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!

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!