A BG & classic country fill-in....

As it's the beginning of the semester at UCONN, there are plenty of opportunities to do fill-ins on the radio until the schedule changes in the middle of September. Today, I was scheduled to do a midday fill-in, so I figured I'd play a mix of classic country tunes and BG for two hours. Well, two hours turned into four, and so I was "forced" to keep playing that mix. I won't lie -- this was great fun! And judging from the number of positive calls we received about the tunes we were playing, I think there is an audience for those classic country sounds. Wouldn't it be terrific to hear folks like Hank Williams, Roy Acuff, Carl Smith, and Ray Price on the air more often? I think so....

Today's show playlist follows, and the requests are in red.

Be sure to tune in on Sunday starting at 2PM -- Jim & Marti may include some classic country in their fine "Red Rooster Party," and then, Jim has the helm at this week's "BG Cafe." Be listening!

Amy

• Wildwood Flower / Carter Family / Anchored In Love / Rounder
• Sally In Poor Valley / Heather Berry & Tony / Before Bluegrass / Blue Circle
• Can You Hear Me Now / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / More Behind The Picture Than The Wall / Rounder
• Clinch Mountain Home / Carter Family / Carter Family / Self-Produced
• In The Jailhouse Now / Jimmie Rodgers / Essential Jimmie Rodgers / RCA
• You Are My Sunshine / Norman Blake / O Brother, Where Art Thou? / Mercury
• Mean Mama Blues / Ernest Tubb / Definitive Collection / MCA
• Southern Cannonball / Hank Snow / RCA Country Legends / RCA
• I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow / Soggy Bottom Boys / O Brother, Where Art Thou? / Mercury
• Heavy Traffic Ahead / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Essential Earl Scruggs / Legacy
• There's No Depression In Heaven / Charlie Monroe / Post War Country Classics / Cattle
• Have A Feast Here Tonight / Monroe Brothers / Are You From Dixie? / BMG
• Fall On Your Knees / Old Crow Medicine Show / Down Home Girl / Nettwerk
• Your Cheatin’ Heart / Hank Williams / 24 Of Hank Williams’ Greatest Hits / Mercury
• Success / Loretta Lynn / Country Music Hall Of Fame / MCA
• The Wreck On The Highway / Roy Acuff / Essential Roy Acuff / Columbia
• Don’t Just Stand There / Carl Smith / Let’s Live A Little / Living Era
• Railroad Boomer / Bristol Boys / All Aboard With The Bristol Boys / Self-Produced
• More And More / Amy Gallatin & Roger Williams / Something ‘Bout You / Happy Appy
• Back Street Affair / Webb Pierce / 20th Century Masters / MCA
• According To My Heart / Jim Reeves / RCA Country Legends / RCA
• I’ve Got Five Dollars And It’s Saturday Night / Faron Young / Complete Capitol Hits Of Faron Young / Collector’s Choice
• Singing The Blues / Marty Robbins / The Story Of My Life / Columbia
• Hey Porter / Johnny Cash / Essential Johnny Cash / Columbia
• I’ll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) / Ray Price / In A Honky Tonk Mood / Jasmine
• You’re Running Wild / Louvin Brothers / When I Stop Dreaming / Razor & Tie
• Flowers On The Wall / Statler Brothers / World Of The Statler Brothers / Columbia
• I Take The Chance / The Browns / Essential Jim Ed Brown & the Browns / RCA
• Lonely Me, Lonely You / Gibson Brothers / Iron & Diamonds / Sugar Hill
• Open Up Your Heart / Buck Owens / 21 #1 Hits : The Ultimate Collection / Rhino
• Sea Of Heartbreak / Don Gibson / RCA Country Legends / RCA
• Your Love Is Like A Flower / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Foggy Mountain Jamboree / Columbia
• Cajun Fiddle / Don Rich / Country Pickin’ / Sundazed
• Little Cabin Home On The Hill / Osborne Brothers / Hyden / Pinecastle
• You Don’t Know My Mind / Jimmy Martin / You Don’t Know My Mind / Rounder
• I’ll Go Steppin’ Too / Rickey Wasson / From The Heart And Soul / Rural Rhythm
• And The Band Played “Waltzing Matilda” / Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein / 2:10 Train / Rebel
• Blow Out The Candle, Laura / Linda Lay & Sammy Shelor / Taking The Crooked Road Home / VA FolkArts
• Widow Of The Glade / Adcock, Gaudreau, Waller & Gray / Country Gentlemen Reunion Band / RadioTherapy Records
• Marching Home / Balsam Range / Marching Home / Mountain Home
• High Alleghenies / Big Country Bluegrass / Open For Business / Mountain Roads
• Waiting For A Train / BearTracks / From The Hollow / AMT Records
• Philadelphia Lawyer / J.D. Crowe & the New South / Bluegrass Holiday / Rebel
• Where The City Ends / Chris Brashear & Peter McLaughlin / So Long Arizona / Dog Boy Records
• The Fightin’ Side Of Me / Merle Haggard / Vintage Collections / Capitol
• The Blues Come Around / The Wilders / Throw Down / Free Dirt
• Sold Down The River / Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper / Leavin’ Town / Rounder
• Foggy Mountain Rock / Daniel Grindstaff / April’s Fool / Self-Produced
• Rose Of Old Kentucky / Joe Val & the New England Bluegrass Boys / Live In Holland / Strictly Country
• When I’m Gone / BearTracks / From The Hollow / AMT Records
• New White House Blues / Rick Hayes / Fly By Night / Self-Produced
• You’ll Find Her Name Written There / David Peterson & 1946 / In The Mountaintops To Roam / Self-Produced
• Hang Your Head In Shame / Del McCoury & the Dixie Pals / Live In Japan / Copper Creek
• Tupelo County Jail / Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road / A Stop In Southport Towne / Blue Circle
• The Little Sparrow / Seldom Scene / Dream Scene / Sugar Hill
• Who Showed Who / Dan Tyminski / Wheels / Rounder
• White House Blues / Mashville Brigade / Bluegrass Smash Hits / Rural Rhythm
• Long Gone Lonesome Blues / Hank Williams / 20th Century Masters / Mercury
• Ridin’ My Thumb To Mexico / Bill Emerson & the Sweet Dixie Band / Bill Emerson & the Sweet Dixie Band / Rebel
• Molly And Tenbrooks / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Anthology / MCA
• Fox On The Run / Tony Trischka with Tom Adams / Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular / Rounder
• Blue Kentucky Girl / Loretta Lynn / Country Music Hall Of Fame / MCA
• Today’s The Day I Get My Gold Watch And Chain / David Davis & the Warrior River Boys / David Davis & the Warrior River Boys / Rebel
• Poor Boy Workin’ Blues / Dailey & Vincent / Dailey & Vincent / Rounder
• Clinch Mountain Backstep / Clay Jones / Mountain Tradition / Rural Rhythm

