At the end of long holiday weekend, we opened up our Bluegrass Cafe with a few more appropriately patriotic selections. Hope everyone has enjoyed the 4th! We also included four versions of "New Freedom Bell" -- a classic Bluegrass tune written by Louise Osborne and first performed in 1951 by Louise and her brothers, Bobby and Sonny. The Country Gentlemen recorded the song a few times throughout the band's long existence, with the first version being recorded by the Gents in 1959. In addition to the Osbornes' original version, we shared three different Gents' versions of this patriotic classic.
While the vibe last week was mostly pretty festive, the Bluegrass community still lost two important members last week: New England Bluegrass Pioneer, Herb Applin (April 10, 1938 - June 29, 2024) and DC-area bandleader and IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award winner, Cliff Waldron (April 4, 1941 - July 1, 2024). We remembered the Bluegrass contributions of each of these gentlemen. Herb Applin was an important fixture from the earliest days of New England Bluegrass, as he played with all sorts of bands ranging from the Lilly Brothers, Joe Val & the New England Bluegrass Boys, with Don Stover, and most recently, with the second incarnation of his own Old Time Bluegrass Singers. We shared several selections either showcasing the brother-style harmonies of Joe Val and Herb Applin, or music from the Old Time Bluegrass Singers featuring Herb Applin. Several years ago, Herb's OTBGS bandmate Dick Bowden interviewed Herb for an archival University of Kentucky Libraries Oral History Project interviewing Bluegrass Pioneers. This interview is very entertaining and is a good watch for those who may be curious about the early days of Bluegrass in the Boston area. Watch it by clicking on this link:
https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/ark:/16417/xt7k3j39347p
If Cliff Waldron had done nothing more than introduce "Fox On The Run" to the Bluegrass world (with early partner Bill Emerson), he would still be an important member of the Bluegrass community. He did a ton more than that, though, sharing his warm vocals and musical talents on many fine songs over the years. Cliff Waldron was recognized with a Distinguished Achievement Award from IBMA back in 2021, and was a member of the SPBGMA Hall of Greats.
New music came to us from the Del McCoury Band (a fine new record called "Songs Of Love And Life" was released at the end of June). We also belatedly celebrated three Bluegrass birthdays: those of Jimmy Gaudreau, Peter Rowan, and Charlie Monroe.
Hope you enjoyed the program, and that you'll consider joining us once again next Sunday afternoon from 4-7PM for another Bluegrass Cafe!
Enjoy the week!
Amy O.
SONG / PERFORMER / ALBUM / LABEL
- Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / RockyGrass / Blue Planet
- Star Spangled Banner / Lynwood Lunsford / Pick Along / Hay Holler
- America The Beautiful / Mike Scott / Star-Spangled Bluegrass: Instrumental Patriotic Bluegrass / Homestead
- Me And Paul Revere / Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers / single / Rounder
- Stars And Stripes Forever / John McEuen / String Wizards / Vanguard
- New Freedom Bell / Lou Osborne & the Osborne Family [Osborne Brothers] / The Chronological Osborne Brothers, 1951-1953 / no label
- New Freedom Bell / Country Gentlemen / High Lonesome / Starday
- New Freedom Bell / Country Gentlemen / The Award Winning Country Gentlemen / Rebel
- New Freedom Bell / Country Gentlemen / New Horizon / Rebel
- Sunny Days (Are Comin' Once Again) / Michael Cleveland feat. Dan Tyminski & Jeff White / Lovin' Of The Game / Compass Records
- The Last Old Shovel / Phyllis Boyens / O Sister! / Rounder
- The Lonesome River / Stanley Brothers / The Complete Chronological Stanley Brothers / Columbia Legacy
- Alberta Bound / Special Consensus / Great Blue North / Compass Records
- Who's Going Down To Town / Vern Williams Band / Bluegrass From The Gold Country / Rounder
- Don't Let Your Deal Go Down / Lost & Found / Across The Blue Ridge Mountains / Rebel
- Pardon Me / Cox Family / Everybody's Reaching Out For Someone / Rounder
- Kissimmee Kid / Jason Carter / Lowdown Hoedown / Fiddleman Records
- Give It Away / Jason Carter & Michael Cleveland / single / Fiddleman Records
- If You Talk In Your Sleep / Del McCoury Band / Songs Of Love And Life / McCoury Music
- She's Heavenly / Del McCoury Band feat. Molly Tuttle / Songs Of Love And Life / McCoury Music
- I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby / Joe Val & the New England Bluegrass Boys / One Morning In May / Rounder [Remembering Herb Applin: 4/10/1938 - 6/29/2024]
- Jealous Heart / Old Time Bluegrass Singers / Threads / Open Road [Remembering Herb Applin: 4/10/1938 - 6/29/2024]
- Comin' On Strong / Joe Val & the New England Bluegrass Boys / One Morning In May / Rounder [Remembering Herb Applin: 4/10/1938 - 6/29/2024]
- Plastic Heart / Old Time Bluegrass Singers / Plastic Heart / Open Road [Remembering Herb Applin: 4/10/1938 - 6/29/2024]
- Sparkling Brown Eyes / Joe Val & the New England Bluegrass Boys / One Morning In May / Rounder [Remembering Herb Applin: 4/10/1938 - 6/29/2024]
- Early Morning Rain / Bill Emerson & Cliff Waldron / The Best Of Emerson & Waldron / Rebel [Remembering Cliff Waldron: 4/1/1941 - 7/1/2024]
- Ice Covered Birches / Cliff Waldron / The Best Of Cliff Waldron & the New Shades Of Grass / Rebel [Remembering Cliff Waldron: 4/1/1941 - 7/1/2024]
- Only A Memory Away / Cliff Waldron / Season Past / Rebel [Remembering Cliff Waldron: 4/1/1941 - 7/1/2024]
- Fox On The Run / Bill Emerson & Cliff Waldron / The Best Of Emerson & Waldron / Rebel [Remembering Cliff Waldron: 4/1/1941 - 7/1/2024]
- Crazy Blues / Jimmy Gaudreau / In Good Company / CMH [Jimmy Gaudreau birthday, 7/3/1946]
- New York Town / Peter Rowan / Calling You From My Mountain / Rebel [Peter Rowan birthday, 7/4/1942]
- I'm Longing For A Love I'll Never Know / Dan Paisley & the Southern Grass / The Tradition Continues / Brandywine
- It's Lonesome Everywhere I Go / Kathy Kallick Band / The Lonesome Chronicles / Live Oak Records
- Trail Of Tears / Peter Rowan & the Nashville Bluegrass Band / New Moon Rising / Sugar Hill [Peter Rowan birthday, 7/4/1942]
- Scotty's Hoedown / Bronwyn Keith-Hynes / I Built A World / Sugar Petunia Records
- Hi Dee Diddle / Feinberg Brothers / The Feinberg Brothers / Cabinwood Music
- On My Mind / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Selected Cuts, 1952-1955 / JSP Records
- Say You Lied / The Seldom Scene / 15th Anniversary Celebration / Sugar Hill
- Memories Cover Everything I Own / Johnson Mountain Boys / Let The Whole World Talk / Rounder
- Another Mile / Cliff Waldron & Paul Williams / Higher Ground / Rebel [Remembering Cliff Waldron: 4/1/1941 - 7/1/2024]
- Let Me Be The Best Bible / Rock Hearts / single / 615 Hideaway Records
- I Hear My Savior Calling / Old Time Bluegrass Singers / Threads / Open Road [Remembering Herb Applin: 4/10/1938 - 6/29/2024]
- Rise Above It All / Becky Buller & Nathan Woodard / Blue Collar Gospel: From The Pen Of Rick Lang / Billy Blue Records
- Lord Lift Me Up / Fast Track / Good News / Engelhardt Music Group
- Jesus Gave Me Water / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Rock My Soul / Sugar Hill
- Heaven / Country Gentlemen / The Early Rebel Recordings, 1962-1971 / Rebel [Jimmy Gaudreau birthday, 7/3/1946]
- When The Angels Carry Me Home / Charlie Monroe / Post War Country Classics / Cattle [Remembering Charlie Monroe: 7/4/1903 - 9/27/1975]
- Do You Live What You Preach / Joe Val & the New England Bluegrass Boys / One Morning In May / Rounder [Remembering Herb Applin: 4/10/1941 - 7/1/2024]
- Blue Grass Twist / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder
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