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| In 2005, a Jenny Brook reunion of the Gibson Brothers with Junior Barber on Dobro. |
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| Junior at the 2011 Jenny Brook with cousins Julie & Tom in BearTracks. |
As I don't think I've been on the air since the passing of Junior Barber on March 8th, it seemed very fitting to share a good bit of Junior's wonderful sound on records he made with the Gibson Brothers, on his own, and with his most-recent group, BearTracks. Junior was an amazing musician and a super-nice man, and he will be greatly missed.
In addition to a whole bunch of classic Bluegrass, we also heard some newer music on Sunday from the likes of Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, Doyle Lawson & Paul Williams, Big Country Bluegrass, Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, the Gibson Brothers, and Flashback.
For our closing theme this week, we shared a number by Buddy Pendleton, a southwest Virginia fiddler who died on March 24th at the age of 81.
Big thanks to Cathy Day for sitting in for the show on March 19th.
Hope you can join us for another sports-shortened show this coming Sunday (April 2nd), as we know we might start a bit late due to a UConn Baseball broadcast which is supposed to end at 4PM, and the show will be cut short at 6PM for UConn Women's Basketball in the Final 4. We appreciate your patience, and hope you can still join us for whatever portion of Bluegrass Cafe will remain on Sunday. See you then!
Enjoy the week!
Amy O.
SONG / PERFORMER / ALBUM / LABEL [Request is RED]
- Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / RockyGrass / Blue Planet
- In Foggy Old London / David Peterson & 1946 / David Peterson & 1946 / Self-Produced
- Joe's Last Train / Country Gentlemen / Joe's Last Train / Rebel
- Brown-Eyed Darling / Larry Sparks / Lonesome And Blue - More Favorites / Rebel
- Handsome Molly / Stanley Brothers / The Early Starday King Years, 1958-1961 / Gusto
- Headed Home For Maine / Fred Pike, Sam Tidwell, & the Kennebec Valley Boys / The Last Log Drive / Revonah
- 20/20 Vision / Jimmy Martin & the Sunny Mountain Boys / The King Of Bluegrass / Universal Music
- Pain In My Heart / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Selected Sides, 1948-1950 / JSP Records
- Shenandoah Breakdown / Rick Spinney / Off The Cuff / Self-Produced
- I Don't Know What To Do / Warrior River Boys / New Beginnings / Rounder
- Me And The Jukebox / Buzz Busby / Going Home / Starday
- Drifting With The Tide / Reno & Smiley / Early Years, 1951-1959 / Gusto
- Philadelphia Lawyer / J.D. Crowe / Bluegrass Holiday / Rebel
- Blue Ridge Mountain Blues / Bill Clifton / The Early Years, 1957-1958 / Rounder
- Ain't A Gonna Do / Del McCoury Band / Del And Woody / McCoury Music
- No Other Man / Bear Bridge Band / A Bluegrass Sampler / Open Road
- Drifting And Dreaming Of You / Feinberg Brothers / Feinberg Brothers / Cabinwood Music
- You Are The One / Jim & Jesse / In The Tradition / Rounder
- Too Late To Say Goodbye / Johnson Mountain Boys / Walls Of Time / Rounder
- Your Old Standby / Jim Eanes / 35 Years Of The Best In Bluegrass / Rebel
- I'll Still Write Your Name In The Sand / Doyle Lawson & Paul Williams / Chapter 3 / Mountain Home
- What Goes Around Comes Around / Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice / The Mountains Are Calling Me Home / Mountain Fever Records
- The Old Crooked Trail / Big Country Bluegrass / Let Them Know I'm From Virginia / Rebel
- Fool's Hill / Gibson Brothers / In The Ground / Rounder
- I Want To Be Loved (But Only By You) / Doyle Lawson & Paul Williams / Chapter 3 / Mountain Home
- Margie / Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass / Road Into Town / Patuxent Music
- I Like Trains / The Grascals / And Then There's This... / Mountain Home
- Had It Not Been For The Train / Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out / It's About Tyme / Break A String Productions
- An Old Log Cabin For Sale / Bear Minimum / The Automobile Of Life / Open Road
- Snow Deer / Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show / Sho Nuff Country! / Patuxent Music
- Uphill Climb / Sideline / Colors And Crossroads / Mountain Fever Records
- Long Forgotten Dream / Seth Sawyer Band / Green Mountain Girl / Self-Produced
- Leftover Biscuits / Lost & Found / Classic Bluegrass / Rebel
- Sam Smith / Gibson Brothers / Spread Your Wings / Hay Holler [Remembering Junior Barber]
- Cryin' Heart Blues / Junior Barber / Steffi's Waltz / Starving Arts Records [Remembering Junior Barber]
- When I'm Gone / BearTracks / From The Hollow / AMT Records [Remembering Junior Barber]
- The Cold Hard Facts / Jeff White / Right Beside You / Self-Produced
- Baby Blue Eyes / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / The Complete Mercury Recordings / Mercury
- Jesus On The Mainline / Dry Branch Fire Squad / Live At The Newburyport Firehouse / Rounder
- Liberty Hill / Traver Hollow / Lonesome Without You / Self-Produced
- Georgia Maple / Edgar Loudermilk / Georgia Maple / Pinecastle
- Secret Of The Waterfall / Country Gentlemen / The Award Winning Country Gentlemen / Rebel
- I'm Not Your Honey-Baby Now / Kathy Kallick Band / Foxhounds / Live Oak Records
- More And More / Bluegrass Patriots / Through The Years...Favorite Songs And Requests / Red Feather
- It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Day / Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa / It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Day! / Raincoe Music
- Let Us Travel, Travel On / Flashback / Foxhounds And Fiddles / Pinecastle
- Just Rehearsing / Louvin Brothers / Live At New River Ranch / Copper Creek
- In The Garden / Junior Barber / Steffi's Waltz / Starving Arts Records [Remembering Junior Barber]
- I'm Working On A Road (To Gloryland) / The Earls Of Leicester / Rattle & Roar / Rounder
- Two Wings / Nashville Bluegrass Band / Idle Time / Rounder
- I Like To Hear 'Em Preach It / Jimmy Martin / Good 'N' Country & Country Music Time / Jasmine
- I'm On A Journey / Bear Bridge Band / One More Ride / Open Road
- Gone Home / Gibson Brothers / Iron & Diamonds / Sugar Hill [Remembering Junior Barber]
- Whistling Rufus / Larry Richardson & the Blue Ridge Boys / Larry Richardson & the Blue Ridge Boys / Old Blue Records [Remembering Buddy Pendleton]
