Aslyn & The Naysayers...and The Last Waltz

photograph courtesy of Aslyn & The Naysayers

Yesterday was for all intensive purposes The Last Waltz. Sticking to the basics of a blend of old-time string band, rip-roaring acoustic bluegrass, bluegrass gospel, with a few hints toward alt country, my 5-6 month stint as host of WFCF's Sunday Bluegrass Breakdown came to a close.

Of all the bands that I've featured on the show since January 2008, it was my sincere pleasure to introduce to you Aslyn & The Naysayers. Flagler College graduates on Flagler College Radio...hard to beat. Jim on lead, Matt on rhythm, and Aslyn on vocals, the trio creates a fantastic blend of folk-oriented pop that often segues into more traditional bluegrass. Featured on yesterday's show were two tracks from the band's self-released, self-titled cd: Wind And Rain and Fox On The Run. The two songs provide ample opportunity to show off Aslyn's gorgeous voice, Matt's uncanny knack for harmonizing, and Jim's prodigious flat picking. With the accompaniment of New River Bluegrass' John Parrish on fiddle, the band's sound is greatly expanded, becoming more lush and evocative. A great band and a great set of songs from a great group of people. Support this band!

Set List: Gibson Brothers - That Bluegrass Music, Aaron O'Rourke Trio - John Stenson's #2, Aslyn & The Naysayers - Wind And Rain, John Hartford - Station Break, New Lost City Ramblers - The Teetotals, Bryan Bowers - The Opera Reel, Stuart Duncan - Two O'Clock In The Morning, Paul Kantner & Jefferson Starship - The Baby Tree, BlueRidge - Land Of Light, IIIrd Tyme Out - Rocked On The Deep, The Country Gentlemen - Honey Don't, Dolly Parton - Seven Bridges Road, David Davis & The Warrior River Boys - (I Hear That) Lonesome Whistle, The Shady Grove Band - Johnny Ridge, Charles Sawtelle - Gonna Paint This Town, The Lonesome River Band - Up On The Shelf, Riley Baugus - Sail Away Ladies, Jim Mills - Ground Hog, Creaking Tree String Quartet - Phoenix Lair, The Osborne Brothers - Rocky Top, No Speed Limit - Born To Be A Rambler, The Nashville Bluegrass Band - Happy On The Mississippi, Ronnie McCoury - When The Hurt's Talkin', The Seldom Scene - Bad Moon Rising, Scott Anderson - Tyler and Amanda, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum - Bad Seed, The Biscuit Boys - Me and My Uncle, Buncombe Turnpike - On The Run, Blue Highway - Wild Urge To Ramble, Aslyn & The Naysayers - Fox On The Run, Ronnie Bowman - Jailhouse Blues, Jeremy Stephens - June Apple, Red Allen - I Don't Know Why, the Cherryholmes Family Band - The Fishhook Breakdown, Steep Canyon Rangers - Pickin' On Josh, New Grass Revival - Just Is, Dudley Connell & Don Rigsby - I Can't Forget, Tina Adair - When My Times Comes To Go, The Chapmans - Pickle Flavored Ice Cream, Baucom Bibey & BlueRidge - Vandiver, Don Reno - The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise, Wildwood Valley Boys - I'm Not The Drifter, Carl Jackson - Lay Down My Old Guitar, Kenny & Amanda Smith Band - Big Ball In Boston, Don Rigsby - These Ol' Blues, Valla Turner Williamson - Murder Creek, Abigail Washburn - Nobody's Fault But Mine, Lonesome Standard Time - Anything Southbound, James McCandless & Julianne Macarus - Red Crow, Old & In The Gray - Rainmaker, Aubrey Haynie - Thonotosassa, James Alan Shelton - Married Life Blues, J.D. Crowe & The New South - Cryin' Holy, Tony Rice - This Morning At Nine, The Bluegrass Patriots - Eat At The Welcome Table, Tim O'Brien - First Snow, Dave Evans - Sea Of Regret, Jerry Garcia David Grisman & Tony Rice - Rosalie McFall, Del McCoury - What Made Milwaukee Famous, Mark Newton Band - When The Trumpet Sounds, Chatham County Line - Gunfight In Durango, Jim Lauderdale and Ralph Stanley - Redbird, Sammy Shelor - Lonesome Scene Of Winter, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - I Dreamed Of A Great Judgement Morning, The Infamous Stringdusters - Dream You Back, Kane's River - Scowlin' John, The Whites - Always Coming Home, Alan Shad - Making S

Kentucky

I'm moving back to the home place in Kentucky and so I decided to put together a show about the Bluegrass state. For those of you who caught it, I hope you enjoyed it. For those who missed out, the set list is provided below.

Set List: David Crosby - Wooden Ships Jam, Don Reno - My Old Kentucky Home, Mountain Heart - Cold Kentucky Rain, Yonder Mountain String Band - Think For Yourself, Carus & The True Believers - Nothing Is Still Nothing, Scott Thomas & Scott Vestal - Louisville Breakdown, Byron Berline - Rose of Old Kentucky, Rhonda Vincent - Kentucky Borderline, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - The World's Greatest, Sam Bush - Eight More Miles To Louisville, The Osborne Brothers - I Can Hear Kentucky Calling Me, Tift Merritt - Hopes To High, Southern Tenant Folk Union - Green Eyed Girl (From Louisville), Don Rigsby & Midnight Call - Kentucky Waltz, Langhorne Slim - Restless, Aubrey Haynie - Kentucky Hustler, Randy Newman - Old Kentucky Home, Boone Creek - Paradise, The-Low-Country - Lord I Want An Exit, Merle Haggard - Kentucky Gambler, The Avett Brothers - If It's The Beaches, The Louvin Brothers - Kentucky, Sam Bush & David Grisman - Dan' Boone, Charlie Sizemore - Kentucky In The Morning, The Audreys - Small Things, Michele Shocked - The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore, Flat & Scruggs with The Foggy Mountain Boys - Pike County Breakdown, Steve Earle - Ben McCullough, Gillian Welch - One Morning, Dolly Parton - Bluer Pastures, Fiddle Fever - Whitesburg, Bryan Sutton & Ricky Skaggs - Carroll County Breakdown, Loretta Lynn - High On A Mountaintop, Bill Monroe - Blue Moon Of Kentucky, Coal Creek Bluegrass Band - Going Back To Old Kentucky, Peter Rown & The Rowan Brothers - Man Of Constant Sorrow, Phil Ochs - No Christmas In Kentucky, Townes Van Zandt - Tecumseh Valley, Sid Griffin - The Last Kentucky Waltz, Split Lip Rayfield - Never Make It Home, IIIrd Tyme Out - Moundsville Pen, Chesooks - Kentucky River, Hobart Smith - Cumberland Gap, Gillian Welch - I'm On My Way Back To The Old Home, Emmylou Harris - Blue Kentucky Girl, Steve Earle & Del McCoury Band - Harlan Man, Patti Griffin - Useless Desires, Leah Larson - Sun's Gonna Shine On My Back Door Someday

Turn Your Radio On! (5-11-2008)

photo courtesy of John Hartford

Set List: John Hartford - Turn Your Radio On, Kenny Smith - Studebaker, Ralph Stanley II - Map of God's Highway, Bobby Hicks - Commanche Hit & Run, Bryan Bowers - Cluck Old Hen, Seldom Scene - Sweet Baby James, Feed & Seed - Dear Ol' Dixie, Coal Creek Bluegrass Band - Hillendale, Doc Watson Family - Blue Yodel #7, Ronnie McCoury - Glen Rock, Don Reno & Red Smiley - Shine Hallelujah Shine, Chris Jones - Diesel Smoke On Danger Road, Alison Krauss - Dark Skies, Byron Berline - Ragtime Annie, Mark Leadon - Mountain Road, Grandpa Jones - Jesse James, Buncombe Turnpike - Carolina In The Pines, Cackle Sisters - Arizona Yodeler, J.D. Crowe & The New South - White Freightliner, Jim Lauderdale & Ralph Stanley - Boat Of Love, Scott Anderson - Purple Valley Blues, Arthur Smith & Don Reno - Pennsylvania Polka, Blue Highway - Union Man, Benny Thommasson - Drunkard's Hiccups, Baucom Bibey & BlueRidge - I'll Still Write Your Name In The Sand, Flat & Scruggs - Petticoat Junction, Tiny Moore & Jethro Burns - Moonlight Waltz, Hornsby & Skaggs - Gulf Of Mexico Fishing Boat Blues, Leaning On The Everlasting Arms - Living On The Hallelujah Side, David West - Going Over The Road Feeling Bad, Biscuit Boys - El Cubanchero, Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein - 2:10 Train, BlueRidge - Do What You Want To Do, Dolly Parton - Little Sparrow, Tina Adair - Midst Of The Morning Rain, Bryan Sutton & Tony Rice - Dusty Miller, Big Al Weekly - 18 Wheels Roll On, Chatham County Line - Chip Of A Star, Wildwood Valley Boys - The Big Man From Rosine, Dave Evans - Wait A Little Longer Please Jesus, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - Jezebel, J.W. Carpenter Bobby Glendy & Rt. 107 - There Is A Time, Red Molly - Oh My Sweet Carolina, Red Allen & David Grisman - Teardrops In My Eyes, Sam Bush & David Grisman - Jamgrass 741, Rhonda Vincent - Bananaphone, Dan Crary & Beppe Gambetta - Foggy Mountain Special, Tony Trishka - Twilight Kingdom

New River Bluegrass

Doug Armstrong of New River Bluegrass was instrumental in my being able to host the Sunday Bluegrass Breakdown. Doug loaned me a portion of his extensive bluegrass collection and I owe him a debt of gratitude.

photo courtesy of New River Bluegrass

Nearly 15 years ago, Doug's band New River String Band burst onto the scene as an award winning trio in the Pizza Hut "International Bluegrass Showdown". Through the years the group has progressed into a six piece ensemble with roots in traditional and contemporary bluegrass, now hailing as New River Bluegrass.

One thing hasn't changed over all the years; the love and excitement of performing hard driving and thought provoking acoustic music. It's evident when you can catch this group live, and even more so when you can sit just feet away from them and listen in to the wonderful back and forth play of instruments and tight vocal harmonies. NRB lives for that experience; to feel the reverberation of their acoustic sound, to be immersed in high lonesome vocals. Most importantly, they love to share the experience with you.

The band recently played in Monticello with Blue Highway. Blue Highway enjoyed the performance so much, they've asked New River Bluegrass to open for them again on their next Florida performance....

4-27-2008 Set List: New River Bluegrass - The Gospel, David Parmley & Continental Divide - There'll Always Be A Rockin' Chair, Dry Branch Fire Squad - I Have Found A Way, Dan Tyminski, Praise The Lord, The Country Gentlemen - Coal Black Gold, The Chapmans - Uphill Climb, Aubrey Haynie - Going To Ferrum, Blue Highway - God Moves In A Windstorm, David Grisman & Friends - Sophronie, Hazel & Alice - Montana Cowboy, Alan Shad - Surrounded By The Blues, Front Range - My Lord What A Mourning, Jim & Jesse - Diesel On My Tail, James King - I Don't Do Floors, Mountain Heart - I'll Sail Away, Bluegrass Patriots - Streets Of Baltimore, Ernie Thacker - Traveling The Highway Home, Don Rigsby - I've Just Seen The Rock Of Ages, Goin' South Band - Lost Indian, Bill Monroe - My Little Georgia Rose, Longview - The Touch Of God's Hand, Bill Emerson - Three Day Beard & A Rusty Jeep, Infamous Stringdusters - My Destination, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - I'll Keep On Sailing, The Grascals - Roll Muddy River, BlueRidge - Sailing With The Master, Laurie Lewis - Big Eddy, Daryl Mosely & Tim Graves - Why You Been Done So Long, Aaron O'Rourke Trio - What If, Boone Creek - No Mother Or Dad, Mud Acres - Carolina In My Mind, The Kentucky Colonels - I Am A Pilgrim, Jeff White - Cheater's Heart, IIIrd Tyme Out - We'll Soon Be Done With Troubles & Trials, Noam Pikelny - Manchicken, Lonesome River Band - Raleigh And Spencer, Ron Block - Set Your Children Free, The Biscuit Boys - Boograss, Del McCoury - Dark Hollow, Allan McHale - The Arab Bounce, Laurel Canyon Ramblers - Crossroads Bar, Iris Dement - Sweet Is The Melody, Bryan Sutton - Blue Night, No Speed Limit - Sweet Virginia, Scott Anderson - Old Carolina, Alecia Nugent - Ready For The Times To Get Better, David Davis & The Warrior River Boys - Evening Prayer Blues, Charlie Sizemore - Pamela Brown - Leah Larson - Long Journey, Crooked Still - Mountain Jumper, Gibson Brothers - It's All Over Now, Nashville Bluegrass Band - The Ghost Of Eli Renfro, Kane's River - Jerusalem's Choir, Chris Thile - Kneel Before Him

Merlefest 2008: April 24-27

MerleFest is committed to producing a high quality diversified American roots based musical experience that attracts a broad audience and reunites guests, supporters and performers in an annual celebration of Americana music.

http://www.merlefest.org

The festival is held in a secure and substance-free setting that complements the experience and fosters an interest in a variety of musical forms representative of the repertoire of Doc and Merle Watson. Through the years, MerleFest has provided funds for its founding purpose, the Eddy Merle Watson Memorial Garden for the Senses; providing an interpretive, educational, artistic and cultural experience for visually impaired as well as sighted guests.

The festival is committed to the cultural experiences that are interwoven in the music’s foundations and progression. The acclaimed Outreach Program takes the festival experience to students in all twenty-one Wilks County K-12 schools and various other facilities in an effort to further educate and cultivate a cultural interest in roots music. MerleFest features arts and crafts vendors who represent the heritage of western North Carolina which enhances the cultural aspect of the festival.

The festival serves as an important economic catalyst for the surrounding community and has a significant impact each year. It is committed to promoting the work and efforts of Wilkes County non-profit community organizations and Wilkes Community College’s student organizations as well as the mission of Wilkes Community College. MerleFest directly contributes to Wilkes Community College’s scholarships, capital improvements, development, and many other needs of a growing institution of higher learning.

The presence of MerleFest on the World Wide Web provides an opportunity for deeper appreciation of the festival and serves as a forum for year-round communication with guests, volunteers and other festival participants.

In all facets of organization and operation, a caring staff continues to strive to present the best “Americana” music experience in the world.

Froggy Went A-Courtin'

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Frog Went A-Courtin" is an English language folk song. Its first known appearance is in Wedderburn's Complaynt of Scotland (1548) under the name "The frog came to the myl dur." There is a reference in the London Company of Stationer's Register of 1580 to "A Moste Strange Weddinge of the Frogge and the Mouse." The oldest known musical version is in Thomas Ravenscroft's Melismata in 1611. There are many texts of the ballad.

Frog rides to ask Miss Mouse to marry him. She is willing but must ask permission of Uncle Rat. Rat's permission received, the two work out details of the wedding. Some versions end with a cat or other creature devouring the participants. Sometimes the frog gets away from the cat but is later swallowed by a duck.

Spaeth has a note claiming that the original version of this was supposed to refer to the Duke of Anjou's wooing of Elizabeth I of Engliand. If the second known version (1611, in Melismata, also reprinted in Chappell) were the oldest, this might be possible — there are seeming political references to "Gib, our cat" and "Dick, our Drake." But the Wedderburn text, which at least anticipates the song, predates the reign of Queen Elizabeth by nine years, and Queen Mary by four. If it refers to any queen at all, it would seemingly have to be Mary Stuart; Evelyn K. Wells however, in the liner notes to the LP Brave Boys; New England traditions in folk music, (New World Records 239, 1977) suggests that the original may have been satirically altered in 1580 when it was recorded in the register of the London Company of Stationers, as this would have been at the height of the unpopular courtship.

April 6, 2008 Set List: Red Allen - Froggy Went A-Courtin', Arthur Smith - Dueling Banjos, Reeltime Travelers - Little Johnny Brown, Bill Emerson - A Little Rain, Rhonda Vincent - Heartbreaker's Alibi, Bill Harrell - Red Rockin' Chair, Ricky Skaggs & The Whites - Wings of a Dove, Bobby & Blue Ridge Tradition - Who's That Knockin' on My Door, Sean Watkins - Neo's Song, Cadillac Sky - Born Lonesome, Shawn Camp - My Love Will Not Change, The Chapmans - Ode to the Simple Man, Suzanne Thomas - Sweet Sunny South, Charles Sawtelle - The Ranger's Command, Tara Nevins - I've Got a Mule to Ride, Charlie Sizemore - Turn It On Turn It On Turn It On, Tony Rice - Cold on the Shoulder, Trampled By Turtles - Blue Sky & The Devil, Cherryholmes - Brand New Heartache, Two Many Banjos - New Shoes, David Grier & Todd Phillips - Old Ebeneezer Scrooge, Doc Watson & David Grisman - All About You, David McLaughlin & Josh Crowe - Going Back to Old Virginia, Don Reno - Road Runner, Doug Dillard Band - Jackrabbit, Fiddle Fever - Party for the Old Folks, The Cox Family - I Am Weary, The Grasshoppers - River of Tears, Hillbilly Dust - Alberta May, Infamous Stringdusters - Fork in the Road, Del McCoury Band - Get Down on Your Knees and Pray, J.D. Crowe & The Bluegrass Album Band - Preachin' Praying Singing, Dickie Dixon - Yee Haw, The Dillards - Dooley, Hazel & Alice - A Few More Years Shall Roll, James McCandless - Out West Somewhere, James Reams & The Barnstormers - Ain't a Bump in the Road, Jeanette Williams - Cherry Blossoms in Springtime, Joe Val - Along About Daybreak, Leon Morris & Buzz Busby - At the End, Marc Pruett Band - Cacklin' Hen, Merle Travis - John Henry, Nashville Bluegrass Band - Red Clay Halo (Gillian Welch cover), Dixon Brothers - Didn't Hear Nobody Pray, Muleskinner - Roanoke, New Vintage - You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat It Too, Old & In the Gray - Honky Tonk Women, Holy Modal Rounders - Mr. Spaceman, Old Crow Medicine Show - Raise a Ruckus, Paul Williams - My Homeward Journey, Phyllis Boyens & The Dreadful Snakes - Lawrence Jones, Davy Spillane Band - Atlantic Bridge

March Closure

Today the Sunday Bluegrass Breakdown pulled off its fourth broadcast of March. The show continues to rumble along, blending traditional, gospel, and progressive Bluegrass, offering up old-time favorites, new releases, and offbeat covers.

Cover image courtesy of John Hartford.

Set List: Tasty Licks - Blue Days Black Nights, John Starling & Carolina Star - South Riding Tango, Steep Canyon Rangers - Don't Ease Me In, John Hartford - With a Vamp in the Middle, Stanley Brothers - Rabbit in a Log, Jody Stecher - Way Downtown, Shady Grove Band - About Right, Reams Hensley & the Barons of Bluegrass - We're the Kinda People That Make the Jukebox Play, Seldom Scene - Rider, J.P. Fraley - One Morning in May, Rudy Barrett - Whoa Mule Whoa, IIIrd Tyme Out - Out of Sight Out of Mind, Rice Rice Hillman and Pederson - Friend of the Devil, The Grass Cats - Weary Lonesome Brokenhearted Fool, The Grascals feat. Dolly Parton - Viva Las Vegas, The Privy Tippers - Elzic's Farewell, Front Range - Montana Girl, Old Home String Band - Shut Up in the Mines of Coal, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band feat. Iris Dement - Mama's Opry, Foghorn String Band - Lonesome Road Blues, Monroe Brothers - New River Train, Emmylou Harris - Green Pastures, The Wilders - When the Levee's Gone, Dread Clampitt - Walkabout, Butch Robbins - I'll Be On That Good Road Some Day, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - Blue Train, Buncombe Turnpike - On the Run, Marty Stuart - Get in Line Brother, Hornsby/Skaggs - The Dreaded Spoon, Lynn Morris - You'll Get No More of Me, The Louvin Brothers - Satan is Real, BlueRidge - He'll Set Your Fields on Fire, Lonesome Standard Time - Bream, Bluegrass Etc. - I Can See Clearly Now, Dave Dowling - Tail Feathers Up, Laurie Lewis - the Wood Rushes Song, Daryl Mosely & Tim Graves - Tupelo County Jail, Laurel Canyon Ramblers - Wait a Minute, The Cumberlands - Soldier's Joy, Country Gentlemen - Sit Down Young Stranger, Larry Stephenson - Knoxville Boy, Coon Creek Girls - Banjo Pickin' Girl, Kirk Suthpin - Lonesome Road Blues, Connie Babe & Red Roberts - Cruel Willie, Kathy Kallick - Griddle in the Middle, Coal Creek Bluegrass Band - Barefoot Nelly, Kane's River - Foisted Possum, Bluegrass Album Band - Home Sweet Home, Josh Graves - False-Hearted Lover, Bill Emerson - Hills of Roane County, Johnson Mountain Boys - Blue Diamond Mines

Gamble Rogers to Appear at Gamblefest 2008

GAMBLEFEST 2008

Legendary singer/guitar player/storyteller Gamble Rogers will make several special appearances at the 13th Annual Gamble Rogers Festival thanks to a combination of popular demand and modern technology!

Gamblefest will take place May 2-4, 2008 at the St. Johns County Fairgrounds. Those attending this year’s festival on Saturday, May 3, will be treated to special recorded live performances by Gamble on the Baby Grand Theater stage via DVD and big screen projection. These showings will run at regular intervals throughout the day on Saturday, May 3rd.

“Our goal this year is to re-create the mythical Oklawaha County whose residents were the characters for much of Gamble’s storytelling,” explains Festival president Paul Linser. “We are especially thankful to the Gamble Rogers Memorial Foundation and its president, Charles Steadham, for allowing us to bring Gamble’s finger picking guitar style and singing/storytelling talents to life in St. Johns County for all those attending the festival this year.” In addition to Rogers himself, national, local and regional artists are scheduled to appear at the event; the complete lineup will be announced in the near future.

Rogers lived in St. Augustine and became famous on the folk circuit with his songs and tales of Oklawaha County. He died tragically October 10, 1991 unsuccessfully trying to rescue a drowning tourist in the waters off Flagler Beach. The Gamble Rogers Festival is dedicated to ensuring that the memory and music of Gamble Rogers will continue to be an integral part of Florida folk music tradition.

Quality Inn at I95 and CR207 is offering a special Gamble Rogers Festival rate; for more info or to book rooms please contact the hotel at 904-829-3435

March 23, 2008

I hope everyone enjoyed the show. Big thanks for the positive feedback from Michael, Diana, and Thomas.

Photo courtesy of Paul Kelly.

Set list: Ida - Lil Sack of Sugar, The Country Gentlemen - Roving Gambler, Alison Krauss - Union House Branch, Lynn Morris - Scraps from Your Table, Bluegrass Patriots - When it's Springtime in the Rockies, Little Green - A heartbeat Less, BlueRidge - lead me Not, Paul Kelly & the Stormwater Boys feat. Kasey Chambers - You're learning, dick & jacquie Schuyler - Drill Ye Tarriers, Del McCoury - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning, Ricky Skaggs & Tony Rice - Talk About Suffering, Jim Silvers - Katy Daly, Palm Valley String Band - Autumn Leaves (live), the Dillards - Reuben's Train, Larry Sparks & Andy Griggs - Georgia peaches, Boone Creek - In the Pines, the Bluegrass Cardinals - Blue-Eyed Boy from Boston, Ralph Stanley II - Mountain Dew, Uncle Earl - there is a time, Bernard Glansbeek - FB Rag, Bluegrass Album Band - Foggy Mountain Rock, The Stonemans - Blue Ridge Mountain Blues, Mac Wiseman - Shackles & Chains, jerry Douglas - Patrick Meets the Brick Bats, NRPS - glendale Train, Old & in the Way - Hobo song, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - Jesus Walked on the Water, Wilma lee Cooper - You Tried to Ruin My name, Ralph Stanley & Bob Dylan - the Lonesome River, Blue Highway - In the Gravel Yard, Johnny Staats project - Timbuktu, the Merritts - headin' west, Dry Branch Fire Squad - Dip your Fingers in some Water, Carl Jackson - Keep on the Sunny Side, Grandpa Jones - Tragic Romance, Bill Monroe - A Beautiful Life, Pat Enright - Heavy Traffic Ahead, Cherryholmes - How Long?, Hazel Dickens - Coal Tattoo, Jeremy Stephens - Scarlet Banjo, Hot Rize - High on a Mountain, Jim & Jesse - are You Tired of me My Darling?, Alan O'Bryant - Molly and Tenbrooks, Jim Lauderdale & Ralph Stanley - Zacchaeus, John Cowan Band - Long Distance Runaround (Yes cover), Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Get Back (Beatles cover) -- TRACKED FAILED IN MID-PLAY--Yonder Mountain String Band - 40 Miles to Denver, Bluegrass Gospel Project - Will There Be Any Stars in my Crown, Vern Williams - When Springtime Comes Again, Steve Earle - The Mountain

Lordy, Lordy, Ronnie's 41!

Born in York County, Pennsylvania in March 1967, Ronnie McCoury celebrated his 41st birthday on Sunday the 16th. Having played with his dad, Del McCoury, since 1981, Ronnie has released a handful of solo and other non-Del McCoury Band releases, including 1999's "Mandolin Extravaganza" with David Grisman and 2000s "Heartbreak Town."

Photo courtesy of Ronnie McCoury.

Hot for Teacher?

Cover image courtesy of David Lee Roth.

I had recently joked with a friend about the possibility of finding a Bluegrass cover of Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher" and a quick Google search put me face-to-face with a surprising reality...Dave had actually teamed up with a Bluegrass band and allowed for Bluegrass covers of Van Halen's music. I haven't heard the whole album, as a matter of fact, I jumped right to David Grisman & Sons version of "Hot for Teacher." The song was featured during yesterday's Sunday Bluegrass Breakdown.

I had a great time spinning the show and got a good deal of positive feedback from several callers in. Thanks to all of you for listening!

Set list: Ronnie Bowman - Crazy Train (w/ Ozzy intro), Tony Furtado - Waterslide, David Grisman & Sons - Hot for Teacher, The Morgantown Rounders - Picked Up a Hammer and Knocked 'Em in the Head, Abigail Washburn - Song for the Traveling Daughter, Mountain Heart - The Gospel Train, Alan Bibey - County Fool, New Lost City Ramblers - Brown's Ferry Blues, Bill Keith - Caravan, New River Bluegrass - Wires and Wood, The Bluegrass Album Band - Home Sweet Home, New Vintage - Consider the Lillies, The Byrds - I Am a Pilgrim, New Grange - Stone Coal West Virginia, Chatham County Line - Birmingham Jail, O.C.M.S. - Take 'Em Away, Comet Bluegrass Allstars - Gentle on My Mind, Peter Rowan & The Rowan Brothers - Rye Whiskey, Crooked Still - Can't You Hear Me Calling, Po' Girl - Old Mountain Line, The Dillards - I've Just Seen a Face, Rabbi John - Skin and Bone, IIIrd Tyme Out - John and Mary, Randy Howard - Kansas City Kitty, J.D. Crowe & The New South - Rock Salt and Nails, The Reeltime Travelers - Eyes Like Cherries, Jeff White - The Broken Road, The Roe Family Singers - Shallow Grave, John Hartford - Steam Powered Aero-Plane, Ron Block - He's Holding on to Me, Russ Barenberg & Bryan Sutton - Big Sciota, Kane's River - Same River Twice, Sam Bush - Howlin' at the Moon, Kathy Kallick - Burying Ground, Sam Pacetti - Triplesec, Lonesome River Band - Perfume Powder & Lead, The Stanley Brothers - Finger Poppin' Time, Seldom Scene - After Midnight, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum - The Oak and the Laurel, Split Lip Rayfield - Should Have Seen It Comin', Longview - I've Never Been So Lonesome, Miller's Crossing - Lonesome On'Ry and Mean, Ted Lundy - The Old Swinging Bridge, Leftover Salmon (feat. John Cowan on vocals) - Troubled Times

Farewell Ferdinand Lionel Moyse III

This weekend, Greenville, MS resident Ferdinand Lionel Moyse III passed away after a six-year battle against cancer. "Big Ferd" as he was known by his family is the father of Hackensaw Boy Ferd "Four" Moyse. Our thoughts go out to the Moyses and their extended relations.

March Madness!

Sunday Bluegrass Breakdown entered into the fray of March Madness with a show spotlighting the work of Alison Krauss (see previous post). The 36 year old, 21-time Grammy Award winner has had an amazing 28-year career. Understated.

Other than songs by Alison and her usual suspects (Union Station), the show kicked out tunes by newer artists like AJ Roach and old favorites like Benny Martin's "Wabash Cannonball," Bill Monroe's "Y'all Come, " and The Country Gentlemen's "Fox On The Run."

First played among the non-Krauss songs was "Revelation," the title track by Virginia artist AJ Roach. This release has hit #1 in England, yet I've really not heard much press about it in the US. Maybe I should listen to more radio.


Set list: Alison Krauss - I've Got That Old Feeling, AJ Roach - Revelation, the Country Gentlemen - Fox on the Run, Alison Krauss - Steel Rails, Alan Shad - A cut Above, the Cox Family - When God Dips His Pen of Love In My heart, Aubrey Haynie - Forty years of Trouble, Alison Krauss - Every Time You Say Goodbye, Dan Crary - Whistlin' Rufus, Bad Livers - Uncle Lucius, David Davis & The Warrior River Boys - Chancellorsville, Alison Krauss - Another Day Another Dollar, the Bailey Brothers - Take Me Back to Happy Valley, David Grier - Eye of the Hurricane, Benny Martin - Wabash Cannonball, David Parmley & Continental Divide - I've Got a Home in That Rock, Bering Strait - Porushka Paranya, Delaware Rag - I'm Coming On, Alison Krauss - Oh Atlanta (Bad Compnay cover), Alison Krauss - I Will (Beatles cover), Bill Monroe - Y'all Come, Dolly Parton - Stairway to Heaven, Alison Krauss - So Long So Wrong, Dominion Bluegrass Boys - Bluegrass Hills, Blue Harvest - Just Around the Bend, Alison Krauss - Never Got Off the Ground, Blue Highway - Wondrous Love, Don Reno & Bill Harrell - I'm Using My Bible for a Roadmap, the Bluegrass Album Band - The Model Church, Alison Krauss - Choctaw Hayride, Dread Clampitt - Ridin' High, Bob Dylan - Turkey Chase, Dreadful Snakes - Who's That Knocking at My Door, Alison Krauss - Down to the River to Pray (live), Dry Branch Fire Squad - Touch The Hem Of His Garment, Bobby Hicks - Whiskey Before Breakfast, Feed&Seed - Stealin', Larry Sparks feat. Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminski - John Deere Tractor, Flatt & Scruggs - Big Black Train, Boone Creek - One Way Track, Front Range - Cowtown Boogie, Blue Ridge - Gettng Ready to Leave This World, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us, The Hackensaw Boys - Radio, Claire Lynch - If Wishes Were Horses, Blueground Undergrass - Black Muddy River (Grateful Dead cover)

Sunday Bluegrass Breakdown Spotlight Artist No. 1 - Alison Krauss

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alison Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass-country singer and fiddle player. She entered the music industry at a young age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time on her brother's album at fourteen. She signed with Rounder RecordsAlison Krauss & Union Station (AKUS), and later released her first album with them as a group in 1989. in 1985 and released her first solo album at sixteen in 1987. She was invited to join the band with which she still performs,

She has thus far released more than ten albums, appeared on numerous soundtracks, and has helped usher in a new interest in bluegrass music in the United States. Her soundtrack performances have led to further popularity, including the Grammy-winning O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, an album also credited with raising American interest in bluegrass, and the Cold Mountain soundtrack, which led to her performance at the 2004 Academy Awards. During her career she has won 21 Grammy Awards—more than any other female artist and tied for seventh-most among all artists—along with numerous other awards.

Biography

Alison Krauss was born in Decatur, Illinois, but was raised in Champaign, Illinois. She began studying classical violin at five years old but soon switched to bluegrass. At age eight she started entering local talent contests, and at ten she had her own band. At twelve she won the TexasWalnut Valley Festival Fiddle Championship,State Fiddle Championship; at thirteen she won the and the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass in America named her the Most Promising Fiddler in the Midwest.

Krauss made her recording debut in 1985 on her brother Viktor's independent album, Different Strokes. She performed with John Pennell, bassist and songwriter, from the age of twelve in a band called "Silver Rail". Pennell later formed Union Station,and Krauss joined at his invitation,Andrea Zonn. Pennell remains one of her favorite songwriters Later that year she signed to Rounder Records, and in 1987, at sixteen, her debut album Too Late to Cry was released with Union Station as her backup band. replacing their previous fiddler and wrote some of her early work including the popular "Every Time You Say Goodbye."

1989–1991: Early career

Krauss' debut solo album was followed shortly by her first group album with Union Station in 1989 Two Highways. Many traditional bluegrass numbers appeared on the album, along with a bluegrass interpretation of The Allman Brothers' "Midnight Rider." Krauss' contract with Rounder required her to alternate between releasing a solo album and an album with Union Station,and she released the solo album I've Got That Old Feeling in 1990. It was her first album to rise onto the Billboard charts, peaking in the top seventy-five on the country chart. The album also was a notable point in her career as she earned her first Grammy Award, the single "Steel Rails" was her first single tracked by Billboard.

1992–1999: Rising success

Krauss' second Union Station album Everytime You Say Goodbye was released in 1992, and she went on to win her second Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album of the year. She then joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1993 at the age of 21. She was the youngest cast member at the time, and the first bluegrass artist to join the Opry in twenty-nine years. She also collaborated on a project with the Cox Family in 1994, a bluegrass album called I Know Who Holds Tomorrow.

Now That I've Found You: A Collection, a compilation of older releases and some covers of her favorite works by other artists, was released in 1995. Some of these covers include Bad Company's "Oh Atlanta," The Foundations' "Baby, Now That I've Found You," and The Beatles' "I Will." The single "When You Say Nothing at All" reached the top five on the Billboard country chart; the album peaked in the top fifteen on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart, and sold two million copies to become Krauss' first double-platinum album. Krauss also was nominated for four Country Music Association Awards and won all of them.

So Long So Wrong, another Union Station album, was released in 1997 and won the Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album. Some critics said it was "untraditional" and "likely [to] change quite a few... Minds about bluegrass."

Her next solo release in 1999, Forget About It, included one of her two tracks to appear on the Billboard adult contemporary chart, "Stay." The album was certified gold, and charted within the top seventy-five of the Billboard 200 and in the top five of the country chart.

2000–present: Current career

Their next album, New Favorite, was released on August 14, 2001. The album went on to win the Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album, with the single "The Lucky One" winning a Grammy as well. New Favorite was followed up by the double platinum double album LiveThe Louisville Palace. in 2002 and a release of a DVD of the same live performance in 2003. Both the album and the DVD were recorded during a performance at

Lonely Runs Both Ways was released in 2004, and eventually became another Alison Krauss & Union Station gold certified album.

Truegrass Vs. Newgrass

On Sunday, February 27, the Sunday Bluegrass Breakdown dove into the seemingly wide crevasse between "old time" bluegrass and its more liberal younger sibling newgrass/progressive bluegrass/jamgrass. The show played like a bi-polar nightmare, with truegrass tunes such as Alan Shelton's 35-second-long "Sourwood Mountain" paired off against David Grisman's expansive "Mondo Mando," which clocks in at 8:58.

Photo courtesy of David Grisman.

I guess I overthought it, or just worried about it too much, but by the time the show was over, I felt like it hadn't worked at all. There just wasn't a nice ebb and flow. It was structured too extremely, even though that extreme was exactly what I had hoped to explore.

In some ways, the dichotomy is a farce. Bands such as Flatt & Scruggs indicated early on that the structure of bluegrass could include a variety of chord changes and song structures. It was this more expansive framework that was later capitalized on by artists such as David Grisman and Bela Fleck (among many others), and today by the likes of Blueground Undergrass and Leftover Salmon.

Set List: Alan Shelton - Sourwood Mountain, Sam Bush - Clover Leaf Rag, Jay Farrar - Buffalo Jump, Carl Jackson - Foggy Mountain Breakdown, Laurel Canyon Ramblers - RU4 Reel, The Doc Watson Family - Fisher's Hornpipe, David Grier, That's Just Perfect, Blue Highway - Mountain of the Lord, Larry Rice - Strodes Creek, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - Battle Cry, Vern & Ray - The Leather Britches, Benny Thomasson - Laughing Boy, Ralph Stanley - I'll Remember You Love In My Prayers, David Grisman - Mondo Mando, Nickel Creek - House Carpenter, Blue Highway - Whither Thou Go, Aubrey Haney - Maggie, The Doc Watson Family - Go Shoot Old Davey Dugger, Aaron O'Rourke Trio - Liza Jane (solo), Chatham County Line - Sun Up, Laurel Canyon Ramblers - The Weasel, Carolina Chocolate Drops - Dixie, Blueground Undergrass - Ole Love Ole Tune, Noam Pikelny - Souper Grouper, Paul Warren - Sally Goodin', Carl Jackson - Grey Eagle, Allison Krauss & Union Station - Little Liza Jane, Jason Titley - Jimmy's Barnyard Shuffle, Chris Thile - Ah Spring, Dry Branch Fire Squad - The Gospel Way, Paul Williams - Been A Hard Working Pilgrim, The Be Good Tanyas - Crow Waltz, David West - Maze, The Johnny Staats Project - Shafer's Reel, Vern & Ray - Hard Times, Benny Thomasson - Forked Deer, Merle Travis - 9 Lb. Hammer, Blue Highway - Some Day, Mark O'Conner - Dixie Breakdown, Ralph Stanley - Waiting For Me, IIIrd Tyme Out - Out of Sight Out of Mind, Cherryholmes - Makin' Time, New Grass Revival - Big Foot, Randy Howard - Houdini, Blue Highway - Three -inger Jack, Sam Bush - Crossing the Transippi, Jim & Jesse - Hard Hearted, Red Allen - Love Gone Cold, Steep Canyon Rangers - Feelin' Just a Little Like Dale, Byron Berline and John Hickman - Time Changes Everything, New Vintage - Old Chain Gang, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - Pig in a Pen, The Meat Purveyors - The Madonna Trilogy, the Infamous Stringdusters - Moon Man, The Del McCoury Band - Loggin' Man, Flatt & Scruggs - Dixie Flyer, Don Reno & Red Smiley - A Dime Looks Like a Wagon Wheel, The Osborne Brothers & Mac Wiseman - Midnight Flyer, Steep Canyon Rangers - I'll Be Long Gone, The Grass Cats - Down the Road I Go, Arthur Smith & Don Reno - Feudin' Banjos, David Grisman - I Ain't Broke But I'm Badly Bent, Don Reno & Red Smiley - Buck Ryan Rag, Baucom Bibey & Blueridge - Shifting Sands, Dry Branch Fire Squad - I'll Be No Stranger, Carl Story - Buck Creek, Jim Mills - Pick Along

Wintergrass Festival!

Wintergrass!
February 21-24, 2008

By Kim Ruehl

The Overview: Wintergrass takes place in downtown Tacoma, WA. The performances are spread over a couple of hotels and a nearby church. Friday and Saturday mornings are workshops galore on everything from overcoming stage fright to mastering Old Time fiddle. The hotel lobbies are replete with impromptu jams.

The Music: Wintergrass is a Bluegrass music festival, but there is a lot of appreciation for Old Time Music. A lot of the jam sessions include people playing Old Time tunes. Many of the performers are old school bluegrass, though there are occasionally some Old Time bands and some contemporary country/folk singer/songwriters. Performers include well-known legends as well as local and regional newcomers.

The Jams: This is really the reason most people come to Wintergrass. Especially locals from the Pacific Norhtwest will come to Tacoma with their instruments, and never even purchase a ticket to the festival - they'll just hang out in the lobby for three days and play with strangers. Fun to participate or just to sit and listen.

What to Bring: Wintergrass takes place in February in the Pacific Northwest. Tacoma is on the water, so there can be some awfully cold air blowing in and down from Alaska. Bring a coat and a hat. Bring your instrument if you play one. You might want to pack a lunch if you're driving in for the day - or make sure you get a rental car, if you think you'll want more than two dining options.

What to Expect: Expect tons of folks jamming in the hotel at all hours of day and night. The only place you'll find some quiet is in the bathroom. The performances are spread out over a couple of hotels and a church. The church is, by far, the best place to hear music, so try to put in some quality time there. There are a lot of unknown performers as well as big names. You can usually trust the unknowns are going to be just as great - so venture out to see a few of them.

More on the Wintergrass Bluegrass Festival can be found at www.acousticsound.org.

Country rocks, but Bluegrass rules!

Whew!!! Feels like I'm getting my sea legs. On Sunday, February 10--after taking a weekend off in the Bluegrass state--I spun Session 3 of the Sunday Bluegrass Breakdown from the WFCF studios on the campus of Flagler College in lovely St. Augustine, Florida.

Racing out of the gate with Carl Jackson's "Ground Speed," the show highlighted both old "True" Grass, Bluegrass Gospel, and more modernist leanings on the idiom. At times I felt I was at church, particularly in the latter parts of the show when Patty Loveless, The Isaacs, and Alison Krauss weighed in.

1964 photo of Jim & Jesse McReynolds courtesy of Jesse McReynolds.

I'm off Sunday, February 17, as it's DooWop Sunday. I'll look forward to Sunday, February 24th, where I'll be investigating the dichotomy between blazing traditional Bluegrass instrumentals and gospels tunes with the more expansive construction of progressive Bluegrass. Please join me from 3 to 6pm. And if you have any requests, please don't hesitate to email.


Setlist: Carl Jackson - Ground Speed, Rhonda Vincent - All American Bluegrass Girl, Charlie Parr - Westbound Rattler, Ricky Skaggs - How Mountain Girls Can Love, Clare Lynch - Second Wind, Michele Shocked- Contest Coming, The Country Gentlemen - Riverboat Fantasy, Buncombe Turnpike - Appalachian Special, Carl Story - Family Reunion, The Cox Family - Standing By The Bedside Of A Neighbor, Rusty York - Dixie Strut, Don Rigsby - Empty Old Mailbox, The Nashville Superpickers - Paperback Writer, Donna Stoneman - Orange Blossom Special, Cadillac Sky - Blind Man Walking, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - The Hard Game Of Love, Laurel Canyon Ramblers - The Weasel, Forbes Family - Feel Like My Time Ain't Long, Gibson Bros. - Red Letter Day, Bryan Sutton - Daley's Reel, Kane's River - Hey Spikedriver, Peter Rowan - Ruby Ridge, Larry Rice - Clouds Over Carolina, Osborne Brothers - Hillbilly Fever, Larry Sparks - Sharecropper's Son, Jim Mills - Big Tilda, Larry Stephenson - Iron Mountain Line, Brass Kings - Muleskinner Blues, Lonsome Bert & The Skinny Lizards - Hastings Rail Spur, J.D. Crowe & The New South - Back To The Barrooms, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum - Sleepy Eyed John/Tom & Jerry, Cherryholmes - Shelly In The Heather, Lone Mountain Band - Highway Of Regret, Marshall Family - Chidren Go Where I Send Thee, Infamous Stringdusters - Fork In The Road, Lynn Morris - You'll Never Be The Sun, Blue Ridge - Gospel Medley, Mark Newton - Stillhouse Road, Country Cooking - Barrel of Fun, Noam Pikelny - In The Maze, Ralph Stanley - O Death, Del McCoury - Blackjack County Chains, Red Allen - Out In The Ocean, Jim & Jesse - Johnny B. Goode, Ronnie McCoury - Noppet Hill Breakdown, Smith Brothers Orchestra - Footprints In The Snow, Patty Loveless - Daniel Prayed, Smith County Ramblers - Way Down In Alabama, The Isaacs - In His Arms I'm Not Afraid, The Steeldrivers, Midnight Train To Memphis, Alison Krauss & Union Station - Heaven's Bright Shore, Wildwood Valley Boys - Jeremiah Callahan's Medicine Show, Wyatt Rice - Shenandoah Breakdown, Laurie Lewis & Kathy Kallick - Close By

the show goes on...

This afternoon we knocked out Show #2 of the new Sunday Bluegrass Breakdown. I had a great time and hope you all enjoyed the tunes. A set list is provided below.

Remember, I'm happy to take requests and it's easy for me to take them via email or this blog, as I try to craft each show prior to entry into the studio.

I'll be out of town Sunday, February 3rd, so somebody else will be taking over the helm for the Sunday Bluegrass Breakdown. I'll be back the Sunday following the 4th Annual Palatka Bluegrass Festival!
The Set List: Aaron O'Rourke Trio - Insomniac, The Allen Brothers - When Someone Wants to Leave, Carolina Chocolate Drops - Little Martha, Dan Tyminski - Carry Me Across the Mountain, David Grisman - Dawg Funk, Charlie Louvin - Must You Throw Dirt In My Face, Crooked Still - Orphan Girl (Gillian Welch cover), David Grier - Porkchops & Applesauce, Del McCoury - Nashville Cats, Dry Branch Fire Squad - Looking For The Stone, Doc Watson - Smoke That Cigarette, Don Rigsby - I Am A Little Scholar, Dudley Connell & Don Rigsby - Dark and Thorny, Benny Thomasson - Hell Among the Yearlings, Catherine Irwin - Cry Our Little Eyes Out, Flatt & Scruggs - Don't Let Your Deal Go Down, Bill Keith - Crazy Creek, Gillian Welch - Wind & Rain, Hank Williams & Kitty Wells - Dear Brother, Jerry Douglas - Things In Life, The Grass Cats - More Pretty Girls Than One, Jeff White - The Fiddle In The Trees, John Cowan - Monroe's Mule, The Johnny Staats Project - Coal Tatoo, Laurie Lewis - Acony Bell (Gillian Welch cover), Jody Stecher with Kate Brislin - Paul & Silas, Ricky Skaggs - Brand New Strings, The Lonesome River Band - Devil Chased Me Around The Stump, Chris Thile - Sinai to Canaan I, New Vintage - Changing Times, Rabbi John - Higher, Riley Baugus - Rove Riley Rove, The Rosinators - In My Time of Dyin', New River Bluegrass - Ashokan Farewell, Phyllis Boyens - The Last Old Shovel, Blue Harvest - Little Birdie, Ronnie Byrd - All For The Love of Sinners, New Grass Revival - Can't Stop Now, Jim Mills - Rockwood Deer Chase, Bela Fleck - Flight Of The Cosmic Hippo (live), Blue Highway - Marbletown, Bobby Hicks - Gardenia Waltz, Carl Story - I Saw The Light, Dolly Parton - Train Train, Sammy Shelor - Cross Road Blues, Freakwater - Twisted Wire, Steve Earle - I'm Still In Love With You, and Rhonda Vincent - Lonesome Wind Blues.

