Hi Folks!
This was an action-packed week of fun, starting with the
Podunk Bluegrass Festival at their new location at Dodd Stadium in Norwich CT. Everyone was wondering how the new venue would work out, and a sampling of comments seemed to confirm the soundness of the move. Camping space was plentiful, and concessions were more than adequate. Dodd Stadium is reportedly the only ball park in the nation with a Ben & Jerry's ice cream vendor. See more Podunk photos further down.
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| Dailey & Vincent at Podunk 8/3/2012 |
I worked the main stage at Podunk, so with the last act on the stage (
The Spinney Brothers!), I hot-footed to the WHUS studio to present this program, and the timing was such that folks leaving the festival could tune in. Of course I included many of the artists who performed at Podunk like
Travers Chandler & Avery County,
Jeff Parker,
Lonesome River Band,
The Grascals,
Dale Ann Bradley,
NewTown,
Eddie & Martha Adcock with Tom Gray,
Randy Jones,
Brandon Godman, and
Merl Johnson.
Also on the program was a track from an old
Earl Taylor LP given to me at Podunk by a listener. We heard an early bluegrass version of Jim Reeves' "I've Lived A Lot In My Time."
New music was represented by the new
Larry Gillis recording, "Ringing Of The Hammer," an all-gospel collection. Larry was scheduled to play in Hartford at the Firebox on Sunday August 12th, but had to cancel for bus problems up north. We hope to have Larry back soon. He is always a big hit at the Firebox.
Amy will bring you the Bluegrass Cafe for the next two Sundays, so be sure to tune in to 91.7 FM in Eastern Connecticut, or
http://whus.org everywhere else, for more great bluegrass.
Jim
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| Travers Chandler, Tom Isaacs, Adam Poindexter |
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| Spinney Brothers |
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| NewTown |
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| Special Consensus |
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| The Grascals |
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| Tom Isaacs, Bobby Lundy, Travers Chandler |
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| The Original New Coon Creek Girls |
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| Vicki Simmons and Kati Penn Williams |
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| Pam Gadd |
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| Pam Perry Combs, Roger Moss, Vicki Simmons |
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| The Grascals |
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| Kathy Mattea |
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| Saturday Podunk Crowd |
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| Martha & Eddie Adcock, Tom Gray |
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| Dale Ann Bradley |
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| Podunk 2012 |
Requests in
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Song/Artist/Album/Label
- Newton Grove / Travers Chandler & Avery County / Pardon Me... / Mountain Fever
- Lord I Hate To See My Darlin' Go / Jeff Parker / Go Parker! / Lonesome Day
- Dog Gone Shame / Lonesome River Band / Chronology Volume Two / Rural Rhythm
- Somewhere South Of Crazy / Dale Ann Bradley / Somewhere South Of Crazy / Compass
- Angel Wings / Larry Gillis & The Hard Driving Swampgrass Band / Ringing Of The Hammer / Tinman
- Train Ride To Gloryland / Larry Gillis / Ringing Of The Hammer / Tinman
- Lost / Avery County / Avery County / Self-released
- Angelita / NewTown / NewTown / Self-released
- More Bad Weather On The Way / Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers / Rare Bird Alert / Rounder
- It's Never Too Late / Fred Etheridge w. Nick Anderson, Mark Doyle / Pickin' and Singin' / Self-released
- Little John I Am / IIIrd Tyme Out Life Goes On (Comp) / Rural Rhythm
- Amelia Earhart's Last Flight / Eddie & Martha Adcock w. Tom Gray / Many A Mile / Patuxent
- Wabash Cannonball / Tennessee Mafia Jug Band / Screams From The Holler / Spring Fed
