Friday, September 25, 2026

Playlist 9/24/2026

 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)

Billy Strings ~ I’m One of Those (Reprise) So Much for Goodbyes [8/28/26.] (4:23)

Izaak Atlas Schwartz ~ Faded Love (Patuxent) Black Oak Ridge [4/10/26.] (3:32)

Benson ~ Firsts and Forevers (Mountain Home) single [7/24/26.] (3:54)

Jeff Michael & Johnny Williams ~ My Book of Memories (Flyin’ Cloud) Memories and Tears [1999.] (3:25)

Del McCoury ~ Fire on the Mountain (Arhoolie) I Wonder Where You Are Tonight [12/9/1967.] (2:36)

Bill Monroe ~ Drifting Too Far from the Shore (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1959 v. 2 [Nashville. 5/16/62. I'll Meet You in Church Sunday Morning. Decca. Released 6/15/64.] (2:28)

Eck Robertson & Family ~ Brown Kelly Waltz (JSP) Texas Hillbillies C [Cowboy Waltz. Dallas, TX. Victor, Bluebird, Montgomery Ward, Regal Zonophone Australian. 8/12/29.] (5:29)

J. E. Mainer’s Mountaineers ~ Kiss Me Cindy (JSP) Classic Sides 1937 to 1941 A [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 8/5/37.] (2:39)

Spindale Quartet ~ Lift Him Up (Bear Family) Johnson City Sessions 3 [Johnson City, TN. Columbia. 10/22/29.] (2:48)

Lucas Pasley & Martha Spencer ~ Albert’s Cumberland Gap (Lucas Pasley) Knight & Walrus [12/28/25.] (2:01)

Noah Beavers ~ Going to London (Pick Away Press) Dear Old Illinois 1 [Cotton Eyed Joe. 4/28/79. Garry Harrison-g.] (1:41)

J. P. & Danielle Fraley ~ Fiddler’s Dream (Rounder) Wild Rose of the Mountain [Arthur Smith? 1974.] (2:09)

Canote Brothers ~ Prisoner Boy (Clonetone) Calico Pie [Fiddlin’ Jim Pate.] (2:41)

Hushpuppies ~ When It’s Time for the Whippoorwill to Sing (Old 97 Wrecords) Homestead on the Farm [Delmore Brothers. 2006.] (3:34)

Dolly & the Devil ~ Jenny on the Railroad (bandcamp) Parquet Seating [5/20/25.] (3:09)

Ray Brothers ~ Tuscaloosa Waltz (Document) Mississippi String Bands 2 [Memphis, TN. Victor. 11/21/30.] (2:46)

Tommy McClennon ~ Deep Blue Sea Blues (Yazoo) Before Blues 2 [Joe McCoy-tub bass. Chicago, IL. Bluebird. 9/15/41.] (3:00)

Riley Puckett ~ Careless Love (JSP) Selected Sides B [San Antonio, TX. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 3/29/34.] (3:04)

Wyatt Ellis ~ West Dakota Rose (Wyatt Ellis) single [2/6/26.] (5:54)

Backline ~ Not All Roads (Mountain Fever) Turning New Ground [7/1/26.] (2:29)

Bobby Osborne & C. J. Lewandowski ~ Blue Heartache (Turnberry) Keep On Keepin’ On [8/22/25.] (2:08)

Rock County ~ Mary Jane, Won’t You Be Mine (Rebel) Rock Solid [9/2003.] (2:39)

David Peterson & 1946 ~ Heartbreak Mountain (Necktie) Losing Game [Buck Owens. 2021.] (2:53)

Stanley Brothers ~ Keep a Memory (Copper Creek) Stanley Series v. 1, n. 1 [New River Ranch. Rising Sun, MD. 5/21/61.] (2:00)

Ashley’s Melody Men ~ Searcy County Rag (County) Echoes of the Ozarks v. 1 [Memphis, TN. Vocalion. 10/2/29.] (2:51)

South Georgia Highballers ~ Mr. Johnson, Turn Me Aloose (Musical Traditions) Push Them Clouds Away [Atlanta. Okeh. 10/5/27.] (2:54)

East Texas Serenaders ~ Say a Little Prayer for Me (JSP) Country Fiddle C [Dallas, TX. Decca. 2/20/37.] (2:54)

Lynn ‘Chirps’ Smith ~ Yeller Gal (Marimac) Midwestern Harvest [St. Lawrence Jig? 1994. Jesse James Abbott. Toledo, IL.] (2:14)

Earl White Stringband ~ Yew Piney Mountain (Fiddler’s Jam) Fiddlin Earl White [2014.] (2:28)

Hog Eyed Man ~ Polly Put the Kettle On (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Across the Sea [Byard Ray. Sodom Laurel, NC. 2025.] (3:59)

Horsenecks ~ Sweater Bag (Tiki Parlour) In the West [6/27/25.] (2:37)

Major Contay & the Canebrake Rattlers ~ How Long (Marimac) When the Yankees Came Down [Cofer Brothers. 1986.] (3:04)

Ray & Ina Patterson ~ Hold Fast to the Right (County) Songs of Home & Childhood v. 3 [1973.] (2:58)

J. H. Howell’s Carolina Hillbillies ~ Girl That Worries My Mind (British Archive of Country Music) Bluebird Label [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 1/29/38.] (2:46)

Georgia Yellow Hammers ~ Childhood Days (Document) Georgia Yellow Hammers v. 4 White Lightning [Atlanta, GA. Victor. 11/27/29.] (3:10)

Narmour & Smith ~ Captain George, Has Your Money Come (JSP) Serenade in the Mountains A [Memphis, TN. OKeh, Velvetone, Clarion. 2/15/28.] (2:51)

Grassy Creek Bluegrass Band ~ Fire on the Hill (Sound Biscuit/Gravy) single [9/11/26.] (2:59)

Throwdown Thursday ~ Friday Night Blues (Mountain Fever) Throwdown Thursday [5/15/26.] (3:53)

Laura Leigh Jones ~ Have to Hold (CanaMania) single [9/11/26.] (2:29)

Jeff Brown & Still Lonesome ~ Woman You Should Be in the Movies (Turnberry) Old Kentucky Moon [10/7/22.] (2:32)

Norman Blake & Tut Taylor ~ Rosinea (Tut Lee Records) Flat Pickin in the Kitchen [1997.] (3:52)

Flatt & Scruggs ~ Till the End of the World Rolls Around (Bear Family) 1948 to 59 v. 3 [Nashville. Recorded 5/19/54. 78 & 45 released 11/22/54.] (2:36)

Carter Family ~ Bring Back My Blue-Eyed Boy to Me (Bear Family) v. 2 [Camden, NJ. Victor, Montgomery Ward, Zonophone South Africa. 2/15/29.] (3:17)

Ed Bell ~ Mean Conductor Blues (JSP) A Richer Tradition B [“The weird guitar player.” Chicago, IL. Paramount. 9/27.] (2:56)

Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers ~ A Young Boy Left His Home One Day (JSP) Charlie Poole B [NY. Columbia. 7/23/28.] (3:07)

Doug Rorrer ~ Fallen by the Wayside (Patuxent) Songs I Learned at My Mother’s Knee [Charlie Poole. 2026.] (3:04)

Don Pedi & Bruce Greene ~ Pop Goes the Weasel (Hazeldog) Rare Old Chestnuts [2005. Sammie Dyer, Lafayette, TN.] (1:23)

John Ashby & the Free State Ramblers ~ Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Field Recorders’ Collective) FRC 108 [NY. April, 1972.] (3:09)

Lost Keys ~ Who Broke the Lock? (Tiki Parlour Recordings) The Lost Keys [2026. Mick Kinney. Atlanta, GA.] (3:05)

Ann & Phil Case ~ Where We’ll Never Grow Old (Dry Run Recordings) Never Grow Old [1999. James C. Moore.] (3:03)


New music from The Lost Keys, Billy Strings, Lucas Pasley & Martha Spencer, Backline, Wyatt Ellis, Benson, Throwdown Thursday, The Grassy Creek Bluegrass Band & Doug Rorrer! Mining the archives for the music of Ann & Phil Case, Chirps Smith, "Boots" & J. H. Howell, Charlie Poole, Mainer’s Mountaineers and Ashley’s Melody Men! Classics from Bill Monroe, the Carter Family, Flatt & Scruggs, Norman Blake with Tut Taylor, and the Stanley Brothers! Don’t miss a minute! 

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Playlist 9/17/2026

 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)

Dailey & Vincent ~ I’ll Keep Going (Pillar Stone) A Beautiful Life [9/11/26.] (2:36)

Remedy Tree ~ Troubadour (Mountain Fever) Beyond What I Can See [9/12/25.] (3:26)

Route 3 ~ Route 3 (Pinecastle) Live at the Station Inn [5/9/25. Recorded 11/2/24.] (2:43)

Billy Baker ~ Bluegrass Stomp (Mountain and Grass) Wise County Special [1980.] (1:59)

Emma Smith ~ Coal Dust Country (Old Homestead) Coal Dust Country [2003.] (3:01)

Bill Clifton & Jimmy Gaudreau ~ May an Angel Sleep on Your Pillow Tonight (Elf) River of Memories [1994.] (2:20)

Riley Puckett ~ Away Out on the Mountain (Old Homestead) Old Time Greats 1 [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 10/22/28.] (3:12)

Narmour & Smith ~ Charleston No. 2 (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies A [NY. OKeh. 9/23/29.] (2:54)

Tenneva Ramblers ~ If I Die a Railroad Man (JSP) Worried Blues D [Atlanta. Victor. 2/18/28.] (2:46)

Evie Ladin & Sarah Kate Morgan~ Tennessee Mountain Fox Chase (Evil Diane) Riding Roosters [John Morgan Salyer. 6/18/26. Hindman, KY.] (3:02)

Albert Hash ~ Old Sport (Field Recorders’ Collective) FRC733 v. 3 [Joseph Armiger. 1976.] (1:29)

Greg Hooven et al ~ Wild Bill Jones (Heritage) Tribute to Fred Cockerham [1989.] (2:39)

Marc Rennard ~ Together as One (CB Records) Earthenware [2016.] (3:38)

Ida Red ~ Boll Weevil (Yodel Ay Hee) Old Time Music [1996.] (3:12)

AJ Srubas ~ Kansas City Railroad Blues (Common Loon) Rough & Rowdy [9/3/26.] (2:26)

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

Leroy Carr ~ Carried Water for the Elephant (Yazoo) Story That the Crow Told Me 2 [Chicago, IL. Vocalion. 9/9/30.] (3:11)

Kessinger Brothers ~ Garfield March (Document) v. 1 [Ashland, KY. Brunswick. 2/11/28.] (2:52)

Bays Mountain Cut-Ups ~ 1916 (Sound Biscuit) [Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister, comp. 9/4/26.] (3:16)

Daniel Grindstaff ~ A Little Goes a Long Way (Bonfire) & the Uptown Troubadours [Tim Stafford, Rick Lang. 3/20/26.] (2:16)

Ralph Stanley II ~ A Light in the Valley (Stanley Family) Rollin’ on Rubber Wheels [Tim Stafford, Jon Weisberger. 6/6/25.] (2:47)

Jim Mills ~ Bound to Ride (Sugar Hill) Bound to Ride [1998.] (2:02)

Kenny Baker ~ White Horse Breakdown (County) Country [1972.] (2:14)

Stanley Brothers ~ Close By (Bear Family) 1953 to 1959 2 [Nashville, TN. 8/29/54. Mercury 78 & 45. 10/22/54.] (2:08)

Carter Family ~ Single Girl, Married Girl (Arhoolie) Border Radio 1939 v. 1 [XET. Monterrey, Nuevo León.] (2:04)

Anglin Brothers {Jack & Jim} ~ It’s an Unfriendly World (Old Homestead) South’s Favorite Trio [Columbia, SC. Vocalion. 11/12/38.] (2:59)

Grayson & Whitter ~ She’s Mine, All Mine (JSP) Appalachian Stomp Down A [NY. Gennett, Champion. 2/21/28.] (2:54)

