Playlist 8/28/2025

 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)

Big Country Bluegrass ~ Midnight Storm (Rebel) Carry Me Back to the Bluegrass [Stanley Brothers. 3/28/25.] (2:41)

Williamson Branch ~ Come On Sunshine (Pinecastle) Southern Sunshine [7/11/25.] (2:46)

Rachel Baiman et al ~ The Julia Belle Swain (Stuff Works) Julia Belle, John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project v. 2 [1/1/25.] (5:25)

Johnson Mountain Boys ~ Beneath the Old Southern Skies (Rounder) Let the Whole World Talk [3/27/1986.] (3:00)

Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys ~ I Wanna Go Home (King) Poor Rambler 1 [Over the Sunset Hill. 8/68. King.] (2:42)

Todd Phillips ~ Down in the Valley to Pray (Gourd Music) In the Pines [1995.] (2:29)

Cranford, Thompson & Miles ~ Tell Mother I’ll Meet Her (Tompkins Square) I’m Going Down to NC 1 [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Champion, Montgomery Ward. 1/28/28.] (3:21)

Blue Sky Boys ~ When Heaven Comes Down (Bear Family) Sunny Side of Life 5 [Atlanta, GA. RCA Victor. 1/31/49. 45-12/49.] (2:49)

Reaves White County Ramblers ~ Ten Cent Piece (County) Echoes of the Ozarks 2 [Chicago, IL. Vocalion. 4/27/28.] (3:02)

Joseph Decosimo ~ Drunken Hiccups (Bandcamp) Beehive Cathedral [6/8/24.] (4:23)

Glen Smith ~ Going Back to Georgie (County) Clawhammer Banjo v. 3 [previously unreleased. 1978.] (1:35)

New Dixie Entertainers ~ Glory in the Meetinghouse (Yodel Ay Hee) Maybelle Rag [W. M. Stepp. 1994.] (2:27)

George Jackson & Brad Kolodner ~ Norman and Nancy (GJ & BK) Shady Lane [Sam Bush. 10/11/24.] (3:01)

Pete McMahan ~ Missouri Waltz (Voyager) 50 Old-Time Fiddle Gems 2 [Missouri Fiddlin’ No. 4, 1979.] (2:57)

Dirk Powell ~ Pretty Polly (Rounder) If I Go Ten Thousand Miles [1996.] (4:24)

Crook Brothers String Band ~ Going across the Sea (Document) Nashville, 1928 [Nashville, TN. Victor, MW. 10/5/28.] (2:49)

David McCarn ~ Everyday Dirt (Old Hat) Gastonia Gallop [Memphis, TN. Victor. 5/19/30.] (3:09)

Stripling Brothers ~ Mayflower (Document) v. 2 [New Orleans, LA. Decca. 3/12/36.] (2:22)

Rhonda Vincent ~ Rocky Top (Upper Management) Destinations & Fun Places [8/14/24.] (2:39)

Becky Buller ~ A Hazy Shade of Winter (Dark Shadow) Songs That Sing Me [7/25/25.] (2:12)

Eli West ~ Gentleman’s Bulldog (Tender & Mild) The Shape of a Sway [7/11/25.] (4:16)

Norman Blake ~ Blind Dog (Rounder) Old Ties [Blind Dog. 1988. 2002.] (2:53)

Reno & Smiley ~ I’m the Talk of the Town (Rural Rhythm) Bluegrass 1963 [Spartanburg, SC. 9/19/63.] (2:29)

Bill Monroe ~ Along about Daybreak (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky1936 to 1949 6 [WBBM. Chicago, IL. Columbia. 10/28/47. 78&45 7/18/49] (1:52)

Earl Johnson & His Dixie Entertainers ~ John Henry Blues (Yazoo) Times 2 [Atlanta, GA. OKeh. 3/23/27.] (3:13)

Carl Sprague ~ The Mormon Cowboy (Yazoo) When I Was a Cowboy v. 1 [Dallas, TX. Victor, Aurora. 10/13/29.] (2:47)

Red Headed Fiddlers ~ Never Alone Waltz (JSP) Texas Hillbillies A [Dallas, TX. Brunswick, Melotone. 10/18/28.] (2:40)

Volo Bogtrotters ~ Tell It to Me (Vigortone) Hell Broke Loose in Volo [Backside of Buncombe. 1989.] (2:55)

Tom Carter & Tom Sauber ~ Annie Montgomery (Tiki Parlour) Trade Your Headache 1 [2021.] (3:21)

Joshua Goforth & Hilary Dirlam ~ Sandy River (LTA Records) Basic Ingredients [Gordon & Avril Freeman. 1999.] (2:17)

Spencer & Rains ~ The Campbells Are Coming (Tiki Parlour) The Old Texas Fiddle v. 3 [2023. James Willis Whatley.] (3:27)

Double Decker Stringband ~ Working on the Railroad (Marimac) For an Old Time Call… [1990. Blankenship Family, 1931.] (3:28)

Ernie Carpenter ~ Betty Baker (Augusta Heritage) Elk River Blues [1986.] (1:29)

Grant Brothers & Their Music ~ Johnson Boy (JSP) Worried Blues D [Johnson City, TN. Columbia. 10/15/28.] (2:46)

Uncle Dave Macon ~ He Won the Heart of My Sarah Jane (Bear Family) Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy 3 [Sam McGee-g. NY. Vocalion. 4/14/26.] (3:11)

Ruben Burns & the Short Creek Trio ~ Huntin’ Me a Home (Document) Alabama Stringbands [Birmingham, AL. Herwin. 8/17/27.] (2:37)

Rock Hearts ~ Pretty Little Bird (615 Hideaway) Unfinished Bridges [10/4/24.] (3:41)

Andy Leftwich ~ Tom and Jerry (Mountain Home) single [7/24/25.] (2:22)

Red Camel Collective ~ All I Need (Pinecastle) Red Camel Collective [11/29/24.] (3:01)

Harmonic Tone Revealers ~ Little Liza Jane (Corvus) Harmonic Tone Revealers [J. P. Fraley. 2017.] (3:21)

Larry Richardson & the Blue Ridge Boys ~ My Home’s across the Blue Ridge Mountains (Old Blue) With Buddy Pendleton [1965.] (2:47)

Stanley Brothers ~ Hey! Hey! Hey! (Bear Family) 1949 to 1952 [11/20/49. Nashville, TN. Columbia 78-2/13/50.] (2:34)

Pie Plant Pete ~ Hand Me Down My Walking Cane (Old Homestead) Stay on the Farm [Richmond, IN. Gennett,  Champion, Supertone, Superior, Melotone, Melotone Canadian. 8/8/30.] (3:12)

Carter Family ~ I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes (JSP) The Acme Sessions A [WOPI, Bristol, TN. 6/5/52.] (2/37)

Delmore Brothers ~ That Yodelin’ Gal, Miss Julie (JSP) Classic Cuts B [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird. 2/17/36.] (2:31)

Anya Hinkle & Jackson Cunningham ~ Moonshiner (Virginia Foundation for the Humanities) Old Time Duets [Roscoe Holcomb. 2006.] (2:17)

Hus Caudill ~ John Hardy (Field Recorders’ Collective) The Prettiest Tune I Ever Heard [Sparta, NC. 1/4/74.] (0:36)

Laura Boosinger ~ Goin’ back to Dixie (Rounder) Old Time Banjo Festival [Uncle Dave. Marcy Marxer-g. 2007.] (3:28)

Boiled Buzzards ~ Yellow Barber (Buzzard) Salt and Grease [2003.] (2:22)

Megan Lynch Chowning & Adam Hurt ~ There’s a Brown Skin Gal (FiddleStar) Inside Out [A. C. "Eck" Robertson. 2016.] (2:56)

Evie Ladin & Laurie Lewis ~ Ain’t Broke (Evil Diane) Riding the Rooster 2 [Hank Bradley.] (2:45)

Lots of terrific music this Thursday! Classics from the Carter Family, the Stanley Brothers, Reno & Smiley & Bill Monroe! Archival treasures from Norman Blake, the Blue Sky Boys, Glen Smith, Dirk Powell, and Hus Caudill! New music from Evie Ladin, Big Country Bluegrass, the Red Camel Collective, Eli West, Williamson Branch, Andy Leftwich, Becky Buller, and Rhonda Vincent! Get comfortable, and settle on in!

Playlist 8/21/2024

 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)

Kody Norris Show ~ My Home in Virginia (Rebel) Rhinestone Revival [2023.] (3:01)

Starlett & Big John ~ The Dirt That You Throw (Rebel) Living in the South [2/25/23.] (3:43)

Nothin’ Fancy ~ Paradise (Mountain Fever) Here We Go Again [John Prine. 9/29/23.] (3:21)

Becky Buller ~ How I Love You (SRS) Rest My Weary Feet [2001.] (2:55)

Bill Monroe ~ Cotton Fields (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1959 to 1969 v. 1 [Nashville, TN. 45 rel. 1/1/62. Decca. rec. 12/1/61.] (2:30 )

Phebel Wright ~ Lint Head Stomp (JSP) Bluegrass Classics A [Recorded 1946. Essex 78, released 1953.] (2:42)

Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans ~ Wabash Cannonball (JSP) King of the Hillbillies A [Chicago, IL. Vocalion/OKeh, Conqueror, Columbia. 10/21/36.] (2:51)

Carrie Mae Moore & Faye Barres ~ I Thought That I’d Forgotten You (British Archive of Country Music) Bluebird Label [NY. Bluebird, Regal Zonophone Australian. 7/3/40.] (3:07)

Dick Justice ~ Cocaine (County) Old Time Music of West Virginia v. 2 [Chicago, IL. Brunswick. 5/20/29.] (3:08)

Lonesome Ace Stringband ~ Putting on the Ring (Lonesome Ace Stringband) live version [2024.] (2:11)

Bosco Takaki ~ Walking in the Parlor (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Bosco [D. Dix Hollis, AL. 4/7/23.] (2:24)

Craig Johnson ~ Ladies on the Steamboat (5-String Productions) Away Down the Road [Clyde Davenport. 2009.] (1:49)

Andy Cahan & Joseph Decosimo ~ Billy in the Lowground (Bandcamp) Rare Old Fiddle & Banjo Duets [2024. Luther Davis.] (2:14)

Dave Landreth ~ Stranger in the Garden (Oceana Productions) Chairs [2002.] (4:06)

Ray & Ina Patterson ~ Maple on the Hill part 3 (County) Old Time Songs v. 2 [1969.] (2:49)

Narmour & Smith ~ Avalon Blues (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies D [NY. OKeh. 9/23/29.] (3:04)

Sharp, Hinman & Sharp ~ Pike’s Peak (County) Echoes of the Ozarks 1 [Richmond, IN. Champion, Melotone Canadian. 11/8/33.] (3:09)

Riley Puckett & Red Jones~ Lost Love (Old Homestead) Old Time Greats 2 [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 7/31/34.] (2:47)

Lonesome River Band ~ Blues of the Night (Mountain Home) The Winning Hand [6/14/24.] (2:43)

Authentic Unlimited ~ Second to None (Billy Blue) So Much for Forever [1/19/24.] (3:10)

Bob & Sara Amos ~ One Beautiful Day (Bristlecone) Ever Onward [2023.] (4:10)

Bob Paisley ~ Alcatraz Blues (Brandywine) Steeped in Tradition [Delmore Brothers. 1998.] (2:18)

Fiddlin’ Red Herron ~ Over the Waves (Gusto) Fiddlin’ Red Herron [King 78. 1947.] (2:56)

Flatt & Scruggs ~ Who Knows Right from Wrong (Bear Family) 1948 to 59 v. 4 [Nashville, TN. rec. 1/23/59.] (2:23)

Denson Parris Sacred Harp Singers ~ Ragan OSH 176T (JSP) Sacred Harp & Shape Note Singing D [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird. 8/3/34.] (2:46)

Garland Brothers & Grinstead ~ Just over the River (Yazoo) Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be 5 [Johnson City, TN. Columbia. 10/18/28.] (2:49)

Fields Ward ~ Ain’t That Trouble in Mind (Historical) Early Country Music [Richmond, IN. Gennett (rejected). 3/5/29.] (3:00)

Esker Hutchins ~ Cotton Eyed Joe (Field Recorders' Collective) FRC107 Fiddle & Banjo [Oscar Jenkins, banjo. 2007.] (2:43)

Hazel Nuts ~ Zach Wheat’s Piece, South Missouri (Bandcamp) Uncut Gems from Missouri [George Helton, Cyril Stinnett.] (3:23)

John Hoffmann & Mac Benford ~ The Cuckoo’s Nest (5-String Productions) [Ed Haley. 2007.] (2:54)

Mike Bryant & Paul Brown ~ Little Black Moustache (Tiki Parlour) With Marcia Bryant & Terri McMurray [Gene Clardy. 2018.] (2:44)

Buckhannon Brothers ~ Clionian Two Step (Buckhannon Brothers) Old Time Jamboree [Leroy Earl Colburn, 1902. 2006.] (3:25)

Brittany Haas ~ Streak O’ Lean, Streak O’ Fat (Ook Records) Brittany Haas [John Dilleshaw. 2004.] (4:12)

Carter Family ~ A Distant Land to Roam (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain v. 2 [Atlanta, GA. Victor, Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 11/25/29.] (2:59)

Anglin Brothers ~ Just Inside the Pearly Gates (JSP) Old Timey Brother Songs D [San Antonio, TX. Vocalion/OKeh. 11/5/37.] (2:25)

Earl Johnson & His Dixie Entertainers ~ Ain’t Nobody’s Business (JSP) Country Fiddle A [NY. OKeh, Pathe England. 2/21/27.] (2:56)

Grascals ~ Tennessee Hound Dog (Mountain Home) 20 [8/23/24.] (2:20 )

Wyatt Ellis ~ Little Pigeon (Knee-High Records) Happy Valley [Scott Napier. 2/2/24.] (3:28)

Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road ~ Black Sheep’s Wool (Pinecastle) Yellow Line [4/5/24.] (3:45)

Norman Blake ~ Down Home Summertime Blues (Rounder) Back Home in Sulphur Springs [Tut Taylor. 12/30/71.] (3:40)

Stanley Brothers ~ Black Mountain Rag (Copper Creek) Stanley Series v. 4, n. 1 [New River Ranch. Rising Sun, MD. 7/29/56.] (2:03 )

Delmore Brothers ~ I’m Going Away (JSP) 1933 to 1935 A [New Orleans, LA. Bluebird, Twin. 1/22/35.] (2:43)

Georgia Yellow Hammers ~ Warhorse Game (JSP) Serenade in the Mountains C [Atlanta, GA. Victor, Zonophone South African. 10/18/28.] (2:51)

Blue Boys ~ Easy Winner (JSP) A Richer Tradition B [Memphis, TN. OKeh. 2/15/28.] (2:54)

NC Ramblers with Roy Harvey ~ My Mother and My Sweetheart (JSP) Charlie Poole B [Chicago, IL. Paramount. Broadway-Wilson Ramblers. 10/27.] (2:58)

Ed Thorpe ~ Thunder & Garfield Medley (no label) Harford Collection [Midway, MO. 3/29/61.] (2:49)

Tom King ~ Green Mountain Cotillion (Jim Martin Productions) Green Mountain Cotillion [1989.] (1:54)

Anya Hinkle & Jackson Cunningham ~ Will My Mother Know Me There (Virginia Foundation for the Humanities) Old Time Duets (2:20)

Red Mules ~ Lost Child (Vigortone) Old Time Music [Delta Hicks, Tynchtown, TN. 1992.] (2:10)

Texas Shorty ~ Merry Widow Waltz (Chancellor Records) Best of Texas Shorty [1978.] (1:38)

Hog Eyed Man ~ Cacklin’ Hen (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Kicked Up the Devil of a Row [Osey Helton & J.D. Harris. 1972.] (3:12)

New music from the Lonesome River Band, the Kody Norris Show, the Lonesome Ace Stringband, the Hazel Nuts, Andy Cahan & Joseph Decosimo and the Grascals! Plumbing the archives for the music of the Blue Boys, Ed Thorpe, Esker Hutchins, Tom King, Ray & Ina Patterson, and Anya Hinkle & Jackson Cunningham! Classics from Bill Monroe, the Carter Family, Flatt & Scruggs, Norman Blake and the Stanley Brothers! Don’t miss a minute!

Playlist 8/14/2025

 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)

Kody Norris Show ~ My Home in Virginia (Rebel) Rhinestone Revival [2023.] (3:01)

Starlett & Big John ~ The Dirt That You Throw (Rebel) Living in the South [2/25/23.] (3:43)

Nothin’ Fancy ~ Paradise (Mountain Fever) Here We Go Again [John Prine. 9/29/23.] (3:21)

Becky Buller ~ How I Love You (SRS) Rest My Weary Feet [2001.] (2:55)

Bill Monroe ~ Cotton Fields (Bear Family) Bluegrass 1959 to 1969 v. 1 [Nashville, TN. 45 rel. 1/1/62. Decca. rec. 12/1/61.] (2:30 )

Phebel Wright ~ Lint Head Stomp (JSP) Bluegrass Classics A [Recorded 1946. Essex 78, released 1953.] (2:42)

Roy Acuff & His Crazy TNs ~ Wabash Cannonball (JSP) King of the HBs A [Chicago, IL. Vo/OK Cq Co. 10/21/36.] (2:51)

Carrie Mae Moore & Faye Barres ~ I Thought That I’d Forgotten You (BACM) Bluebird Label [NY. Bb RZAu. 7/3/40.] (3:07)

Dick Justice ~ Cocaine (County) Old Time Music of West Virginia v. 2 [Chicago, IL. Brunswick. 5/20/29.] (3:08)

Lonesome Ace Stringband ~ Putting on the Ring (Lonesome Ace Stringband) live version [2024.] (2:11)

Bosco Takaki ~ Walking in the Parlor (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Bosco [D. Dix Hollis, AL. 4/7/23.] (2:24)

Craig Johnson ~ Ladies on the Steamboat (5-String Productions) Away Down the Road [Clyde Davenport. 2009.] (1:49)

Andy Cahan & Joseph Decosimo ~ Billy in the Lowground (Bandcamp) Rare Old Fiddle & Banjo Duets [2024. Luther Davis.] (2:14)

Dave Landreth ~ Stranger in the Garden (Oceana Productions) Chairs [2002.] (4:06)

Ray & Ina Patterson ~ Maple on the Hill part 3 (County) Old Time Songs v. 2 [1969.] (2:49)

Narmour & Smith ~ Avalon Blues (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies D [NY. OKeh. 9/23/29.] (3:04)

Sharp, Hinman & Sharp ~ Pike’s Peak (County) Echoes of the Ozarks 1 [Richmond, IN. Champion, Melotone Canadian. 11/8/33.] (3:09)

Riley Puckett & Red Jones~ Lost Love (Old Homestead) Old Time Greats 2 [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward. 7/31/34.] (2:47)

Lonesome River Band ~ Blues of the Night (Mountain Home) The Winning Hand [6/14/24.] (2:43)

Authentic Unlimited ~ Second to None (Billy Blue) So Much for Forever [1/19/24.] (3:10)

Bob & Sara Amos ~ One Beautiful Day (Bristlecone) Ever Onward [2023.] (4:10)

Bob Paisley ~ Alcatraz Blues (Brandywine) Steeped in Tradition [Delmore Brothers. 1998.] (2:18)

Fiddlin’ Red Herron ~ Over the Waves (Gusto) Fiddlin’ Red Herron [King 78. 1947.] (2:56)

Flatt & Scruggs ~ Who Knows Right from Wrong (Bear Family) 1948 to 59 v. 4 [Nashville, TN. rec. 1/23/59.] (2:23)

Denson Parris Sacred Harp Singers ~ Ragan OSH 176T (JSP) SH & SN Singing D [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird. 8/3/34.] (2:46)

Garland Brothers & Grinstead ~ Just over the River (Yazoo) Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be 5 [Johnson City, TN. Co. 10/18/28.] (2:49)

Fields Ward ~ Ain’t That Trouble in Mind (Historical) Early Country Music [Richmond, IN. Gennett (rej). 3/5/29.] (3:00)

Esker Hutchins ~ Cotton Eyed Joe (FRC107) Fiddle & Banjo [Oscar Jenkins, bj. 2007.] (2:43)

Hazel Nuts ~ Zach Wheat’s Piece, South Missouri (Bandcamp) Uncut Gems from Missouri [George Helton, Cyril Stinnett.] (3:23)

John Hoffmann & Mac Benford ~ The Cuckoo’s Nest (5-String Productions) [Ed Haley. 2007.] (2:54)

Mike Bryant & Paul Brown ~ Little Black Moustache (Tiki Parlour) With Marcia Bryant & Terri McMurray [Gene Clardy. 2018.] (2:44)

Buckhannon Brothers ~ Clionian Two Step (Buckhannon Brothers) Old Time Jamboree [Leroy Earl Colburn, 1902. 2006.] (3:25)

Brittany Haas ~ Streak O’ Lean, Streak O’ Fat (Ook Records) Brittany Haas [John Dilleshaw. 2004.] (4:12)

Carter Family ~ A Distant Land to Roam (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain v. 2 [Atlanta, GA. Vi Bb MW. 11/25/29.] (2:59)

Anglin Brothers ~ Just Inside the Pearly Gates (JSP) Old Timey Brother Songs D [San Antonio, TX. Vo/OK. 11/5/37.] (2:25)

Earl Johnson & His Dixie Entertainers ~ Ain’t Nobody’s Business (JSP) Country Fiddle A [NY. OKeh, Pathe England. 2/21/27.] (2:56)

Grascals ~ Tennessee Hound Dog (Mountain Home) 20 [8/23/24.] (2:20 )

Wyatt Ellis ~ Little Pigeon (Knee-High Records) Happy Valley [Scott Napier. 2/2/24.] (3:28)

Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road ~ Black Sheep’s Wool (Pinecastle) Yellow Line [4/5/24.] (3:45)

Norman Blake ~ Down Home Summertime Blues (Rounder) Back Home in Sulphur Springs [Tut Taylor. 12/30/71.] (3:40)

Stanley Brothers ~ Black Mountain Rag (Copper Creek) Stanley Series v. 4, n. 1 [New River Ranch. Rising Sun, MD. 7/29/56.] (2:03 )

Delmore Brothers ~ I’m Going Away (JSP) 1933 to 1935 A [New Orleans, LA. Bluebird, Twin. 1/22/35.] (2:43)

Georgia Yellow Hammers ~ Warhorse Game (JSP) Serenade in the Mountains C [Atlanta, GA. Victor, ZoSA. 10/18/28.] (2:51)

Blue Boys ~ Easy Winner (JSP) A Richer Tradition B [Memphis, TN. OKeh. 2/15/28.] (2:54)

NC Ramblers with Roy Harvey ~ My Mother and My Sweetheart (JSP) Charlie Poole B [Chicago, IL. Pm. Bwy-Wilson Ramblers. 10/27.] (2:58)

Ed Thorpe ~ Thunder & Garfield Medley (no label) Harford Collection [Midway, MO. 3/29/61.] (2:49)

Tom King ~ Green Mountain Cotillion (Jim Martin Productions) Green Mountain Cotillion [1989.] (1:54)

Anya Hinkle & Jackson Cunningham ~ Will My Mother Know Me There (Virginia Foundation for the Humanities) Old Time Duets (2:20)

Red Mules ~ Lost Child (Vigortone) Old Time Music [Delta Hicks, Tynchtown, TN. 1992.] (2:10)

Texas Shorty ~ Merry Widow Waltz (Chancellor Records) Best of Texas Shorty [1978.] (1:38)

Hog Eyed Man ~ Cacklin’ Hen (Tiki Parlour Recordings) Kicked Up the Devil of a Row [Osey Helton & J.D. Harris. 1972.] (3:12)

 

New music from the Lonesome River Band, the Kody Norris Show, the Lonesome Ace Stringband, the Hazel Nuts, Andy Cahan & Joseph Decosimo and the Grascals! Plumbing the archives for the music of the Blue Boys, Ed Thorpe, Esker Hutchins, Tom King, Ray & Ina Patterson, and Anya Hinkle & Jackson Cunningham! Classics from Bill Monroe, the Carter Family, Flatt & Scruggs, Norman Blake and the Stanley Brothers! Don’t miss a minute!

Playlist 8/7/2025

 Bluegrass, Etc. Frank Hoppe 88.5 fm Bluegrass Country Radio

Crooked Jades ~ California Blues (Copper Creek) The Unfortunate Rake v. 2 Yellow Mercury (1:21)

Benson ~ Lover of the Road (Mountain Home) single [7/3/25.] (3:06)

Junior Sisk ~ It’s All Fun and Games till Someone Gets Hurt (Turnberry) It’s All Fun and Games [7/18/25.] (3:01)

Songs from the Road Band ~ Road back to You (Lucks Dumpy Toad) Road back to You [7/1/25.] (3:31)

Joe Val & the New England Bluegrass Boys ~ Sparkling Brown Eyes (Rounder) Diamond Joe [Sparkling Brown Eyes. 1982.] (3:22)

Mickey Galyean et al ~ Seven Cent Cotton, Forty Cent Meat (Mountain Home) Close Kin [2011.] (3:07)

Monroe Brothers ~ What Is Home without Love (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky 1 [Charlotte, NC. 2/17/36. Bb MW.] (2:59 )

Ernest. Stoneman ~ Poor Tramp Has to Live (JSP) Gennett Old Time Music A [NY. Ge Her Ch Sil Spt Chg. 2/5/27.] (3:07)

Charley Patton ~ High Water Everywhere part 1 & 2 (JSP) Complete A [Grafton, WI. Paramount. c. 10/29.] (5:57)

Henry C. Gilliland, A. C. (Eck) Roberston ~ Arkansaw Traveler (JSP) Texas Hillbillies B [NY. Victor. 6/30/22.] (2:58 )

Compton and Newberry ~ John Brown’s Dreaam (Englehardt Music Group) Home in My Heart [2024.] (2:24)

Howard Miller ~ Twinkle Little Star (FRC) Sixty Years of NC Fiddling [Red Fox Chasers.] (1:25)

Pat Conte ~ Half Shaved (Jalopy Records) American Songs with Fiddle and Banjo [Wade Ward. 11/11/2011.] (2:17)

Matokie Slaughter & Kerry Blech ~ Roundtown Girl (Centrum Enterprises) 1988 Fiddle Tunes [7/4/1988.] (1:42)

Dolly & the Devil ~ Sugar Grove Blues (Bandcamp) Festival Season 1 [Burl Hammons.] (2:36 )

Swamper’s Revenge ~ Tie Hacker #2 (Vigortone) Kettle Bog [Nile Wilson. New Boston,MO. 4/5/2025.] (3:05)

Carter Brothers & Son ~ Nancy Rowland (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies B [Memphis, TN. Vocalion. 11/22/28.] (2:52)

Bascom Lamar Lunsford ~ Lost John Dean (Yazoo) Times v. 1 [Ashland, KY. Brunswick, Vocalion. 2/6/28.] (2:48)

Carter Family ~ Cannon Ball Blues alt. (BF) Shadow of Clinch Mt. 11 [NY. ARC unissued. 5/10/35.] (2:53)

Backline ~ Dark Rolling Deep (Mountain Fever) single [7/7/25.] (3:05)

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes ~ I Built a World (Sugar Petunia) I Built a World [5/24/24.] (4:04)

Billy Strings ~ Don’t Be Calling Me at 4am (Reprise) Highway Prayers [9/27/24.] (3:14)

Norman Blake ~ Valley Head (Flying Fish) Old and New [NB-comp. 9/76.] (1:44)

Bill Napier & Larry Taylor & Waterloo BGB ~ I’m Lost, I’ll Never Find the Way (OH) We Salute the Stanley Brothers [1987.] (1:56)

Reno & Harrell ~ Don’t You Know I Love You, Charlie Brown (Starday) Bluegrass on My Mind [Cincinnati, OH.  6/29/72.] (1:48)

Bill Chitwood & Bud Landress ~ Johnny, Get Your Gun (Document) GYH v. 1 [NY. Brunswick. 11/24/24.] (2:43)

Seventh Day Adventists ~ On Jordan’s Stormy Banks We Stand(Yazoo) Before the Blues v. 1 [Atlanta, GA. Col. 11/3/26.] (2:36)

Frank Hutchison ~ Train That Carried the Girl from Town (JSP) Worried Blues A [NY. OKeh. 9/28/26.] (3:15)

Carla Gover ~ Angels Gather Round (Carla Gover) Kentucky Queen [7/29/25.] (2:59)

Parley Parsons ~ Yellow Rose of Texas (FRC) Old Galax Fiddling [Early 1980s.] (2:09)

Craver, Hicks, Watson & Newberry ~ In the Shadow of the Pines (Barker) You’ve Been a Friend to Me [2012.] (3:12)

Indian Creek Delta Boys ~ Leg Shy (FRC) Indian Creek Delta Boys [Dave Spaugh. Charleston, IL. 1994.] (2:40)

Kim & Jim Lansford ~ Rambler’s Blues (JL) Call Your Dogs [Stanley Brothers. 2003.] (3:01)

George Jackson & Tristan Scroggins ~ Garfield’s Blackberry Blossom (Bandcamp) The Old Time 100 v. 1 [2/2/24.] (3:33)

Leake County Revelers ~ The Old Hat (County) MS String Bands 1 [Atlanta, GA. Co. 10/25/27.] (3:14 )

Narmour & Smith ~ The Rose Waltz (Document) v. 2 [Last session. Atlanta, GA. Bb. 7/30/34.] (2:56)

Carolina Ramblers String Band ~ That Lonesome Valley (Old Hat) In the Pines [NY. Ba Me Or Pe Ro. 2/17/32.] (2:52)

Nick Chandler & Delivered ~ Hazel Creek (Pinecastle) single [7/2/25.] (2:34)

Deeper Shade of Blue ~ Won’t You Please Come Back to Me (Turnberry Records) Changes of Scenery [1/24/25.] (3:35)

Pitney Meyer ~ Mourning Dove (Curb) Cherokee Pioneer [4/18/25.] (3:03)

Creek Bend ~ Bring It On Down to My House (Copper Creek) That Home Far Away [Bob Wills. 1992.] (3:10)

James King ~ My Lord Keeps a Record (Webco) It’s a Cold Cold World [Carl Story. 1989.] (3:34)

Stanley Brothers ~ So Blue (Copper Creek) Stanley Series v. 1 n. 3 [New River Ranch, Rising Sun, MD. 7/3/55.] (2:18)

Blue Sky Boys ~ Short Life of Trouble (Patuxent) 1939 to 1949 Radio Broadcasts 1 [WGST. Atlanta, GA 10/18/47.] (2:57)

Smith & Woodlieff ~ I’ll Remember You Love in My Prayers(Document) v. 1 [Richmond, IN. Ge Spt Ch Cq. 3/20/29.] (2:56)

John Hammond ~ Little Birdie (JSP) Gennett Old Time Music C [Richmond, IN. Ge Sil Chg. 4/8/25.] (2:49)

Erynn Marshall ~ Rovin’ Gambler (Hickoryjack Music) Tune Tramp [2013.] (2:17)

Ira Mullins ~ Cluck Old Hen (FRC) OT Music from Clay & Calhoun Counties, WV [1975 Brandywine.] (1:31)

Shady Mountain Ramblers ~ Chicken Reel (Heritage) Nobody’s Business 1 [1980.] (1:16 )

Benny Thomasson ~ Ragtime Annie (Voyager) Say Old Man [Weiser, ID. 6/72.] (4:40)

Old Hollow Stringband ~ Reuben (Flyin’ Cloud) Old Time Music from NC [1989.] (4:09)

The Monks ~ Hash Road (Yodel-Ay-Hee) Ragged but Righteous [Claudio Buchwald. 2002.] (2:46)

 

Come join us this Thursday and enjoy three hours of Bluegrass, Old Time and those wonderful Country 78s! The fine music of the Monroe Brothers, the Stanley Brothers, and the Carter Family in this week’s lineup! Archival treasures from James King, Napier & Taylor, Charley Patton, Howard Miller & Parley Parsons! Plus new music headed your way from Nick Chandler & Delivered, Deeper Shade of Blue, Mike Burns & Scott Nelson, Backline, Benson, Junior Sisk, Swamper’s Revenge, and Songs from the Road Band! Stop on by!

Playlist 7/31/2025

 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)

Blue Highway ~ Emerson (Down the Road) Lonesome State of Mind [6/7/24.] (3:36)

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes ~ Up for Losing Sleep (Sugar Petunia) I Built a World [Molly Tuttle. 5/24/24.] (3:20)

Alan Bibey ~ Time (Billy Blue) single [For Terry Baucom.] (3:11)

Steve Bruce ~ Behind the Plow (Sweet Song Nashville) What I Know Now [10/14/2022.] (3:01)

Stanley Brothers ~ I Hope You Have Learned (Copper Creek) Shadows of the Past [New River Ranch. 6/1/57.] (2:30)

Brian Grimm et al ~ Tennessee Grey Eagle (Mountain Home) Close Kin [2011.] (3:05)

Carter Family ~ Something Got a Hold of Me (Bear Family) In the Shadow of Clinch Mt. 11 [NY. Bluebird. 10/14/41.] (2:43)

Rev. D. C. Rice ~ Leaving All to Follow Jesus (Yazoo) Times v. 4 [Chicago, IL, Vocalion. 6/13/28.] (2:57)

Fox Chasers ~ Red Wing (JSP) Texas Hillbillies D [San Antonio, TX. OKeh. 6/11/30.] (3:07)

Janie Rothfield & Allan Carr ~ Chilly Winds (AllanandJanieMusic) The Two of Us [2024.] (3:19)

Casey Jones ~ Tennessee Wagner (Missouri State Old Time Fiddle Association) Rocky Road to Jordan [1970.] (2:34)

Rhys Jones, Jeff Miller & Jim Nelson ~ All I’ve Got’s Done Gone (Vigortone) All I’ve Got’s Done Gone [Doc Roberts. 2000.] (3:34)

John Rector ~ Stepback Cindy (Field Recorders’ Collective) Galax Fiddle & Banjo [1974.] (1:46)

Tom Sauber et al ~ Get up in the Cool, Five Miles to Town (Tiki Parlour) Trade Your Headache for a Smile 1 [2021.] (3:23)

Bob Simmons ~ Roxanne Waltz (Voyager) Remembering [1987.] (2:34)

Cranford, Thompson & Miles ~ Two False Lovers (Tompkins Square) I’m Going Down to North Carolina 2 [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Champion. 4/4/28.] (3:03 )

Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts ~ Run (JSP) Gennett Old Time Music C [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Champion, Supertone. 8/24/28.] (2:44)

Pie Plant Pete ~ When the Work’s All Done This Fall (Old Homestead) Stay on the Farm [Richmond, IN. Champion, Supertone, Superior, Montgomery Ward, Melotone Canadian. 1/25/29.] (3:06)

Daniel Grindstaff ~ Colleen Malone (Bonfire Music Group) Heroes and Friends [12/12/23. Ricky Wasson.] (2:47)

Laurie Lewis ~ Enough (Spruce and Maple) Trees [5/31/24.] (2:35)

Mighty Poplar ~ North Country Blues (Free Dirt) Mighty Poplar [3/31/23.] (4:09)

J. D. Crowe ~ We’ll Meet Again Sweetheart (Rebel) Bluegrass Holiday [12/68.] (2:27)

Frank Wakefield & Taylor Baker ~ Ghost Riders in the Sky (Patuxent Music) & Friends [5/14.] (2:47 )

Bill Monroe ~ Blue Grass Special (Bear Family) Blue Moon of Kentucky 3 [Chicago. WBBM. Columbia 78, 11/3/47. Recorded 2/13/45.] (2:26)

Emry Arthur ~ Careless Love (County) Old Time Music from Southwest Virginia [Grafton, WI. Paramount. 4 or 5/31.] (3:11)

Carolina Buddies ~ Murder of the Lawson Family (Document) Walter Smith v. 1 [NY. Columbia. 3/25/30.] (3:30)

Floyd Ming & His Pep-Steppers ~ White Mule (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies B [Memphis, TN. Victor. 2/13/28.] (3:21)

Leftwich, Higginbotham & Jackson ~ Lonesome Road Blues (Music from Augusta) 1985 & 1986 Concerts [8/8/86.] (2:41)

Oscar Wright ~ Let Old Drunkards Be (County) Clawhammer Banjo 3 [1978.] (1:59)

George Jackson ~ Waiting on Julia (George Jackson Music) Time and Place [4/2019.] (3:02)

Toast String Stretchers ~ Greasy String (Chubby Dragon) Clifftop [WGDD Winston-Salem, NC. 1995] (2:51)

Kim & Jim Lansford ~ Out in the Cold World (Jim Lansford) Out in the Cold World [1997. Carter Family.] (5:30)

Clare Milliner & Walt Koken ~ Biddy (Mudthumper) Just Tunes [Edden Hammons. 2003.] (2:51)

Highlanders ~ Richmond Square (Old Hat) In the Pines [NY. Paramount, Broadway. 5/8-10/29.] (2:58)

Charley Patton ~ Down the Dirt Road Blues (JSP) Complete A [Richmond, IN. Paramount. 6/14/29.] (3:08)

Rutherford & Foster ~ Let Her Go, I’ll Meet Her (JSP) Gennett Old Time Music A [Richmond, IN. Gennett, Champion, Supertone. 1/14/29.] (2:53)

Appalachian Smoke ~ Growing Lonely (Mountain Fever) Appalachian Smoke [5/14/24.] (3:37)

Tina Adair ~ Let It Fall (Englehardt Music Group) single [5/22/24.] (3:33)

Hammertowne ~ These Old Boots (Mountain Fever) You Can Learn a Lot from a Song [2023.] (3:37)

Longview ~ You Left Me Alone (Rebel) Lessons in Stone [2001.] (3:18)

Joe Val & the New England Bluegrass Boys ~ Just Wondering Why (Rounder) Diamond Joe [1996.] (2:52)

Norman Blake ~ Billy Gray (Flying Fish) Old and New [Charlie Collins. 9/76.] (4:18)

Narmour & Smith ~ New Carroll County Blues no. 1 (Document) v. 2 [Last session. Atlanta, GA. Bluebird. 7/30/34.] (2:51)

Cannon’s Jug Stompers ~ Viola Lee Blues (Yazoo) The Best [Memphis, TN. Victor, Bluebird, Sunrise. 9/20/28.] (3:11)

Grayson & Whitter ~ I Saw a Man at the Close of Day (JSP) Appalachian Stomp Down B [Memphis, TN. Victor. 10/1/29.] (2:56)

Bob Carlin ~ Farewell Trion (Rounder) Banging & Sawing [James Bryan & Norman Blake. 3/12/84.] (2:41)

Pete McMahan ~ “A” Waltz (Voyager) 50 Old Time Fiddle Gems 2 [Jack Deck-bj. Fred Stoneking-g. Missouri Fiddlin’ 3. 1977.] (2:53)

Foghorn Stringband ~ The Violet and the Rose (Foghorn Stringband) Rock Island Grange [Patty & Scotty East. 12/5-7/2016.] (3:15)

Garry Harrison & the Mule Team ~ Mule Team (Garry Harrison) Red Prairie Dawn [2000.] (2:46)

Come join us this Thursday and enjoy three hours of Bluegrass, Old Time and those wonderful Country 78s. The fine music of the Carter Family, the Stanley Brothers, Norman Blake, and Bill Monroe in this week’s lineup! Archival treasures from Leftwich, Higginbotham & Jackson, Bob Carlin, the Carolina Buddies, Casey Jones, & John Rector! Plus new music heading your way with new sounds from Appalachian Smoke, Daniel Grindstaff, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Janie Rothfield & Allan Carr, and much more! Stop on by!

Playlist 7/24/25

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 )

Route 3 ~ Your Love Is a Miracle (Pinecastle) Live at the Station Inn [5/9/25. Recorded 11/2/24.] (2:35)

Dale Ann Bradley ~ Uncle Jake (Pinecastle) single [5/7/25.] (3:36)

Shawn Lane & Richard Bennett ~ Mountains and Miles (Bonfire) 1682 [2/13/24.] (5:47)

Tony Ellis ~ My Mama Loves Me (Flying Fish) Farewell My Home [1993.] (1:41)

Jim & Jesse ~ Too Many Tears (Bear Family) 1952 to 1956 [Nashville, TN. Capitol. 3/16/53. 20 Great Songs, 1968.] (2:28)

James Monroe ~ Bonny (Bear Family) BG 1959 to 1969 v. 4 [Mount Juliet, TN. MCA. 12/17/69. Father & Son, 1973.] (2:03)

Hershel Brown & His Washboard Band ~ Old Time Tune Medley (Document) Herschel Brown [Atlanta, GA. OKeh. 8/6/28.] (3:23)

Riley Puckett ~ Roll Back the Carpet (Old Homestead) Old Time Greats 2 [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird, Montgomery Ward, Twin. 8/8/35.] (2:44)

Darby & Tarlton ~ Birmingham Rag (Bear Family) Complete 2 [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 4/15/29.] (3:00 )

Fuzzy Mountain String Band ~ Old Mother Flanagan (Rounder) The Fuzzy Mountain String Band [Lee Triplett, Clay Co., WV. 1971.] (2:26)

Red Mules ~ Gray Eagle (Vigortone) Old Time Music [Jeff, Rich, Susie. Ward Jarvis. 1992.] (2:48)

Ray & Ina Patterson ~ I Believe It for My Mother Told Me Soul (County) Songs of Home & Childhood v. 3 [Delmore Brothers. 1973.] (2:54)

J. P. & Annadeene Fraley ~ Sail Away, Ladies (Rounder) Wild Rose of the Mountain [1974. Ed Haley.] (1:56)

Andy Cahan & Joseph Decosimo ~ Five Miles to Town (Bandcamp) Rare Old Fiddle & Banjo Duets (3:074)

Brad Kolodner ~ Hand’s Cove (Brad Kolodner) Old Growth [Brad Kolodner. 5/30/25.] (2:10)

Famous Garland Jubilee Singers ~ This Train (Yazoo) My Rough and Rowdy Ways 2 [NY. Banner, Perfect, Oriole, Romeo. 3/20/31.] (2:42 )

Roy Harvey & Leonard Copeland ~ Underneath the Sugar Moon (Bear Family) JC Sessions 3 [Johnson City, TN. Columbia. 10/22/29.] (2:50  )

Grayson & Whitter ~ Handsome Molly (JSP) Appalachian Stomp Down A [Atlanta, GA. Victor. 10/18/27.] (2:42)

Brand New Box of Matches ~ Feast Here Tonight (BNBOM) Tossing & Turning [6/25/25.] (2:48)

Ashleigh Graham ~ Fiddle and Bow (Pinecastle) I’ll Just Drive [6/1/25.] (2:43)

Jeff Brown & Still Lonesome ~ This Old Train (Turnberry) Old Kentucky Moon [10/7/22.] (3:30)

Bill Clifton & Jimmy Gaudreau ~ Whispering Hope (Elf Records) River of Memories [Tim Yates-sb. 1994.] (3:24)

Tommy Jackson ~ Liberty (BACM) Legendary Session Fiddler [Dot. 78&45, 1954.] (2:43)

Flatt & Scruggs ~ Dear Old Dixie (Bear Family) 1948 to 1959 2 [Nashville, TN. Columbia. 11/19/52. 78&45-12/12/52.] (2:30)

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

Dennis McGee ~ Valse des Vachers (Yazoo) Times Ain’t Like  v. 8 [New Orleans, LA. Vocalion. 10/2/29.] (3:09  )

Buell Kazee ~ The Orphan Girl (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 7 [NY. Brunswick, Supertone. 1/16/28.] (3:03)

The Rorrers ~ Dream of the Miner’s Child (Flyin’ Cloud) Virginia Carolina Sampler [Vernon Dalhart, 10/9/25. 1989.] (3:28)

Humdingers ~ Streak of Fat, Streak of Lean (Chubby Dragon) The Humdingers [John Dilleshaw, 7-foot Dilly.] (3:35)

Bristol Brothers ~ Paper and Bow (Dynamic Recording) Old Style [1996.] (4:31)

John Morgan Salyer ~ Lost Girl (Appalachian Center) Home Recordings 1941 to 1942 v. 1 (2:42)

Big Medicine ~ My Rough and Rowdy Ways (Yodel Ay Hee) Pine to Pine [Jimmie Rodgers. 2009.] (4:34  )

Canote Brothers ~ Calico (Clonetone) Calico Pie [2005. Greg Canote.] (3:14)

Hill Billies ~ Ragged Annie (Document) v. 2 [NY. Vocalion. 10/22/26.] (2:52     )

Pillie Bolling ~ Shake Me Like a Dog (Document) Mamlish Blues [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 4/20/30.] (3:00)

Carter Family ~ When Our Lord Shall Come Again (Arhoolie) Border Radio 1939 v. 1 [XET. Monterrey, Nuevo León.] (2:36)

Asheville Mountain Boys ~ Rollin’ On (self-produced) single [Monroe Brothers, 1/28/38. 5/2/25.] (2:12)

Deanie Richardson & Kimber Ludiker ~ Cacklin’ Hen (Mountain Home) single [5/15/25.] (3:26)

Tyler Grant ~ Sea of Cortez (Grant Central) Flatpicker [2025.] (4:07  )

Norman Blake ~ Slow Train through Georgia (Rounder) Whiskey before Breakfast [Charlie Collins. 1976.] (4:06)

Vern & Ray ~ How Many Times (Old Homestead) Sounds from the Ozarks [Williams & Park. 1974.] (1:54)

Stanley Brothers ~ You’re Still on My Mind (Bear Family) 1953 to 1959 2 [Nashville, TN. 11/28/54.  Country Pickin’ & Singin’, 1958.] (2:02 )

Dick Bell [Green Bailey] ~ Shut Up in Coal Creek Mine (Yazoo) Kentucky Mountain Music 2 [Richmond, IN. Challenge. 8/29/29.] (3:15)

Garfield Akers ~ Dough Roller Blues (Yazoo) Best There Ever Was [Peabody Hotel, Memphis, TN. Vocalion. 2/21/30.] ()

Uncle Dave Macon ~ Oh Baby You Done Me Wrong (County) Nashville Early SBs 1 [Jackson, MS. OKeh. 12/17/30.] (3:04)

Albert Hash ~ Omie Wise (Field Recorders’ Collective) v. 3 [1976. Joseph Armiger.] (1:21)

Jim & Kim Lansford ~ Clear the Track, Jabe Meadows (Vigortone) Ain’t No Supper Here Tonight [Cole’s 1000 Fiddle Tunes.] (3:10 )

Todd Clewel & Friends ~ The Blacksmith, Cottage by the Sea, Muddy Water (Happy Dog) Sarah Armstrong’s Tunes [2007.] (4:32)

Jeff Warner & Jeff Davis ~ Johnny Grey (Minstrel) Days of Forty Nine [Uncle Dave Macon. 1977.] (2:30)

Paine Trio ~ Mississippi Echoes (self-produced) Fiddler’s Reel [Melvin Wine. April Moon, bass. 2013.] (2:50  )

Tune Hash ~ Waco (Bandcamp) Smothered & Covered [3/18/22.] (3:08)

Woody Guthrie ~ All You Fascists Bound to Lose (Rev-Ola) Hard Travelin’ Man [2007.] (1:34)

Lots of terrific music this Thursday! Classics from the Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, the Carter Family, Norman Blake and Bill & James Monroe! Archival treasures from Woody Guthrie, the Bristol Brothers, the Rorrers, the Humdingers, the Paine Trio and Albert Hash! New music from Deanie Richardson & Kimber Ludiker, Brad Kolodner, Ashleigh Graham, the Asheville Mountain Boys, Route 3, Dale Ann Bradley and Brand New Box of Matches! Settle on in and ease your mind!

Playlist 7/17/25

 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)

Danny Paisley ~ Another Long Sleepless Night (Pinecastle) Bluegrass State of Mind [5/23/25.] (2:49)

South Hill Banks ~ Colorado Bound (South Hill Banks) South Hill Banks [11/1/24.] (4:23)

Special Consensus ~ What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘ Round? (Compass) Been All Around This World [6/20/25.] (3:35)

Norman Blake & Tut Taylor ~ Little Bessie (Tut Lee Records) Flat Pickin in the Kitchen [Hartford, Bush. 1997.] (3:02)

David Peterson & 1946 ~ North Carolina Breakdown (Necktie) Losing Game [2022.] (2:54)

Bill Monroe ~ I Was Left on the Street (Bear Family) BG 1959 to 1969 v. 1 [Nashville. 4/25/62. Bluegrass Special, 1963. Decca.] (2:44)

Original Sacred Harp Choir ~ Soft Music Original Sacred Harp 323B (JSP) Sacred Harp & Shape Note Singing D [NY. Brunswick. 6 or 7/22.] (3:07)

Roy Harvey & the North Carolina Ramblers ~ I’ll Be There, Mary Dear (JSP) Charlie Poole B [Ashand, KY. Brunswick. 2/16/28.] (3:05)

Narmour & Smith ~ The New Charleston No. 1 (JSP) Mississippi Hillbillies D [Atlanta, GA. Bluebird. 7/30/34.] (2:49)

Hog Eyed Man, Paddy ‘Otis’ League, Michael Starkey ~ 40 Weight of Gingerbread (Tiki Parlour) Across the Sea [Arthur 'Cush' Holston, FL. 7/4/25.] (3:29)

Reed Martin ~ Speed the Plow (Reed Martin) Old Time Banjo [1998.] (2:07)

Gypsy Gyppo String Band ~ Cotton Eyed Joe (Bay) The Gypsy Gyppo String Band [Paul Ermine, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. 1977.] (3:11)

Bucking Mules ~ My Wife Died on Saturday Night (Free Dirt) Smoke behind the Clouds [2017. Dr. Humphrey Bate and His Possum Hunters.] (3:02)

W. B Claunch & Christine Haygood ~ Grub Springs (Mississippi Department of Archives & History) Great Big Yam Potatoes [1985.] (1:09)

Ann & Phil Case ~ Oh, My Little Darling (Dry Run) Never Grow Old [1999.] (2:44)

Emry Arthur ~ The Broken Wedding (JSP) Clarence Ashley C [Grafton, WI. Paramount. c. 9/29.] (2:47)

Murphy Brothers Harp Band ~ Boat Song March (Yazoo) Times Ain’t 5 [Atlanta, GA. Columbia unissued. 12/4/30.] (2:31)

Frank Gerald & Howard Dixon [Rambling Duet.] ~ Bootlegger’s Story (British Archive of Country Music) Bluebird Label [Charlotte, NC. Bluebird,  Montgomery Ward. 1/25/38.] (2:35)

Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers~ Something to Look Forward to (Billy Blue) Lovin’, Fightin’, Losin’ Sleep [2025.] (2:42)

Po’ Ramblin’ Boys ~ I’m Still a Fool for You (Smithsonian Folkways) Wanderers Like Me [8/16/24.] (3:17)

Casey Conners ~ Blue Night (Casey Connors) The Boy from Bluegrass [Kirk McGee. 3/18/25.] (2:47)

Don Rigsby ~ Harvest of My Heart (Rebel) Kentucky Troubadour [Rock County, 2002.] (3:29)

Red Cravens & the Bray Brothers ~ Bluegrass Breakdown (Rounder) 415 West Main [John Hartford. 1971.] (2:10)

Flatt & Scruggs ~ I’ll Go Stepping, Too (Bear Family) 1948 to 59 v. 3 [Nashville, TN. Recorded 8/29/53. Columbia. 78 & 45 released 11/2/53.] (2:54)

Carter Family ~ Little Log Hut in the Lane (BF) Shadow of Clinch Mt v. 2 [Memphis, TN. Victor, Montgomery Ward, Zonophone/Regal Zonophone Australie & Regal Zonophone South Africa. 5/24/30.] (2:53)

East Texas Serenaders ~ Combination Rag (JSP) Country Fiddle A [Dallas, TX. Columbia. 12/2/27.] (3:04)

North Georgia Four ~ She Was a Lulu (Document) Georgia Yellow Hammers v. 4 [Chicago, IL. Paramount. c. 1/29.] (2:46)

Trenton ‘Tater’ Caruthers ~ Sharp’s Hornpipe (Spring Fed) Tennessee Breakdown [2020.] (1:59)

Benton Flippen & the Smokey Mountain Boys ~ Cider (Music Maker) 270 Haystack Road [2009.] (2:07)

Horsenecks ~ In the West (Tiki Parlour Recordings) In the West [6/27/25.] (3:20)

Earl White Stringband ~ Safe Harbor Reel (Fiddler’s Jam) Fiddlin Earl White [2014.] (2:39)

Esker Hutchins ~ Little Brown Jug (Field Recorders' Collective) FRC107 Fiddle & Banjo [2007.] (1:18)

Wild Shoats ~ Ramp Narrows (Bandcamp) Yell In the Shoats [2/7/2025.] (2:28)

Pope’s Arkansas Mountaineers ~ Get Along Home Miss Cindy (County) Echoes of the Ozarks v. 1 [Memphis, TN. Vocalion. 2/6/28.] (3:23)

King David’s Jug Band ~ Rising Sun Blues (JSP) A Richer Tradition B [Atlanta, GA. OKeh. 12/11/30.] (3:10)

David Miller ~ My Little Indian Napanee (JSP) Appalachian Stomp Down C [Richmond, IN. Herwin, as Oran Campbell. 5/27.] (2:38)

Aaron Burdette ~ The Same River Twice (Mountain Home) Bluegrass Sings Paxton [8/30/24.] (4:41)

Max Wareham ~ That’s Just Part of It (Nine Athens Music) Daggomit! [2/21/25.] (2:44)

Volume Five ~ Walking among the Living (Mountain Fever) Leave a Light On [5/23/2025.] (3:38)

Del McCoury ~ Fire on the Mountain (Arhoolie) I Wonder Where You Are Tonight [12/9/67, LP ’68, CD, ‘92.] (1:42)

Becky Buller ~ Anchored in Love (SRS) Rest My Weary Feet [2001.] (2:22)

Stanley Brothers ~ How Mountain Girls Can Love (Copper Creek) Stanley Series v. 1, n. 1 [New River Ranch. Rising Sun, MD. 5/21/61.] (2:11)

Riley Puckett ~ Nine Hundred Miles from Home (JSP) Riley Puckett B [Atlanta, GA. Columbia. 4/16/30.] (3:16)

Uncle Eck Dunford ~ Skip to My Lou, My Darling  (JSP) Serenade in the Mountains A [Bristol, TN. Victor. 7/27/27.] (3:20)

Cartwright Brothers ~ When the Work’s All Done This Fall (JSP) Texas Hillbillies C [Dallas, TX. Columbia. 12/6/28.] (3:19)

John Hoffmann & Mac Benford ~ Don’t Drink Nothin’  but Corn (5-String Productions) It’s About Time [Stella & Taylor Kimble. 2007.] (2:44)

Kerry Blech ~ Big Eyed Rabbit (Field Recorders’ Collective) FRC 571 Appalachian Master [2025.] (1:52)

Major Contay & the Canebrake Rattlers ~ Sweet Milk and Peaches (Flying Crow Records) Old Familiar Tunes [Narmour & Smith. 1978.] (1:29)

Mike Bryant & Paul Brown ~ Natural Bridge Blues (Tiki Parlour) With Marcia Bryant & Terri McMurray [Tommy Magness. 2018.] (3:09)

Harvey Taylor ~ Wolf Creek (Pick Away Press) Dear Old Illinois 1 [1950s? 1/27/76.] (1:39)

Squirrel Butter ~ Nobody Cares (Tiki Parlour) Hazelnut [Charlie Beck. 2022.] (4:20)

Susan Graham Pepper ~ The Cuckoo (Ballad Records) Where the Islands Overflow [2024.] (2:34)

Arnie Naiman & Chris Coole ~ Bloody Red River (Merriweather Records) 5 Strings Attached with No Backing [Gerry Milnes. 1997.] (2:24)

New music from the Special Consensus, Wild Shoats,  the Horsenecks, Danny Paisley, Volume Five, Hog Eyed Man, and the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys! Mining the archives for the music of Major Contay & the Canebrake Rattlers, the North Georgia Four, the Original Sacred Harp Choir, the Gypsy Gyppo String  Band, Esker Hutchins, and Ann & Phil Case! Classics from Bill Monroe, the Carter Family, Flatt & Scruggs, Norman Blake with Tut Taylor, Del McCoury, and the Stanley Brothers! Don’t miss a minute!