Sunday's Bluegrass Cafe was our first for the marvelous month of May, so to celebrate -- in a weird kind of way -- we spent our first hour playing music from performers whose band name or surname began with the letter "M." There's no doubt that we could have spent the full three hours with just "M" performer music, but we limited ourselves to just one hour. Among the most notable Bluegrass "M"s was music from Bluegrass Hall of Famers Lynn Morris, Jim & Jesse McReynolds, Jimmy Martin, and, of course, Bill Monroe.
We also belatedly celebrated the April 29th birthday of the Red-Headed Stranger, Willie Nelson (born April 29, 1933), as well as the April 30th birthdays of Bluegrassers Bill Yates and Rob McCoury.
New music was part of the mix, too, with new or recent selections from Kathy Kallick (with Molly Tuttle), Tray Wellington, Peter Rowan, the Gibson Brothers, Shannon Slaughter, and the Little Roy and Lizzy Show.
May 8th is Commencement Day at the University of Connecticut -- the first big graduation ceremonies to be held on the UConn campus since 2019. This is great for students, but not so great for folks who volunteer to do a radio show and drive on campus on Sunday afternoons. To that end, the plan for our May 8th broadcast (at this time) is that Sunday's program will be an encore show from Mother's Day in 2021. Hope you can join us.
Have a great week!
Amy O.
SONG / PERFORMER / ALBUM / LABEL
- Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / RockyGrass / Blue Planet
- Back To Dixie / McPeak Brothers / Classic Bluegrass / Rebel
- Road To Columbus / Patrick McAvinue / Grave Run / Patuxent Music
- Philadelphia Lawyer / Rose Maddox / This Is Rose Maddox / Arhoolie
- Me And My Fiddle / Benny Martin / The "Big Tiger" Roars Again, Part 2 / OMS Records
- Diesel Train / Jim & Jesse & the Virginia Boys / Radio Shows / Pinecastle
- Never Say Never Again / Dwight McCall / Never Say Never Again / Rural Rhythm
- Rosa Lee McFall / Alan Munde & Country Gazette / Keep On Pushing / Flying Fish
- White House Blues / Mashville Brigade / Bluegrass Smash Hits, Volume 1 / Rural Rhythm
- The Old House / Mac Martin & the Dixie Travelers / Travelin' On / Revonah Records
- Don't Tell Me Stories / Lynn Morris Band / The Lynn Morris Band / Rounder
- Hi Dee Diddle / Jimmy Martin / The Chronological Jimmy Martin & the Sunny Mountain Boys, 1960-1961 / Kipepeo Publishing
- John Henry / Aaron McDaris / First Time Around / Pinecastle
- Roll On Muddy River / Merle Monroe / Songs Of A Simple Life / Pinecastle
- Ace Of Hearts / Mile Twelve / Onwards / Delores The Taurus Records
- Flat Creek / Tom Mindte / Something I'm Been Working On / Patuxent Music
- O-hio / Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers / For The Record / Billy Blue Records
- Hard Rock Mountain Prison ('Til I Die) / Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out / Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out / Rural Rhythm
- Truck Driver's Queen / Charlie Moore / Charlie Moore Sings Again / Wango
- Don't Let My Love Get In The Way / Del McCoury / Classic Bluegrass / Rebel
- New Mule Skinner Blues / Bill Monroe / Anthology / MCA
- Put My Little Shoes Away / Kathy Kallick with Molly Tuttle / single / Live Oak Records
- Saw A Little Boat / Tray Wellington / Black Banjo / Mountain Home
- The Song That Makes Hank Williams Dance / Peter Rowan with Shawn Camp / single / Rebel
- Rainbow Stew / The Little Roy & Lizzy Show / Welcome To The Show / Mountain Home
- Before You Miss Me / Authentic Unlimited / single / Billy Blue Records
- That's Where My Music Comes From / Shannon Slaughter / Ridin' Through The Country / Self-Produced
- What A Difference A Day Makes / Gibson Brothers / single /
- Man With The Blues / Barry Berrier / First Time With Feeling / Pinecastle [Willie Nelson birthday, 4/29/1933]
- I Gotta Get Drunk / Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show / Take Me Back / Pinecastle [Willie Nelson birthday, 4/29/1933]
- Bloody Mary Morning / Country Gentlemen / Joe's Last Train / Rebel [Willie Nelson birthday, 4/29/1933]
- Ocean Of Diamonds / Willie Nelson / Country Music / Rounder [Willie Nelson birthday, 4/29/1933]
- Get In Line Buddy / Country Gentlemen / The Early Rebel Recordings, 1962-1971 / Rebel [Remembering Bill Yates: 4/30/1935 - 1/26/2015]
- Shuckin' The Corn / Ronnie & Rob McCoury / Ronnie & Rob McCoury / Rounder [Rob McCoury birthday, 4/30/1971]
- The Old Pine Tree / Country Gentlemen / The Early Rebel Recordings, 1962-1971 / Rebel [Remembering Bill Yates: 4/30/1935 - 1/26/2015]
- Billy Boy / Ronnie & Rob McCoury / Ronnie & Rob McCoury / Rounder [Rob McCoury birthday, 4/30/1971]
- Mend This Heart Of Mine / Junior Sisk / Load The Wagon / Mountain Fever Records
- Memories That We Shared / Johnson Mountain Boys / Let The Whole World Talk / Rounder
- Love Bug / Kody Norris Show / All Suited Up / Rebel
- I Know You're Married (But I Love You Still) / Patty Loveless with Travis Tritt / Mountain Soul / Epic
- One Dime At A Time / Steep Canyon Rangers / One Dime At A Time / Rebel
- Unwanted Love / Barry Abernathy with Dan Tyminski / Barry Abernathy & Friends / Billy Blue Records
- He Can't Own Them / Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass / Bluegrass Troubadour / Pinecastle
- Family Bible / David Peterson / Comin' On Strong / Necktie Records [Willie Nelson birthday, 4/29/1932]
- I'll Be Singing Up There / Lonesome River Band / Singing Up There: A Tribute To The Easter Brothers / Mountain Home
- God's Been Good / The Little Roy & Lizzy Show / Welcome To The Show / Mountain Home
- God On The Mountain / Jesse Brock with Greg Blake / Streamliner / Sound Biscuit
- He's Coming Back To Earth Again / Reno & Smiley / 16 Greatest Gospel Hits / Starday King
- Lord Don't Leave Me Here / Country Gentlemen / Joe's Last Train / Rebel [Remembering Bill Yates: 4/30/1935 - 1/26/2015]
- If I Don't Lose My Fire / Terry Baucom's Dukes Of Drive / single / Driving Duke Records
- Blue Grass Twist / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder
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