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!

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!

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!

Playlist 5/7/2026

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)

Becky Buller ~ You Can’t Roll a Seven Every Time (Dark Shadow) Songs That Sing Me [9/5/25.] (3:05)

Blue Highway ~ I’d Rather Be a Lonesome Pine (Down the Road) Live at ETSU [3/27/26.] (2:50)

Big Country Bluegrass ~ Hack’s Breakdown (Rebel) Carry Me Back to the Bluegrass [3/28/25.] (2:06)

Todd Phillips ~ Whistlin’ Rufus (Gourd Music) In the Pines [1995.] (2:33)

Buddy Pendleton ~ Florida Blues (Old Blue) With Buddy Pendleton [Virginia Breakdown. County 705. 2^nd 1965.] (3:10)

Stanley Brothers ~ Sweetest Love (Bear Family) 1949 to 1952 [Castle Studios, Nashville, TN. 4/11/52. Columbia 78-6/7/52.] (2:22)

Carter Family ~ My Home’s across the Blue Ridge Mountains (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mt. 9 [NY. Decca, Decca Australian, Decca South African, Melotone Canadian. 6/18/37.] (3:02)

Delmore Brothers ~ My Smokey Mountain Gal (JSP) Classic Cuts B [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 2/17/36.] (2:43)

Stripling Brothers ~ California Blues (Document) v. 2 [New Orleans, LA. Decca. 3/12/36.] (2:43)

Reeltime Travelers ~ Raven (Yodel-Ay-Hee) Reeltime Oldtime String Band Music [2000.] (3:00)

Anya Hinkle & Jackson Cunningham ~ Josie O (Virginia Foundation for the Humanities) Old Time Duets [Mac Traynham-bj. 2006.] (2:18)

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

The Monks ~ Drowsy Sleeper (Yodel-Ay-Hee) Ragged but Righteous [Hedy West & Carol Elizabeth Jones. 2002.] (2:41)

Hellbenders ~ Altamont (Field Recorders’ Collective) The Hellbenders [John Lusk. 1990.] (2:57)

Evie Ladin & Brian Zimmerman ~ Railroad thru the Rocky Mountains (Evil Diane) Riding the Rooster 2 [Jim Bowles. Duluth, MN. 2024.] (2:58)

Blue Ridge Highballers ~ Under the Double Eagle (JSP) Worried Blues D [NY. Columbia. 3/23/26.] (3:23)

Sam McGee ~ Franklin Blues (Bear Family) Keep My Skillet 3 [NY. Vocalion. 4/14/26.] (2:56)

Short Creek Trio ~ The Old Hen Cackled and the Rooster Crowed (Document) Alabama Stringbands [Birmingham, AL. Gennett, Herwin, Silvertone, Supertone. 8/17/27.] (2:52)

Appalachian Road Show ~ Rosa Lee McFall (Billy Blue) Della Jane’s Heart [2/21/25.] (2:44)

Holly Odell, et al ~ I’m Still Here (Stuff Works) Julia Belle, the John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project v. 2 [1/1/25.] (3:32)

Jesse Appelman ~ Lyell Fork (self produced) Where We Go [Alison de Groot-bj. 2/20/26.] (4:13)

John Reischman ~ Sarafina (Corvus) New Time & Old Acoustic [Waltz. 9/9/21.] (5:11)

Ernest Adkins ~ Cotton Eyed Joe (Major) Blueridge Fiddler [McPeak Brothers.] (1:52)

Bill Monroe ~ Texas Gallop (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1970 to 1979 1 [Bradley’s Barn, Mt. Juliet, TN. MCA. 1/19/1970.] (2:12)

Freeny’s Barn Dance Band ~ Sullivan’s Hollow (County) Mississippi String Bands 2 [Jackson, MS. Okeh. 12/16/30.] (3:13)

Fiddling John Carson & His Virginia Reelers ~ Swanee River (Yazoo) Times 2 [Atlanta, GA. Okeh. 3/17/27.] (3:17)

Pie Plant Pete ~ Waiting for the Railroad Train (Old Homestead) Stay on the Farm [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Supertone, Champion, Superior. 3/11/30.] (3:07)

George Jackson & Brad Kolodner ~ Sleepy Cindy (GJ & BK) Shady Lane [Andrew Small. 10/11/24.] (3:29)

Ernie Carpenter ~ Ryestraw (Augusta Heritage) Elk River Blues [1986.] (1:40)

Kerry Blech ~ Smokey Hole (Field Recorders’ Collective) Appalachian Master, Clifftop 2004 [Mike Seeger-William Adams.] (2:47)

Knackered Ramblers ~ Wait Till I Get On My Robe (Knackered Ramblers) Knackered Ramblers [Clarence Clay & William Scott. 9/1/25.] (4:29)

Pete McMahan ~ Walking in My Sleep (Voyager) 60 Old Time Fiddle Gems 2 [1979. Missouri Fiddlin’ No. 4.] (2:58)

Dirk Powell ~ Pleasure of a Single Life (Rounder) If I Go Ten Thousand Miles [Salyer. Herrmann-cbj, Sauber, fbj. 1996.] (2:28)

Emry Arthur ~ Down in Tennessee Valley (JSP) Clarence Ashley C [Chicago, IL. Vocalion. 1/18/28.] (2:43)

Fletcher & Foster ~ Red Rose Rag (Old Hat) Gastonia Gallop [Atlanta, GA. Victor. 11/29/29.] (2:30)

Patt Patterson & His Champion Rep Riders ~ The Wandering Cowboy (Yazoo) When I Was a Cowboy 1 [NY. Banner, Jewel, Oriole, Romeo, Homestead. 5/20/30.] (2:57)

Veranda ~ I Hear Your Name {J’entends ton nom} (Big in the Garden) Veranda [5/22/26.] (2:46)

Rock Hearts ~ Send Me Your Address in Heaven (615 Hideaway) Unfinished Bridges [10/4/24.] (3:52)

Claire Lynch ~ Trouble’s Not Troubling Me (Thrill Hill) Empty Pair of Shoes [4/26.] (3:32)

Norman Blake ~ OBC #3 (Rounder) Old Ties [Full Moon on the Farm. Tut Taylor. 1981.] (5:46)

Johnson Mountain Boys ~ See God’s Ark a Movin’ (Rounder) Blue Diamond [Dudley Connell. 1993.] (1:59)

Ralph Stanley ~ Midnight Storm (King) Poor Rambler 1 [Hills of Home. 1/70. King. 7/15/69.] (2:25)

Blue Sky Boys ~ The New Golden Rule (Bear Family) Sunny Side of Life 5 [Nashville, TN. RCA Victor. Green vinyl 45. 3/26/50.] (2:29)

Paul Miles & the Red Fox Chasers ~ Twinkle Little Star (Tompkins Square) I’m Going Down to North Carolina 1 [Richmond, IN. Gennett. 6/28/28.] (2:52)

Red Headed Fiddlers ~ Cheat ‘em (Yazoo) Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be 6 [Dallas, TX. Brunswick. 10/27/29.] (2:33)

Paper Wings ~ Morning Again (Paper Wings) Mountains on the Moon [Wila Frank, Emily Mann. 3/1/26.] (3:09)

Simmons Family ~ Weeping Willow (Dancing Doll) Stone County Dulcimer [Jean, Patti & Tommy. Mountain View, AR.] 1970s?] (1:33)

Volo Bogtrotters ~ Paddy on the Pike (Vigortone) Hell Broke Loose in Volo [Tough Luck. 1991.]2:21)

Joshua Goforth & Hilary Dirlam ~ Cluck Old Hen (LTA Records) Basic Ingredients [Sheila Kay Adams. 1999.] (1:40)

Spencer & Rains ~ Get Your Boots (Tiki Parlour) The Old Texas Fiddle v. 3 [2023. Brendan Doyle-bj. Claude Parker. Gonzales, TX.] (2:52)

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 Ernest Adkins, the Simmons Family, the Hellbenders, Fletcher & Foster, the Blue Sky Boys, the Reeltime Travelers, and Kerry Blech! New music from Veranda, Blue Highway, Claire Lynch, Jesse Appelman, the Knackered Ramblers, Evie Ladin, Big Country Bluegrass, and Becky Buller! Get comfortable, and settle on in! 

Playlist 4/30/2026

 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)

Magoo ~ Ohio Blues (Magoo Grass) What a Life [2/27/26.] (3:52)

Flatt Out Blue ~ Rain and Snow (Turnberry) The Maggard Sessions [12/2/25.] (2:58)

New River Bluegrass ~ Working Man (Sound Biscuit) Working Man [4/24/26.] (3:00)

Wayne Taylor ~ Bluest Eyes in Tennessee (Wayne Taylor Records) It’s about Time [4/10/2012.] (3:02)

Billy Baker ~ Sally Ann (Old Homestead) Fiddle Classics v. 2 [1978.] (2:27)

Monroe Brothers ~ Drifting Too Far from the Shore (Bear Family) Blue Moon of KY 1 [Charlotte, NC. 2/17/36. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward.] (3:22)

Ray Brothers ~ Choctaw County Rag (County) Mississippi String Bands 1 [Memphis, TN. Victor. 5/28/30.] (2:51)

W. M. Stepp ~ Silver Strand (Yazoo) Music of Kentucky v. 1 [Hamilton. “Fiddler Bill.” Salyersville, KY. 10/26/37.] (2:24)

Grayson & Whitter ~ Tom Dooley (Old Hat) In the Pines [GB-L. Memphis, TN. Victor. 9/30/29.] (3:08)

Swamper’s Revenge ~ Salty River Reel (Vigortone) Kettle Bog [Cyril Stinnett, Braymer, MO. 4/5/2025.] (3:57)

Franklin George ~ Wake Up Susan, Devil’s Dream (Kanawha) Traditional Music [1967.] (3:33)

Mitch Depew & Sophie Wellington ~ Fire on the Mountain (Bandcamp) Viejos Tiempos en la Finca [rec. 12/24.] (2:56)

Beverly Smith & Carl Jones ~ Dickie and Johnson (Dittyville) Glow [2009. Bobby McMillon.] (3:31)

Phoeba Parsons ~ Silver Dagger (Field Recorders' Collective) FRC202 Old Time Music from Clay & Calhoun Counties, WV [1975 Brandywine.] (2:32)

Craver, Hicks, Watson & Newberry ~ Texas Gals (Barker) You’ve Been a Friend to Me [2012.] (3:49)

Leake County Revelers ~ Molly Put the Kettle On (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies B [New Orleans, LA. Victor. 5/28/30.] (2:45)

J. P. Nester ~ Train on the Island (Yazoo) Times v. 1 [James Preston with Norman Edmonds. Bristol, TN. Victor. 8/1/27.] (2:56)

Carter Family ~ Room in Heaven for Me (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mt. 11 [Memphis, TN. Victor, Bluebird, Montgomery Ward, Regal Zonophone Australian. 11/24/30.] (2:53)

Junior Sisk ~ An Eye for an I Do (Turnberry) It’s All Fun and Games [7/18/25.] (2:47)

Rudy’s Bluegrass Revue ~ Daydreams about Night Things (Shift Music) Rudy’s Bluegrass Revue [4/24/26. Ronnie Milsap.] (2:44)

Billy Strings ~ It Ain’t Before (Reprise) Highway Prayers [9/27/24.] (3:46)

Joe Val ~ Don’t Sell Daddy Any More Whiskey (Rounder) Diamond Joe [Not a Word from Home. 1977.] (3:22)

Bill Napier & Larry Taylor & the Waterloo Bluegrass Boys ~ Dear Girl, Can You Forgive? (Old Homestead) We Salute the Stanley Brothers [1987.] (3:19)

Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain ~ You’re No Good (Blue Circle) Dancin’ in the Dirt [2008.] (1:51)

Kentucky Mountain Choristers ~ The Great Reaping Day (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 4 [Richmond, IN. Gennett. 2/5/29.] (3:06)

Weaver & Beasley ~ Soft Steel Piston (Yazoo) Before the Blues v. 1 [NY. Okeh unissued. 8/31/27.] (3:04)

Frank Hutchison ~ C&O Excursion (JSP) Worried Blues A [NY. OKeh. 1/28/27.] (3:21)

Erynn Marshall ~ Shelvin’ Rock (Hickoryjack Music) Tune Tramp [Burl Hammons. 2013.] (3:00)

Parley Parsons ~ Fortune (Field Recorders’ Collective) FRC705 Old Galax Fiddling [Early 1980s.] (1:34)

Geoff Seitz ~ Ook Pik Waltz (Oceana Productions) The Good Old Days Are Here [1995.] (5:35)

Old Hollow Stringband ~ Reuben (Flyin’ Cloud) Old Time Music from North Carolina [1989.] (3:09)

Howard Miller ~ I Saw a Man at the Close of Day (Field Recorders’ Collective) FRC706 Sixty Years of North Carolina Fiddling [1978.] (1:39)

Dolly & the Devil ~ Boys, Them Buzzards Are Flying (Bandcamp) Festival Season 1 [Kristen Harris-f & Janie Rothfield-bj.] (2:21)

Da Costa Woltz’s Southern Broadcasters ~ I Know My Name Is There (JSP) Gennett Old Time D [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Champion, Silvertone, Supertone, Challenge, Herwin. 5/27.] (2:44)

Charley Patton ~ Joe Kirby (JSP) Complete A [Henry Sims-f. Grafton, WI. Paramount. 10/29.] (3:10)

East Texas Serenaders ~ Combination Rag (JSP) Texas Hillbillies B [Dallas, TX. Columbia. 12/2/27.] (3:01)

Tony Trischka ~ Red River Valley (Down the Road) Earl Jam 2 [Molly Tuttle. 3/13/26.] (3:27)

Will Clark ~ Another Road (Mountain Fever) Carolina Lightning [10/10/25.] (4:14)

Colebrook Road ~ Wise Old Owl (Mountain Fever) Too Far to Let Go [4/24/26.] (3:20)

Norman Blake ~ Green Leaf Fancy (Flying Fish) Fields of November [Flying Fish #04. Charlie Collins. 9/74] (1:52)

James King ~ The Moon Shines Down on Me (Webco) It’s a Cold Cold World [James King. 1989.] (3:05)

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 ~ Are You from Dixie, Black Mountain Blues (Patuxent) 1939 to 1949 Radio 1 [WPTF. Raleigh, NC. 1941.] (2:34)

Kid Williams & Roy Martin ~ The Prisoner and the Rose (Document) v. 2 [NY. Banner, Jewel, Oriole, Perfect, Regal, Romeo, Homestead. 5/5/30.] (2:50)

Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers ~ Back Up and Push (Document) v. 6 [San Antonio, TX. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 3/29/34.] (3:05)

George Jackson & Tristan Scroggins ~ Dance All Night (Bandcamp) The Old Time 100 v. 1 [2/2/24.] (2:56)

Pat Conte ~ Jawbone, Walk (Jalopy) American Songs [Snake Chapman. 11/11/2011.] (1:12)

Rhys Jones & Christina Wheeler ~ Johnny Bucker (Vigortone) Starry Crown [Walter Smith & Posey Rorer. 2005.] (2:53)

Benny Thomasson ~ Old Apple Blossom (Voyager) Say Old Man, Can You Play the Fiddle? [Learned from his dad.] (1:07)

Kim & Jim Lansford ~ The Time Draws Near (JL) Call Your Dogs [Fleecy & Benson Fox, Leslie, MO. 2003.] (4:02)

Jim Childress ~ Lost Key (Bandcamp) Fly Away [5/2/23.] (1:49)

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 Ray Brothers, James King, Wayne Taylor, Charley Patton, Howard Miller and Pat Conte! Plus new music headed your way from Magoo, Tony Trischka with Molly Tuttle, Mitch Depew & Sophie Wellington, George Jackson & Tristan Scroggins, Colebrook Road, Junior Sisk, and Rudy’s Bluegrass Revue! Stop on by!

