By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1950 Unknown – Art Rodgers with Rim Rock Riders
001 R-2051 YOU’LL ALWAYS RUN AROUND E-128(1)
001a R-2052 unknown title [poss. A Million Tears]
002 R-2053 I HAD TO PLAY E-127
003 R-2054/E-128-2 LOW DOWN LONELY BLUES E-128(1,2)
004 R-2055 NOT FAR FROM THE BORDER LINE E-127
Note second issue released as by Art Rodgers with The Texas Top Hands
1950 unknown - Art Rodgers, * with The Texas Top Hands [-1], Henrietta Lee [-2]
005 E-128-1 A MILLION TEARS -1 E-128 X43
006 E-129-1 LOVELY LITTLE GAL -1 E-129
007 E-129-2 WEDDING OF OUR DREAMS -1-2 E-129 X43
1950 unknown – Art Rodgers with The Texas Top Hands
008 E-133-1 WHY SHOULD YOU, WHY SHOULD I E-133
009 E-133-2 CAUSE I WAS BORN TO LOSE E-133
1957 unknown, OH? – Art Rodgers with K. C. Ramblers
010 CP-1166 MARRIED IN JUNE Seven Star 3511
011 CP-1167 WHY DID YOU GO AWAY 3511
SINGLES
Everstate (1950)
E-127 I Had To Play / Not Far From The Border Line – 50 w. Rim Rock Riders
E-128 You’ll Always Run Around / Low Down Lonely Blues – 50 w. Rim Rock Riders
E-128 A Million Tears / Low-Down, Lonely Blues – 50 with The Texas Top Hands
E-129 Lovely Little Gal / Wedding Of Our Dreams – 50 with The Texas Top Hands
E-133 Why Should You, Why Should I / Cause I Was Born To Lose – 50 with The Texas Top Hands
4 Star X-43 A Million Tears / Wedding Of Our Dreams – 52 with The Texas Top Hands
Seven Star (1957)
3511 Married In June / Why Did You Go Away – 57 with The K.C. Ramblers
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Art Rodgers
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Whiskey Bent Valley Boys
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS¨
2010 unknown, KY – Whiskey Bent Valley
001 BIG EYED RABBIT
002 CAMBRIDGE HOLLER
003 AT ARMS
004 OLD BROWN MULE
005 AIN'T IT A SHAME
006 FLOYDS FORK
007 SUSANNAH GAL
008 SHUCKIN THE CORN
009 SHADY RIVER
010 FROM THESE SHORES
011 CRAYDIDDY
012 MUD BUG BLUES
Tracks above issued on album Till The End Of Time
2010 unknown, KY – Whiskey Bent Valley
013 BABY MINE
014 LITTLE BLACK TRAIN
015 LATE FOR THE DANCE
016 DOGS ON MY TRACKS
017 GRAVEYARD BLUES
018 SMOKE BEHIND THE CLOUDS
019 GONE TO SEE YOU AGAIN
020 HORSES AIN'T HUNGRY
021 LONESOME ROAD
022 SQUIRRELS IN THE TATER PATCH
Tracks above issued on album Whiskey Bent Valley
2012 Dead Bird Studios, Louisville, KY – Whiskey Bent Valley Boys
023 ROCKY ANDY
024 BIG SCIOTY
025 DARLIN' COREY
026 HANGMANS REEL
Tracks above issued on EP Two Old Dogs
2014 unknown, KY – Whiskey Bent Valley Boys (Col. Mason Dixon [vcl/gt/ clawhammer banjo], Leroy Jones [bass], JR [vcl/fiddle])
027 MOLLY HARE
028 WHISKEY
029 ROLLIN MILLS
030 BUSHY TAILED RABBIT
031 OLD RUBIN
032 FREE LITTLE BIRDIE
033 MISSISSIPPI SAWYER
034 WILD BILL
035 RIVERBIRCH
036 ASHBROOKE
037 SUGAR HILL
038 RABBIT RABBIT
039 SPITTIN IN THE PEACH CAN
Tracks above issued on album Dry Ridge
2016 Questionable Records, Pewee Valley, KY - Whiskey Bent Valley Boys (Producer: Ben Townsend)
040 DRINK UP THAT WHISKEY
041 KENTUCKY TRAVELER
042 OLD KENTUCKY
043 BLACK EYED SUSIE
044 CONFEDERATE PLACE
045 RUN RABBIT RUN
046 IN THE HIGHWAYS
047 SHADY GROVE
048 HANGMAN
Tracks above issued on album On The Fly
2017 unknown, KY – The Whiskey Bent Valley Boys
049 SOUR MASH
050 LONGNECK BOTTLE
051 JUNE APPLE
052 SACK OF FLOUR
053 LOOKIN FOR MY GAL
054 HANDSOME MOLLY
055 STANLEY DOG
056 DYING SOLDIER
057 IN THE PINES
058 DIXIELAND
059 GROUNDHOG
060 RABBIT IN THE BUSH
Tracks above issued on album Whiskey Sessions
2018 unknown, KY – The Whiskey Bent Valley Boys (Col. Mason Dixon [vcl/gt/ clawhammer banjo/ harmonica/ bass], Johnny Whippermule [mandolin/spoons],.Leroy Jones [bass], JR [fiddle])
061 INTRO
062 LOOKIN FOR MY STILL
063 BLACK BOTTOM BLUES
064 WHEN YA GO UP
065 POOR BOY
066 DANVILLE GIRL
067 DOWN BY THE RIVER
068 RUN LITTLE RABBIT RUN
069 VAN BUREN MARCH
070 HICKORY RIDGE
071 LITTLE BIRDIE
Tracks above issued on album Whiskey Sessions, vol. 2
ALBUMS
Whiskey Bent Valley ? Till The End Of Time: Big Eyed Rabbit; Cambridge Holler; At Arms; Old Brown Mule; Ain't It a Shame; Floyds Fork; Susannah Gal; Shuckin the Corn; Shady River; From These Shores; Craydiddy; Mud Bug Blues - 10
Whiskey Bent Valley ? Whiskey Bent Valley: Baby Mine; Little Black Train; Late for the Dance; Dogs On My Tracks; Graveyard Blues; Smoke Behind the Clouds; Gone to See You Again; Horses Ain't Hungry; Lonesome Road; Squirrels in the tater patch - 08-03-12
Questionable Records ? Dry Ridge: Molly Hare; Whiskey; Rollin Mills; Bushy Tailed Rabbit; Old Rubin; Free Little Birdie; Mississippi Sawyer; Wild Bill; Riverbirch; Ashbrooke; Sugar Hill; Rabbit Rabbit; Spittin in the Peach Can – 08-04-15
Questionable Records ? On the Fly: Drink up That Whiskey; Kentucky Traveler; Old Kentucky; Black Eyed Susie; Confederate Place; Run Rabbit Run; In the Highways; Shady Grove; Hangman – 14-07-16
Questionable Records ? Whiskey Sessions: Sour Mash; Longneck Bottle; June Apple; Sack of Flour; Lookin for My Gal; Handsome Molly; Stanley Dog; Dying Soldier; In the Pines; Dixieland; Groundhog; Rabbit in the Bush – 06-05-17
Questionable Records ? Whiskey Sessions, Vol. 2: Intro; Lookin for My Still; Black Bottom Blues; When Ya Go Up; Poor Boy; Danville Girl; Down by the River; Run Little Rabbit Run; Van Buren March; Hickory Ridge; Little Birdie – 01-05-19
EPs
Whiskey Bent Valley Boys ? Two Old Dogs: Rocky Andy; Big Scioty; Darlin' Corey; Hangmans Reel – 24-08-12
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Reed Island Rounders
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1996 Flat Five Press and Recording Co., 18 East Main St., Salem, VA – Reed Island Rounders (Billy Cornette [gt], Candy Buckman [banjo], Betty Vornbrock [fiddle] + Doug Smith [gt])
001 BIG SCIOTI BWR 001
002 TWIN SISTERS BWR 001
003 CHILLY WINDS BWR 001
004 WOLVES IN THE WOODS BWR 001
005 LOST GIRL BWR 001
006 GARFIELD'S BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM BWR 001
007 28TH OF JANUARY BWR 001
008 WHITE ROSE WALTZ BWR 001
009 LOGAN COUNTY BLUES BWR 001
010 SUGAR BABE BWR 001
011 COLD FROSTY MORNING BWR 001
012 DUCKS ON THE POND BWR 001
013 OLD TIME JOHN HENRY BWR 001
014 GREEN RIVER WALTZ BWR 001
015 SHELVIN' ROCK BWR 001
016 DUSTY MILLER BWR 001
017 SHADES OF THE YELLOW ROSE BWR 001
018 WAITING FOR NANCY BWR 001
019 LITTLE ROSE BWR 001
020 CAMP CHASE BWR 001
021 UNCLE HENRY BWR 001
2002 Flat Five Press and Recording Co., 18 East Main St., Salem, VA – Reed Island Rounders (Billy Cornette [gt], Diane Jones [vcl/banjo], Betty Vornbrock [fiddle])
022 SHAKIN' DOWN THE ACORNS BWR 003
023 GOIN’ BACK TO THE YEW PINEY MOUNTAINS BWR 003
024 YEW PINEY MOUNTAIN BWR 003
025 SALLY WILL YOU MARRY ME? / ELK RIVER BLUES BWR 003
026 COOCOO BWR 003
027 WAYS OF THE WORLD BWR 003
028 QUEEN OF THE EARTH, CHILD OF THE SKIES BWR 003
029 CRANBERRY ROCK BWR 003
030 GEORGE BOOKER BWR 003
031 WILD HOG IN THE WOODS BWR 003
032 INDIAN SQUAW BWR 003
033 SPRINGTIME WALTZ / PARIS WALTZ BWR 003
034 THE RAINY DAY / PADDY ON THE TURNPIKE BWR 003
035 SALLY COMIN' THROUGH THE RYE BWR 003
036 FALLS OF RICHMOND BWR 003
037 LIZA JANE BWR 003
038 BILLY IN THE LOWLAND / SHIPPINGPORT BWR 003 ‘
039 CHERRY RIVER LINE BWR 003
040 OVER THE WAVES BWR 003
041 GREASY COAT / ELZIC'S FAREWELL BWR 003
042 SALLY ANN BWR 003 MOUTH OF STINSON BWR 003
2006 unknown, VA – Reed Island Rounders (Billy Cornette [gt], Diane Jones [vcl/banjo], Betty Vornbrock [fiddle])
043 CATTLE IN THE CANE BWR 004
044 WINE'S DELIGHT BWR 004
045 LITTLE BIRDIE BWR 004
046 PINEY WOODS BWR 004
047 SHELVIN' ROCK BWR 004
048 SHIP IN THE CLOUDS BWR 004
049 JENNY ON THE RAILROAD BWR 004
050 IDA RED/GOIN' DOWN THE RIVER BWR 004
051 MAYSVILLE BWR 004
052 BOATIN' UP SANDY/HIGHLANDER'S FAREWELL BWR 004
053 JO BONES BWR 004
054 A ROSE FOR POLLY BWR 004
055 LOOKA HERE, BUDDY BWR 004
056 OCTOBER WALTZ BWR 004
057 LITTLE SADIE BWR 004
058 ROCKY ROAD TO DUBLIN BWR 004
059 SALLY IN THE GARDEN BWR 004
060 HANNAH AT THE SPRINGHOUSE/ABE'S RETREAT BWR 004
061 PINEY WOODS GIRL/MILLER'S REEL BWR 004
062 WILLIAM RILEY BWR 004
063 I GET THE BLUES BWR 004
064 DURANG'S HORNPIPE/WALKING IN THE PARLOR BWR 004
2016 unknown, VA – Reed Island Rounders (Billy Cornette [vcl/gt], Kirk Sutpin [banjo/fiddle], Hilary Dirlam [bass], Betty Vornbrock [fiddle])
065 HELL AMONGST THE YEARLINGS BWR 005
066 BLACK CAT IN THE BRIAR PATCH BWR 005
067 SAIL AWAY LADIES BWR 005
068 OLD COW CROSSING THE ROAD BWR 005
069 GILES COUNTY BLUES BWR 005
070 FLOWER FROM THE FIELDS OF ALABAMA BWR 005
071 ROCKY ROAD TO DUBLIN BWR 005
072 SHADY GROVE BWR 005
073 RICHMOND BWR 005
074 FIVE MILES TO TOWN BWR 005
075 TAYLOR'S QUICKSTEP BWR 005
076 EVENING RAINBOW WALTZ BWR 005
077 OLD SKEDADDALINK BWR 005
078 SAIL AWAY LADIES 2 BWR 005
079 KNOXVILLE RAG BWR 005
080 ST JAMES INFIRMARY BWR 005
081 PAT HIM ON THE BACK BWR 005
082 LOST INDIAN BWR 005
083 KITTY PUSS BWR 005
084 WILD GOOSE CHASE BWR 005
085 GEESE BWR 005
ALBUMS
Burning Wolf BWR 001 Wolves In The Wood: Big Scioti; Twin Sisters; Chilly Winds; Wolves In The Woods; Lost Girl; Garfield's Blackberry Blossom; 28th Of January; White Rose Waltz; Logan County Blues; Sugar Babe; Cold Frosty Morning; Ducks On The Pond; Old Time John Henry; Green River Waltz; Shelvin' Rock; Dusty Miller; Shades Of The Yellow Rose; Waiting For Nancy; Little Rose; Camp Chase; Uncle Henry- 96
Burning Wolf BW 003 Goin' Back - Old Time Tunes And Songs Of West Virginia: Shakin' Down the Acorns; Goin'' Back to the Yew Piney Mountains; Yew Piney Mountain; Sally Will You Marry Me? / Elk River Blues; CooCoo; Ways of the World; Queen of the Earth, Child of the Skies; Cranberry Rock; George Booker; Wild Hog in the Woods; Indian Squaw; Springtime Waltz / Paris Waltz; The Rainy Day / Paddy on the Turnpike; Sally Comin' Through the Rye; Falls of Richmond; Liza Jane; Billy in the Lowland / Shippingport; Cherry River Line; Over the Waves; Greasy Coat / Elzic's Farewell; Sally Ann; Mouth of Stinson – 02
Burning Wolf BWR 004 Hand Me Downs: Cattle in the Cane; Wine's Delight; Little Birdie; Piney Woods; Shelvin' Rock; Ship in the Clouds; Jenny on the Railroad; Ida Red/Goin' Down the River; Maysville; Boatin' Up Sandy/Highlander's Farewell; Jo Bones; A Rose For Polly; Looka Here, Buddy; October Waltz; Little Sadie; Rocky Road to Dublin; Sally in the Garden; Hannah at the Springhouse/Abe's Retreat; Piney Woods Girl/Miller's Reel; William Riley; I Get the Blues; Durang's Hornpipe/Walking in the Parlor – 06
Burning Wolf BWR 005 Wild Goose Chase: Hell Amongst the Yearlings; Black Cat in the Briar Patch; Sail Away Ladies; Old Cow Crossing the Road; Giles County Blues; Flower from the Fields of Alabama; Rocky Road to Dublin; Shady Grove; Richmond; Five Miles to Town; Taylor's Quickstep; Evening Rainbow Waltz; Old Skedaddalink; Sail Away Ladies 2; Knoxville Rag; St James Infirmary; Pat Him on the Back; Lost Indian; Kitty Puss; Wild Goose Chase; Geese – 24-09-16
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Bela Lam
Zandervon Obeliah Lam, *12-1874, +28-12-1944
2nd version
By Tony Russell, Thieu Van De Vorst, Henk Scholts,
SESSIONS
7 July 1927 Riverboat Shuffle Hall, New York City – Bela Lam and His Greene County Singers (Bela Lam [tnr vsl/banjo], Alva Lam [ld vcl/gt], Rosa Lam [alto vcl], John Paul Meadows [bass vcl])
001 W81140- TWO LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUE unissued
002 W81141-A ON THE RESURRECTION MORNING WE SHALL RISE Okeh 45145
003 W81142-A ROW US OVER THE TIDE 45126
004 W81143-B POOR LITTLE BENNIE 45136 / JSP 7761 BACM CD D 361
005 W81144- LISTEN TO THE MOCKING BIRD unissued
006 W81145-B WHEN THE ROLLIS CALLED UP YONDER 45228
007 W81146-B FOLLOW JESUS 45228
008 W81147-B LITTLE MAUD 45177 / JSP 7761 BACM CD D 050
009 W81148-B THE SWEET STORY OF OLD 4514/DTD-01 BACM CD D 050
010 W81149-B MAY DEAREST MAY 45136
BACM CD D 050 OKEH LABEL CLASSIC OLDTIME MUSIC (UK, 2003); DUSTTO-DIGITAL DTD-01 GOODBYE BABYLON (2003, 6CD BOX); JSP 7761 APALACHIAN STOMP DOWN (UK, 2006, 4CD BOX); BACM CD D 364 OLD TIME TUNES AND SONGS VOL. 2 (UK, 2012)
8 July 1927 Riverboat Shuffle Hall, New York City – Bela Lam and His Greene County Singers (Bela Lam [tnr vsl/banjo], Alva Lam [ld vcl/gt], Rosa Lam [alto vcl], John Paul Meadows [bass vcl])
011 W81150-A SEE THAT MY GRAVE IS KEPT GREEN 45126/CO-CD-3502
012 W81151-A SWEET BYE AND BYE 45177 / JSP 7761 BACM CD D 050
COUNTY CO-CD-3502 RURAL STRINGBANDS OF VIRGINIA (1992)
15 October 1929 Richmond, VA - Bela Lam and His Greene County Singers /*Bela Lam Family (Bela Lam [ten vcl/banjo], Alva Lam [ld vcl/gt], Rose Lam [alto vcl], John Paul Meadows [bass vcl])
013 W403124-B TELL IT AGAIN 45456/ BACM CD D 050
014 W403125-A IF TO-NIGHT SHOULD END THE WORLD 45456
015 W403126-B GLORY BYE AND BYE* 45407
016 W403127-A CROWN HIM* 45407
017 W403128- I HAD A DARLING LITTLE GIRL unissued
018 W403129- WATERMELON SMILING ON THE VINE `unissued
SINGLES
Okeh (1927-29)
45126 Row Us Over The Tide / See That My Grave Is Kept Green – 15-08-27
45136 Poor Little Bennie / May Dearest May - 05-09-27
45145 On The Resurrection Morning We Shall Rise / The Sweet Story Of Old – 15-10-27
45177 Little Maud / Sweet Bye And Bye -15-01-28
45228 When The Rollis Called Up Yonder / Follow Jesus – 05-07-28
45407 Glory Bye And Bye / Crown Him – 12-29 Bela Lam Family
45456 Tell It Again / If To-Night Should End The World- 09-30 as Bela Lamb and his Green County Singers
Perry County Music Makers
By Henk Scholts, Tony Russell
SESSIONS
28 March 1930 Knoxville, TN – Perry County Music Makers (Bulow Smith [vcl/gt/yodel-1], Nonnie Smith Presson [vcl/zither/yodel-1], Henry Bone [harmonica])
001 K-8026 I’M SAD AND BLUE Vocalion 5425 / LP 520 CO-CD-3511 BCD 16097
002 K-8027 MAUDALINE 5425 / BCD 16097
003 K-8028- GOT A BUDDY I MUST SEE-1 5443 / BCD 16097
004 K-8029- BY THE COTTAGE DOOR 5443 / JSP 7761 BCD 16097
COUNTY LP-520 ECHOES OF THE OZARKS VOLUME III (ARKANSAS STRING BANDS 1927-1930) (1970); COUNTY CO-CD-3511 RURAL STRINGS BANDS OF TENNESSEE (1997) ; JSP JSP-7761 APPALACHIAN STOMP DOWN (UK, 2006) ; BEAR FAMILY THE KNOXVILLE SESSIONS, 1929-1930 (GER, 2016)
10 August 1974 Bulow Smith’s home, Pine View, TN - Perry County Music Makers (Bulow Smith [vcl/gt], Nonnie Smith Presson [vcl/zither], Virginia Clayborne [vcl])
005 I'M SAD AND BLUE DU-33009 SFR-DU 33046
006 GYPSY RAG DU-33009 SFR-DU 33046
007 MAUDALINE DU-33009 SFR-DU 33046
008 ON THE BEACH DU-33009 SFR-DU 33046
009 BY THE COTTAGE DOOR DU-33009 SFR-DU 33046
010 DOWNFALL OF PARIS DU-33009 SFR-DU 33046
011 IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE DU-33009 SFR-DU 33046
012 EVALINA WALTZ DU-33009 SFR-DU 33046
013 LEXINGTON DU-33009 SFR-DU 33046
014 TAKE ME TO LINCOLN DU-33009 SFR-DU 33046
015 HAWAIIAN NIGHTS DU-33009 SFR-DU 33046
016 TRUCKDRIVER'S SONG DU-33009 SFR-DU 33046
017 SILVER BELL DU-33009 SFR-DU 33046
018 BLACK SATIN DU-33009 SFR-DU 33046
019 SUNSET MEMORIES DU-33009 SFR-DU 33046
