"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 7/12/2009

Sunday was an absolutely beautiful summer day in eastern CT. I mention this as we've had a spate of really lousy (rainy, cloudy, cool) weather recently, but Sunday was perfect for sitting outside and listening to your radio -- assuming you couldn't be at an actual BG festival, picnic, or some other fun outdoor activity. Hopefully, some of you were able to listen to Sunday's show while you were outside enjoying the beautiful day...

We did a couple of fun things on Sunday's show. First off, we gave away the last of our four one-day passes to the upcoming Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, which happens July 16-19 in Oak Hill, NY. Thanks again to Mary Burdette of Grey Fox for providing these fabulous passes for our listeners. We also gave away the first of our four one-day passes to the be-here-before-we-know-it Podunk Bluegrass Festival in nearby East Hartford. This fourteenth edition of Podunk features some fabulous talent, including Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, the Steep Canyon Rangers, Special Consensus, Rhonda Vincent, the Del McCoury Band, and Dailey & Vincent, among many others. Don't miss it! Jim will have a couple more one-day passes to give away next Sunday, so be sure to tune in. Thanks, too, to Podunk's Roger Moss for these wonderful passes.

New music came this week, too, from two New England bands: Acoustic Blue is mostly from western Massachusetts (their third outing is called "This Is Now") and Anna Mae Mitchell & Rising Tide are from Maine ("Driving Through A Ghost Town" was released in late May). We also included a bit of Austin, Texas-style Bluegrass from the Two High String Band (their own release is called "Hot Texas Bluegrass Burrito.") And we included a track from a demo made by Maine songwriter, Stan Keach. Last week, Jim played Stan's own version of a tune he co-wrote with Billy Thibodeau that has been recorded by (and is doing very well on the BG charts) for Audie Blaylock & Redline -- "Whispering Waters." Who knows what other tunes written by Stan will find their way on future BG recordings?

If all of that new music and giveaways weren't enough for one program, we started our third hour with a telephone guest, Jeanette Williams. Jeanette's own CD called "Thank You For Caring" and her work on the latest project by the Daughters of Bluegrass ("Bluegrass Bouquet") have received some nominations for the 2009 IBMA Awards, and Jeanette was named Female Vocalist of the Year (Traditional) at this year's SPBGMA Awards. Along with her band, Jeanette will make her very first appearance in Connecticut on July 24th when she plays at the Salem Barn for the CT Bluegrass Music Association. For more information on that reservations-only show, click here, and scroll down to July 24th.

Thanks again to everyone who was able to join us for Sunday's show. Be sure to join Jim next Sunday, 7/19, when Guest DJ James Ward makes an appearance. It should be a great time....

Amy


REQUESTS ARE RED.

• Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / Rocky Grass / Blue Planet
• On Whiskey Mountain / Bill Emerson with Bill Harrell / Reunion / Webco
• Down In Caroline / Front Range / The New Frontier / Sugar Hill
• Deep River Blues / Warrior River Boys / Sounds Like Home / Rounder
• How Will I Explain About You? / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Essential Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Columbia
• How’s It Feel? / Daughters Of Bluegrass with Jeanette Williams / Blue Circle Sampler, 2006 / Blue Circle
• Gone To Carolina / Special Consensus / Signs / Pinecastle
• Heart Wrenching Lovesick Memories / Rhonda Vincent & the Rage / Destination Life / Rounder
• Back Stop / Big Country Bluegrass / Open For Business / Mountain Roads Recordings
• Rock Bottom Blues / Nashville Bluegrass Band / The Boys Are Back In Town / Sugar Hill
• I Like The Old Time Way / Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road / Why Don’t You Give Jesus A Try / Blue Circle
• The Whiskey Ain’t Workin’ Anymore / Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives / Live At The Ryman / Superlatone Records
• A Hard Row To Hoe / Tommy Webb / Heartland / Rural Rhythm
• Sundown And Sorrow / Bob Paisley & the Southern Grass / No Vacancy / Brandywine
• As The Crow Flies / Songs From The Road Band / As The Crow Flies / Lucks Dumpy Toad Records
• Poison Love / Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mt. Boys / Classic Bluegrass / Rebel
• Long Haul Truckin’ / Chris Warner with Audie Blaylock / Chris Warner & Friends / Webco
• Love Please Come Home / Reno & Smiley / Classic Bluegrass / King
• Bluegrass Breakdown / Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder / Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass : A Tribute To 1946 & 1947 / Skaggs Family
• Down On The Crooked Road / Dixie Bee-Liners / Ripe / Pinecastle
• Tomorrow I’ll Be Gone / Johnson Mountain Boys / Working Close / Rounder
• Lichen Covered Stone / Anna Mae Mitchell & Rising Tide / Driving Through A Ghost Town / Self-Produced
• Golden Leaves / Acoustic Blue / This Is Now / Self-Produced
• Ferris Wheel / Two High String Band / Hot Texas Bluegrass Burrito / Self-Produced
• Great Wide Ocean / Stan Keach / / Self-Produced
• A Good Man Like Me / Del McCoury / By Request / McCoury Music
• Years Ago / Dailey & Vincent / Brothers From Different Mothers / Rounder
• Big, Big Heartaches / GrassTowne / Prime Cuts Of Bluegrass, v.98 / KBC
• Once More / Herman McGee with Kevin McGee / Family And Friends / Self-Produced
• Chasin’ Shane / Joe Walsh / Saturday Night Waltz / Self-Produced
• I Can’t Like Myself / Gibson Brothers / Ring The Bell / Compass Records
• Cindy Mae / Crowe Brothers / Brothers-n-Harmony / Rural Rhythm
• Thank You For Caring / Jeanette Williams with George Jones / Thank You For Caring / Blue Circle
• Keep On Walking / Daughters Of Bluegrass with Jeanette Williams / Bluegrass Bouquet / Blue Circle
• 1952 Vincent Black Lightning / Del McCoury / By Request / McCoury Music
• All Prayed Up / Acoustic Blue / This Is Now / Self-Produced
• Train That’s Comin’ / Pine Mountain Railroad / Alone With Forever / Steeltown Records
• Dust On The Bible / Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice / Blue Side Of The Blue Ridge / Rebel
• Oh Sinner Man / Anna Mae Mitchell & Rising Tide / Driving Through A Ghost Town / Self-Produced
• Who Will Sing For Me / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Radio Gems /
• Going To A Mansion / Johnny Williams / Last Day At Galax / Mountain Roads Recordings
• I Didn’t Hear Nobody Pray / Spinney Brothers / If I Were Your Brother / Self-Produced
• Goodbye / Jimmy Martin / This World Is Not My Home / MME
• When We Look On His Face / Bill Emerson with Cliff Waldron / Reunion / Webco
• Black Mountain Blues / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder

Playlist for a classic country & BG fill-in for Amy on the morning of June 30th:

• Night Train To Memphis / Roy Acuff / The Essential Roy Acuff / Legacy
• Stuck Up Blues / Louvin Brothers / Louvin Brothers Sing The Great Roy Acuff Songs / Gusto
• Not A Word From Home / Joe Val / Diamond Joe / Rounder
• Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide / Johnnie & Jack / For Old Times Sake / Bear Family
• Hold The Line / Rogers & Johnson / When The Bands Played / New Time Records
• Have A Feast Here Tonight / Monroe Brothers / Are You From Dixie? / BMG
• Poison Love / Johnnie & Jack / For Old Times Sake / Bear Family
• It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels / Kitty Wells / Your Cheatin’ Heart / Dynamic
• I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know / Davis Sisters / Your Cheatin’ Heart / Dynamic
• Sinking Of The Titanic / Stonemans / Patsy, Donna & Roni / Patuxent Music
• Late For School / Steve Martin / The Crow / Rounder
• Randy Lynn Rag / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / The Essential Earl Scruggs / Legacy
• Pitkin County Turnaround / Steve Martin / The Crow / Rounder
• I’m Movin’ On / Hank Snow / The Goldrush Is Over / Bear Family
• It’s A Lovely, Lovely World / Carl Smith / Let’s Live A Little / Living Era
• Why Baby Why / George Jones / The Essential George Jones / Legacy
• In The Jailhouse Now / Webb Pierce / 20th Century Masters / MCA
• Hey Porter / Johnny Cash / The Essential Johnny Cash / Legacy
• Bury Me Beneath The Willow / Anna Mae Mitchell & Rising Tide / Driving Through A Ghost Town / Self-Produced
• The Letter Edged In Black / Mac Wiseman / Bluegrass Hits And Heartsongs / Rebel
• Any Old Time / Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein / 2:10 Train / Rebel
• No Mother Or Dad / BearTracks / From The Hollow / AMT Records
• On Whiskey Mountain / Bill Emerson with Bill Harrell / Reunion / Webco
• Everything’s Blue / Jeanette Williams / Thank You For Caring / Blue Circle
• Blues Are Still The Blues / Mickey Harris / Dog House Blues / MJH Records
• Last Train To Kitty Hawk / Balsam Range / Last Train To Kitty Hawk / Mountain Home
• Mountain Laurel / Open Road / ...In The Life / Rounder
• John Henry / Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mt. Boys / Classic Bluegrass / Rebel
• Gonna Roll Out The Red Carpet / Buck Owens & His Buckaroos / Roll Out The Red Carpet / Sundazed
• The Fool / Nashville Bluegrass Band / Home Of The Blues / Sugar Hill
• Poverty Row / Springfield Exit / Americana / Cracker Barrel
• Don’t Cheat In Our Hometown / Ricky Skaggs & Keith Whitley / Second Generation / Rebel
• Nobody But A Fool (Would Love You) / Connie Smith / The Essential Connie Smith / BMG
• Lonely Street / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Lonely Street / Rounder
• I Can’t Stand To Ramble / Good Ol’ Persons / Good n’ Live / Sugar Hill
• Colleen Malone / Larry Sparks / The Best Of Larry Sparks / Rebel
• Cajun Fiddle / Buck Owens & His Buckaroos [Don Rich] / Roll Out The Red Carpet / Sundazed
  

"Bluegrass Cafe" Playlist - 7/5/2009

For this Independence Day weekend Marti and I sprinkled some independence-themed songs throughout the show. Our "Heritage Corner" segment went back to the 1930's for music from Fisher Hendley, Zeke & Wiley Morris, and Alex Hood's Railroad Boys, and the 1950s for music from Johnnie & Jack and Rose Maddox.

We presented a couple of special features that included a song from David Peterson's visit to the show in 2006 backed with a song from David's new country CD, and two versions of Stan Keach's song "Whispering Waters" -- one Stan's demo recording and the other the popular version from Audie Blaylock and Redline.

We played a good sample of the great new music released recently, including debut spins from Brandon Rickman, Bryan Sutton, and Bill Anderson.

We are really in a golden age of new bluegrass releases, and have many more that we don't have time to play on a single show, so be sure to tune in next week when Amy will cover more new ground.

Jim

Heritage Corner in brown
Requests in blue

SONG TITLE / PERFORMER / ALBUM TITLE / LABEL

• The Star Spangled Banner / The Oak Ridge Boys / Colors / Spring Hill
• Fire On The Mountain / Michael Cleveland / Sawing On The "C" String / Self-produced
• Ring The Bell / The Gibson Brothers / Ring The Bell / Compass
• New Freedom Bell / The Country Gentlemen / The Award Winning Country Gentlemen / Rebel
• Wheels / Emerson & Newton / A Foot In The Past, A Foot In The Future / Pinecastle
• Heart Wrenching Lovesick Memories / Rhonda Vincent / Destination Life / Rounder
• Randall Collins / Kenny & Amanda Smith / Live And Learn / Rebel
• Two Dimes & A Nickel / David Davis and the Warrior River Boys / Two Dimes & A Nickel / Rebel
• Plant Some Flowers By My Grave / Bill Monroe / Blue Grass 1950-1958 / Bear Family
• Yankee Doodle / David Crow / Me And My Fiddle / Pinecastle
• My Angeline / Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out / Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out / Rural Rhythm
• Julie's Train / Balsam Range / Last Train To Kitty Hawk / Mountain Home
• This Is For Bill / Frank Wakefield / Ownself Blues / Patuxent
• Church Street Blues / Bryan Sutton and Friends / Almost Live / Sugar Hill
• I Bought Her A Dog / Brandon Rickman / Young Man, Old Soul / Rural Rhythm
• Don't Turn Your Back / Dale Ann Bradley / Don't Turn Your Back / Compass
• Kitchen Girl / Bryan Sutton and Friends / Almost Live / Sugar Hill
• Under The Double Eagle (1933) / Fisher Hendley & His Aristocratic Pigs / Fisher Hendley & His Aristocratic Pigs / B.A.C.M.
• God Put A Rainbow In The Clouds (1953) / Johnnie & Jack / Johnny & Jack with The Tennessee Mountain Boys / B.A.C.M.
• Let Me Be Your Salty Dog (1938) / Morris Brothers (Zeke & Wiley) / Salty Dog Blues / B.A.C.M.
• I'll Still Write Your Name In The Sand (1952) / Rose Maddox & The Maddox Brothers / When The Sun Goes Down / B.A.C.M.
• L and N Rag (1930) / Alex Hood's Railroad Boys / The Music Of Kentucky Vol. 1 / Yazoo
• Whispering Waters / Bluegrass Supply Company / Stan Keach Demo / n/a
• Whispering Waters / Audie Blaylock and Redline / Audie Blaylock and Redline / Rural Rhythm
• Nothin' Special / The Del McCoury Band / The Company We Keep / Sugar Hill
• Little Maggie / Mashville Brigade / Bluegrass Smash Hits Volume 1 / Rural Rhythm
• Proud To Be A Daughter Of Bluegrass / The Daughters Of Bluegrass / Bluegrass Bouquet / Blue Circle
• Two Sides To A Story / Jeanie Stanley / Baby Girl / CMH
• Are You Proud Of America / Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys / Echoes Of The Stanley Brothers / Varese Sarabande
• Clawhammer Medley / Steve Martin / The Crow / Rounder
• Put Me On The Trail To Carolina / David Peterson / Live In The WHUS Studio 26 November 2006 / n/a
• Come Walk With Me / David Peterson / Comin' On Strong / Necktie
• There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere / Elkville String Band / Over The Mountain / Mountain Roads
• I've Got A Feeling / Liz Meyer with Nugget / 10 Years of European World Of Bluegrass / Strictly Country
• Little John, I Am / Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out / Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out / Rural Rhythm
• Stars And Stripes Forever / John McEuen / String Wizards / Vanguard
• Dirt Roads / Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa / Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa / Self-produced
• Moonshiner / Peter Rowan / The Walls Of Time / Sugar Hill
• Slippin' Away / Bill Anderson feat. Vince Gill / Whisperin' Bluegrass / Madacy
• Wake Up, Peter / The Gillis Brothers / Sunshine In The Shadows / Hay Holler
• On The Wings of Angels / Barry Scott & Second Wind / In God's Time / Rebel
• Amazing Grace / The Marshall Family / True Bluegrass Gospel / Rebel
• Somebody Touched Me / John Reedy & His Stone Mountain Boys / The Appalachian Tradition - Original Bluegrass Classics / Great American
• Travelling The Highway Home / Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys / Clinch Mountain Gospel / Rebel
• Five Flat Rocks / Del McCoury / Bluegrass Gospel Hits / McCoury Music
• I Bowed On My Knees And Cried Holy / Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad / Pickin', Praisin' & Singin' / Rural Rhythm
• The Journey / The Oak Ridge Boys / The Journey / Spring Hill
• America The Beautiful / The Osborne Brothers / When The Roses Bloom In Dixieland / Pinecastle

"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 6/28/2009

Sunday's show featured a good bit of music from the great song stylist, Bill Harrell, who died on June 24th following a stroke earlier in the month. While Bill Harrell's singing style was never really in the "high lonesome" Bill Monroe category of BG music, he certainly had a very long career working with both Don Reno and with his own band, the Virginians, for many years. To pay a small tribute to this very identifiable BG voice, we played several tunes featuring Bill Harrell on Sunday, and will, I'm sure, continue to play his music in future weeks and months of the BG Cafe.

A special guest DJ -- Clyde Proch -- made a return trip behind the microphones at WHUS on Sunday afternoon, too. Clyde is a "regular" on the New England BG circuit, and each year, he attends many, many festivals and shows throughout the region. You may recall that one of the "premiums" we offered for listeners during Radiothon in March was a chance to DJ the show for an hour. Clyde did a fabulous job with this in 2008, as well as this year, so thanks again to him for being a tremendous supporter of the BG in the northeast (and, of course, for being a great listener of the BG Cafe). Clyde's selections are noted in the playlist below in RED.

