Friday, January 30, 2026

Jim Shumate

 *21-10-1921 Chestnut Mountain, NC, + 2013
2nd version
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
  also recorded with Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs
1980 Country Road Studio, Marion, NC – Jim Shumate and Blue River Boys (Jim Shumate [fiddle], Ray Cline [gt], L.W. Lambert [banjo], Herb Lambert [mandolin], Dan Campbell [bass])
001 KATY HILL Anvil RSR 1152  
002 PATTY ON THE TURNPIKE Anvil RSR 1152  
003 MEAN OLD RAMBLIN' BLUES Anvil RSR 1152  
004 LOST TRAIN Anvil RSR 1152  
005 BOUND FOR SUGAR HILL Anvil RSR 1152  
006 GOING BACK Anvil RSR 1152  
007 LOST INDIAN Anvil RSR 1152  
008 LEE HIGHWAY BLUES Anvil RSR 1152   
009 SMITH'S BREAKDOWN Anvil RSR 1152   
010 BILLY IN THE LOWGROUND Anvil RSR 1152   
011 RED APPLE RAG Anvil RSR 1152   
012 GOING TO TOWN Anvil RSR 1152  
013 CINCINNATI RAG Anvil RSR 1152  
4 May 1991 Heritage Studio, Galax, VA – Jim Shumate (Jim Shumate [fiddle], Steve Kilby [gt], Eric Ellis [banjo], Vinnard Osborne [mandolin/vcl], John Shuffler [double bass])
014 KATY HILL Heritage HRC-C-100 HRC-C-128 HRC-CD-651
015 MULE SKINNER BLUES Heritage HRC-C-100 HRC-C-128HRC-CD-651
016 ARKANSAS Heritage HRC-C-100 HRC-CD-651
017 CACKLIN' HEN Heritage HRC-C-100
018 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL Heritage HRC-C-100  C2
019 WHEEL HOSS Heritage HRC-C-100 HRC-C-128  C2
020 UP AND AT EM' Heritage HRC-C-100 HRC-CD-651
021 JOHN HENRY Heritage HRC-C-100  HRC-C-128 TBM C2
022 THREE PART RAG Heritage HRC-C-100 C2
023 DEAR OLD DIXIE Heritage HRC-C-100 
024 SHADY GROVE Heritage HRC-C-100  C2
025 CALLAHAN  HRC-CD-651
TBM -  also on Tribute To Bill Monroe;  C2 – also on Collection, vol.2
1993 Heritage Studio, Galax, VA – Jim Shumate
026 ’BUCKLE UP THE BACKSTRAP Heritage HRC-C-106 C2
027 BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG Heritage HRC-C-106  HRC-CD-651
028 SALLY GOODIN' Heritage HRC-C-106 C2
029 IF I SHOULD WONDER BACK TONIGHT Heritage HRC-C-106 C2
030 SHUCKIN' THE CORN Heritage HRC-C-106 C2
031 KANSAS CITY RAILROAD BLUES Heritage HRC-C-106 HRC-CD-651
032 RAINBOW OF MY DREAMS Heritage HRC-C-106  C2
033 FLORIDA BLUES Heritage HRC-C-106 HRC-CD-651
034 BILLY IN THE LOWGROUND Heritage HRC-C-106 HRC-CD-651
035 MY CABIN IN CAROLINE Heritage HRC-C-106 HRC-CD-651
036 RED APPLE RAG Heritage HRC-C-106 
037 CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN RAG HRC-C-106 HRC-CD-651
1994 Heritage Studio, Galax, VA – Jim Shumate (Jim Shumate [fiddle/ld vcl], Steve Kilby [gt/bass-1], Clarence Green [ld/tnr vcl/mandolin], Eric Ellis [banjo/bass vcl-2], Ronnie Swan [bass/baritone vcl-3])
038 WHING-DING -1 Heritage HRC-CD-112  C2
039 COTTON EYED JOE Heritage HRC-CD-112 HRC-CD-651
040 LITTLE GIRL OF MINE IN TENNESSEE Heritage HRC-CD-112 HRC-CD-651
041 EARL'S BREAKDOWN Heritage HRC-CD-112 HRC-CD-651
042 HOUSE OF DAVID BLUES / TOUCH OF THE MASTERS HAND Heritage HRC-CD-112 C2
043 I'M GOING BACK TO OLD KENTUCKY Heritage HRC-CD-112 HRC-CD-651
