Bluegrass Cafe

Monday, April 27, 2009

"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 4/26/2009

Howdy -

This week's playlist included some great new music from some well-established performers, as well as a few tunes that have been stuck in my head at some point throughout the week. The newer material we heard came from the likes of Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver ("Lonely Street" on Rounder), Frank Wakefield ("Ownself Blues" from Patuxent Music), and David Davis & the Warrior River Boys ("Two Dimes And A Nickel" on Rebel Records), as well as a CD single from a new group called Brand New Strings, and a bit from the latest solo effort from Rhonda Vincent's long-time bass player, Mickey Harris (his very own label release, "Dog House Blues"). There is some fine new music there, and you will, doubtless, hear plenty more of it in the coming weeks on the ol' radio....

We also let two trainees from the most recent WHUS training class -- James Ward and his mom, Cathy -- test the airwaves for an hour in the middle of Sunday's show. James and Cathy have attended more BG festivals and events in CT and really, New England, than they can probably count, and are well-known by a good portion of the New England BG "crowd." James came in on Sunday well prepared for this radio stint, as he had chosen all of his tunes and brought the CDs to the station ready to go. The Wards will likely continue their on-air training for the next week or so, and who knows? Somewhere down the road, you may hear them doing their own show at WHUS....

Jim & Marti join you for the next two weeks of Bluegrass Cafe, and if my memory serves me correctly, you may be hearing some great guests, too. Tune in to find out, won't you please?

Amy

Music featured by WHUS trainees, James & Cathy Ward is in BLUE.

Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / RockyGrass / Blue Planet
Ain’t It Funny / Lou Reid / When It Rains / Sugar Hill
Our Last Goodbye /Stanley Brothers / 20th Century Masters / Mercury
Ain’t Got A Home / Country Gentlemen / On The Road (And More) / Smithsonian Folkways
Lonely Street / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Lonely Street / Rounder
Sad Situation / Delia Bell & Bill Grant / Dreaming / Rounder
The Runaway Train / Frank Wakefield / Ownself Blues / Patuxent Music
Why You Been Gone So Long / Daryl Mosely & Tim Graves / Remembering The Beacon Brothers / Pinecastle
Big Wind / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Lonely Street / Rounder
Dog House Blues / Mickey Harris / Dog House Blues / Self-Produced
Law Of The Land / Brand New Strings / / Self-Produced
You’ll Never Be The Same / Audie Blaylock & Redline / Audie Blaylock & Redline / Rural Rhythm
The River / Lynn Morris Band / You’ll Never Be The Same / Rounder
I Hope You Have Learned / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / The King And The Father / MME
Mountain Girl / Special Consensus / Signs /Pinecastle
Dirt Roads / Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa / Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa / Self-Produced
Don’t Let Your Sweet Love Die / Lost & Found / Love, Lost & Found / Rebel
Don’t Throw Mama’s Flowers Away / Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass / The Room Over Mine / Rounder
Long List Of Heartaches / The Grascals / Long List Of Heartaches / Rounder
Maybe You Will Change Your Mind / Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road / Carolina Road /
Blue Circle
When I Close My Eyes / Rhonda Vincent / Back Home Again / Rounder
Dim Lights, Thick Smoke / Darrell Webb / Live At Bellamy’s / Upper Management Music
It All Comes Down To You / Dan Tyminski / Wheels / Rounder
My Home’s Across The Blue Ridge Mountains / Mashville Brigade / Bluegrass Smash Hits, v.1 / Rural Rhythm
Two Winding Rails / Sierra Hull / Secrets / Rounder
Coat Of Many Colors / Dolly Parton / Live & Well / Sugar Hill
My Heart Cracked / Next Best Thing / Next Best Thing / Upper Management Music
Good Thing Going / Rhonda Vincent / Good Thing Going / Rounder
Carolina Memories / Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road / Fans Request Songs / Jordan Entertainment
Halos & Horns / Dolly Parton / Halos & Horns / Sugar Hill
My Eyes Shall Be On Canaan’s Land / Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad / Pickin’, Praisin’ & Singin’ : Hymns From The Mountain / Rural Rhythm
The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn / James King / Gardens In The Sky / Rounder
Kneel & Pray / Mickey Harris / Kneel & Pray / MJH Records
Let’s Meet By The River / Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad / Pickin’, Praisin’ & Singin’ : Hymns From The Mountain / Rural Rhythm
Gold Watch And Chain / Anne & Pete Sibley / Will You Walk With Me / Self-Produced
Jack Diamond / Balsam Range / Last Train To Kitty Hawk / Mountain Home
Dear Old Dixie / GrassRoutes / Something New / Self-Produced
Sweet Mountain Darlin’ / Rick Hayes with Leigh Gibson / Fly By Night / Kang Records
Ridin’ That Midnight Train / Williams & Clark Expedition / Brand New Set Of Rules /
AcoustiBlue Records
Smoke Along The Track / Paul Mullins & the Radio Ramblers / Rambler’s Call / Self-Produced
I’ve Been All Around This World / David Davis & the Warrior River Boys / Two Dimes And A Nickel / Rebel
When I Reach That Home Up There / Dailey & Vincent / Brothers From Different Mothers / Rounder
A Crown He Wore / Old Time Bluegrass Singers / Threads / Open Road
Going To A Mansion / Johnny Williams / Last Day At Galax / Mountain Roads Recordings
God Reached Down / David Parmley & Continental Divide / Three Silver Dollars / Pinecastle
My Lord’s Been A Walkin’ / Spinney Brothers / Here At The Cross / Self-Produced
I’m Goin’ Up When He Starts Down / BlueRidge / Gospel & Inspirational Collection, v.1 /
Good Home Grown Music
River Of Jordan / Tommy Webb / Heartland / Rural Rhythm
Let The Church Roll On / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Foggy Mountain Gospel /Columbia
The Glory Bound Train / Bear Bridge Band / Broken Hearts And Better Times / Open Road
Shouting In The Air / Johnson Mountain Boys / Let The Whole World Talk / Rounder
Black Mountain Blues / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder

Monday, April 20, 2009

"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 4/19/2009

It was another busy week in the Cafe, no doubt about it.

Sunday's show featured LOTS of David Peterson -- his traditional Bluegrass recordings, his brand-new classic country CD called "Comin' On Strong," and a telephone conversation with the Massachusetts native. Like many musicians these days, Peterson's music and presence can be found on both MySpace and YouTube.

In addition, we welcomed to the studio two members of the most recent WHUS training class, James & Cathy Ward. Be listening in future weeks as the Wards get a bit more on-air experience. Does this mean you may be able to hear more BG programming on the air at WHUS in the future? We'll just have to wait and see....

I'll join you again on the airwaves this coming Sunday, April 26th. There's some terrific new music waiting in the wings, so I hope you'll join me. Future weeks of the show will be special, too, as Jim will talk to Wayne Taylor sometime in May, and we may even have some live music in the studio. Please stay tuned....

Amy

REQUESTS ARE RED.

Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / RockyGrass / Blue Planet
Howdy Neighbor Howdy / Reno & Smiley / Sweethearts In Heaven / Bear Family
Together In Our Hearts / Traditional Grass / Songs Of Love And Life / Rebel
Nowhere Caroline / Pine Mountain Railroad / Alone With Forever / SteelTown Records
I’ll Take The Blame / Ralph Stanley with Rhonda Vincent / Clinch Mountain Country / Rebel
Little Maggie / Del McCoury & the Dixie Pals / Who Will Calm The Storm / Strictly Country
Rainbow In The Valley / David Peterson / Comin’ On Strong / Self-Produced
Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool / Sierra Hull / Secrets / Rounder
I’m Longing For A Love I’ll Never Know / Dan Paisley & the Southern Grass / The Tradition Continues / Brandywine
Philadelphia Lawyer / J.D. Crowe & the New South / Bluegrass Holiday / Rebel
Whole Lot More Living / Rickey Wasson / From The Heart And Soul / Rural Rhythm
Weathered Grey Stone / Longview / Deep In The Mountains / Rounder
Pitkin County Turnaround / Steve Martin / The Crow / Self-Produced
Wave Goodbye / Alan Munde Gazette / Made To Last / Munde’s Child Records
Dreams About The Hills And Home / Bluegrass Patriots / E Pluribus Bluegrass / Red Feather
T For Texas / Joe Val / Diamond Joe / Rounder
Together Til The End / BearTracks / Together Til The End / AMT Records
On And On / Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys / Anthology / MCA
Head Hung Down / Dailey & Vincent / Brothers From Different Mothers / Rounder
Remembering / David Peterson / Comin’ On Strong / Self-Produced
Nobody Home / Lorraine Jordan & Daughters Of Bluegrass / Bluegrass Bouquet / Blue Circle
Back In Her Arms / Lost & Found / Love, Lost & Found / Rebel
No More The Moon Shines On Lorena / Everett Lilly / Everett Lilly & Everybody & Their Brother / Swift River Music
Comin’ On Strong / David Peterson / Comin’ On Strong / Self-Produced
Hard Row To Hoe / Tommy Webb / Heartland / Rural Rhythm
Lonesome Weary Heart / Audie Blaylock & Redline / Audie Blaylock & Redline / Rural Rhythm
1946 / David Peterson & 1946 / In The Mountaintops To Roam /Self-Produced
Blue Memories / David Peterson / Comin’ On Strong / Self-Produced
Signs / Special Consensus / Signs / Pinecastle
Try To Be / NewFound Road / Same Old Place / Rounder
Don’t Throw Mama’s Flowers Away / Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass / The Room Over Mine / Rounder
The Last Log Drive / Fred Pike, Sam Tidwell & the Kennebec Valley Boys / The Last Log Drive / Revonah
In The Mountaintops To Roam / David Peterson & 1946 / In The Mountaintops To Roam / Self-Produced
I’ve Lost You / Big Country Bluegrass / Open For Business / Mountain Roads Recordings
Rooster Call / Anne & Pete Sibley / Will You Walk With Me / Self-Produced
Don’t Be Waitin’ / Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa / Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa / Self-Produced
I Can’t Like Myself / Gibson Brothers Bluegrass Band / Underneath A Harvest Moon / Big Elm Records
Fishers Of Men / Rhonda Vincent / One Step Ahead / Rounder
I Am The Man, Thomas / Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mt. Boys / Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mt. Boys, 1971- 1973 / Rebel
What Would You Give In Exchange? / Lilly Brothers / Bluegrass At The Roots / Smithsonian Folkways
Just A Matter Of Time / Gary Ferguson / I’m Really Leaving / Webco
If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again / Fred Pike, Sam Tidwell & the Kennebec Valley Boys / The Last Log Drive / Revonah
Meet Me Over On The Other Side / Country Gentlemen / The Sugar Hill Collection / Sugar Hill
Will He Wait A Little Longer / James King / Gardens In The Sky / Rounder
Daniel Prayed / Johnson Mountain Boys / At The Old Schoolhouse / Rounder
Blue Grass Stomp / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder

Friday, April 17, 2009

David Peterson comin' on the phone line this Sunday, April 19th...

David Peterson -- the fine Massachusetts-born-and-raised singer -- joins us via telephone on this Sunday's Bluegrass Cafe. Although he's perhaps best known as the leader of the super-traditional Bluegrass band, 1946, Dave has also recently released a very fine recording of "real" country music called "Comin' On Strong." You've likely heard us playing tracks from this great recording over the past few weeks.

If you're interested in watching some video from the Nashville release party of "Comin' On Strong" held in late March, visit this YouTube link.

Please join us this Sunday beginning at 4PM for the Bluegrass Cafe -- we'll talk to Dave Peterson about 5:15PM.

Monday, April 13, 2009

"Bluegrass Cafe" Playlist - 4/12/2009 Easter

Bluegrass Cafe has traditionally used the last half-hour of our three-hour show to feature bluegrass gospel music, and because of the large amount of bluegrass gospel available we only touch on a small portion. Since this Sunday's show was on Easter, I decided to spend the majority of the show (not all) playing bluegrass gospel with a focus on older and rare recordings. Roughly a quarter of the show was new music, a little more if you count releases a year or two back. This is not a regular format for the show, so expect things to return to "normal" when Amy returns next week.

Speaking of rarities, I played both sides (one an original) of an undated Rebel 45-rpm single by a local New England group from several decades back, The Bluegrass Travelers, that featured local banjo legend Bill Hall and guitarist/vocalist Randy Hawkins. I also mined my old vinyl LPs to find some great music not-yet-on-CD by Phyllis Boyens (backed by the Johnson Mountain Boys), The Goins Brothers, Don Stover, Bill Monroe and Friends (the Oak Ridge Boys in this case), Mac Martin, Joe Val, and The Johnson Mountain Boys (why Rounder hasn't released the entire JMB catalog just mystifies me.)

New music included cuts from Kristen Scott Benson, Dailey & Vincent, Joe Mullins, David Peterson (who will be interviewed live next Sunday), Wayne Taylor, Gina Britt Tew, and Ernie Thacker.

Also, we heard cuts from two groups appearing in the area soon: Anne & Pete Sibley who will be appearing at the Salem Barn May 8, and John Reischman and the Jaybirds who will be appearing at East Hartford Community Cultural Center 16 April. Congratulations Anne & Pete for winning the duet competition the previous evening on Prairie Home Companion. Anne & Pete live out West now, but are Connecticut natives!

Thanks for listening! Amy will be with you for the next two weeks making the banjos and fiddles ring. Be sure to listen to Amy's interview with David Peterson next week.

Jim

Song Title / Performer / Album Title / Label

Fire On The Mountain / Michael Cleveland / Sawing On the "C" String / Self-produced
When I Reach that Home Up There / Dailey & Vincent / Brothers From Different Mothers / Rounder
How High Is That Mountain / Larry Stephenson / Thankful / Pinecastle
He's Passing This Way / Wade Mainer / I'm Not Looking Backward / Gusto
Tramp On The Street / Carl Story / The Bluegrass Hall Of Fame / Hollywood
Dream, Dream, Dream / The Bluegrass Travelers / (45 rpm single) / Rebel (45)
Boston Jail / Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers / Rambler's Call / Self-produced
Jesus On The Mainline / Dry Branch Fire Squad / Live at the Newburyport Fire House / Rounder
Heaven / The Bluegrass Travelers / (45 rpm single) / Rebel (45)
Come Walk With Me / David Peterson / Comin' On Strong / Necktie
You Can't Do Wrong & Get By / Gina Britt Tew / Doing All I Can / Self-produced
Hewed Out of the Mountain / Phyllis Boyens / I Really Care / Rounder (LP)
Church Upon The Hill / Ernie Thacker / The Hangman / Pinecastle
Don't Put Off Until Tomorrow / The Del McCoury Band / The Promised Land / McCoury Music
Heavenly Light Is Shining On Me / Don Stover & The White Oak Mountain Boys / Self-titled / Rounder (LP)
This Rambler's Ramblin' / Mac Martin / Country Roots / Rural Rhythm
Don't Be Waitin' / Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa / Self-titled / Self-produced
The Lord's Last Supper / Jeremy Stephens & Tom Mindte / Old Time Duets / Patuxent
Blue Moon Of Kentucky / Bill Monroe with The Oak Ridge Boys / Bill Monroe's Friends / MCA (LP)
Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven (But Nobody Wants To Die) / Tommy Brown & the County Line Grass / Hard Drivin' / Lavenir
Listen The Word Of God / Shady Creek / Get Your Feet Wet / Self-produced
Giving My Soul Back To Him / IIIrd Tyme Out / Footprints: A IIIrd Tyme Out Collection / Rounder
Lost As A Ball In High Weeds / Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time / Songs From The Workbench / Shell Point
The Waves On The Sea / The Johnson Mountain Boys / Favorites / Rounder
Calling My Children Home / Anne & Pete Sibley / Will You Walk With Me / Self-produced
The Cat Came Back / Lee Moore / Country Roots / Rural Rhythm
Resurrection Morn / Mac Martin & The Dixie Travelers / Just Like Old Times / Rural Rhythm (LP)
When I Wake Up To Sleep No More / Nick Anderson & The Gospel Friends / Self-titled / Self-produced
Somebody Touched Me / The Dillards / Back Porch Bluegrass / Elektra
My Lord's Been A Walking / Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys / 1971-1973 / Rebel
You Can Feel It In Your Soul / Flatt & Scruggs / 1948-1959 / Bear Family
Wait A Little Longer, Please Jesus / Bill Monroe / Blue Grass 1950-1958 / Bear Family
One Beautiful Day / Front Range / One Beautiful Day / Sugar Hill
Mississippi Hoedown / John Reischman & The Jaybirds / Stellar Jays / Corvus
Stormy Waters / Joe Val and The New England Bluegrass Boys / Cold Wind / Rounder (LP)
He Suffered For My Reward / Nathan Stanley & Ralph Stanley / He Suffered For My Reward / III Generation
Weeds In The Wheat / Front Range / One Beautiful Day / Sugar Hill
Workin' On The Road / The Goins Brothers / On The Way Home / Rebel (LP)
I'll Fly Away / Charlie Moore / The Vetco Sessions / Vetco
Sweeter Than The Flowers / Dave Evans / The Vetco Sessions / Vetco
My Lord Keeps A Record / Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys / Singing All Day And Dinner On The Ground / Universal
They're Holding Up The Ladder / Jeff & Sheri Easter, Lewis Family, and Easter Brothers / We Are Family / Daywind
While On His Way To The Cross / The Easter Brothers / Favorites / Life Line
Seek Not The Ways / The Johnson Mountain Boys / We'll Still Sing On / Rounder (LP)
The Gospel Way / Kristin Scott Benson / Second Season / Pinecastle
Just As The Sun Went Down / James King / Gardens In The Sky / Rounder
I Can't Sit Down / The Steep Canyon Rangers / Feel Like My Time Ain't Long / Rebel
Satan's Jeweled Crown / The Gibson Brothers / Long Way Back Home / Sugar Hill
The Promise / The Gillis Brothers / Sunshine In The Shadows / Hay Holler

Monday, April 06, 2009

"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 4/5/2009

"New" seemed to be the word of the day on Sunday's show.

Over the past few weeks, we've received quite a lot of new music, so it only seemed right to share a good portion of it yesterday. Included in the new mix: Bobby Osborne & the Rocky Top X-Press ("Bluegrass & Beyond" on Rounder), Lost & Found (Rebel's "Love, Lost & Found"), Johnny Williams ("Last Day At Galax" on Mountain Roads Recordings), Tommy Webb ("Heartland" on Rural Rhythm), the third self-released project by Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers ("Rambler's Call"), and a self-titled, self-released project by a fine new band, Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa (Jim also played a song from this CD last week, I believe). In addition, there was a tune from a tribute to Flatt & Scruggs' long-time fiddler, Paul Warren, from his son (and fellow fiddler) Johnny Warren, and two tunes from Volume 98 of the "Prime Cuts Of Bluegrass" series from great forthcoming projects by David Davis & the Warrior River Boys and GrassTowne.

My second "goal" for this show was to talk a lot less, and play a lot more music. Hopefully, I was able to accomplish that...at least a little bit. Hope you enjoyed something you heard somewhere along the way.

Be sure to join Jim & Marti on Easter Sunday with lots more of the best in Bluegrass. I hope that you'll be sure to tune in on Sunday, April 19th, as well, as we'll feature a conversation with Massachusetts native, David Peterson, as he tells us about his new "real country music" CD, "Comin' On Strong."

Happy Easter!

Amy

REQUESTS ARE NOTED IN RED.

Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / RockyGrass / Blue Planet
Home Run Man / Parmley & McCoury / Families Of Tradition / BGC
The Secret Of The Waterfall / Bill Yates & Friends / Country Gentlemen Tribute /
MasterShield Records
Irish Spring / Patrick McAvinue / Rutland’s Reel / Patuxent Music
You Are My Flower / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Songs Of The Famous Carter Family /
Columbia
Two Dimes And A Nickel / David Davis & the Warrior River Boys / Prime Cuts Of Bluegrass, v.98 / KBC
You Let The Dog Off The Chain / Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice / Blue Side Of The Blue Ridge / Rebel
Send Me Your Address From Heaven / Audie Blaylock & Redline / Audie Blaylock & Redline / Rural Rhythm
Big, Big Heartaches / GrassTowne / Prime Cuts Of Bluegrass, v.98 / KBC
Is It True? / Connie & Babe & the Backwoods Boys / Down The Road To Home / Rounder
My Little Georgia Rose / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Anthology / MCA
Hillbilly Heartache / Don Rigsby & Midnight Call / Hillbilly Heartache / Rebel
Lost / Avery County / Me And The Jukebox / Self-Produced
I Wish You Knew / Auldridge, Reid & Coleman / High Time / Sugar Hill
Black Diamond / Mark Delaney / Sidecar / Patuxent Music
I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know / Jeannette Williams with Michelle Nixon / Thank You For Caring / Blue Circle
I’ll Go To My Grave Lovin’ You / Special Consensus / Signs / Pinecastle
Whose Shoulder Will You Cry On / Dan Tyminski / Wheels / Rounder
Lonesome Without You / Balsam Range / Last Train To Kitty Hawk / Mountain Home
I’m Only A Phone Call Away / Bill Emerson & Pete Goble / Webco Classics / Webco
Don’t Throw Mama’s Flowers Away / Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass / The Room Over Mine / Rounder
That’s What Country Folks Do / Lost & Found / Love, Lost & Found / Rebel
Something In My Heart / Tommy Webb / Heartland / Rural Rhythm
Helping Hand / Johnny Williams / Last Day At Galax / Mountain Roads Recordings
Another Day, Another Dollar / Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers / Rambler’s Call / Self-Produced
A Daisy A Day / Lost & Found / Love, Lost & Found / Rebel
There Is You / Dailey & Vincent / Brothers From Different Mothers / Rounder
Homestead On The Farm / Fred Pike, Bill Rawlings & the Twin River Boys / Authentic Bluegrass Folk Music / Osage
Follow The Leader / Jimmy Gaudreau / In Good Company / CMH
Hard Pressed / Hot Rize / Traditional Ties / Sugar Hill
Is It True / Jim & Jesse / First Sounds : The Capitol Years / Capitol
Katy Hill / Johnny Warren & Charlie Cushman / A Tribute To Fiddlin’ Paul Warren / Self-Produced
Durham’s Bull / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Flatt & Scruggs At Carnegie Hall! / Sony
Making Up Stories / Johnson Mountain Boys / Favorites / Rounder
Remembering / David Peterson / Comin’ On Strong / Self-Produced
Something New / GrassRoutes / Something New / Self-Produced
Let’s Sing Our Song / Bobby Osborne & the Rocky Top X-Press / Bluegrass & Beyond / Rounder
Refill Of Your Love / David Parmley & Continental Divide / Three Silver Dollars / Pinecastle
Cotton Eyed Joe / Rich Hamilton / Cornstalk Fiddle And A Shoestring Bow / Self-Produced
Rollin’ On Rubber Wheels / Ernie Thacker / The Hangman / Pinecastle
Songbird / Gibson Brothers / Spread Your Wings / Hay Holler
I Don’t Care / Amy Gallatin & Roger Williams / Something ‘Bout You / Happy Appy Records
Palms Of Victory / Country Gentlemen / Calling My Children Home / Rebel
God Reached Down / David Parmley & Continental Divide / Three Silver Dollars / Pinecastle
Heaven’s Door / Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa / Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa / Self-Produced
John 3:16 / Stanley Brothers / Best Of The Best / Federal
Lord Won’t You Help Me / Atkinson Family / Angels Rejoice / MasterShield Records
Satan’s Jeweled Crown / Joe Val & the New England Bluegrass Boys / Live In Holland /
Strictly Country
I Can Tell You The Time / Rickey Wasson / From The Heart And Soul / Rural Rhythm
I’m Gettin’ Ready To Leave This World / Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad / Pickin’, Praisin’, & Singin’ : Hymns From The Mountain / Rural Rhythm
Throne Of Grace / Warrior River Boys / New Beginnings / Rounder
Black Mountain Blues / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder

Friday, April 03, 2009

Bluegrass Cafe Playlist - 3/29/2009

Hi Folks!

Bluegrass Cafe was a full blown music show this past Sunday since we didn't have to ask you for money. Thank you for being loyal listeners, bluegrass fans, and helping WHUS and Bluegrass Cafe make our Radiothon goal the previous two weekends.

We played some great new music from the likes of Dailey & Vincent; Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa; a group of musicians recording for Cracker Barrel that included Ronnie McCoury, Stuart Duncan, Richard Bailey, and David Grier; and some near-new music from Balsam Range, Pam Gadd, and Audie Blaylock.

I again dug into my old LP collection and played some rare gems from Bill Lowe, The Southern Mountain Boys, Ron Thomason, The Johnson Mountain Boys, and New England bluegrass pioneer Fred Pike.

Be sure to tune in next Sunday when Amy will make the banjos and fiddles ring.

Jim

requests in blue

SONG TITLE / PERFORMER / ALBUM TITLE / LABEL

Fire On The Mountain / Michael Cleveland / Sawing On the "C" String / Self-produced
Winters Come & Gone / Dailey & Vincent / Brothers From Different Mothers / Rounder
Hillcrest Drive / The Del McCoury Band / Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival / Munckmix
Fireball Mail / The New Coon Creek Girls / The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore / Pinecastle
Glendale Train / Ronnie McCoury, Stuart Duncan, Richard Bailey, Sam Bush, & David Grier / Bluegrass Railroad / Cracker Barrel
Last Train To Kitty Hawk / Balsam Range / Last Train To Kitty Hawk / Mountain Home
Home Sweet Highway / Pam Gadd / Benefit of Doubt / Home Sweet Highway
A Hundred Years From Now / The Infamous Stringdusters / Normal / Sugar Hill
I Got A Letter / Valerie Smith & Becky Buller / Here's A Little Song… / Bell Buckle
Chalk Up Another One / Jimmy Martin with The Osborne Brothers / Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys / Bear Family
Lonesome Day, Lonesome Night / The Johnson Mountain Boys / The Johnson Mountain Boys / Rounder (LP)
Don't Act / Rhonda Vincent / All American Bluegrass Girl / Rounder
Truck Driving Man / Karl Shiflett and Big Country Show / Worries On My Mind / Rebel
Angeline / Blue Moon Rising / One Lonely Shadow / Lonesome Day
Whispering Waters / Audie Blaylock and Redline / Audie Blaylock and Redline / Rural Rhythm
Love Me, Darling, Just Tonight / Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys / 1971-1973 / Rebel
All That's Left (For You To Do Is Leave) / Big Country Bluegrass / Open For Business / Mountain Roads
Southern Rain / Fred Pike / Fred Pike & The Flat Top Guitar / Revonah (LP)
Lone Cowboy / Michael Martin Murphey / Buckaroo Blue Grass / Rural Rhythm
Don't Throw Mama's Flowers Away / Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass / The Room Over Mine / Rounder
Poor Ellen Smith / Don Stover / Live At Davis & Elkins College / White Oak
Charlotte Breakdown / Mac Martin & The Dixie Travelers / 24 Bluegrass Favorites / Rural Rhythm
Francis Lee / Mac Martin & The Dixie Travelers / 24 Bluegrass Favorites / Rural Rhythm
Dirt Roads / Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa / Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa / Self
A Letter To My Heart / The Bear Bridge Band / Broken Hearts & Better Times / Open Road
Gold Watch & Chain / Anne & Pete Sibley / Will You Walk With Me / Self
Rambling Boy / The Del McCoury Band / The Unbroken Circle / Dualtone
Little Annie / Lilly Brothers & Don Stover / Early Recordings / Rebel
Train Songs / Ralph Stanley II / This One Is Two / Lonesome Day
Tally-Ho / Reno & Smiley and the Tennessee Cut-ups / 1951 / 1959 / King
Wreck Of Old '97 / Mac Wiseman / 1st Recorded Live Concert / Wise
Fox On The Run / Emerson & Waldron / The Best of Emerson & Waldron / Rebel
Bill Cheatham / The Southern Mountain Boys / Galax Old Fiddler's Convention / Folkways (LP)
Dixieland (My Old Home Town) / Ralph Stanley / Old-Time Pickin' / Rebel
I Won't Be Hanging Around / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Flatt & Scruggs 1948-1959 / Bear Family
I Hope You Have Learned / Adcock, Gaudreau, Waller & Gray / The Country Gentlemen Reunion Band / RadioTherapy
Emmalina Tasker / ShoreGrass / Going Home / Self
Mountain Girl / Grass Routes / Something New / Self
Don't Believe / Cherryholmes / Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe / Skaggs Family
Leavin' Town / Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper / Leavin' Town / Rounder
Little Georgia Rose / Bill Lowe / Kentucky Farewell / Ramblin' Records (LP)
Loving You Too Well / Ralph Stanley & Friends / Clinch Mountain Sweethearts / Rebel
Will He Wait A Little Longer / Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys / 1971-1973 / Rebel
Model Church / Ron Thomason / Branching Out / Gordo (LP)
My Time Will Come Some Day / Carl Story and His Rambling Mountaineers / Mighty Close To Heaven / Starday
Pass Me Not / Dale Ann Bradley with Larry Sparks / Catch Tomorrow / Compass
Run On / Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad / Pickin', Praisin' & Singin' / Rural Rhythm
Are You Washed In The Blood / Red Allen featuring Frank Wakefield / The Folkways Years 1964-1983 / Smithsonian Folkways
Gone Home / The Gibson Brothers / Iron & Diamonds / Sugar Hill
Farther Along / The Grascals / Keep On Walkin' / Rounder
The Promise / The Gillis Brothers / Sunshine In The Shadows / Hay Holler

Monday, March 23, 2009

"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 3/22/2009 RADIOTHON WEEK #2

Well....it's over, and once again, we're completely AMAZED!! All of you helped us to reach our station-set 2-week goal of $2,900, and for that, we are extremely grateful! Thanks so much!!

(If you're curious, the dollar amount we raised during our two weeks of Radiothon helped us retain the "crown" of #1 Listener-Supported Music Program at WHUS. While this won't get us a better parking spot or more hours on the air, it's always fun for us to know that our listeners enjoy what they're hearing so much!)

The majority of the music we played was from CDs that were available for pledges during Radiothon. While we still had a pretty decent selection of available titles during Week #2, Jim & I both took the opportunity to raid our own collections at home and each of us found a couple of duplicates we could share as premiums. That was a lot of fun, and we sincerely hope you enjoy whatever CDs and goodies you receive as thank-you gifts for your pledges.

Please note that if you made a pledge for a copy of the not-yet-released Dailey & Vincent CD called "Brothers From Different Mothers" -- and about 20 of you did -- those CDs have to be special ordered from Rounder by our Business Manager at WHUS. Please allow a bit of extra time to receive those premiums, and your patience is much appreciated.

Thanks again to all of the record labels and performers for donating their CDs to us to use for Radiothon, and an extra special thanks to yesterday's phone operators: Clyde, Scott, Marti, and new WHUS show host, Aaron Price.

Jim & Marti join you in the Cafe next Sunday. Expect to hear lots of music and not-so-much talk on the airwaves.

Thanks again!!!!