Shady Mountain Ramblers ~ Did You Ever See the Devil, Uncle Joe (Heritage) Shady Mountain Ramblers [2005.] (1:10)

John Heneghan ~ M&O Blues (East River Records) Ever Felt the Pain? [Walter Davis? Big Bill Broonzy? 2016.] (2:43)

Brad Kolodner ~ Mouse in the Drainpipe (self produced) Old Growth [5/30/25.] (2:10)

John Morgan Salyer ~ Gilda Roy (Appalachian Center) Home Recordings 1941 to 1942 v. 1 (2:45)

Jim & Kim Lansford ~ Bob Tailed Mule (Vigortone) Ain’t No Supper Here Tonight [K. C. Kartchner. Jeff Miller-bj.] (2:55)

Tune Hash ~ Red Prairie Dawn (bandcamp) Smothered & Covered [3/18/22.] (2:08)

Clarence Ashley ~ Coo Coo Bird (County) Old Time Mountain Banjo [Johnson City, TN. Columbia. 10/23/29.] (2:58)

Crockett’s Kentucky Mountaineers ~ Buffalo Gals Medley (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 2 [NY. Crown, Homestead, Varsity, Montgomery Ward, Joe Davis. 1 or 2/31.] (3:06)

Buell Kazee ~ The Wagoner’s Lad (County) Old Time Mountain Ballads [NY. Brunswick, Brunswick Canada. 1/18/28.] (3:04)

Downriver Collective ~ Come on Back (no label) Give It All Away [9/5/26.] (3:32)

Songs from the Road Band ~ Last Chance in Idaho (Lucks Dumpy Toad) Just Hanging On [7/9/26.] (3:27)

Jackson Hollow ~ Wildflower (Mountain Fever) Deep Blue Sky [6/26/26.] (3:02)

Norman & Nancy Blake ~ Medley: Green Leaf Fancy, The Fields of November, Gonna Go Huntin' for the Buffalo (Schanachie) Just Gimme Somethin’ I’m Used to [1991.] (7:23)

Reno & Smiley ~ Tennessee Breakdown (King) 1951 to 1959 1 [Charlotte, NC. WBT. King 78 & 45. 1/30/53.] (2:25)

Bill Monroe ~ I’m Going Back to Old Kentucky (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky 4 [Chicago, IL. Columbia. 10/27/47.] (2:59)

Allison’s Sacred Harp Quartette ~ Sweet Rivers (Yazoo) Times Ain't Like They Used to Be 3 [Original Sacred Harp, p. 61. Richmond, IN. Gennett. 5/1/28.] (2:52)

Robert Wilkins ~ I’ll Go with Her Blues (Yazoo) Best There Ever Was [Memphis, TN. Brunswick. 2/21/30.] (3:07)

Kelly Harrell ~ Be at Home Soon Tonight, My Dear Boy (Yazoo) Times Ain’t Like They Used t Be v. 8 [Ashville, NC. Okeh. 8/25/25.] (2:55)

Lonesome Ace Stringband ~ Peep of Day (Lonesome Ace Stringband) Big Wing [2025.] (4:49)

Sophie Wellington ~ Scolding Wife (Nine Athens) Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still [7/10/26.] (2:25)

Eden Sam & Pokey ~ Hickory Smith, Come Back Alive(Bandcamp) Hedgehogs in Urban Areas [4/1/2026.] (3:38)

Indian Creek Delta Boys ~ Calico’s Corn (Field Recorders’ Collective) FRC607 Indian Creek Delta Boys [Gib Ingram, Oakland, IL.] (2:32)

Fletcher Bright & Bill Evans ~ Norman and Nancy (Native & Fine) Songs Mostly Older than Us [Sam Bush. 2016.] (4:09)

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


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, Emma Smith, Jim Mills, John Morgan Salyer, the Indian Creek Delta Boys, John Heneghan and His Henpecked Husbands, and Riley Puckett! New music from Dailey & Vincent, David Grindstaff, Jackson Hollow, Bays Mountain Cut-Ups & the Downriver Collective! Settle on in and ease your mind!


Thursday, September 10, 2026

Playlist 9/10/2026

 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 )

Missy Raines ~ I Would Be a Blackbird (Compass) Highlander [Laurie Lewis. 2/9/24.] (3:41)

Dunlap & Mabe ~ Horses & Horsepower (Bell Buckle) Horses & Horsepower [2024.] (3:51)

Alan Munde ~ Stay with Me Waltz (Patuxent) Excelsior [2023.] (3:30)

Stanley Brothers ~ White Dove (Bear Family) 1949 to 1952 [Castle Studio, Nashville, TN. Columbia. 3/1/49.] (3:18)

Bill Duncan & the Harmony Mt. Boys ~ Hard Hearted One (King) A Scene Near My Country Home [1961.] (2:20)

Charlie Monroe & His Ky Ps ~ I’m Old Kentucky Bound (Bear Family) I’m Old Ky Bound 3 [Nashville, TN. Decca. 1/20/52.] (2:29)

Fisher Hendley & His Aristocratic Pigs ~ Hop Along Peter (Yazoo) The Story 1 [Columbia, SC. Vocalion, Conqueror. 11/2/38.] (2:27)

Bascom Lamar Lunsford ~ Little Turtle Dove (JSP) Serenade in the Mountains B [Ashland, KY. Brunswick, Vocalion. 2/6/28.] (2:43)

Stripling Brothers ~ June Rose Waltz (Document) v. 1 [Chicago, IL. Vocalion. 8/19/29.] (2:57)

Norman Edmonds ~ Sweet Little Julie (Spring Fed) Train on the Island [Rufus Burnett-banjo.] (2:11)

Canote Brothers ~ Bill Brown (Clonetone) Sugarbaby [2005. John Morgan Salyer.] (2:03)

Cliff Perry & Laurel Bliss ~ Whispering Now (Telegraph Music) Spirit of Love [2008. Louvin Brothers.] (2:46 )

Rayna Gellert ~ Sugar in the Gourd (Yodel Ay Hee) Ways of the World [Frank Blevins. 2000.] (3:03)

Arm & Hammer String Band ~ Rufus Rastus, Pike’s Peak (Fretless) Stay on the Farm [Mississippi Possum Hunters, Sharp, Hinman & Sharp. 1977.] (3:12)

Bill Lowery ~ Cumberland Gap (Spring Fed) Tennessee Valley Mandolin [Davis Unlimited, 1975.] (1:34)

Uncle Dave Macon ~ Tossing the Baby So High (Bear Family) Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy 3 [NY. Vocalion. 9/9/26.] (2:57)

Shelby Gospel Four ~ Take Your Burden to the Lord (Document) Carolina Gospel Quartets [Charlotte, NC. Decca. 6/7/38.] (3:15)

Oscar Harper’s Texas String Band ~ Bouquet Waltz (JSP) Texas Hillbillies D [San Antonio, TX. OKeh. 3/8/28.] (3:05)

Gabe Epstein ~ Washington Express (Gabe Epstein) Washington Express [1/19/24.] (3:11)

Shelton & Williams ~ Take Me Back (Turnberry) single [2024.] (4:05)

Billy Swinson ~ Lonesome Day (Billy Swinson) Greener Grass [2/10/23.] (4:54)

Ralph Stanley ~ You Could Never Be True (King) Poor Rambler v. 1 [Brand New Country Songs, 4/68. King. 5/19/67.] (3:18)

Cliff Waldron & the New Shades of Grass ~ Falling Leaves (Rebel) Traveling Light [Roy Homer & Associates, Clinton, MD. 3/71.] (3:14)

Louvin Brothers ~ Childish Love (Bear Family) Close Harmony 2 [Nashville. Capitol. 10/29/55. 78 & 45-1957.] (2:35)

Rufus K. Stanley ~ Six Feet of Earth (JSP) Paramount Old Time B [Chicago, IL. Paramount. c. 3/26.] (3:18)

Carter Family ~ Sweet Fern (JSP) The Acme Sessions [WOPI, Bristol, TN. 3/7/52.] (3:09)

East Texas Serenaders ~ Before I Grew Up to Love You (JSP) Country Fiddle C [Dallas, TX. Brunswick. 10/27/29.] (2:48)

Hus Caudill ~ Chinese Breakdown (Field Recorders’ Collective) The Prettiest Tune I Ever Heard [Tom Carter-banjo. Sparta, NC. 7/14/73.] (1:59)

Highwoods Stringband ~ Grey Cat on the Tennessee Farm (Rounder) Fire on the Mountain [1973.] (3:47)

Freight Hoppers ~ Going Down That Long Lonesome Road (Yodel Ay Hee) Going down the Track with a Chicken on My Back [1995.] (2:56)

Bob Walters ~ Unknown Tune in A and D (Missouri Valley Music) The Champion 2 (2:17)

Dwight Diller ~ Tom Dula (Yew Piney) O Death! [Aunt Jenny Wilson. 1991.] (3:42)

Paine Trio ~ Brown Kelly Waltz (Paine Trio) Fiddler’s Reel [2013.] (2:02)

Binkley Brothers Dixie Clodhoppers ~ It’ll Never Happen Again (Document) Nashville, 1928 [Victor. 10/2/28.] (2:43)

Narmour & Smith ~ Jake Leg Rag (Musical Traditions) Where the Southern Crosses the Dog [San Antonio, TX. OKeh. 7/6/30.] (3:00)

Lewis Brothers ~ Bull at the Wagon (JSP) Texas Hillbillies D [Dallas, TX. Brunswick. 11/29/30.] (2:52)

Michael Cleveland ~ Empty Pocket Blues (Compass) Lovin’ of the Game [2022. Bryan Sutton-guitar.];3:38

Olivia Jo ~ Nothing to Lose (ATS Records) single [6/2/23. Kim Fox.] (3:38)

Carson Peters & Iron Mountain ~ All the Gold in California (Billy Blue) Gotta Lotta Lonesome [6/2/23.] (3:11)

Leon Morris ~ Drifting with the Tide (International, Heritage) Drifting with the Tide (2:30)

Country Gentlemen ~ On the Sunny Side of Life (Rebel) Early Rebel 3 [One Wide River to Cross. Released 3/71. Recorded 10/22/70.] (2:18)

Bill Monroe ~ How Will I Explain about You (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1959 to 1969 2 [Bluegrass Special. Nashville, TN. Decca. 5/3/62.] (2:33)

Wyzee Hamilton accompanied by the Hamilton Harmonians ~ Old Sefus Brown (Document) Alabama Stringbands [Birmingham, AL. Gennett, Champion, Challenge. 8/15/27.] (2:40)

Bob Nichols ~ Grave in the Pines (Yazoo) Rose Grew Round the Briar v. 2 [McMichen. Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 4/15/30.] (3:21)

Bela Lam & His Greene County Singers ~ Poor Little Bennie (JSP) Appalachian Stomp Down C [NY. OKeh. 7/7/27.] (2:54)

French Broadcasters ~ Flop Eared Mule (tite-r-tone records) Tape [7/19/2020.] (2:18)

Lena Hughes ~ Spanish Fandango (County) Rural Parlor Guitar [2009.] (2:41)

J.P. & Annadeene Fraley ~ Cluckin’ Hen (Rounder Select) Wild Rose of the Mountain [2000. Howdy Forrester?] (2:02)

Kyle Creed ~ Sinful Flirt (Heritage) Liberty [6/1977. Thornton or Emily Spencer-guitar.] (3:09)

Hog Eyed Man ~ Bile Them Cabbage Down (Yodel Ay Hee) Hog Eyed Man 3 [Byard Ray. 7/14/23.] (3:33)

Texas Shorty & John Hartford ~ Snowbird on the Ash Bank (Small Dog a-Barkin’) Old Sport [Callahan. Jim Chancellor. 1994.] (4:11)


Lots of terrific music this Thursday! Classics from the Carter Family, the Stanley Brothers & Bill Monroe! Archival treasures from Wyzie Hamilton & His Hamilton Harmonians, Fisher Hendley & His Aristocratic Pigs, J.P. & Annadeene Fraley, Kyle Creed, the Highwoods Stringband, and Hus Caudill! New music from Missy Raines, Shelton & Williams, Gabe Epstein and Michael Cleveland! Get comfortable, and settle on in!


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!