [2/21/25.] (3:25)

Jeff Brown & Still Lonesome ~ Sharon Rae (Turnberry) Old Kentucky Moon [2022.] (3:16)

Don Rigsby ~ Wild Geese Cry Again (Rebel) Kentucky Troubadour [Doctor’s Orders, 2013.] (2:45)

Flatt & Scruggs ~ Someone Took My Place with You (Bear Family) 1948 to 59 v. 3 [Nashville, TN. rec. 8/29/53. Columbia. 78 & 45-5/3/54.] (2:52)

Moody Bible Sacred Harp Singers ~ In That Morning (Document) Georgia Yellow Hammers v. 4 [Christian Harmony, 215. Chicago, IL. Paramount. 1/29.] (3:11)

Carter Family ~ I Have an Aged Mother (Bear Family) Shadow v. 2 [Memphis, TN. Montgomery Ward. 5/24/30.] (3:23)

Dixie Ramblers ~ (JSP) Ridin’ in an Old Model ‘T’ [Birmingham, AL. ARC. 3/29/37.] (2:48)

Squirrel Butter ~ Wishing Blues (Tiki Parlour) Hazelnut [Charlie Beck. 2022.] (2:45)

Esker Hutchins ~ Black Mountain Rag (FRC107) Fiddle & Banjo [2007.] (3:18)

Arnie Naiman & Chris Coole ~ Country Blues (Merriweather) 5 Strings Attached with No Backing [Dock Boggs. 1997.] (4:12)

Austin Derryberry ~ Lost Child (Spring Fed) Tennessee Breakdown [Charlie Stripling. 2020.] (1:55)

Benton Flippen & the Smokey Mountain Boys ~ Flop Eared Mule (Music Maker) 270 Haystack Road [2009.] (3:55)

Horsenecks ~ Good Times Gone (Tiki Parlour Recordings) In the West [6/27/25.] (3:34)

Frank Gerald & Howard Dixon ~ Call Me Back Pal of Mine (British Archive of Country Music) Bluebird Label [Charlotte, NC. Montgomery Ward. 2/18/37.] (2:42)

Mississippi ‘Possum Hunters ~ Possum on the Rail (Document) Mississippi String Bands v. 2 [Memphis, TN. Victor, Bluebird, Aurora. 5/28/30.] (2:34)

Wilmer Watts & the Lonely Eagles ~ Bonnie Bess (Yazoo) Times Ain’t 5 [NY. Paramount. 10/29.] (2:56)

Andy Leftwich ~ Old Hickory (Mountain Home) single [11/21/25.] (3:51)

Magnolia Street String Band ~ My Garden (MSSB) By the Light of the Moon [7/26/24.] (4:20)

Casey Conners ~ Jump Mountain Breakdown (Casey Connors) The Boy from Bluegrass [3/18/25.] (3:39)

Norman Blake & Tut Taylor ~ Steel Guitar Rag (Tut Lee Records) Flat Pickin in the Kitchen [1997.] (2:48)

David Peterson & 1946 ~ Here Today, Gone Tomorrow (Necktie) Losing Game [2022.] (2:23)

Stanley Brothers ~ Little Maggie (Copper Creek) Stanley Series v. 1, n. 1 [New River Ranch. 5/21/61.] (2:41)

Roy Harvey & North Carolina Ramblers ~ George Collins (JSP) Charlie Poole C [Ashland, KY. Brunswick. 2/16/28.] (2:53)

Hog Eyed Man, Paddy ‘Otis’ League, Michael Starkey ~ Ways of the World (Tiki Parlour) Across the Sea [William Stepp. 7/4/25.] (4:06)

New music from the Laurie Lewis, Mason Via, Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, Andy Leftwich, Clinton Davis, and the Horsenecks! Mining the archives for the music of Harvey “Pappy” Taylor, the Moody Bible Sacred Harp Singers, Wilmer Watts & the Lonely Eagles, the Mississippi ‘Possum Hunters, and Esker Hutchins! Classics from Bill Monroe, the Carter Family, Flatt & Scruggs, Norman Blake with Tut Taylor, Del McCoury, and the Stanley Brothers! Don’t miss a minute!