Thursday, September 3, 2026

Playlist 9/3/2026

 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)

Grascals ~ Dancin’ Girl (Billy Blue) Not That Gone [8/7/26] (3:11)

Ginger Boatwright et al ~ Learning to Smile All Over Again (Stuff Works) Julia Belle, John Hartford Fiddle Tunes Project v. 2 [1/1/25.] (2:45)

Marty Falle ~ Rusted Banjo Boogie (Appalachia Rust) Song of the Holler [7/20/26.] (1:34)

Todd Phillips ~ In the Willow Garden (Gourd Music) In the Pines [1995.] (2:42)

Johnson Mountain Boys ~ Blue Diamond Mines (Rounder) Blue Diamond [Jean Ritchie. 1993.] (5:10)

Ralph Stanley ~ Dark Hollow (King) Poor Rambler 1 [Hills of Home. 1/70. King 45. 1968.] (1:44)

Paul Miles & the Red Fox Chasers ~ Weeping Willow Tree (Tompkins Square) I’m Going Down to North Carolina 1 [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Champion, Supertone. 6/29/28.] (2:48)

Louie Lasky ~ Caroline (Yazoo) Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be 6 [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 4/2/35.] (2:41)

Emry Arthur ~ The Blind Boy (JSP) Clarence Ashley C [Chicago, IL. Vocalion. 6/17/29.] (3:04)

Veranda ~ Time {Comme le temps} (Big in the Garden) Veranda [5/22/26.] (3:07)

Paper Wings ~ To Consume Time (Paper Wings) Mountains on the Moon [Wila Frank, Emily Mann. 3/1/26.] (3:05)

Simmons Family ~ Buffalo Gals (Dancing Doll) Stone County Dulcimer [Jean, Patti & Tommy.] 1970s?] (1:24)

Volo Bogtrotters ~ Little Princess Footsteps (Vigortone) Hell Broke Loose in Volo [Tough Luck. 1991.] (2:18)

Joshua Goforth & Hilary Dirlam ~ June Apple (LTA Records) Basic Ingredients [1999.] (2:07)

Spencer & Rains ~ United States Marine March (Tiki Parlour) The Old Texas Fiddle v. 3 [2023. Kate W. Jones. Houston TX. Lomax, 1939.] (3:11)

Wilmer Watts & the Lonely Eagles ~ She’s a Hard Boiled Rose (Old Hat) Gastonia Gallop [NY. Paramount, Broadway c. 10/29.] (3:06)

Arkansas Woodchopper ~ I’m a Texas Cowboy (Yazoo) When I Was a Cowboy 1 [Luther W. Ossenbrink. NY. Conqueror. 11/11/31.] (3:02)

Narmour & Smith ~ Carroll County Blues (County) Mississippi String Bands 2 [Atlanta, GA. Okeh, Velvetone, Clarion. 3/11/29.] (3:10)

High Fidelity ~ Red Ball Rocket Train (Rebel) [8/21/26.] (2:43)

Appalachian Road Show ~ New Harmony (Billy Blue) Della Jane’s Heart [2/21/25.] (3:41)

Blue Highway ~ Life of a Traveling Man (Down the Road) Live at ETSU [3/27/26.] (2:42)

Norman Blake ~ Uncle (Rounder) Old Ties [Fields of November. 1974.] (4:32)

Buddy Pendleton ~ Rachel (Old Blue) With Buddy Pendleton [Pendleton, 1971. Previously unreleased. 1965.] (2:35)

Stanley Brothers ~ Let’s Part the Best of Friends (Bear Family) 1949 to 1952 [Castle Studio, Nashville, TN. Columbia. 4/11/52.] (2:24)

Pie Plant Pete ~ I’ll Remember You Love in My Prayers (Old Homestead) Stay on the Farm [Chicago, IL. Decca. 9/10/34.] (2:48)

Cannon’s Jug Stompers ~ The Rooster’s Crowing Blues (Yazoo) Times 2 [New Orleans, LA. Victor. 3/11/27.] (3:08)

Blue Ridge Highballers ~ Sandy River Belle (JSP) Worried Blues D [NY. Columbia. 3/23/26.] (3:06)

Hard Drive ~ Cold Rolled Steel (bandcamp) Wasting My Whole Life Away [8/7/26.] (3:08)

Ernie Carpenter ~ Jack of Diamonds (Augusta Heritage) Elk River Blues [1986.] (2:10)

Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin ~ Curtains of Night (Rounder) Our Town [Carter Family. 1993.] (3:59)

Knackered Ramblers ~ Gazebo (Knackered Ramblers) Knackered Ramblers [9/1/25.] (2:39)

Pete McMahan ~ Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Voyager) 60 Old Time Fiddle Gems 2 [1979. Missouri Fiddlin’ No. 4.] (2:54)

Dirk Powell ~ Throw Down Your Earthly Crown (Rounder) If I Go Ten Thousand Miles [1996.] (2:47)

Uncle Dave Macon ~ Only as Far as the Gate, Dear Ma (Bear Family) Keep My Skillet 3 [Sam McGee, g. NY. Vocalion. 4/16/26.] (2:58)

Dixie Ramblers ~ Ridin’ in an Old Model “T” (Document) Alabama Stringbands [Birmingham, AL. ARC. 3/29/37.] (2:42)

Carter Family ~ The Only Girl I Ever Cared About (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mt. 9 [NY. Decca, Montgomery Ward. 6/18/37.] (3:09)

Nick Chandler & Delivered ~ Hazel Creek (Pinecastle) Look for Me [8/7/26.] (2:35)

Jesse Appelman ~ Anna Lee (self produced) Where We Go [A. J. Lee. 2/20/26.] (4:09)

Big Country Bluegrass ~ When There’s Nothing but the Crickets Left to Sing (Rebel) Carry Me Back to the Bluegrass [Bill Grant. 3/28/25.] (2:58)

John Reischman ~ Crescent Moon (Corvus) New Time & Old Acoustic [9/9/21.] (3:42)

Audie Blaylock ~ Trains Are the only Way to Fly (no label) Trains Are the only Way to Fly [2002.] (2:13)

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

Delmore Brothers ~ No Drunkard Can Enter There (JSP) Classic Cuts B [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 2/17/37.] (2:43)

Grayson & Whitter ~ Nobody’s Darling (Document) v. 1 [NY. Gennett. c. 10/27.] (3:06)

Reaves White County Ramblers ~ Drunkard’s Hiccoughs (County) Echoes v. 2 [Chicago. Vocalion. 4/27/28.] (2:51)

Reeltime Travelers ~ Twin Sisters, Lonesome John (Yodel-Ay-Hee) Reeltime Oldtime String Band Music [2000.] (4:10)

Gary Lee Moore ~ Steeley’s Rag (Voyager) Uncle Pig [A. L. “Red” Steeley of the Red Headed Fiddlers. 2004.] (2:27)

Anya Hinkle & Jackson Cunningham ~ Gloryland (Virginia Foundation for the Humanities) Old Time Duets [Ralph Stanley. 2006.] (3:05)

The Monks ~ Break O’ Day (Yodel-Ay-Hee) Ragged but Righteous [Frank Hall. 2002.] (3:01)

Hellbenders ~ Chinquapin (Field Recorders’ Collective) The Hellbenders [Clark Kesinger? 1990.] (2:34)

Evie Ladin & Alisa Rose ~ Catlettsburg (Evil Diane) Riding the Rooster 2 [Ed Haley. 2024.] (2:31)


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 Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin the Simmons Family, the Hellbenders, Cannon’s Jug Stompers, the Reeltime Travelers, and Dirk Powell! New music from the Grascals, Hard Drive, Veranda, Blue Highway, the Knackered Ramblers, Evie Ladin, Big Country Bluegrass, and Hi Fidelity! Get comfortable, and settle on in!