Playlist - 5/31/2015

Hi Folks.

South Carolina Broadcasters

The first of two major bluegrass festivals in the state of Connecticut -- Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival -- had just ended when this show aired.  I enjoyed emceeing some of the festival, and several of the bands on the schedule at Strawberry Park were heard on this show along with much more music.  There was more of a "heritage" flavor to this show than usual with many songs coming from my archives.

Gibson Brothers at Strawberry Park

Of the Strawberry Park performers, we heard The South Carolina Broadcasters who were introduced to Eastern Connecticut last year at the same festival, and invited back this year.  They are working on their fifth album which we are eager to hear. We also heard from The Buckstankle Boys who were not at the festival, but whose fiddler, Andy Edmonds, is a member of the SC Broadcasters along with David and Ivy Sheppard.   World favorites The Gibson Brothers, riding high on their latest duo album, "Brotherhood," made two appearances on the show separated by more than 20 years.  Their earlier work still holds up.

Besides the Gibson Brothers, the show included newer music from Laura Orshaw, The Spinney Brothers, Tommy Brown, The Crowe Brothers, Jackson & Stiltner, Junior Sisk, Songs From The Road Band, Johnny Williams, Larry Sparks, The Earls of Leicester, and the debut of Mt. Airy NC band The Marshall Brothers and Highroad.  We also debuted Lizzy Long's new album on this show.

The Heritage Corner archives contributed mightily to this show with songs from Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys, Buzz Busby, Bea Lilly, Chubby Anthony, Don Stover, Mac Martin, Larry Richardson, The Dillards, a new re-release of J.E. Mainer, Jimmie Williams & Red Ellis, Karl Shiflett, Curly Seckler, and Butch Robins.

Amy will bring you next Sunday's Bluegrass Cafe, so tune in to hear the banjos and fiddles ring.

Jim Beaver

Artist / Song / Album / Label

• The Gillis Brothers / Wild Turkey / Down By The River / Hay Holler
• The South Carolina Broadcasters / Traveling the Highway Home / Diamonds In The Rough / Flaming Heart
• The Bluegrass Mountaineers / Carolina Mountain Home / Clinch Mountain Tradition / Maggard
• Keepin' Tradition / I'd Like To Go Back / Keepin' Tradition / Keepin' Tradition
• The Buckstankle Boys / There's A Light At The River / Self-titled / Self-released
• The Gibson Brothers / Long Gone / Brotherhood / Rounder
• Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys / Foggy Mountain Top / Mountain Music Bluegrass Style / Smithsonian Folkways
• Bill Monroe & The Blue Grass Boys / True Life Blues / live recordings 1956-1969 / Smithsonian Folkways
• B. Lilly, Chubby Anthony, Don Stover / Bile Them Cabbage Down / Mountain Music Bluegrass Style / Smithsonian Folkways
• Buzz Busby / Lost / Going Home / Starday
• Laura Orshaw / Coal Miner's Grave / Songs of Lost Yesterdays / Laura Orshaw
• Mac Martin & The Dixie Travelers / This Rambler's Ramblin' / A Dark Starless Night / White Oak
• The Spinney Brothers / Sweet Hazel Moore / Tried & True / Mountain Fever
• Lizzy Long / Communication Breakdown / Blueberry Pie / Vine
• The Spinney Brothers / I Wanna Walk With Jesus / Tried & True / Mountain Fever
• Larry Richardson and the Blue Ridge Boys With Buddy Pendleton / Sad and Lonesome Day / Larry Richardson and the Blue Ridge Boys With Buddy Pendleton On Fiddle / Old Blue
• Tommy Brown and the County Line Grass / I'll Soon Be There / Leaving This Town / Randm
• The Crowe Brothers / Excuse Me, I Think I've Got a Heartache / Forty Years Old / Mountain Fever
• The Del McCoury Band / Blackjack County Chains / The Cold Hard Facts / Rounder
• Scott Brannon / Georgia Bound / Your Old Standby / Patuxent Music
• Jackson & Stiltner / Truck Driver's Romance / Tribute To Bill Napier / Self Released
• The Gibson Brothers / Hand Me Down My Walking Cane / Underneath A Harvest Moon / Big Elm
• The Earls Of Leicester / The Wandering Boy / The Earls of Leicester / Rounder
• The Dillards / Old Joseph / Back Porch Bluegrass / Elektra
• Larry Fuller / Pike County Blues / Larry Fuller / CRFRC
• Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice / Gonna Make Her Mine / Trouble Follows Me / Rebel
• Alex Leach / Somebody Loves You Darling / Mountain Heartache / Self-released
• Rusty York & The Kentucky Mountain Boys / Bring Back My Blue Eyed Boy To Me / Early Bluegrass / Jewel
• The Lilly Brothers & Don Stover / Where Is My Sailor Boy? / Bluegrass At the Roots, 1961 / Smithsonian Folkways
• J. E. Mainer / Saving Up Coupons / The Legendary J. E. Mainer Vol. 4 / Rural Rhythm
• Larry Gillis / Three Sheets in the Wind / Swamp Folk / Tin Man
• Songs From The Road Band / Hillbilly Wedding Day / Traveling Show / Lucks Dumpy Toad
• Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show / I'm Telling You Now That I Love You / Collectors Series Vol. 1 / Self-released
• The Country Gentlemen / The Legend of the Rebel Soldier / The Award Winning Country Gentlemen / Rebel
• Butch Robins / I'll Be on That Good Road Someday / The Fifth Child / Rounder
• Johnny Williams / Ease My Worried Mind / Going My Way / Mountain Road
• Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass / I Overlooked an Orchid / Road Into Town / Patuxent
• Jimmy Martin / Shackles and Chains / Jimmy Martin / Rock Beat
• Jimmy Martin / Big Country / Jimmy Martin / Rock Beat
• Jimmy Martin feat. Gloria Belle / My Heart Won't Let Me Forget / Jimmy Martin / Rock Beat
• Curly Seckler feat. Mac Wiseman / We'll Meet Again Sweetheart / 60 Years of Bluegrass With My Friends / Copper Creek
• Curly Seckler / Moonlight On My Cabin / 60 Years of Bluegrass With My Friends / Copper Creek
• The Marshall Brothers and Highroad / When We Cross / Old Time Country Revival / Self-released
• The Buckstankle Boys / Old Country Baptizing / Round Peak Home / Self-released
• Jimmie Williams & Red Ellis / That Beautiful Home / Classic Bluegrass Gospel / B.A.C.M
• Mac Wiseman / Are You Washed In The Blood / Bluegrass 1971 / Rural Rhythm
• Larry Sparks / I'm Gonna Sing, Sing, Sing / Lonesome and Then Some: A Classic 50th Celebration / Rebel
• The Lilly Brothers & Don Stover / I Would Not Be Denied / What Will I Leave Behind / Rebel
• The South Carolina Broadcasters / When God Dips His Love in My Heart / Can You Hear Me Now / Flaming Heart