Playlist 9/24/2026

 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)

Billy Strings ~ I’m One of Those (Reprise) So Much for Goodbyes [8/28/26.] (4:23)

Izaak Atlas Schwartz ~ Faded Love (Patuxent) Black Oak Ridge [4/10/26.] (3:32)

Benson ~ Firsts and Forevers (Mountain Home) single [7/24/26.] (3:54)

Jeff Michael & Johnny Williams ~ My Book of Memories (Flyin’ Cloud) Memories and Tears [1999.] (3:25)

Del McCoury ~ Fire on the Mountain (Arhoolie) I Wonder Where You Are Tonight [12/9/1967.] (2:36)

Bill Monroe ~ Drifting Too Far from the Shore (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1959 v. 2 [Nashville. 5/16/62. I'll Meet You in Church Sunday Morning. Decca. Released 6/15/64.] (2:28)

Eck Robertson & Family ~ Brown Kelly Waltz (JSP) Texas Hillbillies C [Cowboy Waltz. Dallas, TX. Victor, Bluebird, Montgomery Ward, Regal Zonophone Australian. 8/12/29.] (5:29)

J. E. Mainer’s Mountaineers ~ Kiss Me Cindy (JSP) Classic Sides 1937 to 1941 A [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 8/5/37.] (2:39)

Spindale Quartet ~ Lift Him Up (Bear Family) Johnson City Sessions 3 [Johnson City, TN. Columbia. 10/22/29.] (2:48)

Lucas Pasley & Martha Spencer ~ Albert’s Cumberland Gap (Lucas Pasley) Knight & Walrus [12/28/25.] (2:01)

Noah Beavers ~ Going to London (Pick Away Press) Dear Old Illinois 1 [Cotton Eyed Joe. 4/28/79. Garry Harrison-g.] (1:41)

J. P. & Danielle Fraley ~ Fiddler’s Dream (Rounder) Wild Rose of the Mountain [Arthur Smith? 1974.] (2:09)

Canote Brothers ~ Prisoner Boy (Clonetone) Calico Pie [Fiddlin’ Jim Pate.] (2:41)

Hushpuppies ~ When It’s Time for the Whippoorwill to Sing (Old 97 Wrecords) Homestead on the Farm [Delmore Brothers. 2006.] (3:34)

Dolly & the Devil ~ Jenny on the Railroad (bandcamp) Parquet Seating [5/20/25.] (3:09)

Ray Brothers ~ Tuscaloosa Waltz (Document) Mississippi String Bands 2 [Memphis, TN. Victor. 11/21/30.] (2:46)

Tommy McClennon ~ Deep Blue Sea Blues (Yazoo) Before Blues 2 [Joe McCoy-tub bass. Chicago, IL. Bluebird. 9/15/41.] (3:00)

Riley Puckett ~ Careless Love (JSP) Selected Sides B [San Antonio, TX. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 3/29/34.] (3:04)

Wyatt Ellis ~ West Dakota Rose (Wyatt Ellis) single [2/6/26.] (5:54)

Backline ~ Not All Roads (Mountain Fever) Turning New Ground [7/1/26.] (2:29)

Bobby Osborne & C. J. Lewandowski ~ Blue Heartache (Turnberry) Keep On Keepin’ On [8/22/25.] (2:08)

Rock County ~ Mary Jane, Won’t You Be Mine (Rebel) Rock Solid [9/2003.] (2:39)

David Peterson & 1946 ~ Heartbreak Mountain (Necktie) Losing Game [Buck Owens. 2021.] (2:53)

Stanley Brothers ~ Keep a Memory (Copper Creek) Stanley Series v. 1, n. 1 [New River Ranch. Rising Sun, MD. 5/21/61.] (2:00)

Ashley’s Melody Men ~ Searcy County Rag (County) Echoes of the Ozarks v. 1 [Memphis, TN. Vocalion. 10/2/29.] (2:51)

South Georgia Highballers ~ Mr. Johnson, Turn Me Aloose (Musical Traditions) Push Them Clouds Away [Atlanta. Okeh. 10/5/27.] (2:54)

East Texas Serenaders ~ Say a Little Prayer for Me (JSP) Country Fiddle C [Dallas, TX. Decca. 2/20/37.] (2:54)

Lynn ‘Chirps’ Smith ~ Yeller Gal (Marimac) Midwestern Harvest [St. Lawrence Jig? 1994. Jesse James Abbott. Toledo, IL.] (2:14)

Earl White Stringband ~ Yew Piney Mountain (Fiddler’s Jam) Fiddlin Earl White [2014.] (2:28)

Hog Eyed Man ~ Polly Put the Kettle On (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Across the Sea [Byard Ray. Sodom Laurel, NC. 2025.] (3:59)

Horsenecks ~ Sweater Bag (Tiki Parlour) In the West [6/27/25.] (2:37)

Major Contay & the Canebrake Rattlers ~ How Long (Marimac) When the Yankees Came Down [Cofer Brothers. 1986.] (3:04)

Ray & Ina Patterson ~ Hold Fast to the Right (County) Songs of Home & Childhood v. 3 [1973.] (2:58)

J. H. Howell’s Carolina Hillbillies ~ Girl That Worries My Mind (British Archive of Country Music) Bluebird Label [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 1/29/38.] (2:46)

Georgia Yellow Hammers ~ Childhood Days (Document) Georgia Yellow Hammers v. 4 White Lightning [Atlanta, GA. Victor. 11/27/29.] (3:10)

Narmour & Smith ~ Captain George, Has Your Money Come (JSP) Serenade in the Mountains A [Memphis, TN. OKeh, Velvetone, Clarion. 2/15/28.] (2:51)

Grassy Creek Bluegrass Band ~ Fire on the Hill (Sound Biscuit/Gravy) single [9/11/26.] (2:59)

Throwdown Thursday ~ Friday Night Blues (Mountain Fever) Throwdown Thursday [5/15/26.] (3:53)

Laura Leigh Jones ~ Have to Hold (CanaMania) single [9/11/26.] (2:29)

Jeff Brown & Still Lonesome ~ Woman You Should Be in the Movies (Turnberry) Old Kentucky Moon [10/7/22.] (2:32)

Norman Blake & Tut Taylor ~ Rosinea (Tut Lee Records) Flat Pickin in the Kitchen [1997.] (3:52)

Flatt & Scruggs ~ Till the End of the World Rolls Around (Bear Family) 1948 to 59 v. 3 [Nashville. Recorded 5/19/54. 78 & 45 released 11/22/54.] (2:36)

Carter Family ~ Bring Back My Blue-Eyed Boy to Me (Bear Family) v. 2 [Camden, NJ. Victor, Montgomery Ward, Zonophone South Africa. 2/15/29.] (3:17)

Ed Bell ~ Mean Conductor Blues (JSP) A Richer Tradition B [“The weird guitar player.” Chicago, IL. Paramount. 9/27.] (2:56)

Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers ~ A Young Boy Left His Home One Day (JSP) Charlie Poole B [NY. Columbia. 7/23/28.] (3:07)

Doug Rorrer ~ Fallen by the Wayside (Patuxent) Songs I Learned at My Mother’s Knee [Charlie Poole. 2026.] (3:04)

Don Pedi & Bruce Greene ~ Pop Goes the Weasel (Hazeldog) Rare Old Chestnuts [2005. Sammie Dyer, Lafayette, TN.] (1:23)

John Ashby & the Free State Ramblers ~ Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Field Recorders’ Collective) FRC 108 [NY. April, 1972.] (3:09)

Lost Keys ~ Who Broke the Lock? (Tiki Parlour Recordings) The Lost Keys [2026. Mick Kinney. Atlanta, GA.] (3:05)

Ann & Phil Case ~ Where We’ll Never Grow Old (Dry Run Recordings) Never Grow Old [1999. James C. Moore.] (3:03)

New music from The Lost Keys, Billy Strings, Lucas Pasley & Martha Spencer, Backline, Wyatt Ellis, Benson, Throwdown Thursday, The Grassy Creek Bluegrass Band & Doug Rorrer! Mining the archives for the music of Ann & Phil Case, Chirps Smith, "Boots" & J. H. Howell, Charlie Poole, Mainer’s Mountaineers and Ashley’s Melody Men! Classics from Bill Monroe, the Carter Family, Flatt & Scruggs, Norman Blake with Tut Taylor, and the Stanley Brothers! Don’t miss a minute! 

Playlist 9/17/2026

 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)

Dailey & Vincent ~ I’ll Keep Going (Pillar Stone) A Beautiful Life [9/11/26.] (2:36)

Remedy Tree ~ Troubadour (Mountain Fever) Beyond What I Can See [9/12/25.] (3:26)

Route 3 ~ Route 3 (Pinecastle) Live at the Station Inn [5/9/25. Recorded 11/2/24.] (2:43)

Billy Baker ~ Bluegrass Stomp (Mountain and Grass) Wise County Special [1980.] (1:59)

Emma Smith ~ Coal Dust Country (Old Homestead) Coal Dust Country [2003.] (3:01)

Bill Clifton & Jimmy Gaudreau ~ May an Angel Sleep on Your Pillow Tonight (Elf) River of Memories [1994.] (2:20)

Riley Puckett ~ Away Out on the Mountain (Old Homestead) Old Time Greats 1 [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 10/22/28.] (3:12)

Narmour & Smith ~ Charleston No. 2 (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies A [NY. OKeh. 9/23/29.] (2:54)

Tenneva Ramblers ~ If I Die a Railroad Man (JSP) Worried Blues D [Atlanta. Victor. 2/18/28.] (2:46)

Evie Ladin & Sarah Kate Morgan~ Tennessee Mountain Fox Chase (Evil Diane) Riding Roosters [John Morgan Salyer. 6/18/26. Hindman, KY.] (3:02)

Albert Hash ~ Old Sport (Field Recorders’ Collective) FRC733 v. 3 [Joseph Armiger. 1976.] (1:29)

Greg Hooven et al ~ Wild Bill Jones (Heritage) Tribute to Fred Cockerham [1989.] (2:39)

Marc Rennard ~ Together as One (CB Records) Earthenware [2016.] (3:38)

Ida Red ~ Boll Weevil (Yodel Ay Hee) Old Time Music [1996.] (3:12)

AJ Srubas ~ Kansas City Railroad Blues (Common Loon) Rough & Rowdy [9/3/26.] (2:26)

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

Leroy Carr ~ Carried Water for the Elephant (Yazoo) Story That the Crow Told Me 2 [Chicago, IL. Vocalion. 9/9/30.] (3:11)

Kessinger Brothers ~ Garfield March (Document) v. 1 [Ashland, KY. Brunswick. 2/11/28.] (2:52)

Bays Mountain Cut-Ups ~ 1916 (Sound Biscuit) [Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister, comp. 9/4/26.] (3:16)

Daniel Grindstaff ~ A Little Goes a Long Way (Bonfire) & the Uptown Troubadours [Tim Stafford, Rick Lang. 3/20/26.] (2:16)

Ralph Stanley II ~ A Light in the Valley (Stanley Family) Rollin’ on Rubber Wheels [Tim Stafford, Jon Weisberger. 6/6/25.] (2:47)

Jim Mills ~ Bound to Ride (Sugar Hill) Bound to Ride [1998.] (2:02)

Kenny Baker ~ White Horse Breakdown (County) Country [1972.] (2:14)

Stanley Brothers ~ Close By (Bear Family) 1953 to 1959 2 [Nashville, TN. 8/29/54. Mercury 78 & 45. 10/22/54.] (2:08)

Carter Family ~ Single Girl, Married Girl (Arhoolie) Border Radio 1939 v. 1 [XET. Monterrey, Nuevo León.] (2:04)

Anglin Brothers {Jack & Jim} ~ It’s an Unfriendly World (Old Homestead) South’s Favorite Trio [Columbia, SC. Vocalion. 11/12/38.] (2:59)

Grayson & Whitter ~ She’s Mine, All Mine (JSP) Appalachian Stomp Down A [NY. Gennett, Champion. 2/21/28.] (2:54)

Shady Mountain Ramblers ~ Did You Ever See the Devil, Uncle Joe (Heritage) Shady Mountain Ramblers [2005.] (1:10)

John Heneghan ~ M&O Blues (East River Records) Ever Felt the Pain? [Walter Davis? Big Bill Broonzy? 2016.] (2:43)

Brad Kolodner ~ Mouse in the Drainpipe (self produced) Old Growth [5/30/25.] (2:10)

John Morgan Salyer ~ Gilda Roy (Appalachian Center) Home Recordings 1941 to 1942 v. 1 (2:45)

Jim & Kim Lansford ~ Bob Tailed Mule (Vigortone) Ain’t No Supper Here Tonight [K. C. Kartchner. Jeff Miller-bj.] (2:55)

Tune Hash ~ Red Prairie Dawn (bandcamp) Smothered & Covered [3/18/22.] (2:08)

Clarence Ashley ~ Coo Coo Bird (County) Old Time Mountain Banjo [Johnson City, TN. Columbia. 10/23/29.] (2:58)

Crockett’s Kentucky Mountaineers ~ Buffalo Gals Medley (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 2 [NY. Crown, Homestead, Varsity, Montgomery Ward, Joe Davis. 1 or 2/31.] (3:06)

Buell Kazee ~ The Wagoner’s Lad (County) Old Time Mountain Ballads [NY. Brunswick, Brunswick Canada. 1/18/28.] (3:04)

Downriver Collective ~ Come on Back (no label) Give It All Away [9/5/26.] (3:32)

Songs from the Road Band ~ Last Chance in Idaho (Lucks Dumpy Toad) Just Hanging On [7/9/26.] (3:27)

Jackson Hollow ~ Wildflower (Mountain Fever) Deep Blue Sky [6/26/26.] (3:02)

Norman & Nancy Blake ~ Medley: Green Leaf Fancy, The Fields of November, Gonna Go Huntin' for the Buffalo (Schanachie) Just Gimme Somethin’ I’m Used to [1991.] (7:23)

Reno & Smiley ~ Tennessee Breakdown (King) 1951 to 1959 1 [Charlotte, NC. WBT. King 78 & 45. 1/30/53.] (2:25)

Bill Monroe ~ I’m Going Back to Old Kentucky (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky 4 [Chicago, IL. Columbia. 10/27/47.] (2:59)

Allison’s Sacred Harp Quartette ~ Sweet Rivers (Yazoo) Times Ain't Like They Used to Be 3 [Original Sacred Harp, p. 61. Richmond, IN. Gennett. 5/1/28.] (2:52)

Robert Wilkins ~ I’ll Go with Her Blues (Yazoo) Best There Ever Was [Memphis, TN. Brunswick. 2/21/30.] (3:07)

Kelly Harrell ~ Be at Home Soon Tonight, My Dear Boy (Yazoo) Times Ain’t Like They Used t Be v. 8 [Ashville, NC. Okeh. 8/25/25.] (2:55)

Lonesome Ace Stringband ~ Peep of Day (Lonesome Ace Stringband) Big Wing [2025.] (4:49)

Sophie Wellington ~ Scolding Wife (Nine Athens) Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still [7/10/26.] (2:25)

Eden Sam & Pokey ~ Hickory Smith, Come Back Alive(Bandcamp) Hedgehogs in Urban Areas [4/1/2026.] (3:38)

Indian Creek Delta Boys ~ Calico’s Corn (Field Recorders’ Collective) FRC607 Indian Creek Delta Boys [Gib Ingram, Oakland, IL.] (2:32)

Fletcher Bright & Bill Evans ~ Norman and Nancy (Native & Fine) Songs Mostly Older than Us [Sam Bush. 2016.] (4:09)

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

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, Emma Smith, Jim Mills, John Morgan Salyer, the Indian Creek Delta Boys, John Heneghan and His Henpecked Husbands, and Riley Puckett! New music from Dailey & Vincent, David Grindstaff, Jackson Hollow, Bays Mountain Cut-Ups & the Downriver Collective! Settle on in and ease your mind!

Playlist 9/10/2026

 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 9/3/2026

 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)

Grascals ~ Dancin’ Girl (Billy Blue) Not That Gone [8/7/26] (3:11)

Ginger Boatwright et al ~ Learning to Smile All Over Again (Stuff Works) Julia Belle, John Hartford Fiddle Tunes Project v. 2 [1/1/25.] (2:45)

Marty Falle ~ Rusted Banjo Boogie (Appalachia Rust) Song of the Holler [7/20/26.] (1:34)

Todd Phillips ~ In the Willow Garden (Gourd Music) In the Pines [1995.] (2:42)

Johnson Mountain Boys ~ Blue Diamond Mines (Rounder) Blue Diamond [Jean Ritchie. 1993.] (5:10)

Ralph Stanley ~ Dark Hollow (King) Poor Rambler 1 [Hills of Home. 1/70. King 45. 1968.] (1:44)

Paul Miles & the Red Fox Chasers ~ Weeping Willow Tree (Tompkins Square) I’m Going Down to North Carolina 1 [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Champion, Supertone. 6/29/28.] (2:48)

Louie Lasky ~ Caroline (Yazoo) Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be 6 [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 4/2/35.] (2:41)

Emry Arthur ~ The Blind Boy (JSP) Clarence Ashley C [Chicago, IL. Vocalion. 6/17/29.] (3:04)

Veranda ~ Time {Comme le temps} (Big in the Garden) Veranda [5/22/26.] (3:07)

Paper Wings ~ To Consume Time (Paper Wings) Mountains on the Moon [Wila Frank, Emily Mann. 3/1/26.] (3:05)

Simmons Family ~ Buffalo Gals (Dancing Doll) Stone County Dulcimer [Jean, Patti & Tommy.] 1970s?] (1:24)

Volo Bogtrotters ~ Little Princess Footsteps (Vigortone) Hell Broke Loose in Volo [Tough Luck. 1991.] (2:18)

Joshua Goforth & Hilary Dirlam ~ June Apple (LTA Records) Basic Ingredients [1999.] (2:07)

Spencer & Rains ~ United States Marine March (Tiki Parlour) The Old Texas Fiddle v. 3 [2023. Kate W. Jones. Houston TX. Lomax, 1939.] (3:11)

Wilmer Watts & the Lonely Eagles ~ She’s a Hard Boiled Rose (Old Hat) Gastonia Gallop [NY. Paramount, Broadway c. 10/29.] (3:06)

Arkansas Woodchopper ~ I’m a Texas Cowboy (Yazoo) When I Was a Cowboy 1 [Luther W. Ossenbrink. NY. Conqueror. 11/11/31.] (3:02)

Narmour & Smith ~ Carroll County Blues (County) Mississippi String Bands 2 [Atlanta, GA. Okeh, Velvetone, Clarion. 3/11/29.] (3:10)

High Fidelity ~ Red Ball Rocket Train (Rebel) [8/21/26.] (2:43)

Appalachian Road Show ~ New Harmony (Billy Blue) Della Jane’s Heart [2/21/25.] (3:41)

Blue Highway ~ Life of a Traveling Man (Down the Road) Live at ETSU [3/27/26.] (2:42)

Norman Blake ~ Uncle (Rounder) Old Ties [Fields of November. 1974.] (4:32)

Buddy Pendleton ~ Rachel (Old Blue) With Buddy Pendleton [Pendleton, 1971. Previously unreleased. 1965.] (2:35)

Stanley Brothers ~ Let’s Part the Best of Friends (Bear Family) 1949 to 1952 [Castle Studio, Nashville, TN. Columbia. 4/11/52.] (2:24)

Pie Plant Pete ~ I’ll Remember You Love in My Prayers (Old Homestead) Stay on the Farm [Chicago, IL. Decca. 9/10/34.] (2:48)

Cannon’s Jug Stompers ~ The Rooster’s Crowing Blues (Yazoo) Times 2 [New Orleans, LA. Victor. 3/11/27.] (3:08)

Blue Ridge Highballers ~ Sandy River Belle (JSP) Worried Blues D [NY. Columbia. 3/23/26.] (3:06)

Hard Drive ~ Cold Rolled Steel (bandcamp) Wasting My Whole Life Away [8/7/26.] (3:08)

Ernie Carpenter ~ Jack of Diamonds (Augusta Heritage) Elk River Blues [1986.] (2:10)

Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin ~ Curtains of Night (Rounder) Our Town [Carter Family. 1993.] (3:59)

Knackered Ramblers ~ Gazebo (Knackered Ramblers) Knackered Ramblers [9/1/25.] (2:39)

Pete McMahan ~ Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Voyager) 60 Old Time Fiddle Gems 2 [1979. Missouri Fiddlin’ No. 4.] (2:54)

Dirk Powell ~ Throw Down Your Earthly Crown (Rounder) If I Go Ten Thousand Miles [1996.] (2:47)

Uncle Dave Macon ~ Only as Far as the Gate, Dear Ma (Bear Family) Keep My Skillet 3 [Sam McGee, g. NY. Vocalion. 4/16/26.] (2:58)

Dixie Ramblers ~ Ridin’ in an Old Model “T” (Document) Alabama Stringbands [Birmingham, AL. ARC. 3/29/37.] (2:42)

Carter Family ~ The Only Girl I Ever Cared About (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mt. 9 [NY. Decca, Montgomery Ward. 6/18/37.] (3:09)

Nick Chandler & Delivered ~ Hazel Creek (Pinecastle) Look for Me [8/7/26.] (2:35)

Jesse Appelman ~ Anna Lee (self produced) Where We Go [A. J. Lee. 2/20/26.] (4:09)

Big Country Bluegrass ~ When There’s Nothing but the Crickets Left to Sing (Rebel) Carry Me Back to the Bluegrass [Bill Grant. 3/28/25.] (2:58)

John Reischman ~ Crescent Moon (Corvus) New Time & Old Acoustic [9/9/21.] (3:42)

Audie Blaylock ~ Trains Are the only Way to Fly (no label) Trains Are the only Way to Fly [2002.] (2:13)

Bill Monroe ~ It’s Me Again, Lord (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1970 to 1979 1 [Bradley’s Barn, Mt. Juliet, TN. MCA. 1/19/1970.] (2:19)

Delmore Brothers ~ No Drunkard Can Enter There (JSP) Classic Cuts B [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 2/17/37.] (2:43)

Grayson & Whitter ~ Nobody’s Darling (Document) v. 1 [NY. Gennett. c. 10/27.] (3:06)

Reaves White County Ramblers ~ Drunkard’s Hiccoughs (County) Echoes v. 2 [Chicago. Vocalion. 4/27/28.] (2:51)

Reeltime Travelers ~ Twin Sisters, Lonesome John (Yodel-Ay-Hee) Reeltime Oldtime String Band Music [2000.] (4:10)

Gary Lee Moore ~ Steeley’s Rag (Voyager) Uncle Pig [A. L. “Red” Steeley of the Red Headed Fiddlers. 2004.] (2:27)

Anya Hinkle & Jackson Cunningham ~ Gloryland (Virginia Foundation for the Humanities) Old Time Duets [Ralph Stanley. 2006.] (3:05)

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

Hellbenders ~ Chinquapin (Field Recorders’ Collective) The Hellbenders [Clark Kesinger? 1990.] (2:34)

Evie Ladin & Alisa Rose ~ Catlettsburg (Evil Diane) Riding the Rooster 2 [Ed Haley. 2024.] (2:31)

Lots of terrific music this Thursday! Classics from the Carter Family, the Stanley Brothers, Paul Miles & the Red Fox Chasers, and Bill Monroe! Archival treasures from Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin the Simmons Family, the Hellbenders, Cannon’s Jug Stompers, the Reeltime Travelers, and Dirk Powell! New music from the Grascals, Hard Drive, Veranda, Blue Highway, the Knackered Ramblers, Evie Ladin, Big Country Bluegrass, and Hi Fidelity! Get comfortable, and settle on in!

Playlist 8/27/2026

 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)

Junior Sisk ~ The Devil’s Train (Turnberry) It’s All Fun and Games [7/18/25.] (3:05)

Billy Strings ~ Seney Stretch (Reprise) Highway Prayers [9/27/24.] (4:34)

Flatt Out Blue ~ Them Blues (Turnberry) The Maggard Sessions [12/2/25.] (3:30)

Wayne Taylor ~ You’re Gone (Wayne Taylor Records) It’s about Time [4/10/2012.] (3:05)

Billy Baker ~ Maiden’s Prayer (Old Homestead) Fiddle Classics v. 2 [1978.] (1:54)

Monroe Brothers ~ New River Train (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky 1 [Charlotte, NC. 2/17/36. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward.] (3:38)

Leake County Revelers ~ Mississippi Breakdown (County) Mississippi String Bands 1 [Jackson, MS. Columbia. 12/18/30.] (3:14)

Lulu Jackson ~ Careless Love Blues (Story of Blues) Female Country Blues 1 [Indianapolis, IN. Vocalion, Supertone, [Williams] Banner,  Oriole, Perfect, Romeo. 6/2/28.] (3:08)

Alfred Karnes ~ Called to the Foreign Field (Yazoo) Music of Kentucky v. 1 [Grafton, WI. Broadway. 9/30.] (3:11)

Swamper’s Revenge ~ Rabbit in the Woodpile (Vigortone) Kettle Bog [Noah Beavers, Elkville, IL. 4/5/2025.] (2:37)

Franklin George ~ Walking in the Parlor (Kanawha) Traditional Music [John Summers-f, FG-bj. 1967.] (2:17)

Mitch Depew & Sophie Wellington ~ Kate’s Got a Bellyache (Bandcamp) Viejos Tiempos en la Finca [rec. 12/24.] (3:38)

Beverly Smith & Carl Jones ~ Roses in the Morning, Blackfoot (Dittyville) Glow [2009. Clyde Davenport.] (2:41)

Ira Mullins ~ Cripple Creek (Field Recorders' Collective) FRC202 Old Time Music from Clay & Calhoun Counties, WV [1975 Brandywine.] (1:31)

Andrew Marlin ~ Snowblind on Snoopy Hill (Tanyard Branch Music) Witching Hour [ For Rodney. 2020.] (3:48)

E. R. Nance Family with Clarence Dooley ~ Sweet Freedom (Old Hat) In the Pines [Richmond, IN. Champion, Superior. 8/26/31.] (2:27)

J. E. Mainer’s Mountaineers ~ The Longest Train (Old Homestead) v.1 [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 8/6/35.] (3:17)

Tony Trischka ~ I Still Miss Someone (Down the Road) Earl Jam 2 [Sierra Ferrell. 3/13/26.] (3:19)

Alan Bibey ~ Uncle Herschel (Billy Blue) single [7/10/26. Ronnie McCoury, Sierra Hull.] (3:39)

Magoo ~ Rippin’ Richard (Magoo Grass) What a Life [2/27/26.] (4:20)

Joe Val ~ 'Neath a Cold Gray Tomb of Stone (Rounder) Diamond Joe [Cold Wind. 1983.] (2:34)

Bill Napier & Larry Taylor & the Waterloo Bluegrass Boys ~ Rank Stranger (Old Homestead) We Salute the Stanley Bros [1987.] (3:07)

Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain ~ Old Shanghai (Blue Circle) Dancin’ in the Dirt [2008.] (1:52)

Carter Family ~ No More the Moon Shines on Lorena (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain 11 [Memphis, TN. Victor, Montgomery Ward, Bluebird, Zononophone South African. 11/25/30.] (3:06)

Bayless Rose ~ Jamestown Exhibition (Yazoo) Before the Blues v. 1 [Richmond, IN. Champion. 6/7/30.] (2:47)

Smith’s Garage Fiddle Band ~ Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Document) Texas Fiddle Bands v. 1 [Dallas, TX. Vocalion. 10/26/28.] (2:53)

Erynn Marshall ~ Springfield (Hickoryjack Music) Tune Tramp [Jim Childress. 2013.] (4:18)

Parley Parsons ~ Johnny Get Your Hair Cut (Field Recorders’ Collective) FRC705 Old Galax Fiddling [Early 1980s.] (1:47)

Geoff Seitz ~ Newlywed’s, Millers Reel (Oceana Productions) The Good Old Days Are Here [1995.] (4:20)

Old Hollow Stringband ~ Ducks on the Mill Pond (Flyin’ Cloud) Old Time Music from North Carolina [1989.] (1:54)

Howard Miller ~ Flop Eared Mule (Field Recorders’ Collective) FRC706 Sixty Years of NC Fiddling [1978.] (1:02)

Dolly & the Devil ~ Saddle Up the Grey (Bandcamp) Festival Season 1 [Deb Shebish-f, Thom Worm-bg. Carter Brothers & Son.] (2:10)

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

Charley Patton ~ Magnolia Blues (JSP) Complete B [Grafton, WI. Paramount. 10/29.] (2:58)

Frank Jenkins ~ Wandering Boy (JSP) Gennett Old Time D [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Champion, Silvertone, Supertone, Superior. 5/27.] (2:50)

Colebrook Road ~ Black Oak (Mountain Fever) Too Far to Let Go [4/24/26.] (4:28)

Sullivan Sisters ~ Cold Front (Dark Shadow) single [7/24/26.] (3:49)

Will Clark ~ Another Road (Mountain Fever) Carolina Lightning [9/25/25.] (4:14)

Norman Blake ~ White Oak Swamp (Flying Fish) Fields of November [Flying Fish #4. Charlie Collins. 9/74] (2:14)

James King ~ Thirty Years of Farming (Rounder) Thirty Years of Farming [2002.] (4:29)

Stanley Brothers ~ A Voice from on High (Copper Creek) Stanley Series v. 1 n. 3 [New River Ranch, Rising Sun, MD. 7/3/55.] (2:43)

Cartwright Brothers ~ Utah Carrol (JSP) Texas Hillbillies B [El Paso, TX. Victor. 7/10/29.] (2:48)

Blue Sky Boys ~ Hills of Roane County (Patuxent) 1939 to 1949 Radio 1 [Sam “Curley” Parker-f. WPTF, Raleigh, NC. 1941.] (2:40)

Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers ~ Cumberland Gap on a Buckin’ Mule (Document) v. 6 [San Antonio, TX. Bluebird. 3/29/34.] (2:58)

George Jackson & Tristan Scroggins ~ Buffalo Gals (Bandcamp) The Old Time 100 v. 1 [2/2/24.] (2:46)

Pat Conte ~ Make Your Belly Grow (Jalopy) American Songs [Parchman Farm. 11/11/2011.] (3:44)

Rhys Jones & Christina Wheeler ~ Jim Shank (Vigortone) Starry Crown [Sammie Dyer via Bruce Greene. 2005.] (3:40)

Jim Childress ~ Fly Away Waltz (Bandcamp) Fly Away [5/2/23.] (4:14)

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 Charley Patton, James King, Lulu Jackson, Wayne Taylor, Howard Miller & Pat Conte! Plus new music headed your way from Billy Strings, Magoo, Tony Trischka, Mitch Depew & Sophie Wellington, George Jackson & Tristan Scroggins, Colebrook Road, Junior Sisk, and Swamper’s Revenge! Stop on by!

Playlist 8/20/2026

 Bluegras, 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 ~ A Daddy’s Lullaby (Rebel) Way Back When [10/24/25.] (2:39)

Tennessee Bluegrass Band ~ Edison’s Bounce (Flagpond Records) Nolichucky [2025.] (3:09)

East Nash Grass ~ Lonesome Song (Mountain Fever) All God’s Children [8/22/25.] (2:50)

Fiction Brothers ~ Things Are Coming My Way (Flying Fish) Things Are Coming My Way [1979.] (3:15)

Al Jones & Frank Necessary ~ Blue Eyed Darling (Rounder) & the Spruce Mountain Boys [#50. 8/20/76.] (2:18)

Reno & Smiley ~ Tenessee Stomp (King) 1959 to 1963 1 [Cincinnati, OH. King. 6/27/60. Wanted, 1961.] (2:08)

Carter Family ~ Two Sweethearts (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mt. 4 [Camden, NJ. Victor, Bluebird, Montgomery Ward, Regal Zonophone Australian. 10/13/32.] (2:50)

Fleming & Townsend ~ I Wanta Be Where You Are (British Archive of Country Music) Little Hill [Charlotte, NC. Victor, Bluebird. 5/18/31.] (3:14)

Allen Brothers ~ Long Gone from Bowling Green (JSP) The Allen Brothers A [NY. Vocalion. 10/3/34.] (2:57)

Burns Piro ~ Cumberland Gap (Bandcamp) Browns Creek [2/18/26.] (3:28)

Clyde Davenport ~ Sugar in the Gourd (University Press of Kentucky) Old Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes [Monticello, KY. 3/31/1990. Jeff Titon.] (2:07)

Tessa Dillon McCoy ~ Forked Deer (self-produced) It’s Hard to Love [2018.] (3:18)

Peter Honig & His Pals ~ Indian Ate the Woodchuck (Bandcamp) Old Time Music 1990 to 2016 v. 1 [Joe Fallon-g, John Morgan Salyer. 2023.] (2:43)

Onlies ~ Waves on the Sea (The Onlies) You Climb the Mountain [Carter Family. 9/19/25.] (2:54)

Foghorn Stringband ~ Rose Connolly (self produced) Rock Island Grange [2/20/26. Grayson & Whitter.] (3:25)

Gid Tanner & His Skillet-Lickers ~ Don’t You Hear Jerusalem Moan (JSP) Gid Tanner B [Atlanta, GA. Columbia, Velvet Tone, Clarion. 4/17/27.] (2:51)

Andy Palmer with Jimmy Johnson’s String Band ~ Old Blind Dog (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 4 [Richmond, IN. Champion. 8/22/32.] (2:53)

Oscar & Doc Harper ~ Bitter Creek (County) Old-Time Texas String Bands v. 2 [Dallas, TX. OKeh. 11/27/29.] (2:53)

Dan Tyminski ~ Old Home Place (8 Track Entertainment) Live from the Ryman [8/16/24.] (4:27)

Max Vendetti ~ Little Georgia Rose (Waiting for Lester) Different Kind of Ride [5/22/26.] (2:34)

Tidalwave Road ~ Tom Dooley (Pinecastle) Skin and Bones [10/24/25.] (2:37)

Kitty Amaral et al ~ Blackest Crow (Mountain Roads) Close Kin: Our Roots Run Deep [2014.] (2:42)

Ronnie Knittel & Holston Valley Ramblers ~ I Can Thank My Lucky Star (JSP) Authentic Rare Bluegrass C [Bristol, VA. Twin-City. 1952.] (2:25)

Stanley Brothers ~ Old Daniel Prayed (Starday-King) Early Years ‘58 to ’61 [Cincinnati, OH. King. 2/10/59.] (2:26)

Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts ~ Farewell Waltz (Document) v. 2 [Asa Martin-g. NY. Banner, Oriole, Perfect, Romeo, Conqueror. 3/5/31.] (3:06)

Emery Glen ~ Two Ways to Texas (JSP) A Richer Tradition A [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 11/7/27.] (2:48)

Fields Ward ~ No One Loves You as I Do (Historical) Early Country Music [Richmond, IN. Gennett rej. 3/7/29.] (3:12)

Squirrel Butter ~ Shady Grove (Squirrel Butter) Banjo Clog [Buell Kazee. Charlie Beck-bj. 2010.] (1:33)

Newberry & Verch ~ Turtle Dove (self produced) Blessing on the Wing [3/17/26.] (2:33)

Clinton Davis ~ Train Your Child (Tiki Parlour) Ever Returning [Washington Phillips. 2025.] (2:17)

Double Decker Stringband ~ Louisiana Breakdown (Marimac) For an Old Time Call… [1990. Hackberry Ramblers.] (2:40)

Joseph Decosimo ~ Billy Button (Joseph Decosimo) Fiery Gizzard [Joseph Walker Graves, Oconee, GA. 8/15/25.] (4:29)

Luther Davis ~ Down the Road (Field Recorders' Collective) FRC745 Some of the Very Oldest [Tom Carter -bj. Delhart, VA. Spring 1972.] (0:40)

Dave & Howard ~ Serves ‘em Fine (County) Hard Times in the Country [Charlotte, NC. Victor. 5/19/31.] (3:01)

Cannon’s Jug Stompers ~ Pretty Mama Blues (Yazoo) Best of Cannon’s Jug Stompers [Memphis, TN. Victor. 10/1/29.] (2:40)

Watkins Band ~ Tom’s Rag (Document) Georgia Stringbands 1 [Atlanta, GA. Victor. 2/24/28.] (2:59)

Carson Peters & Iron Mountain ~ One Night Stand (Billy Blue) Hold On Heart [10/25/24.] (2:57)

Seth Mulder & Midnight Run ~ Mountain Bill (Rebel) Coming On Strong [5/16/25.] (2:22)

Kentucky Just Us ~ The Oak Tree Shade (Mountains of Home) 10 [10/4/25.] (3:23)

Cullen Galyean ~ Judy Lou (Mountain Roads) Born into Bluegrass [2009.] (2:10)

Earl Taylor & the Smokey Mt. Boys ~ Six Months Ain’t Long (Vetco) The Bluegrass Touch [Azusa, CA. 2/27/69.] (2:31)

Bill Monroe ~ Will You Be Loving Another Man take 2 (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky v. 5 [Chicago, IL. Columbia. 9/17/46.] (2:57)

Allison’s Sacred Harp Singers ~ Sweet Morning Original Sacred Harp 421 (JSP) Sacred Harp & Shape Note Singing C [Richmond, IN. Gennett. organ-? 5/1/28.] (2:38)

Blue Sky Boys ~ Knoxville Girl (Bear Family) The Sunny Side of Life 2 [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 8/2/37.] (3:41)

Roane County Ramblers ~ Step High Waltz (Bear Family) The Johnson City Sessions 1 [Columbia. 10/15/28.] (2:56)

John Engle, John Herrmann & Meredith McIntosh ~ Old John Henry (Yodel-Ay-Hee) Chicken Train [2012. Tommy Jarrell.] (2:04)

Bucking Mules ~ Jasper Jail (Free Dirt) Smoke behind the Clouds [2017.] (2:54)

Trenton 'Tater' Caruthers ~ Jean Horner’s Leather Britches (Spring Fed) Tennessee Breakdown [3/15/20.] (2:20)

Arnie Naiman & Chris Coole ~ Sam’s Dream (Merriweather) 5 Strings Attached with No Backing [Chris-comp., bj, Arnie-g. 1997.] (3:19)

Esker Hutchins ~ Unnamed Fiddle Tune #2 (Field Recorders' Collective) FRC107 Fiddle & Banjo [Dave Spilkia-g. 2007.] (1:26)

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

Frank Blade & Friends ~ The Little Noise (Joyswing) Dance Band [Contretemps. 2011.] (4:11)

Lots of terrific music this Thursday, August 20, on Bluegrass, Etc.! Classics from Reno & Smiley, the Carter Family, the Stanley Brothers, and Bill Monroe! Rarities from Al Jones & Frank Necessary, Ronnie Knittel & the Holston Valley Ramblers, Earl Taylor & the Smokey Mt. Boys, the Watkins Band, Mickey Cullen Galyean, Luther Davis, Esker Hutchins, and Cannon’s Jug Stompers! New music from the Tennessee Bluegrass Band, Carson Peters & Iron Mountain, Max Vendetti, Newberry & Verch, the Onlies, and Burns Piro! You won’t want to miss a moment!