We left a little bit of time to throw in a tiny bit of new music from great CDs by Dede Wyland ("Keep The Light On" from Patuxent Music), Tim Graves & Cherokee ("Prodigal Son" from C&L Entertainment), and a self-released project from North Carolina's Tommy Edwards ("Heartbroke And Lonesome"). We look forward to hearing more from each of these recordings, as well as tunes from a couple more new CDs we just didn't have time to play on Sunday.

For a bit of summer fun, we gave away a couple of CDs yesterday to two listeners, and we continued our Grey Fox giveaway (one pass for one day each week between now and July 12th). Thanks again to the great Grey Fox promoters for letting us give away passes. If you haven't won a pass or CD yet, don't despair -- Jim will have more giveaways for you next week.

Be sure to tune in to Jim & Marti next Sunday, 7/5. I'm certain that they'll have a great selection of Independence Day-related tunes, and, of course, lots more of the best in BG.

Have a nice 4th!

Amy


Requests are BLUE; Guest DJ Clyde Proch's selections are RED

• Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / Rocky Grass / Blue Planet
• Our Last Goodbye / Stanley Brothers / 20th Century Masters / Mercury
• Pain In My Heart / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / The Complete Mercury Recordings /
  Mercury
• There Ain’t Nobody Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone / Red Smiley & the Tennessee Cut-Ups / The Best Of Red Smiley / Rural Rhythm
• Are You Coming Back To Me / Bill Harrell with Mac Wiseman / Bill Harrell & Friends / Rebel
• I’ve Lived A Lot In My Time / Dry Branch Fire Squad / 30th Anniversary / Rounder
• Last Day At Gettysburg / Gary Ferguson / I’m Really Leaving / Webco
• Anybody Else’s Heart But Mine / Dale Ann Bradley / Don’t Turn Your Back / Compass Records
• The Train That Carried My Girl From Town / David Davis & the Warrior River Boys / Two Dimes & A Nickel / Rebel
• Dreams About The Hills Of Home / Bluegrass Patriots / E Pluribus Bluegrass / Red Feather
• Think Of What You’ve Done / Herman McGee / Family & Friends / Self-Produced
• Walking In The Early Morning Dew / Bill Harrell & the Virginians / Classic Bluegrass / Rebel
• Emotions / Reno & Smiley with Bill Harrell / Together Again / Rebel
• 20/20 Vision / Cedar Hill / Poverty Row / Blue Circle
• Holding On When You’ve Let Go / Crowe Brothers / Brothers-n-Harmony / Rural Rhythm
• Hold Whatcha Got / Jimmy Martin / You Don’t Know My Mind / Rounder
• We Can’t Be Darlings Anymore / Johnson Mountain Boys / Live At The Birchmere / Rounder
• Walk Your Way To Heaven / Southern Rail / Glory Train / Pinecastle
• Wrong Road Again / Blistered Fingers / Live At The Weston Playhouse / Self-Produced
• Hello Trouble / Acoustic Blue / Empty House / Self-Produced]
• Ring The Bell / Gibson Brothers / Ring The Bell / Compass Records
• Footprints In The Snow / IIIrd Tyme Out / Footprints / Rounder
• Hit Parade Of Love / Rhonda Vincent / Good Thing Going / Rounder
• Just As The Sun Went Down / James King / The Bluegrass Storyteller / Rounder
• Led By The Master’s Hand / Del McCoury Band / The Promised Land / McCoury Music
• Bluegrass Saturday Night / Rhonda Vincent / Good Thing Going / Rounder
• I Ain’t Going To Work Tomorrow / Bob Paisley & the Southern Grass / Heritage / Brandywine
• Who’ll Sing For Me? / Audie Blaylock & Redline / Audie Blaylock & Redline / Rural Rhythm
• Let The Whole World Talk / Johnson Mountain Boys / At The Old Schoolhouse / Rounder
• Don’t Sell Daddy Any More Whiskey / Joe Val / Diamond Joe / Rounder
• Little Birdie / King Wilkie / Broke / Rebel
• Hobo Bill’s Last Ride / Bill Harrell & the Virginians / The Cat Came Back / Rebel
• I Can’t Like Myself / Gibson Brothers / Ring The Bell / Compass Records
• Keep On Walking / Jeanette Williams with Daughters Of Bluegrass / Bluegrass Bouquet /
  Blue Circle
• Born To Be With You / J.D. Crowe & the New South / Blackjack / Rebel
• The Memory Of Your Smile / Dede Wyland / Keep The Light On / Patuxent Music
• I’m Not Living Life, It’s Living Me / Tim Graves & Cherokee / Prodigal Son / C & L Entertainment
• I’m Gettin' That Old Feeling Called The Blues / Tommy Edwards / Heartbroke & Lonesome / Salisbury Street Recordings
• Shine, Hallelujah, Shine / Reno & Smiley with Bill Harrell / Together Again / Rebel
• John The Revelator / Stonewall Bluegrass / I Won’t Be Troubled Anymore / Self-Produced
• Take A Moment And Live / Barry Scott & Second Wind / In God’s Time / Rebel
• Meet Me Over On The Other Side / Darin Aldridge & Brooke Justice / I’ll Go With You /
  Pinecastle
• Lamplighting Time / The Radio Gang / Two Different Roads / Fishtraks
• When I’m Traveled My Last Mile / Dailey & Vincent / Brothers From Different Mothers / Rounder
• I Wouldn’t Take Nothin’ For My Journey Now / Paul Adkins & the Borderline Band / Wings Of Gold / Rebel
• Camping In Canaan’s Land / Bill Harrell & the Virginians / Webco Classics / Webco
• Blue Grass Twist / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder

Bluegrass event at Plainfield (CT) Town Hall - Saturday, 6/27

BLUEGRASS LIVE!

Plainfield Town Hall

8 Community Ave.

Plainfield, CT

Saturday, June 27, 2009

7:30-10PM

Featuring:

Nick Anderson & Shady Creek

Pine Creek [featuring Jim Beaver on the banjo]

Paul Sweet & the Cedar Swamp Boys

Blue Around The Edges

Admission is $5 and all proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life.

"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 6/21/2009

It should come as no surprise that a running theme for Sunday's BG Cafe was "fathers." We played a few BG tunes related to fatherhood, and we also played several songs from bands featuring fathers and their sons or daughters (or sometimes both). Hope all of the dads out there got a chance to spend some time with their kids yesterday, and, of course, if they spent some of it listening to BG on the radio, so much the better!

We also included a bit of newer music from three CDs. The common "theme" of the CDs (in hindsight) seemed to be New Hampshire banjo picker, Herman McGee, as we played tunes from the brand new CD by Herman's family's band, White Mountain Bluegrass ("Oh So Many Years" on their own WMB label), a recording from a Maine-based group called the Radio Gang (Herman plays the banjo & guitar with this band), and Herman's very-own solo recording called "Family & Friends." All of these CDs are quite good, and doubtless, you'll be hearing plenty more from them in future weeks.

Sam Tidwell's music got a bit more airplay on Sunday, as well. If you didn't make it to the very-fine Sam Tidwell Tribute Day in Sterling last weekend, you missed a really great time. Event co-organizer Myrna Riquier made sure the event was recorded for Charter Communications ATV 14 (serving 16 towns in northeastern CT), so perhaps you'll see a recording of some of the festivities on the air at a future time. We'll let you know if we find out anything about that happening. In the meantime, though, be sure to check out Jack Holland's great blog post about this event, including lots of pictures.

The nice folks at the upcoming Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival have given us four single-day passes (each good for one attendee) to give away on the air, so the plan is to give one away each week between now and the festival (July 16-19). Yesterday's winner was a very happy one -- keep on listening, as we hope to make someone else very happy next Sunday.

I'll be back with you next Sunday, 6/28, and we'll welcome in a Guest DJ, Clyde Proch. It should be a fun show...

Thanks for listening -
Amy


Requests are RED.

• Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / Rocky Grass / Blue Planet
• That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine / Traver Hollow / By Request / THP Records
• You Are My Sunshine / Tom Adams / Right Hand Man / Rounder
• There’s A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere / Elkville String Band / Over The Mountain / Mountain Roads Recordings
• Hello Mary Lou / Fred Pike, Sam Tidwell & the Kennebec Valley Boys / The Last Log Drive / Revonah
• That’s What Country Folks Do / Lost & Found / Love, Lost & Found / Rebel
• Like A Train Needs A Track / Lonesome River Band / No Turning Back / Rural Rhythm
• The Last Thing On My Mind / Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein / 2:10 Train / Rebel
• Heart Wrenching Lovesick Memories / Rhonda Vincent / Destination Life / Rounder
• Eight More Miles To Louisville / Fred Pike, Sam Tidwell & the Kennebec Valley Boys / Maine Train / Interstate Records
• Whispering Waters / Audie Blaylock & Redline / Audie Blaylock & Redline / Rural Rhythm
• Just Like You / Hot Rize / So Long Of A Story / Sugar Hill
• Lovesick And Sorrow / Hylo Brown / Lovesick And Sorrow / Starday
• I Got A Letter / Valerie Smith & Becky Buller / Here’s A Little Song... / Bell Buckle
• Smoke Along The Track / Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers / Rambler’s Call / Self-Produced
• How Wrong A Man Can Be / Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show with Jim Lauderdale / Worries On My Mind / Rebel

Songs about fathers & fatherhood:

• Me And Dad / Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out / Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out / Rural Rhythm
• Farm Of Yesterday / Gibson Brothers / Ring The Bell / Compass Records
• Do You Remember? / Bill Harrell & the Virginians / Classic Bluegrass / Rebel
• Living Daddy’s Dream / Barry Scott & Second Wind / In God’s Time / Rebel
• My Father’s Son / Ricky Skaggs / My Father’s Son / Epic
  
  
  
• I Want To Be Loved / The Radio Gang / Two Different Roads / Fishtraks
• Mama Tried / Herman McGee / Family & Friends / Self-Produced
• Ole Slew Foot / White Mountain Bluegrass / Oh So Many Years / WMB Records
• Wildwood Flower / The Radio Gang / Two Different Roads / Fishtraks
  

Songs featuring fathers & their sons and/or daughters:

• Roll On Buddy / Bill & James Monroe / Bean Blossom / Columbia
• I Feel The Blues Moving In / Del McCoury Band / By Request / McCoury Music [Del McCoury with sons, Ronnie & Rob]
• Jacob’s Ladder / Rick Hayes with Green Hayes / Fly By Night / Self-Produced
• Slowly Getting You Out Of The Way / Bluegrass Cardinals / Home Is Where The Heart Is / Sugar Hill [Don Parmley with son, David]
• Little White Washed Chimney / Cox Family / Everybody’s Reaching Out For Someone /
  Rounder [Willard Cox with daughters Evelyn & Suzanne, and son, Sidney]
• Old Hickory Cane / Bob Paisley & the Southern Grass / Live In Holland / Strictly Country [Bob Paisley with sons, Dan & Michael]
• My Deceitful Heart / Ralph Stanley with Ralph Stanley II / Clinch Mountain Country / Rebel
• Washington County / The Muellers / Branching Out / Mastershield Records [Curt Mueller with children, Annah, Bob, Laurah, Sarah, John, & George]
  

• Tall Pines / Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands / Live / SMM Records
• I’ll Go To My Grave Loving You / Special Consensus / Signs / Pinecastle
• Banjo In C / Phil Rosenthal / A Treasury Of Bluegrass & Country Songs / American Melody
• Lichen Covered Stone / Anna Mae Mitchell & Rising Tide / Prime Cuts Of Bluegrass, v.99 / KBC
• Foggy Mountain Special / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Foggy Mountain Jamboree / Legacy
• Standing Outside / Bear Minimum / / Self-Produced
• Pass Me Not / Dale Ann Bradley with Larry Sparks / Catch Tomorrow / Compass Records
• Didn’t It Rain Rain Children / Marty Raybon & Full Circle / This That & The Other / Synchoro Records
• Along The Way / Country Gentlemen / Early Rebel Recordings, 1962-1971 / Rebel
• Wicked Path Of Sin / Jim & Jesse McReynolds / Music Among Friends / Rounder
• Sweeping Through The Gate / Johnnie & Jack / Johnnie & Jack With Kitty Wells At KWKH / Bear Family
• I’m Using My Bible For A Roadmap / Reno & Smiley / Bluegrass Top 20 Gospel Songs Of The Century / New Haven
• On The Sea Of Life / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Every Time I Feel The Spirit / Sugar Hill
• The Sunny Side Of Life / Fred Pike, Bill Rawlings & the Twin River Boys / Authentic Bluegrass Folk Music / Osage
• Black Mountain Blues / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder
  

"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 6/14/2009

As some of you may know, Jim and I both spent the better part of Sunday at the very fine Sam Tidwell Tribute Day, but we were fortunate enough to be able to call upon the services of recent WHUS Radio Training class graduates, James Ward, and his mom, Cathy to program the BG for us. Listed below you'll find their playlist from Sunday's show. Special thanks to the Wards and to Marti for stepping in on one of those rare occasions when neither Jim nor I could be at the station from 4-7PM on a Sunday afternoon.

As for the Tidwell celebration, it was just a great day filled with fine entertainment for a true New England BG pioneer and legendary character. In addition to music from several fine New England bands (including Jim's band, Pine Creek), Rhode Island-born Jimmy Gaudreau (joined by his singing partner with the amazing voice, Moondi Klein) came out to pay tribute to his mentor. At the end of the day, Sam took the stage himself (joined by several old friends, including fellow Kennebec Valley Boys Bob Denoncourt and Bill Kimball) and played several tunes and told a couple of stories. Kudos to event organizers Myrna Riquier and Fred Etheridge for putting this great tribute together, and thanks again to Sam Tidwell for his years of inspiration to many, many BG pickers!

On Father's Day, I hope you'll join me on the ol' radio. My plan is to play at least a little bit of music by BG fathers and their offspring, so we'll see how that goes...

Amy

• We Can't Go Wrong / Mark Newton & Rhonda Vincent / Follow Me Back To The Fold / Rebel
• Sweet Rosie Jones / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Never Walk Away / Sugar Hill
• Tall Pines / Laurie Lewis / Laurie Lewis & Her Bluegrass Pals / Rounder
• Traveler's Prayer / Mountain Heart / Wide Open / Skaggs Family
• My Tennessee Mountain Home/Coat Of Many Colors / Dolly Parton / Live And Well / Sugar Hill
• Always Never Enough / Kenny & Amanda Smith Band / Always Never Enough / Rebel
• The Waves On The Sea / Johnson Mountain Boys / Favorites / Rounder
• Proud To Be A Daughter Of Bluegrass / Daughters Of Bluegrass / Bluegrass Bouquet / Blue Circle
• I Got A Letter / Bear Bridge Band / One More Ride / Open Road
• Come Early Morning / Lynn Morris Band / Lynn Morris Band / Rounder
• New Moon Rising / Peter Rowan & the Nashville Bluegrass Band / New Moon Rising / Sugar Hill
• Don't Act / Rhonda Vincent / All American Bluegrass Girl / Rounder
• Last Road Going Home / Lou Reid & Carolina / Lou Reid & Carolina / Rebel
• Hillbilly Goddess / Alecia Nugent / Hillbilly Goddess / Rounder
• Mr. Engineer / Darrell Webb / Live At Bellamy's / Upper Management Music
• Rusty Old Halo / Dale Ann Bradley / Don't Turn Your Back / Compass
• Don't Wait Too Late / Mickey Harris / Dog House Blues / MJH Records
• Send Me Your Address From Heaven / Audie Blaylock & Redline / Audie Blaylock & Redline / Rural Rhythm
• Just Someone I Used To Know / Rhonda Vincent / The Storm Still Rages / Rounder
• When I've Traveled My Last Mile / Dailey & Vincent / Brothers From Different Mothers / Rounder
• Country Strong / Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain / CHHR2 / Rural Rhythm
• I've Lived A Lot In My Time / Dry Branch Fire Squad / 30th Anniversary / Rounder
• Maybe You Will Change Your Mind / Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road / Carolina Road / Blue Circle
• Ring The Bell / Gibson Brothers / Ring The Bell / Compass
• Apple Jack / Pam Gadd with Dolly Parton / Benefit Of Doubt / Home Sweet Highway
• Them Blues / Lonesome River Band / No Turning Back / Rural Rhythm
• When I Close My Eyes / Rhonda Vincent / Back Home Again / Rounder
• I Thought I Heard You Calling My Name / Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass / The Room Over Mine / Rounder
• Are You Tired Of Me My Darling / Ralph Stanley with Sara Evans / Clinch Mountain Sweethearts / Rebel
• Pocket Knives And Fiddle Tunes / Daughters Of Bluegrass / Back To The Well / Blue Circle
• Reflections Of Love / Paul Adkins & the Borderline Band / Reflections Of Love / Rebel
• I've Got That Old Feeling / Alison Krauss / I've Got That Old Feeling / Rounder
• Wheels / Dan Tyminski / Wheels / Rounder
• Don't Neglect The Rose / Lynn Morris Band / Shape Of A Tear / Rounder
• This Old Martin Box / Blue Moon Rising / On The Rise / Lonesome Day
• Pray With Mama And Daddy / Tina Adair / Just You Wait And See / Sugar Hill
• Big Rock In The Road / Steve Gulley / Sounds Like Home / Lonesome Day
• Foggy Mountain Rock / Kristin Scott Benson / Straight Paths / Pinecastle
• Think Of What You've Done / IIIrd Tyme Out / Round III At The MAC / Chateau
• Jesus On The Mainline / Dry Branch Fire Squad / Live At The Newburyport Fire House / Rounder
• Let The Light Shine Down / Nothin' Fancy / Lord Bless This House / Pinecastle
• Sinner You'd Better Get Ready / Paul Adkins & the Borderline Band / Wings Of Gold / Rebel
• Purple Robe / Ralph Stanley & Joe Isaacs / A Gospel Gathering / Freeland
• This Weary Heart You Stole Away / Dan Tyminski / Stanley Tradition / Doobie Shea
• The Sunny Side Of Life / The Isaacs / Isaacs Bluegrass / Horizon
• Kneel And Pray / Mickey Harris / Kneel And Pray / MJH Records
• My Eyes Shall Be On Canaan's Land / Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad / Pickin', Praisin' & Singin' : Hymns From The Mountain / Rural Rhythm
• Here Today, We're Gone Tomorrow / Rhonda Vincent & the Sally Mountain Show / Bound For Gloryland / Rebel
• Will The Circle Be Unbroken / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band et al. / Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume II / Universal

"Bluegrass Cafe" Playlist - 6/7/2009

Hi Folks.

It has been a busy bluegrass week for us as we came off of the Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival the weekend prior, and are now preparing for the Sam Tidwell Tribute Day next week. To honor Sam, I played a few tracks from the 1976 LP from Fred Pike, Sam Tidwell, and the Kennebec Valley Boys, "The Last Log Drive" (Revonah). That also comprised Part 1 of my Heritage Corner this week. (see photo)

Part 2 was a couple of tracks of the LP from Jimmy Martin with Paul Williams and J.D. Crowe, "Big Jam Session" (Old Homestead).

Also because of the upcoming Sam Tidwell Tribute Day, several songs featured two of the performers at that upcoming event, Jimmy Gaudreau and Moondi Klein.

We heard new music from Jeremy Garrett, Chris Pandolfi, and Rhonda Vincent. We heard recent music from Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers, Steve Martin, The Gibson Brothers, Dailey & Vincent, Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa, Patsy, Donna, & Roni Stoneman, Lost & Found, Anne & Pete Sibley (recorded live at Merlefest in April), and Bobby Osborne.

Also included below Sunday's playlist below is the playlist for a fill-in I did last Sunday, May 31, the evening after the end of the Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival. I used that time to reprise many of the artists who appeared at the festival.

Amy and I both will be at Sam Tidwell Tribute Day next Sunday. We are working on a bluegrass fill-in, so be sure to tune in at the regular time (if you are not at Sam's tribute!) to see what happens. Jim

requests in bold blue

Song Title / Performer / Album Title / Label

• Fire on the Mountain / Michael Cleveland / Sawing on the "C" String / Self-produced
• White House Blues / Bill Monroe / Blue Grass 1950-1958 / Bear Family
• Whispering Waters / Audie Blaylock and Redline / Audie Blaylock and Redline / Rural Rhythm
• Head Hung Down / Dailey & Vincent / Brothers From Different Mothers / Rounder
• Gonna Paint The Town / The Stanley Brothers / The Early Starday King Years 1958-1961 / King
• Summer Wages / Kruger Brothers / Carolina Scrap Book Volume Two / Self-produced
• Blues Are Still The Blues / Mickey Harris / Dog House Blues / MJH
• Anywhere Is Home When You're With Me / Rhonda Vincent / Destination Life / Rounder
• Going To The Races / Dry Branch Fire Squad / Just For The Record / Rounder
• That's What I Get For Lovin' You / The Gibson Brothers / Ring The Bell / Compass
• Another By My Side / Darrell Webb / Live at Bellamys / Upper Management
• Them Blues / Lonesome River Band / No Turning Back / Rural Rhythm
• Eighth Of January / Rhonda Vincent / Destination Life / Rounder
• Dime Store Rings / Lonesome River Band / No Turning Back / Rural Rhythm
• Don't Throw Mama's Flowers Away / Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass / The Room Over Mine / Rounder
• In The Pines / Kruger Brothers / Carolina Scrap Book Volume Two / Self-produced
• You're For Me / Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters / Phoenix / Happy Appy
• Roustabout / Fred Pike, Sam Tidwell & The Kennebec Valley Boys / The Last Log Drive / Revonah (LP)
• Blackberry Blossom / Fred Pike, Sam Tidwell & The Kennebec Valley Boys / The Last Log Drive / Revonah (LP)
• Cripple Creek / The Stoneman Legacy / Family Tradition / CMH
• Dear Ole Dixie / Roni Stoneman / First Lady of Banjo / Self-produced
• Lee Highway Blues / Scotty Stoneman / Live In L.A. with The Kentucky Colonels / Sierra-Rural Rhythm
• I Feel Like Traveling On / The Stonemans / Patsy, Donna & Roni / Patuxent
• What's Good For You / Jeremy Garrett / I Am A Stranger / Sugar Hill
• Rambler's Call / Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers / Rambler's Call / Self-produced
• Sweet Potato Rag / Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass / The Room Over Mine / Rounder
• Down In The Willow Garden / David Grisman / Classic Bluegrass Collection Vol. 3 / Time-Life
• Pretty Flowers / Steve Martin / The Crow / Rounder
• Satisfied / Songs From The Road Band / As The Crow Flies / Lucks Dumpy Toad
• What Can I Do? / The Gibson Brothers / Ring The Bell / Compass
• Pretty Roses Remind Me Of You / Lost & Found / Love, Lost and Found / Rebel
• Sunny Side Of Life / Bill Clifton & Jimmy Gaudreau / River Of Memories / Elf
• Another Lonesome Morning / Jimmy Gaudreau with The Tony Rice Unit / In Good Company / CMH
• Fly Around / Anne & Pete Sibley / At Merlefest - April 23, 2009 / FestivaLink
• Yesterday's Songs / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Lonely Street / Rounder
• Wichita Stomp [bed] / Chris Pandolfi / Looking Glass / Sugar Hill
• The Flashing Lantern [bed] / Chris Pandolfi / Looking Glass / Sugar Hill
• Little Maggie / Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys / Big Jam Session / Old Homestead (LP)
• Put My Little Shoes Away / Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys / Big Jam Session / Old Homestead (LP)
• Norma Jean / Steep Canyon Rangers / Mr. Taylor's New Home / Bonfire
• The Ghost Of Norma Jean / Steep Canyon Rangers / One Dime At A Time / Rebel
• A Wise Man's Mind Will Change / Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press / Bluegrass & Beyond / Rounder
• If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again / Fred Pike, Sam Tidwell & The Kennebec Valley Boys / The Last Log Drive / Revonah (LP)
• Beautiful / Bill Clifton & Jimmy Gaudreau / River Of Memories / Elf
• You're Always There / Ross Nickerson with Feather River / Evolution / Self-produced
• Wondrous Love / Bill Evans feat. Suzanne Thomas / Native And Fine / Rounder
• Run On / Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad / Pickin', Praisin' & Singin' / Rural Rhythm
• The Gospel Way / Kristin Scott Benson / Second Season / Pinecastle
• Heaven's Door / Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa / Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa / Self-produced
• Thank The Lord For Everything / Carl Story & Rambling Mountaineers / Thank The Lord For Everything / PWD
• The Promise / The Gillis Brothers / The Best Of The Gillis Brothers / Hay Holler

Fill-in Sunday, May 31, 2009, 10pm-midnight:
Performers with connections to the Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival

• Cripple Creek / The Stoneman Legacy / Family Tradition / CMH
• 40, 80, or 10 / Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters / Phoenix / Happy Appy
• Windy City Rails / The Farewell Drifters / Sweet Summer Breeze / Self-produced
• Drowning Sailor / Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass / The Room Over Mine / Rounder
• Randall Collins / Kenny & Amanda Smith / Live And Learn / Rebel
• Ring The Bell / The Gibson Brothers / Ring The Bell / Compass
• Heart Wrenching Love Sick Memories / Rhonda Vincent & The Rage / Destination Life (Prime Cuts Vol. 97) / Rounder (KBC)
• Hit Parade of Love / Rhonda Vincent / Good Thing Going / Rounder
• The Nine Pound Hammer / Mickey Harris / Dog House Blues / MJH
• Something 'Bout You / Amy Gallatin, Roger Williams / Something 'Bout You / Happy Appy
• Sweet Potato Rag / Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass / The Room Over Mine / Rounder
• Ticket To Ride / The Farewell Drifters / River Song / Self-produced
• Jericho / The Gibson Brothers / Ring The Bell / Compass
• Heartbreak Express / Kenny & Amanda Smith / Live and Learn / Rebel
• Mucky The Duck / The Greencards / Viridian / Dualtone
• I Just Can't Be True / Girl Howdy / At Rhythm & Roots, Charlestown, RI, 9/1/2006 / FestivaLink
• Little Sadie / The Kruger Brothers / Carolina Scrap Book Volume 2 / Self-produced
• Killer On The Loose / Josh Williams / Lonesome Highway / Pinecastle
• I'm Ridin' This Train / Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper / Leavin' Town / Rounder
• Grayson's Train / Dry Branch Fire Squad / Echoes of the Mountains / Rounder
• Cold Virginia Rain / Josh Williams / Lonesome Highway / Pinecastle
• Fire On The Mountain / Michael Cleveland / Sawing On The "C" String / Self-produced
• The Three Laughing Monks / The Kruger Brothers / Between The Notes / Self-produced
• Them Blues / Lonesome River Band / No Turning Back / Rural Rhythm
• The Avenue / The Greencards / Fascination / Sugar Hill
• You're Always There / Ross Nickerson / Evolution / Self-produced
• Little Maggie / Darrell Webb / Live At Bellamys / Upper Management
• Power In The Blood / Dry Branch Fire Squad / Echoes Of The Mountains / Rounder
• Don't Turn Your Back / Dale Ann Bradley / Don't Turn Your Back / Compass
• Blue Night / Lou Reid, Terry Baucom & Carolina / Carolina Blue / Webco
• Ernest T. Grass / Sammy Shelor / Leading Roll / Sugar Hill
• If I Knew Then / Grasstowne / The Road Headin' Home / Pinecastle
• Shady Grove / Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein / 2:10 Train / Rebel