Playlist 12/23/2021

 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)

John McCutcheon ~ Erev Shel Shoshanim (Rounder CD) Winter Solstice [1986.] (4:37)

Mark O’Connor ~ Slumber My Darling (OMAC CD) An Appalachian Christmas [With Alison Krauss. 2011.] (4:51)

Norman Blake, et al. ~ Black Hawthorne (Winter Harvest CD) An Americana Christmas [1995.] (4:30)

Basil Rathbone ~ The Night before Christmas (Nimbus CD) The Spirit of Christmas Past [Columbia. 1939.] (3:14)

Lonesome Pine Fiddlers ~ Christmas Time's a Comin' (Starday LP) Bluegrass Country Christmas [1978.] (2:03)

Dirk Powell ~ Christmas Coming (Valcour CD) A Fret-Free Christmas [2010.] (1:28)

John Reischman & the Jaybirds ~ Shine Like a Star in the Morning (Corvus CD) On a Winter’s Night [2014.] (2:12)

Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road ~ Christmas in the Smokies (Pinecastle CD) Christmas in the Smokies [2014.] (2:11)

Ann & Phil Case ~ Winter Night’s Waltz, What Child Is This? (Dry Run CD) Holiday Sampler [1995.] (2:32)

Larry Sparks ~ Christmas in the Mountains (Rebel CD) Christmas in the Hills [1997.] (1:45)

Johnny Staats ~ Christmas Mandolin (Giant CD) Believe A Christmas Collection [2000.] (4:24)

James Bryan & Carl Jones ~ Star of the East (Dittyville CD) Cricket’s Lullaby [2011.] (3:37)

Johnson Mountain Boys ~ The Friendly Beasts (Rounder CD) O Christmas Tree [2002.] (2:06)

John McCutcheon ~ Willie’s Waltz (Rounder CD) Winter Solstice [1986.] (3:44)

Dirk Powell ~ The Holly and the Ivy (Valcour CD) A Fret-Free Christmas [2010.] (2:13)

Rhonda Vincent ~ Christmas Time at Home (Rounder CD) Beautiful Star [2006.] (2:46)

Wayne Taylor ~ Praise His Holy Name (Raincoe CD) Praise His Holy Name [2012.] (4:32)

Ann & Phil Case ~ Leading of the Star/Snowdrop (Dry Run CD) Holiday Sampler [1995.] (1:16)

James Bryan ~ Star of Bethlehem (Rounder Select CD) The First of May [1986.] (2:36)

Bill Grant & Delia Bell ~ My Little Silver Bells (Rounder CD) O Christmas Tree [2002.] (2:59)

Judy Hauff ~ Star in the East (Morning Trumpet CD) Angels on the Wing [1998.] (2:57)

Joel Mabus ~ How Like the Holly (Fossil CD) How Like the Holly [1999.] (3:20)

Tom King ~ Old Christmas Morning (jMp CS) Green Mountain Cotillion [1989. Dave Bing-f.] (1:06)

Stanley Brothers ~ Christmas Time Is Near (Starday LP) Bluegrass Country Christmas [WCYB, Bristol. Summer ’58.] (2:17)

Norman Blake, et al. ~ Blissful Meadows (Winter Harvest CD) An Americana Christmas [1995.] (3:15)

Tom King ~ Breaking Up Christmas (jMp CS) Green Mountain Cotillion [Mark Payne-bj,B Dave-f,T Gerry-f Randy Mollohan-jaw.] (2:13)

Lynn “Chirps” Smith ~ Week before Christmas (Field Recorders’ Collective CD) Illinois Old Time Fiddler (2:39)

John Fahey ~ Joy to the World (Varrick LP) Christmas Guitar v. 1 [1982.] (1:42)

Heather Berry ~ Christmas Time Back Home (Mountain Fever CD) Have a Merry Berry Christmas [2011.] (2:54)

John Reischman & the Jaybirds ~ I Heard from Heaven Today (Corvus CD) On a Winter’s Night [2014.] (2:57)

Carson Peters & Iron Mountain ~ Christmas Time in the Country (self-produced CD single) Christmas Time in the Country [2016.] (3:45)

Laurelyn Dossett, Rhiannon Giddns, M. Compton, J. Newberry & Jason Sypher ~ On This Christmas Day (Sycamore Rd) Gathering (3:36)

Josh Williams ~ My Christmas Dream (Pinecastle CD) Christmas in the Smokies [Charlie Moore. 2014.] (2:28)

James King Band ~ Call Collect on Christmas (Rounder CD) O Christmas Tree [2002.] (4:03)

Ralph Stanley ~ Beautiful Star of Bethlehem (Freeland CD) Christmas Time with Ralph Stanley [1993.] (3:46)

Karen Lynne ~ Christmas Star (self-produced CD) Shine Your Light [2013.] (3:01)

Norman Blake, et al. ~ God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Winter Harvest CD) An Americana Christmas [2007.] (3:10)

Paul Williams ~ I Can’t Go Home This Christmas (Rebel CD) Christmas in the Mountains [2003.] (3:01)

Bill Carroll ~ Slowly Fall the Snowflakes (Rebel CD) Christmas in the Mountains [2003.] (1:34)

Dan Crary ~ Coventry Carol, Patapan (Sugar Hill CD) Holiday Guitar [1997.] (4:59)

Charles Laughton ~ The Oldest Christmas Story (Nimbus CD) The Spirit of Christmas Past [1943.] (3:12)

Dale Ann Bradley & Steve Gulley ~ Christmas the Mountain Way (Rural Rhythm CD) Christmas the Mountain Way [2012.] (3:07)

James Bryan & Carl Jones ~ Kicking Up the Devil on a Holiday, Dr. Hecock’s Jig (Martin CD) Two Pictures [1995.] (3:45)

Russell Moore et al ~ Christmas Is Near (Koch CD) Christmas Grass the Collection v. 2 [2004.] (2:46)

John McCutcheon ~ Christmas in the Trenches (Rounder CD) Winter Solstice [1986.] (5:23)

Emmylou Harris ~ Light of the Stable (Warner LP) Light of the Stable [1979.] (2:39)

Jimmy Martin ~ Old Fashion Christmas (Starday Power Pak LP) Bluegrass Country Christmas [1978.] (2:50)

Hylo Brown ~ Christmas in the Hills (Starday Power Pak LP) Bluegrass Country Christmas [1978.] (1:39)

Reno & Smiley ~ Christmas Reunion (King CD) The True Meaning of Christmas [1963.] (2:30)

John McCutcheon ~ Christmas Day Ida Moarnin, Un Flambeau, Jeanette, Isabella (Rounder CD) Winter Solstice [1986.] (3:15)

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