Thursday, June 25, 2026

Playlist 6/25/2026

 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)

Red Camel Collective ~ Leavin’ You and Mobile, Too (Pinecastle) Red Camel Collective [Pete Goble, Leroy Maxey Drumm. 11/29/24.] (3:01)

Rhonda Vincent ~ I Miss Missouri (Upper Management) Destinations & Fun Places [8/14/24.] (2:39)

Maddie Wittler & Natalie Haas ~ Gasoline Alley No. 1 (Stuff Works) Julia Belle, The John Hartford Fiddle Tunes Project v. 2 [1/1/25.] (2:48)

Harmonic Tone Revealers ~ Queen of the Earth, Child of the Stars (Corvus) Harmonic Tone Revealers [Edden Hammons. 2017.] (3:05)

Larry Richardson & the Blue Ridge Boys ~ Wild Over Me (Old Blue) With Buddy Pendleton [1965.] (2:12)

Stanley Brothers ~ The Fields Have Turned Brown (Bear Family) 1949 to 1952 [11/20/49. Nashville, TN. Columbia 78-2/13/50.] (2:34)

Pie Plant Pete ~ Roving Gambler (Old Homestead) Stay on the Farm [Richmond, IN. Champion, Supertone, Superior, Melotone Canada. 8/8/30.] (3:09)

Carter Family ~ When the Sunset Turns the Ocean Blue to Gold (JSP) The Acme Sessions A [WOPI, Bristol, TN. 4/52.] (1:58)

Delmore Brothers ~ It’s Takin’ Me Down (JSP) Classic Cuts B [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, MontgomerW, Twin. 2/17/36.] (2:32)

Spencer & Rains ~ Tater Blossom (YouTube) single [2023. Noah Beavers.] (1:38)

Double Decker Stringband ~ Orphan Child (Marimac) For an Old Time Call… [1990. Carter Family.] (4:05)

Ernie Carpenter ~ The Forked Deer (Augusta Heritage) Elk River Blues [1986.] (2:30)

Anya Hinkle & Jackson Cunningham ~ Finley’s Bend (Virginia Foundation for the Humanities) Old Time Duets [2006.] (3:05)

Kate Brett & Bill Schmidt ~ Wild Horses at Stoney Point (Rounder) Old Time Banjo Festival [Melvin Wine. 2007.] (3:11)

Evie Ladin & David Greely ~ Bayou Pon Pon (Evil Diane) Riding the Rooster 2 [Breaux Bridge, LA.11/19/24.] (2:26)

Hus Caudill ~ Poor Ellen Smith (Field Recorders’ Collective) The Prettiest Tune I Ever Heard [Sparta, NC. 1/4/74.] (0:41)

Grant Brothers & Their Music ~ Tell It to Me (JSP) Worried Blues D [Johnson City, TN. Columbia. 10/15/28.] (2:43)

Uncle Dave Macon ~ The Bible’s True (Bear Family) Keep My Skillet Good & Greasy 3 [Sam McGee-g. NY. Vocalion. 4/14/26.] (3:03)

Cliff Click & the Short Creek Trio ~ The Buckin’ Mule (Document) Alabama String Bands [Birmingham, AL. Gennett, Silvertone, Supertone, Challenge, Herwin, Bell. 7/30/27.] (2:57)

Big Country Bluegrass ~ Carry Me Back to the Bluegrass (Rebel) Carry Me Back to the Bluegrass [3/28/25.] (2:41)

Rock Hearts ~ Town Hall Clock (615 Hideaway) Unfinished Bridges [10/4/24.] (2:10)

Sami Braman, Ellie Hakanson et al ~ Not Soft Enough (Stuff Works) Julia Belle, JH FT Project v. 2 [1/1/25.] (3:22)

Norman Blake ~ Down Home Summertime Blues (Rounder) Old Ties [Back Home in Sulphur Springs. 1972. 2002.] (3:39)

Reno & Smiley ~ Arkansas Traveler (Rural Rhythm) Bluegrass 1963 [Spartanburg, SC. 9/19/63.] (1:33)

Bill Monroe ~ The Old Cross Road alt. take (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky 1936 to 1949 6 [WBBM. Chicago, IL. Columbia. 10/27/47.] (1:48)

Lonnie Johnson ~ Baby Will You Please Come Home (Yazoo) Rose Grew 2 [St. Louis, MO. OKeh. 4/25/27.] (2:53)

Jules Allen ~ ‘Long Side the Sante Fe Trail (Yazoo) When I Was a Cowboy v. 1 [Los Angeles, CA. Victor, Montgomery Ward, Aurora. 4/8/29.] (3:15)

Red Headed Fiddlers ~ Texas Quickstep (JSP) Texas Hillbillies A [Dallas, TX. OKeh. 10/18/28.] (2:55)

George Jackson & Brad Kolodner ~ Johnny Court the Widow (GJ & BK) Shady Lane [Roy Bennett. 10/11/24.] (2:49)

Pete McMahan ~ Eighth of January (Voyager) 50 Old-Time Fiddle Gems 2 [Missouri Fiddlin’ No. 4, 1979.] (3:08)

Dirk Powell ~ Rubin (Rounder) If I Go Ten Thousand Miles [1996.] (3:44)

Volo Bogtrotters ~ Remus (Vigortone) Hell Broke Loose in Volo [Backside of Buncombe. 1989. Fred Campeau.] (3:07)

Tom Carter & Tom Sauber ~ Kit Carson (Tiki Parlour) Trade Your Headache 1 [Bruce Cockburn. 2021.] (3:44)

Joshua Goforth & Hilary Dirlam ~ Cold Frosty Morning (LTA Records) Basic Ingredients [Melvin Wine. 1999.] (1:58)

Crook Brothers String Band ~ Jobbin Getting’ There (Document) Nashville, 1928 [Nashville, TN. Victor, Montgomery Ward. 10/5/28.] (2:49)

Carolina Twins ~ Southern Jack (Old Hat) Gastonia Gallop [Atlanta, GA. Victor. 11/28/29.] (2:38)

Stripling Brothers ~ Pallet on the Floor (Document) v. 2 [New Orleans, LA. Decca. 3/12/36.] (2:52)

Eli West ~ I’d Like to Be a Train (Tender & Mild) The Shape of a Sway [7/11/25.] (4:32)

Woody Platt ~ One Last Goodbye (Compass) Far Away with You [Barry Bales, Chris Stapleton. 10/11/24.] (3:11)

Laurie Lewis, Suzy Thompson et al ~ Champagne Blues (Stuff Works) Julia Belle, The John Hartford Fiddle Tunes Project v. 2 [1/1/25.] (3:34)

Johnson Mountain Boys ~ Shouting in the Air (Rounder) Let the Whole World Talk [3/27/1986.] (2:27)

Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys ~ Prepare Me O Lord (King) Poor Rambler 1 [Over the Sunset Hill. 8/68. King.] (2:42)

Todd Phillips ~ Sugar in the Gourd (Gourd Music) In the Pines [1995.] (1:45)

Blue Sky Boys ~ Shake Hands with Your Mother Today (Bear Family) The Sunny Side of Life 5 [Atlanta, GA. RCA Victor. 1/31/49. 45-4/49.] (2:51)

Cranford & Thompson ~ Stolen Love (Tompkins Square) I’m Going Down to North Carolina 1 [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Champion, Conqueror. 6/29/28.] (2:49)

Grinnell Giggers ~ Ruth’s Rag (County) Echoes of the Ozarks 2 [Memphis, TN. Victor, Bluebird, Sunrise, Montgomery Ward. 5/30/30.] (2:51)

Joseph Decosimo ~ Prettiest Little Girl in the County (Bandcamp) Beehive Cathedral [6/8/24.] (4:12)

Oscar Wright ~ Liza Jane (County) Clawhammer Banjo v. 3 [1978.] (1:25)

New Dixie Entertainers ~ Fiddler’s Reel (Yodel Ay Hee) Maybelle Rag [Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith. 1994.] (2:27)


Lots of terrific music this Thursday! Classics from the Carter Family, the Stanley Brothers & Bill Monroe! Archival treasures from Norman Blake, the Blue Sky Boys, Oscar Wright, Dirk Powell, and Hus Caudill! New music from Maddie Witler & Natalie Haas, Suzy Thompson & Laurie Lewis, Woody Platt, the Red Camel Collective, Eli West, Sami Braman & Ellie Hakanson, and Rhonda Vincent! Get comfortable, and settle on in!


Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Playlist 6/18/2026

 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 ~ Victim of the Game (Turnberry) single [6/10/26.] (3:35)

Della Mae ~ Kenny and Mac (Stuff Works) Julia Belle, the John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project v. 2 [Barnes & Lamb. 1/1/25.] (3:32)

Donna Hughes ~ The Grass Ain’t Greener (Running Dog Records) single [6/12/26.] (4:57)

Johnson Mountain Boys ~ Christine LeRoy (Rounder) Blue Diamond [Blue Ridge Mountain Singers. 1993.] (3:11)

Norman Blake ~ Prettiest Girl in the Country (Rounder) Old Ties [Blind Dog. Gid Tanner. 1981.] (2:19)

Ralph Stanley ~ Let’s Go to the Fair (King) Poor Rambler 1 [Hills of Home. 1/70. King 45. 1968.] (1:47)

Cranford & Thompson ~ Bring Me a Leaf from the Sea (Tompkins Square) I’m Going Down to North Carolina 1 [Richmond, IN. Gennett. 6/13/29.] (2:43)

Dewey & Gassie Bassett ~ Jesus Paved the Way (Yazoo) Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be 6 [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 2/8/40.] (2:41)

Emry Arthur ~ Train Whistle Blues (JSP) Clarence Ashley C [Chicago, IL. Vocalion. 8/30/28.] (3:04)

Veranda ~ Barbless Love {J’entends ton nom} (Big in the Garden) Veranda [5/22/26.] (3:00)

Paper Wings ~ Mountains on the Moon (Paper Wings) Mountains on the Moon [Wila Frank, Emily Mann. 3/1/26.] (4:18)

Simmons Family ~ Green Corn (Dancing Doll) Stone County Dulcimer [Jean, Patti & Tommy. Earl Blair.] 1970s?] (1:39)

Volo Bogtrotters ~ Otto Wood the Bandit (Vigortone) Hell Broke Loose in Volo [Tough Luck. 1991.] (3:27)

Joshua Goforth & Hilary Dirlam ~ Paddy on the Turnpike (LTA Records) Basic Ingredients [1999.] (2:07)

Spencer & Rains ~ Morg Williams’ Cotillion (Tiki Parlour) The Old Texas Fiddle v. 3 [2023. Peter Tumlinson Bell, Carrizo Springs, TX.] (2:25)

David McCarn ~ Poor Man, Rich Man {Cotton Mill Colic No. 2} (Old Hat) Gastonia Gallop [Memphis, TN. Victor. 11/19/30.] (2:58)

Cartwright Brothers ~ Texas Ranger (Yazoo) When I Was a Cowboy 1 [Dallas, TX. Victor, Bluebird, Montgomery Ward 5/20/30.] (3:14)

Nations Brothers ~ Magnolia Two Step (County) Mississippi String Bands 2 [Jackson, MS. American Record Corporation, Vocalion. 10/13/35.] (3:10)

Grascals ~ Memories I Ain’t Missing (Billy Blue) Not Gone Yet [6/5, 8/7.] (2:56)

Jesse Appelman ~ Freight Train (self produced) Where We Go [Alison de Groot-bj. 2/20/26.] (3:17)

Appalachian Road Show ~ Possum up a ‘simmon Tree (Billy Blue) Della Jane’s Heart [2/21/25.] (2:50)

John Reischman ~ The Old Steeple (Corvus) New Time & Old Acoustic [Waltz. 9/9/21.] (3:24)

Ernest Adkins ~ Fire on the Mountain (Major) Blueridge Fiddler [McPeak Brothers.] (2:05)

Bill Monroe ~ Road of Life (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1970 to 1979 1 [Bradley’s Barn, Mt. Juliet, TN. MCA. 1/19/1970.] (3:00)

Pie Plant Pete ~ Lightning Express (Old Homestead) Stay on the Farm [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Champion, Supertone. 8/30/30.] (3:19)

Richard “Rabbit” Brown ~ James Alley Blues (Yazoo) Times 2 [New Orleans, LA. Victor. 3/11/27.] (3:08)

Blue Ridge Highballers ~ Fourteeen Days in Georgia (JSP) Worried Blues D [NY. Columbia. 3/23/26.] (3:10)

George Jackson & Brad Kolodner ~ Crockett’s Honeymoon (GJ & BK) Shady Lane [Andrew Small. 10/11/24.] (3:35)

Ernie Carpenter ~ Camp Run (Augusta Heritage) Elk River Blues [1986.] (1:38)

Kerry Blech ~ Salt River (Field Recorders’ Collective) Appalachian Master, Clifftop 2004 [Seeger-William Adams.] (2:13)

Knackered Ramblers ~ Dear Honey (Knackered Ramblers) Knackered Ramblers [Clarence Clay & William Scott. 9/1/25.] (4:17)

Pete McMahan ~ Soldier’s Joy (Voyager) 60 Old Time Fiddle Gems 2 [1979. Missouri Fiddlin’ No. 4.] (2:49)

Dirk Powell ~ Old Virginia (Rounder) If I Go Ten Thousand Miles [Dirk’s grandfather.1996.] (1:37)

Uncle Dave Macon ~ Whoop ‘em Up Cindy (Bear Family) Keep My Skillet 3 [Sam McGee, g. NY. Vocalion. 4/26/26.] (2:51)

Dixie Ramblers ~ Franklin County Blues (Document) Alabama Stringbands [Birmingham, AL. American Record Corporation. 3/29/37.] (2:38)

Carter Family ~ Goodbye to the Plains (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mt. 9 [NY. Decca, Decca Australia, Decca South Africa, Melotone Canada. 6/18/37.] (2:39)

Big Country Bluegrass ~ A Stranger in My Own Hometown (Rebel) Carry Me Back to the Bluegrass [Tom & Dixie Hall. 3/28/25.] (3:14)

Becky Buller ~ Reach (Dark Shadow) Songs That Sing Me [9/5/25.] (4:52)

Blue Highway ~ The North Side (Down the Road) Live at ETSU [Grayson Lane, hv. 3/27/26.] (4:11)

Todd Phillips ~ In the Willow Garden (Gourd Music) In the Pines [1995.] (3:36)

Buddy Pendleton ~ Cincinnati Reel (Old Blue) With Buddy Pendleton [Pendleton, 1971. Previously unreleased. 1965.] (1:37)

Stanley Brothers ~ The Wandering Boy (Bear Family) 1949 to 1952 [Castle Studios, Nashville, TN. 4/11/52. Columbia 78&45-6/7/52.] (2:30)

Delmore Brothers ~ Take Me back to the Range (JSP) Classic Cuts B [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird. 2/17/36.] (2:43)

Stripling Brothers ~ Spanish Flang Dang (Document) v. 2 [New Orleans, LA. Decca. 3/12/36.] (2:46)

Dr. Smith’s Champion Hoss Hair Pullers ~ Going down the River (County) Echoes of the Ozarks v. 2 [Memphis, TN. Victor. 9/12/28.] (2:59)

Reeltime Travelers ~ Hardtimes in New York Town (Yodel-Ay-Hee) Reeltime Oldtime String Band Music [2000.] (3:05)

Gary Lee Moore ~ Bill Cheatum (Voyager) Uncle Pig [Clark Kessinger. “Rat Cheese under the Hill.” 2004.] (2:39)

Anya Hinkle & Jackson Cunningham ~ Budded on Earth (Virginia Foundation for the Humanities) Old Time Duets [Carter Family. 2006.] (3:23)

The Monks ~ Lady of the Lake (Yodel-Ay-Hee) Ragged but Righteous [Norman EdmondsJ. 2002.] (3:19)

Hellbenders ~ Train on the Island (Field Recorders’ Collective) The Hellbenders [Fields Ward? 1990.] (3:08)

Evie Ladin & George Jackson ~ Poor Little Mary Sitting in the Corner (Evil Diane) Riding the Rooster 2 [Harry Bolick. 2024.] (3:41)


Lots of terrific music this Thursday! Classics from the Carter Family, the Stanley Brothers, Cranford & Thompson, and Bill Monroe! Archival treasures from Ernest Adkins, the Simmons Family, the Hellbenders, Dewey & Gassie Bassett, the Reeltime Travelers, and Kerry Blech! New music from the Grascals, Veranda, Blue Highway, Jesse Appelman, the Knackered Ramblers, Evie Ladin, Big Country Bluegrass, and Becky Buller! Get comfortable, and settle on in!

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Playlist 6/11/2026

 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)

Will Clark ~ Sometimes You Just Can’t Win (Mountain Fever) Carolina Lightning [9/25/25.] (2:47)

Tony Trischka ~ Cacklin’ Hen (Down the Road) Earl Jam 2 [Stuart Duncan. 3/13/26.] (2:35)

Full Cord ~ Hubris Comes to Town (Full Cord) single [Billy Strings. 5/29/26.] (4:37)

Norman Blake ~ Last Train from Poor Valley (Flying Fish) Fields of November [Flying Fish #4. Charlie Collins. 9/74] (3:40)

James King ~ Sophronie (Webco) It’s a Cold Cold World [James King. 1989.] (2:25)

Stanley Brothers ~ You’d Better Get Right (Copper Creek) Stanley Series v. 1 n. 3 [New River Ranch, Rising Sun, MD. 7/3/55.] (2:19)

Blue Sky Boys ~ I’ll Meet You in the Morning (Patuxent) 1939 to 1949 Radio 1 [WGST, Atlanta, GA. 10/18/47.] (2:40)

Kid Williams ~ When He Died He Got a Home in Hell (Document) v. 2 [NY. Jewel, Oriole, Romeo, Homestead, Conqueror. 5/5/30.] (2:50)

Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers ~ Rufus (Document) v. 6 [San Antonio, TX. Bluebird. 3/29/34.] (3:05)

George Jackson & Tristan Scroggins ~ Bile ‘em Cabbage Down (Bandcamp) The Old Time 100 v. 1 [2/2/24.] (2:48)

Pat Conte ~ Aristocracy (Jalopy) American Songs [Sanford Rich, Taj Mahal. 11/11/2011.] (1:41)

Rhys Jones & Christina Wheeler ~ Plowboy Hop (Vigortone) Starry Crown [Grinnell Giggers. 2005.] (2:49)

Benny Thomasson ~ Red Apple Rag (Voyager) Say Old Man, Can You Play the Fiddle? [1974.](1:31)

Kim & Jim Lansford ~ Look On and Cry (JL) Call Your Dogs [Wade Mainer & His Blue Ridge Buddies. 2003.] (3:44)

Jim Childress ~ Going back to Athens (Bandcamp) Fly Away [5/2/23.] (3:26)

Da Costa Woltz’s Southern Broadcasters ~ Are You Washed in the Blood (JSP) Gennett OT D [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Champion, Challenge, Herwin. 5/27.] (2:52)

Charley Patton ~ Frankie and Albert (JSP) Complete A [Grafton, WI. Paramount. 10/29.] (3:12)

M. S. Dillehay ~ Mother-in-Law (JSP) Texas Hillbillies B [El Paso, TX. Victor. 7/10/29.] (2:48)

Colebrook Road ~As You Do (Mountain Fever) Too Far to Let Go [Woody Platt, L. 4/24/26.] (3:32)

Junior Sisk ~ I Don’t Hurt Anymore (Turnberry) It’s All Fun and Games [7/18/25.] (2:25)

Appalachian Smoke ~ Running from the Moon (Mountain Fever) single [6/5/26.] (3:28)

Joe Val ~ A Voice from On High (Rounder) Diamond Joe [Bound to Ride. 1979.] (2:20)

Bill Napier & Larry Taylor & the Waterloo Bluegrass Boys ~ Lonesome without You (Old Homestead) We Salute the Stanley Bros [1987.] (2:42)

Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain ~ Old Standby (Blue Circle) Dancin’ in the Dirt [2008.] (3:48)

Smith’s Garage Fiddle Band ~ Beaumont Rag (Document) Texas Fiddle Bands v. 1 [Dallas, TX. Vocalion. 10/26/28.] (2:56)

The Two Poor Boys (Joe Evans & Arthur McClain) ~ Two White Horses in a Line (Yazoo) Before the Blues v. 1 [NY. Oriole, Perfect, Romeo. 5/20/31.] (2:51)

Frank Hutchison ~ Old Rachel (JSP) Worried Blues A [NY. OKeh. 1/28/27.] (3:04)

Erynn Marshall ~ Fugitive’s Lament (Hickoryjack Music) Tune Tramp [Delmore Brothers. Skip Gorman. 2013.] (3:22)

Parley Parsons ~ Granny Will Your Dog Bite (Field Recorders’ Collective) FRC705 Old Galax Fiddling [Early 1980s.] (2:12)

Geoff Seitz ~ Seneca Square Dance (Oceana Productions) The Good Old Days Are Here [1995.] (2:45)

Old Hollow Stringband ~ Dixie Rag (Flyin’ Cloud) Old Time Music from North Carolina [1989. Jess Hillard & His West Virginia Hillbillies.] (2:43)

Howard Miller ~ East Tennessee Blues (Field Recorders’ Collective) FRC706 Sixty Years of NC Fiddling [1978.] (2:00)

Dolly & the Devil ~ Red Rocking Chair (Bandcamp) Festival Season 1 [Nancy Sluys & Janie Rothfield-fs.] (2:50)

Nations Brothers ~ Supper Time (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies B [Jackson, MS. American Record Corporation. 10/13/35.] (2:45)

Four Wanderers ~ The Fault’s in Me (Yazoo) Times v. 1 [NY. Victor. 8/1/27.] (3:13)

Carter Family ~ Lonesome Pine Special (Bear Family) Clinch Mt. 11 [Memphis, TN. Victor, Montgomery Ward. 11/25/30.] (3:01)

Billy Strings ~ My Alice (Reprise) Highway Prayers [9/27/24.] (4:05)

Magoo ~ Can’t You Hear That Train (Magoo Grass) What a Life [2/27/26.] (4:53)

Flatt Out Blue ~ Them Blues (Turnberry) The Maggard Sessions [12/2/25.] (2:36)

Wayne Taylor ~ With You Still on My Mind (Wayne Taylor Records) It’s about Time [4/10/2012.] (3:55)

Billy Baker ~ Shortenin’ Bread (Old Homestead) Fiddle Classics v. 2 [1978.] (1:54)

Monroe Brothers ~ In My Dear Old Southern Home (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky 1 [Charlotte, NC. 2/17/36. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward.] (2:27)

Carter Brothers and Son ~ Jenny on the Railroad (County) Mississippi String Bands 1 [Memphis, TN. Victor. 2/24/28.] (2:54)

Kentucky Ramblers ~ Glory (x4) to the Lamb (Yazoo) Music of Kentucky v. 1 [Grafton, WI. Broadway. 9/30.] (2:35)

Mainer’s Mountaineers ~ The Longest Train (Old Hat) In the Pines [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 8/6/35.] (3:08)

Swamper’s Revenge ~ Rummie Tum (Vigortone) Kettle Bog [Pappy Taylor, Effingham, IL. 4/5/2025.] (2:57)

Franklin George ~ Salt River (Kanawha) Traditional Music [1967.] (2:46)

Mitch Depew & Sophie Wellington ~ Illinois Whiskey (Bandcamp) Viejos Tiempos en la Finca [rec. 12/24.] (2:48)

Beverly Smith & Carl Jones ~ Gosh! I Miss You All the Time (Dittyville) Glow [2009. Mac & Jenny Traynham. Jimmy Long.] (2:35)

Phoeba Parsons ~ The West Fork Girls (Field Recorders' Collective) FRC202 Old Time Music from Clay & Calhoun Counties, WV [1975 Brandywine.] (2:00)

Andrew Marlin ~ Lake on the Island (Tanyard Branch Music) Witching Hour [2020.] (2:47)


Come join us this Thursday and enjoy three hours of Bluegrass, Old Time and those wonderful Country 78s! The fine music of the Monroe Brothers, the Stanley Brothers, and the Carter Family in this week’s lineup! Archival treasures from the Two Poor Boys, James King, Wayne Taylor, the Four Wanderers, Howard Miller & Pat Conte! Plus new music headed your way from Full Cord with Billy Strings, Magoo, Tony Trischka, Mitch Depew & Sophie Wellington, George Jackson & Tristan Scroggins, Colebrook Road, Junior Sisk, and Swamper’s Revenge! Stop on by!

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Playlist 6/4/2026

 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 ~ Same Ole Train (Billy Blue) Hold On Heart [10/25/24.] (3:20)

Seth Mulder & Midnight Run ~ Church Hill Special (Rebel Records) Coming On Strong [5/16/25.] (2:13)

Kentucky Just Us ~ Bluegrass Music (Mountains of Home) 10 [10/4/25.] (2:31)

Mickey Galyean & Cullen’s Bridge ~ We’ll Be Sweethearts in Heaven (Rebel) My Daddy’s Grass [Carter Stanley. James King. 2016.] (2:56)

Earl Taylor & the Smokey Mt. Boys ~ Katy Hill (Vetco) The Bluegrass Touch [Azusa, CA. 2/27/69.] (1:41)

Bill Monroe ~ Blue Yodel No. 4 take 2 (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky v. 5 [Chicago, IL. Columbia. 9/16/46.] (3:29)

Allison’s Sacred Harp Quartette ~ Penick OSH 387 (JSP) Sacred Harp & Shape Note Singing C [Richmond, IN. Gennett. p-? 5/1/28.] (2:52)

Blue Sky Boys ~ No Disappointment in Heaven (Bear Family) The Sunny Side of Life 2 [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 8/2/37.] (3:16)

Roane County Ramblers ~ Southern No. 111 (Bear Family) The Johnson City Sessions 1 [Columbia. 10/15/28.] (3:04)

John Engle, John Herrmann & Meredith McIntosh ~ Piney Woods Gal (Yodel-Ay-Hee) Chicken Train [2012. Tommy Jarrell.] (3:24)

Bucking Mules ~ Georgia Belles (Free Dirt) Smoke behind the Clouds [Manco Sneed. 2017.] (2:26)

Austin Derryberry ~ Jean Horner’s Leather Britches (Spring Fed) Tennessee Breakdown [3/15/20.] (2:20)

Arnie Naiman & Chris Coole ~ Sally Ann Johnson (Merriweather) 5 Strings Attached with No Backing [1997.] (3:14)

Esker Hutchins ~ Bonaparte’s Retreat (Field Recorders' Collective) FRC107 Fiddle & Banjo [Dave Spilkia-g. 2007.] (2:00)

John Hoffmann & Mac Benford ~ Mike in the Wilderness (5-String Productions) It’s About Time [2007.] (2:08)

Oscar Ford ~ The Farmer’s Dream (County) Hard Times in the Country [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 4/17/30.] (3:06)

Cannon’s Jug Stompers ~ Ripley Blues (Yazoo) Best of Cannon’s Jug Stompers [Memphis, TN. Victor. 10/1/29.] (2:55)

Watkins Band ~ Little Girl, You Know I Love You (Document) Georgia Stringbands 1 [Tom & Charlie. Atlanta, GA. Victor 2/24/28.] (2:52)

Dan Tyminski ~ Whiskey Drinking Man (8 Track Entertainment) Live from the Ryman [8/16/24.] (4:16)

Max Vendetti ~ The Hickory Handle (Waiting for Lester) Different Kind of Ride [5/22/26.] (2:51)

Tidalwave Road ~ Not OK, My Brother (Pinecastle) Skin and Bones [10/24/25.] (3:48)

Danny Paisley ~ What Crosses Your Mind (Pinecastle) Bluegrass State of Mind [5/23/25.] (4:13)

Daniel Greeson et al ~ Sandy River Belle (Mountain Roads) Close Kin: Our Roots Run Deep [2014.] (3:00)

Stanley Brothers ~ Keep a Memory (Starday-King) Early Years ‘58 to ’61 [Cincinnati, OH. King. 10/1/58.] (2:43)

Justin Winfield ~ John Hardy (Historical) Early Country Music [Sweet Brothers. Richmond, IN. Gennett. 7/9/28.] (3:03)

Ed Bell ~ Frisco Whistle Blues (JSP) A Richer Tradition A [Chicago, IL. Paramount. ca. 9/27.] (2:48)

Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts ~ Shortenin’ Bread (Document) v. 2 [Asa Martin, g. NY. Banner, Oriole, Perfect, Romeo, Conqueror. 3/5/31.] (2:42)

Squirrel Butter ~ Walking the Floor (Squirrel Butter) Banjo Clog [Ernest Tubb. 2010.] (2:59)

Clinton Davis ~ Buffalo Gal (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Ever Returning [2025.] (3:34)

Newberry & Verch ~ Thankful for You (self produced) Blessing on the Wing [3/17/26.] (2:35)

Double Decker Stringband ~ Wait Till I Put On My Robe (Marimac) For an Old Time Call… [1990. Clarence Clay, William Scott.] (2:55)

Joseph Decosimo ~ Pretty Fair Maid (Joseph Decosimo) Fiery Gizzard [Clarence Ashley. 8/15/25.] (5:17)

Luther Davis ~ Polly Put the Kettle On (Field Recorders' Collective) FRC745 Some of the Very Oldest [Delhart, VA. Spring 1972.] (0:47)

Gid Tanner & His Skillet-Lickers ~ Georgia Wagner (JSP) Gid Tanner B [With Riley Puckett & Clayton McMichen. Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 4/14/30.] (3:14)

Rutherford & Foster ~ There’s No One Like the Old Folks (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 4 [Richmond, IN. Gennett. 1/14/29.] (2:43)

Texas Night Hawks ~ Possum Rag (County) Old Time Texas String Bands v. 2 [Hugh Roden-f. Dallas, TX. OKeh. 6/25/29.] (3:13)

Hammaville ~ Annie’s Heart (Mountain Fever) single [3/6/26.] (3:03)

Larry Sparks ~ Ages and Ages Ago (Rebel) Way Back When [10/24/25.] (2:52)

East Nash Grass ~ Redbird (Mountain Fever) All God’s Children [8/22/25.] (2:20)

Fiction Brothers ~ Where the Soul Never Dies (Flying Fish) Things Are Coming My Way [1979.] (2:20)

Al Jones & Frank Necessary ~ Skip, Hop & Wobble (Rounder) & the Spruce Mountain Boys [#50. 8/20/76.] (2:00)

Reno & Smiley ~ Steel Guitar Rag (King) 1959 to 1963 1 [Cincinnati, OH. King. 6/27/60. Wanted, 1961.] (2:14)

Carter Family ~ If One Won’t Another One Will (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain 4 [Camden, NJ. Victor, Bluebird, Montgomery Ward, Regal Zonophone Australian. 10/12/32.] (3:10)

Fleming & Townsend ~ Lookin’ for a Mama (British Archive of Country Music) Little Hill [Charlotte, NC. Victor, Bluebird. 5/18/31.] (3:14)

Allen Brothers ~ Baby When You Coming Back Home (JSP) The Allen Brothers A [Memphis, TN. Victor, Bluebird, HMV India. 11/22/30.] (2:44)

Burns Piro ~ Going Down the Road (Bandcamp) Browns Creek [2/18/26.] (3:46)

William H. Stepp ~ Piney Ridge (University Press of Kentucky) Old Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes [A&E Lomax. 1/26/37. Jeff Titon.] (1:25)

Tessa Dillon ~ Wagoner One Step (self-produced) It’s Hard to Love [2018.] (3:16)

Peter Honig & His Pals ~ Satisfied (Bandcamp) Old Time Music 1990 to 2016 v. 1 [2023.] (2:46)

Onlies ~ Hook and Line (The Onlies) You Climb the Mountain [Morgan and Lee Sexton. 9/19/25.] (2:29)

Foghorn Stringband ~ Give Me the Roses (self produced) Rock Island Grange [Carter Family.] (3:04)


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, Earl Taylor & the Smokey Mt. Boys, the Watkins Band, Mickey Galyean & Cullen’s Bridge, Luther Davis, Esker Hutchins, and Cannon’s Jug Stompers! New music from Hammaville, Carson Peters & Iron Mountain, Max Vendetti, Newberry & Verch, the Onlies, and Burns Piro! You won’t want to miss a moment!

Playlist 5/28/2026

 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)

Izaak Atlas Schwartz ~ Ol’ Blue (Patuxent) Black Oak Ridge [4/10/26.] (4:55)

Danny Roberts ~ Lawson Sizemore (Mountain Home) The Winding Road Leads Home [5/22/26.] (3:12)

Greenwood Rye ~ Ready to Burn (self-produced) single [Vickie Vaughn, Vince Herman, Mason Via. 5/15/26.] (3:17)

Del McCoury ~ I Wonder Where You Are Tonight (Arhoolie) I Wonder Where You Are Tonight [12/9/1967.] (2:39)

Red Cravens & the Bray Brothers ~ Pass Me By (Rounder) 419 West Main [WHOW. 10/1972.] (2:20)

Bill Monroe ~ How Will I Explain about You (BF) BG 1959-1969 v. 2 [Nashville, TN. 5/3/62. Bluegrass Special. 1980. Decca 45-1/14/63.] (2:33)

Oscar & Doc Harper ~ Terrell Texas Blues (JSP) Texas Hillbillies C [Dallas, TX. OKeh. 11/27/29.] (2:51)

J. E. Mainer’s Mountaineers ~ Your Best Friend Is Always Near (JSP) Classic Sides 1937 to 1941 A [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 8/5/37.] (3:22)

Mississippi ‘Possum Hunters ~ Rufus Rastus (Document) MS String Bands 2 [96 years ago! Memphis, TN. Victor. 5/28/30.] (2:39)

Horsenecks ~ The Brushy Fork of Lucas’s Beard (Tiki Parlour Recordings) In the West [6/27/25.] (2:31)

Major Contay & the Canebrake Rattlers ~ Bath House Blues (Marimac) When the Yankees Came Down [Ashley’s Melody Men. 1986.] (2:39)

Ray & Ina Patterson ~ Picture on the Wall (County) Songs of Home & Childhood v. 3 [1973.] (2:25)

Doug Rorrer ~ George Collins (Patuxent) Songs I Learned at My Mother’s Knee [Roy Harvey. 2026.] (3:08)

J. P. & Annadeene Fraley ~ The Fun’s All Over (Rounder) Wild Rose of the Mountain [McClung Brothers & Williamson Brothers. 1974.] (2:13)

Canote Brothers ~ I Ain’t a Bit Drunk (Clonetone) Calico Pie [Shortbuckle Roark. Mark Roberts-tubaphone.] (2:56)

Riley Puckett ~ Let Me Call You Sweetheart (JSP) Selected Sides B [NY. Columbia. 6/17/25] (3:03)

Spindale Quartet ~ God Will Take Care of You (Bear Family) Johnson City Sessions 3 [Johnson City, TN. Columbia. 10/22/29.] (2:50)

Eck. Robertson ~ There’s a Brown Skin Girl down the Road Somewhere (Yazoo) Before the Blues 2 [Dallas, TX. Victor. 8/12/29.] (3:08)

Throwdown Thursday ~ From the Start (Mountain Fever) Throwdown Thursday [5/15/26.] (2:57)

Casey Conners ~ No Mother or Dad (Casey Connors) The Boy from Bluegrass [3/18/25.] (3:02)

Max Wareham ~ Drifting Too Far from the Shore (Nine Athens Music) Daggomit! [David Grier-g. 2/21/25.] (3:02)

Don Rigsby ~ Any Bar in Birmingham (Rebel) Kentucky Troubadour [Hillbilly Heartache. 7/18/2006.] (3:12)

David Peterson & 1946 ~ Blue Darlin’ (Necktie) Cup of Loneliness [2021.] (2:44)

Stanley Brothers ~ Don’t Go Out Tonight (Copper Creek) Stanley Series v. 1, n. 1 [New River Ranch. Rising Sun, MD. 5/21/61.] (2:36)

Luke Highnight’s Ozark Strutters ~ Walk Along John (County) Echoes of the Ozarks v. 1 [Memphis, TN. Vocalion. 11/22/28.] (2:46)

Charley Patton ~ Some Happy Day (Yazoo) Times Ain’t 5 [Grafton, WI. Paramount. ca. 10/29.] (2:56)

East Texas Serenaders ~ Beaumont Rag (JSP) Country Fiddle C [Dallas, TX. Decca. 2/20/37.] (3:15)

Lost Keys ~ Lost Keys’ Theme, Make My Coffee Black (Tiki Parlour Recordings) The Lost Keys [2026. Uncle John Patterson.] (4:36)

Benton Flippen & the Smokey Mountain Boys ~ Soppin’ the Gravy (Music Maker) 270 Haystack Road [2009.] (4:44)

Gypsy Gyppo String Band ~ River of Jordan (Bay) The Gypsy Gyppo String band [Poplin Family. 1977.] (2:17)

Ann & Phil Case ~ Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone (Dry Run Recordings) Never Grow Old [1999. Carter Family.] (3:29)

Hog Eyed Man ~ Galway Reel (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Across the Sea [Larry Redican. 2025.] (2:36)

Earl White Stringband ~ Devil on Dry River (Fiddler’s Jam) Fiddlin Earl White [Pete Sutherland. 2014.] (2:36)

Carter Family ~ Don’t Forget This Song (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain v. 2 [Camden, NJ. Victor, Montgomery Ward, Zonophone/Regal Zonophone Australian, Zonophone South African.] (2:45)

Down Home Boys ~ Original Stack O’ Lee Blues (JSP) A Richer Tradition B [Chicago, IL. Black Patti. ca. 5/27.] (2:44)

Roy Harvey & NC Ramblers ~ Budded Roses (JSP) Poole B [Ashland, KY. Brunswick. 2/16/28.] (2:47)

NewFound Road ~ The World to You (Billy Blue) single [5/15/26.] (3:28)

Volume Five ~ What Can You Do (Mountain Fever) Leave a Light On [5/23/25.] (3:41)

Bobby Osborne & C. J. Lewandowski ~ Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong (Turnberry) Keep On Keepin’ On [Monroe. 8/22/25.] (3:57)

Jeff Brown & Still Lonesome ~ Detune (Turnberry) Old Kentucky Moon [10/7/22.] (3:58)

Norman Blake & Tut Taylor ~ Westgate (Tut Lee Records) Flat Pickin in the Kitchen [1997.] (1:03)

Flatt & Scruggs ~ That Old Book of Mine (Bear Family) 1948 to 59 v. 3 [Nashville, TN. Rec. 8/30/53.] (2:44)

Four Pickled Peppers ~ When I Was a Baby (British Archive of Country Music) Bluebird Label [Rock Hill, SC. Bluebird. 9/30/38.] (3:32)

Uncle Bud Landress with the Georgia Yellow Hammers ~ Rubber Doll Rag (Document) Georgia Yellow Hammers v. 4 White Lightning [Atlanta, GA. Victor. 11/21/29.] (2:52)

Narmour & Smith ~ Mississippi Breakdown (JSP) Serenade in the Mountains A [San Antonio, TX. OKeh. 6/7/30] (2:59)

Don Pedi & Bruce Greene ~ Old Molly Hare (Hazeldog) Rare Old Chestnuts [Gusty Wallace.] (1:55)


New music from Izaak Atlas Schwartz, Danny Roberts, Doug Rorrer, Throwdown Thursday & NewFound Road! Mining the archives for the music of Uncle Bud Landress, the Down Home Boys, Mainer’s Mountaineers and Charley Patton! Classics from Bill Monroe, the Carter Family, Flatt & Scruggs, Norman Blake with Tut Taylor, and the Stanley Brothers! Don’t miss a minute!

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Playlist 5/21/2026

 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)

Remedy Tree ~ These People Getting Crazy (Mountain Fever) Beyond What I Can See [9/12/25.] (2:58)

Grassy Creek Bluegrass Band ~ Weather Girl (Gravy Records) Weather Girl [5/22/26.] (3:15)

Jim Hurst ~ The Boys Who Left Prince Station (Pinecastle) Travels & Time [3/20/26.] (2:47)

Bill Clifton & Jimmy Gaudreau ~ If We Never Meet Again (Elf) River of Memories [1994.] (3:08)

Vern & Ray ~ Old Dick Potter (Old Homestead) Sounds from the Ozarks [1974.] (2:47)

Billy Baker ~ Wise County Breakdown (Mountain and Grass) Wise County Special [1980.] (2:23)

Riley Puckett ~ Short Life of Trouble (Old Homestead) Old Time Greats 2 [NY. Decca. 9/28/37.] (2:34)

Narmour & Smith ~ Winona Echoes (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies D [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird. 7/30/34. Previously for OKeh. 9/23/29.] (2:54)

Tenneva Ramblers ~ Miss ‘Liza, Poor Gal (JSP) Worried Blues D [Bristol, TN. Victor. 8/4/27.] (2:39)

John Heneghan ~ Cornfed Indiana Gal (East River Records) Ever Felt the Pain? [2016.] (4:21)

John Morgan Salyer ~ Love Somebody (Appalachian Center) Home Recordings 1941 to 1942 v. 1 (2:24)

Jim & Kim Lansford ~ Sherwood (Vigortone) Ain’t No Supper Here Tonight [John Hartford from Walter Alexander of Leasburg, MO.] (3:05)

Tune Hash ~ Georgie (Bandcamp) Smothered & Covered [3/18/22.] (3:20)

Albert Hash ~ Train 45 (Field Recorders’ Collective) v. 3 [1976. Joseph Armiger.] (1:30)

Marc Rennard ~ Methodist Preacher (CB Records) Earthenware [Uncle Pen Vandiver. 2016.] (2:03)

Bradley Kincaid ~ A Paper of Pins (Yazoo) Story That the Crow Told Me 2 [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Supertone. 1/28/29.] (2:49)

Kessinger Brothers ~ Wild Horse (Document) v. 1 [Ernest Legg-calls. Ashland, KY. Brunswick. 2/10/28.] (2:43)

Hill Billies ~ Donkey on the Railroad (Document) v. 2 [NY. Vocalion. 10/23/26.] (3:01)

Daniel Grindstaff ~ Angel Dream (Bonfire) & the Uptown Troubadours [Tom Petty. 3/20/26.] (2:54)

Nick Chandler & Delivered ~ Hazel Creek (Pinecastle) Look for Me [Tom & Dixie Hall. 5/13/26.] (2:34)

Route 3 ~ Southbound Train (Pinecastle) Live at the Station Inn [5/9/25. Recorded 11/2/24.] (4:35)

Jim Mills ~ Little at a Time (Sugar Hill) My Dixie Home [Ricky Skaggs & Dan Tyminski. 2002.] (2:22)

Kenny Baker ~ Sugar Tree Stomp (County) Country [Fiddlin' Arthur Smith. 1972.] (2:37)

Stanley Brothers ~ Harbor of Love (Bear Family) 1953 to 1959 2 [Nashville, TN. 8/29/54. Mercury 78 & 45, 10/22/54.] (2:20)

Carter Family ~ I Have No Loving Mother Now (Arhoolie) Border Radio 1939 v. 1 [XET. Monterrey, Nuevo León.] (2:05)

Anglin Twins {Jack & Jim} ~ Just Inside the Pearly Gates (Old Homestead) The South’s Favorite Trio [San Antonio, TX. Vocalion, OKeh. 11/5/37.] (2:56)

Grayson & Whitter ~ Sally Gooden (JSP) Appalachian Stomp Down A [Atlanta, GA. Victor. 2/21/28.] (2:57)

Eden Sam & Pokey ~ Johnny Court the Widow (Bandcamp) Hedgehogs in Urban Areas [4/1/2026.] (2:36)

Indian Creek Delta Boys ~ Humpbacked Mule (Field Recorders' Collective) FRC607 Indian Creek Delta Boys [Harvey Taylor.] (2:15)

Fletcher Bright & Bill Evans ~ Hannah in the Spring House (Native & Fine) Songs Mostly Older than Us [Melvin Wine. 2016.] (1:21)

Jim Childress ~ Lost Key (Jim Childress) Fly Away [2022.] (1:49)

Shady Mountain Ramblers ~ Lonesome Road Blues (Heritage) Shady Mountain Ramblers [2005.] (2:25)

Brad Kolodner ~ The Golden Ticket (self produced) Old Growth [5/30/25.] (2:52)

Uncle Dave Macon ~ Don’t Get Weary Children (County) Old Time Mountain Banjo [Richmond, IN. Champion, Montgomery Ward, Decca. 8/15/34.] (3:06)

Taylor, Moore & Burnett ~ Grandma’s Rag (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 2 [Richmond, IN. Gennett. 10/29/28.] (3:11)

Kelly Harrell with Virginia String Band ~ Charles Guiteau (County) Old Time Mountain Ballads [President Garfield. Camden, NJ. Victor. 3/23/27.] (3:03)

Lonesome River Band ~ Back When (Mountain Home) Back When [5/15/26.] (3:23)

Trey Hensley ~ Going and Gone (Pinecastle) Can’t Outrun the Blues [3/6/26.] (3:15)

Ralph Stanley II ~ Rank Stranger (Stanley Family) Rollin’ on Rubber Wheels [Albert Brumley, Sr. 6/6/25.] (3:14)

Norman & Nancy Blake ~ Silence or Tears (Schanachie) Just Gimme Somethin’ I’m Used to [1991.] (3:19)

Reno & Smiley ~ Crazy Fingers Blues (King) 1951 to 1959 1 [Cincinnati, OH. King. 1/15/52.] (2:48)

Bill Monroe ~ Will You Be Loving Another Man (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky 4 [Chicago, IL. Columbia. 9/17/46.] (2:55)

Wilmer Watts & His Lonely Eagles ~ Sleepy Desert (Yazoo) Times 3 [NY. Paramount. 10/27.] (3:06)

Blind Willie McTell ~ Mamma, ‘t Ain’t Long fo’ Day (Yazoo) Best There Ever Was [Atlanta, GA. Victor. 10/18/27.] (3:04)

Dilly & His Dill Pickles ~ Sand Mountain Drag (Yazoo) Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be v. 8 [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 3/22/30.] (2:53)

Lonesome Ace Stringband ~ May Day (Lonesome Ace Stringband) Big Wing [2025.] (3:36)

Andy Cahan & Joseph Decosimo ~ Goodbye My Honey I’m Gone (B) Rare Old Fiddle & Banjo Duets [George Hawkins. Bath, KY.] (1:54)

Lots of terrific music this Thursday! Classics from the Stanley Brothers, Norman & Nancy Blake, Reno & Smiley, the Carter Family, and Bill Monroe! Archival treasures from the Anglin Twins, Vern & Ray, Jim Mills, John Morgan Salyer, the Indian Creek Delta Boys, John Heneghan and His Henpecked Husbands, and Albert Hash! New music from Jim Hurst, Remedy Tree, David Grindstaff, Nick Chandler, and the Lonesome River Band! Settle on in and ease your mind!

