"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 10/11/2020

Our 25th (!) pre-recorded Bluegrass Cafe hit the WHUS airwaves today.  Whoa!  Back in April when WHUS said we could start recording shows at home, I figured I'd record them until school started again in the fall, and then, we'd be allowed to come back to the studio in Storrs.  Clearly, 2020 had something else in store, as we now have 25 shows "in the can," and who knows how many more recorded shows there will be?  Time will tell...

Anyhow, today's show included songs from some of the big winners of the 2020 International Bluegrass Music Association Awards, which were presented in virtual ceremonies on October 1st.  Congratulations to all of the winners!  If you'd like to read the full list of award winners, click here.  

We also shared music from two of the three 2020 inductees into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame:  the Johnson Mountain Boys and New Grass Revival.  These two bands -- both outstanding and with legions of fans -- presented two completely different forms of music, and we shared some from each of them on Sunday.  

And, of course, there were a few birthdays to celebrate and remember.  Today's birthday boy is Leigh Gibson (born October 11, 1970), so we shared two songs of the Gibson Brothers written by Leigh.  Another wonderful songwriter and performer is one who left us too soon:  Robert Fraker (October 1, 1946 - May 2, 2017).  Robert was a friend to all and a gifted songwriter and performer with the Bear Bridge Band, so we shared two songs from his creative brain during our gospel set.  And then, there's John Lennon (October 9, 1940 - December 8, 1980), who was NOT a Bluegrass performer, but who will always be remembered as one of the Beatles -- a band whose music
continues to inspire performers of all types of music.

Hope you were able to tune in this week, but if not, there's always next Sunday.  :)  See you then.

Enjoy the week, and stay healthy!

Amy O. 

SONG / PERFORMER / ALBUM / LABEL

• Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / RockyGrass / Blue Planet
• Out In The Cold World / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Live In Prague, Czech Republic / Billy Boy Records [IBMA Album Of The Year, 2020]
• City That Drowned / Mile Twelve / Onwards / Delores The Taurus Records [IBMA New Artist Of The Year, 2020]
• The Barber's Fiddle / Becky Buller / Distance And Time / Dark Shadow Recording [IBMA Collaborative Recording Of The Year, 2020]
• Chicago Barn Dance / Special Consensus / Chicago Barn Dance / Compass Records [IBMA Song Of The Year, 2020]
• Something To Lose / Sister Sadie / Sister Sadie II / Pinecastle [IBMA Entertainer & Vocal Group Of The Year, 2020]
• I Overlooked An Orchid / Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass / Road Into Town / Patuxent Music [IBMA Male Vocalist Of The Year, 2020]
• Raleigh Ride / Sister Sadie / Sister Sadie II / Pinecastle
• Darling Do You Know Who Loves You / Johnson Mountain Boys / The Johnson Mountain Boys / Rounder [Bluegrass Hall Of Fame Inductee, 2020]
• Weathered Gray Stone / Johnson Mountain Boys / At The Old Schoolhouse / Rounder
• Five Speed / Johnson Mountain Boys / Favorites / Rounder
• Let's Part The Best Of Friends / Johnson Mountain Boys / Live At The Birchmere / Rounder 
• Dry Run Creek / Seldom Scene / Dream Scene / Sugar Hill
• Going Back To Old Virginia / Crowe & McLaughlin / Going Back / Rounder
• The Nights Are So Long / Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper / Fired Up / Rounder
• Johnson Mountain Chimes / Johnson Mountain Boys / Walls Of Time / Rounder
• Hold To A Dream / New Grass Revival / Best Of New Grass Revival / Liberty [Bluegrass Hall Of Fame Inductee, 2020]
• Sunrise / Sam Bush with Bela Fleck / Epilogue:  A Tribute To John Duffey / Smithsonian Folkways
• Some Old Day / John Cowan / Epilogue:  A Tribute To John Duffey / Smithsonian Folkways
• Callin' Baton Rouge / New Grass Revival / Best Of New Grass Revival / Liberty
• Your Love Is Like A Flower / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Selected Cuts, 1952-1955 / JSP Records
• Tennessee 1949 / Larry Sparks / 35 Years Of The Best In Bluegrass / Rebel
• Baby Girl / Stanley Brothers / Selected Cuts, 1955-1956 / JSP Records
• My Blue Tears / Gloria Belle / The Love Of The Mountains / Webco
• Life Gets Up And Gets Gone / Becky Buller / Distance And Time / Dark Shadow Recording
• How Deep Is The Lonesome / Cedar Hill / Fall Singles 2020 / Mountain Fever Records
• A Place For A Fool / Stephen Mougin with the Gibson Brothers / Ordinary Soul / Dark Shadow Recording
• Sam Smith / Gibson Brothers / Spread Your Wings / Hay Holler [Leigh Gibson birthday, 10/11/1970]
• Help My Brother / Gibson Brothers / Help My Brother / Compass Records [Leigh Gibson birthday, 10/11/1970]
• I Feel Fine / Charles River Valley Boys / Beatle Country / Rounder [Remembering John Lennon:  10/9/1940 - 12/8/1980]
• Yesterday / Country Gentlemen / The Early Rebel Recordings, 1962-1971 / Rebel [Remembering John Lennon:  10/9/1940 - 12/8/1980]
• What Goes On / Seldom Scene / A Change Of Scenery / Sugar Hill [Remembering John Lennon:  10/9/1940 - 12/8/1980]
• Watermelon On The Vine / Del McCoury / Old Memories:  The Songs Of Bill Monroe / McCoury Music
• You'd Better Wake Up / Spinney Brothers / Going Home / Self-Produced
• The Eastern Gate / Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out / Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out / Rural Rhythm
• I Can Call Jesus / Lynn Morris / Mama's Hand / Rounder
• I'm A Stranger / Mac Wiseman / The Chronological Mac Wiseman, 1951-1953 / Kipepeo Publishing
• Hold Fast To The Right / Nashville Bluegrass Band / To Be His Child / Rounder
• Cast Aside / Dailey & Vincent / The Gospel Side Of Dailey & Vincent / Cracker Barrel
• When God Dips His Pen Of Love In My Heart / Cox Family / Everybody's Reaching Out For Someone / Rounder
• We'll Still Sing On / Johnson Mountain Boys / Favorites / Rounder
• Mansion In The Grave / Bear Bridge Band / A Bluegrass Sampler / Open Road [Remembering Robert Fraker:  10/1/1946 - 5/2/2017]
• I'm On A Journey / Bear Bridge Band / One More Ride / Open Road [Remembering Robert Fraker:  10/1/1946 - 5/2/2017]
• Gonna Rise And Shine / Alan Bibey & Grasstowne / Gonna Rise And Shine / Mountain Fever Records [IBMA Gospel Recording Of The Year, 2020]
• Life Song / Blue Highway / Somewhere Far Away / Rounder
• God's Record Book Of Life / Reno & Smiley / Early Years, 1951-1959 / King
• Daniel Prayed / Patty Loveless / Bluegrass Top 20 Gospel Songs Of The Century / New Haven Records
• Traveling The Highway Home / Don Rigsby / Doctor's Orders / Rebel
• Let Me Walk, Lord, By Your Side / Traditional Grass / Howdy Neighbor Howdy / Rebel
• Heavenward Bound / Country Gentlemen / The Early Rebel Recordings, 1962-1971 / Rebel
• On The Sea Of Life / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Live In Prague, Czech Republic / Bill Boy Records
• Blue Grass Twist / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder