Playlist 1/29/2026

 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)

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, A. J. 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. 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 [Sisk, 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. Col. 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 ~ Ridin’ in an Old Model ‘T’ (JSP) Country Fiddle C [Birmingham, AL. ARC. 3/29/37.] (2:48)

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

Esker Hutchins ~ Sunny Home in Dixie (Field Recorders’ Collective) FRC107 Fiddle & Banjo [2007.] (3:18)

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

Austin Derryberry ~ Forty Drops (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) 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 Like They Used to Be 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 ~ Ways of the World (Tiki Parlour) Across the Sea [William Stepp. 7/4/25.] (4:06)

New music from 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!

Playlist 1/22/2026

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 )

Missy Raines ~ I Would Be a Blackbird (Compass) Highlander [Laurie Lewis. 2/9/24.] (3:41)

Dunlap & Mabe ~ Horses & Horsepower (Bell Buckle) Horses & Horsepower [2024.] (3:51)

Alan Munde ~ Stay with Me Waltz (Patuxent) Excelsior [2023.] (3:30)

Stanley Brothers ~ White Dove (Bear Family) 1949 to 1952 [Castle Studio, Nashville, TN. Columbia. 3/1/49.] (3:18)

Bill Duncan & the Harmony Mt. Boys ~ Hard Hearted One (King) A Scene Near My Country Home [1961.] (2:20)

Charlie Monroe & His Ky Ps ~ I’m Old Kentucky Bound (Bear Family) I’m Old Ky Bound 3 [Nashville, TN. Decca. 1/20/52.] (2:29)

Fisher Hendley & His Aristocratic Pigs ~ Hop Along Peter (Yazoo) The Story 1 [Columbia, SC. Vocalion, Conqueror. 11/2/38.] (2:27)

Bascom Lamar Lunsford ~ Little Turtle Dove (JSP) Serenade in the Mountains B [Ashland, KY. Brunswick, Vocalion. 2/6/28.] (2:43)

Stripling Brothers ~ June Rose Waltz (Document) v. 1 [Chicago, IL. Vocalion. 8/19/29.] (2:57)

Norman Edmonds ~ Sweet Little Julie (Spring Fed) Train on the Island [Rufus Burnett-banjo.] (2:11)

Canote Brothers ~ Bill Brown (Clonetone) Sugarbaby [2005. John Morgan Salyer.] (2:03)

Cliff Perry & Laurel Bliss ~ Whispering Now (Telegraph Music) Spirit of Love [2008. Louvin Brothers.] (2:46 )

Rayna Gellert ~ Sugar in the Gourd (Yodel Ay Hee) Ways of the World [Frank Blevins. 2000.] (3:03)

Arm & Hammer String Band ~ Rufus Rastus, Pike’s Peak (Fretless) Stay on the Farm [Mississippi Possum Hunters, Sharp, Hinman & Sharp. 1977.] (3:12)

Bill Lowery ~ Cumberland Gap (Spring Fed) Tennessee Valley Mandolin [Davis Unlimited, 1975.] (1:34)

Uncle Dave Macon ~ Tossing the Baby So High (Bear Family) Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy 3 [NY. Vocalion. 9/9/26.] (2:57)

Shelby Gospel Four ~ Take Your Burden to the Lord (Document) Carolina Gospel Quartets [Charlotte, NC. Decca. 6/7/38.] (3:15)

Oscar Harper’s Texas String Band ~ Bouquet Waltz (JSP) Texas Hillbillies D [San Antonio, TX. OKeh. 3/8/28.] (3:05)

Gabe Epstein ~ Washington Express (Gabe Epstein) Washington Express [1/19/24.] (3:11)

Shelton & Williams ~ Take Me Back (Turnberry) single [2024.] (4:05)

Billy Swinson ~ Lonesome Day (Billy Swinson) Greener Grass [2/10/23.] (4:54)

Ralph Stanley ~ You Could Never Be True (King) Poor Rambler v. 1 [Brand New Country Songs, 4/68. King. 5/19/67.] (3:18)

Cliff Waldron & the New Shades of Grass ~ Falling Leaves (Rebel) Traveling Light [Roy Homer & Associates, Clinton, MD. 3/71.] (3:14)

Louvin Brothers ~ Childish Love (Bear Family) Close Harmony 2 [Nashville. Capitol. 10/29/55. 78 & 45-1957.] (2:35)

Rufus K. Stanley ~ Six Feet of Earth (JSP) Paramount Old Time B [Chicago, IL. Paramount. c. 3/26.] (3:18)

Carter Family ~ Sweet Fern (JSP) The Acme Sessions [WOPI, Bristol, TN. 3/7/52.] (3:09)

East Texas Serenaders ~ Before I Grew Up to Love You (JSP) Country Fiddle C [Dallas, TX. Brunswick. 10/27/29.] (2:48)

Hus Caudill ~ Chinese Breakdown (Field Recorders’ Collective) The Prettiest Tune I Ever Heard [Tom Carter-banjo. Sparta, NC. 7/14/73.] (1:59)

Highwoods Stringband ~ Grey Cat on the Tennessee Farm (Rounder) Fire on the Mountain [1973.] (3:47)

Freight Hoppers ~ Going Down That Long Lonesome Road (Yodel Ay Hee) Going down the Track with a Chicken on My Back [1995.] (2:56)

Bob Walters ~ Unknown Tune in A and D (Missouri Valley Music) The Champion 2 (2:17)

Dwight Diller ~ Tom Dula (Yew Piney) O Death! [Aunt Jenny Wilson. 1991.] (3:42)

Paine Trio ~ Brown Kelly Waltz (Paine Trio) Fiddler’s Reel [2013.] (2:02)

Binkley Brothers Dixie Clodhoppers ~ It’ll Never Happen Again (Document) Nashville, 1928 [Victor. 10/2/28.] (2:43)

Narmour & Smith ~ Jake Leg Rag (Musical Traditions) Where the Southern Crosses the Dog [San Antonio, TX. OKeh. 7/6/30.] (3:00)

Lewis Brothers ~ Bull at the Wagon (JSP) Texas Hillbillies D [Dallas, TX. Brunswick. 11/29/30.] (2:52)

Michael Cleveland ~ Empty Pocket Blues (Compass) Lovin’ of the Game [2022. Bryan Sutton-guitar.];3:38

Olivia Jo ~ Nothing to Lose (ATS Records) single [6/2/23. Kim Fox.] (3:38)

Carson Peters & Iron Mountain ~ All the Gold in California (Billy Blue) Gotta Lotta Lonesome [6/2/23.] (3:11)

Leon Morris ~ Drifting with the Tide (International, Heritage) Drifting with the Tide (2:30)

Country Gentlemen ~ On the Sunny Side of Life (Rebel) Early Rebel 3 [One Wide River to Cross. Released 3/71. Recorded 10/22/70.] (2:18)

Bill Monroe ~ How Will I Explain about You (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1959 to 1969 2 [Bluegrass Special. Nashville, TN. Decca. 5/3/62.] (2:33)

Wyzee Hamilton accompanied by the Hamilton Harmonians ~ Old Sefus Brown (Document) Alabama Stringbands [Birmingham, AL. Gennett, Champion, Challenge. 8/15/27.] (2:40)

Bob Nichols ~ Grave in the Pines (Yazoo) Rose Grew Round the Briar v. 2 [McMichen. Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 4/15/30.] (3:21)

Bela Lam & His Greene County Singers ~ Poor Little Bennie (JSP) Appalachian Stomp Down C [NY. OKeh. 7/7/27.] (2:54)

French Broadcasters ~ Flop Eared Mule (tite-r-tone records) Tape [7/19/2020.] (2:18)

Lena Hughes ~ Spanish Fandango (County) Rural Parlor Guitar [2009.] (2:41)

J.P. & Annadeene Fraley ~ Cluckin’ Hen (Rounder Select) Wild Rose of the Mountain [2000. Howdy Forrester?] (2:02)

Kyle Creed ~ Sinful Flirt (Heritage) Liberty [6/1977. Thornton or Emily Spencer-guitar.] (3:09)

Hog Eyed Man ~ Bile Them Cabbage Down (Yodel Ay Hee) Hog Eyed Man 3 [Byard Ray. 7/14/23.] (3:33)

Texas Shorty & John Hartford ~ Snowbird on the Ash Bank (Small Dog a-Barkin’) Old Sport [Callahan. Jim Chancellor. 1994.] (4:11)

Lots of terrific music this Thursday! Classics from the Carter Family, the Stanley Brothers & Bill Monroe! Archival treasures from Wyzie Hamilton & His Hamilton Harmonians, Fisher Hendley & His Aristocratic Pigs, J.P. & Annadeene Fraley, Kyle Creed, the Highwoods Stringband, and Hus Caudill! New music from Missy Raines, Shelton & Williams, Gabe Epstein and Michael Cleveland! Get comfortable, and settle on in!

Playlist 1/15/2026

 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)

Wyatt Ellis & Peter Rowan ~ Winds of Rowan County (Knee High) 45 single. [1/10/25.] (6:17)

Kristy Cox ~ Some Things Don’t Go Together (Billy Blue) Let It Burn [5/31/24.] (3:32)

Mickey Galyean & Cullen’s Bridge ~ Ebenezer (Mickey Galyean & Cullen’s Bridge) 10 [2022.] (3:06)

Norman Blake ~ The Minstrel Boy, Ash Grove (Rounder) Whiskey before Breakfast [Charlie Collins. 1976.] (3:00)

Tommy Jackson ~ I Don’t Love Nobody (British Archive of Country Music) Legendary Session Fiddler [Dot 1956.] (2:16)

Stanley Brothers ~ I’d Rather Be Forgotten (Bear Family) 1953 to 1959 2 [Nashville, TN. 11/15/57. Mercury-Starday. 78 & 45-1/15/58.] (2:27)

Whit Gaydon ~ Tennessee Coon Hunt (Tompkins Square) Work PLAY Pray Hard [Memphis, TN. Victor. 9/17/29.] (2:55)

Lottie Kimbrough ~ Lost Lover Blues (Yazoo) The Rose Grew Round the Briar 1 [Beaman. Richmond, IN. Gennett, Champion, Supertone, Superior, Varsity. 2/6/28.] (3:03)

Joe Reed Family ~ Little David Play on Your Harp (JSP) Paramount Old Time B [Chicago, IL. Paramount. 6/28.] (2:52)

J. P. & Annadeene Fraley ~ Wild Rose of the Mountain (Rounder) Wild Rose of the Mountain [1974. Bun Oney, June Rice.] (2:11)

Jeff Davis ~ Texas Rangers (Flying Fish) Wilder Joy [E. C. Ball. 1987.] (5:23)

Cameron DeWhitt & Tristan Scroggins ~ I Ain’t Got No Home (posted video) single (5:22)

Lynn “Chirps” Smith ~ Brownie’s Reel (Marimac) Midwestern Harvest [Hurley Bennet, Bridgeport, IL.] (2:47)

Lonnie Austin, Buck & Alice Easley ~ Richmond (Flyin’ Cloud) Virginia Carolina Sampler [1989.] (2:35)

Tune Hash ~ Salt River Reel (Bandcamp) Smothered & Covered [3/18/22.] (2:34)

Carter Family ~ My Sweetheart Is a Poor Working Girl/Waves of the Sea (Arhoolie) Border Radio 1939 v. 1 [XET. Monterrey, Nuevo León.] (2:58)

Barefoot Bill [Ed Bell] ~ Bad Boy (Document) Mamlish Blues [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 4/20/30.] (3:05)

Darby & Tarlton ~ Down in the Old Cherry Orchard (Bear Family) Complete 2 [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 4/15/29.] (3:04)

Nick Chandler & Delivered ~ Never Did No Wanderin’ (Pinecastle) single [1/12/25.] (2:42)

Kathy Kallick Band ~ Souvenirs (Live Oak) The Lonesome Chronicles [10/17/23.] (4:01)

Adam McIntosh ~ Is It True (Billy Blue) Restless [3/22/24.] (2:54)

Tony Ellis ~ Wind Chimes and Nursery Rhymes (Flying Fish) Farewell My Home [1993.] (2:04)

Vern & Ray ~ To Hell with the Land (Old Homestead) Sounds from the Ozarks [Williams & Park. 1974.] (2:32)

Bill Monroe ~ Tall Pines (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1959 to 1969 v. 4 [Mount Juliet, TN. Decca. 10/28/69. 45-3/9/70.] (2:50)

Mangrum & Shriver ~ Bacon & Cabbage (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 7 [Bristol, TN. Victor. 10/30/28.] (2:52 )

Ernest Stoneman & the Blue Ridge Corn Shuckers ~ Serenade in the Mountains p2 (Yazoo) Cornshucker’s Frolic v. 1 [Atlanta, GA. Victor. 2/22/28.] (3:00)

Hill Billies ~ Round Town Girls (Document) v. 1 [NY. (Hill Billies) Vocalion, (Al Hopkins & His Buckle Busters) Brunswick. 10/22/26.] (2:45)

Dwight Diller ~ Reuben (Yew Piney) O Death! [1992.] (3:33)

Craver, Hicks, Watson & Newberry ~ I’m Getting Ready to Go (Barker Records) You’ve Been a Friend to Me [Riley Puckett. 2012.] (2:50)

A. J. Srubas & Rina Rossi ~ The Dying Soldier (Central Standard Tone) Sweet Bunch of Daisies [2022. Buell Kazee, Lansfords.] (3:32)

Paine Trio ~ West Kentucky Unlimited (self-produced) Fiddler’s Reel [2013.] (2:18)

Albert Hash ~ Omie Wise (Field Recorders’ Collective) v. 3 [1976. Joseph Armiger.] (1:21)

Matokie Slaughter & Kerry Blech ~ Stillhouse (Centrum Enterprises) 1988 Fiddle Tunes [7/4/1988.] (1:24)

Burnett & Rutherford ~ Pearl Bryan (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 2 [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 4/2/27.] (3:06)

Lee Green ~ Bad Man Napper (Yazoo) My Rough and Rowdy Ways v. 2 [Chicago, IL. Vocalion. 10/18/29.] (3:24)

McGee Brothers & Todd ~ Charming Bill (County) Nashville Early String Bands 1 [NY. Vocalion. 5/11/27.] (3:07)

Junior Sisk ~ Old Cold Shoulder (Mountain Fever) If There’s a Will There’s a Way [3/29/24.] (2:54)

Matthew Geiger ~ The River Song (Waiting for Lester) Always Be There for You [1/10/25.] (2:43)

Tim Stafford & Thomm Jutz ~ Mona Lisa of the Deep (self) Wall Dogs [10/18/24.] (3:34)

Bill Clifton & Jimmy Gaudreau ~ Brighten the Corner Where You Are (Elf Records) River of Memories [1994.] (2:27)

Jim & Jesse ~ I Will Always Be Waiting for You (Bear Family) 1952 to 1956 [Nashville, TN. Capitol. 6/13/52. 78 & 45-2/53] (2:15)

Flatt & Scruggs ~ Flint Hill Special (Bear Family) 1948 to 1959 2 [Nashville, TN. Columbia. 11/9/52. 78 & 45-12/12/52.] (2:47)

Wyatt & Brandon ~ Evalina (Bear Family) Johnson City Sessions [Menard & Luke. Johnson City, TN. Columbia. 10/21/29.] (2:59)

Hershal Brown & His Washboard Band ~ I Wish That Gal Was Mine (Document) Herschel Brown [Atlanta, GA. OKeh. 8/6/28.] (3:08)

Grayson & Whitter ~ On the Banks of Tennessee (Document) v. 2 [Memphis, TN. Victor. 9/30/29.] (2:59)

Shady Mountain Ramblers ~ John Henry (Heritage) Nobody’s Business [1980.] (2:06)

Ernie Carpenter ~ The Horney Ewe (Augusta Heritage Records) Elk River Blues [1986.] (2:01)

Dolly & the Devil ~ Durang’s Hornpipe (Bandcamp) Festival Season 1 [Janie Rothfield.] (2:34)

Canote Brothers ~ Cows in the Pea Patch (Clonetone) Calico Pie [2005. Candy Goldman. Jimmy Triplett, Burl Hammons.] (2:37)

Ron Hughey ~ Forked Deer (American Heritage Music Corp.) Country Fiddlin’ Ozark Style [Fresno, CA. 12/3/73.] (2:16)

Jim & Kim Lansford ~ 16 Days in Georgia (Vigortone) Ain’t No Supper Here Tonight [Clark Kessinger.] (2:08)

Lots of terrific music this Thursday! Classics from the Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, the Carter Family, Norman Blake & Bill Monroe! Archival treasures from Ernie Carpenter, The Shady Mountain Ramblers, Wyatt & Brandon, the Paine Trio & Albert Hash! New music from the Matthew Geiger, Nick Chandler & Delivered, Wyatt Ellis & Peter Rowan! Settle on in and ease your mind!

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!

Playlist 12/18/2025

 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!