Playlist 4/23/2026

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)

Larry Sparks ~ Come Back, Darling (Rebel) Way Back When [Lester Flatt. 10/24/25.] (2:30)

Rebekah Speer ~ Why Worry (Huckleberry) single [3/23/25.] (2:45)

East Nash Grass ~ The Bend in the Road (Mountain Fever) All God’s Children [8/22/25.] (2:31)

Fiction Brothers ~ The Brand New Tennessee Waltz (Flying Fish) Things Are Coming My Way [1979.] (4:33)

Al Jones & Frank Necessary ~ How the Story Had to End (Rounder) & the Spruce Mountain Boys [Rounder #50. 8/20/76.] (2:02)

Reno & Smiley ~ The Bells of Saint Mary’s (King) 1959 to 1963 1 [Cincinnati, OH. King. 6/27/60. Wanted, 1961.] (2:08)

Carter Family ~ Sun of the Soul (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mt. 4 [Camden, NJ. Victor, Bluebird, Montgomery Ward, Regal Zonophone  Australian. 10/12/32.] (3:19)

Fleming & Townsend ~ I’m Leavin’ This Town (British Archive of Country Music) Little Hill [Charlotte, NC. Victor, Bluebird, Sunrise. 5/18/31.] (3:14)

Allen Brothers ~ Baby When You Coming Back Home (JSP) The Allen Brothers A [NY. Vocalion. 10/3/34.] (2:44)

Foghorn Stringband ~ Going Home (self produced) Rock Island Grange [12/5-7/2016. Caleb Klauder.] (2:46)

Greg Hooven et al ~ Cotton Eyed Joe (Heritage) Tribute to Fred Cockerham [1989.] (2:49)

Ida Red ~ Same Old Man (Yodel Ay Hee) Old Time Music [John Specker & Correct Tone Stringband. 1997.] (3:10)

Dolly & the Devil ~ Snowbird (Bandcamp) Parquet Seating [Chris McGrath-f, Ilan Moss-bj, Jon Sullivan-g. Bruce Greene. 5/20/25.] (3:32)

New Vintage Revelers ~ Rye Straw (New Vintage Revelers) New Vintage Revelers [2022.] (2:50)

Andrew Marlin ~ Woodland Star (Tanyard Branch Music) Witching Hour [2020.] (3:52)

Ashley & Foster ~ Bay Rum Blues (County) Hard Times in the Country [NY. Vocalion. 9/7/33.] (2:59)

‘Blue Coat’ Tom Nelson ~ Blue Coat Blues (JSP) A Richer Tradition A [T. C. Johnson-g. Memphis, TN. Okeh. 2/17/28.] (2:48)

Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts ~ Did You Ever See the Devil, Uncle Joe? (Document) v. 2 [Asa Martin, g. NY. Banner. 3/5/31.] (2:54)

Dan Tyminski ~ GOAT (8 Track Entertainment) Live from the Ryman [8/16/24.] (3:00)

Burnett Sisters Band ~ Julianne Johnson/Tie Your Dog, Sally Gal (Pinecastle) Easy Come, Easy Go [10/10/25.] (2:45)

Tidalwave Road ~ Black Smoke Annie (Pinecastle) Skin and Bones [10/24/25.] (3:18)

Danny Paisley ~ Till Lonesome Comes Around (Pinecastle) Bluegrass State of Mind [5/23/25.] (3:13)

Levi Funk et al ~ Fortune (Mountain Roads) Close Kin: Our Roots Run Deep [2014.] (3:17)

Stanley Brothers ~ Think of What You’ve Done (Starday-King) Early Years ‘58 to ’61 [Cincinnati, OH. King. 10/1/58.] (2:08)

Gid Tanner & His Skillet-Lickers ~ Sugar in the Gourd (JSP) Gid Tanner B [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 4/14/30.] (3:14)

Ted Gossett Band ~ Bow Legged Irishman (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 4 [Richmond, IN. Champion, Superior. 9/16/30.] (2:44)

Fiddlin’ Jim Pate ~ Texas Farewell (County) Old-Time Texas String Bands v. 1 [Tom Pate, g. Dallas, TX. Victor. 10/16/29.] (2:44)

Burns Piro ~ Texas Quickstep (Bandcamp) Browns Creek [2/18/26.] (2:34)

William H. Stepp ~ Pretty Little Widow (University Press of Kentucky) Old Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes [Alan & Elizabeth Lomax. 1/26/37. Jeff Titon.] (1:13)

Tessa Dillon McCoy ~ Fair Morning Hornpipe (self-produced) It’s Hard to Love [William Douglas. 2018.] (3:16)

Ernest East & the Pine Ridge Boys ~ Hell among the Round Peakers (County) Old Time Mountain Music [1969.] (1:50)

Peter Honig & His Pals ~ Give the Fiddler a Dram (Bandcamp) Old Time Music 1990 to 2016 v. 1 [2023.] (2:44)

Onlies ~ Pretty Little Miss (The Onlies) You Climb the Mountain [Karen Collins’ Grandma. Bruce Greene. 9/19/25.] (2:29)

Cannon’s Jug Stompers ~ Ripley Blues (Yazoo) Best of Cannon’s Jug Stompers [Memphis, TN. Victor, Bluebird, Sunrise. 9/5/28.] (2:38)

Watkins Band ~ Gideon (Document) Georgia Stringbands 1 [Tom & Charlie. Atlanta, GA. Victor 2/24/28.] (3:01)

Justin Winfield ~ Say Darling Say (Historical) Early Country Music [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Supertone. 7/9/28.] (3:29)

Carson Peters & Iron Mountain ~ Walkin’ Back to Georgia (Billy Blue) Hold On Heart [2026.] (2:39)

Seth Mulder & Midnight Run ~ I’ll Be There if You Ever Want Me (Rebel Records) Coming On Strong [5/16/25.] (2:49)

Kentucky Just Us ~ Sing for Me Whippoorwill (Mountains of Home) 10 [10/4/25.] (2:31)

Mickey Galyean & Cullen’s Bridge ~ Dark as a Dungeon (Rebel) My Daddy’s Grass [2016.] (3:36)

Earl Taylor & the Smokey Mt. Boys ~ Fox Chase (Vetco) The Bluegrass Touch [Azusa, CA. 2/27/69.] (1:47)

Bill Monroe ~ Little Cabin Home on the Hill take 2 (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky v. 5 [Chicago, IL. Columbia. 10/27/47.] (3:10)

Allison’s Sacred Harp Singers ~ Weeping Mary OSH 408 (JSP) Sacred Harp & Shape Note Singing C [Richmond, IN. Gennett. p-? 5/1/28.] (2:44)

Blue Sky Boys ~ Have No Desire to Roam (Dear Family) The Sunny Side of Life 2 [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 8/2/37.] (2:49)

Grant Brothers & Their Music ~ Johnson Boy (Bear Family) The Johnson City Sessions 1 [Columbia. 10/15/28.] (2:57)

Newberry & Verch ~ Robin on the Wagon Wheel (self produced) Blessing on the Wing [3/17/26.] (3:09)

Luther Davis ~ Sail Away Ladies (FRC) FRC745 Some of the Very Oldest [Delhart, VA. 9/12/73.] (1:26)

Double Decker Stringband ~ Walk Right in Belmont (Marimac) For an Old Time Call… [1990. Wilmer Watts.] (2:51)

Joseph Decosimo ~ Shady Grove (Joseph Decosimo) Fiery Gizzard [Luther Davis. 8/15/25.] (7:09)

Eric Merrill ~ Golden Ticket (Eric Merrill) The Western Star [10/4/2004.] (3:31)

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, Ernest East & the Pine Ridge Boys, Luther Davis, Greg Hooven, and Eric Merrill! New music from Rebekah Speer, Carson Peters & Iron Mountain, Andrew Marlin, Newberry & Verch, the Onlies, and Burns Piro! You won’t want to miss a moment!

Playlist 4/16/2026

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)

Anthony Howell ~ Ground Speed (Noxubee Hills Music Group) single [4/7/26.] (3:10)

Bobby Osborne & C. J. Lewandowski ~ Rosie Bokay (Turnberry) Keep On Keepin’ On [8/22/25.] (2:55)

Volume Five ~ Leave a Light On (Mountain Fever) Leave a Light On [5/23/25.] (3:02)

Jeff Brown & Still Lonesome ~ Two Little Orphans (Turnberry) Old Kentucky Moon [10/7/22.] (3:37)

Norman Blake & Tut Taylor ~ Liberty (Tut Lee Records) Flat Pickin in the Kitchen [1997.] (1:26)

Flatt & Scruggs ~ Mother Prays Loud in Her Sleep (Bear Family) 1948 to 59 v. 3 [Nashville, TN. Rec. 8/30/53.] (3:17)

Oliver “Socko” Underwood ~ You’re Gone and Forgot Me (British Archive of Country Music) Bluebird Label [Dallas, TX. Bluebird. 4/8/41.] (3:32)

Clyde Evans Band ~ All Gone Now (Document) Georgia Yellow Hammers v. 4 White Lightning [Atlanta, GA. Columbia 11/4/29.] (2:52)

Piper’s Gap Ramblers ~ I Ain’t Nobody’s Darling (JSP) Serenade in the Mountains A [Winston-Salem, NC. OKeh. 9/26/27.] (2:59)

Lost Keys ~ Buffalo Gals (Tiki Parlour Recordings) The Lost Keys [2026. Tom Fuller via Brad Leftwich.] (3:25)

Benton Flippen & the Smokey Mountain Boys ~ Sunny Home in Dixie (Music Maker) 270 Haystack Road [2009.] (4:59)

Gypsy Gyppo String Band ~ The Miller’s Will (Bay) The Gypsy Gyppo String Band [1977.] (3:06)

Ann & Phil Case ~ Behind These Prison Walls of Love (Dry Run Recordings) Never Grow Old [1999. Blue Sky Boys.] (2:56)

Hog Eyed Man ~ Barlow Knife (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Across the Sea [John Morgan Salyer. 2025.] (3:03)

Earl White Stringband ~ Chips and Sauce (Fiddler’s Jam) Fiddlin Earl White [Ira Bernstein. 2014.] (3:06))

Carter Family ~ Worried Man Blues (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain v. 2 [Memphis, TN. Victor, Bluebird, Montgomery Ward, Regal Zonophone Australian, Twin. 5/24/30.] (2:43)

Nashville Washboard Band ~ Arkansas Traveler (JSP) A Richer Tradition B [Nashville, TN. Library of Congress. 7/15/42.] (2:07)

Roy Harvey & NC Ramblers ~ There’s a Mother Old and Gray Who Needs Me Now (JSP) Poole B [Ashland, KY. Brunswick. 2/16/28.] (2:47)

Max Wareham ~ Miles (Nine Athens Music) Daggomit! [2/21/25.] (2:19)

Grasstime ~ Waltz of Time (Grasstime) Waltz of Time [3/27/26.] (2:39)

Casey Conners ~ Down in McDowell (Casey Connors) The Boy from Bluegrass [3/18/25.] (4:38)

Don Rigsby ~ Bad Day in Akron (Rebel) Kentucky Troubadour [5/30/25.] (4:17)

David Peterson & 1946 ~ Are You Waiting Just for Me? (Necktie) Cup of Loneliness [Ernest Tubb. 2021.] (3:02)

Stanley Brothers ~ Home Sweet Home (Copper Creek) Stanley Series v. 1, n. 1 [New River Ranch. Rising Sun, MD. 5/21/61.] (2:09)

Fiddlin’ Sam Long ~ Seneca Square Dance (County) Echoes of the Ozarks v. 1 [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Champion, Challenge, Buddy. 1 or 2/1926.] (3:09)

East Texas Serenaders ~ Dream Shadows (JSP) Country Fiddle C [Dallas, TX. Brunswick. 10/27/29.] (3:15)

Bull Mountain Moonshiners ~ Johnny Goodwin (Yazoo) Times Ain’t 5 [Bristol, TN. Victor. 8/1/27.] (2:56)

John Hoffmann & Mac Benford ~ Mistreated Mama Blues(5-String Productions) It’s About Time [Dock Boggs. 2007.] (2:01)

Esker Hutchins ~ Leather Britches (Field Recorders' Collective) FRC107 Fiddle & Banjo [Dave Spilkia-g. 2007.] (1:40)

Squirrel Butter ~ Knoxville Rag (Squirrel Butter) Banjo Clog [Taylor, Moore & Burnett.. 2010.] (2:35)

Don Pedi & Bruce Greene ~ Old Joe Clark (Hazeldog) Rare Old Chestnuts [2005. Jim Bowles, Rock Bridge, KY.] (2:12)

Clinton Davis ~ Katie Dear (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Ever Returning [2025.] (3:14)

Susan Graham Pepper ~ Two Sisters (Ballad Records) Where the Islands Overflow [2024. Lee Monroe Presnell.] (4:25)

Spindale Quartet ~ Sweet Peace the Gift of God’s Love (Bear Family) Johnson City Sessions 3 [Johnson City, TN. Columbia. 10/22/29.] (2:48)

Hattie Hudson ~ Doggone My Good Luck Soul (Yazoo) Before the Blues 2 [Hattie Burleson? Willie Tyson-p. Dallas, TX. Columbia. 12/6/27.] (3:08)

Riley Puckett ~ Just as the Sun Went Down (JSP) Selected Sides B [NY. Columbia, Harmony {as Fred Wilson}. 9/11/24.] (3:00)

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

Valerie Smith ~ Oh Dear Reader (Bell Buckle Media) Maggie’s Journal [4/3/26.] (2:43)

Kody Norris Show ~ Declaration of Independence (Rebel) single [3/27/26.] (2:21)

Del McCoury ~ I’m Coming Back but I Don’t Know When (Arhoolie) I Wonder Where You Are Tonight [12/9/1967.] (3:05)

Red Cravens & the Bray Brothers ~ Little Darling Pal of Mine (Rounder) 419 West Main [WHOW. 10/1972.] (1:20)

Bill Monroe ~ Blue Ridge Mountain Blues (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1959 to 1969 v. 2 [Nashville, TN. 1/14/63. Bluegrass Special. 1980. Decca.] (2:33)

J. E. Mainer’s Mountaineers ~ Don’t Go Out (JSP) Classic Sides 1937 to 1941 A [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 8/5/37.] (3:22)

Ray Brothers ~ Honeysuckle Waltz (Document) Mississippi String Bands 2 [Memphis, TN. Victor. 5/28/30.] (2:47)

Oscar & Doc Harper ~ Dallas Bound (JSP) Texas Hillbillies C [Dallas, TX. Okeh. 11/27/29.] (2:53)

Horsenecks ~ Lily in the Garden (Tiki Parlour Recordings) In the West [6/27/25.] (3:37)

Jess Abbott ~ Rush and the Pepper (Pick Away Press) Dear Old Illinois 1 [9/19/1975.] (1:06)

John Engle, John Herrmann & Meredith McIntosh ~ Pay Day (Yodel-Ay-Hee) Chicken Train [2012. Mississippi John Hurt.] (2:55)

Bucking Mules ~ John Cooper’s Tune (Free Dirt) Smoke behind the Clouds [2017.] (2:29)

Austin Derryberry ~ Cherry River Rag (Spring Fed) Tennessee Breakdown [3/15/20.] (2:00)

Arnie Naiman & Chris Coole ~ The Skinny Guy’s Gotta Eat (Merriweather) 5 Strings Attached with No Backing [1997.] (2:22)

New music from Izaak Atlas Schwartz, Anthony Howell, Grasstime, and Valerie Smith! Mining the archives for the music of the Piper’s Gap Ramblers, ‘Socko’ Underwood, the Bull Mountain Moonshiners, Esker Hutchins and Fiddlin’ Sam Long! Classics from Bill Monroe, the Carter Family, Flatt & Scruggs, Norman Blake with Tut Taylor, and the Stanley Brothers! Don’t miss a minute!