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!