Playlist 6/4/2026

 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 ~ Same Ole Train (Billy Blue) Hold On Heart [10/25/24.] (3:20)

Seth Mulder & Midnight Run ~ Church Hill Special (Rebel Records) Coming On Strong [5/16/25.] (2:13)

Kentucky Just Us ~ Bluegrass Music (Mountains of Home) 10 [10/4/25.] (2:31)

Mickey Galyean & Cullen’s Bridge ~ We’ll Be Sweethearts in Heaven (Rebel) My Daddy’s Grass [Carter Stanley. James King. 2016.] (2:56)

Earl Taylor & the Smokey Mt. Boys ~ Katy Hill (Vetco) The Bluegrass Touch [Azusa, CA. 2/27/69.] (1:41)

Bill Monroe ~ Blue Yodel No. 4 take 2 (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky v. 5 [Chicago, IL. Columbia. 9/16/46.] (3:29)

Allison’s Sacred Harp Quartette ~ Penick OSH 387 (JSP) Sacred Harp & Shape Note Singing C [Richmond, IN. Gennett. p-? 5/1/28.] (2:52)

Blue Sky Boys ~ No Disappointment in Heaven (Bear Family) The Sunny Side of Life 2 [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 8/2/37.] (3:16)

Roane County Ramblers ~ Southern No. 111 (Bear Family) The Johnson City Sessions 1 [Columbia. 10/15/28.] (3:04)

John Engle, John Herrmann & Meredith McIntosh ~ Piney Woods Gal (Yodel-Ay-Hee) Chicken Train [2012. Tommy Jarrell.] (3:24)

Bucking Mules ~ Georgia Belles (Free Dirt) Smoke behind the Clouds [Manco Sneed. 2017.] (2:26)

Austin Derryberry ~ Jean Horner’s Leather Britches (Spring Fed) Tennessee Breakdown [3/15/20.] (2:20)

Arnie Naiman & Chris Coole ~ Sally Ann Johnson (Merriweather) 5 Strings Attached with No Backing [1997.] (3:14)

Esker Hutchins ~ Bonaparte’s Retreat (Field Recorders' Collective) FRC107 Fiddle & Banjo [Dave Spilkia-g. 2007.] (2:00)

John Hoffmann & Mac Benford ~ Mike in the Wilderness (5-String Productions) It’s About Time [2007.] (2:08)

Oscar Ford ~ The Farmer’s Dream (County) Hard Times in the Country [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 4/17/30.] (3:06)

Cannon’s Jug Stompers ~ Ripley Blues (Yazoo) Best of Cannon’s Jug Stompers [Memphis, TN. Victor. 10/1/29.] (2:55)

Watkins Band ~ Little Girl, You Know I Love You (Document) Georgia Stringbands 1 [Tom & Charlie. Atlanta, GA. Victor 2/24/28.] (2:52)

Dan Tyminski ~ Whiskey Drinking Man (8 Track Entertainment) Live from the Ryman [8/16/24.] (4:16)

Max Vendetti ~ The Hickory Handle (Waiting for Lester) Different Kind of Ride [5/22/26.] (2:51)

Tidalwave Road ~ Not OK, My Brother (Pinecastle) Skin and Bones [10/24/25.] (3:48)

Danny Paisley ~ What Crosses Your Mind (Pinecastle) Bluegrass State of Mind [5/23/25.] (4:13)

Daniel Greeson et al ~ Sandy River Belle (Mountain Roads) Close Kin: Our Roots Run Deep [2014.] (3:00)

Stanley Brothers ~ Keep a Memory (Starday-King) Early Years ‘58 to ’61 [Cincinnati, OH. King. 10/1/58.] (2:43)

Justin Winfield ~ John Hardy (Historical) Early Country Music [Sweet Brothers. Richmond, IN. Gennett. 7/9/28.] (3:03)

Ed Bell ~ Frisco Whistle Blues (JSP) A Richer Tradition A [Chicago, IL. Paramount. ca. 9/27.] (2:48)

Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts ~ Shortenin’ Bread (Document) v. 2 [Asa Martin, g. NY. Banner, Oriole, Perfect, Romeo, Conqueror. 3/5/31.] (2:42)

Squirrel Butter ~ Walking the Floor (Squirrel Butter) Banjo Clog [Ernest Tubb. 2010.] (2:59)

Clinton Davis ~ Buffalo Gal (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Ever Returning [2025.] (3:34)

Newberry & Verch ~ Thankful for You (self produced) Blessing on the Wing [3/17/26.] (2:35)

Double Decker Stringband ~ Wait Till I Put On My Robe (Marimac) For an Old Time Call… [1990. Clarence Clay, William Scott.] (2:55)

Joseph Decosimo ~ Pretty Fair Maid (Joseph Decosimo) Fiery Gizzard [Clarence Ashley. 8/15/25.] (5:17)

Luther Davis ~ Polly Put the Kettle On (Field Recorders' Collective) FRC745 Some of the Very Oldest [Delhart, VA. Spring 1972.] (0:47)

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

Rutherford & Foster ~ There’s No One Like the Old Folks (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 4 [Richmond, IN. Gennett. 1/14/29.] (2:43)

Texas Night Hawks ~ Possum Rag (County) Old Time Texas String Bands v. 2 [Hugh Roden-f. Dallas, TX. OKeh. 6/25/29.] (3:13)

Hammaville ~ Annie’s Heart (Mountain Fever) single [3/6/26.] (3:03)

Larry Sparks ~ Ages and Ages Ago (Rebel) Way Back When [10/24/25.] (2:52)

East Nash Grass ~ Redbird (Mountain Fever) All God’s Children [8/22/25.] (2:20)

Fiction Brothers ~ Where the Soul Never Dies (Flying Fish) Things Are Coming My Way [1979.] (2:20)

Al Jones & Frank Necessary ~ Skip, Hop & Wobble (Rounder) & the Spruce Mountain Boys [#50. 8/20/76.] (2:00)

Reno & Smiley ~ Steel Guitar Rag (King) 1959 to 1963 1 [Cincinnati, OH. King. 6/27/60. Wanted, 1961.] (2:14)

Carter Family ~ If One Won’t Another One Will (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain 4 [Camden, NJ. Victor, Bluebird, Montgomery Ward, Regal Zonophone Australian. 10/12/32.] (3:10)

Fleming & Townsend ~ Lookin’ for a Mama (British Archive of Country Music) Little Hill [Charlotte, NC. Victor, Bluebird. 5/18/31.] (3:14)

Allen Brothers ~ Baby When You Coming Back Home (JSP) The Allen Brothers A [Memphis, TN. Victor, Bluebird, HMV India. 11/22/30.] (2:44)

Burns Piro ~ Going Down the Road (Bandcamp) Browns Creek [2/18/26.] (3:46)

William H. Stepp ~ Piney Ridge (University Press of Kentucky) Old Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes [A&E Lomax. 1/26/37. Jeff Titon.] (1:25)

Tessa Dillon ~ Wagoner One Step (self-produced) It’s Hard to Love [2018.] (3:16)

Peter Honig & His Pals ~ Satisfied (Bandcamp) Old Time Music 1990 to 2016 v. 1 [2023.] (2:46)

Onlies ~ Hook and Line (The Onlies) You Climb the Mountain [Morgan and Lee Sexton. 9/19/25.] (2:29)

Foghorn Stringband ~ Give Me the Roses (self produced) Rock Island Grange [Carter Family.] (3:04)

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, Mickey Galyean & Cullen’s Bridge, Luther Davis, Esker Hutchins, and Cannon’s Jug Stompers! New music from Hammaville, Carson Peters & Iron Mountain, Max Vendetti, Newberry & Verch, the Onlies, and Burns Piro! You won’t want to miss a moment!

Playlist 5/28/2026

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

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

Izaak Atlas Schwartz ~ Ol’ Blue (Patuxent) Black Oak Ridge [4/10/26.] (4:55)

Danny Roberts ~ Lawson Sizemore (Mountain Home) The Winding Road Leads Home [5/22/26.] (3:12)

Greenwood Rye ~ Ready to Burn (self-produced) single [Vickie Vaughn, Vince Herman, Mason Via. 5/15/26.] (3:17)

Del McCoury ~ I Wonder Where You Are Tonight (Arhoolie) I Wonder Where You Are Tonight [12/9/1967.] (2:39)

Red Cravens & the Bray Brothers ~ Pass Me By (Rounder) 419 West Main [WHOW. 10/1972.] (2:20)

Bill Monroe ~ How Will I Explain about You (BF) BG 1959-1969 v. 2 [Nashville, TN. 5/3/62. Bluegrass Special. 1980. Decca 45-1/14/63.] (2:33)

Oscar & Doc Harper ~ Terrell Texas Blues (JSP) Texas Hillbillies C [Dallas, TX. OKeh. 11/27/29.] (2:51)

J. E. Mainer’s Mountaineers ~ Your Best Friend Is Always Near (JSP) Classic Sides 1937 to 1941 A [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 8/5/37.] (3:22)

Mississippi ‘Possum Hunters ~ Rufus Rastus (Document) MS String Bands 2 [96 years ago! Memphis, TN. Victor. 5/28/30.] (2:39)

Horsenecks ~ The Brushy Fork of Lucas’s Beard (Tiki Parlour Recordings) In the West [6/27/25.] (2:31)

Major Contay & the Canebrake Rattlers ~ Bath House Blues (Marimac) When the Yankees Came Down [Ashley’s Melody Men. 1986.] (2:39)

Ray & Ina Patterson ~ Picture on the Wall (County) Songs of Home & Childhood v. 3 [1973.] (2:25)

Doug Rorrer ~ George Collins (Patuxent) Songs I Learned at My Mother’s Knee [Roy Harvey. 2026.] (3:08)

J. P. & Annadeene Fraley ~ The Fun’s All Over (Rounder) Wild Rose of the Mountain [McClung Brothers & Williamson Brothers. 1974.] (2:13)

Canote Brothers ~ I Ain’t a Bit Drunk (Clonetone) Calico Pie [Shortbuckle Roark. Mark Roberts-tubaphone.] (2:56)

Riley Puckett ~ Let Me Call You Sweetheart (JSP) Selected Sides B [NY. Columbia. 6/17/25] (3:03)

Spindale Quartet ~ God Will Take Care of You (Bear Family) Johnson City Sessions 3 [Johnson City, TN. Columbia. 10/22/29.] (2:50)

Eck. Robertson ~ There’s a Brown Skin Girl down the Road Somewhere (Yazoo) Before the Blues 2 [Dallas, TX. Victor. 8/12/29.] (3:08)

Throwdown Thursday ~ From the Start (Mountain Fever) Throwdown Thursday [5/15/26.] (2:57)

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

Max Wareham ~ Drifting Too Far from the Shore (Nine Athens Music) Daggomit! [David Grier-g. 2/21/25.] (3:02)

Don Rigsby ~ Any Bar in Birmingham (Rebel) Kentucky Troubadour [Hillbilly Heartache. 7/18/2006.] (3:12)

David Peterson & 1946 ~ Blue Darlin’ (Necktie) Cup of Loneliness [2021.] (2:44)

Stanley Brothers ~ Don’t Go Out Tonight (Copper Creek) Stanley Series v. 1, n. 1 [New River Ranch. Rising Sun, MD. 5/21/61.] (2:36)

Luke Highnight’s Ozark Strutters ~ Walk Along John (County) Echoes of the Ozarks v. 1 [Memphis, TN. Vocalion. 11/22/28.] (2:46)

Charley Patton ~ Some Happy Day (Yazoo) Times Ain’t 5 [Grafton, WI. Paramount. ca. 10/29.] (2:56)

East Texas Serenaders ~ Beaumont Rag (JSP) Country Fiddle C [Dallas, TX. Decca. 2/20/37.] (3:15)

Lost Keys ~ Lost Keys’ Theme, Make My Coffee Black (Tiki Parlour Recordings) The Lost Keys [2026. Uncle John Patterson.] (4:36)

Benton Flippen & the Smokey Mountain Boys ~ Soppin’ the Gravy (Music Maker) 270 Haystack Road [2009.] (4:44)

Gypsy Gyppo String Band ~ River of Jordan (Bay) The Gypsy Gyppo String band [Poplin Family. 1977.] (2:17)

Ann & Phil Case ~ Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone (Dry Run Recordings) Never Grow Old [1999. Carter Family.] (3:29)

Hog Eyed Man ~ Galway Reel (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Across the Sea [Larry Redican. 2025.] (2:36)

Earl White Stringband ~ Devil on Dry River (Fiddler’s Jam) Fiddlin Earl White [Pete Sutherland. 2014.] (2:36)

Carter Family ~ Don’t Forget This Song (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain v. 2 [Camden, NJ. Victor, Montgomery Ward, Zonophone/Regal Zonophone Australian, Zonophone South African.] (2:45)

Down Home Boys ~ Original Stack O’ Lee Blues (JSP) A Richer Tradition B [Chicago, IL. Black Patti. ca. 5/27.] (2:44)

Roy Harvey & NC Ramblers ~ Budded Roses (JSP) Poole B [Ashland, KY. Brunswick. 2/16/28.] (2:47)

NewFound Road ~ The World to You (Billy Blue) single [5/15/26.] (3:28)

Volume Five ~ What Can You Do (Mountain Fever) Leave a Light On [5/23/25.] (3:41)

Bobby Osborne & C. J. Lewandowski ~ Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong (Turnberry) Keep On Keepin’ On [Monroe. 8/22/25.] (3:57)

Jeff Brown & Still Lonesome ~ Detune (Turnberry) Old Kentucky Moon [10/7/22.] (3:58)

Norman Blake & Tut Taylor ~ Westgate (Tut Lee Records) Flat Pickin in the Kitchen [1997.] (1:03)

Flatt & Scruggs ~ That Old Book of Mine (Bear Family) 1948 to 59 v. 3 [Nashville, TN. Rec. 8/30/53.] (2:44)

Four Pickled Peppers ~ When I Was a Baby (British Archive of Country Music) Bluebird Label [Rock Hill, SC. Bluebird. 9/30/38.] (3:32)

Uncle Bud Landress with the Georgia Yellow Hammers ~ Rubber Doll Rag (Document) Georgia Yellow Hammers v. 4 White Lightning [Atlanta, GA. Victor. 11/21/29.] (2:52)

Narmour & Smith ~ Mississippi Breakdown (JSP) Serenade in the Mountains A [San Antonio, TX. OKeh. 6/7/30] (2:59)

Don Pedi & Bruce Greene ~ Old Molly Hare (Hazeldog) Rare Old Chestnuts [Gusty Wallace.] (1:55)

New music from Izaak Atlas Schwartz, Danny Roberts, Doug Rorrer, Throwdown Thursday & NewFound Road! Mining the archives for the music of Uncle Bud Landress, the Down Home Boys, Mainer’s Mountaineers and Charley Patton! Classics from Bill Monroe, the Carter Family, Flatt & Scruggs, Norman Blake with Tut Taylor, and the Stanley Brothers! Don’t miss a minute!

Playlist 5/21/2026

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

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

Remedy Tree ~ These People Getting Crazy (Mountain Fever) Beyond What I Can See [9/12/25.] (2:58)

Grassy Creek Bluegrass Band ~ Weather Girl (Gravy Records) Weather Girl [5/22/26.] (3:15)

Jim Hurst ~ The Boys Who Left Prince Station (Pinecastle) Travels & Time [3/20/26.] (2:47)

Bill Clifton & Jimmy Gaudreau ~ If We Never Meet Again (Elf) River of Memories [1994.] (3:08)

Vern & Ray ~ Old Dick Potter (Old Homestead) Sounds from the Ozarks [1974.] (2:47)

Billy Baker ~ Wise County Breakdown (Mountain and Grass) Wise County Special [1980.] (2:23)

Riley Puckett ~ Short Life of Trouble (Old Homestead) Old Time Greats 2 [NY. Decca. 9/28/37.] (2:34)

Narmour & Smith ~ Winona Echoes (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies D [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird. 7/30/34. Previously for OKeh. 9/23/29.] (2:54)

Tenneva Ramblers ~ Miss ‘Liza, Poor Gal (JSP) Worried Blues D [Bristol, TN. Victor. 8/4/27.] (2:39)

John Heneghan ~ Cornfed Indiana Gal (East River Records) Ever Felt the Pain? [2016.] (4:21)

John Morgan Salyer ~ Love Somebody (Appalachian Center) Home Recordings 1941 to 1942 v. 1 (2:24)

Jim & Kim Lansford ~ Sherwood (Vigortone) Ain’t No Supper Here Tonight [John Hartford from Walter Alexander of Leasburg, MO.] (3:05)

Tune Hash ~ Georgie (Bandcamp) Smothered & Covered [3/18/22.] (3:20)

Albert Hash ~ Train 45 (Field Recorders’ Collective) v. 3 [1976. Joseph Armiger.] (1:30)

Marc Rennard ~ Methodist Preacher (CB Records) Earthenware [Uncle Pen Vandiver. 2016.] (2:03)

Bradley Kincaid ~ A Paper of Pins (Yazoo) Story That the Crow Told Me 2 [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Supertone. 1/28/29.] (2:49)

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

Hill Billies ~ Donkey on the Railroad (Document) v. 2 [NY. Vocalion. 10/23/26.] (3:01)

Daniel Grindstaff ~ Angel Dream (Bonfire) & the Uptown Troubadours [Tom Petty. 3/20/26.] (2:54)

Nick Chandler & Delivered ~ Hazel Creek (Pinecastle) Look for Me [Tom & Dixie Hall. 5/13/26.] (2:34)

Route 3 ~ Southbound Train (Pinecastle) Live at the Station Inn [5/9/25. Recorded 11/2/24.] (4:35)

Jim Mills ~ Little at a Time (Sugar Hill) My Dixie Home [Ricky Skaggs & Dan Tyminski. 2002.] (2:22)

Kenny Baker ~ Sugar Tree Stomp (County) Country [Fiddlin' Arthur Smith. 1972.] (2:37)

Stanley Brothers ~ Harbor of Love (Bear Family) 1953 to 1959 2 [Nashville, TN. 8/29/54. Mercury 78 & 45, 10/22/54.] (2:20)

Carter Family ~ I Have No Loving Mother Now (Arhoolie) Border Radio 1939 v. 1 [XET. Monterrey, Nuevo León.] (2:05)

Anglin Twins {Jack & Jim} ~ Just Inside the Pearly Gates (Old Homestead) The South’s Favorite Trio [San Antonio, TX. Vocalion, OKeh. 11/5/37.] (2:56)

Grayson & Whitter ~ Sally Gooden (JSP) Appalachian Stomp Down A [Atlanta, GA. Victor. 2/21/28.] (2:57)

Eden Sam & Pokey ~ Johnny Court the Widow (Bandcamp) Hedgehogs in Urban Areas [4/1/2026.] (2:36)

Indian Creek Delta Boys ~ Humpbacked Mule (Field Recorders' Collective) FRC607 Indian Creek Delta Boys [Harvey Taylor.] (2:15)

Fletcher Bright & Bill Evans ~ Hannah in the Spring House (Native & Fine) Songs Mostly Older than Us [Melvin Wine. 2016.] (1:21)

Jim Childress ~ Lost Key (Jim Childress) Fly Away [2022.] (1:49)

Shady Mountain Ramblers ~ Lonesome Road Blues (Heritage) Shady Mountain Ramblers [2005.] (2:25)

Brad Kolodner ~ The Golden Ticket (self produced) Old Growth [5/30/25.] (2:52)

Uncle Dave Macon ~ Don’t Get Weary Children (County) Old Time Mountain Banjo [Richmond, IN. Champion, Montgomery Ward, Decca. 8/15/34.] (3:06)

Taylor, Moore & Burnett ~ Grandma’s Rag (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 2 [Richmond, IN. Gennett. 10/29/28.] (3:11)

Kelly Harrell with Virginia String Band ~ Charles Guiteau (County) Old Time Mountain Ballads [President Garfield. Camden, NJ. Victor. 3/23/27.] (3:03)

Lonesome River Band ~ Back When (Mountain Home) Back When [5/15/26.] (3:23)

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

Ralph Stanley II ~ Rank Stranger (Stanley Family) Rollin’ on Rubber Wheels [Albert Brumley, Sr. 6/6/25.] (3:14)

Norman & Nancy Blake ~ Silence or Tears (Schanachie) Just Gimme Somethin’ I’m Used to [1991.] (3:19)

Reno & Smiley ~ Crazy Fingers Blues (King) 1951 to 1959 1 [Cincinnati, OH. King. 1/15/52.] (2:48)

Bill Monroe ~ Will You Be Loving Another Man (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky 4 [Chicago, IL. Columbia. 9/17/46.] (2:55)

Wilmer Watts & His Lonely Eagles ~ Sleepy Desert (Yazoo) Times 3 [NY. Paramount. 10/27.] (3:06)

Blind Willie McTell ~ Mamma, ‘t Ain’t Long fo’ Day (Yazoo) Best There Ever Was [Atlanta, GA. Victor. 10/18/27.] (3:04)

Dilly & His Dill Pickles ~ Sand Mountain Drag (Yazoo) Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be v. 8 [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 3/22/30.] (2:53)

Lonesome Ace Stringband ~ May Day (Lonesome Ace Stringband) Big Wing [2025.] (3:36)

Andy Cahan & Joseph Decosimo ~ Goodbye My Honey I’m Gone (B) Rare Old Fiddle & Banjo Duets [George Hawkins. Bath, KY.] (1:54)

Lots of terrific music this Thursday! Classics from the Stanley Brothers, Norman & Nancy Blake, Reno & Smiley, the Carter Family, and Bill Monroe! Archival treasures from the Anglin Twins, Vern & Ray, Jim Mills, John Morgan Salyer, the Indian Creek Delta Boys, John Heneghan and His Henpecked Husbands, and Albert Hash! New music from Jim Hurst, Remedy Tree, David Grindstaff, Nick Chandler, and the Lonesome River Band! Settle on in and ease your mind!

Playlist 5/14/2026

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

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

Seth Mulder & Midnight Run ~ Heartbreak Express (Rebel Records) Coming On Strong [4/25.] (3:16)

Alison Krauss & Union Station ~ Snow (Down the Road) Arcadia [3/28/2025.] (3:23)

Milan Miller ~ Ghost of Fort Granger (Melton and Miller Music) Between the Rhythm and Rhyme [3/23/23.] (3:08)

Andy Leftwich ~ Liberty (Mountain Home) The American Fiddler [10/28/22.] (4:12)

Earl Taylor & the Smokey Mt. Boys ~ I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes (Vetco) The Bluegrass Touch [Azusa, CA. 2/27/69.] (2:56)

Reno & Smiley ~ When You and I Were Young, Maggie (King) 1951 to 1959 3 [King. 8/27/56. 45, 10/57.] (2:33)

Ray & Ina Patterson ~ Sunnyside of Life (Gold Star) 1370 [Quinn Recordings. 1949.] (2:35)

Dixon Brothers ~ Fisherman’s Luck (Bear Family) A Blessing to People [Charlotte, NC. Montgomery Ward. 2/18/37.] (2:29)

Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts ~ Rye Straw (Document) v. 2 [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Champion. 1/13/30.] (2:45)

Lee R. Stoneking ~ Rolling Stone Breakdown (Guinn Records) Echoes of the Ozarks [1977.] (1:11)

Man Alive! ~ Lost Sleep (Yodel-ay-Hee) Ever What You Want [2001.] (2:15)

Lewis Thomasson ~ Arlington (County) Rural Parlor Guitar [2009. Arlington, TX. 7/69 or 7/31/70.] (2:53)

Bob Carlin ~ Pretty Polly Ann (Rounder) Banging & Sawing [Brad Leftwich. Tom Fuller.] (1:58)

Luther Davis ~ Sally Ann (FRC) FRC745 Some of the Very Oldest [Delhart, VA. 9/12/73.] (2:25)

Ernest East & the Pine Ridge Boys ~ Suzanna Gal (County) Old Time Mountain Music [1969.] (3:09)

Charlie Bowman & His Brothers ~ Roll On Buddy (JSP) Appalachian Stomp Down B [Johnson City, TN. Columbia. 10/16/28.] (3:17)

Fleming & Townsend ~ I’m Blue and Lonesome (British Archive of Country Music) Little Home upon the Hill [Memphis, TN. Victor. 6/6/30.] (3:12)

Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers ~ She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain (JSP) Gid Tanner B [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 11/3/26.] (3:01)

Tennessee Bluegrass Band ~ Nolichucky (Flagpond Records) single [5/9/25.] (3:16)

Backline ~ Cold Wind (Turnberry) single [4/29/25.] (3:37)

Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter ~ With a Vamp in the Middle (Fiddleman) Carter & Cleveland [Darrell Scott. 3/13/25.] (4:56)

Jim Mills ~ Country Blues (Sugar Hill) My Dixie Home [Dock Boggs. 2002.] (5:02)

Rachel & Oswald ~ Fire Ball Mail (Decca) 46247 [Beecher Ray Kirby. c. 4/50.] (2:35)

Stanley Brothers ~ Mastertone March (Starday-King) Early Years ‘58 to ’61 [Cincinnati, OH. King. 10/1/58. 45, 6/59.] (2:25)

East Texas Serenaders ~ Three in One Two Step (County) Old-Time Texas String Bands v. 1 [Dallas, TX. Brunswick. 10/27/29.] (2:46)

Blind Lemon Jefferson ~ Hot Dogs (Yazoo) Cornshucker’s Frolic v. 2 [Chicago, IL. Paramount. 6/27.] (3:00)

Fisher Hendley ~ Weave Room Blues (County) Hard Times in the Country [Columbia, SC. Vocalion, Conqueror. 11/12/38.] (2:31)

Jim Childress & Uncle Henry’s Favorites ~ The Old Hotel (Jim Childress) Turkey Sag [2003.] (3:01)

Foghorn Stringband ~ Jake’s Got the Bellyache (FSB) Rock Island Grange [Hazel Dickens. 12/5-7/2016.] (2:01)

John Morgan Salyer ~ Indian Et the Woodchuck (Berea Appalachian Center) Home Recordings 1941 to 1942 v. 2 d. 1 (3:32)