"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 8/24/2008

Another week -- more great music at the BG Cafe!

This week's show included new music from the likes of Cherryholmes ("Don't Believe" on Skaggs Family), Ralph Stanley II (Lonesome Day's "This One Is II"), and luthier Audey Ratliff (his self-released "Piece Of Cake"), as well as a brief look at a couple of nominees for IBMA Awards which will be given out in ceremonies in Nashville on October 2nd. For a full list of nominees for this year's awards, click here.

One of the nominees in the category of "Recorded Event of the Year" is someone to whom many New Englanders credit their first exposure to Bluegrass -- 84-year-old Everett Lilly. Beginning in 1952, Everett, his brother "B" Lilly, and banjo picker Don Stover began playing Bluegrass in Boston, most notably at the Hillbilly Ranch. Their sound is credited with inspiring many a BG picker from this part of the country, including Joe Val, Peter Rowan, Bill Keith, and countless others. Everett's latest recording -- "Everett Lilly & Everybody And Their Brother" -- includes Everett playing and singing with lots and lots of his friends and family, including Marty Stuart, Rhonda Vincent, Ronnie & Rob McCoury, Eddie Stubbs, and others. You'll be sure to hear more from this CD in future weeks on BG Cafe.

I'm off for Maine this Labor Day weekend for the final Thomas Point Beach BG Festival. Hope you get to enjoy some great BG music wherever you are. Be sure to join Jim on for Sunday's show at 4PM...

Thanks for listening -
Amy


Requests are RED.

• Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / RockyGrass / Blue Planet
• One Dime At A Time / Steep Canyon Rangers / One Dime At A Time / Rebel
• Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool / Sierra Hull / Secrets / Rounder
• Could I Stop Loving You / Reno & Smiley / Together Again / Rebel
• White House Blues / Mashville Brigade / Bluegrass Smash Hits / Rural Rhythm
• Cumberland River / Dailey & Vincent / Dailey & Vincent / Rounder
• Devil’s Road / GrassTowne / The Road Headin’ Home / Pinecastle
• Cheyenne / Bluegrass Album Band / Bluegrass Album, Volume 4 / Rounder
• Just Ain’t / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / 16 Biggest Hits / Legacy
• Sweet Carrie / Dailey & Vincent / Dailey & Vincent / Rounder
• Weary Traveler / Big Country Bluegrass / Open For Business / Mountain Roads
• Roll On Muddy River / Bluegrass Cardinals / Bluegrass Cardinals / Rounder
• East Bound Freight Train / Luke McKnight & Thunder Road / Leader Of The Band / Self-Produced
• Is It True / Jim & Jesse / Jim & Jesse, 1952-1955 / Bear Family
• The Waves On The Sea / Johnson Mountain Boys / Favorites / Rounder
• A Memory Of You / Jim & Jesse / Jim & Jesse, 1952-1955 / Bear Family
• Carolyn At The Broken Wheel Inn / Dry Branch Fire Squad / 30th Anniversary Special / Rounder
• Goodbye / Cherryholmes / Don’t Believe / Skaggs Family
• Train Songs / Ralph Stanley II / This One Is II / Lonesome Day
• Raised By The Railroad Line / Audey Ratliff / Piece Of Cake / Self-Produced
• Whole Lot More Living / Rickey Wasson / From The Heart And Soul / Rural Rhythm
• Devil In Disguise / Cherryholmes / Don’t Believe / Skaggs Family
• Get In Line Brother / Everett Lilly / Everett Lilly & Everybody And Their Brother / Swift River Music
• I’ll Still Write Your Name In The Sand / Lilly Brothers & Don Stover / On The Radio, 1952- 1953 / Rounder
• No More The Moon Shines On Lorena / Everett Lilly / Everett Lilly & Everybody And Their Brother / Swift River Music
• I’ll Fly Away / Don Reno & Benny Martin / True Bluegrass Gospel / Rebel
• Come Back To Me In My Dreams / Balsam Range with Joe Diffie / Marching Home / Mountain Home
• Cindy Mae / Crowe Brothers / Fresh Cuts & Key Tracks, No. 2 / Rural Rhythm
• Moneyland / Del McCoury Band / Moneyland / McCoury Music
• Lonesome Weary Heart / Audie Blaylock & Redline / / Self-Produced
• Close By / Beth Stevens & Edge / Strong Enough / Pinecastle
• Freight Train / Blue Moon Rising / One Lonely Shadow / Lonesome Day
• Dear Mom / Wayne Taylor / Dear Mom / Self-Produced
• Knock Knock! / Dan Tyminski / Wheels / Rounder
• The Automobile Of Life / Bear Minimum / Live At Country Corner / Self-Produced
• Can’t You Hear That Whistle Blow / The Grascals / Keep On Walkin’ / Rounder
• Linda Lou / Spinney Brothers / Going Home / Self-Produced
• I’m Feeling For You (But I Can’t Reach You) / Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper / Leavin’ Town / Rounder
• Leaving Baker County / Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice / Blue Side Of The Blue Ridge /
  Rebel
• Room At The Top Of The Stairs / Longview / Deep In The Mountains / Rounder
• The Room Over Mine / Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass / The Room Over Mine / Rounder
• Angel Band / Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mt. Boys / Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mt. Boys, 1971-1973 / Rebel
• Gone Home / Gibson Brothers / Iron & Diamonds / Sugar Hill
• The Judgment Day / Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road / Why Don’t You Give Jesus A Try /
  Blue Circle
• Old Time Preacher Man / Big Country Bluegrass / Open For Business / Mountain Roads
• Meet Me Over On The Other Side / Country Gentlemen / The Sugar Hill Collection / Sugar Hill
• Only Yours / The Churchmen / I’ll Be Long Gone / Pinecastle
• Jesus Gave Me Water / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Rock My Soul / Sugar Hill
• Call His Name / Johnson Mountain Boys / Working Close / Rounder
• I Bowed My Knees And Cried Holy / Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad / Pickin’, Praisin’ & Singin’ : Hymns From The Mountain / Rural Rhythm
• Black Mountain Blues / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder
  

"Bluegrass Cafe" Playlist - 8/17/2008

Hi Folks,

This Sunday was fun-filled with new music, and we have quite a bit of new music to bring you in the coming weeks. Some of the highlights included several new singles from the Rural Rhythm label including new music from Rickey Wasson (from J.D. Crowe's band), Lonesome River Band, The Crowe Brothers, and Jim Van Cleve. We also debuted a new CD from Jerry Douglas (with help from Earl Scruggs and Tony Rice) that has been released on the Koch label

We also aired an interview with Chris West of Blue Moon Rising (photo at left) that was recorded at Podunk Bluegrass Festival 2 August 2008 just after their new CD was released. Of course we played a couple of tracks from the CD.

Forget what I said about your DJ next week -- the real story is that Amy will be back.

Thanks for supporting bluegrass music in New England!

Jim

Requests in blue

SONG TITLE / PERFORMER / ALBUM TITLE / LABEL

• Fire On The Mountain / Michael Cleveland / Sawing on the "C" String / Self-produced
• Lonesome Weary Heart / Audie Blaylock and Redline / Prime Cuts of Bluegrass Vol. 92 / KBC
• Honey (Open That Door) / Ricky Skaggs / The High Notes / Cracker Barrel
• Shoe Goes On The Other Foot Tonight / Rickey Wasson / From The Heart And Soul / Rural Rhythm
• Them Blues / Lonesome River Band / Fresh Cuts & Key Tracks, No. 2 / Rural Rhythm
• Fox Run The Henhouse / Tim Hensley / Long Monday / Rural Rhythm
• Cindy Mae / The Crowe Brothers / Fresh Cuts & Key Tracks, No. 2 / Rural Rhythm
• The Road From Rosine / Jim Van Cleve / Fresh Cuts & Key Tracks, No. 2 / Rural Rhythm
• Don't Act / Rhonda Vincent / All American Bluegrass Girl / Rounder
• The Last Time That Miner Went Down / Bobby Maynard / Prime Cuts of Bluegrass, Volume 93 / KBC
• Northern White Clouds / Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper / Leavin' Town / Rounder
• Bury Me Beneath The Willow Tree / Mashville Brigade / Bluegrass Smash Hits Volume 1 / Rural Rhythm
• Broken Hearted Lovers Ride / Rick Hayes / Fly By Night / Kang
• Been All Around The World / Shady Creek / Get Your Feet Wet / Self-produced
• Smoke Filled Honky Tonk / Avery County / Me & The Jukebox / Self-produced
• Interview with Chris West of Blue Moon Rising
• Blue Moon Rising / Blue Moon Rising / One Lonely Shadow / Lonesome Day
• I Hope You Have Learned / Adcock, Gaudreau, Waller & Gray / The Country Gentlemen Reunion Band / RadioTherapy
• Don't Be Knockin' / Chris Warner / Back Again / Pinecastle
• Sorrows Fallin' All Around Me / Audie Blaylock / Trains Are The Only Way To Fly / Self-released
• Fly By Night / Rick Hayes / Fly By Night / Kang
• I Give All My Love To You / Rhonda Vincent with Russell Moore / Good Thing Going / Rounder
• Blue Yodel No. 4 (California Blues) / Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters / Live In Europe / Self-released
• Two Winding Rails / Sierra Hull / Secrets / Rounder
• Rock Hard Bottom of Your Heart / The Charlie Sizemore Band / Good News / Rounder
• Home Sweet Home / Jerry Douglas with Earl Scruggs and Tony Rice / Glide / Koch
• It's Mighty Dark To Travel / Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder / Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass / Skaggs Family
• Little Bessie / Bill Yates & Friends / The Country Gentlemen "Tribute" / MasterShield
• Coal Miner's Dream / Darren Beachley / I Love You to the Moon and Back / Blue Circle
• If I Knew Then What I Know Now / Beth Stevens & Edge / Strong Enough / Pinecastle
• Rough Around The Edges / Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time w. Travis Tritt / Took Down and Put Up / Lonesome Day
• Drinkin' Dark Whiskey / The Steeldrivers / The Steeldrivers / Rounder
• Angeline / Blue Moon Rising / One Lonely Shadow / Lonesome Day
• Drowning Sailor / Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass / The Room Over Mine / Rounder
• Bluegrass In The Backwoods [bed] / Chris Sexton / Coffee at Midnight / Pinecastle
• Washington County [bed] / Chris Sexton / Coffee at Midnight / Pinecastle
• Sailing To Philadelphia [bed] / Chris Sexton / Coffee at Midnight / Pinecastle
• Lonesome Whistle / The Martins / Prime Cuts of Bluegrass, Volume 93 / KBC
• Weathered Grey Stone / Longview / Deep in The Mountains / Rounder
• Feeling Blue / The Grascals / Keep On Walkin' / Rounder
• Ain't No Way Of Knowin' / Steep Canyon Rangers / Lovin' Pretty Women / Rebel
• My Smoky Mountain Home / Wayne Taylor / Dear Mom / Raincoe Music
• Angry Man / The Gibson Brothers / Iron & Diamonds / Sugar Hill
• 20-20 Vision / Monroe Crossing / Live from Silver Dollar City / Self-released
• The Blood That Stained The Old Rugged Cross / Nathan Stanley & Ralph Stanley / He Suffered For My Reward / III Generation
• Riding On My Savior's Train / Lilly Brothers & Don Stover / Early Recordings / Rebel
• Where The Soul Never Dies / The Stanley Brothers / The Definitive Collection / Time Life
• Lord It's A Hard Road Home / Larry Stephenson / Thankful / Pinecastle
• Jesus On The Mainline / Dry Branch Fire Squad / Live at Newburyport Firehouse / Rounder
• Stormy Waters / Jeremy Stephens & Tom Mindte / Old Time Duets / Patuxent
• The Old Gospel Ship / Red Smiley and The Bluegrass Cut-ups / 20 Old-Time Favorites / Rural Rhythm
• Smiling Faces / Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road / Why Don't You Give Jesus A Try / Blue Circle
• Snow Covered Mound / The Spinney Brothers / Going Home / Self-Produced
• The Promise / The Gillis Brothers / The Best of the Gillis Brothers / Hay Holler

"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 8/10/2008

Compared to last Sunday's show, this Sunday's BG Cafe was pretty uneventful (i.e. no live music or guests). However, that left us plenty of time to play LOTS of music.

Our playlist is full of the usual mix of old and new, as well as music from several regional bands, including the Hunger Mountain Boys, GrassRoutes, ShoreGrass, Bear Bridge Band, Back Eddy Bluegrass, and the Bristol Boys. In addition, we played a couple of tunes from the brand new duet recording from Valerie Smith & Becky Buller called, "Here's A Little Song..." One of the tunes on this new recording -- "I Got A Letter" -- was penned by a fine New England songwriter, Robert Fraker, of the Bear Bridge Band and Old Time Bluegrass Singers, so you know we just had to include that tune in our Sunday programming.

The memorial service for Matt Nozzolio was held on Saturday in Middletown, and it was full of all kinds of music -- from Mexican to Bluegrass to folk to old-time country -- all types of music that had been performed by Matt. We closed the show with a tune that was sung at the end of Matt's memorial, "Farther Along."

Hope you enjoyed something you heard somewhere along the way. Do make sure to join Jim & Marti next Sunday in the BG Cafe.

Amy


Requests in RED.

• Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / RockyGrass / Blue Planet
• Hot Night In August / Gary Ferguson / I’m Really Leaving / Webco
• I’m Gonna Love You (Like There’s No Tomorrow) / Peter Rowan & the Nashville Bluegrass Band / New Moon Rising / Sugar Hill
• County Fool / High Windy / A Greater Storm / Mountain Home
• Life’s Too Short / Hot Rize / Untold Stories / Sugar Hill
• Fickle Heart / Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain / CHHR2 / Rural Rhythm
• I’m Bound To Ride / Bill Emerson & Cliff Waldron / Best Of Emerson & Waldron / Rebel
• I Worship You / Stanley Brothers / 20th Century Masters / Mercury
• 1946 / David Peterson & 1946 / In The Mountaintops To Roam / Self-Produced
• Throne Of Grace / Warrior River Boys / New Beginnings / Rounder
• A Ramblin’ Man Is A Ramblin’ Man / Steep Canyon Rangers / Lovin’ Pretty Women / Rebel
• You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone / Hunger Mountain Boys / Fashioned In The Old Way / Self-Produced
• Whose Shoulder Will You Cry On / Dan Tyminski / Wheels / Rounder
• The Letter / ShoreGrass / Going Home / Self-Produced
• Holding On When You’ve Let Go / Josh Crowe / Good Home Grown Music Sampler, 2006 / Blue Circle
• Wildwood Flower / Keith Whitley & Ricky Skaggs / True Bluegrass Instrumentals / Rebel
• Jimmie’s Texas Blues / Traditional Grass / 10th Anniversary Collection / Rebel
• Katy Daly / Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mt. Boys / Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mt. Boys, 1971- 1973 / Rebel
• Dark Hollow / Muleskinner / Potpourri Of Bluegrass Jam / DBK Works
• Try A Little Kindness / Bobby Osborne & the Rocky Top X-Press / Try A Little Kindness / Rounder
• Midnight Tears / The SteelDrivers / The SteelDrivers / Rounder
• Next Train Smokin’ / Spinney Brothers / Going Home / Self-Produced
• Iron & Diamonds / Gibson Brothers / Iron & Diamonds / Sugar Hill
• The Less That I Drink / Charlie Sizemore Band / Good News / Rounder
• One Of Those Days (When I Miss Lester Flatt) / Tom T. Hall / Tom T. Hall Sings Miss Dixie & Tom T. / Blue Circle
• Till The End Of The World Rolls Round / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Classic Earl Scruggs /
  Columbia
• If I Ever Get Back To Ole Kentucky / Bluegrass Brothers / Appalachian Memories / Self-Produced
• Arms Full Of Empty / Jim Nunally / Gloria’s Waltz / FGM Records
• Misery Loves Company / Johnson Mountain Boys / Favorites / Rounder
• I Got A Letter / Valerie Smith & Becky Buller / Here’s A Little Song… / Bell Buckle
• In My Mind To Ramble / Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper / Leavin’ Town / Rounder
• Something New / GrassRoutes / Something New / Self-Produced
• The Cheshire Tragedy / Bear Bridge Band / Bear Essentials / Open Road
• Tennessee Courtin’ Time / Valerie Smith & Becky Buller / Here’s A Little Song… / Bell Buckle
• Rita Mae / Dale Ann Bradley / Catch Tomorrow / Compass
• Back Eddy Bounce / Back Eddy Bluegrass / Back Eddy Bluegrass / Self-Produced
• Angeline / Blue Moon Rising / One Lonely Shadow / Lonesome Day
• I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Baby / Joe Val & the New England Bluegrass Boys /
  One Morning In May / Rounder
• Old Devils Dream / Nashville Bluegrass Band / Bluegrass Class Of 1990 / Rounder
• What Was I Supposed To Do / Lynn Morris Band / Bluegrass Class Of 1990 / Rounder
• Don’t Throw Mama’s Flowers Away / Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass / The Room Over Mine / Rounder
• Lovesick And Sorrow / Hylo Brown / Lovesick And Sorrow / Starday
• Sunny Side Of Life / Bristol Boys / All Aboard With The Bristol Boys / Self-Produced
• Will You Be Ready? / Southern Rail / Drive By Night / Turquoise
• How High Is That Mountain / Larry Stephenson / Thankful / Pinecastle
• Lord Don’t Leave Me Here / Country Gentlemen / Joe’s Last Train / Rebel
• Traveling The Highway Home / Ernie Thacker / Stanley Gospel Tradition / Doobie Shea
• The Gospel Ship / Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad / Pickin’, Praisin’ & Singin’ : Hymns From The Mountain / Rural Rhythm
• I’ll Fly Away / Don Reno & Benny Martin / True Bluegrass Gospel / Rebel
• Farther Along / The Grascals / Keep On Walkin’ / Rounder
• Black Mountain Blues / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder
  

"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 8/3/2008

Sunday's show was an extra-special treat for Jim and I, as we got to welcome to our studio Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad. These guys came to Storrs directly from their fabulous gospel set at the Podunk Bluegrass Festival in East Hartford, where they got a tremendous response from the audience. We were very happy and honored to have them with us at WHUS, and were treated to two live tunes from their brand new Rural Rhythm gospel CD, "Pickin', Praisin' & Singin' : Hymns From The Mountain." We talked a bit about the record, and, of course, played several tunes on this very fine CD. Rest assured you'll be hearing plenty more from this disc in future weeks and months at the Bluegrass Cafe. Thanks to Cody, Bill, Jerry, Matt, and Dale for stopping by and visiting us at WHUS, and we look forward to seeing you once again in New England...hopefully very soon!

On a somber note, we also featured a bit of music from our Dobro-playing friend, Matt Nozzolio, who died on Saturday after suffering a massive heart attack. The Bristol Boys' debut CD, "All Aboard With The Bristol Boys" was just released around the middle of July, and we featured a couple of tracks from the disc on Sunday's show, as well as some of Matt's earlier work with Charter Oak Bluegrass.

We hope you enjoyed Sunday's show, and I'll be with you again this Sunday, August 10th, as Jim & Marti will be out of town. If you like listening to classic country music, tune in to Jim & Marti's Red Rooster Party this Sunday at 2PM, as well, as I'll be playing lots of those great old tunes before BG Cafe starts at 4PM.

See you then -
Amy

Requests are RED.

• Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / RockyGrass / Blue Planet
• Foggy Mountain Rock / Charter Oak Bluegrass / Charter Oak Bluegrass / Self-Produced
• Wabash Cannonball / Bristol Boys / All Aboard With The Bristol Boys / Self-Produced
• East Tennessee Blues / Bristol Boys / All Aboard With The Bristol Boys / Self-Produced
• I’m Blue And I’m Lonesome / Charter Oak Bluegrass / Charter Oak Bluegrass / Self-Produced
• Silvertown Rag / Bristol Boys / All Aboard With The Bristol Boys / Self-Produced /

Music from our guests, Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad:

• I Bowed On My Knees And Cried Holy / Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad / LIVE at WHUS
• My Eyes Shall Be On Canaan’s Land / Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad / Pickin’, Praisin’ & Singin’ : Hymns From The Mountain / Rural Rhythm
• I’m Getting Ready To Leave This World / Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad / Pickin’, Praisin’ & Singin’ : Hymns From The Mountain / Rural Rhythm
• Run On / Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad / LIVE at WHUS
• Blood Bought My Freedom / Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad / Pickin’, Praisin’ & Singin’ : Hymns From The Mountain / Rural Rhythm
• So High / Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad / Pickin’, Praisin’ & Singin’ : Hymns From The Mountain / Rural Rhythm
• Blame It On The Pain / Pine Mountain Railroad / Alone With Forever / Steeltown Records
  
  
  
• Sold Down The River / Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper / Leavin’ Town / Rounder
• End Of Long Lonely Day / Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass / The Room Over Mine / Rounder
• The Only Daddy That’ll Walk The Line / The Grascals / Keep On Wallkin’ / Rounder
• I’m Feeling For You (But I Can’t Reach You) / Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper / Leavin’ Town / Rounder
• Keep On Walkin’ / The Grascals / Keep On Walkin’ / Rounder
• This Morning At Nine / Country Gentlemen / Folk Session Inside / Copper Creek
• Loneliness And Desperation / Del McCoury & the Dixie Pals / Classic Bluegrass / Rebel
• Upstairs In The Bedroom / Avery County / Me And The Jukebox / Self-Produced
• You’re For Me / Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters / Phoenix / Happy Appy Records
• East Kentucky Home / The Steeldrivers / The Steeldrivers / Rounder
• Picker’s Blues / Gibson Brothers / Iron & Diamonds / Sugar Hill
• Rawhide / Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys / Anthology / MCA
• She’s Gone, Gone, Gone / J.D. Crowe & the New South / Live In Japan / Rounder
• The Lonesome Cry Of The Whippoorwill / David Davis & the Warrior River Boys / David Davis & the Warrior River Boys / Rebel
• Never See My Home Again / The Dillards / There Is A Time / Vanguard
• I Got A Letter / Bear Bridge Band / One More Ride / Open Road
• Old Log Cabin / Longview / Deep In The Mountains / Rounder
• Wasting My Time / Cedar Hill / Poverty Row / Blue Circle
• When We All Get To Heaven / Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad / Pickin’, Praisin’ & Singin’ : Hymns From The Mountain / Rural Rhythm
• I Just Steal Away And Pray / James King / Gardens In The Sky : The Bluegrass Gospel Of James King / Rounder
• Talking About That Old Time Religion / Whetstone Run / Angels Rejoice / Strictly Country
• Are You Lost In Sin / The Churchmen / I’ll Be Long Gone / Pinecastle
• I Don’t Regret A Mile / Larry Sparks / I Don’t Regret A Mile / Sparks Music
• Shouting In The Air / Johnson Mountain Boys / Let The Whole World Talk / Rounder
• My Savior Walks With Me Today / Dailey & Vincent / Dailey & Vincent / Rounder
• I Love God’s Way Of Living / White Mountain Bluegrass / Angels Rejoice / Strictly Country
• You Can Feel It In Your Soul / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Foggy Mountain Gospel / Legacy
• Black Mountain Blues / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder
  

Matt Nozzolio, RIP

As you may have heard, the Connecticut and New England Bluegrass community lost a dear friend on Saturday. Matt Nozzolio (shown here performing on the Dobro with the Bristol Boys at the Buttery Brook Bluegrass Festival on July 19th) was a musician, period. He played his music -- be it the Dobro (in his words, "the easiest Bluegrass instrument to learn") or the accordion whenever and wherever he could. Matt toured Europe as a member of Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters in the 1990s, was an original member of the Charter Oak Bluegrass Band, and most recently, could be seen performing at Bluegrass festivals with the old-time country music trio, the Bristol Boys.

Cards of condolence can be sent to Matt's wife, Jean:

Jean Wertz

21 Park Place

Middletown, CT 06457

or you can post a note on Matt's MySpace page.

In short, Matt was a great guy, and he will be sorely missed.

(Information updated 8/5/2008: Details about Matt's memorial services are now available. Calling hours are Friday, 6-9PM at the Biega Funeral Home, 3 Silver Street, Middletown CT. Graveside services will be held on Saturday at 9AM at the Pine Grove Cemetery, Middletown. A memorial service will follow the burial at 10AM at the Oddfellows Playhouse, 128 Washington Street, Middletown CT. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to ARTFARM, 119 Highland Ave., Middletown CT 06457, or to Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater, 128 Washington Street, Middletown CT 06457. A complete obituary can be found here.)