Here are a few pictures from Sunday's visit with David Peterson.
Monday, November 27, 2006
A few photos from Sunday's Cafe with David Peterson....
Here are a few pictures from Sunday's visit with David Peterson.
"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 11/26/2006
Sunday's show featured a very special in-the-studio guest at the Bluegrass Cafe: David Peterson. Since Dave came home to Massachusetts to see his folks for Thanksgiving, we were able to get him to stop by the studio and play a few tunes for us on his guitar. Some of the songs were from the excellent (and very successful) David Peterson & 1946 CD, "In The Mountaintops To Roam," and the others were tunes that Dave hasn't recorded (yet). We actually had a bit of a combined Red Rooster Party and Bluegrass Cafe, as Dave and guitar joined us on the air about 3:40PM, and stayed until the UCONN Men's Basketball game preempted the Bluegrass Cafe beginning at 5PM. I think I can safely speak for Jim and Marti and say that we were all delighted to have Dave in the studio with us. If you ever get a chance to see him and 1946 play live, do yourself a favor and get out there. Saying this in the nicest way possible, the man and his music are hardcore, and the band is a whole lot of fun to listen to and watch on the stage. [Note to New England promoters: if you're in need of a dyed-in-the-wool, traditional, authentic Bluegrass band for your shows and/or festivals in 2007, contact David Peterson.] Thanks to Dave for joining us in the studio -- anytime you want to come back is fine with us!
Amy
Amy
- Weary Blues From Waitin' / David Peterson / Live at WHUS
- Rattlesnakin' Daddy / David Peterson / Live at WHUS
- You Don't Know My Mind / Jimmy Martin / Time-Life Treasury Of Bluegrass / Time-Life
- In The Mountaintops To Roam / David Peterson / Live at WHUS
- Sparkling Brown Eyes / Joe Val / Diamond Joe / Rounder
- 1946 / David Peterson / Live at WHUS
- Fool's Moon / David Peterson / Live at WHUS
- Put Me On The Trail To Carolina / David Peterson / Live at WHUS
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Play List "Bluegrass Cafe" 11/19/2006
I checked the calendar and noticed it had been just over ten years since Don Stover left us, and about a year since Bea Lilly left us, so I decided to focus a good bit of the Bluegrass Cafe on The Lilly Brothers and Don Stover. Apparently many listeners were appreciative because the phone was quite active during the show.
Marti and I along with Amy will be combining parts of Red Rooster Party and Bluegrass Cafe next Sunday to give David Peterson an opportunity to be with us a meaningful amount of time before the sports guys take over the studio. Be sure to tune in!
Jim
Marti and I along with Amy will be combining parts of Red Rooster Party and Bluegrass Cafe next Sunday to give David Peterson an opportunity to be with us a meaningful amount of time before the sports guys take over the studio. Be sure to tune in!
Jim
- Wild Turkey / Gillis Brothers / Down By The River / Hay Holler
- White House Blues / Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys / Mountain Music
- Katy Cline / The Lilly Brothers and Don Stover / Live At Hillbilly Ranch / Hay Holler
- Picture On The Wall / The Lilly Brothers and Don Stover / Live At Hillbilly Ranch / Hay Holler
- Bile 'em Cabbage Down / Stover, Lilly & Anthony / Mountain Music Bluegrass Style / Smithsonian Folkways
- Things In Life / Don Stover / Things In Life / Rounder
- Mole In The Ground / Doc & Merle Watson /
- Coat of Many Colors / Dolly Parton / Live And Well / Sugar Hill
- Cold Creek March / Mark Johnson & Emory Lester / Acoustic Rising / Mountain Home
- On A Hill Lone And Grey / Ralph Stanley / A Distant Land To Roam /
- The Ballad of Sarah Malone / David Davis and the
- Butcher Boy / The Lilly Brothers & Don Stover / Have A Feast Here Tonight / Prestige/Folklore
- Where Shall I Be / The Old Time
- Old Man Joe / Jim Eanes and Bobby Atkins / Heart of the South / Rural Rhythm
- My Home's Across The
- Boots of Spanish Leather / Seldom Scene / Scene It All / Sugar Hill
- Oh, Hide You In The Blood / The Lilly Brothers & Don Stover /
- I'll Live On / The Lilly Brothers & Don Stover / What Will I Leave Behind / Rebel
- Homefolks / The Mark Newton Band / Hillbilly Hemingway / Rebel
- Blue
- Cornbread and 'lasses and Sassafras Tea / The Lilly Brothers And Don Stover / Bluegrass At The Roots 1961 / Smithsonian Folkways
- Julia Belle / Dale Ann Bradley / Catch Tomorrow / Compass
- Cut Your Wheels / The Grascals / Long List of Heartaches / Rounder
- Careless Love / David Peterson & 1946 / In The Mountaintops To Roam / Self
- Back Roads Breakdown / Buddy Merriam and Back Roads / Live at the
- Deep River / Buddy Merriam and Back Roads / Live at the
- She's No Lady /
- Night / Michael Cleveland / Let 'Er Go Boys / Rounder
- Four Dollar Fight / Cedar Hill / Portrait of A Song / Hay Holler
- Pretty Green Hills / Dave Evans / Pretty Green Hills / Rebel
- Little Willie /
- The Touch of God's Hand / Vern & Ray /
- Dark As A Dungeon / Merle Travis / in
- Little Annie / The Lilly Brothers and Don Stover /
- 20/20 Vision / The Gillis Brothers / Ice Cold Stone / Hay Holler
- Ice Cold Stone / The Gillis Brothers / Ice Cold Stone / Hay Holler
- 2720 / Dan Menzone /
- Freeborn Man / Dan Tyminski, Doyle Lawson, Tony Rice, et al / Celebration of Life / Skaggs Family
- Six More Miles / The Basement Band /
- He Goes To Church / Cherryholmes / Cherryholmes / Skaggs Family
- I Am The Man, Thomas / Don Rigsby & Midnight Call / Hillbilly Heartache / Rebel
- Somebody Touched Me / The Dillards / There Is A Time / Vanguard
- Will You Meet Me Over Yonder / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / He Lives In Me / Horizon
- I Would Not Be Denied / The Lilly Brothers And Don Stover / What Will I Leave Behind / Rebel
- Paul and Silas / Flatt and Scruggs / Foggy Mountain Gospel /
- I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling / Joe Val & The New England
- Ohoopee / Gillis Brothers / Down By The River / Hay Holler
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
A Guest for Two Shows....
Question: What could be more fun than having a live musical guest on a radio show?
Answer: Having the guest on TWO radio shows!
On Sunday, November 26th, that very thing will happen when Massachusetts native David Peterson will be dropping by both the Red Rooster Party AND the sports-shortened Bluegrass Cafe.
Starting off 'round about 3:30PM, Jim & Marti will welcome Dave and his guitar, and who knows what tunes and conversation you might hear? The BG Cafe will be on for less than an hour on 11/26, as there is a UCONN Men's Basketball game starting at 5PM, so we thought we'd keep the festive holiday weekend feeling going by combining the two shows for a bit and welcoming Dave into the mix. It should be a whole lot of fun -- we hope you'll join us.
(By the way, it's important to note that David Peterson will be performing at WHUS without his band, 1946 -- pictured here at the rain-soaked Buttery Brook BG Festival last July. There's no great controversy -- the rest of the band will just be enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday with their families. Perhaps we'll all be able to hear Dave sing his very successful tune -- also called "1946" -- that has done so well on the National Bluegrass Survey this year. If he doesn't sing it, you're liable to hear one disappointed person whining on the 26th....)
Tune in to Red Rooster Party this week and every week from 2-4PM, and stay tuned for the BG Cafe from 4-7PM (most weeks, that is).
Amy
Answer: Having the guest on TWO radio shows!
On Sunday, November 26th, that very thing will happen when Massachusetts native David Peterson will be dropping by both the Red Rooster Party AND the sports-shortened Bluegrass Cafe.
Starting off 'round about 3:30PM, Jim & Marti will welcome Dave and his guitar, and who knows what tunes and conversation you might hear? The BG Cafe will be on for less than an hour on 11/26, as there is a UCONN Men's Basketball game starting at 5PM, so we thought we'd keep the festive holiday weekend feeling going by combining the two shows for a bit and welcoming Dave into the mix. It should be a whole lot of fun -- we hope you'll join us.(By the way, it's important to note that David Peterson will be performing at WHUS without his band, 1946 -- pictured here at the rain-soaked Buttery Brook BG Festival last July. There's no great controversy -- the rest of the band will just be enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday with their families. Perhaps we'll all be able to hear Dave sing his very successful tune -- also called "1946" -- that has done so well on the National Bluegrass Survey this year. If he doesn't sing it, you're liable to hear one disappointed person whining on the 26th....)
Tune in to Red Rooster Party this week and every week from 2-4PM, and stay tuned for the BG Cafe from 4-7PM (most weeks, that is).
Amy
Chris Stuart is November's "Songwriter Chat" guest
Candi Sawyer, publisher of the Bluegrass Guide, would like you to know that the Songwriter Chat at her website this month will feature special guest, Chris Stuart. Chris fronts the band, Backcountry, and is a past first-prize winner of the Chris Austin Songwriter contest at Merlefest in both the bluegrass and gospel categories. Some of his compositions include "Julia Belle" -- a tune that can be found on at least two 2006 recordings -- 5 South by Backcountry's banjo player, Janet Beazley, and Catch Tomorrow by Dale Ann Bradley -- as well as a fine gospel tune recorded a few years back by Claire Lynch, "Paul And Peter Walked." If you are a subscriber to Bluegrass Unlimited magazine, you may have also noticed that Chris has had a couple of interviews published in the past year or two in that publication; Ralph Stanley (seen here being interviewed by Chris), the Gibson Brothers, Del McCoury, Tim O'Brien, and Lou Reid are just a few of his subjects. For more information on Chris Stuart and Backcountry, visit their band website.
To join Chris in the Songwriter chat room, go to the Bluegrass Guide website, then click "Chat Room" (left side of the screen), and "Enter." This will happen on Tuesday, November 21st at 8PM. As always, New Hampshire songwriter, Rick Lang, is your chat room host.
Amy
Monday, November 13, 2006
"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 11/12/2006
Sunday's show included new music from the likes of Laurie Lewis & the Hired Hands, the Grass Cats, the Mark Newton Band, and a very cool live recording of the duo of Vern (Williams) & Ray (Park) with Herb Pedersen from the 1968 San Francisco State Folk Festival. We also answered a few listener requests for tunes from Dry Branch Fire Squad, the Seldom Scene, Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike, Jim Van Cleve, and even the Bear Bridge Band. For next week's show, Jim will be at the helm. Do join him and Marti on Sunday from 4-7PM, please....
Amy
Amy
- Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / Rockygrass / Blue Planet
- Handmade Nails And Homemade Love / Randy Kohrs / I'm Torn / Lonesome Day
- Poor Monroe / Ricky Skaggs & Keith Whitley / Second Generation / Rebel
- We'll Meet Again Sweetheart / Curly Seckler / 60 Years Of Bluegrass With My Friends /Copper Creek
- No Mother Or Dad / Flatt & Scruggs / Complete Mercury Recordings / Mercury
- There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere / Osborne Brothers / Hyden / Pinecastle
- Steppin' Stones / Paul Williams / Tribute To Jimmy Martin / Koch
- Theme Time / Jim Mills / Hide Head Blues / Sugar Hill
- Sparkling Brown Eyes / Joe Val / Diamond Joe / Rounder
- Purple Heart / Red Allen / Lonesome And Blue / Rebel
- I've Lived A Lot In My Time / Dry Branch Fire Squad / Just For The Record / Rounder
- Boots Of Spanish Leather / Seldom Scene / Scene It All / Sugar Hill
- Healing Hills / Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike / That's What Love Can Do / Bell Buckle
- How Many Times / Vern & Ray with Herb Pedersen / San Francisco, 1968 / Arhoolie
- The Golden West / Laurie Lewis & The Hired Hands / The Golden West / Hightone
- Homefolks / Mark Newton Band / Hillbilly Hemingway / Rebel
- Home To Carolina / Grass Cats / Home To Carolina / New Time Records
- Your Eyes / Laurie Lewis & The Hired Hands / The Golden West / Hightone
- Poor Ellen Smith / Vern & Ray with Herb Pedersen / San Francisco, 1968 / Hightone
- A Faded Rose, A Broken Heart / Spinney Brothers / If I Were Your Brother / Self-Produced
- Nature Of The Beast / Jim Van Cleve / No Apologies / Rural Rhythm
- I've Waited As Long As I Can / IIIrd Tyme Out /Grandpa's Mandolin / Rebel
- In Despair /David Peterson & 1946 / In The Mountaintops To Roam / Self-Produced
- Tennessee Cut-Up Breakdown / Charlie Cushman /High Fidelity / Self-Produced
- Like A Bird In A Cage / Bear Bridge Band / Broken Hearts & Better Times / Open Road
- Hard Hearted / Jim & Jesse / In The Tradition / Rounder
- Moonlight On Kentucky / Misty Valley Boys / Bluegrass Piedmont Style / MasterShield
- Mississippi River Raft / J.D. Crowe & The New South / Lefty's Old Guitar / Rounder
- Never Grow Up Boy / Del McCoury Band / The Company We Keep / McCoury Music
- Footprints In The Snow / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Time-Life Treasury Of Bluegrass / Time-Life
- The Lonesome Fugitive / Darrell Webb / Behind The Scenes / Lonesome Day
- Lonesome Won't Get The Best Of Me / Lonesome River Band / The Road With No End / Mountain Home
- The Ballad Of Sarah Malone / David Davis & The Warrior River Boys / Troubled Times / Rebel
- Hard Times / The Grascals / Long List Of Heartaches / Rounder
- If I'm Lyin' I'm Dyin' / Frank Solivan II / Selfish Tears / Self-Produced
- Never Get To Hold You In My Arms Anymore / Warrior River Boys / Sounds Like Home / Rounder
- Who Done It? / WhiteHouse / WhiteHouse / Pinecastle
- Scatterbrain Mama / Hunger Mountain Boys / Three / Old-Fi
- When You Were Mine / Phoenix / Tailor Made / Self-Produced
- I Beg To You / Cedar Hill / Portrait Of A Song / Hay Holler
- The Heavenly Light Is Shining On Me / Dan Paisley & The Southern Grass / The Tradition Continues / Brandywine
- Lord, Lift Me Up / Bluegrass Patriots / E Pluribus Bluegrass / Red Feather
- I Can't Sit Down / Steep Canyon Rangers / Feel Like My Time Ain't Long / Rebel
- Along The Way / Country Gentlemen / Let The Light Shine Down / Rebel
- What Would You Give In Exchange? / Lilly Brothers / Bluegrass At The Roots / Smithsonian Folkways
- Lay Down Your Troubles / Gary Ferguson / I'm Really Leaving / Webco
- I Want To Be A Christian Soldier / Crowe & McLaughlin / Going Back / Rounder
- Wicked Path Of Sin / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Essential Bill Monroe, 1945-1949 / Columbia
- Black Mountain Blues / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder
Friday, November 10, 2006
"Bluegrass Cafe" Play List 11/05/06
Marti performed duty above and beyond by playing lots of bluegrass while Amy and Jim were enjoying the excellent concert in Plainfield with The Bear Bridge Band, Dan Paisley and the Southern Grass, and special surprise guest James King (!!!) Folks, if you weren't there, you should be kicking yourself right about now.
Amy will be spinning the bluegrass as only she can this coming Sunday, so see you at the Cafe.
Jim
Amy will be spinning the bluegrass as only she can this coming Sunday, so see you at the Cafe.
Jim
- Down Where the River Bends / Ralph Stanley (w/Dwight Yoakum) / Saturday Night/Sunday Morning / Freeland
- God Bless the Soldier / Rhonda Vincent / All American
- I'm Coming Back, But I Don't Know When / Del McCoury / I Wonder Where You Are Tonight / Arhoolie
- Margie / Bob Paisley & The Southern Grass / Live in
- There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere / Charlie Waller & the Country Gentlemen / Songs of the American Spirit / Pinecastle
- Mother's Prayer / Joe Val / Diamond Joe / Rounder
- Run Rufus Run / Dale Ann Bradley / Catch Tomorrow / Compass
- Flower Blooming in the Wildwood / Michael Cleveland (Tim O'Brien vocal) / Ler 'er Go Boys / Rounder
- Cleanin' Off the Porch / Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time / Songs from the Workbench / Shell Point
- Goin' Back to the
- Will You Be Loving Another Man / The Grascals / Long List of Heartaches / Rounder
- My Rocky Mountain Sweetheart / David Davis and the
- Hearts & Flowers / Randy Waller & The Country Gentlemen / Keeper of the Flame / Lendel
- Devil's Dream / Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys / Live At Mechanics Hall / Acoustic Disc
- Dark Hollow / Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys / Live At Mechanics Hall / Acoustic Disc
- Highway of Sorrow /
- Hard Times / Grascals / Long List of Heartaches / Rounder
- It's Amazing What Sunshine Can Do / Pete Goble / When I'm Knee Deep in
- Pretty Green Hills / Dave Evans / Pretty Green Hills / Rebel
- I'm Not Living Life, It's Living Me / Bo Isaac / A Good Homegrown Music Sampler / Home Grown Music
- Prisoner of the Past / Lou Reid, Terry Baucom &
- Hard Times in
- Is It Too Late Now / The Bluegrass Album Band / The
- Troubles Up & Down The Road /
- We Can't Be Darling Anymore /
- Don't Act / Rhonda Vincent / All American
- Bringing in the Georgia Mail / Sam Bush / Prime Cuts of
- Pill or Potion / The Grass Cats / Prime Cuts of
- Chancellorsville / David Davis & the
- Too Often Left Alone / J.D. Crowe & the New South / Lefty's Old Guitar / Rounder
- Travelin' Kind /
- Uncle Pen / Ricky Skaggs / Treasury of
- You Don't know My Mind / Jimmy Martin / Treasury of Bluegrass / Time Life
- Down In Caroline / Big Country
- Flame in My Heart / James King / Thirty Years of Farming / Rounder
- Heart Like a Road Sign, Head Like a Wheel / Mountain Heart / Force of Nature / Skaggs
- Think of What You've Done / IIIrd Tyme Out / Round III at the Mac / CMG
- Shuckin' the Corn / Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives / Live at the Ryman / Universal South
- Whoop and Ride /
- The Great Speckled Bird / Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives / Live at the Ryman / Universal South
- Lefty's Old Guitar / J. D. Crowe & The New South / Lefty's Old Guitar / Rounder
- Blackmail Your Heart / Dan Paisley & Southern Grass / The Tradition Continues /
- White Lightning Strikes /
- Fool's Moon / David Peterson & 1946 / In the Mountaintops to Roam / Self
- Rocky Top X-Press / Bobby Osborne & the Rocky Top Xpress / Try A Little Kindness / Rounder
- Daddy Was A Moonshine Man / Don Rigsby & Midnight Call / Hillbilly Heartache / Rebel
- I'm Bound for the
- Those Good Old Country Sundays / The Lewis Family / Flyin' High / Mountain Home
- He Will Set Your Fields On Fire / Blueridge / Getting' Ready / Pinecastle
- The Lowest Valley / The Isaacs / Bridges / Horizon
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Consider yourself warned...
Folks -
For the last two weeks of BG Cafe shows, you've been treated first to Jim & Marti, and then last week, to Marti alone, but this week.....I'm back on the air. Now, that may disappoint some people, but I hope you'll tune in for the music, nonetheless. We'll have a big time with (we hope) some great new music from Laurie Lewis & the Hired Hands, and maybe a few others, too. Of course, we'll throw in some of those chestnuts we all love so well, too. I hope you'll join me this Sunday from 4-7PM.
Also, this isn't 100% chiseled in stone yet, but there's a very strong possibility that on Thanksgiving weekend -- Sunday, November 26th -- we'll have a live-in-the-studio guest playing some (again, we hope) great music. Maybe he'll even do his tune that's currently in the Top 5 of the National BG Survey....? We'll let you know for sure about this possible guest when we firm things up, but in the meantime, keep on listening to the Bluegrass Cafe, please.....
Happy Veterans Day to all you vets out there, and thanks.....
Amy
For the last two weeks of BG Cafe shows, you've been treated first to Jim & Marti, and then last week, to Marti alone, but this week.....I'm back on the air. Now, that may disappoint some people, but I hope you'll tune in for the music, nonetheless. We'll have a big time with (we hope) some great new music from Laurie Lewis & the Hired Hands, and maybe a few others, too. Of course, we'll throw in some of those chestnuts we all love so well, too. I hope you'll join me this Sunday from 4-7PM.
Also, this isn't 100% chiseled in stone yet, but there's a very strong possibility that on Thanksgiving weekend -- Sunday, November 26th -- we'll have a live-in-the-studio guest playing some (again, we hope) great music. Maybe he'll even do his tune that's currently in the Top 5 of the National BG Survey....? We'll let you know for sure about this possible guest when we firm things up, but in the meantime, keep on listening to the Bluegrass Cafe, please.....
Happy Veterans Day to all you vets out there, and thanks.....
Amy
More traditional BG on the way....
Fans of traditional, "hard core" BG are in for a major treat when David Davis & the Warrior River Boys take the stage at the Country Corner Coffee House in South Hadley, MA on Saturday, November 18th. These boys have a new record (okay...CD) out on Rebel Records called "Troubled Times," and it's very hard-edged, bluesy, and authentic. This is another band that has made the rounds many times for many years throughout New England and the Northeast, although David Davis and a majority of the band live in the Deep South. I don't think it should surprise anyone that there seems to be a great following for the traditional brand of BG in New England -- and those who love that sound will want to be in South Hadley on November 18th. You can reserve a ticket for this show, if you like, but you have to do it by November 13th. To get your name on a reservation list, call (413)467-9394 or email info@countrycornermusic.com. Otherwise, make sure you get to South Hadley early enough on November 18th to secure a ticket (and a parking space!). If you'd like to learn more about DD & WRB before the show, check out their website, or visit their MySpace page for audio samples from the new record.
If you need directions to the Country Corner Coffee House (a/k/a the South Hadley Falls Congregational Church Fellowship Hall), click here.
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Calling all Southern New England BG-listeners.....
Don't miss your chances this weekend to see and hear some outstanding BG music in both RI and CT. If you do, you'll be sorry.....
Starting on Friday night, November 3rd, the RIBGMA (or, Rhode Island BG Music Association, if you're not up on the initials) is presenting a show that will feature a very dynamic band called WILDFIRE at the Burrillville Junior-Senior High School, East Avenue, Harrisville, RI. Also appearing on the bill is Rhode Island's own Fifth Sunday Bluegrass Band. Showtime is 7PM -- doors will open at 6:30PM, and tickets are available at the door. If you need more information, call (401)468-8238.
On Sunday, November 5th, traditional BG is on the bill at the Plainfield Town Hall, 8 Community Ave., Plainfield, CT when DAN PAISLEY & THE SOUTHERN GRASS make their final appearance for 2006 in southern New England. Have you ever seen either Dan Paisley or his late father, Bob, get a less-than-wildly-enthusiastic response at a BG festival or show in the Northeast (or anywhere, for that matter)? I sure haven't. In addition to the Southern Grass, you'll get to see one of the infrequent-but-always-enjoyable appearances of The Bear Bridge Band. This is an afternoon show -- the doors will open at 12:30PM for pre-show jamming, and showtime is 1:30PM. For more information, see our earlier blog entry or call (860)617-0394 or (860)546-9062. If you're keeping score, this show is also sponsored by the RIBGMA.
And, if you can't stand the thought of not having live BG to see and hear on Saturday, November 4th, make the trip to the Weston Playhouse in Weston, VT. Our post on that terrific show featuring David Parmley & Continental Divide, BearTracks (with Junior Barber), and The Muellers can be found here.
There are just no excuses for you to miss these shows. We try (sometimes) not to be TOO preachy to listeners and readers about the need for you to get out and support this wonderful music when it's being performed live in your area, but I can't stop myself from strongly encouraging you to please get out to one (or, better still, ALL) of these shows. You can sleep next week.....
See you -
Amy
Starting on Friday night, November 3rd, the RIBGMA (or, Rhode Island BG Music Association, if you're not up on the initials) is presenting a show that will feature a very dynamic band called WILDFIRE at the Burrillville Junior-Senior High School, East Avenue, Harrisville, RI. Also appearing on the bill is Rhode Island's own Fifth Sunday Bluegrass Band. Showtime is 7PM -- doors will open at 6:30PM, and tickets are available at the door. If you need more information, call (401)468-8238.
On Sunday, November 5th, traditional BG is on the bill at the Plainfield Town Hall, 8 Community Ave., Plainfield, CT when DAN PAISLEY & THE SOUTHERN GRASS make their final appearance for 2006 in southern New England. Have you ever seen either Dan Paisley or his late father, Bob, get a less-than-wildly-enthusiastic response at a BG festival or show in the Northeast (or anywhere, for that matter)? I sure haven't. In addition to the Southern Grass, you'll get to see one of the infrequent-but-always-enjoyable appearances of The Bear Bridge Band. This is an afternoon show -- the doors will open at 12:30PM for pre-show jamming, and showtime is 1:30PM. For more information, see our earlier blog entry or call (860)617-0394 or (860)546-9062. If you're keeping score, this show is also sponsored by the RIBGMA.
And, if you can't stand the thought of not having live BG to see and hear on Saturday, November 4th, make the trip to the Weston Playhouse in Weston, VT. Our post on that terrific show featuring David Parmley & Continental Divide, BearTracks (with Junior Barber), and The Muellers can be found here.
There are just no excuses for you to miss these shows. We try (sometimes) not to be TOO preachy to listeners and readers about the need for you to get out and support this wonderful music when it's being performed live in your area, but I can't stop myself from strongly encouraging you to please get out to one (or, better still, ALL) of these shows. You can sleep next week.....
See you -
Amy
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Play List for "Bluegrass Cafe" 29 Oct 2006
Marti and I had a fun day at the WHUS studios. We had just come off of an interview with yodeling legend Kenny Roberts when we opened up the Bluegrass Cafe, so we were in good spirits, and played new and old bluegrass that just felt good to us. We hope you enjoyed.
Marti will be running the Bluegrass Cafe solo 5 November because everyone else, including you, will be at the Dan Paisley/Bear Bridge concert at Plainfield Town Hall. The Bluegrass Cafe's audience is worldwide on the web, so Marti will be keeping the folks streaming on the web happy while Dan and Bear Bridge will be keeping the local listening area happy. See you there!
Jim
Marti will be running the Bluegrass Cafe solo 5 November because everyone else, including you, will be at the Dan Paisley/Bear Bridge concert at Plainfield Town Hall. The Bluegrass Cafe's audience is worldwide on the web, so Marti will be keeping the folks streaming on the web happy while Dan and Bear Bridge will be keeping the local listening area happy. See you there!
Jim
- Wild Turkey / Gillis Brothers / Down By The River / Hay Holler
- John Henry / IIIrd Tyme Out / Round III at the MAC / CMG
- Pretty Green Hills / Dave Evans / Pretty Green Hills / Rebel
- John Henry, Jr. / David Davis and the
- Don't Cheat In Our
- Let The Big Dog Eat / Jim VanCleve / No Apologies / Rural Rhythm
- Healing Hills / Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike / That's What Love Can Do /
- Rovin' Gambler / J. D. Crowe & The New South / Lefty's Old Guitar / Rounder
- Take Me Back To The Mountains / Windy Creek / Take Me Back To The Mountains / Self
- Are You Waiting Just For Me / Red Allen / Lonesome And Blue / Rebel
- Gonna Have A Time / Cedar Hill / Portrait of a Song / Hay Holler
- Don't Act / Rhonda Vincent / All American
- My Lord Might Come Anytime / The Fritts Family /
- My Jesus / Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike /
- Old
- Molly and Tenbrooks / Country Current / Live / DoD
- Old Bryson Station /
- How Many Times / Bob Paisley and the Southern Grass / Steeped In Tradition /
- Could I Stop Loving You / Don Reno & Red Smiley / Together Again / Rebel
- Careless Love / David Peterson & 1946 / In The Mountaintops to Roam / Self
- Restless State of
- The
- Red Rocking Chair / Doc & Merle Watson /
- Hey, Hey, Hey / The
- Alcatraz Blues / Bob Paisley & The Southern Grass / Steeped In Tradition /
- Big Jim / Don Rigsby & Midnight Call / Hillbilly Heartache / Rebel
- Dance All Night / Charlie Cushman / Five String Time / Self
- Wake Up Peter / The Gillis Brothers / Sunshine In The Shadows / Hay Holler
- Lord, Guide My Footsteps / Cecil Hall and the Dominion
- Paul and Silas / The
- My Old Kentucky Home / Dan Paisley and The Southern Grass / The Tradition Continues /
- Goodbye Old Pal / Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys / Blue Grass 1950-1958 / Bear Family
- Stay In The Wagon Yard / Charlie Waller and the Country Gentlemen / Songs of the American Spirit / Pinecastle
- Dear Old
- Julia Belle / Janet Beazley / 5 South / Self
- Rita Mae / Dale Ann Bradley / Catch Tomorrow / Compass
- Kitten and the Cat / The Blinky Moon Boys / Moonlite Theatre / Hay Holler
- Wild Urge To Ramble /
- One More Ride / The Bear Bridge Band / One More Ride /
- Name On Your Heart / The
- Waltz of the Angels / Jimmy Bowen &
- Jesus Savior Pilot Me / Flatt & Scruggs / 1948-1959 / Bear Family
- Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven (But Nobody Wants To Die) / Tommy Brown &
- Lord I'm Coming Home / Jimmy Martin / Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys / Bear Family
- A Voice From On High / Ricky Skaggs and
- Ohoopee / The Gillis Brothers / Down By The River / Hay Holler
Friday, October 27, 2006
A whole lot o' Bluegrass on MySpace.com
In a post last month, I told you about a few of the BG folks who have MySpace websites. As you probably know, MySpace has been the subject of a lot of news stories this year -- and not all for great reasons. However, it still seems like the popularity of the website is a great draw for LOTS of people, and the number of BG performers who have websites there is pretty amazing. It seems this might not be a horrible way for these performers to get their music and tour information out there -- and maybe this information will get to and interest people who've never heard BG before. Is that a bad thing? I don't think so. How popular is MySpace? Consider this: over half of the BG performers ranked in Bluegrass Unlimited November Bluegrass Survey (there are 26 different performers ranked in the top 30 in November) have MySpace accounts. Coincidence, or just a fact of the times? Of the top 30, here's an alphabetical list of who's got a MySpace site:
- Blue Moon Rising
- Sam Bush
- Dave Evans
- Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain
- Bo Isaac
- Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
- Claire Lynch
- Alecia Nugent
- Gibson Brothers
- The Grascals
- Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
- Del McCoury Band
- Mountain Heart
- Bobby Osborne & the Rocky Top X-Press
- David Peterson & 1946
- Pine Mountain Railroad
- Marty Raybon
- Larry Stephenson
- Jim VanCleve
- Rhonda Vincent & the Rage
In addition, here are a few other BG performers who have active MySpace sites:
- Blue Highway
- BlueRidge
- Dale Ann Bradley
- Mike Bub
- The Chapmans
- David Davis & the Warrior River Boys
- Tim O'Brien
- Lou Reid & Carolina
- Seldom Scene
- Charlie Sizemore Band
- Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- Dan Tyminski
Doubtless, there are lots of other BG performers with MySpace accounts, too -- check them out and see what you can find. This seems like a pretty good marketing tool -- for now. Time will tell, I suppose....
Amy
Lots of live, local BG -- get out there!
Folks -
There is no shortage of live Bluegrass in eastern CT this weekend -- please get out there and support as much of it as you can.
Tonight's Salem Barn concert -- the last for the season -- is sold out. Be sure to check the CT Bluegrass Music Association's website for news about what's in store for the barn for next season....
There are a couple of shows on Saturday night, October 28th, in CT's "Quiet Corner." At the Vanilla Bean Cafe in Pomfret, GrassRoutes will be taking the stage at 8PM. For more information, visit www.vanillabeancafe.com or call (860)928-1562. Admission is $10.
Another "Quiet Corner" show on that very same evening will take place just down the road from Pomfret in Killingly, CT. Mike Boulay & Down The Road, as well as Shady Creek (with guest fiddler Peggy Harvey) will be performing at the Killingly Grange, which is located at the intersection of Route 101 and Dog Hill Road in East Killingly. Starting time for this show is 7PM. For more information, call (860)564-1018. Admission is $10.
The forecast for Saturday in eastern CT is pretty dismal -- lots of rain and chilly temperatures. If your day starts in a bad way, why not end it on a high note (no pun intended) with some great Bluegrass?
Don't forget, too: there's going to be some terrific traditional Bluegrass in eastern CT next weekend, as well, when Dan Paisley & The Southern Grass and Bear Bridge take the stage at the Plainfield Town Hall on November 5th! For more information on that show (or to refresh your memory), click here.
Amy
There is no shortage of live Bluegrass in eastern CT this weekend -- please get out there and support as much of it as you can.
Tonight's Salem Barn concert -- the last for the season -- is sold out. Be sure to check the CT Bluegrass Music Association's website for news about what's in store for the barn for next season....
There are a couple of shows on Saturday night, October 28th, in CT's "Quiet Corner." At the Vanilla Bean Cafe in Pomfret, GrassRoutes will be taking the stage at 8PM. For more information, visit www.vanillabeancafe.com or call (860)928-1562. Admission is $10.
Another "Quiet Corner" show on that very same evening will take place just down the road from Pomfret in Killingly, CT. Mike Boulay & Down The Road, as well as Shady Creek (with guest fiddler Peggy Harvey) will be performing at the Killingly Grange, which is located at the intersection of Route 101 and Dog Hill Road in East Killingly. Starting time for this show is 7PM. For more information, call (860)564-1018. Admission is $10.
The forecast for Saturday in eastern CT is pretty dismal -- lots of rain and chilly temperatures. If your day starts in a bad way, why not end it on a high note (no pun intended) with some great Bluegrass?
Don't forget, too: there's going to be some terrific traditional Bluegrass in eastern CT next weekend, as well, when Dan Paisley & The Southern Grass and Bear Bridge take the stage at the Plainfield Town Hall on November 5th! For more information on that show (or to refresh your memory), click here.
Amy
Monday, October 23, 2006
"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 10/21/2006
The unofficial theme of Sunday's show was "just play the music." We did that, of course, throwing in a couple of very excellent tracks from the Good Home Grown Music Sampler for 2006 (songs written mostly by Tom T. & Dixie Hall), as well as answering requests for music from the likes of Rhonda Vincent, Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Del McCoury, and the Gibson Brothers (requests noted on the list in blue). Hope you enjoyed something you heard. Join Jim & Marti in next week's BG Cafe -- there may be a sports preemption, but we'll keep you posted...
Amy
Amy
- Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / Rockygrass / Blue Planet
- The Hard Times / Bobby Osborne & the Rocky Top X-Press / Try A Little Kindness / Rounder
- All I Want Is You / Nashville Bluegrass Band / Nashville Bluegrass Band / Rounder
- Wichita / Tim & Mollie O'Brien / Rockygrass / Blue Planet
- I Love No One But You / Stanley Brothers / Stanley Bros. & Clinch Mt. Boys, 1949-1952 / Bear Family
- How's It Feel / Jeanette Williams / Back To The Well / Blue Circle
- Rhythm Of The Wheels / Rhonda Vincent / All American Bluegrass Girl / Rounder
- I'm Comin' Back, But I Don't Know When / David Grisman / Home Is Where The Heart Is / Rounder
- Holding On When You've Let Go / Josh Crowe / Good Home Grown Music Sampler, 2006 / Blue Circle
- The Open Road / Gibson Brothers / Bona Fide / Sugar Hill
- Six Feet Under The Ground / Michael Cleveland / Flame Keeper / Rounder
- Trust Each Other / Blinky Moon Boys / Moonlite Theater / Hay Holler
- Brown Mountain Light / Country Gentlemen / Can't You Hear Me Callin' / Rebel
- A Dime Looks Like A Wagon Wheel / Reno & Smiley / Together Again / Rebel
- Wall Around Your Heart / David Peterson & 1946 / The Howling Blue Winds / Self-Produced
- Blackberry Blossom / Clay Jones /Mountain Tradition / Rural Rhythm
- My Cabin In Caroline / Flatt & Scruggs / Complete Mercury Recordings / Mercury
- The Hills And Home / Bear Bridge Band / One More Ride / Open Road
- Uncle Ned / Bob Paisley & the Southern Grass / Back To The Blue Ridge / Brandywine
- Leaves Musn't Fall / Dan Paisley & the Southern Grass / The Tradition Continues / Brandywine
- Little Annie / Lilly Brothers & Don Stover / Bluegrass At The Roots / Smithsonian Folkways
- Hold Whatcha Got / Jimmy Martin & Sunny Mountain Boys / You Don't Know My Mind, 1956-1966 / Rounder
- Another Tear / Cedar Hill / Portrait Of A Song / Hay Holler
- This Old Martin Box / Blue Moon Rising / On The Rise / Lonesome Day
- The Grass That I'm Playing Is Really Blue / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / The News Is Out / Sugar Hill
- (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Blow / David Davis & the Warrior River Boys / Troubled Times / Rebel
- All Night Blues / King Wilkie / Broke / Rebel
- Waiting To Hear You Call My Name / Steep Canyon Rangers / One Dime At A Time / Rebel
- Paul Bunyan Love / Bluegrass Patriots / Springtime In The Rockies / Copper Creek
- How Wrong A Man Can Be / Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show with Jim Lauderdale / Worries On My Mind / Rebel
- Do You Remember? / Bill Harrell & the Virginians / Classic Bluegrass / Rebel
- I Only Wish You Knew / J.D. Crowe & New South / Lefty's Old Guitar / Rounder
- You're My Darling / Old Time Bluegrass Singers / Threads / Open Road
- Before The Next Teardrop Falls / New Found Road / Life In A Song / Rounder
- Beautiful Brown Eyes / Gibson Brothers / Bona Fide / Sugar Hill
- Won't You Think Of Me / Dan Paisley & the Southern Grass / The Tradition Continues / Brandywine
- My Dying Day / Lou Reid & Carolina / Time / Lonesome Day
- Restless State Of Mind / Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain / Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain / Rural Rhythm
- The Blues Are Still The Blues / Traditional Grass / Howdy Neighbor Howdy / Rebel
- Loneliness And Desperation / Del McCoury & the Dixie Pals / Classic Bluegrass / Rebel
- Georgia Stomp / Johnson Mountain Boys / At The Old Schoolhouse / Rounder
- Sweet Little Miss Blue Eyes / Jim & Jesse / Bean Blossom / MCA
- Blow Out The Candle, Laura / Crooked Creek / Good Home Grown Music Sampler, 2006 / Blue Circle
- Don't You Want To Go There / BlueRidge / Gettin' Ready / Pinecastle
- Praise His Name / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / A School Of Bluegrass / Crossroads
- Kneel And Pray / Mickey Harris / Kneel And Pray / Self-Produced
- Stormy Waters / Jimmy Martin & Sunny Mountain Boys / Singing All Day And Dinner On The Ground / Universal
- The Touch Of God's Hand / Longview / Longview / Rounder
- The Angels Rejoiced / Joe Val & New England Bluegrass Boys / Angels Rejoice / Strictly Country
- That Glory Bound Train / Bear Bridge Band / Broken Hearts & Better Times / Open Road
- Talking About That Old-Time Religion / Whetstone Run / Angels Rejoice / Strictly Country
- Black Mountain Blues / Johnson Mountain Boys / Favorites / Rounder
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
The Gibsons in the "Bluegrass Guide" chat room tonight - Tuesday, October 17th!
If you've ever had a notion of being a songwriter, you may be interested in visiting Candi Sawyer's Bluegrass Guide website tonight at 8PM (EST). Tonight, the guests in the chat room are none other than Eric & Leigh Gibson (a/k/a The Gibson Brothers, of course) -- and I'm sure they'll be happy to share whatever insight and advice they can with those who log in to participate. There is no cost to join in the festivities. Just go to www.BluegrassGuide.com, click on the "Chat Room" link, and you should be all set. Your chat room host, by the way, is the very talented New Hampshire songwriter, Rick Lang.
If you'd like more information, see our earlier blog post about this event by clicking here.
Have fun!
Amy O.
If you'd like more information, see our earlier blog post about this event by clicking here.
Have fun!
Amy O.
Monday, October 16, 2006
"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 10/15/2006
Our goal on Sunday was to play as much music as possible, and I think we did just fine. Included was our mini-tribute to a legendary BG character, "Uncle" Josh Graves, as well as the "BG Cafe" debut of a very-much-talked-about-and-waited-for CD from J.D. Crowe & the New South, "Lefty's Old Guitar" (Rounder). From what I've heard so far, I don't think anyone is too disappointed about waiting for such a quality product from J.D. et al for 7 years! You can be assured you'll be hearing plenty more of this disc played by both Jim and I. We also included new music from Long Island's Buddy Merriam & Back Roads, as well as a group called New River Line. See you next week in the Cafe.
Amy
Amy
- Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / Rockygrass / Blue Planet
- Fourteen Carat Mind / Osborne Brothers / Hillbilly Fever / CMH
- My Old Kentucky And You / Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road / A Stop In Southport Towne / Blue Circle
- When I'm Gone / BearTracks / From The Hollow / AMT Records
- Hillbilly Fever / Osborne Brothers / Hillbilly Fever / CMH
- Blue Moon Of Old Kentucky / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Live At Mechanics Hall / Acoustic Disc
- What Ain't To Be, Just Might Happen / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / You Gotta Dig A Little Deeper /
Rounder - Fishers Of Men / Rhonda Vincent / One Step Ahead / Rounder
- Smoke Along The Track / Parmley & McCoury / Families Of Tradition / BGC
- Meadow Green / Peter Rowan & Nashville Bluegrass Band / New Moon Rising / Sugar Hill
- Mississippi River Raft / J.D. Crowe & the New South / Lefty's Old Guitar / Rounder
- Rovin' Gambler / J.D. Crowe & the New South / Lefty's Old Guitar / Rounder
- Lefty's Old Guitar / J.D. Crowe & the New South / Lefty's Old Guitar / Rounder
- You Can Be A Millionaire With Me / J.D. Crowe & the New South / Lefty's Old Guitar / Rounder
- Black Mountain Rag / Doc & Merle Watson / Black Mountain Rag / Rounder
- Deep River / Buddy Merriam & Back Roads / Live At The Vail-Leavitt Music Hall / Lilypad Records
- My Brother Paul And Me / New River Line / Chasing My Dreams / Kindred Records
- Long List Of Heartaches / The Grascals / Long List Of Heartaches / Rounder
- Travelin' This Lonesome Road / IIIrd Tyme Out / Round III At The MAC / Chateau Music Group
- Salad Bowl / Frank Solivan II / I Am A Rambler / Self-Produced
- Something In The Wind / Seldom Scene / Scene 20 / Sugar Hill
- Huntsville / Blue Highway / Wind To The West / Rebel
- Ain't Nobody Gonna Me When I'm Gone / Jimmy Gaudreau with Tony Rice Unit / In Good Company / CMH
- Memories That We Shared / Johnson Mountain Boys / Let The Whole World Talk / Rounder
- I'll Never See My Home Again / Fred Pike, Bill Rawlings & Twin River Boys / Genuine Authentic Bluegrass Folk Music / Osage
- Just Joshin' / Josh Graves / Josh Graves / Rebel
- Salty Dog Blues / Flatt & Scruggs / Complete Mercury Recordings / Mercury
- Uncle Josh's Intro / Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives / Live At The Ryman / Universal South
- Train 45 / Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives / Live At The Ryman / Universal South
- Foggy Mountain Special / Josh Graves / Memories Of Foggy Mountain / OMS Records
- Flatt Lonesome / Josh Graves / Great Dobro Sessions / Sugar Hill
- Remington Ride / Phil Leadbetter / Slide Effects / Pinecastle
- Papa Played The Dobro / White Mountain Bluegrass / Aragon Mill / Strictly Country
- Pretty Polly / Stanley Brothers / Stanley Brothers & Clinch Mt. Boys / Bear Family
- Hard Rain / Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain / Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain / Rural Rhythm
- Don't Lie To Me / Red Allen & Frank Wakefield / Keep On Going / Rebel
- Hillbilly Heartache / Don Rigsby & Midnight Call / Hillbilly Heartache / Rebel
- Is It True / Jim & Jesse / Jim & Jesse, 1952-1955 / Bear Family
- What A Ways We've Come / Gibson Brothers / Red Letter Day / Sugar Hill
- Master Of The Sea / Bear Bridge Band / Bear Essentials / Open Road
- When My Time Has Come To Go / Bob Paisley & The Southern Grass / Angels Rejoiced / Strictly Country
- Just As The Sun Went Down / Spinney Brothers / Here At The Cross / Self-Produced
- Rank Stranger / Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands / The Golden West / Hightone
- That Home Above / David Peterson & 1946 / The Howling Blue Winds / Self-Produced
- When We Look On His Face / Bill Emerson with Cliff Waldron / Reunion / Webco
- God Moves In A Windstorm / Blue Highway / Wind To The West / Rebel
- Mansions For Me / Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press / Try A Little Kindness / Rounder
- Shouting In The Air / Johnson Mountain Boys / Let The Whole World Talk / Rounder
- Black Mountain Blues / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder
Saturday, October 14, 2006
"Bluegrass Cafe" Play List for 8 October 2006
I'm running a bit behind this week getting last Sunday's play list posted, but here it is. Marti ran the Cafe while the rest of the crew was enjoying the excellent show in East Hartford with Wildfire, Pine Mountain Railroad, and Windy Creek. Marti really focused on getting the music out there and played nearly a record number of songs for a show.
Jim
Jim
- Old Kentucky Hills / Larry Stephenson / Life Stories / Pinecastle
- Hard Times / Grascals / Long List of Heartaches / Rounder
- My Rocky Mountain Sweetheart / David Davis & the
- A Lonesome Night / The Gillis Brothers / Ice Cold Stone / Hay Holler
- Little Birdie / The
- Our Last Goodbye / Dave Evans / Pretty Green Hills / Rebel
- Emotions / Reno & Smiley / Together Again / Rebel
- Pete, The Best Coon Dog in the State of
- Think of What You've Done / IIIrd Tyme Out / Round III at the Mac / CMG
- Mr. John Henry, The Steel Drivin' Man / Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives / Live at the Ryman / Superlatone
- Open Pit Mine /
- Cold Sheets of Rain / Virginia Squires / The Best of The Virginia Squires / Rebel
- Restless / Alison Krauss / Lonely Runs Both Ways / Rounder
- Toil, Tears, and Trouble / James King / Thirty Years of Farming / Rounder
- Shady Grove / The
- Long Journey Home / The Lilly Brothers & Don Stover / Early Recordings Rebel
- I Got a Woman / The Gibson Brothers / Red Letter Day / Sugar Hill
- Workin' End of a Hoe / Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time / Songs From the Workbench / Shell Point
- You Are What I Am / J.D. Crowe & The New South / J.D. Crowe & The New South / Rounder
- Girl in the Valley / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver /
- In The Mountaintops to Roam / David Peterson & 1946 / In The Mountaintops to Roam / Self
- Endless Train /
- Lucky Drive /
- Muddy Water / The Seldom Scene / Treasury of
- Jimmy Brown the Newsboy / Mac Wiseman / Treasury of
- Little Maggie / Ralph Stanley / Treasury of
- Nine Pound Hammer / Jim & Jesse / Treasury of
- Coldest Day of Winter / James King /
- My Saro Jane / The Grascals /
- Scattered to the Wind / Donna Hughes /
- White House Blues / Marty Raybon /
- Foggy Mountain Breakdown / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Treasury of
- Two Highways / Alison Krauss & Union Station / Treasury of
- Legend of the Rebel Soldier / The Country Gentlemen / Treasury of
- High on a Mountain / Del McCoury and the Dixie Pals / Treasury of
- Banks of the
- All the Love I had is Gone / Ralph Stanley & Larry Sparks / Saturday Night/Sunday Morning / Freeland
- Can't You Hear Me Calling / Boone Creek /
- I Can't Get Over You / The McPeak Brothers / The Bottom Line / Copper Creek
- Cold Virginia Rain / Josh Williams / IBMA 2004 Pinecastle Sampler / Pinecastle
- Shackles & Chains / Osborne Bros. & Mac Wiseman / The Essential
- Travelin' Prayer / Dolly Parton / The Grass is Blue / Sugar Hill
- What True Love Is / IIIrd Tyme Out / The Best Durn Ride / CMG
- My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains / Bob Paisley & Southern Grass / Live In
- He Was a Friend of Mine / Randy Waller & The Country Gentlemen / Keeper of the Flame / Lendel Records
- Gone But Not Forgotten / Jesse McReynolds/Charles Whitstein / IBMA 2004 Pinecastle Sampler / Pinecastle
- Hoedown in Motown / Grascals / Long List of Heartaches / Rounder
- Baby Blue Eyes / Josh Crowe / IBMA 2004 Pinecastle Sampler / Pinecastle
- The
- The Last Dollar Blues /
- So Happy I'll Be / The Bluegrass Band / Shine Hallelujah Shine / Hay Holler
- Good Time Get Together / The Lewis Family / Live In Georgia / Self
- He Lifts Me / The Isaacs / Bridges / Horizon
- Hallelujah Homecoming Day / Carl Story / Thank the Lord for Everything / Self
Friday, October 13, 2006
Bluegrass at the Plainfield (CT) Town Hall -- Sunday, November 5th
On Sunday, November 5th, there will be a great show in Plainfield, CT -- especially if you like your Bluegrass music to be hard-driving and traditional. Dan Paisley & the Southern Grass will be appearing at the Plainfield Town Hall Community Room, 8 Community Ave., Plainfield for 2 big sets of great BG.