044 MY DARLING'S LAST GOODBYE Heritage HRC-CD-112
045 BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM Heritage HRC-CD-112
046 SOME OLD DAY Heritage HRC-CD-112 HRC-CD-651
047 LEATHER BRITCHES Heritage HRC-CD-112
048 OLD COUNTRY BAPTIZING -2-3 Heritage HRC-CD-112 HRC-CD-651
13 July 1996 Heritage Studio, Galax, VA – Jim Shumate (Jim Shumate [fiddle], Steve Kilby [gt], Charlie Chaney [banjo], Scott Freeman [mandolin], Jerry Steinberg [bass])
049 LOST INDIAN Heritage HRC-C-122  C2
050 STONE'S RAG Heritage HRC-C-122 HRC-CD-651
051 RED HAIRED BOY Heritage HRC-C-122 
052 MEAN OLD RAMBLIN' BLUES Heritage HRC-C-122 HRC-CD-651
053 FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN Heritage HRC-C-122 HRC-CD-651 
054 CINNINNATE RAG Heritage HRC-C-122
055 LAZY MAN BLUES Heritage HRC-C-122   C2
056 TEXAS LINE DANCE Heritage HRC-C-122 HRC-CD-651
057 TURKEY IN THE STRAW Heritage HRC-C-122 
058 BOSTON Heritage HRC-C-122  C2
059 PADDY ON THE TURNPIKE Heritage HRC-C-122 HRC-CD-651
060 GOING TO TOWN Heritage HRC-C-122 C2
1998 Heritage Studio, Galax, VA – Jim Shumate (Jim Shumate [fiddle/vcl], Steve Kilby, [gt], Jeff Michael [mandolin/vcl], Kyle Dean Smith [banjo], John Shuffler [bass/vcl]) 
061 ON AND ON HRC-C-128 C2
062 GIRL IN THE BLUE VELVET BAND HRC-C-128 C2
063 RAWHIDE HRC-C-128 HRC-CD-651
064 THE OLD CROSSROADS HRC-C-128 C2
065 DUSTY MILLER HRC-C-128 HRC-CD-651
066 CHEYENNE HRC-C-128
067 FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW HRC-C-128 C2
068 ROANOKE HRC-C-128 C2
069 I'M GOING BACK TO OLD KENTUCKY HRC-C-128
070 ARE YOU WAITING JUST FOR ME  HRC-C-128
1977, 2002 [field recordings] unknown – Jim Shumate (Jim Shumate [fiddle], Albert Maples [gt], Wayne Erbsen [mandolin], Marc Pruett [banjo])
07001 KATY HILL    FRC 727  
07002 DIXON COUNTY BLUES FRC 727 
07003 CHAT: JIM'S IMPACT ON BLUEGRASS FIDDLE FRC 727
07004 MEAN OLD RAMBLING BLUES FRC 727 
07005 SUGAR HILL FRC 727  
07006 CHAT: ARTHUR SMITH'S LONG BOW FRC 727  
07007 BILLY IN THE LOWGROUND FRC 727  
07008 PADDY ON THE TURNPIKE FRC 727 
07009 RAINBOW OF MY DREAMS FRC 727  
07010 CHAT: PLAYING FIDDLE W/MONROE FRC 727  
07011 JOHN HENRY FRC 727 
07012 SMOKY MOUNTAIN RAG FRC 727  
07013 CHAT: JIM'S FIRST FIDDLE FRC 727 
07014 RAIN CROW BREAKDOWN FRC 727  
07015 ALONE AND LONESOME FRC 727  
07016 BOGGY ROAD TO TEXAS FRC 727  
07017 DONE GONE FRC 727  
07018 LOST TRAIN BLUES FRC 727  
07019 CHAT: RECORDING W/FLATT AND SCRUGGS FRC 727 
07020 LEE HIGHWAY BLUES FRC 727  
07021 UNKNOWN TUNE FRC 727  
07022 GREY EAGLE FRC 727 
07023 FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN FRC 727 
07024 CHAT: MIC PLACEMENT FRC 727  
07025 GOING TO TOWN FRC 727 
07026 BULLY OF THE TOWN FRC 727  
07027 LONESOME ROAD BLUES FRC 727  
07028 CHAT: 78S WITH FLATT AND SCRUGGS FRC 727  
07029 MY CABIN IN CAROLINE FRC 727  
07030 MULESKINNER BLUES FRC 727  
07031 DUSTY MILLER FRC 727  
07032 CHAT: JIM LEARNED BANJO AND GUITAR FRC 727  
07033 CUMBERLAND GAP FRC 727 

ALBUMS
Anvil RSR 1152 Bluegrass Fiddle Supreme:
Katy Hill;  Patty On The Turnpike;  Mean Old Ramblin' Blues;  Lost Train;  Bound For Sugar Hill;  Going Back;  Lost Indian;  Lee Highway Blues;  Smith's Breakdown;  Billy In The Lowground;  Red Apple Rag;  Going To Town;  Cincinnati Rag – 80
Heritage HRC-C-100 Up And at’ Em: Callahan; Katy Hill; Muleskinner Blues; Arkansas; Cacklin' Hen; Orange Blossom Special; Wheel Hoss; Up And At Em'; John Henry; Three Part Rag; Dear Old Dixie; Shady Grove – 91 (cassette)
Heritage HRC-C-106 Buckle Up The Backstrap: Chestnut Mountain Rag;’Buckle Up The Backstrap; Black Mountain Rag; Sally Goodin'; If I Should Wonder Back Tonight; Shuckin' The Corn; Kansas City Railroad Blues; Rainbow Of My Dreams; Florida Blues; Billy In The Lowground; My Cabin In Caroline; Red Apple Rag – 93 (Cassette)
Heritage HRC-CD-112 Whing-Ding: Whing-Ding; Cotton Eyed Joe; Little Girl Of Mine In Tennessee; Earl's Breakdown; House Of David Blues / Touch Of The Masters Hand; I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky; My Darling's Last Goodbye; Blackberry Blossom; Some Old Day; Leather Britches; Old Country Baptizing - 94
Heritage HRC-C-122 Going To Town: Going To Town; Lost Indian; Stone's Rag; Red Haired Boy; Mean Old Ramblin' Blues; Foggy Mountain Breakdown; Cinninnate Rag; Lazy Man Blues;  Texas Line Dance; Turkey In The Straw; Boston; Paddy On The Turnpike – 96 (cassette)
Heritage HRC-C-128 Tribute To Bill Monroe: Wheel Hoss; On And On; Mule Skinner Blues; Katy Hill; Girl In The Blue Velvet Band; Rawhide; The Old Crossroads; Dusty Miller; John Henry; Cheyenne; Footprints In The Snow; Roanoke; I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky; Are You Waiting Just For Me  - 98
Heritage HRC-CD 651 Jim Shumate Collection, vol.1: Katy Hill;  Cotton Eyed Joe;  Kansas City Railroad Blues;  Up And At 'Em;  Cabin In Caroline;  Mean Old Ramblin' Blues;  Black Mountain Rag;  Old Country Baptizing;  Billy In The Lowground;  Texas Line Dance;  Mule Skinner Blues;  Callahan;  Earl's Breakdown;  Stone's Rag;  I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky;  Chestnut Mountain Rag;  Dusty Miller;  Some Old Day;  Paddy On The Turnpike;  Arkansas;  Little Girl Of Mine In Tennessee;  Rawhide; Florida Blues;  Foggy Mountain Breakdown - 99
Heritage ?  Jim Shumate Collection, vol. 2: Wheel Hoss; Buckle Up The Backstrap; Lazy Man Blues; Shady Grove; Girl In The Blue Velvet Band; Blackberry Blossom; Three Part Rag; If I Should Wander Back Tonight; Roanoke; Touch Of The Masters Hand; Whing Ding; On And On; Going To Town; Rainbow Of My Dreams; Shuckin' The Corn; Footprints In The Snow; Sally Goodin'; The Old Cross Road; Boston; John Henry; Lost Indian; Orange Blossom Special – 06
Field Recorders' Collective FRC727 Pioneering Bluegrass Fiddler: Katy Hill; Dixon County Blues; Chat: Jim's Impact On Bluegrass Fiddle; Mean Old Rambling Blues; Sugar Hill; Chat: Arthur Smith's Long Bow; Billy In The Lowground; Paddy On The Turnpike; Rainbow Of My Dreams; Chat: Playing Fiddle w/Monroe; John Henry; Smoky Mountain Rag; Chat: Jim's First Fiddle; Rain Crow Breakdown; Alone And Lonesome; Boggy Road To Texas; Done Gone; Lost Train Blues; Chat: Recording w/Flatt and Scruggs; Lee Highway Blues; Unknown Tune; Grey Eagle; Foggy Mountain Breakdown; Chat: Mic Placement; Going To Town; Bully Of The Town; Lonesome Road Blues; Chat: 78s With Flatt and Scruggs; My Cabin In Caroline; Muleskinner Blues; Dusty Miller; Chat: Jim Learned Banjo and Guitar; Cumberland Gap – 01-03-19



Bois D’Arcs

 
Ian Desmuke
Shayne Wimmer

By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2002 unknown, TX – The Bois D’Arcs
001 ONE OF THESE DAYS
002 IF YOU
003 BAR STOOL
004 POOR, POOR ME
005 ALREADY GONE
006 HELL RAISER/BALE GRAZER
007 ANYMORE
008 ADILENE
009 TALK TO ME
010 WHERE WERE YOU
011 LATE NIGHT TRAIN
012 I PRAYI 
Tracks above issued on album Horseapple Pie and Lemonade
2005 The Panhandle House, 313 N Locust St, Denton, TX - The Bois D’Arcs ( Shayne Wimmer [vcl/gt], Ian Desmuke [drums/percussion/ bck vcl], Erik Herbst [gt/ organ], Chris Stewart [ld gt/ banjo/ bck vcl], Milo Deering [steel/ dobro/ mandolin], Joseph McCoy [bass/ bck vcl], Tommy Young [organ]. Producer: Erik Herbst)
013 DEAD AND GONE Smith 7074 
014 SICK OF IT ALL Smith 7074 
015 WASTED Smith 7074 
016 FEEL ALRIGHT Smith 7074 
017 BETTER OFF TONIGHT Smith 7074 
018 BACKROADS OF TEXAS Smith 7074
019 TAKE ME AS I AM Smith 7074 
020 YOU'LL FEEL BETTER Smith 7074 
021 I'LL BE THE ONE Smith 7074 
022 GIVE IT ONE MORE CHANCE Smith 7074
023 THE DAY Smith 7074  - 06
2007 Lemmontree Studios, Plano, TX  - The Bois D’ Arcs (Shayne Wimmer [vcl/rh gt],  Ian Desmuke [percussion], Bryant Hunter [ld gt], Joe Rickwa [bass gt], John Fredrick [keyboards]. Producer: Dustin Mason)
024 SO FAR AWAY
025 BAR STOOL
026 WHEN YOU SAY GOODBYE
027 HOW LONG WILL I CRY
Tracks above issued on EP The Bois D’Arcs

ALBUMS
The Bois D'Arcs no # Horseapple Pie and Lemonade:
One Of These Days; If You; Bar Stool; Poor, Poor Me; Already Gone; Hell Raiser/Bale Grazer; Anymore; Adilene; Talk To Me; Where Were You; Late Night Train; I PrayI - 02
Smith Ent. 7074 The Bois D’Arcs: Dead and Gone; Sick of it All; Wasted; Feel Alright; Better Off Tonight; Backroads of Texas; Take Me As I Am; You'll Feel Better; I'll Be the One; Give It One More Chance; The Day - 06

EPs
The Bois D'Arcs no # The Bois D'Arcs: So Far Away; Bar Stool; When You Say Goodbye; How Long Will I Cry – 18-09-07









Rick Stancil

 *29-09-1961 Houston, TX
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

1993 unknown – Rick Stancil
Unknown tracks for album Blue Monday Morning
1996 Bobby Terry Studio, ?/ Prop Me Up Studio, Nashville, TN – Rick Stancil
011 BOYS YOU GOTTA LEARN TO DANCE
012 DAMN GOOD DRINKING SONG
013 SHE'S EASY TO MISS
014 LAWS OF LOVE
015 WHERE DID WE GO WRONG
016 YOUR IN LOVE WITH THE WRONG MAN
017 PARIS
018 BLUE MONDAY MORNING
019 CAN'T GO ON HOLDING HER LIKE THIS
020 FALLING AGAIN 
Tracks above issued on album Rick Stancil
2012 unknown – Rick Stancil (Producer: Doug Deforest)
021 THE GRASS AIN'T ALWAYS GREENER
022 A WALK TO REMEMBER
023 LYING LOOK IN YOUR EYES
024 FALLING HARD FOR YOU
025 BABY, WHERE DID WE GO WRONG
026 MOST WANTED WOMEN
027 ELEMENTARY THING
028 DON'T MESS WITH MY BABY
029 ANY PORT IN THE STORM
030 WHY DON'T YOU GO THERE
031 WHY DO I MISS YOU ALL THE TIME
032 LET'S MAKE A MEMORY
033 RESTLESS WIND 
Tracks above issued on album A Walk to Remember
2024 unknown – Rick Stancil (Producer: Bode Barker)
034 IS THIS FOR REAL
035 DO YOU BELIEVE
036 HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO TEXAS
037 I DON'T BELIEVE I'D FALL IN LOVE TODAY
038 I CAN'T MAKE YOU LOVE ME
039 LET'S DANCE DANCE DANCE
040 PINK
041 SMOKY MOUNTAIN MEMORIES
042 BLUE RIDGE CABIN HOME
Tracks above issued on album Is This For Real