- Rabbit In A Log / Taylors Grove / Keep on The Sunny Side / Fishtraks
- My Heart Is On The Mend / Larry Stephenson / What Really Matters / Compass
- Ungrateful One / Steep Canyon Rangers / Nobody Knows You / Rounder
- Black Dust Fever / Travers Chandler & Avery County / State of Depression / Patuxent
- Shade Tree Mechanic / Larry Cordle / Pud Marcum's Hangin' / Mighty Cord
- I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome / Randy Jones / When Old Lonesome Comes Around / Southfork
- You'll Find Monroe Written There / Merl Johnson / Better Man / Patuxent
- I've Lived A Lot In My Time / Earl Taylor and His Bluegrass Mountaineers / Blue Grass Taylor-Made / Capitol (LP)
- Goodbye To The Blues / Johnson Mountain Boys / Life Goes On (Comp) / Rural Rhythm
- I've Got A Woman / Pine Mountain Railroad / Life Goes On (Comp) / Rural Rhythm
- It Rains Everywhere I Go / Lynn Morris / Mama's Hand / Rounder
- I've Been All Around The World / Joe Val / Diamond Joe / Rounder
- Roads Travelled / Edgar Loudermilk / Roads Travelled / Mountain Fever
- Home Run Man / Marty Raybon / Southern Roots & Branches / Rural Rhythm
- City Folks Call Us Poor / Acoustic Blue / Bein' Country / Self-released
- When The Love We Have Is Gone / Lou Reid and Carolina / Callin' Me Back Home / KMA
- Close The Door Lightly When You Go / Lonesome River Band / Chronology Volume One / Rural Rhythm
- Helen / Eddie & Martha Adcock w. Tom Gray / Many A Mile / Patuxent
- Slew Foot / Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa / Out In The Middle Of Nowhere / Raincoe
- It's Gonna Take A Miracle / Jeff Parker / Go Parker! / Lonesome Day
- Blood And Sweat / Lee Marcus / Grandpa's Pond / Self-released
- Down By The River / Larry Gillis and the Hard Driving Bluegrass Band / Swampgrass / Tinman
- Jerusalem's Ridge (bed) / Brandon Godman / To Fiddle Or Not To Fiddle / Self-released
- Keith's Waltz (bed) / Brandon Godman / To Fiddle Or Not To Fiddle / self-released
- You'll Get No More Of Me / Lynn Morris / 25 Years of Rounder / Rounder
- I'd Rather Be Alone / Delia Bell And Bill Grant / Classic Bluegrass Today And Yesterday / Old Homestead
- Down By The Rambling Waters / Maranacook String Band / Bear In The Barn / Self-released
- Keep On The Sunny Side / Allerton & Alton / Black, White & Bluegrass / Bear Family
- Three Ways of Knowing / Allerton & Alton / Black, White & Bluegrass / Bear Family
- Rocky Top / The Osborne Brothers / Appalachian Stomp / Rhino
- I'm Walking / Larry Gillis and the Hard Driving Swampgrass Band / Ringing Of The Hammer / Tinman
- Where We'll Never Say Farewell / Rhonda Vincent / Sunday Mornin' Singin' Live! / Upper Management
- Silent Partner / Rhonda Vincent / Sunday Mornin' Singin' Live! / Upper Management
- Road To Surrender / The Grascals / Life Finds A Way / Mountain Home
- Singing As We Rise / The Gibson Brothers w. Ricky Skaggs / Help My Brother / Compass
- My Lord Keeps A Record / Carl Story / Heaven Bound 2 / Time Life
- Lonesome Old Home / The Wilson Brothers / Heaven Bound 2 / Time Life
- Center Of The World / Kathy Kallick / Count Your Blessings / Live Oak
- Walking In A Dream / Fred Etheridge w. Nick Anderson, Mark Doyle / Pickin' and Singin' / Self-released
I worked the main stage at Podunk, so with the last act on the stage (The Spinney Brothers!), I hot-footed to the WHUS studio to present this program, and the timing was such that folks leaving the festival could tune in. Of course I included many of the artists who performed at Podunk like Travers Chandler & Avery County, Jeff Parker, Lonesome River Band, The Grascals, Dale Ann Bradley, NewTown, Eddie & Martha Adcock with Tom Gray, Randy Jones, Brandon Godman, and Merl Johnson.
Also on the program was a track from an old Earl Taylor LP given to me at Podunk by a listener. We heard an early bluegrass version of Jim Reeves' "I've Lived A Lot In My Time."
New music was represented by the new Larry Gillis recording, "Ringing Of The Hammer," an all-gospel collection. Larry was scheduled to play in Hartford at the Firebox on Sunday August 12th, but had to cancel for bus problems up north. We hope to have Larry back soon. He is always a big hit at the Firebox.
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