A big night of BG in New London -- Saturday, March 1st

Join two of CT's finest BG bands,

ShoreGrass

and

Second Circle

Saturday, March 1, 2008

at the

Unitarian Church, 60 Huntington Street, New London

Showtime is 7:30PM

For more information, call (860)464-0040 or email b.shaw@snet.net.

Saturday, February 23rd -- A Day With A LOT of Bluegrass!

There are not one, not two, but THREE big BG events going on this coming Saturday, February 23rd. Depending on where you're located, and what your interests are, you're strongly encouraged to attend one of these shows....

1.) Bluegrass at the Weston Playhouse -- Weston, VT
Bands: Seth Sawyer Band, Acoustic Blue, Family & Friends
Time: noon-5PM
Info: (802)824-6674

2.) Bluegrass at the Killingly Grange -- East Killingly, CT
Bands: Shady Creek, Spirit Fiddle
Time: 7PM (doors open @ 6PM)
Info: (860)564-1018

3.) Country Corner Coffee House -- South Hadley Falls, MA
Band: Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters featuring Roger Williams
Time: 8PM
Info: (413)467-9394

"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 2/17/2008

While Jim, Marti, and a whole lot of other folks were enjoying the live BG happenings at the Joe Val Festival this past weekend, I got to "mind the store," as it were, playing two hours of classic country tunes from 2-4PM during Jim & Marti's Red Rooster Party, followed by three big hours of the BG during Bluegrass Cafe. Perhaps you got to tune in a bit on your way home from Framingham? If you attended Joe Val this year, feel free to post a comment here and let us know what you thought. Who was your favorite (or even least favorite) band?

As for me, a bit of a family medical emergency only allowed me to see one band at Joe Val, but it was a very good one: Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper. Watching those guys play music together is a joy, no doubt about it.

On the Cafe, we featured a few BG covers of tunes written by Whisperin' Bill Anderson. There was no special reason for this -- it just seemed like a good time to honor one of country music's greatest songwriters. We also included a bit of Tom T. Hall, who was announced this past week as one of the 2008 inductees in the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Check out the Cafe next Sunday -- Jim & Marti will be with you.

Amy

• Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / RockyGrass / Blue Planet
• Hot Corn, Cold Corn / Here Today / Here Today / Rounder
• Raining In L.A. / IIIrd Tyme Out / Footprints / Rounder
• It’s Raining Here This Morning / Norman Blake & Tony Rice / Blake & Rice 2 / Rounder
• Roll On Buddy, Roll On / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Anthology / MCA
• Rose Of My Heart / Whitstein Brothers / Rose Of My Heart / Rounder
• Montana Cowboy / Hot Rize / Traditional Ties / Sugar Hill
• Leavin’ Tennessee / Longview / High Lonesome / Rounder
• Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way / Barry Berrier / First Time With Feeling / Pinecastle
• Upstairs In The Bedroom / Avery County / Me And The Jukebox / Self-Produced
• I Wouldn’t Change You If I Could / Ronnie Reno & the Reno Tradition / In Concert / Shell Point Records
• More Than A Name On A Wall / Dailey & Vincent / Dailey & Vincent / Rounder
• Greenville Trestle High / Cliff Waldron & the New Shades Of Grass / Old Friends & Memories / Rebel
• Sourwood Mountain / Daniel Grindstaff / April’s Fool / Self-Produced
• I Am Weary, Let Me Rest / Cox Family / O Brother, Where Art Thou? / Lost Highway
• I’ll Never See My Home Again / Fred Pike, Bill Rawlings & the Twin River Boys / Authentic Bluegrass Folk Music / Osage
• Lonesome Weary Heart / Audie Blaylock & Redline / / Self-Produced
• One Of Those Days (When I Miss Lester Flatt) / Tom T. Hall / Tom T. Hall Sings Miss Dixie And Tom T. / Blue Circle
• Is It Too Late Now? / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / The Complete Mercury Recordings / Mercury
• Old Dogs, Children, And Watermelon Wine / Charlie Sizemore / The Story Is…The Songs Of Tom T. Hall / Rebel
• Will You Be Lonesome, Too? / Ronnie Bowman / Cold Virginia Night / Rebel
• Sea Of Heartbreak / Country Gentlemen / Early Rebel Recordings, 1962-1971 / Rebel
• The Shoe Goes On The Other Foot Tonight / Special Consensus / The Trail Of Aching Hearts / Pinecastle
• Take My Ring From Your Finger / Bear Bridge Band / Bear Essentials / Open Road
• Pick Up The Blues / Steep Canyon Rangers / Lovin’ Pretty Women / Rebel
• The Walls Of Time / Johnson Mountain Boys / The Walls Of Time / Rounder
• Roll On Muddy River / The Hillmen / The Hillmen / Sugar Hill
• Our Last Goodbye / Stanley Brothers / 20th Century Masters / Mercury
• Cincinnati Ohio / Osborne Brothers / Hillbilly Fever / CMH
• We Missed You / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / The Hard Game Of Love / Sugar Hill
• Slippin’ Away / James King / Leavin’ / Rounder
• I Don’t Love You Anymore / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder
• More And More / Amy Gallatin & Roger Williams / Something ‘Bout You / Happy Appy
• Through The Window Of A Train / Blue Highway / Through The Window Of A Train / Rounder
• The Passing Of The Train / Rhonda Vincent / Back Home Again / Rounder
• What A Ways We’ve Come / Gibson Brothers / Red Letter Day / Sugar Hill
• Some Of These Days (You’re Gonna Be Sad) / David Peterson & 1946 / In The Mountaintops To Roam / Self-Produced
• My Walking Shoes / Second Circle Bluegrass Band / / Self-Produced
• My Smoky Mountain Home / Wayne Taylor / Dear Mom / Self-Produced
• Darkest Hour / Acoustic Blue / Workin’ Man / Self-Produced
• Every Humble Knee Must Bow / Nashville Bluegrass Band / To Be His Child / Rounder
• Cryin’ Holy Unto The Lord / Balsam Range / Marching Home / Mountain Home
• Just A Matter Of Time / Gary Ferguson & Friends / Live At Podunk / Patuxent Music
• Are You Lost In Sin / Jim & Jesse / First Sounds : The Capitol Years / Capitol
• Are You Washed In The Blood / David Parmley & Continental Divide / Church House Hymns / Self-Produced
• Voice Of My Savior / Jimmy Martin / This World Is Not My Home / MME
• I’d Rather Live By The Side Of The Road / Country Gentlemen / Early Rebel Recordings, 1962- 1971 / Rebel
• I Have Found The Way / Louvin Brothers / Songs That Tell A Story / Rounder
• Blue Grass Twist / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder
  

"Bluegrass Cafe" Playlist - 2/10/2008

Goodness gracious, what a show! Not only did we have a great music day, but I got to interview Graham Sharp, the banjo picker and main songwriter for the Steep Canyon Rangers. The Rangers will be performing in Fairfield CT 14 Feb and at the Joe Val Festival in Framingham MA Saturday 16 Feb. I know where I'm going to be.

Marti sat out this week to keep out of the weather, but I tried to make up for her absence with the music by featuring more songs from the Bluegrass Unlimited survey than usual. Our featured band, the Steep Canyon Rangers, has two songs on the February chart. I also featured more bluegrass music from our local bands like Monty McClanahan Project, Shady Creek, Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters, ShoreGrass, and Evergreen.

Thanks for listening!

Jim

Requests in blue, local and New England music in brown

• Big Cypoophus / Steep Canyon Rangers / One Dime At A Time / Rebel
• If It Weren't For Bluegrass Music I'd Go Crazy / Tommy Webb / Eastern Kentucky / Kindred
• Alison's Band / Charlie Sizemore / Good News / Rounder
• Don't You Call My Name / Dailey & Vincent / Dailey & Vincent / Rounder
• Going On The Next Train / Carrie Hassler and Hard Rain / Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain / Rural Rhythm
• Down The Trail Of Aching Hearts / Special Consensus / The Trail Of Aching Hearts / Pinecastle
• I'm Leavin' / Rhonda Vincent / Good Thing Going / Rounder
• Born Lonesome / Cadillac Sky / Blind Man Walking / Skaggs Family
• Back To The Mountains / Monty McClanahan Project / The Road Less Traveled / Self
• The Last Suit You Wear / Larry Sparks / The Last Suit You Wear / McCoury
• Rain And Snow / Del McCoury / Classic Bluegrass Collection / Time Life
• Sophronie / Jimmy Martin / Legends Of Bluegrass / Time Life
• The Girl Behind The Bar / The Stanley Brothers / The Definitive Collection / Time Life
• Lovin' Pretty Women / Steep Canyon Rangers / Lovin' Pretty Women / Rebel
• Interview with Graham Sharp of the Steep Canyon Rangers
• One Dime At A Time / Steep Canyon Rangers / One Dime At A Time / Rebel
• A Ramblin' Man Is A Ramblin' Man / Steep Canyon Rangers / Lovin' Pretty Women / Rebel
• Hometown Blues / Seldom Scene / SCENEchronized / Sugar Hill
• If You're Ever Gonna Love Me / Gary Ferguson and Friends / Live At Podunk / Patuxent
• Not Loving Me / Shady Creek / The Old Home / Self
• There's No Room Inside Your Heart / Bill Emerson / Bill Emerson and the Sweet Dixie Band / Rebel
• Just Another Gravel In The Road / Blue Highway / Through The Window Of A Train / Rounder
• Don't Give Your Heart To A Knoxville Girl / Cherryholmes / Cherryholmes II: Black And White / Skaggs Family
• Mr. Coachman / Evergreen / 4 / Chickadee
• Song For Keith / Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time / Took Down And Put Up / Lonesome Day
• Soldier / ShoreGrass / Going Home / Self
• Soldier's Joy / James Alan Shelton / Walking Down The Line / Sheltone
• Fair And Tender Ladies / James Alan Shelton / Walking Down The Line / Sheltone
• Brown Mountain Light / The Country Gentlemen / Going Back To The Blue Ridge Mountains / Smithsonian Folkways
• Fergus County Jail / The Slack Family / Pickin' Up The Slack / Planetary
• Moonshiner / Larry Perkins with Special Guests / A Glad Reunion Day / RME
• Baby We're Really In Love / Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters / Phoenix / Happy Appy
• Lost / Avery County / Me & The Jukebox / Self
• Blue Yodel No. 3 / David Peterson & 1946 / David Peterson & 1946 / Self
• Rita Mae / Dale Ann Bradley / Catch Tomorrow / Compass
• I Can't Sit Down / Steep Canyon Rangers / One Dime At A Time / Rebel
• Train That's Comin' / Pine Mountain Railroad / Alone With Forever / SteelTown
• Shoutin' Time / Kenny & Amanda Smith / Tell Someone / Rebel
• God's Not Dead / The Johnson Mountain Boys / Favorites / Rounder
• Pass Me Not / Carl Story / Complete Atteiram Collection / Gusto
• While Endless Ages Roll / Easter Brothers / By Request - Their Greatest Hits / Thoroughbred
• I'm Going To Make Heaven My Home / Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & the FMB / As Good As It Gets - Bluegrass / Disky
• A Voice From On High / The Stanley Brothers / Legends Of Bluegrass / Time Life
• I Need The Prayers / Reno & Smiley / 1959-1963 / Gusto
• Ohoopee / Gillis Brothers / Down By The River / Hay Holler

"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 2/3/2008

At the outset, we were unsure of how many folks would be listening to Sunday's show, as we had a bit of "competition" in the form of the Super Bowl. We're happy to report, though, that some folks called in to say they'd be watching the game with the volume off AND listening to the radio. That suits us just fine! Unfortunately, it wasn't a great day for the Patriots, but that's another story, I suppose...

Anyhow, we got a chance on Sunday to listen a bit to three great new CDs, including the edgy sounds of The SteelDrivers' self-titled debut on Rounder, as well as the always-wonderful Blue Highway with their Rounder recording, Through The Window Of A Train. In addition, there is a great new duet recording from Chris Brashear & Peter McLaughlin called So Long Arizona. While that music isn't really hard-driving Bluegrass, it's very enjoyable, nonetheless. Be assured that you'll be hearing lots more from all three of these recordings in future weeks at the Bluegrass Cafe.

We also listened to a track from a local band who has a forthcoming recording project. This group is called Second Circle Bluegrass, and we were pleased to share their music with you.

Join Jim & Marti for a big Cafe show next week, as Jim will be talking to Graham Sharp of the Steep Canyon Rangers 'round about 5PM on February 10th. The Rangers are big favorites of us BG folks at WHUS, and they'll be making two big appearances in New England over the next couple of weeks, with shows in Fairfield, CT on February 14th and then, the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival in Framingham on February 16th. Who says there's nothing good about winter? Tune in Sunday to hear Jim with Graham -- I know I'll be listening!

Amy

Requests are RED

• Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / RockyGrass / Blue Planet
• Hills And Home / Longview / Lessons In Stone / Rebel
• Your Old Standby / Reno & Smiley / On Stage / Copper Creek
• The Old Account / Doc Watson, Del McCoury & Mac Wiseman / Mac, Doc, & Del / Sugar Hill
• My Sweet Blue-Eyed Darlin’ / Lonesome River Band / Carrying The Tradition / Rebel
• Poor Boy Workin’ Blues / Dailey & Vincent / Dailey & Vincent / Rounder
• Flame In My Heart / Bill Grant & Delia Bell / Dreaming / Rounder
• Tennessee Cut-Up Breakdown / Charlie Cushman / Five String Time / Self-Produced
• On My Way Back To The Old Home / ShoreGrass / Going Home / Self-Produced
• I’m Going Back To Old Kentucky / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Anthology / MCA
• The Blues Are Still The Blues / Traditional Grass / Howdy Neighbor Howdy / Rebel
• East Kentucky Home / The SteelDrivers / The SteelDrivers / Rounder
• Down In Caroline / Front Range / Waiting For The Real Thing / Sugar Hill
• Behind These Prison Walls Of Love / Bob Paisley & the Southern Grass / Live In Holland / Strictly Country
• Hickory Hollow / Fred Pike, Bill Rawlings, & the Twin River Boys / Genuine Authentic Bluegrass Folk Music / Osage
• Midnight Tears / The SteelDrivers / The SteelDrivers / Rounder
• World’s Biggest Fool / Rhonda Vincent / Good Thing Going / Rounder
• Secret Of The Waterfall / Bill Yates & Friends / Country Gentlemen Tribute / MasterShield
• Murder On Music Row / Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time / Murder On Music Row / Shell Point
• I’ll Love Nobody But You /Jim & Jesse / In The Tradition / Rounder
• Where The City Ends / Chris Brashear & Peter McLaughlin / So Long Arizona / Dog Boy Records
• The Train’s Ready / Balsam Range / Marching Home / Mountain Home
• You Won’t Ever Forget Me / Bluegrass Brothers / Appalachian Memories / Self-Produced
• Louisville Suite / Chris Brashear & Peter McLaughlin / So Long Arizona / Dog Boy Records
• I Got A Letter / Bear Bridge Band / One More Ride / Open Road
• Don’t Ease Me In / Steep Canyon Rangers / Lovin’ Pretty Women / Rebel
• Don’t You Call My Name / Dailey & Vincent / Dailey & Vincent / Rounder
• Lonesome For You / Tommy Webb / Eastern Kentucky / Kindred Records
• Soldier’s Joy / James Alan Shelton / Walking Down The Line / Sheltone Records
• Long Forgotten Dream / Gibson Brothers / Long Forgotten Dream / Hay Holler
• Mama Tried / Seldom Scene / SCENEchronized / Sugar Hill
• Holding Things Together / Merle Haggard / The Bluegrass Sessions / McCoury Music
• I Heard The Bluebirds Sing / Pine Mountain Railroad / Alone With Forever / SteelTown Records
• Hard Rock Bottom Of Your Heart / Charlie Sizemore Band / Good News / Rounder
• I’m Gonna Love You One More Time / Special Consensus / The Trail Of Aching Hearts / Pinecastle
• Life Of A Travelin’ Man / Blue Highway / Through The Window Of A Train / Rounder
• Cold Sheets Of Rain / Second Circle Bluegrass Band / / Self-Produced
• Me And The Jukebox / Avery County / Me And The Jukebox / Self-Produced
• Leaving Baker County / Tom T. Hall / Tom T. Hall Sings Miss Dixie & Tom T. /
  Blue Circle
• Linda Lou / Bill Emerson & the Sweet Dixie Band / Bill Emerson & the Sweet Dixie Band / Rebel
• You’re For Me / Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters / Phoenix / Happy Appy
• The Lighthouse / Gibson Brothers / Bona Fide / Sugar Hill
• Brother, I’m Getting Ready To Go / Curly Seckler with Larry Sparks / Bluegrass, Don’t You Know? / Copper Creek
• Old Daniel Prayed / Stanley Brothers / All Gospel, All Bluegrass / Federal
• Giving My Soul Back To Him / IIIrd Tyme Out / Footprints /Rounder
• Go Home / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Foggy Mountain Gospel / Columbia
• Call His Name / Johnson Mountain Boys / Working Close / Rounder
• By The Mark / Dailey & Vincent / Dailey & Vincent / Rounder
• Black Mountain Blues / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder

"Bluegrass Cafe" Playlist - 1/27/2008

We had another enjoyable afternoon at the Cafe bringing you our mix of the best of new bluegrass music as well as the classics. We have been getting enthusiastic response to the local music we have been playing recently, and this show was no exception with songs from Shady Creek, Amy Gallatin, Bear Bridge Band, ShoreGrass, and the Old Time Bluegrass Singers.

Keep on supporting the bluegrass music.

Amy will be with you Sunday the 3rd. I heard there was some kind of ball game supposed to be on Tee Vee that day, but I'm sure your radios will be on WHUS for the bluegrass soundtrack!

Jim

Requests in blue, Local music in brown

• Wild Turkey / Gillis Brothers / Down By The River / Hay Holler
• Barefoot Nellie / Reno & Smiley / 1951 / 1959 / King
• Memories of You / Bill Monroe / Blue Grass 1950-1958 / Bear Family
• Air Mail Special / Jim & Jesse / 1952-1955 / Bear Family
• Been All Around The World / Shady Creek / Get Your Feet Wet / Self
• Jesus On The Mainline / Dry Branch Fire Squad / Live at the Newburyport Firehouse / Rounder
• More Than A Name On A Wall / Dailey & Vincent / Dailey & Vincent / Rounder
• Somewhere In Time / Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters / Phoenix / Happy Appy
• Julia Belle / Dale Ann Bradley / Catch Tomorrow / Compass
• The Storms Are On The Ocean / Larry Perkins, Alison Krauss, Bobby Osborne / A Touch Of The Past / Pinecastle
• Last Old Shovel / Phyllis Boyens / Hand Picked / Rounder
• Home Is Where The Heart Is / Connie and Babe & The Backwoods Boys / Hand Picked / Rounder
• Fox On The Run / Country Gentlemen / Classic Bluegrass Collection / Time Life
• Blue Ridge Cabin Home / Robin & Linda Williams / Radio Songs / Red House
• I Don't Know / Cherryholmes / Cherryholmes II Black and White / Skaggs Family
• The First Train Robbery / Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time / Took Down and Put Up / Lonesome Day
• Hills Of Roane County / Bill Emerson & The Sweet Dixie Band / Bill Emerson & The Sweet Dixie Band / Rebel
• Sweetest Love / Seldom Scene / SCENEchronized / Sugar Hill
• Press On O' Pilgrim / Larry Stephenson / Thankful (Prime Cuts 91) / Pinecastle (KBC)
• Cabin Down Below / The Gibson Brothers / Iron And Diamonds (Prime Cuts 91) / Sugar Hill (KBC)
• He Ain't That / Donna Ulisse / When I Look Back (Prime Cuts 91) / Hadley Music Group (KBC)
• Cold And Windy Night / Buzz Busby / The Best Of Starday Bluegrass / King
• Robin Built A Nest On Daddy's Grave / Tommy Brown & the County Line Grass / Hard Drivin' / Lavenir
• Dogpatch / Tim Carter / Bang Bang / Little King
• When The Saints Go Marching In / The Lilly Brothers & Don Stover / On The Radio 1952-1953 / Rounder
• The Old Home / David Peterson & 1946 / David Peterson & 1946 / Self
• Don't Get Above Your Raising / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / The Essential Earl Scruggs / Columbia
• Hit Parade of Love / Rhonda Vincent / Good Thing / Rounder
• I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darlin / Hunter Berry / Wow Baby / Upper Management
• Down In The Willow Garden / Gary Ferguson and Friends / Live At Podunk / Patuxent Records
• No Mother or Dad / Beartracks / From The Hollow / Self
• You're My Darling / The Old Time Bluegrass Singers / Threads / Open Road
• Six White Horses / Flatt & Scruggs / 1948-1959 / Bear Family
• Hillside Home / Shoregrass / Going Home / Self
• Road That Never Ends / Mountain Heart / Road That Never Ends / Rural Rhythm
• Cedar Grove / White House / White House / Pinecastle
• Peter Was A Fireball / The Easter Brothers / By Request - Their Greatest Hits / Thoroughbred
• Shady Grove / Tim Hensley / Long Monday / Rural Rhythm
• I'm Going Down To Have Myself A Ball / The Cumberland Mountain Boys / As Good As It Gets Bluegrass / Disky
• A Memory Of You / Jim & Jesse / As Good As It Gets Bluegrass / Disky
• Lovin' Pretty Women / Steep Canyon Rangers / Lovin' Pretty Women / Rebel
• Sawing on the Strings / Alison Krauss / A Hundred Miles or More / Rounder
• Don't Cheat In Our Hometown / Keith Whitley and Ricky Skaggs / Second Generation / Rebel
• Sally Goodin/That's What I Like About The South / Monroe Crossing / Live From Silver Dollar City / Self
• Rockwell's Gold / Randy Kohrs / Old Photograph / Rural Rhythm
• A Great Big Hand / Kenny & Amanda Smith / Tell Someone / Rebel
• Electricity / The Country Gentlemen / Going Back To The Blue Ridge Mountains / Smithsonian Folkways
• Place On Calvary / Dailey & Vincent / Dailey & Vincent / Rounder
• Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan / Carl Story / Complete Atteiram Collection / Gusto
• The Legend Of The Dogwood Tree / Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper / Walking My Lord Up Calvary's Hill / King
• That Glory Bound Train / The Bear Bridge Band / Broken Hearts & Better Times / Open Road
• I Am The Man, Thomas / The Stanley Gospel Tradition / Songs About Our Saviour / Doobie Shea
• I'll Fly Away / Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch / Classic Bluegrass Collection / Time Life
• Cry From The Cross / The Stanley Brothers / The Definitive Collection 1947-1966 / Time Life
• Ohoopee / The Gillis Brothers / Down By The River / Hay Holler