Amy, Jim & Marti

Whiskey Before Breakfast / Clarence “Tater” Tate & Red Smiley / Appalachian Bluegrass Legacy / Rural Rhythm
Keep On Walking / Daughters Of Bluegrass / Bluegrass Bouquet / Blue Circle
Down In Caroline / Balsam Range / Last Train To Kitty Hawk / Mountain Home
Ain’t No Way Of Knowin’ / Steep Canyon Rangers / Lovin’ Pretty Women / Rebel
I’d Worship You / Lonesome River Band / No Turning Back / Rural Rhythm
Your Love Is Like A Flower / Dailey & Vincent / Brothers From Different Mothers / Rounder
Coldest Day Of Winter / James King / The Bluegrass Storyteller / Rounder
Down The Road / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Flatt & Scruggs At Carnegie Hall / Columbia
Sophronie / Audie Blaylock / Tribute To Jimmy Martin / Koch
Who Showed Who / Dan Tyminski / Wheels / Rounder
I Am Weary (Let Me Rest) / Cox Family / Down From The Mountain / Lost Highway
Goodbye To The Blues / Johnson Mountain Boys / Let The Whole World Talk / Rounder
Sweetest Love / Seldom Scene / SCENEchronized / Sugar Hill
Two Hours Down / Rick Hayes / Fly By Night / Self-Produced
Don’t Throw Mama’s Flowers Away / Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass / The Room Over Mine / Rounder
Leavin’ Town / Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper / Leavin’ Town / Rounder
Stuck Out In The Rain / High Windy / A Greater Storm / Mountain Home
Help Is On The Way / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Help Is On The Way / Horizon
When I Reach That Home Up There / Dailey & Vincent / Brothers From Different Mothers /
Rounder
Julia Belle / Dale Ann Bradley / Catch Tomorrow / Compass
Wide Open / Jerry Salley / New Songs, Old Friends / Mountain Home
Randall Collins / Kenny & Amanda Smith Band / Live And Learn / Rebel
Good News When I Die / Charlie Sizemore Band / Good News / Rounder
Georgia Bound / Longview / Deep In The Mountains / Rounder
Christmas In Carolina / Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road / Christmas In Carolina / Blue Circle
Sleep With One Eye Open / Acoustic Blue / Workin’ Man / Self-Produced
White House Blues / Mashville Brigade / Bluegrass Smash Hits, v.1 / Rural Rhythm
As The Crow Flies / Songs From The Road Band / As The Crow Flies / Lucks Dumpy Toad Records
I Can’t Lose What I Never Had / Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time / Took Down & Put Up / Lonesome Day

Friday, March 20, 2009

Radiothon Week #2 is a "go"...

Although our annual fundraising campaign at WHUS -- Radiothon -- lasts from March 14-22, there was a bit of concern last week that this Sunday's BG Cafe edition of Radiothon might be preempted for UCONN Basketball. It turns out that Sunday's game for the UCONN Women takes place at noon, so that means there's no preemption for us! In short, we still have 3 hours to reach our station-set goal, and would really appreciate it if you can help us get there. No dollar amount gift is too small -- whatever you can donate to support our program (and WHUS as a whole) is much appreciated.

To thank you for your pledge, we still have a good number of great BG CDs and lots of fine WHUS goodies (organic t-shirts, hoodies, coffee mugs, reusable shopping bags, etc.). In addition, Jim & Marti return to to the Cafe this week, and Jim has a selection of CD offerings from his very own collection! Tune in Sunday to see what sorts of surprises are in store.....

We hope to hear from you this Sunday, 4-7PM. Operators will be standing by, and the call is on us: 1-800-599-9487.

Thanks!!

Monday, March 16, 2009

"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 3/15/2009 -- RADIOTHON WEEK #1

Whew! We survived our first week of Radiothon 2009 on Sunday's show -- hope you did, too. I know that it can be frustrating to hear so little music on the air during Radiothon, but we appreciate your support and, of course, patience. As you may have heard or read, the station's goal this year is to raise $25,000 between now and March 22nd in order to actually complete our music library. Any help you can give us in any dollar amount is greatly appreciated.

Special thanks to everyone who made a pledge to the BG Cafe on March 15th! In our three hours, we had close to 40 donors and raised just under $1,500 to put toward the station's overall weekly goal, so we're quite pleased. There would be no point for us to even have a BG Cafe if we didn't have some great (and generous!) listeners every week. Thanks!!

If you haven't yet had an opportunity to make a pledge to WHUS and/or the BG Cafe, you'll probably have another chance on Sunday, March 22nd. At this point, we're unsure of what time the UCONN Women's Basketball team will be playing in the NCAA tournament, but we'll know more after tonight. There's always a chance that the BG show will be preempted for basketball, but we'll let you know for sure as soon as we know.

We missed the vacationing Jim & Marti yesterday, but they'll be back in studio with us next Sunday. Thanks to Dave Murray for helping out yesterday, as well as our fine phone operators: my mother, Eleanor, Clyde Proch, & Scott Farrar. We hope you'll join us once more next Sunday.

Thanks again!!

Amy

All music played on Sunday was from CDs available as premiums for donors during Radiothon. Thanks to the labels and performers for the donations!

Wow Baby / Hunter Berry / Wow Baby / Upper Management Music
Wildwood Flower / Ricky Skaggs & Keith Whitley / True Bluegrass Instrumentals / Rebel
The Other Side Of Town / Gibson Brothers / Iron & Diamonds / Sugar Hill
Hometown Blues / Seldom Scene / SCENEchronized / Sugar Hill
Sold Down The River / Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper / Leavin’ Town / Rounder
Run Little Fox / Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road / Carolina Road / Blue Circle
Head Hung Down / Dailey & Vincent / Brothers From Different Mothers / Rounder
Julie’s Train / Balsam Range / Last Train To Kitty Hawk / Mountain Home
I Can Go Back Anytime / Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain / CHHR2 / Rural Rhythm
Keep On Walking / Jeannette Williams & Daughters Of Bluegrass / Bluegrass Bouquet /
Blue Circle
Poverty Row / Cedar Hill / Poverty Row / Blue Circle
Whose Shoulder Will You Cry On / Dan Tyminski / Wheels / Rounder
I’ll Still Write Your Name In the Sand / David Peterson & 1946 / In The Mountaintops To Roam / Self-Produced
Leaving Baker County / Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice / Blue Side Of The Blue Ridge / Rebel
The County Fool / High Windy / A Greater Storm / Mountain Home
If I Lose / Acoustic Blue / Workin’ Man / Self-Produced
Comin’ On Strong / David Peterson / Comin’ On Strong / Self-Produced
Lost River / Michael Martin Murphey / Buckaroo Blue Grass / Rural Rhythm
Hazel Creek / Heather Berry & Tony / Before Bluegrass / Blue Circle
Georgia Bound / Longview / Deep In The Mountains / Rounder
Winter’s Come And Gone / Dailey & Vincent / Brothers From Different Mothers / Rounder
You Must Come In At The Door / Doc Watson / Best Of The Sugar Hill Years / Sugar Hill
So High / Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad / Pickin’, Praisin’ & Singin’ : Hymns From The Mountain / Rural Rhythm
When I’ve Traveled My Last Mile / Dailey & Vincent / Brothers From Different Mothers / Rounder
I Know, I Know / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Help Is On The Way / Horizon
Back To The Old Home / Paul Williams & the Victory Trio / What A Journey / Rebel
Little Bessie / Dwight McCall / Never Say Never Again / Rural Rhythm
Rita Mae / Dale Ann Bradley / Catch Tomorrow / Compass
Pickin’ On Josh / Steep Canyon Rangers / Lovin’ Pretty Women / Rebel
Going Across The Sea / Mashville Brigade / Bluegrass Smash Hits, v.1 / Rural Rhythm

Friday, March 13, 2009

It's that time again....

Radiothon!

As you've probably gleaned by now, our annual fundraising campaign at WHUS starts tomorrow, March 14th and runs through the following Sunday, March 22nd. Once again, we are calling upon the most wonderful WHUS listeners -- those who listen to "BG Cafe," of course -- to help us support the many costs associated with broadcasting at WHUS. Yes, we know these are not the greatest of financial times, but if you can help us out with a donation, we'll be extremely grateful. This year, the monies raised during Radiothon are being used to actually finish our music library. To read more about the library and its current state, click here.

Those of you who made pledges to WHUS last year have likely received in the past week a letter asking for donations. On the air last week, I suggested that you wait until our actual Radiothon to make a donation, as we have accumulated a dandy list of CDs to offer as "thank you gifts" for your pledge. While I won't list everything we have available, here's a sampling:

Balsam Range - "Last Train To Kitty Hawk"
Hunter Berry - "Wow Baby"
Audie Blaylock & Redline - "Audie Blaylock & Redline"
Dale Ann Bradley - "Catch Tomorrow"
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper - "Leavin' Town"
Daughters Of Bluegrass - "Bluegrass Bouquet"
Gibson Brothers - "Iron & Diamonds"
Rick Hayes - "Fly By Night"
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - "Help Is On The Way"
David Peterson - "Comin' On Strong"
Seldom Scene - "SCENEchronized"
Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad - "Pickin', Praisin' & Singin'"
Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice - "Blue Side Of The Blue Ridge"
Steep Canyon Rangers - "Lovin' Pretty Women"
Dan Tyminski - "Wheels"
Doc Watson - "Best Of The Sugar Hill Years"

In addition, the fine folks at Rounder are allowing us to take pledges for the not-yet-released recording from Dailey & Vincent called "Brothers From Different Mothers." Special thanks to the the following labels and performers for donating CDs to us: Blue Circle Records, Compass Records, Rick Hayes, Mountain Home, David Peterson, Rebel, Rounder, Rural Rhythm, and Sugar Hill Records.

Generally, Radiothon lasts two weeks at WHUS, but at this point, we are unsure of whether or not the March 22nd show will be preempted for NCAA basketball tournament(s). So....this Sunday, March 15th, you'll have your best opportunity to make your pledge and help us out. Please do it, if you can.

THANKS!!!!

UPDATE -- 3/14/2009 -- Information about Radiothon has been updated on the WHUS website. Included on that site is a complete list of what we have available for BG CDs for Radiothon. We hope you'll consider calling us on Sunday between 4PM & 7PM and make a pledge, if you can. Any amount is much appreciated, and the call is on us: 1-800-599-WHUS (9487). Thanks!

Monday, March 09, 2009

"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 3/8/2009

We capped off a most-excellent weather weekend in eastern CT -- temperatures in the 60s! -- with three hours of the best in Bluegrass. Hope you enjoyed something you heard somewhere along the way...

If you had a chance to listen to the show, I'm sure you heard that Radiothon is fast approaching at WHUS. The official dates of Radiothon are Saturday, March 14th through Sunday, March 22nd. So....that means we'll have at least one chance (and possibly two, depending on how well the Men's & Women's Basketball teams do in their various tournaments) to make some money to support the programming at WHUS. Last year, the Bluegrass programming at WHUS became the #1 listener-supported music show, and while we would absolutely LOVE to retain that "title," we realize that with the state of the economy, we just can't be overly confident. If you can help us out by supporting the BG Cafe (and, in turn, WHUS) during Radiothon, we will be extremely grateful. A bonus is that we've been accumulating some dandy Bluegrass CDs to offer as thank-you gifts for your pledge (in addition to our usual WHUS shirts, coffee cups, etc., etc.). In our playlist below, we've highlighted just a few of those CDs we'll have for premiums in GREEN.

On Sunday, we also put a few folks in the spotlight who either celebrated or would have celebrated a birthday over the past two weeks, including Doug Dillard, Rickie Simpkins, Marshall Wilborn, Bob Paisley, John Duffey, and Doc Watson.

We hope you'll consider making a pledge to WHUS next week during Radiothon, but if not, please tune in, anyway! Thanks!

Amy

Requests are RED
CDs available as Radiothon premiums are GREEN.

Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / RockyGrass / Blue Planet
When It’s Springtime In The Rockies / Bluegrass Patriots / Springtime In The Rockies / Copper Creek
Walking Down The Line / Country Gentlemen / Live In Japan / Rebel
My Window Faces The South / J.D. Crowe & the New South / Live In Japan / Rounder
Roll On Buddy, Roll On / Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys / Anthology / MCA
(We’re Goin’) Just Over In The Gloryland / Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys / Anthology / MCA
Weathered Grey Stone / Longview / Deep In The Mountains / Rounder
Lonely River / Audie Blaylock & Redline / Audie Blaylock & Redline / Rural Rhythm
Spring Will Bring Flowers / Balsam Range / Last Train To Kitty Hawk / Mountain Home
We Tried / Next Best Thing / Prime Cuts Of Bluegrass, v.95 / KBC
Nashville Jail / Big Country Bluegrass / Open For Business / Mountain Roads
Why Baby Why / The Sidemen / Almost Live At The Station Inn / Red Clay
The Wreck Of The Old 97 / Earl Taylor & Jim McCall with the Stoney Mountain Boys / That Good Ol’ Bluegrass / Rural Rhythm
Only A Hobo / Seldom Scene / Winterhawk Scholarship Album / Gordo
Wally On The Run / Steve Martin / The Crow / 40 Share Productions
Proud To Be A Daughter Of Bluegrass / Daughters Of Bluegrass / Bluegrass Bouquet / Blue Circle
I Don’t Know / Cherryholmes / Cherryholmes II : Black And White / Skaggs Family
Down Yonder / Patrick McAvinue / Rutland’s Reel / Patuxent Music
Log Cabin For Sale / Bear Minimum / Live At The Finnish Hall /
Carolina Mountain Home / Traver Hollow / Winterhawk Scholarship Album / Gordo
You’re My Darling / Old Time Bluegrass Singers / Threads / Open Road
The Lighthouse / Gibson Brothers / Bona Fide / Sugar Hill
Signs / Special Consensus / Signs / Pinecastle
Salty Dog Blues / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Flatt & Scruggs At Carnegie Hall! / Sony
Why Did You Wander / Curly Seckler with Dudley Connell / Bluegrass, Don’t You Know? / Copper Creek
Sparkling Brown Eyes / Joe Val & the New England Bluegrass Boys / One Morning In May / Rounder
Thanks For The Trip To Paradise / Jim & Jesse / Music Among Friends / Rounder
Banjo In The Hollow / The Dillards / There Is A Time, 1963-1970 / Vanguard [Doug Dillard birthday, 3/6/1937]
Cold Sheets Of Rain / Virginia Squires / Best Of The Virginia Squires / Rebel [Rickie Simpkins birthday, 3/10/1955]
Hickory Hollow / Fred Pike, Bill Rawlings & the Twin River Boys / Genuine Authentic Bluegrass Folk Music /
Osage [Fred Pike died, 3/5/1997]
I’m Feeling For You (But I Can’t Reach You) / Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper / Leavin’ Town / Rounder [Marshall Wilborn birthday, 3/12/1952]
I Overlooked An Orchid / Bob Paisley & the Southern Grass / Back To The Blue Ridge / Brandywine [Bob Paisley birthday, 3/14/1931]
Walk Through This World With Me / Seldom Scene / Different Roads / Rebel [John Duffey birthday, 3/4/1934]
Slidin’ Delta / Doc Watson / Best Of The Sugar Hill Years / Sugar Hill [Doc Watson birthday, 3/3/1923]
Remembering / David Peterson / Comin’ On Strong / Self-Produced
Train Long Gone / Claire Lynch / Crowd Favorites / Rounder
Trail Of Tears / Peter Rowan & the Nashville Bluegrass Band / New Moon Rising / Sugar Hill
Bury Me Beneath The Weeping Willow / Mashville Brigade / Bluegrass Smash Hits / Rural Rhythm
Little Maggie / Stanley Brothers / Earliest Recordings / Rounder
Cindy Mae / Crowe Brothers / Brothers-n-Harmony / Rural Rhythm
Hard Rock Mountain Prison (‘Til I Die) / Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out / Fresh Cuts & Key Tracks, No. 4 / Rural Rhythm
When We All Get To Heaven / Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad / Pickin’, Praisin’ & Singin’ : Hymns From The Mountain / Rural Rhythm
Dust On The Bible / Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice / Blue Side Of The Blue Ridge / Rebel
Happy I’ll Be / James King / Gardens In The Sky / Rounder
Let The Church Roll On / Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road / Why Don’t You Give Jesus A Try / Blue Circle
You Can Feel It In Your Soul / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Foggy Mountain Gospel / Columbia Legacy
Springtime In Glory / Johnson Mountain Boys / We’ll Still Sing On / Rounder
Be Still Moses / Steep Canyon Rangers / Lovin’ Pretty Women / Rebel
Camping In Canaan’s Land / Dailey & Vincent / Country Bluegrass Homecoming, Volume One / Gaither Music Group
Black Mountain Blues / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder

Monday, March 02, 2009

"Bluegrass Cafe" Playlist - 3/1/2009

I can't recall when I had more fun hosting Bluegrass Cafe. This was essentially the first time I had not had to do five hours of radio on the same day I did this show. When Marti and I were doing Red Rooster Party, that show took many hours to plan and produce leaving little time remaining for Bluegrass Cafe. I knew I was leaving a lot of interesting material on the shelves because I just didn't have time to dig it out.

Now that Marti and I have all the time we need to prepare for Bluegrass Cafe, I am able to mine my extensive collection with emphasis on the old LPs that have not yet (and may never be) reissued on CD. This show was the first in which I brought a handful of LPs to the studio to share with all of you, and I didn't even get to all of them. The result was a mix of classic and new music that absolutely thrilled me to put on the air.

We had a couple of mini-features through the show, the first of which was a set of songs written by Stan Keach, a New Hampshire native who lives in Maine. It is always a pleasure to see New England artists who really "get" this music do well, and Stan is making quite a name for himself with songs recorded by Danny Paisley, Audie Blaylock, The Gillis Brothers, Special Consensus, and others. We played three of Stan's songs performed by the first three (highlighted in green below). Afterwards we were treated to a call from Stan. It seems someone listening to the show gave Stan a call when we were playing his songs, and he tuned in over the Web, and called us to say "hi." (I love this "job".) Be sure to check out a feature on Stan in the March/April issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles.

Also, by popular demand, we played a long set of train songs -- some old and some new. That was fun, and it must have struck a nerve because before we finished we had callers suggesting more.

Some of the LPs we played were oldies from Dave Evans, The Johnson Mountain Boys (note to Rounder: when are you going to release all of their LPs on CD???), Fred Pike & Sam Tidwell, and Charlie Moore. I've indicated these by putting (LP) next to the album titles below.

I also have to mention the gospel set at the end of the show. I focused a bit more than usual on a cappella songs of the type Ralph Stanley brought into bluegrass, starting with one of the first he recorded in that style. We are fortunate to have many artists doing great a cappella numbers these days, and I picked new ones from Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad and their excellent gospel release, and one from Dry Branch Fire Squad's newest CD to round out our more classic material. The Gibson Brothers fit in there quite well, too.

Amy will be with you next week, so be sure to tune in for more of the best in bluegrass as she makes the banjos and fiddles ring.

Jim

requests in blue