"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 8/2/2026

During this past Sunday's Bluegrass Cafe, we (somewhat) belatedly celebrated the 99th anniversary of the very first recordings of the Carter Family made beginning August 1, 1927.  This historic event took place in Bristol, Tennessee (right across the line from Bristol, Virginia) and was recorded by the Victor Talking Machine Company.  Who would have imagined in 1927 that the music of the Carter Family (and others) recorded during the Bristol Sessions would have such a long-lasting impact?  We shared some of those first recordings made by A.P., Sarah, and Maybelle Carter, and we also included several Bluegrass covers of Carter Family classics.

The show also featured lots of music from several performers on the schedule for the 2026 Podunk Bluegrass Festival in Goshen, CT.  Among them:  the Wood Box Heroes, Becky Buller, the Gibson Brothers, the Price Sisters, Rick Faris, and JigJam.  In addition, we gave away two single-day passes for the festival, thanks to the Podunk folks.  

New music, as always, was included, too.  This week, there was brand-new music from the forthcoming record release by Bronwyn (formerly, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes), as well as recent music from Daniel Grindstaff & the Uptown Troubadours, the Travelin' McCourys, Dalton Harper (from a Rick Lang-penned recording), the Chris Davis Band, and Alan Bibey with Sierra Hull and Ronnie McCoury.

Hope you were able to enjoy our program on the first Sunday of August.  Please be sure to join us this Sunday from 4-7PM for another edition of our Bluegrass Cafe.

Amy O.

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

• Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / RockyGrass / Blue Planet
• Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow / Carter Family / Anchored In Love:  Their Complete Victor Recordings, 1927-1928 / Rounder [First Carter Family recordings, 8/1/1927]
• Little Log Cabin By The Sea / Carter Family / Anchored In Love:  Their Complete Victor Recordings, 1927-1928 / Rounder [First Carter Family recordings, 8/1/1927]
• The Poor Orphan Child / Carter Family / Anchored In Love:  Their Complete Victor Recordings, 1927-1928 / Rounder [First Carter Family recordings, 8/1/1927]
• The Storms Are On The Ocean / Larry Perkins with Alison Krauss & Bobby Osborne / A Touch Of The Past / Pinecastle
• Meet Me By The Moonlight / Dudley Connell & Don Rigsby / Meet Me By The Moonlight / Sugar Hill
• Bring Back My Blue-Eyed Boy To Me / Straight Drive / I'll Take A Page From Your Book / Cabinwood Music
• I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes / Paul Williams / A Tribute To Jimmy Martin:  The King Of Bluegrass / Koch Records
• Little Darling Pal Of Mine / The Heather Berry & Tony Mabe Show / The Heather Berry & Tony Mabe Show / Mountain Fever Records
• I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home / Mac Wiseman / High Lonesome:  The Story Of Bluegrass Music / CMH Records
• Old Rattler / Grandpa Jones / 28 Greatest Hits / Gusto
• Burn The Barn / Big Country Bluegrass / Let Them Know I'm From Virginia / Rebel
• Rocky Top / Osborne Brothers / High Lonesome:  The Story Of Bluegrass Music / CMH Records
• Ruby / Dailey & Vincent / A Beautiful Life / Pillar Stone Records
• John Deere Tractor / Billy Strings / Me/And/Dad / Rounder
• Big Tiger Roars Again / Larry Perkins with Benny Martin / A Touch Of The Past / Pinecastle
• She's More To Be Pitied / Stanley Brothers / Selected Cuts, 1956-1959 / JSP Records
• Are You From Dixie? / Grandpa Jones / 28 Greatest Hits / Gusto
• This Is Why / Rock Hearts with Rhonda Vincent / single / Oakway Music House
• Gallatin Road / Bronwyn / single / Self-Produced
• Denver / Daniel Grindstaff & the Uptown Troubadours / Daniel Grindstaff & the Uptown Troubadours / Bonfire Recording Co.
• Gas And Oil / Travelin' McCourys / single / McCoury Music
• Hard, Hard Work / Dalton Harper / single / Billy Blue Records
• Jenna Lea / Chris Davis Band / single / Billy Blue Records
• Uncle Herschel / Alan Bibey with Sierra Hull & Ronnie McCoury / single / Billy Blue Records [Remembering Herschel Sizemore:  8/6/1935 - 9/9/2022]
• Rebecca / Herschel Sizemore / Back In Business / Hay Holler Records [Remembering Herschel Sizemore:  8/6/1935 - 9/9/2022]
• If I Were Your Brother / Spinney Brothers / If I Were Your Brother / Self-Produced [Allan Spinney birthday, 8/5/1965 & Rick Spinney birthday, 8/5/1966]
• Memories / Spinney Brothers / Memories / Mountain Fever Records [Allan Spinney birthday, 8/5/1965 & Rick Spinney birthday, 8/5/1966]
• Walking The Dog / Bob Paisley & the Southern Grass / Color Of The Blues / Strictly Country Records
• Salty Dog Blues / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Grand Ole Opry Live Classics:  The Bluegrass Collection / Cracker Barrel
• Tennessee Hound Dog / The Grascals / 20 / Mountain Home
• I Want My Dog Back / Spinney Brothers / No Borders / Mountain Fever Records
• Made Up My Mind / Wood Box Heroes / single / Self-Produced
• Highway / Gibson Brothers / In The Ground / Rounder
• Millworker / Becky Buller / Songs That Sing Me / Dark Shadow Recording
• Don't Hold Back / Rick Faris / Don't Hold Back / Dark Shadow Recording
• Sail Away / JigJam / Phoenix / JigJam Records
• Weary Lonesome Blues / Price Sisters / Between The Lines / McCoury Music
• So Happy I'll Be / Rhonda Vincent & the Rage / Ragin' Live / Rounder
• Kneel At The Cross / Jim & Jesse / Y'all Come:  The Essential Jim & Jesse / Epic Legacy
• You Can Be A Millionaire With Me / J.D. Crowe & the New South / Lefty's Old Guitar / Rounder
• God's Not Dead / Johnson Mountain Boys / Favorites / Rounder
• The Place Prepared For Me / Country Gentlemen / Calling My Children Home / Rebel
• The Old Crossroads / Ricky Skaggs & Tony Rice / Skaggs & Rice / Sugar Hill
• Heaven's Joy Awaits / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Heaven's Joy Awaits / Sugar Hill
• It's Too Late (When You're At The Gate) / Carson Peters & Iron Mountain / Gotta Lotta Lonesome / Billy Blue Records
• You Better Wake Up / Spinney Brothers / Going Home / Self-Produced
• Blue Grass Twist / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder