Playlist 4/9/2026

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)

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

Throwdown Thursday ~ Fool for You (Mountain Fever) Throwdown Thursday [4/17/26.] (2:53)

Ralph Stanley II ~ Where the Dim Lights Are the Dimmest (Stanley Family) Rollin’ on Rubber Wheels [Lonnie Nipper/Larry Sparks. 6/6/25.] (3:10)

Norman & Nancy Blake ~ Georgia Railroad (Schanachie) Just Gimme Somethin’ I’m Used to [1991.] (3:25)

Reno & Smiley ~ I’m Gone, Long Gone (King) 1951 to 1959 1 [Cincinnati, OH. King. 1/15/52.] (2:24)

Bill Monroe ~ Blue Yodel No. 4 (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky 4 [Chicago, IL. Columbia. 9/16/46.] (3:06)

B. F. Shelton ~ Darling Cora (County) Old Time Mountain Ballads [Benjamin Franklin. Bristol, TN. Victor. 7/29/27.] (3:47)

Blind Willie Johnson ~ I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole (Yazoo) Best There Ever Was [Dallas, TX. Columbia. 12/3/27.] (3:06)

Luke Highnight & His Ozark Strutters ~ Fort Smith Breakdown (Yazoo) Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be v. 3 [Memphis, TN. Vocalion. 11/22/28.] (2:53)

Lonesome Ace Stringband ~ Crowe River (Lonesome Ace Stringband) Big Wing [2025.] (2:28)

Major Contay & the Canebrake Rattlers ~ The Little Black Train (Marimac) When the Yankees Came Down [Emry Arthur. 1986.] (2:52)

Ray & Ina Patterson ~ Little Mother of the Hills (County) Songs of Home & Childhood v. 3 [1973.] (2:34)

Andy Cahan & Joseph Decosimo ~ Johnny’s Gone to War (Bandcamp) Rare Old Fiddle & Banjo Duets [Kahle Brewer.] (2:38)

J. P. & Annadeene Fraley ~ Going Down the River (Rounder) Wild Rose of the Mountain [J. P.’s father from uncle Cecil.] (2:12)

Canote Brothers ~ Tennessee Mountain Fox Chase (Clonetone) Calico Pie [2005. Andrea Cooper-bj.] (3:10)

Grayson & Whitter ~ Train 45 (JSP) Appalachian Stomp Down A [Atlanta, GA. Victor. 10/18/27.] (3:04)

Charlie Poole & Lucy Terry ~ Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down Medley (County) Old Time Mountain Banjo [NY. Columbia. 7/26/27.] (3:19)

Burnett & Rutherford ~ Curley-Headed Woman (Yazoo) KY Mountain Music 2 [Atlanta, GA. Columbia, Velvet Tone, Clarion. 11/3/27.] (3:09)

Daniel Grindstaff ~ Castlerock Turnpike (Pinecastle) & the Uptown Troubadours [3/20/26.] (2:56)

Route 3 ~ Captain (Pinecastle) Live at the Station Inn [5/9/25. Recorded 11/2/24.] (4:18)

Rick Faris ~ The Rabbit Hole (Dark Shadow) Life’s Parade [7/11/25.] (2:51)

Jim Mills ~ Goin’ Back to the Blue Ridge Mountains (Sugar Hill) My Dixie Home [2002.] (3:19)

Kenny Baker ~ Spider Bit the Baby (County) Country [1972.] (2:47)

Stanley Brothers ~ Hard Times (Bear Family) 1953 to 1959 2 [Nashville, TN. 8/29/54. Mercury 78 & 45-1/26/55.] (2:45)

Hill Billies ~ Kitty Wells (Document) v. 2 [NY. Vocalion. 10/23/26.] (2:56)

Carter Family ~ Beautiful Brown Eyes, Sweet Fern (Arhoolie) Border Radio 1939 v. 1 [Helen, June, Anita. XET. Monterrey, Nuevo León.] (2:39)

Anglin Twins {Jack & Jim} ~ No Drunkards Can Enter There (Old Homestead) South’s Favorite Trio [San Antonio, TX. Vocalion, OKeh. 11/5/37.] (2:56)

Eden Sam & Pokey ~ Laurie’s Tune (Bandcamp) Hedgehogs in Urban Areas [4/1/2026.] (3:15)

Indian Creek Delta Boys ~ Red Bird (Field Recorders' Collective) FRC607 Indian Creek Delta Boys [Harvey Taylor.] (1:59)

Fletcher Bright & Bill Evans ~ Elzic’s Farewell (Native & Fine) Songs Mostly Older than Us [2016.] (3:08)

Jim Childress ~ Awful Pretty (Jim Childress) Fly Away [2022.] (3:06)

Shady Mountain Ramblers ~ Ebenezer (Heritage) Shady Mountain Ramblers [2005.] (1:45)

Brad Kolodner ~ Foggy Mountain Rock (self produced) Old Growth [5/30/25.] (2:25)

Tenneva Ramblers ~ Sweet Heaven When I Die (JSP) Worried Blues D [Bristol, TN. Victor. 8/4/27.] (3:00)

McGee Brothers & Todd ~ Charming Bill (Yazoo) Story That the Crow Told Me 2 [NY. Vocalion. 5/11/27.];2:49 (2:49)

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

Lonesome River Band ~ Pretty Little Widow (Mountain Home) single [4/2/26. Gid Tanner, Stringbean.] (2:30)

Jim Hurst ~ The Boys Who Left Prince Station (Pinecastle) Travels & Time [3/20/26.] (3:13)

Remedy Tree ~ Every Second We’re Apart (Mountain Fever) Beyond What I Can See [9/12/25.] (2:58)

Bill Clifton & Jimmy Gaudreau ~ Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown (Elf) River of Memories [1994.] (3:08)

Vern & Ray ~ Touch of God’s Hand (Old Homestead) Sounds from the Ozarks [ 1974.] (2:20)

Billy Baker ~ Little Stream of Whiskey (Mountain and Grass) Wise County Special [1980.] (2:19)

Riley Puckett & Red Jones ~ Broken Engagement (Old Homestead) Old Time Greats 2 [Red “Colon” Jones. RJ-Acuff’s Crazy Tennesseans. NY. Decca. 9/29/37.] (2:56)

Narmour & Smith ~ Avalon Blues (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies D [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird. 7/30/34. Previously recorded for Okeh-9/23/29.] (2:54)

Darby & Tarlton ~ Captain, Won’t You Let Me Go Home (Bear Family) Complete 2 [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 10/31/29.] (2:59)

John Heneghan ~ Rattlesnake Blues (East River Records) Ever Felt the Pain? [Charley Patton. 2016.] (4:45)

John Morgan Salyer ~ Lost Boy (Appalachian Center) Home Recordings 1941 to 1942 v. 1 (2:37)

Jim & Kim Lansford ~ Skin Town (Vigortone) Ain’t No Supper Here Tonight [Hartford from Walter Alexander of Leasburg, MO.] (2:11)

Tune Hash ~ Ducks on the Millpond (Bandcamp) Smothered & Covered [3/18/22.] (2:58)

Albert Hash ~ Nine Pound Hammer (Field Recorders’ Collective) FRC733 v. 3 [1976. Joseph Armiger.] (0:38)

Marc Rennard ~ Paddy on the Turnpike (CB Records) Earthenware [K. C. Kartchner. 2016.] (2:31)

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, Major Contay & the Canebrake Rattlers, 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, Rick Faris and the Lonesome River Band! Settle on in and ease your mind!

Playlist 4/2/2026

 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)

Tony Trischka ~ Lost John (Down the Road) Earl Jam 2 [Steeldrivers. 3/13/26.] (2:34)

Kathy Mattea, et al ~ Steam Powered Aereo Plane (Stuff Works) Julia Belle, John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project v. 2 [1/1/25.] (4:08)

Rock Hearts ~ I Hardly Never Ever Think of You (615 Hideaway) Unfinished Bridges [10/4/24.] (2:46)

Norman Blake ~ Ginseng Sullivan (Rounder) Old Ties [Back Home in Sulphur Springs. Tut Taylor. 1972.] (3:29)

Johnson Mountain Boys ~ It Don’t Bring You back to Me (Rounder) Blue Diamond [Dudley Connell. 1993.] (1:59)

Ralph Stanley ~ Coosy (King) Poor Rambler 1 [Hills of Home. 1/70. King. 7/15/69.] (1:56)

Blue Sky Boys ~ There’ll Be No Broken Hearts for Me (Bear Family) Sunny Side of Life 5 [Nashville, TN. RCA Victor. 3/26/50.] (2:29)

Cranford & Thompson ~ Katy Cline (Tompkins Square) I’m Going Down to North Carolina 1 [Richmond, IN. Champion, Superior. 1/26/31.] (2:52)

Hiter Colvin ~ Indian War Whoop (County) Echoes of the Ozarks 2 [Dallas, TX. Victor. 10/21/29.] (2:33

Paper Wings ~ Dortha Butters (Paper Wings) Mountains on the Moon [Wila Frank, Emily Mann. 3/1/26.] (4:19)

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

Volo Bogtrotters ~ McDonald’s Farm (Vigortone) Hell Broke Loose in Volo [Caplinger’s Cumberland Mountain Entertainers. Backside of Buncombe. 1989.] (4:18)

Joshua Goforth & Hilary Dirlam ~ Leather Britches (LTA Records) Basic Ingredients [Gordon & Arvil Freeman. 1999.] (2:08)

Hus Caudill ~ Ragtime Annie (Field Recorders’ Collective) The Prettiest Tune I Ever Heard [Blanton Owen-banjo. Sparta, NC. 9/11/73.] (1:56)

Spencer & Rains ~ Lost Indian (Tiki Parlour) The Old Texas Fiddle v. 3 [2023. Brendan Doyle-banjo. Eck Robertson. Amarillo, TX.] (3:03)

Emry Arthur ~ Nobody’s Business (JSP) Clarence Ashley C [Indianapolis, IN. Vocalion. 6/20/28.] (3:19)

Watts & Wilson ~ Walk Right in Belmont (Old Hat) Gastonia Gallop [Chicago, IL. Paramount. 4/27.] (2:45)

Harry ‘Haywire Mac’ McClintock ~ Sam Bass (Yazoo) When I Was a Cowboy v. 1 [Oakland, CA. Victor. 3/1/28.] (3:23)

Appalachian Road Show ~ Hell Broke Loose in Georgia (Billy Blue) Della Jane’s Heart [2/21/25.] (2:56)

Shelton & Williams ~ Shifting Sand (Huckleberry) single [3/26/26.] (4:21)

Jesse Appelman ~ Glacier Song (self produced) Where We Go [Alison de Groot-banjo. 2/20/26.] (3:50)

John Reischman ~ The Friendly Horses of Dorrigo (Corvus) New Time & Old Acoustic [9/9/21.] (3:51)

Ernest Adkins ~ Old Joe Clark (Major) Blueridge Fiddler [1976. McPeak Brothers.] (2:11)

Bill Monroe ~ McKinley’s March (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1970 to 1979 1 [Bradley’s Barn, Mt. Juliet, TN. MCA. 1/19/1970.] (2:54)

East Texas Serenaders ~ Shannon Waltz (JSP) Texas Hillbillies A [Dallas, TX. Brunswick. 10/25/28.] (2:58)

Henry Thomas ~ Bob McKinney (Yazoo) Times 2 [Chicago, IL Vocalion. 10/5/27.] (2:56)

Pie Plant Pete ~ The Lake of Ponchatrain (Old Homestead) Stay on the Farm [Chicago, IL. ARC, Crown Canadian, Melotone Canadian, Sterling, Royale, Minerva. 11/2/34.] (3:02)

George Jackson & Brad Kolodner ~ Woodcarver’s Reel (GJ & BK) Shady Lane [10/11/24.] (3:44)

Ernie Carpenter ~ Twin Sisters (Augusta Heritage) Elk River Blues [1986.] (2:02)

Joseph Decosimo ~ Billy in the Lowground (Bandcamp) Beehive Cathedral [6/8/24.] (3:45)

Knackered Ramblers ~ On That Day (Knackered Ramblers) Knackered Ramblers [9/1/25.] (3:42)

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

Dirk Powell ~ Adieu False Heart (Rounder) If I Go Ten Thousand Miles [Tom Sauber, guitar, lead vocal. 1996.] (2:12)

Blue Ridge Highballers ~ Darling Child (JSP) Worried Blues D [NY. Columbia. 3/23/26.] (3:07)

McGee Brothers ~ Buck Dancer’s Choice (Bear Family) Keep My Skillet 3 [Sam McGee, solo. NY. Vocalion. 4/14/26.] (2:56)

Dixie Ramblers ~ Franklin County Blues (Document) Alabama Stringbands [Birmingham, AL. ARC. 3/29/37.] (2:41)

Big Country Bluegrass ~ Springtime in the Mountains (Rebel) Carry Me Back to the Bluegrass [3/28/25.] (3:05)

Becky Buller ~ Ride On By (Dark Shadow) Songs That Sing Me [7/25/25.] (4:14)

Blue Highway ~ Tears Fell on Missouri (Down the Road) Live at ETSU [Barry Bales. 3/27/26.] (4:45)

Todd Phillips ~ I Truly Understand (Gourd Music) In the Pines [1995.] (3:03)

Larry Richardson & the Blue Ridge Boys ~ Twinkle Little Star (Old Blue) With Buddy Pendleton [County 705. 2^nd 1965 session.] (2:25)

Stanley Brothers ~ A Life of Sorrow (Bear Family) 1949 to 1952 [Castle Studios, Nashville, TN. 4/11/52. Harmony LP-4/61.] (2:54)

Carter Family ~ I Shall Not Be Moved (JSP) The Acme Sessions A [WOPI, Bristol, TN. 3/1/56.] (2:08)

Delmore Brothers ~ Put Me on the Trail to Carolina (JSP) Classic Cuts B [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Twin. 2/17/36.] (3:20)

Stripling Brothers ~ Soft Voices (Document) v. 2 [New Orleans, LA. Decca. 3/12/36.] (2:53)

Reeltime Travelers ~ Too Young to Marry (Yodel-Ay-Hee) Reeltime Oldtime String Band Music [2000.] (2:12)

Anya Hinkle & Jackson Cunningham ~ Wild and Reckless Hobo (Virginia Foundation for the Humanities) Old-Time Duets [2006.] (2:55)

Gary Lee Moore ~ Everybody to the Puncheon (Voyager) Uncle Pig [Clark Kessinger. 2004.] (1:39)

The Monks ~ Road to Westfield (Yodel-Ay-Hee) Ragged but Righteous [Garry Harrison. 2002.] (2:41)

Hellbenders ~ Sambo (Field Recorders’ Collective) The Hellbenders [1990.] (2:59)

Evie Ladin & Brian Slattery ~ Ain’t Broke (Evil Diane) Riding the Rooster 2 [Hamden, CT. 2024] (4:14)

Lots of terrific music this Thursday! Classics from the Carter Family, the Stanley Brothers, Cranford & Thompson, and Bill Monroe! Archival treasures from Ernest Adkins, the Simmons Family, the Hellbenders, the Dixie Ramblers, the Blue Sky Boys, the Reeltime Travelers, and Hus Caudill! New music from Paper Wings, Tony Trischka, Blue Highway, Jesse Appelman, the Knackered Ramblers, Evie Ladin, Big Country Bluegrass, Shelton & Williams, and Becky Buller! Get comfortable, and settle on in!

Playlist 3/26/2026

 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)

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

Williamson Branch ~ Come On Sunshine (Pinecastle) Southern Sunshine [7/11/25.] (2:46)

Rachel Baiman et al ~ The Julia Belle Swain (Stuff Works) Julia Belle, John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project v. 2 [1/1/25.] (5:25)

Johnson Mountain Boys ~ Beneath the Old Southern Skies (Rounder) Let the Whole World Talk [3/27/1986.] (3:00)

Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys ~ I Wanna Go Home (King) Poor Rambler 1 [Over the Sunset Hill. 8/68. King.] (2:42)

Todd Phillips ~ Down in the Valley to Pray (Gourd Music) In the Pines [1995.] (2:29)

Cranford, Thompson & Miles ~ Tell Mother I’ll Meet Her (Tompkins Square) I’m Going Down to NC 1 [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Champion, Montgomery Ward. 1/28/28.] (3:21)

Blue Sky Boys ~ When Heaven Comes Down (Bear Family) Sunny Side of Life 5 [Atlanta, GA. RCA Victor. 1/31/49. 45-12/49.] (2:49)

Reaves White County Ramblers ~ Ten Cent Piece (County) Echoes of the Ozarks 2 [Chicago, IL. Vocalion. 4/27/28.] (3:02)

Joseph Decosimo ~ Drunken Hiccups (Bandcamp) Beehive Cathedral [6/8/24.] (4:23)

Glen Smith ~ Going Back to Georgie (County) Clawhammer Banjo v. 3 [previously unreleased. 1978.] (1:35)

New Dixie Entertainers ~ Glory in the Meetinghouse (Yodel Ay Hee) Maybelle Rag [W. M. Stepp. 1994.] (2:27)

George Jackson & Brad Kolodner ~ Norman and Nancy (GJ & BK) Shady Lane [Sam Bush. 10/11/24.] (3:01)

Pete McMahan ~ Missouri Waltz (Voyager) 50 Old-Time Fiddle Gems 2 [Missouri Fiddlin’ No. 4, 1979.] (2:57)

Dirk Powell ~ Pretty Polly (Rounder) If I Go Ten Thousand Miles [1996.] (4:24)

Crook Brothers String Band ~ Going across the Sea (Document) Nashville, 1928 [Nashville, TN. Victor, Montgomery Ward. 10/5/28.] (2:49)

David McCarn ~ Everyday Dirt (Old Hat) Gastonia Gallop [Memphis, TN. Victor. 5/19/30.] (3:09)

Stripling Brothers ~ Mayflower (Document) v. 2 [New Orleans, LA. Decca. 3/12/36.] (2:22)

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

Becky Buller ~ A Hazy Shade of Winter (Dark Shadow) Songs That Sing Me [7/25/25.] (2:12)

Eli West ~ Gentleman’s Bulldog (Tender & Mild) The Shape of a Sway [7/11/25.] (4:16)

Norman Blake ~ Blind Dog (Rounder) Old Ties [Blind Dog. 1988. 2002.] (2:53)

Reno & Smiley ~ I’m the Talk of the Town (Rural Rhythm) Bluegrass 1963 [Spartanburg, SC. 9/19/63.] (2:29)

Bill Monroe ~ Along about Daybreak (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky1936 to 1949 6 [WBBM. Chicago, IL. Columbia. 10/28/47. 78 & 45-7/18/49] (1:52)

Earl Johnson & His Dixie Entertainers ~ John Henry Blues (Yazoo) Times 2 [Atlanta, GA. OKeh. 3/23/27.] (3:13)

Carl Sprague ~ The Mormon Cowboy (Yazoo) When I Was a Cowboy v. 1 [Dallas, TX. Victor, Aurora. 10/13/29.] (2:47)

Red Headed Fiddlers ~ Never Alone Waltz (JSP) Texas Hillbillies A [Dallas, TX. Brunswick, Melotone. 10/18/28.] (2:40)

Volo Bogtrotters ~ Tell It to Me (Vigortone) Hell Broke Loose in Volo [Backside of Buncombe. 1989.] (2:55)

Tom Carter & Tom Sauber ~ Annie Montgomery (Tiki Parlour) Trade Your Headache 1 [2021.] (3:21)

Joshua Goforth & Hilary Dirlam ~ Sandy River (LTA Records) Basic Ingredients [Gordon & Avril Freeman. 1999.] (2:17)

Spencer & Rains ~ The Campbells Are Coming (Tiki Parlour) The Old Texas Fiddle v. 3 [2023. James Willis Whatley.] (3:27)

Double Decker Stringband ~ Working on the Railroad (Marimac) For an Old Time Call… [1990. Blankenship Family, 1931.] (3:28)

Ernie Carpenter ~ Betty Baker (Augusta Heritage) Elk River Blues [1986.] (1:29)

Grant Brothers & Their Music ~ Johnson Boy (JSP) Worried Blues D [Johnson City, TN. Columbia. 10/15/28.] (2:46)

Uncle Dave Macon ~ He Won the Heart of My Sarah Jane (Bear Family) Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy 3 [Sam McGee-g. NY. Vocalion. 4/14/26.] (3:11)

Ruben Burns & the Short Creek Trio ~ Huntin’ Me a Home (Document) Alabama Stringbands [Birmingham, AL. Herwin. 8/17/27.] (2:37)

Rock Hearts ~ Pretty Little Bird (615 Hideaway) Unfinished Bridges [10/4/24.] (3:41)

Andy Leftwich ~ Tom and Jerry (Mountain Home) single [7/24/25.] (2:22)

Red Camel Collective ~ All I Need (Pinecastle) Red Camel Collective [11/29/24.] (3:01)

Harmonic Tone Revealers ~ Little Liza Jane (Corvus) Harmonic Tone Revealers [J. P. Fraley. 2017.] (3:21)

Larry Richardson & the Blue Ridge Boys ~ My Home’s across the Blue Ridge Mountains (Old Blue) With Buddy Pendleton [1965.] (2:47)

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

Pie Plant Pete ~ Hand Me Down My Walking Cane (Old Homestead) Stay on the Farm [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Champion, Supertone, Superior, Melotone, Melotone Canadian. 8/8/30.] (3:12)

Carter Family ~ I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes (JSP) The Acme Sessions A [WOPI, Bristol, TN. 6/5/52.] (2/37)

Delmore Brothers ~ That Yodelin’ Gal, Miss Julie (JSP) Classic Cuts B [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird. 2/17/36.] (2:31)

Anya Hinkle & Jackson Cunningham ~ Moonshiner (Virginia Foundation for the Humanities) Old Time Duets [Roscoe Holcomb. 2006.] (2:17)

Hus Caudill ~ John Hardy (Field Recorders’ Collective) The Prettiest Tune I Ever Heard [Sparta, NC. 1/4/74.] (0:36)

Laura Boosinger ~ Goin’ back to Dixie (Rounder) Old Time Banjo Festival [Uncle Dave. Marcy Marxer-g. 2007.] (3:28)

Boiled Buzzards ~ Yellow Barber (Buzzard) Salt and Grease [2003.] (2:22)

Megan Lynch Chowning & Adam Hurt ~ There’s a Brown Skin Gal (FiddleStar) Inside Out [A. C. Robertson. 2016.] (2:56)

Evie Ladin & Laurie Lewis ~ Ain’t Broke (Evil Diane) Riding the Rooster 2 [Hank Bradley.] (2:45)

Lots of terrific music this Thursday! Classics from the Carter Family, the Stanley Brothers, Reno & Smiley & Bill Monroe! Archival treasures from Norman Blake, the Blue Sky Boys, Glen Smith, Dirk Powell, and Hus Caudill! New music from Evie Ladin, Big Country Bluegrass, the Red Camel Collective, Eli West, Williamson Branch, Andy Leftwich, Becky Buller, and Rhonda Vincent! Get comfortable, and settle on in!

Playlist 3/19/2026

 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)

Tony Trischka ~ Columbus Stockade Blues (Down the Road) Earl Jam 2 [Del & Ronnie McCoury. 3/13/26.] (3:03)

Will Clark ~ Big City (Mountain Fever) Carolina Lightning [9/26/25.] (3:13)

Special Consensus ~ I Wish We Had Our Time Again (Compass) Been All around This World [6/20/25.] (3:06)

Norman Blake ~ Flat Rock (Flying Fish) Old and New [Charlie Collins. 9/76.] (2:25)

James King ~ Sweethearts in Heaven (Webco) It’s a Cold Cold World [Buck Owens. 1989.] (2:51)

Stanley Brothers ~ White House Blues (Copper Creek) Stanley Series v. 1 n. 3 [New River Ranch, Rising Sun, MD. 7/3/55.] (3:95)

Blue Sky Boys ~ Theme, Black Mountain Blues (Patuxent) 1939 to 1949 Radio 1 [WPTF. Raleigh, NC. 1941.] (2:34)

Kid Williams & Roy Martin ~ Birmingham Jail (Document) v. 2 [NY. Banner, Jewel, Oriole, Perfect, Regal, Romeo, Homestead, Conqueror. 5/5/30.] (3:14)

John Hammond ~ As Free a Little Bird as Can Be (JSP) Gennett Old Time Music C [Richmond, IN. Challenge. 9/17/27.] (2:32)

Old Hollow Stringband ~ Bye and Bye I’m Going to See the King (Flyin’ Cloud) Old Time Music from North Carolina [1989.] (2:56)

Phoeba Parsons ~ Little Omie (Field Recorders' Collective) Old Time Music from Clay & Calhoun Counties, WV [1975 Brandywine.] (2:25)

George Jackson & Tristan Scroggins ~ Ruffled Drawers (Bandcamp) The Old Time 100 v. 1 [2/2/24.] (3:03)

Rhys Jones & Christina Wheeler ~ The Rebel’s Raid (Vigortone) Starry Crown [2005.] (2:58)

Pat Conte ~ Zolly’s Retreat/Piney Ridge/Sunrise at Pine Ridge (Jalopy) American Songs [Clyde Davenport & Bill Stepp. 11/11/2011.] (3:41)

Kim & Jim Lansford ~ The Jealous Lover (JL) Call Your Dogs [Stanley Brothers. 2003.] (2:58)

Da Costa Woltz ~ Yellow Rose of Texas (JSP) Gennett Old Time Music D [Richmond, IN. Gennett. 5/27.] (2:59)

Charley Patton ~ Hammer Blues take 2 (JSP) Complete A [Grafton, WI. Paramount. 10/29.] (3:02)

East Texas Serenaders ~ Sweetest Flower (JSP) Texas Hillbillies B [Dallas, TX. Brunswick. 12/2/27.] (3:13)

Po’ Ramblin’ Boys ~ Pardon Me (Turnberry) single [3/11/26.] (2:56)

Billy Strings ~ Gone a Long Time (Reprise) Highway Prayers [9/27/24.] (3:01)

Junior Sisk ~ Go Back You Fool (Turnberry) It’s All Fun and Games [7/18/25.] (2:35)

Joe Val ~ Cold Wind (Rounder) Diamond Joe [Cold Wind. 1983.] (2:02)

Bill Napier & Larry Taylor & the Waterloo Bluegrass Boys ~ The Angels Are Singing (Old Homestead) We Salute the Stanley Bros [1987.] (3:41)

Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain ~ Dancin’ in the Dirt (Blue Circle) Dancin’ in the Dirt [2008.] (2:42)

Reverend Sherwin Sizemore & Church Ten Elders ~ Jesus Walking Through the Land (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 4 [Library of Congress. Lomax. Pineville. 1937.] (1:59)

Little Hat Jones ~ Bye Bye Baby Blues (Yazoo) Before the Blues v. 1 [Dennis. San Antonio, TX. Okeh. 6/14/30.] (3:08)

Frank Hutchison ~ The West Virginia Rag (JSP) Worried Blues A [NY. OKeh. 1/28/27.] (2:56)

Erynn Marshall ~ Poplar Bluff (Hickoryjack Music) Tune Tramp [Ed Haley. 2013.] (2:26)

Parley Parsons ~ Flop Eared Mule (FRC) Old Galax Fiddling [Early 1980s.] (1:19)

Craver, Hicks, Watson & Newberry ~ You’ve Been a Friend to Me (Barker) You’ve Been a Friend to Me [2012.] (3:05)

Geoff Seitz ~ Cherokee Shuffle (Oceana Productions) The Good Old Days Are Here [1995.] (2:33)

Howard Miller ~ Train 45 (Field Recorders' Collective) Sixty Years of North Carolina Fiddling [Harold Dean Miller-g. 1978.] (1:45)

Dolly & the Devil ~ Shuckin the Brush (Bandcamp) Festival Season 1 [Andy Williams & Chris McGrath-fs. Leah Weiss] (2:21)

Mississippi ‘Possum Hunters ~ Rufus Rastus (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies B [Memphis, TN. Victor. 5/28/30.] (2:45)

Bob Campbell ~ Shotgun Blues (Yazoo) Times v. 1 [NY. Vocalion 7/30/34.] (2:56)

Carter Family ~ On the Rock Where Moses Stood (Bear Family) Clinch Mt. 11 [Memphis, TN. Victor, Bluebird, Montgomery Ward, Regal Zonophone Australian, Zonophone South African. 11/24/30.] (3:11)

Magoo ~ Angel of Telluride (Magoo Grass) What a Life [Sam Bush. 2/27/26.] (4:00)

Flatt Out Blue ~ Seven Bridges Road (Turnberry) The Maggard Sessions [12/2/25.] (2:50)

Max Vendetti ~ The Hickory Stick (Waiting for Lester) Different Kind of Ride [5/3/26.] (2:51)

Wayne Taylor ~ All My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers (Wayne Taylor Records) It’s about Time [4/10/2012.] (3:17)

Billy Baker ~ Baker Hill (Old Homestead) Fiddle Classics v. 2 [1978.] (1:34)

Monroe Brothers ~ On Some Foggy Mountain Top (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky 1 [Charlotte, NC. 2/17/36. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward.] (2:17)

Floyd Ming’s Pep Steppers ~ Tupelo Blues (County) Mississippi String Bands 1 [Memphis, TN. Vocalion. 2/13/28.] (3:25)

Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Singers ~ Shine on Me (Yazoo) Music of Kentucky v. 1 [Bristol, TN. Bluebird. 10/29/28.] (3:05)

Whitter Hendley Small ~ A Pretty Gal’s Love (Old Hat) In the Pines [Memphis, TN. Bluebird. 11/28/30.] (2:42)

Swamper’s Revenge ~ Joe Wingerter’s Old Song Tune (Vigortone) Kettle Bog [Joe Wingerter, Rockwood, IL. 4/5/2025.] (2:39)

Jerry Correll et al ~ Holly Ding (Mountain Roads) Close Kin [2011.] (2:37)

Mitch Depew & Sophie Wellington ~ Double File (Bandcamp) Viejos Tiempos en la Finca [rec. 12/24.] (3:39)

Beverly Smith & Carl Jones ~ Take Back the Ring (Dittyville) Glow [2009. Charlie Poole.] (3:58)

Ethan Setiawan ~ Rockingham Waltz (Adhyaropa) Encyclopedia Mandolinnica [John Reischmann. 2025.] (5:18)

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 James King, Napier & Taylor, Charley Patton, Howard Miller & Pat Conte! Plus new music headed your way from Billy Strings, Tony Trischka, Magoo, Mitch Depew & Sophie Wellington, George Jackson & Tristan Scroggins, Flatt Out Blue, Junior Sisk, and the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys! Stop on by!

Playlist 3/12/2026

 Bluegrass, Etc. Frank Hoppe 88.5 fm HD-2 Bluegrass Country Radio

Crooked Jades ~ California Blues (Copper Creek) The Unfortunate Rake v. 2 Yellow Mercury (1:21)

Carson Peters & Iron Mountain ~ To Make a Long Heartache Short (Billy Blue) Hold On Heart [10/25/24.] (3:09)

Seth Mulder & Midnight Run ~ Rider on an Orphan Train (Rebel Records) Coming On Strong [5/16/25.] (3:50)

Kentucky Just Us ~ Blue Kentucky Morning (Mountains of Home) 10 [10/4/25.] (2:44)

Mickey Galyean & Cullen’s Bridge ~ Charming Betsy (Rebel) My Daddy’s Grass [2016.] (2:56)

Earl Taylor & the Smokey Mt. Boys ~ Poor Ellen Smith (Vetco) The Bluegrass Touch [Azusa, CA. 2/27/69.] (2:31)

Bill Monroe ~ Blue Grass Special take 3 (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky v. 5 [Chicago, IL. Columbia. 2/13/45.] (2:26)

Allison’s Sacred Harp Singers ~ Primrose Hill OSH 43 (JSP) Sacred Harp & Shape Note Singing C [Richmond, IN. Gennett. 5/1/28.] (3:08)

Blue Sky Boys ~ Songs My Mother Sang (Dear Family) The Sunny Side of Life 2 [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 8/2/37.] (2:55)

Grant Brothers & Their Music ~ Tell It to Me (Bear Family) The Johnson City Sessions 1 [Columbia. 10/15/28.] (2:56)

Newberry & Verch ~ Blessing on the Wing (self produced) Blessing on the Wing [Eric Gibson. 3/17/26.] (3:28)

Luther Davis ~ Sweet Bird (Field Recorders’ Collective) FRC745 Some of the Very Oldest [Delhart, VA. 9/12/73.] (1:27)

Foghorn Stringband ~ Going Home (FSB) Rock Island Grange [Carter Family. 12/5-7/2016.] (2:46)

Jim Childress ~ Awful Pretty (Bandcamp) Fly Away [5/2/23.] (3:06)

Double Decker Stringband ~ Travellin’ Railroad Man (Marimac) For an Old Time Call… [1990. Alabama Sheiks.] (3:55)

Joseph Decosimo ~ I Had a Good Father and Mother (Joseph Decosimo) Fiery Gizzard [Washington Phillips. 8/15/25.] (3:36)

Jaybird Coleman ~ Man Trouble Blues (JSP) A Richer Tradition A [Burl. Birmingham, AL. Gennett, Champion. 8/3/27.] (3:05)

Dixon Brothers ~ Sales Tax on the Women (County) Hard Times in the Country [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 2/12/36.] (2:17)

Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts ~ The Waggoner (Document) v. 2 [Asa Martin, g. NY. Perfect. 3/5/31.] (2:42)

Tidalwave Road ~ This Ol’ Place Is Home to Me (Pinecastle) Skin and Bones [10/24/25.] (3:07)

Dan Tyminski ~ Say Won’t You Be Mine (8 Track Entertainment) Live from the Ryman [8/16/24.] (3:23)

Burnett Sisters Band ~ Sorrow, Grief and Pain (Pinecastle) Easy Come, Easy Go [10/10/25.] (3:39)

Danny Paisley ~ Six More Miles (Pinecastle) Bluegrass State of Mind [5/23/25.] (2:31)

Lindsey Nale et al ~ Old Stone Wall (Mountain Roads) Close Kin: Our Roots Run Deep [2014.] (3:37)

Stanley Brothers ~ Train 45 (Starday-King) Early Years ‘58 to ’61 [Cincinnati, OH. King. 10/1/58. 45-11/3/58.] (2:46)

Gid Tanner & His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett & Clayton McMichen ~ Leather Breeches (JSP) Gid Tanner B [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 4/14/30.] (3:06)

Asa Martin ~ My Cabin Home among the Hills (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 4 [Ed Lewis-autoharp. Richmond, IN. Champion. 1/16/31.] (2:44)

Fiddlin’ Jim Pate ~ Prisoner Boy (County) Old-Time Texas String Bands v. 1 [Tom Pate, g. Dallas, TX. Victor. 10/16/29.] (2:37)

Burns Piro ~ Moses Hoe the Corn (Bandcamp) Browns Creek [2/18/26.] (2:52)

John Morgan Salyer ~ Mike in the Wilderness (University Press of Kentucky) Old Time KY Fiddle Tunes [Jeff Titon.] (3:01)

Tessa McCoy ~ Broke Down Gambler (self-produced) It’s Hard to Love [2018.] (2:52)

Ernest East & the Pine Ridge Boys ~ Knoxville Girl (County) Old Time Mountain Music [1969.] (3:54)

Peter Honig & His Pals ~ Old Aunt Jenny with Her Night Cap On (Bandcamp) Old Time Music 1990 to 2016 v. 1 [2023.] (3:12)

Onlies ~ Roll On Buddy (The Onlies) You Climb the Mountain [Aunt Molly Jackson. 9/19/25.] (3:08)

Watkins Band ~ Bob Murphy (Document) Georgia Stringbands 1 [Tom & Charlie Watkins. Atlanta, GA. Victor 2/24/28.] (3:08)

Cannon’s Jug Stompers ~ Prison Wall Blues (Yazoo) Best of Cannon’s Jug Stompers [Memphis, TN. Victor. 11/28/30.] (2:38)

Sweet Brothers ~ I Got a Bulldog (Historical) Early Country Music [Richmond, IN. Gennett. 7/10/28.] (2:53)

Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter ~ Fiddler Jones (Fiddleman) Carter & Cleveland [Jeff White. 3/13/25.] (4:19)

Larry Sparks ~ Sleepin’ Lula (Rebel) Way Back When [10/24/25.] (2:12)

East Nash Grass ~ The Love We Gave Up (Mountain Fever) All God’s Children [8/22/25.] (3:26)

Fiction Brothers ~ Leaving Lexington (Flying Fish) Things Are Coming My Way [1979.] (3:12)

Al Jones & Frank Necessary ~ Lost to a Stranger (Rounder) & the Spruce Mountain Boys [0050. 8/20/76.] (2:34)

Reno & Smiley ~ Banjo Special (King) 1951 to 1959 3 [King. 11/14/58. 45-11/59.] (2:39)

Carter Family ~ My Little Home in Tennessee (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mt. 4 [Camden, NJ. RCA (1968). 10/12/32.] (2:57)

Fleming & Townsend ~ Me, the Moon and My Gal (British Archive of Country Music) Little Hill [Memphis, TN. Victor, Bluebird, Twin. 11/25/30.] (3:18)

Allen Brothers ~ Old Black Crow in the Hickory Nut Tree (JSP) The Allen Brothers A [Memphis, TN. Victor, Bluebird, HMV India. 11/22/30.] (2:53)

Lonesome Ace Stringband ~ Honey Babe Blues (self produced) single [2/20/26. Clarence Ashley.] (3:05)

Greg Hooven et al ~ Chilly Winds (Heritage) Tribute to Fred Cockerham [1989.] (2:06)

Ida Red ~ Train on the Island (Yodel Ay Hee) Old Time Music [Norman Edmonds. 1997.] (3:13)

Dolly & the Devil ~ Pikes Peak (Bandcamp) Parquet Seating [5/20/25.] (2:18)

Andrew Marlin ~ Pellinore’s Ride (Tanyard Branch Music) Witching Hour [2020.] (3:52)

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, the Watkins Band, Ernest East & the Pine Ridge Boys, Luther Davis, Greg Hooven, and The Fiction Brothers! New music from Carson Peters & Iron Mountain, Andrew Marlin, Newberry & Verch, the Lonesome Ace Stringband, and Jim Childress! You won’t want to miss a moment!

Playlist 3/5/2026

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)

Magnolia Street String Band ~ 27 Strings (MSSB) By the Light of the Moon [7/26/24.] (3:04)

Jeff Brown & Wayne Taylor ~ Ballad of the Dry Fork River (Huckleberry) single [Barry Clevenger, comp. 2/11/26.] (4:43)

Greg Blake with Becky Buller ~ Love Found Me (Turnberry) single [2/13/26.] (3:55)

Norman Blake & Tut Taylor ~ Banks of the Ohio (Tut Lee Records) Flat Pickin in the Kitchen [1997.] (3:20)

David Peterson & 1946 ~ Are You Waiting Just for Me (Necktie) Losing Game [2022.] (3:02)

Stanley Brothers ~ Home Sweet Home (Copper Creek) Stanley Series v. 1, n. 1 [New River Ranch. 5/21/61.] (2:06)

Roy Harvey & North Carolina Ramblers ~ As We Parted at the Gate (JSP) Charlie Poole C [Ashland, KY. Brunswick, Aurora. 2/16/28.] (2:53)

Four Pickled Peppers ~ When I Was a Baby (British Archive of Country Music) Bluebird Label [Rock Hill, SC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 2/9/40.] (2:42)

Mississippi ‘Possum Hunters ~ The Last Shot Got Him (Document) Mississippi String Bands v. 2 [Memphis, TN. Victor. 5/28/30.] (2:43)

Hog Eyed Man ~ Baarlow Knife (Tiki Parlour) Across the Sea [John Morgan Salyer. 7/4/25.] (3:02)

Squirrel Butter ~ Farmer’s Daughter (Squirrel Butter) Banjo Clog [Arthur Smith. Beck-bj. Slaven-g, L. 2010.] (3:28)

Esker Hutchins ~ Billy in the Lowground (Field Recorders’ Collective) FRC107 Fiddle & Banjo [2007.] (3:00)

Arnie Naiman & Chris Coole ~ The Skinny Guy’s Gotta Eat (Merriweather) 5 Strings Attached with No Backing [Naiman. 1997.] (2:11)

Trenton “Tater” Caruthers ~ Taylor’s Quickstep (Spring Fed) Tennessee Breakdown [Leonard Rutherford. 2020.] (2:33)

Benton Flippen & the Smokey Mountain Boys ~ Cumberland Gap (Music Maker) 270 Haystack Road [2009.] (3:09)

Wyzee, Tucker & Lecroy ~ Hamilton’s Special Breakdown (Yazoo) Times Ain’t 5 [Chicago, IL. Paramount, Herwin. 1/27.] (2:54)

Clyde Evans Band ~ How I Got My Gal (Document) Georgia Yellow Hammers v. 4 White Lightning [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 11/4/29.] (2:46)

Carter Family ~ Dying Soldier (Bear Family) Shadow v. 2 [Memphis, TN. Victor, Montgomery Ward, Zonophone/Regal Zonophone Australian. 5/24/30.] (3:05)

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

Red Camel Collective ~ Finding Your Way Home (Pinecastle) single [2/13/26.] (3:28)

Bobby Osborne & C. J. Lewandowski ~ Where the Soul of Man Never Dies (Turnberry) Keep On… [8/22/25.] (2:22)

Jeff Brown & Still Lonesome ~ Lonesome and Blue (Turnberry) Old Kentucky Moon [2022.] (2:35)

Don Rigsby ~ My Ol’ Tattoo (Rebel) Kentucky Troubadour [Band of Ruhks. Authentic, 2019.] (3:09)

Flatt & Scruggs ~ Mother Prays Loud in Her Sleep (Bear Family) 1948 to 59 v. 3 [Nashville, TN. rec. 8/30/53. Col. 78&45-1954.] (3:17)

East Texas Serenaders ~ Three in One Two Step (JSP) Country Fiddle C [Dallas, TX. Brunswick. 10/27/29.] (2:48)

Dallas Jamboree Jug Band ~ Dusting the Frets (JSP) Richer Tradition B [Dallas, TX. Vocalion. 9/25/35.] (2:44)

Emry Arthur ~ The Bootlegger’s Lullaby (JSP) Appalachian Stomp Down C [Chicago, IL. Decca, Minerva. 1/17/35.] (2:55)

Horsenecks ~ I Will Arise (Tiki Parlour Recordings) In the West [Kilby Snow. 6/27/25.] (3:31)

Howard Sims ~ Stump Tail Dog (Pick Away Press) Dear Old Illinois 1 [Dillon Bustin-g. 3/23/77.] (1:14)

Susan Graham Pepper ~ The Rattling Bog (Ballad Records) Where the Islands Overflow [Jean Ritchie, Seamus Ennis. 2024.] (2:45)

Clinton Davis ~ Katie Dear (Tiki Parlour) Ever Returning [Callahan Brothers, Blue Sky Boys. 2025.] (2:54)

Kerry Blech ~ Smokey Hole (Field Recorders’ Collective) FRC 571 Appalachian Master [William Adams. 7/11/25.] (2:46)

John Hoffmann & Mac Benford ~ Getting Upstairs (5-String Productions) It’s About Time [Clyde Davenport. 2007.] (2:58)

Pope’s Arkansas Mountaineers ~ Hog Eye (County) Echoes v. 1 [Memphis, TN. Victor. 2/6/28.] (2:59.] (3:15)

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

Piper’s Gap Ramblers ~ I Ain’t Nobody’s Darling (JSP) Serenade A [Winston-Salem, NC. Okeh. 9/26/27.] (2:58)

Volume Five ~ We Just Disagree (Mountain Fever) Leave a Light On [5/23/2025.] (3:13)

Throwdown Thursday ~ Leaves in Late October (Throwdown Thursday) Throwdown Thursday [2026.] (2:45)

Max Wareham ~ Cattails (Nine Athens Music) Daggomit! [David Grier, g. 2/21/25.] (3:29)

Red Cravens & the Bray Brothers ~ Blue Eyed Darling (Rounder) 415 West Main [1971.] (2:27)

Del McCoury ~ Prisoner’s Song (Arhoolie) I Wonder Where You Are Tonight [12/9/67, LP ’68, CD, ‘92.] (2:29)

Bill Monroe ~ Columbus Stockade Blues (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1959 to 1969 v. 1 [Nashville. 4/26/62. Decca.] (3:01)

Eck Robertson & Family ~ Brilliancy Medley (JSP) Texas Hillbillies C [Dallas, TX. Victor. 10/11/29.] (2:56)

Charley Jordan ~ Just a Spoonful (Yazoo) Before the Blues 2 [Chicago, IL. Vocalion. 6/30.] (2:40)

Earl Shirkey & Roy Harvey ~ The Virginian Strike of ‘23 (Bear Family) Johnson City Sessions 3 [Johnson City, TN. Columbia. 10/22/29.] (2:53)

Bucking Mules ~ Smoke behind the Clouds (Free Dirt) Smoke behind the Clouds [Organ Grinders-Lowe Stokes, Bert Layne. 2017.] (3:26)

Benny Thomasson ~ Lost Indian (Voyager) Say Old Man [Recorded 3/3/1974.] (1:46)

John Engel, John Herrmann, Meredith McIntosh ~ Black Eyed Susie (Yodel Ay Hee) Chicken Train [Robert Sykes. 2012.] (3:09)

Gypsy Gyppo String Band ~ Mama Scolds Me for Flirtin’ (Bay) The Gypsy Gyppo String Band [Carolina Tar Heels. 1977.] (1:49)

Earl White Stringband ~ Brush Gap (Fiddler’s Jam) Fiddlin Earl White [2014.] (2:40)

Ann & Phil Case ~ Please Baby (Dry Run Recordings) Never Grow Old [Lonnie Johnson. 1999.] (2:59)

Don Pedi & Bruce Greene ~ Buffalo Gals (Hazeldog) Rare Old Chestnuts [Jake Phelps and Sammie Dyer. 2005.] (2:22)

New music from Jeff Brown & Wayne Taylor, the Red Camel Collective, Greg Blake with Becky Buller, Clinton Davis, and the Horsenecks! Mining the archives for the music of Howard Sims, the Gypsy Gyppo String Band, Earl Shirkey & Roy Harvey, 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 2/26/2026

 Bluegrass, Etc. Frank Hoppe 88.5 fm HD-2 Bluegrass Country Radio

Max Wareham ~ Walking in Jerusalem (Nine Athens Music) Daggomit! [Golden Gate Quartet. Gabe Hirshfeld. 2/21/25.] (2:50)

Shelton & Williams ~ World of Forgotten People (Turnberry) A Time for Every Season [9/6/24.] (2:57)

Po’ Ramblin’ Boys ~ Old Santa Fe (Smithsonian Folkways) Wanderers Like Me [C. J. Lewanddowski-L. 8/16/24.] (4:25)

Bob Paisley ~ Two More Years (Brandywine) Steeped in Tradition [1998.] (2:43)

Wally Bryson & the Blaylock Brothers ~ Orange Blossom Special (Spring Fed/Davis Unlimited) Bluegrass [1973.] (3:32)

Stanley Brothers ~ Little Joe (Copper Creek) Stanley Series v. 1, n. 1 [New River Ranch. Rising Sun, MD. 5/21/61.] (3:30)

West Virginia Ramblers ~ Little Foot Prints (County) Old Time Music of West Virginia v. 2 [Richmond, IN. Superior. 6/4/31.] (2:55)

Riley Puckett ~ Tie Me to Your Apron Strings (Old Homestead) Old Time Greats 2 [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 8/23/39.] (2:04)

Fields Ward ~ New River Train (Historical) Early Country Music [Richmond, IN. Gennett rej. 3/5/29.] (2:55)

Bosco Takaki ~ Sherman’s Untitled A Tune (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Bosco [Cripple Creek. 4/7/23.] (2:32)

Franklin George ~ Londonderry Hornpipe (County) Traditional Music [1967. Kanawha.] (1:15)

Ray & Ina Patterson ~ She Has Forgotten (County) Songs of Home & Childhood v. 3 [Bailes Brothers. 1973.] (3:23)

Hazel Nuts ~ Jeff City, Goin’ across the Prairie (Bandcamp) Uncut Gems from Missouri [Bill Katon, Cleo Persinger.] (3:10)

Esker Hutchins ~ Peacock Rag (Field Recorders' Collective) FRC107 Fiddle & Banjo [Dave Spilkia-g. 2007.] (2:03)

Major Contay & the Canebrake Rattlers ~ Johnson Gal (Flying Crow Records) Old Familiar Tunes [1978.] (3:05)

Earl Johnson & His Dixie Entertainers ~ Hen Cackle (JSP) Country Fiddle A [Atlanta, GA. OKeh. 3/23/27.] (2:58)

Roy Harvey & Jess Johnston ~ Railroad Blues (Yazoo) Times Ain’t 5 [Richmond, IN. Champion, Superior. 12/4/30.] (3:04)

Narmour & Smith ~ Kiss Me Waltz (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies D [Atlanta, GA. OKeh. 3/11/29.] (3:06)

Casey Conners ~ Mozey Mountain Mandolin (Casey Connors) The Boy from Bluegrass [3/18/25.] (4:11)

Price Sisters ~ Midnight (McCoury Music?) Between the Lines [2/16/24.] (2:38)

Wyatt Ellis ~ White’s Creek (Knee High Records) Happy Valley [Christopher Henry. 2/4/24.] (4:57)

Becky Buller ~ Charley Lawson’s Still (SRS) Rest My Weary Feet [2001.] (2:56)

David Peterson & 1946 ~ My Heart Would Know (Necktie) Cup of Loneliness [2021.] (3:02)

Bill Monroe ~ Bugle Call Rag (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1959 to 1969 v. 1 [Nashville, TN. Bluegrass Ramble. 1/1/62. Decca. rec. 12/1/61.] (2:40)

Carter Family ~ The Cannonball (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain v. 2 [Atlanta, GA. Victor, Bluebird, Montgomery Ward, Twin. 5/24/30.] (2:59)

Hatton Brothers ~ Hook and Line (JSP) Old Timey Brother Songs D [Memphis, TN. Victor. 5/28/30.] (3:22)

“Ted” Sharp, Hinman & Sharp ~ Robinson County (County) Echoes of the Ozarks v. 1 [Richmond, IN. Gennett unreleased. 11/8/33.] (3:09)

Cyril Stinnett ~ Marmaduke’s Reel (County) Three Fiddlers from the Show Me State [Lena Jones Hughes-bj.] (2:15)

Red Mules ~ June Apple (Vigortone) Old Time Music [Lonnie Seymour. 1992.] (3:30)

Andy Cahan & Joseph Decosimo ~ Chinquapin (Bandcamp) Rare Old Fiddle & Banjo Duets [2024. Armistead Roscoe Parrish.] (2:08)

Craig Johnson ~ Little David (5-String Productions) Away Down the Road [Fisk Jubilee Singers. 2009.] (2:56)

Fuzzy Mountain String Band ~ Magpie (Rounder) The Fuzzy Mountain String Band [Harlan(f) & Lonnie(bj) Coble, Guilford Cty, NC. 1971.] (2:15)

Hog Eyed Man ~ Three in One Two Step (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Kicked Up the Devil of a Row [East Texas Serenaders. 1972.] (2:42)

Spooney Five ~ My Little Girl (JSP) Serenade in the Mountains A [Atlanta, GA. 11/8/27.] (3:10)

Tommie Bradley & James Cole ~ Adam and Eve (JSP) A Richer Tradition B [Richmond, IN. Champion. 9/27/30.] (3:00)

North Carolina Ramblers & Roy Harvey ~ Sweet Sunny South (JSP) Charlie Poole B [Chicago, IL. Paramount, Broadway. 10/27.] (2:47)

Dennis Witcher & the Brew ~ Over & Over (Dennis Witcher & the Brew) Unsung Melody (3:07)

Greg Blake ~ Leaving London (Mountain Home) Bluegrass Sings Paxton [Greg Blake. 8/30/24.] (3:23)

Lonesome River Band ~ Tom and Jerry (Mountain Home) The Winning Hand [6/14/24.] (2:53)

Norman Blake & Tut Taylor ~ Goodlettsville Express (Tut Lee Records) Flat Pickin in the Kitchen [1997.] (3:13)

Flatt & Scruggs ~ You Put Me on My Feet (Bear Family) 1948 to 59 v. 4 [Nashville, TN. rec. 4/5/59.] (2:03)

Wade Mainer & the Sons of the Mountaineers ~ You May Forsake Me (JSP) Bluegrass Classics D [Rock Hill, SC. Bb. 2/4/39.] (2:35)

Georgia Sacred Harp Quartet ~ Windham OSH 38b (JSP) SH & SN Singing D [Boyleston OSH 147T. Atlanta, GA. OKeh. 8/24.] (2:58)

Pink Lindsey & His Bluebirds ~ The Story of Adam (British Archive of Country Music) Bluebird Label [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 8/6/35.] (3:32)

North Georgia Four ~ Bye Bye Mama (Document) GYH v. 4 [Chicago, IL. Paramount. 1/29.] (2:24)

Tall Poppy String Band ~ Go Away Pharoah (Bandcamp) The Tall Poppy String Band [Darley Fulks.] (3:56)

Benton Flippen & the Smokey Mountain Boys ~ Lost Indian (Music Maker) 270 Haystack Road [2009.] (4:04)

John Hoffmann & Mac Benford ~ Bob Wine’s Tune (5-String Productions) It’s About Time [Melvin Wine. 2007.] (1:55)

Mike Bryant & Paul Brown ~ Walking in My Sleep (Tiki Parlour) With Marcia Bryant & Terri McMurray [Jarrell. 2018.] (2:22)

Earl White Stringband ~ I Truly Understand (Fiddler’s Jam) Fiddlin Earl White [2014.] (4:07)

Brittany Haas ~ Fisher’s Hornpipe (Ook Records) Brittany Haas [Darol Anger. Tommy Jarrell. 2004.] (3:57)

New music from Max Wareham, Greg Blake, Casey Conners, Dennis Witcher & the Brew, Shelton & Williams, the Price Sisters, and the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys! Mining the archives for the music of Major Contay & the Canebrake Rattlers, Fields Ward, Franklin George, Esker Hutchins and Cyril Stinnett! Classics from Bill Monroe, the Carter Family, Flatt & Scruggs, Norman Blake with Tut Taylor, and the Stanley Brothers! Don’t miss a minute!