Also on the bill is a band with which I'm quite familiar -- the Bear Bridge Band. This group (with members from western MA, southeastern NH, and northwestern CT) doesn't perform nearly as much as it did in, say, the late 1990s, but they still do make at least one or two appearances every year -- and always receive a very nice response. (Disclaimer: I'm not just saying nice things about these folks 'cause the one they call "Tex" is my brother -- really.)
The doors will open at 12:30PM for some pre-show jamming, and the music will start on the stage at 1:30PM. Food will be available, and there will some some CD giveaways, too. The show's sponsor is the Rhode Island Bluegrass Music Association (RIBGMA), which already has a number of members from Connecticut...and those numbers seem to be growing.
If you'd like information about the show, call (860)617-0394, send email to ribgma@yahoo.com, or visit the RIBGMA website: www.RIBGMA.com. For directions to Plainfield Town Hall, click here, and if you'd like to see the flyer for this show, click here.
We hope to get Danny on the air at WHUS in the next couple of weeks. We'll let you know all about it -- both here and on the air.
I'll be back in the BG Cafe with you this Sunday from 4-7PM. Please join me....
Amy O.
2006-2007 Country Corner Coffee House series begins Saturday, October 21st
Dave Helman (seen here at his home studio) begins his 2006-2007 Country Corner Coffee House series on Saturday evening, October 21st with a big show by New York's James Reams & the Barnstormers. This series has been held since 1990 at the South Hadley Falls Congregational Church Fellowship Hall, 11 North Main Street, South Hadley, MA, and through the years, has featured lots of regional and national Bluegrass greats, including shows by the likes of Dry Branch Fire Squad, Karl Shiflett & the Big Country Show, the Gibson Brothers, the Traditional Grass, the Bluegrass Patriots, the Gary Ferguson Band, TrueGrass, Traver Hollow, Southern Rail, Bear Bridge, and many, many more. Shows are held on the 3rd Saturday of each month, October-April (no show in December -- 2 shows in March), and are a great way for folks in southern New England to get through the "non" festival season.
Here's what Dave has in store for this season's Country Corner series:
- October 21st -- James Reams & the Barnstormers
- November 18th -- David Davis & the Warrior River Boys
- January 20th -- Acoustic Blue
- February 24th -- The Bear Bridge Band
- March 17th -- The Old Time Bluegrass Singers
- Sunday, March 25th -- Southern Rail (a special gospel show from 2-4PM, preceded by a spaghetti luncheon at 1PM)
- April 21st -- TBA [but we'll list it here as soon as we know]
All concerts start at 8PM (except for the March 25th show). The Country Corner Coffee House is smoke- and alcohol-free and is wheelchair accessible. Tickets are sold at the door only. For more information, contact Dave at Pioneer Valley Friends of Bluegrass, PO Box 161, South Hadley MA 01075, email info@countrycornermusic.com, or call (413)467-9394. You may also click here to visit the Country Corner website.
We'll see you at some of these shows, I'm sure!
Amy
A separate note for fans of old-time (i.e. REAL) country music: Listen to Dave Helman on his radio show, "Country Corner," every Saturday from 1-3PM. The show is broadcast from WTCC, Springfield Technical Community College (Springfield, MA), and can be found at 90.7 on your FM radio dial. You may also listen online by clicking here.
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Candi Sawyer's "Songwriter Chat" series begins Tuesday, October 17th...
Folks in the New England Bluegrass community are, doubtless, familiar with Candi Sawyer and a couple of her endeavors: the Bluegrass Guide and the Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival in Weston, VT every June. Candi's husband, Seth, is a wonderful songwriter, and has had his tunes recorded by folks like the Gibson Brothers and David Davis & the Warrior River Boys. So, it stands to reason that one of Candi's favorite topics is the fine art of Bluegrass songwriting.
Coming up this Tuesday evening -- October 17th -- at 8PM, the Bluegrass Guide website -- www.BluegrassGuide.com -- will be having a chat session that may be of interest to a whole lot of folks. Both Eric and Leigh Gibson will be the "Guests of Honor," and participants will be able to ask them questions about their songs and songwriting, in general. It's no secret that those Gibson boys are terrific songwriters; pick up any of their recordings on Hay Holler and Sugar Hill, and you'll be able to find many, many tunes that were penned by Eric or Leigh or sometimes Eric and Leigh together. There's lots of great ones: "Sam Smith," "Arleigh," "Vern's Guitar," "That Bluegrass Music," "Railroad Line," "Ragged Man," "The Barn Song," "We Won't Dance Again," "Walking With Joanna," and so many more. It's pretty obvious those Gibsons are doing something right: their most recent Sugar Hill release, Red Letter Day, has been named the #1 Album of the Year by the reviewers for Bluegrass Now in the November 2006 issue. Not too shabby!
Anyhow, to take part in this chat session, all you need to do is visit the website on Tuesday, October 17th at 8PM (EST). Get there at www.BluegrassGuide.com.
Amy
Coming up this Tuesday evening -- October 17th -- at 8PM, the Bluegrass Guide website -- www.BluegrassGuide.com -- will be having a chat session that may be of interest to a whole lot of folks. Both Eric and Leigh Gibson will be the "Guests of Honor," and participants will be able to ask them questions about their songs and songwriting, in general. It's no secret that those Gibson boys are terrific songwriters; pick up any of their recordings on Hay Holler and Sugar Hill, and you'll be able to find many, many tunes that were penned by Eric or Leigh or sometimes Eric and Leigh together. There's lots of great ones: "Sam Smith," "Arleigh," "Vern's Guitar," "That Bluegrass Music," "Railroad Line," "Ragged Man," "The Barn Song," "We Won't Dance Again," "Walking With Joanna," and so many more. It's pretty obvious those Gibsons are doing something right: their most recent Sugar Hill release, Red Letter Day, has been named the #1 Album of the Year by the reviewers for Bluegrass Now in the November 2006 issue. Not too shabby!
Anyhow, to take part in this chat session, all you need to do is visit the website on Tuesday, October 17th at 8PM (EST). Get there at www.BluegrassGuide.com.
Amy
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