"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 9/9/2018

Akira Otsuka with his "Epilogue" CD.
(Photo by Katy Daley).

We devoted a good portion of Sunday's show listening to music from one of my favorite recordings of 2018:  "Epilogue:  A Tribute To John Duffey" on Smithsonian Folkways.  John Duffey was a larger-than-life Personality (capital P is intentional) in the World of Bluegrass Music, and this tribute record released nearly 22 years after his passing is a dandy which features more than 50 performers.  The album's co-producer, Akira Otsuka, is a fine musician, and was a great friend and admirer of John Duffey.  He also was our mid-show telephone guest, and we were honored to talk to him about this great record.  Fun stuff!

This kids' book about Big Mon was published in March 2018.

During this second week of September, there were quite a few birthdays to celebrate, including those of Paul Adkins, James King, Bill Harrell, and Lou Reid.  Of course, there is another very important Bluegrass birthday to celebrate this week -- that of the Father Of Bluegrass Music.  Bill Monroe was born on September 13, 1911, and so, we played all Monroe-penned or Monroe-recorded gospel tunes at the end of the show.  We may celebrate Big Mon a bit more in next Sunday's show, too.

Hope you enjoyed the show today, and will consider joining us once again next Sunday afternoon, 4-7PM.

Enjoy the week!

Amy O.


SONG / PERFORMER / ALBUM / LABEL [Requests are RED]

• Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / RockyGrass / Blue Planet
• New Mule Skinner Blues / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Anthology / MCA
• Is The Grass Any Bluer / Rhonda Vincent / The Storm Still Rages / Rounder
• Monroe's Doctrine / Special Consensus with Josh Williams & Chris Jones / Scratch Gravel Road / Compass Records
• Kentucky King / Larry Cordle, Glen Duncan & Lonesome Standard Time / Larry Cordle, Glen Duncan & Lonesome Standard Time / Sugar Hill
• My Music Comes From Bill / Spinney Brothers / Tried & True / Mountain Fever Records
• Sad And Lonesome Day / Randy Waller & Lou Reid / Epilogue:  A Tribute To John Duffey / Smithsonian Folkways
• Heartaches / Akira Otsuka / First Tear / Patuxent Music
• Sad And Lonesome Day / Country Gentlemen / Folk Session Inside / Mercury
• He Was A Friend Of Mine / Country Gentlemen / Play It Like It Is / Rebel
• He Was A Friend Of Mine / Dudley Connell & John Cowan / Epilogue:  A Tribute To John Duffey / Smithsonian Folkways
• If That's The Way You Feel / Amanda Smith / Epilogue:  A Tribute To John Duffey / Smithsonian Folkways
• If That's The Way You Feel / Seldom Scene / The New Seldom Scene Album / Rebel
• Singing My Troubles Away / Price Sisters / A Heart Never Knows / Rebel
• You'll Never Get A Better Chance / Feinberg Brothers / Party For One / Cabinwood Music
• Brand New Shade Of Blue / Junior Sisk / Brand New Shade Of Blue / Mountain Fever Records
• Reason For Being / Fred Travers / Epilogue:  A Tribute To John Duffey / Smithsonian Folkways
• Telephone chat with Akira Otsuka
• Girl From The North Country / Steve Gulley / Epilogue:  A Tribute To John Duffey / Smithsonian Folkways
• Girl From The North Country / Country Gentlemen / 25 Years / Sugar Hill
• Fuji Mountain Breakdown / Bluegrass 45 / 35 Years Of The Best In Bluegrass / Rebel
• Bring 'Em On Back / Larry Sparks / Almost Home / Rounder
• Thin Blue Line / Front Porch Philosophy / Lonesome And Then Some / Very Jerry Records
• Crazy Heart / James King / Lonesome And Then Some / Rounder [James King birthday, 9/9/1958]
• Reflections Of Love / Paul Adkins & the Borderline Band / Reflections Of Love / Rebel [Paul Adkins birthday, 9/9/1952]
• Walls Of Time / Johnson Mountain Boys / Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration / Rounder
• Do You Remember? / Bill Harrell & the Virginians / Classic Bluegrass / Rebel [Bill Harrell birthday, 9/14/1934]
• Just Wondering Why / Jim & Jesse / Jim & Jesse, 1952-1955 / Bear Family
• Ain't It Funny / Lou Reid / When It Rains / Sugar Hill [Lou Reid birthday, 9/13/1954]
• Sunrise / Country Gentlemen / Bluegrass At Carnegie Hall / Gusto
• Sunrise / Sam Bush & Bela Fleck / Epilogue:  A Tribute To John Duffey / Smithsonian Folkways
• Little Community Church / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / The Essential Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys (1945-1949 / Columbia
• I'll Meet You In Church On Sunday Morning / Bluegrass Band / Shine Hallelujah Shine, Volume 1 / Hay Holler Harvest
• You're Drifting Away / Nashville Bluegrass Band / Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration / Rounder
• Wicked Path Of Sin / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / The Essential Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys (1945-1949) / Columbia
• The Boat Of Love / Balsam Range / Marching Home / Mountain Home
• Voice From On High / Joe Val & the New England Bluegrass Boys / Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration / Rounder
• Let The Light Shine Down / Country Gentlemen / Let The Light Shine Down / Rebel
• Shine Hallelujah, Shine / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / The Essential Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys (1945-1949) / Columbia
• Blue Grass Twist / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder