It's Memorial Day weekend, and that means that we spent a good half-hour sharing songs of soldiers who gave their lives in the service of this country.
We also enjoyed a little bit of newer music, which was released within the last year or so. Among these selections was music from Carolina Blue, the Feinberg Brothers, Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass, High Fidelity, Connecticut's own Grass Routes, Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers, and Balsam Range. In addition, there was brand-new music from projects by the Lonesome River Band, Tom Mindte, Mason Via, & Ben Somerville, the Edgar Loudermilk Band featuring Jeff Autry, the All Stars Of Bluegrass, and a gospel project from Alan Bibey & Grasstowne.
Even though we didn't get to celebrate the 83rd birthday of Country & Bluegrass Music Hall of Famer Tom T. Hall (born May 25, 1936) quite as thoroughly as we had intended, we still shared a few numbers written and/or performed by the Storyteller. Perhaps the Tom T. celebration will continue next Sunday...
And don't forget our upcoming Jenny Brook Giveaway drawing: we will be drawing one winner for a 6-day pass to next month's Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival (Tunbridge, VT -- June 25-30, 2019) during the show next Sunday, June 2nd. To enter the contest, just send us an email: bgcafe@gmail.com OR comment on the Jenny Brook post on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/WHUS.BluegrassCafe). Pretty easy, huh? Don't delay -- enter today!
Enjoy the week!
Amy O.
SONG / PERFORMER / ALBUM / LABEL
- Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / RockyGrass / Blue Planet
- Home Run Man / Parmley & McCoury / Families Of Tradition / BGC
- Milwaukee Here I Come / Jimmy Martin / The King Of Bluegrass / Audium
- On Boot Hill / Ralph Stanley II & the Clinch Mountain Boys / Ralph Stanley II & the Clinch Mountain Boys / Stanley Family Records
- Walking Back To Bluefield / Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass / That's Why I'm Lonesome / Patuxent Music
- Walking Back To Bristol / Bob Amos / Borrowed Time / Bristlecone
- Charlie Lawson's Still / Mark Newton Band / Charlie Lawson's Still / Rebel
- John D. Champion / Becky Buller / Crepe Paper Heart / Dark Shadow Recording
- Cold, Lonely, And Blue / Carolina Blue / I Hear Bluegrass Calling Me / Pinecastle
- I Will Always Be Waiting For You / High Fidelity / Hills And Home / Rebel
- Party For One / Feinberg Brothers / Party For One / Cabinwood Music
- Generosity Killed This Cat / Lonesome River Band / Outside Looking In / Mountain Home
- Have You Seen My Blueridge [sic] Girl / Edgar Loudermilk Band feat. Jeff Autry / Lonesome Riverboat Blues / Rural Rhythm
- You're Running Wild / Tom Mindte, Mason Via, Ben Somerville / Tom Mindte, Mason Via, Ben Somerville / Patuxent Music
- Home Of The Red Fox / Lonesome River Band / Outside Looking In / Mountain Home
- Buffalo Nickel, Liberty Dime / Grass Routes / Buffalo Nickel, Liberty Dime / Self-Produced
- Livin' Life Without You / Edgar Loudermilk Band feat. Jeff Autry / Lonesome Riverboat Blues / Rural Rhythm
- Ain't No End To This Road / All Stars Of Bluegrass / single / Pinecastle
- For The Dear Old Flag I Die / American Drive / single / Rural Rhythm
- Forgotten Soldier Boy / Lilly Brothers & Don Stover / Bluegrass At The Roots, 1961 / Smithsonian Folkways
- A Folded Flag / Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers / For The Record / Billy Blue Records
- More Than A Name On A Wall / Dailey & Vincent / Dailey & Vincent / Rounder
- Down Where The River Bends / Osborne Brothers / Detroit To Wheeling / Rural Rhythm
- Casualty Of War / Larry Sparks / The Last Suit You Wear / McCoury Music
- Robe Of White / Bear Minimum / The Automobile Of Life / Open Road Records
- Last Letter Home / Gibson Brothers / Another Night Of Waiting / Hay Holler
- A Purple Heart / Curly Seckler / Bluegrass, Don't You Know / Copper Creek
- Country Is / Tom T. Hall / Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 / Mercury [Tom T. Hall birthday, 5/25/1936]
- Another Town / Charlie Sizemore / The Story Is...The Songs Of Tom T. Hall / Rebel [Tom T. Hall birthday, 5/25/1936]
- I Washed My Face In The Morning Dew / Sister Sadie / Sister Sadie II / Pinecastle [Tom T. Hall birthday, 5/25/1936]
- The Boys In Hats And Ties / Big Country Bluegrass / The Boys In Hats And Ties / Rebel [Tom T. Hall birthday, 5/25/1936]
- Train Without A Track / Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice / Heartaches And Dreams / Rebel [Tom T. Hall birthday, 5/25/1936]
- Old Dogs, Children, And Watermelon Wine / Tom T. Hall / Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 / Mercury [Tom T. Hall birthday, 5/25/1936]
- Bouquet In Heaven / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / The Complete Mercury Recordings / Mercury
- Born Again / Alan Bibey & Grasstowne / Gonna Rise And Shine / Mountain Fever Records
- Take Me In A Lifeboat / Country Gentlemen / The Early Rebel Recordings, 1962-1971 / Rebel
- Call His Name / Johnson Mountain Boys / Working Close / Rounder
- Let My Life Be A Light / Balsam Range / Aeonic / Mountain Home
- Just Over In Heaven / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / A Gospel Bluegrass Homecoming, Volume One / GGS
- Reveille Time In Heaven / Mac Wiseman / Bluegrass Hits And Heartsongs / Rebel
- Blue Grass Twist / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder