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! 

Playlist 2/19/26

 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)

Asheville Mountain Boys ~ Don’t Take Me Back Again (Asheville Mountain Boys) Asheville Mountain Boys [2/12/26.] (2:23)

Backline ~ Just Country (Mountain Fever) single [1/30/26.] (3:31)

Remedy Tree ~ Say Darlin’ Say (Mountain Fever) Beyond What I Can See [9/12/25.] (2:49)

Jim Mills ~ Sledd Ridin’ (Sugar Hill) My Dixie Home [2002.] (3:08)

Billy Baker ~ Fire on the Mountain (Mountain and Grass) Wise County Special [1980.] (1:33)

Stanley Brothers ~ Just a Little Talk with Jesus (Bear Family) 1953 to 1959 2 [Nashville, TN. 4/1/55. Mercury 78 & 45 9/27/55.] (2:17)

Riley Puckett ~ Wednesday Night Waltz (Old Homestead) Old Time Greats 2 [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 7/31/34.] (2:46)

Narmour & Smith ~ New Carroll County Blues No. 3 (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies D [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird. 7/30/34.] (2:54)

Darby & Tarlton ~ Jack and May (Bear Family) Complete 2 [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 10/31/29.] (2:58)

Shady Mountain Ramblers ~ Man of Constant Sorrow (Heritage) Shady Mountain Ramblers [2005.] (2:22)

Albert Hash ~ Sally Goodin (Field Recorders’ Collective) v. 3 [1976. Joseph Armiger.] (1:17)

Tune Hash ~ Waco (Bandcamp) Smothered & Covered [3/18/22.] (3:08

John Morgan Salyer ~ Indian Ate the Woodchuck in C (Appalachian Center) Home Recordings 1941 to 1942 v. 1 (2:32)

Major Contay & the Canebrake Rattlers ~ Wimbush Rag (Marimac) When the Yankees Came Down [Theo. & Gus Clark. 1986.] (1:45)

Red Mules ~ Way Out on the Old Saint Sabbath (Vigortone) Old Time Music [Jeff, Rich, Susie, Beth, Lynn. 1992.] (2:56)

Tenneva Ramblers ~ The Longest Train I Ever Saw (JSP) Worried Blues D [Bristol, TN. Victor. 3/23/26.] (3:05)

Frank Jenkins ~ Roving Cowboy (Yazoo) Times Ain’t Like… v. 8 [Richmond, IN. Gennett. Early 5/29.] (2:59)

Kessinger Brothers ~ Patty on the Turnpike (Document) v. 1 [Ashland, KY. Vocalion. 2/10/28.] (2:43)

Route 3 ~ Leaves That Are Green (Pinecastle) Live at the Station Inn [5/9/25. Recorded 11/2/24.] (1:45)

Wyatt Ellis ~ West Dakota Rose (Knee High) single [2/6/26.] (5:55)

Jackson Hollow ~ Wildflower (Mountain Fever) single [1/27/26.] (3:02)

Bill Clifton & Jimmy Gaudreau ~ Sunny Side of Life (Elf) River of Memories [1994.] (2:38)

Kenny Baker ~ Freda (County) Country [1972.] (2:48)

Reno & Smiley ~ Maybe You Will Change Your Mind (King) 1951 to 1959 1 [Cincinnati, OH. King. 3/6/51.] (2:41)

Hill Billies ~ Betsy Brown (Document) v. 2 [NY. Vocalion. 10/23/26.] (3:04)

Carter Family ~ Untitled, What Would You Give in Exchange (Arhoolie) Border Radio 1939 v. 1 [June. XET. Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.] (2:53)

Anglin Twins & Red {Jack & Jim} ~ Bye & Bye You’ll Soon Forget Me (Old Homestead) South’s Favorite Trio [San Antonio, TX. Vocalion, ARC. 11/5/37.] (2:42)

Jim & Kim Lansford ~ Ain’t No Supper Here Tonight (Vigortone) Ain’t No Supper Here Tonight [Jim Bowles.] (2:16)

Fletcher Bright & Bill Evans ~ Berkeley Shanghai (Native & Fine) Songs Mostly Older than Us [Bill Evans. 2016.] (2:57)

Brad Kolodner ~ Winder Slide (Brad Kolodner) Old Growth [Joe La Rose. 5/30/25.] (2:17)

Jim Childress ~ It’s All Right Now (Jim Childress) Turkey Sag [2016.] (2:25)

Fuzzy Mountain String Band ~ 28^th of January (Rounder) The Fuzzy Mountain String Band [Frank George, WV. 1971.] (2:27)

John Heneghan ~ In the Garden where the Irish Potatoes Grow (East River Records) Ever Felt the Pain? [Dr. Smith’s Champion Hoss Hair Pullers. 2016.] (3:09)

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

B. F. Shelton ~ Oh Molly Dear (County) Old Time Mountain Banjo [Bristol, TN. Victor. 7/29/27.] (3:01)

Andy Palmer ~ Gate to Go Through (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 2 [Richmond, IN. Champion. 8/22/32.] (2:56)

Rudy’s Bluegrass Revue ~ Long Days Cold Nights (Rudy's Bluegrass Revue) Rudy's Bluegrass Revue [1/30/26.] (3:13)

Ralph Stanley II & the Clinch Mt. Boys ~ Long White (Stanley Family) Rollin’ on Rubber Wheels [6/6/25.] (2:36)

Tyler Grant ~ Depot Guitar (Grant Central) Flatpicker [2/21/25.] (4:21)

Norman & Nancy Blake ~ Waiting the Boatman (Schanachie) Just Gimme Somethin’ I’m Used to [1991.] (4:17)

Vern & Ray ~ Little Birdie (Old Homestead) Sounds from the Ozarks [1974.] (2:20)

Bill Monroe ~ Mother’s Only Sleeping (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky 4 [Chicago, IL. Columbia. 9/16/46.] (3:19)

Byrd Moore & His Hot Shots ~ Frankie Silvers (County) Old Time Mountain Ballads [Johnson City, TN. Columbia. 10/23/29.] (3:15)

Skip James ~ Cypress Grove (Yazoo) Best There Ever Was [Nehemiah. Grafton, WI. Paramount. 2/31.] (3:12)

Carlisle Brothers ~ Sal Got a Meat Skin (Yazoo) Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be v. 3 [NY. Vocalion (Clifford Brothers), Panachord.] (2:53)

Andy Cahan & Joseph Decosimo ~ Rochester Schottische (Bandcamp) Rare Old Fiddle & Banjo Duets [Martin Marshall, Bell Spur, VA.] (1:57)

Ray & Ina Patterson ~ Amber Tresses (County) Songs of Home & Childhood v. 3 [1973.] (2:51)

J. P. & Annadeene Fraley ~ Dusty Miller (Rounder) Wild Rose of the Mountain [J. P.’s father and Slim Miller.] (2:32)

Canote Brothers ~ Fruit Fly Blues (Clonetone) Calico Pie [2005. Pete Sutherland.] (1:51)

Humdingers ~ Altamont (Chubby Dragon) The Humdingers [Gribble, Lusk & York. 2005.] (3:00)

Indian Creek Delta Boys ~ Joe Wingerter’s Tune (FRC) FRC607 Indian Creek Delta Boys [Rockwood, IL.] (1:59)

Marc Rennard ~ Cleo Persinger’s Tune in C & G (CB Records) Earthenware [Taylor McBain. 2016.] (1:58)

Wayne Henderson ~ Alabama Jubilee (Flyin’ Cloud) Virginia Carolina Sampler [Doug Rorrer. 1989.] (3:03)

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 & Red, 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 Rudy’s Bluegrass Revue, Remedy Tree, Jackson Hollow, Brad Kolodner, Wyatt Ellis, Backline and the Asheville Mountain Boys! Settle on in and ease your mind!

Playlist 2/12/2026

 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)

Big Country Bluegrass ~ Planting Potatoes with Pappy (Rebel) Carry Me Back to the Bluegrass [3/28/25.] (3:07)

Red Camel Collective ~ Halfway Down (Pinecastle) Red Camel Collective [11/29/24.] (4:26)

Appalachian Road Show ~ Me against the Mountain (Billy Blue) Della Jane’s Heart [2/21/25.] (4:31)

Todd Phillips ~ Spotted Pony (Gourd Music) In the Pines [1995.] (3:42)

Larry Richardson & the Blue Ridge Boys ~ Sandy River Belle (Old Blue) With Buddy Pendleton [County 705. 2^nd County session 1965.] (2:16)

Stanley Brothers ~ Pretty Polly (Bear Family) 1949 to 1952 [11/20/49. Nashville, TN. Columbia 78 & 45-12/18/50.] (2:54)

Carter Family ~ Beautiful Home (JSP) The Acme Sessions A [WOPI, Bristol, TN. 3/1/56.] (2:08)

Delmore Brothers ~ Lonesome Yodel Blues No. 2 (JSP) Classic Cuts B [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird. 2/17/36.] (2:25)

Stripling Brothers ~ Forty Drops (Document) v. 2 [New Orleans, LA. Decca. 3/12/36.] (2:49)

Knackered Ramblers ~ Sandy River Belle(Knackered Ramblers) Knackered Ramblers [9/1/25.] (2:08)

Hus Caudill ~ Holly Ding (Field Recorders’ Collective) The Prettiest Tune I Ever Heard [Tom Carter-bj. Sparta, NC. 9/11/73.] (2:47)

Anya Hinkle & Jackson Cunningham ~ Goin across the Sea (Virginia Foundation for the Humanities) Old-Time Duets [2006.] (2:43)

The Monks ~ Black Cat Waltz (Yodel-Ay-Hee) Ragged but Righteous [2002.] (3:17)

Rick Good ~ Flowery Girls (Rounder) Old Time Banjo Festival [Hot Mud Family. Omer Forster. 2007.] (3:04)

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

Blue Ridge Highballers ~ Soldier’s Joy (JSP) Worried Blues D [NY. Columbia. 3/23/26.] (3:04)

Uncle Dave Macon ~ On the Dixie Bee Line (Bear Family) Keep My Skillet 3 [NY. Vocalion, Brunswick. 4/14/26.] (2:52)

Akins Birmingham Boys ~ There Ain’t No Flies on Auntie (Document) Alabama Stringbands [Birmingham, AL. Columbia. 10/31/28.] (2:52)

Rock Hearts ~ Lonesome Man in a Lonesome Town (615 Hideaway) Unfinished Bridges [10/4/24.] (2:52)

Becky Buller ~ Wall around Your Heart (Dark Shadow) Songs That Sing Me [Jim Lauderdale. 7/25/25.] (3:33)

Jesse Appelman ~ Liminal Criminal (self produced) Where We Go [John Mailander-hf. 2/20/26.] (3:01)

John Reischman ~ The Coyote Trail (Corvus) New Time & Old Acoustic [9/9/21.] (5:07)

Reno & Smiley ~ Cross Roads (Gusto) Box Set 1963 to 1972 2 [Cincinnati, OH. King. 6/1/64. On the Road: Songs Truck Drivers Love. Rel. 8/64.] (2:27)

Bill Monroe ~ Little Community Church take 2 (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky 1936 to 1949 6 [WBBM. Chicago, IL. Columbia. 10/28/47.] (2:54)

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

Bobby Leecan & His Need More Band ~ Washboard Cut Out (Yazoo) Times 2 [Camden, NJ. Victor, HMV, Electrola. 4/5/27.] (2:56)

Pie Plant Pete ~ Goin’ back to ‘Tucky (Old Homestead) Stay on the Farm [Chicago, IL. ARC. 6/18/35.] (3:02)

Volo Bogtrotters ~ Home, Happy Home, Coal Harbor Bend (Vigortone) Hell Broke Loose in Volo [Backside of Buncombe. 1989.] (3:46)

Tom Carter & Tom Sauber ~ Sail Away Ladies (Tiki Parlour) Trade Your Headache 1 [Tommy Jarrell. 2021.] (3:01)

Joshua Goforth & Hilary Dirlam ~ John Brown’s Dream (LTA Records) Basic Ingredients [Tommy Jarrell. 1999.] (2:04)

Emry Arthur ~ The Broken Wedding (JSP) Clarence Ashley C [Grafton, WI. Paramount, Broadway [Elroy Anderson. 9/29.] (3:19)

Dave & Howard ~ Bay Rum Blues (Old Hat) Gastonia Gallop [Charlotte, NC. Victor. 5/19/31.] (2:55)

Crowder Brothers ~ Wild West Rambler (Yazoo) When I Was a Cowboy v. 1 [NY. ARC, Conqueror. 9/22/37.] (2:55)

Grascals ~ Bend in the River (Billy Blue) Not That Gone [2/6/26.] (2:57)

Sharon Gilchrist, et al ~ Spirit of the South (Stuff Works) Julia Belle, the John Hartford Fiddle Tunes Project v. 2 [1/1/25.] (3:45)

Bryan Sutton & Jake Stargel ~ Crazy Creek (Mountain Home) single [Tommy Jackson. 2/5/26.] (5:02)

Norman Blake & Tony Rice ~ Lost Indian (Rounder) Old Ties [Norman Blake & Tony Rice 2. 1990.] (3:06)

Johnson Mountain Boys ~ My Better Years (Rounder) Blue Diamond [Hazel Dickens. 1993.] (3:24)

Ralph Stanley ~ My Long Skinny Lanky Sarah Jane (King) Poor Rambler 1 [Hills of Home. 1/70. King. 7/15/69.] (2:01)

Blue Sky Boys ~ Lord Be with Us, Amen (Bear Family) Sunny Side of Life 5 [Nashville, TN. RCA Victor. 3/26/50. 78 & green vinyl 45-5/50.] (2:34)

Cranford & Thompson ~ Murder of the Lawson Family (Tompkins Square) I’m Going Down to North Carolina 1 [Richmond, IN. Champion. 1/26/31.] (3:02)

Fiddlin’ Bob Larkan ~ The Higher Up the Monkey Climbs (County) Echoes of the Ozarks 2 [Memphis, TN. OKeh. 2/22/28.] (2:59)

Spencer & Rains ~ The Blind Man (Tiki Parlour) The Old Texas Fiddle v. 3 [2023. Claude Parker. Gonzales, TX.] (3:24)

Ernie Carpenter ~ Shelvin Rock (Augusta Heritage) Elk River Blues [1986.] (1:39)

Joseph Decosimo ~ Shortening Bread (Bandcamp) Beehive Cathedral [6/8/24.] (1:18)

George Jackson & Brad Kolodner ~ Donald Blue (GJ & BK) Shady Lane [10/11/24.] (2:15)

Sarah Kate Morgan & Leo Shannon ~ If I Were a Featherbed (Featherbed) Featherbed [John McCutcheon & Sarah's mother. 10/24/25.] (4:15)

Pete McMahan ~ Ragtime Annie (Voyager) 60 Old Time Fiddle Gems 2 [1979. Missouri Fiddlin’ No. 4.] (3:03)

Dirk Powell ~ Craggy Spring (Rounder) If I Go Ten Thousand Miles [John Herrmann-bj. 1996.] (2:09)

Lots of terrific music this Thursday! Classics from the Carter Family, the Stanley Brothers, Reno & Smiley and Bill Monroe! Archival treasures from the Crowder Brothers, the Akins Birmingham Boys, the Blue Sky Boys, and Hus Caudill! New music from Bryan Sutton & Jake Stargel, Jesse Appelman, the Grascals, Featherbed, the Knackered Ramblers, Evie Ladin, Big Country Bluegrass, the Red Camel Collective, and Becky Buller! Get comfortable, and settle on in!

Playlist 2/5/2026

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

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

Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands ~ Hell Broke Loose in Georgia (Spruce and Maple) O California! [1/16/26.] (2:44)

Special Consensus ~ Carolina in the Pines (Compass) Been All around This World [6/20/25.] (3:06)

Flatt Out Blue ~ Old Man Jack (Turnberry) The Maggard Sessions [12/2/25.] (2:28)

Mickey Galyean & Cullen’s Bridge ~ Behind the Man, Plow, Mule (Galyean Family Records) 10 [5/18/22.] (3:02)

Billy Baker ~ Eighth of January (Old Homestead) Fiddle Classics v. 2 [1978.] (1:48)

Monroe Brothers ~ Nine Pound Hammer Is Too Heavy (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky 1 [Charlotte, NC. 2/17/36. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 78-6/17/36.] (2:13)

Carter Brothers and Son ~ Miss Brown (County) Mississippi String Bands 1 [Memphis, TN. Vocalion. 2/24/28.] (2:51)

Narmour & Smith ~ Avalon Blues (Document) v. 2 [Last session. Atlanta, GA. Bluebird. 7/30/34.] (2:48)

Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers ~ Honeysuckle Rag (Old Hat) In the Pines [NY. Banner, Oriole, Perfect, Romeo. 12/1/31.] (3:00)

Ralph Blizard ~ Bonaparte’s Retreat (Centrum Enterprises) 1988 Fiddle Tunes [7/4/1988.] (3:01)

Howard Miller ~ Ragtime Annie (Field Recorders' Collective) FRC706 Sixty Years of North Carolina Fiddling [Harold Dean Miller-g. 1978.] (0:52)

Dolly & the Devil ~ Rocky Pallet (Bandcamp) Festival Season 1 [Kristen Harris-f, Thom Worm-bj.] (3:16)

Swamper’s Revenge ~ Sugar in the Gourd (Vigortone) Kettle Bog [Gid Tanner & the Skillet Lickers. 4/5/2025.] (3:19)

Johnny Williams et al ~ Say Darlin’ Say (Mountain Roads) Close Kin [2011.] (3:16)

Mitch Depew & Sophie Wellington ~ Lost Girl in the Pine Hills (bandcamp) Viejos Tiempos en la Finca [rec. 12/24.] (3:40)

Mississippi ‘Possum Hunters ~ The Last Shot Got Him (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies B [Memphis, TN. Victor. 5/28/30.] (2:45)

Dykes Magic City Trio ~ Tennessee Girls (Yazoo) Times v. 1 [NY. Brunswick. 3/11/27.] (3:04)

Carter Family ~ Lonesome Valley (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mt. 11 [Memphis, TN. Victor, Bluebird, Montgomery Ward, Zonophone/Regal Zonophone Australian. 11/24/30.] (2:41)

Billy Strings ~ Be Your Man (Reprise) Highway Prayers [9/27/24.] (4:01)

Daryl Mosley ~ She Knew It All (Pinecastle) single [1/16/26.] (3:36)

Junior Sisk ~ The Last Time Again (Turnberry) It’s All Fun and Games [7/18/25.] (2:56)

Bill Napier & Larry Taylor & the Waterloo Bluegrass Boys ~ Don’t Go Out Tonight (Old Homestead) We Salute the Stanley Brothers [1987.] (2:44)

Joe Val ~ Yellow Rose of Texas (Rounder) Diamond Joe [Sparkling Brown Eyes. 1982.] (2:32)

Reno & Harrell ~ Maiden’s Prayer (Starday) Bluegrass on My Mind [Cincinnati, OH. King. 6/29/72.] (2:36)

J. M. Mullins ~ Working’s Too Hard, Boys (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 4 [Library of Congress. Alan & Elizabeth Lomax. Salyersville, KY. 10/28/37.] (2:11)

Taylor’s Kentucky Boys ~ Forked Deer (Yazoo) Before the Blues v. 1 [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Champion, Supertone, Challenge, Silvertone. 4/26/27.] (2:44)

Frank Hutchison ~ Long Way to Tipperary (JSP) Worried Blues A [NY. OKeh. 1/28/27.] (2:59)

Compton and Newberry ~ Last Chance (Englehardt Music Group) Home in My Heart [2024.] (2:50)

Pat Conte ~ Fair and Tender Ladies (Jalopy Records) American Songs with Fiddle and Banjo [Bill Cornett. 11/11/2011.] (3:09)

Kim & Jim Lansford ~ Sherwood (JL) Call Your Dogs [Fate Morrison, Fox, AR. Seth Mize, Timbo, AR. 2003.] (3:01)

Erynn Marshall ~ Ragged but Right (Hickoryjack Music) Tune Tramp [2013.] (2:56)

Parley Parsons ~ Old Virginia Reel (Field Recorders' Collective) FRC705 Old Galax Fiddling [Early 1980s.] (1:26)

Craver, Hicks, Watson & Newberry ~ Tying Ten Knots in the Devil's Tail (Barker) You’ve Been a Friend to Me [2012.] (3:25)

Da Costa Woltz ~ Merry Girl (JSP) Gennett Old Time Music D [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Herwin. 5/27.] (2:59)

Charley Patton ~ Going to Move to Alabama (JSP) Complete A [Henry Sims-f. Grafton, WI. Paramount. c. 10/29.] (3:02)

Red Headed Fiddlers ~ Far in the Mountain (JSP) Texas Hillbillies B [Dallas, TX. Brunswick. 10/27/29.] (2:31)

Will Clark ~ A Different Kind of Lonesome (Mountain Fever) Carolina Lightning [9/26/25.] (2:23)

Carson Peters & Iron Mountain ~ Walkin’ Back to Georgia (Billy Blue) Hold On Heart [1/16/26. CD-3/27/26.] (2:38)

Deeper Shade of Blue ~ Next to Nothing (Turnberry Records) Changes of Scenery [1/24/25.] (2:41)

Norman Blake ~ Ajimina (Flying Fish) Old and New [Charlie Collins. 9/76.] (2:04)

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

Stanley Brothers ~ Blue Moon of Kentucky (Copper Creek) Stanley Series v. 1 n. 3 [New River Ranch, Rising Sun, MD. 7/3/55.] (2:07)

Blue Sky Boys ~ Mississippi Sawyer (Patuxent) 1939 to 1949 Radio 1 [Sam "Curly" Parker. WGST. Atlanta, GA. 10/18/47.] (0:50)

Roy Martin & His Guitar ~ Down among the Budded Roses (Document) v. 2 [Lewis McDaniel. NY. Homestead. 3/28/30.] (3:14)

John Hammond ~ Purty Polly (JSP) Gennett Old Time Music C [Richmond, IN. Silvertone, Supertone. 9/17/27.] (3:08)

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

Phoeba Parsons ~ Kitty Kline (Field Recorders' Collective) FRC202 Old Time Music from Clay & Calhoun Counties, WV [1975 Brandywine.] (2:40)

George Jackson & Tristan Scroggins ~ Elk River Blues (Bandcamp) The Old Time 100 v. 1 [2/2/24.] (2:27)

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, Daryl Mosley, Will Clark, Mitch Depew & Sophie Wellington, George Jackson & Tristan Scroggins, Flatt Out Blue, Junior Sisk, and Laurie Lewis! Stop on by!