Our CD "thank you gifts" for Radiothon....

As we've mentioned on the air for the last couple of weeks, Radiothon begins at WHUS this Saturday, March 10th at 5AM and runs through Sunday, March 18th at 10PM. That means that for two Sundays -- any sports preemptions, notwithstanding -- we'll be conducting our own portion of Radiothon at Bluegrass Cafe. When we sent the word out to the various record labels and performers, we received many, many excellent CDs to offer you as "thank you gifts" when you make your pledge to Bluegrass Cafe. At this point, I'm not 100% sure of the pledge amount you will need to make to pick up one of the CD premiums, but as soon as I can confirm it, I'll let you know. Many thanks to all of our supporters!

To give you a clue about what we have to offer, here are a few titles:

• 3 Fox Drive - "Listen To The Music" (Koch)
• IIIrd Tyme Out - "Round III At The MAC" (CMG)
• The Abrams Brothers - "Carrying On" (MasterShield)
• Darren Beachley [of Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver] - "I Love You To The Moon And Back" (Blue Circle)
• The Blinky Moon Boys - "Moonlite Theatre" (Hay Holler)
• Justin Carbone [of Special Consensus] - "Take Some Time" (Pinecastle)
• Carolina Road - "The Road That Took You There" (CMH)
• Cherryholmes - "Cherryholmes" (Skaggs Family)
• Michael Cleveland - "Let 'Er Go, Boys!" (Rounder)
• J.D. Crowe & the New South - "Lefty's Old Guitar" (Rounder)
• Daughters Of Bluegrass - "Back To The Well" (Blue Circle)
• David Davis & the Warrior River Boys - "Troubled Times" (Rebel)
• Jerry Douglas - "The Best Kept Secret (Koch)
• Dave Evans - "Pretty Green Hills" (Rebel)
• The Gibson Brothers - "Red Letter Day" (Sugar Hill)
• The Grascals - "Long List Of Heartaches" (Rounder)
• Jim & Jesse - "Our Kind Of Country" (Pinecastle)
• Mark Johnson & Emory Lester - "Acoustic Rising" (Mountain Home)
• Clay Jones [of Mountain Heart] - "Mountain Tradition" (Rural Rhythm)
• Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road - "A Stop In Southport Towne" (Blue Circle)
• Jim Lauderdale - "Bluegrass" (Yep Roc)
• Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - "He Lives In Me" (Horizon)
• Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands - "The Golden West" (Hightone)
• Lonesome River Band - "The Road With No End" (Mountain Home)
• Claire Lynch - "New Day" (Rounder)
• Aaron McDaris [of the Grascals] - "First Time Around" (Pinecastle)
• Monroe Crossing - "Into The Fire" (Self-Produced)
• NewFound Road - "Life In A Song" (Rounder)
• Michelle Nixon - "What More Should I Say?" (Pinecastle)
• Nothin' Fancy - "Album #7" (Pinecastle)
• Alecia Nugent - "A Little Girl...A Big Four-Lane" (Rounder)
• Tim O'Brien - "Cornbread Nation" (Sugar Hill)
• Tim O'Brien - "Fiddler's Green" (Sugar Hill)
• The Old Time Bluegrass Singers - "Threads" (Open Road)
• Bob Paisley & the Southern Grass - "Back To The Blue Ridge" (Brandywine)
• Dan Paisley & the Southern Grass - "The Tradition Continues" (Brandywine)
• David Peterson & 1946 - "In The Mountaintops To Roam" (Self-Produced)
• Gary Pomerleau [of White Mountain Bluegrass] - "Eye To Eye" (Self-Produced)
• Ronnie Reno & the Reno Tradition - "Portfolio" (Shell Point)
• Don Rigsby & Midnight Call - "Hillbilly Heartache" (Rebel)
• Jerry Salley - "New Songs, Old Friends" (Mountain Home)
• Chris Sexton [of Nothin' Fancy] - "Coffee At Midnight" (Pinecastle)
• Kenny & Amanda Smith Band - "Always Never Enough" (Rebel)
• Kenny & Amanda Smith Band - "Tell Someone" (Rebel)
• Frank Solivan II - "I Am A Rambler" (Self-Produced)
• Frank Solivan II - "Selfish Tears" (Self-Produced)
• Spinney Brothers - "Here At The Cross" (Self-Produced)
• Steep Canyon Rangers - "One Dime At A Time" (Rebel)
• Uncle Earl - "She Waits For Night" (Rounder)
• Jim VanCleve [of Mountain Heart] - "No Apologies" (Rural Rhythm)

This is not a complete list of the CDs we'll have to offer, and you should know that we do have multiple copies of some of the above titles. If you see something in the list that's a "must have," please call early in the show to make your pledge this Sunday. While we really don't like "begging" our listeners for money, in another way, we do enjoy Radiothon, as it allows us to prove to WHUS that there are folks out there who faithfully listen to (and, we hope, appreciate) the Bluegrass Cafe. Thanks!!

Amy