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Playlist 5/14/2026

 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 ~ Heartbreak Express (Rebel Records) Coming On Strong [4/25.] (3:16)

Alison Krauss & Union Station ~ Snow (Down the Road) Arcadia [3/28/2025.] (3:23)

Milan Miller ~ Ghost of Fort Granger (Melton and Miller Music) Between the Rhythm and Rhyme [3/23/23.] (3:08)

Andy Leftwich ~ Liberty (Mountain Home) The American Fiddler [10/28/22.] (4:12)

Earl Taylor & the Smokey Mt. Boys ~ I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes (Vetco) The Bluegrass Touch [Azusa, CA. 2/27/69.] (2:56)

Reno & Smiley ~ When You and I Were Young, Maggie (King) 1951 to 1959 3 [King. 8/27/56. 45, 10/57.] (2:33)

Ray & Ina Patterson ~ Sunnyside of Life (Gold Star) 1370 [Quinn Recordings. 1949.] (2:35)

Dixon Brothers ~ Fisherman’s Luck (Bear Family) A Blessing to People [Charlotte, NC. Montgomery Ward. 2/18/37.] (2:29)

Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts ~ Rye Straw (Document) v. 2 [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Champion. 1/13/30.] (2:45)

Lee R. Stoneking ~ Rolling Stone Breakdown (Guinn Records) Echoes of the Ozarks [1977.] (1:11)

Man Alive! ~ Lost Sleep (Yodel-ay-Hee) Ever What You Want [2001.] (2:15)

Lewis Thomasson ~ Arlington (County) Rural Parlor Guitar [2009. Arlington, TX. 7/69 or 7/31/70.] (2:53)

Bob Carlin ~ Pretty Polly Ann (Rounder) Banging & Sawing [Brad Leftwich. Tom Fuller.] (1:58)

Luther Davis ~ Sally Ann (FRC) FRC745 Some of the Very Oldest [Delhart, VA. 9/12/73.] (2:25)

Ernest East & the Pine Ridge Boys ~ Suzanna Gal (County) Old Time Mountain Music [1969.] (3:09)

Charlie Bowman & His Brothers ~ Roll On Buddy (JSP) Appalachian Stomp Down B [Johnson City, TN. Columbia. 10/16/28.] (3:17)

Fleming & Townsend ~ I’m Blue and Lonesome (British Archive of Country Music) Little Home upon the Hill [Memphis, TN. Victor. 6/6/30.] (3:12)

Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers ~ She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain (JSP) Gid Tanner B [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 11/3/26.] (3:01)

Tennessee Bluegrass Band ~ Nolichucky (Flagpond Records) single [5/9/25.] (3:16)

Backline ~ Cold Wind (Turnberry) single [4/29/25.] (3:37)

Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter ~ With a Vamp in the Middle (Fiddleman) Carter & Cleveland [Darrell Scott. 3/13/25.] (4:56)

Jim Mills ~ Country Blues (Sugar Hill) My Dixie Home [Dock Boggs. 2002.] (5:02)

Rachel & Oswald ~ Fire Ball Mail (Decca) 46247 [Beecher Ray Kirby. c. 4/50.] (2:35)

Stanley Brothers ~ Mastertone March (Starday-King) Early Years ‘58 to ’61 [Cincinnati, OH. King. 10/1/58. 45, 6/59.] (2:25)

East Texas Serenaders ~ Three in One Two Step (County) Old-Time Texas String Bands v. 1 [Dallas, TX. Brunswick. 10/27/29.] (2:46)

Blind Lemon Jefferson ~ Hot Dogs (Yazoo) Cornshucker’s Frolic v. 2 [Chicago, IL. Paramount. 6/27.] (3:00)

Fisher Hendley ~ Weave Room Blues (County) Hard Times in the Country [Columbia, SC. Vocalion, Conqueror. 11/12/38.] (2:31)

Jim Childress & Uncle Henry’s Favorites ~ The Old Hotel (Jim Childress) Turkey Sag [2003.] (3:01)

Foghorn Stringband ~ Jake’s Got the Bellyache (FSB) Rock Island Grange [Hazel Dickens. 12/5-7/2016.] (2:01)

John Morgan Salyer ~ Indian Et the Woodchuck (Berea Appalachian Center) Home Recordings 1941 to 1942 v. 2 d. 1 (3:32)

Beverly Smith & Carl Jones ~ Cluck Old Hen (Dittyville) Glow [Ed Weaver & Pug Allen. 2009.] (2:43)

Geoff Seitz ~ Ways of the World (Oceana Productions) The Good Old Days Are Here [1995. Randy Johnson.] (2:57)

Doug Phillips & Hilary Dirlam ~ High Heel Shoe (Silver Circle Productions) Wagoner [Marvin Faulkner-Tommy Bell. 1993?] (1:47)

Carter Family ~ Tell Me That You Love Me (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mt. 6 [Atlanta, GA. Victor, Bluebird, Montgomery Ward, Regal/Zonophone Australian. 2/24/32.] (2:57)

Leake County Revelers ~ Molly Put the Kettle On (JSP) Country Fiddle B [Jackson, MS. Columbia. 12/18/30.] (2:59)

Scottdale String Band ~ Sitting on Top of the World (Arhoolie) Old Folks Better Go to Bed [Atlanta, GA. OKeh. 12/1/30.] (3:09)

Colebrook Road ~ As You Do (Mountain Fever) Too Far to Let Go [Woody Platt. 5/13/25.] (3:33)

Thomas Cassell ~ When I’ve Got Tennessee (Mountain Fever) The Never Ending Years [10/4/24.] (3:19)

Dan Tyminski ~ I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow (8 Track Entertainment) Live from the Ryman [8/16/2024.] (4:01)

Cullen & Mickey Galyean ~ Whirly Gig (Eastwood) and Friends [2005.] (2:25)

Bill Monroe ~ Bluegrass Special take 2 (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky v. 5 [Chicago, IL. Columbia. 2/13/45.] (2:26)

Herman the Hermit ~ Hitler Lives (Capitol) 421 [Clifford Herman Snyder. Bill Crouch & Red River Dave. 1947.] (2:26)

Cofer Brothers ~ Georgia Hobo (Document) Georgia Stringbands 1 [Atlanta, GA. OKeh. 3/19/27.] (3:12)

South Street Trio ~ Whiskey and Gin Blues (JSP) A Richer Tradition A [Camden, NJ. Victor. 11/22/26.] (3:06)

B. F. Shelton ~ O Molly Dear (Yazoo) Music of KY v. 1 [Bristol, TN. Victor. 7/29/27.] (3:01)

Rocky Creek Ramblers ~ Blaine Smith’s Piece (Vigortone) The Rocky Creek Ramblers [2021.] (3:06)

Wilson Douglas ~ Pretty Little Shoes (Marimac) Boatin’ Up Sandy [Doc White-French Carpenter. 1989.] (1:25)

Pilot Mountain Bobcats ~ Sugar Hill (Yodel Ay Hee) Dance by the Light of the Moon [1999.] (3:35)

Clyde Davenport ~ Five Miles from Town (U Press of KY) Old Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes [Jeff Titon.] (2:39)

Greg Hooven et al ~ Breaking Up Christmas (Heritage) Tribute to Fred Cockerham [1989.] (4:14)


Lots of terrific music this Thursday! Classics from Reno & Smiley, the Carter Family, the Stanley Brothers, and Bill Monroe! Rarities from Herman the Hermit, Earl Taylor & the Stoney Mt. Boys, Luther Davis, Ernest East & the Pine Ridge Boys, John Morgan Salyer, Bob Carlin and Brad Leftwich! New music from Seth Mulder & Midnight Run, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Dan Tyminski, Backline, Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter! You won’t want to miss a moment!