Beverly Smith & Carl Jones ~ Cluck Old Hen (Dittyville) Glow [Ed Weaver & Pug Allen. 2009.] (2:43)

Geoff Seitz ~ Ways of the World (Oceana Productions) The Good Old Days Are Here [1995. Randy Johnson.] (2:57)

Doug Phillips & Hilary Dirlam ~ High Heel Shoe (Silver Circle Productions) Wagoner [Marvin Faulkner-Tommy Bell. 1993?] (1:47)

Carter Family ~ Tell Me That You Love Me (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mt. 6 [Atlanta, GA. Victor, Bluebird, Montgomery Ward, Regal/Zonophone Australian. 2/24/32.] (2:57)

Leake County Revelers ~ Molly Put the Kettle On (JSP) Country Fiddle B [Jackson, MS. Columbia. 12/18/30.] (2:59)

Scottdale String Band ~ Sitting on Top of the World (Arhoolie) Old Folks Better Go to Bed [Atlanta, GA. OKeh. 12/1/30.] (3:09)

Colebrook Road ~ As You Do (Mountain Fever) Too Far to Let Go [Woody Platt. 5/13/25.] (3:33)

Thomas Cassell ~ When I’ve Got Tennessee (Mountain Fever) The Never Ending Years [10/4/24.] (3:19)

Dan Tyminski ~ I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow (8 Track Entertainment) Live from the Ryman [8/16/2024.] (4:01)

Cullen & Mickey Galyean ~ Whirly Gig (Eastwood) and Friends [2005.] (2:25)

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

Herman the Hermit ~ Hitler Lives (Capitol) 421 [Clifford Herman Snyder. Bill Crouch & Red River Dave. 1947.] (2:26)

Cofer Brothers ~ Georgia Hobo (Document) Georgia Stringbands 1 [Atlanta, GA. OKeh. 3/19/27.] (3:12)

South Street Trio ~ Whiskey and Gin Blues (JSP) A Richer Tradition A [Camden, NJ. Victor. 11/22/26.] (3:06)

B. F. Shelton ~ O Molly Dear (Yazoo) Music of KY v. 1 [Bristol, TN. Victor. 7/29/27.] (3:01)

Rocky Creek Ramblers ~ Blaine Smith’s Piece (Vigortone) The Rocky Creek Ramblers [2021.] (3:06)

Wilson Douglas ~ Pretty Little Shoes (Marimac) Boatin’ Up Sandy [Doc White-French Carpenter. 1989.] (1:25)

Pilot Mountain Bobcats ~ Sugar Hill (Yodel Ay Hee) Dance by the Light of the Moon [1999.] (3:35)

Clyde Davenport ~ Five Miles from Town (U Press of KY) Old Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes [Jeff Titon.] (2:39)

Greg Hooven et al ~ Breaking Up Christmas (Heritage) Tribute to Fred Cockerham [1989.] (4:14)

Lots of terrific music this Thursday! Classics from Reno & Smiley, the Carter Family, the Stanley Brothers, and Bill Monroe! Rarities from Herman the Hermit, Earl Taylor & the Stoney Mt. Boys, Luther Davis, Ernest East & the Pine Ridge Boys, John Morgan Salyer, Bob Carlin and Brad Leftwich! New music from Seth Mulder & Midnight Run, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Dan Tyminski, Backline, Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter! You won’t want to miss a moment!

Playlist 5/7/2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lots of terrific music this Thursday! Classics from the Carter Family, the Stanley Brothers, Paul Miles & the Red Fox Chasers, and Bill Monroe! Archival treasures from Ernest Adkins, the Simmons Family, the Hellbenders, Fletcher & Foster, the Blue Sky Boys, the Reeltime Travelers, and Kerry Blech! New music from Veranda, Blue Highway, Claire Lynch, Jesse Appelman, the Knackered Ramblers, Evie Ladin, Big Country Bluegrass, and Becky Buller! Get comfortable, and settle on in!