ALBUMS 
? Blue Monday Morning:
(tracks unknown) - 93
Armadillo Prod. No # (UPC887516017919) Rick Stancil: Boys You Gotta Learn to Dance;  Damn Good Drinking Song;  She's Easy to Miss;  Laws of Love;  Where Did We Go Wrong;  Your in Love With the Wrong Man;  Paris;  Blue Monday Morning;  Can't Go On Holding Her Like This;  Falling Again - 96
Diamond Music Group ? (UPC700261980119) A Walk To Remember: The Grass Ain't Always Greener;  A Walk to Remember;  Lying Look in Your Eyes;  Falling Hard for You;  Baby, Where Did We Go Wrong;  Most Wanted Women; Elementary Thing;  Don't Mess With My Baby; Any Port in the Storm; Why Don't You Go There; Why Do I Miss You All the Time;  Let's Make a Memory;  Restless Wind – 24-10-12 
Rick Stancil ?  Is This for Real:  Is This for Real;  Do You Believe;  Have You Ever Been To Texas;  I Don't Believe I'd Fall in Love Today;  I Can't Make You Love Me;  Let's Dance Dance Dance;  Pink;  Smoky Mountain Memories;  Blue Ridge Cabin Home – 03-05-25

Cotton Pickin Kids

 The Cipollari’s Family 
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2019 Baker Productions Studio,   311 2nd Ave SW, Cullman, AL- Cotton Pickin Kids
001 SLEMISH MOUNTAIN
002 SHADY GROVE
003 BREWING COFFEE
004 MY SWEET HOME
005 FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN
006 MR. ENGINEER
007 DOBRO CHIMES
008 WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL
009 MASH TAG
010 CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
011 GET UP JOHN 
Tracks above issued on album Slemish Mountain
2021 Cullman, AL - Cotton Pickin Kids
012 CAROL OF THE BELLS
013 JINGLE BELLS
014 SILENT NIGHT
015 O COME O COME EMANUEL
016 ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH
017 AWAY IN A MANGER
018 SNOWMAN
019 A SOLDIER'S CHRISTMAS
020 CHRISTMAS IN DIXIE 
Tracks above issued on album A Dixie Christmas
2022 unknown - Cotton Pickin Kids
021 GENTLE ON MY MIND  digital single [rel. Nov. 16]
2022 unknown, AL - Cotton Pickin Kids
022 SOLDIER OF THE CROSS
023 GOD CHOSE YOU
024 BEAUTIFUL DAY
025 HOMECOMING
026 I AM THE MAN THOMAS
027 YOU DON'T LOVE GOD IF YOU DON'T LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR
028 I'LL FLY AWAY
029 RANK STRANGER
030 AVE MARIA 
Tracks above issued on album God Chose You
2023 unknown - Cotton Pickin Kids
031 NEVER PLAY WITH THE HEART  digital single [rel.Aug. 21]
2024 unknown - Cotton Pickin Kids
032 BEST AT HURTING ME digital single [rel.  March 29]
2024 unknoan, AL – Cotton Pickin Kids (Therese Cipollari [ld vcl])
033 GUMBALL MACHINE digital single [rel. Oct. 11]
2025 unknown - Cotton Pickin Kids
034 PAPER AIRPLAN digital single [rel. May 23]


ALBUMS
Baker Prod. ? Slemish Mountain:
  Slemish Mountain;  Shady Grove;  Brewing Coffee;  My Sweet Home; Foggy Mountain Breakdown;  Mr. Engineer;  Dobro Chimes;  When You Say Nothing at All;  Mash Tag;  Catch Me If You Can;  Get up John – 14-02-20
Cotton Pickin Kids ? A Dixie Christmas:  Carol of the Bells;  Jingle Bells;  Silent Night;  O Come O Come Emanuel;  Angels We Have Heard on High;  Away in a Manger; Snowman; A Soldier's Christmas; Christmas in Dixie – 13-11-21
Cotton Pickin Kids ? God Chose You:  Soldier of the Cross;  God Chose You;  Beautiful Day; Homecoming;  I Am the Man Thomas;  You Don't Love God If You Don't Love Your Neighbor;  I'll Fly Away;  Rank Stranger;  Ave Maria – 13-05-23