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!