In addition to celebrating Father's Day with a few tunes about fathers, we included a few more songs performed by Bluegrass fathers with their own offspring (who also happen to be top-notch musicians). This seems to be a somewhat common occurrence, as there are lots of Bluegrass fathers who have some very talented children, and many of them have even played in the same bands together. We didn't have time to play too many of those family combos today, but we did sneak in some tunes by families named Mullins, Cox, Paisley, Parmley, & McCoury. There are many others we just didn't have time to get on the air today, but maybe in future weeks...
Plus, today is the birthday of Lester Flatt -- a true BG icon, if there ever was one. Flatt wrote or co-wrote so many tunes which have gone on to become BG standards, and his unique vocal delivery has inspired many an imitator over the years. Even though Lester Flatt died 32 years ago, his influence continues to inspire so many modern-day Bluegrassers -- even if they don't fully realize they were inspired by him. Playing a dozen tunes written or co-written by Lester Flatt was incredibly easy...and could have easily expanded to 2 or 3 or 4 dozen.
New music was on today's agenda, too. My favorite new recording received over the last couple of weeks is Volume Five's "Children Of The Mountain" on Mountain Fever Records. This relatively new band (formed in 2008) has released a fabulous sophomore recording which deserves lots of listening, so don't be surprised if you hear plenty more from it in future weeks at the BG Cafe. We also played a fun new tune written by Steve Martin which will be featured when he plays with the Steep Canyon Rangers on the upcoming "Capitol 4th" program. The song is written from the viewpoint of Paul Revere's horse during that famous ride in April of 1775, and is called, "Me And Paul Revere." Enjoyable!
Be sure to join Jim in next Sunday's BG Cafe, and be sure to visit (and "like") us on Facebook.
Amy
Requests are RED; Lester Flatt-penned tunes are GREEN.
- Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / RockyGrass / Blue Planet
- Howdy Neighbor Howdy / Traditional Grass / Howdy Neighbor Howdy / Rebel
- One Mile East Of Hazel Green / Randy Waller & the Country Gentlemen / One Mile East Of Hazel Green / Lendel Records
- Little White Washed Chimney / Cox Family / Everybody's Reaching Out For Someone / Rounder
- Smoke Along The Track / Parmley & McCoury / Families Of Tradition / BGC Records
- Mighty Dark To Travel / Audie Blaylock & Redline / I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky / Rural Rhythm
- Nobody Cares For Me / Travers Chandler & Avery County / State Of Depression / Patuxent Music
- Prillaman's Switch / Rich In Tradition / Black Mountain Special / Mountain Roads Recordings
- Headed Home For Maine / Fred Pike, Sam Tidwell & the Kennebec Valley Boys / The Last Log Drive / Revonah Records
- Tennessee Stud / Doc Watson / Will The Circle Be Unbroken / Capitol
- Daddy Did His Best / Dale Ann Bradley / Send The Angels / Compass Records
- Daddy's Chair / Darren Beachley / Sad Songs & Sunday Mornings / Mastershield Records
- Little John, I Am / Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out / Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out / Rural Rhythm
- That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine / Traver Hollow / By Request / Self-Produced
- Farm Of Yesterday / Gibson Brothers / Ring The Bell / Compass Records
- Old Hickory Cane / Bob Paisley & the Southern Grass / Live In Holland / Strictly Country
- Wearin' The Blues / Josh Williams with David Peterson / I'll Take Love : From The Pen Of Louisa Branscomb / Compass Records
- The Other Side / Balsam Range / Trains I Missed / Mountain Home
- What Is Home Without Love / Tom Mindte & Jeremy Stephens / Radio Favorites & Sacred Songs / Patuxent Music
- Maybelle's Guitar And Monroe's Mandolin / Robin & Linda Williams / Buena Vista / Red House Records
- Blue Grass Breakdown / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / The Essential Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Columbia
- Me And Paul Revere / Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers /
/ Rounder - Greenwood Mill / Volume Five / Children Of The Mountain / Mountain Fever Records
- Don't Give A Hang / Jim Lauderdale / Reason And Rhyme / Sugar Hill
- When You Are Lonely / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / The Essential Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Columbia
- If I Should Wander Back Tonight / Hot Rize / Traditional Ties / Sugar Hill
- We'll Meet Again Sweetheart / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / The Complete Mercury Recordings / Mercury
- Why Did You Wander / Lilly Brothers & Don Stover / On The Radio, 1952-1953 / Rounder
- No Mother Or Dad / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / The Complete Mercury Recordings / Mercury
- The Old Hometown / Seldom Scene / Always In Style / Sugar Hill
- The Martha White Theme / J.D. Crowe & the New South / Live In Japan / Rounder
- The Ballad Of Jed Clampett / J.D. Crowe & the New South / Live In Japan / Rounder
- Down The Road / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / The Complete Mercury Recordings / Mercury
- Sullivan County [music bed] / Russ Carson / Last Chance / Patuxent Music
- Goodbye Liza Jane [music bed] / Russ Carson / Last Chance / Patuxent Music
- Liberty Off The Corn Liquor Still/Devil In The Wood Pile[music bed] / Russ Carson / Last Chance / Patuxent Music
- Log Cabin In The Lane / The Boxcars / The Boxcars / Mountain Home
- Pud Marcum's Hangin' / Larry Cordle / Pud Marcum's Hangin' / Mighty Cord Records
- Loser's Hand / Edgar Loudermilk / Roads Travelled / Mountain Fever Records
- In A Groove / Terry Baucom / In A Groove / John Boy & Billy, Inc.
- Sally The Mountain Girl / Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad / Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad / Steeltown Records
- Little Community Church / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / The Essential Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Columbia
- I'm Gonna Walk The Streets Of Gold / Big Country Bluegrass / The Boys In Hats And Ties / Rebel
- He Can Be Found / Gibson Brothers / Help My Brother / Compass Records
- There's A Highway To Heaven / Reno & Smiley / 16 Greatest Gospel Hits / King
- So Happy I'll Be / Rhonda Vincent & the Rage / Ragin' Live / Rounder
- You Better Wake Up / Volume Five / Children Of The Mountain / Mountain Fever Records
- On The Wings Of Angels / Spinney Brothers / Side By Side / Self-Produced
- Get In Line Brother / The Bluegrass Band / Shine Hallelujah Shine / Hay Holler
- God Loves His Children / Joe Val / Diamond Joe / Rounder
- Brother, I'm Getting Ready To Go / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Foggy Mountain Gospel / Columbia
- Blue Grass Twist / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder
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Great show!
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