4th Annual Palatka Bluegrass Festival

4th Annual Palatka Bluegrass Festival

Rodeheaver Boys' Ranch - Highway 19
Palatka, Florida

You can always tune in to WFCF's Sunday Bluegrass Breakdown to listen to the likes of Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, Rhonda Vincent and The Rage, The Steep Canyon Rangers, Blue Highway, The Gibson Brothers, and on and on, but why not go see them play live?

Thanks to Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver for the use of the photo.

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February 7-9, 2008
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PARKING FEE: NONE

Thursday, February 7th
Open Stage - 11:00 a.m.
Paul Williams and Victory Trio - 12:00 noon and 5:15 p.m.
James King Band - 12:45 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Dailey & Vincent Band - 1:30 p.m. and 6:45 p.m.
The Gary Waldrep Band - 2:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
The Grascals - 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Blue Highway - 3:45 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

Friday, February 8th
Open Stage - 11:00 a.m.
Carolina Sonshine - 12:00 noon and 5:15 p.m.
Steep Canyon Rangers - 12:45 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
The Gibson Brothers - 1:30 p.m. and 6:45 p.m.
The Isaacs - 2:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - 3:05 p.m. and 8:20 p.m.
Goldwing Express - 4:00 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.

Saturday, February 9th
Open Stage - 11:00 a.m.
Nothin' Fancy - 12:00 noon and 4:30 p.m
Marty Raybon & Full Circle - 12:45 p.m. and 5:15 p.m.
U S Navy Band Country Current - 1:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
The Lewis Family - 2:15 p.m. and 6:45 p.m.
Rhonda Vincent & The Rage - 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys - 8:30 p.m. (one 90 minute show)

Ticket Prices

Adults
Thursday, Friday or Saturday - $30.00 per day until January 27, 2008
$35.00 per day after January 27, 2008
3-Day Special - $75.00 until January 27, 2008
3-Day Special - $85.00 after January 27, 2008

Children (ages 6-13)

Thursday, Friday or Saturday - $15.00 per day

3-Day Special - $40.00 until January 27, 2008

Children under 6 - Free with paying adult.

*To stay at the ranch during the festival, all members in your group MUST EACH PURCHASE a 3-day ticket.

All schedules subject to change without notice. We reserve the right to refuse admission to anyone.

Why wait around to get noticed?

Your Bluegrass band needs airplay?

Why wait around to get noticed? Sunday Bluegrass Breakdown is announcing its first ever local Bluegrass music drive. If you're interested, you can send Bluegrass cds to WFCF 88 Five FM, or send your band's Bluegrass mp3s to muttonbirdexplosion@gmail.com (Sunday Bluegrass Breakdown's email address).

Thanks to Aaron O'Rourke for use of the great photo.

...the Bluegrass is back up and running

On January 13, I took over the helm of the Sunday Breakdown. I hope you'll tune in and enjoy the show every Sunday (except the 3rd Sunday) on WFCF 88 Five FM.

WFCF and the Sunday Bluegrass Breakdown are community sponsored. Please send in your song requests, comments about the show, information about your bluegrass band, and so forth.

Thanks to The Hackensaw Boys for use of the photo.

January 13 set list: 01 Yonder Mountain String Band - Idaho 02 Mark O'Connor - Slumber My Darling 03 Uncle Tupelo - Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down 04 Bernard Glansbeek - SH Ramble 05 Trampled By Turtles - Codeine 06 Chatham County Line - Company Blues 07 Sally Timms - When The Roses Bloom Again 08 Chris Thile - Dead Leaves & The Dirty Ground (White Stripes cover) 09 Sarah Harmer - I Am Aglow 10 Cracker w/ Leftover Salmon - Low 11 Scott H. Biram - Only Jesus 12 Doc Watson - Little Sadie 13 Skaggs, Scruggs, Cotton, Savoys and Band - "American Roots Music" Theme 14 The Hackensaw Boys - Harvard Square Breakdown 15 The Sadies - Higher Power 16 The Morgantown Rounders - Cherokee Shuffle 17 Reeltime Travelers - Kiss Me Quick, Papa's Coming 18 Old Crow Medicine Show - Minglewood Blues 19 The Peasall Sisters - Gray County Line 20 The Peasall Sisters - Home To You 21 Old Crow Medicine Show - Gospel Plow 22 Abagail Washburn - Sometimes 23 Nickel Creek - Nice Dream (Radiohead cover) 24 Bill Monroe - Blue Moon Of Kentucky 25 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band w/ Maybelle Carter - Circle Unbroken 26 Blue Harvest - Shady Grove 27 Mutual Admiration Society - Going To California (live) 28 Bobby and Blue Ridge Tradition - Nine Pound Hammer 29 Carolina Chocolate Drops - Rickett's Hornpipe 30 The Morgantown Rounders - Miner's Song 31 Cletus and The Burners - When I'm Gone 32 "Land Of The Lost" Theme Song 33 Del McCoury - Rain and Snow 34 The Louvin Brothers - The Christian Life 35 Delaware Rag - Snowy Mountain Special 36 Jack White - Sitting On Top Of The World 37 Echo Mountain - Farmhouse Jam 38 Jake Speed & The Freddies - Leavin' Cincinnati 39 James Reams, Walter Hensley & The Barons of Bluegrass - Working On A Building 40 Jorma Kaukonen - No Demon 41 Garcia, Grisman, & Rice - Long Black Veil (Track skipped and was abandoned.) 42 Iron & Wine - Jason Loves Kentucky 43 Little Green - River Keep On Flowing 44 Hayseed Dixie - Whole Lotta Rosie (AC/DC cover) 45 Mama Tried - The Old Home Place 46 The Hackensaw Boys - Alabama Shamrock 47 pert near sandstone - Fly Around 48 Bernard Glansbeek - Master Medley 49 Sam Bush - Same Ol' River