Hi Folks,
When Dudley Connell announced two Johnson Mountain Boys reunions for 2011 after a 15 year hiatus, I immediately began making plans to be at the events. The first one was this past Thursday 7/21 at Musicians Against Childhood Cancer, or "MACC," near Columbus, OH. I attended, and was certainly inspired by the music performed by Dudley, David McLaughlin, Richard Underwood, Marshall, Wilborn, and new member Michael Cleveland. For this show I played many of the songs performed by the Johnson Mountain Boys during their reunion concert. Most of the JMB catalog was originally released on Rounder Records.
Most of the other songs on this show were from artists who performed at MACC or will be performing at Podunk. This included new music from Paul Williams and the Victory Trio, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Donna Ulisse, Jerry Salley, Michael Martin Murphey, and songs from an upcoming Mark Twain project by Ricky Skaggs and Rhonda Vincent.
Tune in next week when I will be back, and perhaps have Marti with me.
Jim Beaver
Requests in bold blue
Title / Artist / Album / Label
- Fire On The Mountain / Michael Cleveland / Sawing On The "C" String / Self-released
- I Could Change My Mind / Johnson Mountain Boys
- Little Girl In Tennessee / J.D. Crowe / Bluegrass Holiday / Rebel
- Room At The Top of the Stairs / NewFound Road / Live At The Down Home / Rounder
- Cold And Lowdown Lonesome Blues / Blue Highway / Some Day: The Fifteenth Anniversary Collection / Rounder
- We Ain't Going Down Without A Fight / NewFound Road / Live At The Down Home / Rounder
- Maine Line / Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper / Fired Up / Rounder
- Good Eatin' On The Farm / Mark "Brink" Brinkman / On The Brink Of A Dream / Brinksongs
- You Done Me Wrong / Johnson Mountain Boys
- Tupelo County Jail / Nothin' Fancy / Album #7 / Pinecastle
- The Best Thing That I Had Going / Jerry Salley / New Cuts of Bluegrass Vol. 3 / New Cuts of Bluegrass
- Tiger By The Tail / The Grascals / & Friends / Cracker Barrel
- Left Handed Dreamer / Lou Reid & Carolina / My Own Set Of Rules / Rural Rhythm
- Apple Jack / Pam Gadd w. Dolly Parton / Benefit Of Doubt / Home Sweet Highway
- McCormick's String Picnic / The McCormick Brothers / The Very Best Of / Varese Sarabande
- Ghost Bound Train / Dale Ann Bradley / Don't Turn Your Back / Compass
- Maybe You Will Change Your Mind / Johnson Mountain Boys
- Dream Of The Miner's Child / Johnson Mountain Boys
- I've Got Nothin' / Donna Ulisse / An Easy Climb / Hadley Music Group
- It's My Home / Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa / Out In The Middle Of Nowhere / Self-released
- Big Ball In Brooklyn / Charlie Lawson & Oak Hill / Memories Of You / Self-released
- The Ballad Of Cole Younger / Michael Martin Murphey / Tall Grass & Cool Water / Rural Rhythm
- Snow / Steve Gulley & Tim Stafford / Dogwood Winter / Rural Rhythm
- Black Mountain Rag / Doc Watson w. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / Will The Circle Be Unbroken / Capitol
- Comet Ride / Ricky Skaggs / New Cuts of Bluegrass Vol. 3 / New Cuts of Bluegrass
- Gone At Last / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Drive Time / Mountain Home
- I'll Take Love / Dale Ann Bradley, Alison Krauss, Steve Gulley / I'll Take Love - from the Pen of Louisa Branscomb / Compass
- Pretty Little Girl / Lonesome River Band / Still Learning / Rural Rhythm
- Won't You Think Of Me / Dan Paisley and The Southern Grass / The Tradition Continues / Brandywine
- Newton Grove / Johnson Mountain Boys
- Casey Jones Blues / Leroy Troy, Terry Eldridge, Larry Perkins / Three Fingers and a Clawhammer / Self-released
- I Guess She'll Never Know / Steve Spurgin / Past Perfect / Blue Night
- Go Away, Stop, Turn Around, Come Back / Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers / Rare Bird Alert / Rounder
- Flint Hill Special (bed) / Rick Spinney / Off The Cuff / Self-released
- Rueben (bed) / Rick Spinney / Off The Cuff / Self-released
- I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow / The Soggy Bottom Boys / Soundtrack: O Brother, Where Art Thou? / Mercury
- Cry Cry Darlin' / Audie Blaylock and Redline / I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky / Rural Rhythm
- Run Mississippi / Rhonda Vincent / New Cuts of Bluegrass Vol. 3 / New Cuts of Bluegrass
- Don't Sell Daddy Any More Whiskey / Joe Val / Diamond Joe / Rounder
- Georgia Stomp / Johnson Mountain Boys
- Forgetting To Forget You / The Case Brothers / Radio Album / Self-released
- Paul's Ministry / Paul Williams & The Victory Trio / Satisfied / Rebel
- Prayer Bells of Heaven / Crowe, Lawson, Williams / Old Friends Get Together / Mountain Home
- My Eyes Shall Be On Canaan's Land / Terry Baucom w. Doyle Lawson, Jimmy Haley, Lou Reid / In A Groove / John Boy & Billy
- It's A Mighty Hard Road To Travel / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Light On My Feet, Ready To Fly / Horizon
- Over In The Promised Land / Lou Reid & Carolina / Sounds Like Heaven To Me / Rural Rhythm
- I Pray My Way Out Of Trouble / Billy Joe Foster & Special Edition / Before The Prarie Met The Plow / Hay Holler
- Count Your Blessings / Kathy Kallick and Laurie Lewis / The Angels Are Singing (comp.) / Rounder
- What Would You Do / Fred Etheridge / Pickin' and Singin' / Self-released
- Matthew 24 / The Lewis Family / Born Of The Spirit / Starday
- Let Me Rest At The End Of My Journey / Johnson Mountain Boys