Playlist 6/18/2026

 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)

Greg Blake ~ Victim of the Game (Turnberry) single [6/10/26.] (3:35)

Della Mae ~ Kenny and Mac (Stuff Works) Julia Belle, the John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project v. 2 [Barnes & Lamb. 1/1/25.] (3:32)

Donna Hughes ~ The Grass Ain’t Greener (Running Dog Records) single [6/12/26.] (4:57)

Johnson Mountain Boys ~ Christine LeRoy (Rounder) Blue Diamond [Blue Ridge Mountain Singers. 1993.] (3:11)

Norman Blake ~ Prettiest Girl in the Country (Rounder) Old Ties [Blind Dog. Gid Tanner. 1981.] (2:19)

Ralph Stanley ~ Let’s Go to the Fair (King) Poor Rambler 1 [Hills of Home. 1/70. King 45. 1968.] (1:47)

Cranford & Thompson ~ Bring Me a Leaf from the Sea (Tompkins Square) I’m Going Down to North Carolina 1 [Richmond, IN. Gennett. 6/13/29.] (2:43)

Dewey & Gassie Bassett ~ Jesus Paved the Way (Yazoo) Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be 6 [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 2/8/40.] (2:41)

Emry Arthur ~ Train Whistle Blues (JSP) Clarence Ashley C [Chicago, IL. Vocalion. 8/30/28.] (3:04)

Veranda ~ Barbless Love {J’entends ton nom} (Big in the Garden) Veranda [5/22/26.] (3:00)

Paper Wings ~ Mountains on the Moon (Paper Wings) Mountains on the Moon [Wila Frank, Emily Mann. 3/1/26.] (4:18)

Simmons Family ~ Green Corn (Dancing Doll) Stone County Dulcimer [Jean, Patti & Tommy. Earl Blair.] 1970s?] (1:39)

Volo Bogtrotters ~ Otto Wood the Bandit (Vigortone) Hell Broke Loose in Volo [Tough Luck. 1991.] (3:27)

Joshua Goforth & Hilary Dirlam ~ Paddy on the Turnpike (LTA Records) Basic Ingredients [1999.] (2:07)

Spencer & Rains ~ Morg Williams’ Cotillion (Tiki Parlour) The Old Texas Fiddle v. 3 [2023. Peter Tumlinson Bell, Carrizo Springs, TX.] (2:25)

David McCarn ~ Poor Man, Rich Man {Cotton Mill Colic No. 2} (Old Hat) Gastonia Gallop [Memphis, TN. Victor. 11/19/30.] (2:58)

Cartwright Brothers ~ Texas Ranger (Yazoo) When I Was a Cowboy 1 [Dallas, TX. Victor, Bluebird, Montgomery Ward 5/20/30.] (3:14)

Nations Brothers ~ Magnolia Two Step (County) Mississippi String Bands 2 [Jackson, MS. American Record Corporation, Vocalion. 10/13/35.] (3:10)

Grascals ~ Memories I Ain’t Missing (Billy Blue) Not Gone Yet [6/5, 8/7.] (2:56)

Jesse Appelman ~ Freight Train (self produced) Where We Go [Alison de Groot-bj. 2/20/26.] (3:17)

Appalachian Road Show ~ Possum up a ‘simmon Tree (Billy Blue) Della Jane’s Heart [2/21/25.] (2:50)

John Reischman ~ The Old Steeple (Corvus) New Time & Old Acoustic [Waltz. 9/9/21.] (3:24)

Ernest Adkins ~ Fire on the Mountain (Major) Blueridge Fiddler [McPeak Brothers.] (2:05)

Bill Monroe ~ Road of Life (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1970 to 1979 1 [Bradley’s Barn, Mt. Juliet, TN. MCA. 1/19/1970.] (3:00)

Pie Plant Pete ~ Lightning Express (Old Homestead) Stay on the Farm [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Champion, Supertone. 8/30/30.] (3:19)

Richard “Rabbit” Brown ~ James Alley Blues (Yazoo) Times 2 [New Orleans, LA. Victor. 3/11/27.] (3:08)

Blue Ridge Highballers ~ Fourteeen Days in Georgia (JSP) Worried Blues D [NY. Columbia. 3/23/26.] (3:10)

George Jackson & Brad Kolodner ~ Crockett’s Honeymoon (GJ & BK) Shady Lane [Andrew Small. 10/11/24.] (3:35)

Ernie Carpenter ~ Camp Run (Augusta Heritage) Elk River Blues [1986.] (1:38)

Kerry Blech ~ Salt River (Field Recorders’ Collective) Appalachian Master, Clifftop 2004 [Seeger-William Adams.] (2:13)

Knackered Ramblers ~ Dear Honey (Knackered Ramblers) Knackered Ramblers [Clarence Clay & William Scott. 9/1/25.] (4:17)

Pete McMahan ~ Soldier’s Joy (Voyager) 60 Old Time Fiddle Gems 2 [1979. Missouri Fiddlin’ No. 4.] (2:49)

Dirk Powell ~ Old Virginia (Rounder) If I Go Ten Thousand Miles [Dirk’s grandfather.1996.] (1:37)

Uncle Dave Macon ~ Whoop ‘em Up Cindy (Bear Family) Keep My Skillet 3 [Sam McGee, g. NY. Vocalion. 4/26/26.] (2:51)

Dixie Ramblers ~ Franklin County Blues (Document) Alabama Stringbands [Birmingham, AL. American Record Corporation. 3/29/37.] (2:38)

Carter Family ~ Goodbye to the Plains (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mt. 9 [NY. Decca, Decca Australia, Decca South Africa, Melotone Canada. 6/18/37.] (2:39)

Big Country Bluegrass ~ A Stranger in My Own Hometown (Rebel) Carry Me Back to the Bluegrass [Tom & Dixie Hall. 3/28/25.] (3:14)

Becky Buller ~ Reach (Dark Shadow) Songs That Sing Me [9/5/25.] (4:52)

Blue Highway ~ The North Side (Down the Road) Live at ETSU [Grayson Lane, hv. 3/27/26.] (4:11)

Todd Phillips ~ In the Willow Garden (Gourd Music) In the Pines [1995.] (3:36)

Buddy Pendleton ~ Cincinnati Reel (Old Blue) With Buddy Pendleton [Pendleton, 1971. Previously unreleased. 1965.] (1:37)

Stanley Brothers ~ The Wandering Boy (Bear Family) 1949 to 1952 [Castle Studios, Nashville, TN. 4/11/52. Columbia 78&45-6/7/52.] (2:30)

Delmore Brothers ~ Take Me back to the Range (JSP) Classic Cuts B [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird. 2/17/36.] (2:43)

Stripling Brothers ~ Spanish Flang Dang (Document) v. 2 [New Orleans, LA. Decca. 3/12/36.] (2:46)

Dr. Smith’s Champion Hoss Hair Pullers ~ Going down the River (County) Echoes of the Ozarks v. 2 [Memphis, TN. Victor. 9/12/28.] (2:59)

Reeltime Travelers ~ Hardtimes in New York Town (Yodel-Ay-Hee) Reeltime Oldtime String Band Music [2000.] (3:05)

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

Anya Hinkle & Jackson Cunningham ~ Budded on Earth (Virginia Foundation for the Humanities) Old Time Duets [Carter Family. 2006.] (3:23)

The Monks ~ Lady of the Lake (Yodel-Ay-Hee) Ragged but Righteous [Norman EdmondsJ. 2002.] (3:19)

Hellbenders ~ Train on the Island (Field Recorders’ Collective) The Hellbenders [Fields Ward? 1990.] (3:08)

Evie Ladin & George Jackson ~ Poor Little Mary Sitting in the Corner (Evil Diane) Riding the Rooster 2 [Harry Bolick. 2024.] (3:41)

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, Dewey & Gassie Bassett, the Reeltime Travelers, and Kerry Blech! New music from the Grascals, Veranda, Blue Highway, Jesse Appelman, the Knackered Ramblers, Evie Ladin, Big Country Bluegrass, and Becky Buller! Get comfortable, and settle on in!