020 TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE DU-33009 SFR-DU 33046
February 1976 Bulow Smith’s home, Pine View, TN - Perry County Music Makers (Bulow Smith [vcl/gt], Nonnie Smith Presson [vcl/zither], Virginia Clayborne [vcl])
021 DEW DROPS DU-33024 SFR-DU 33046
022 DANCE AT WINDY'S PLACE DU-33024 SFR-DU 33046
023 SOME WAY DU-33024 SFR-DU 33046
024 ALL NIGHT LONG DU-33024 SFR-DU 33046
025 SLEEPY TIGER DU-33024 SFR-DU 33046
026 HOLLOW POPLAR DU-33024 SFR-DU 33046
027 NEW MOON SONG DU-33024 SFR-DU 33046
028 CHRISTMAS BELLS DU-33024 SFR-DU 33046
029 SUSIE MAY DU-33024 SFR-DU 33046
030 8TH OF JANUARY DU-33024 SFR-DU 33046
031 GOT A BUDDY I MUST SEE DU-33024 SFR-DU 33046
032 SOLDIER'S GOODBYE DU-33024 SFR-DU 33046
033 HAPPY HULA GIRL DU-33024 SFR-DU 33046
034 RIPPLING WATER DU-33024 SFR-DU 33046
035 BLACKBERRY WALTZ DU-33024 SFR-DU 33046
036 FISHING BIRD'S RETURN DU-33024 SFR-DU 33046
ALBUMS
Davis Unlimited DU-33009 Sunset Memories: I'm Sad and Blue; Gypsy Rag; Maudaline; On The Beach; By the Cottage Door; Downfall Of Paris; It Might Have Been Worse; Evalina Waltz; Lexington; Take Me to Lincoln; Hawaiian Nights; Truckdriver's Song; Silver Bell; Black Satin; Sunset Memories; Trail Of The Lonesome Pine – ca 11-74 (CD issue in 2021 as part of Spring Fed SFR-DU 33046 Sunset Memories)
Davis Unlimited DU-33024 Going Back To Tennessee: Dew Drops; Dance at Windy's Place; Some Way; All Night Long; Sleepy Tiger; Hollow Poplar; New Moon Song; Christmas Bells; Susie May; 8th Of January; Got a Buddy I Must See; Soldier's Goodbye; Happy Hula Girl; Rippling Water; Blackberry Waltz; Fishing Bird's Return – 76 (CD issue in 2021 as part of Spring Fed SFR-DU 33046 Sunset Memories)
SINGLES
Vocalion (1930)
5425 Maudaline / I'm Sad And Blue – 06-30
5443 Got A Buddy I Must See / By The Cottage Door - 30
Monday, July 27, 2026
Matt Kinman
*25-03-1971 Tucson, AZ
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS also member of Old Crow Medicine Show
2003 unknown – Matt Kinman
001 RED LICK
002 DON'T LET YOUR DEAL GO DOWN
003 LOGAN COUNTY BLUES
004 I SAW A MAN AT THE CLOSE OF DAY
005 DIXIE
006 WEDNESDAY NIGHT WALTZ
007 WILD BILL JONES
008 GOING AROUND THIS WORLD BABY MINE
009 OLD TIME JOHN HENRY
010 DAVEY
011 HANGMAN'S REEL
012 JOHN BROWN'S DREAM
013 FUGITIVE'S LAMENT
014 WHEN THE WORK'S ALL DONE THIS FALL
Tracks above issued on album When The Work's All Done This Fall
2015 Kentucky Center for Traditional Music, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY – Matt Kinman and Moses Nelligan
015 PORTLAND, MAINE
016 THE COWBOY SONG
017 LADY BE GOOD
018 DON'T TAKE A BATH TILL SUNDAY
019 ST. LOUIS BLUES
020 DARK AS A DUNGEON
021 MORPHINE
022 COLD ICY MOUNTAIN
023 PISTOL PACKIN PAPA
024 TRAVELER'S WALTZ
025 KANSAS CITY RAILROAD BLUES
026 FLOP EARED
027 RAGTIME ANNIE
028 PEACOCK RAG
029 CHINESE BREAKDOWN
030 A TUNE FOR JULIE
031 BROTHER GREEN
032 WILLOW GARDEN
Tracks above issued on album Travelin; Songs
ALBUMS
Matt Kinman no # When The Work's All Done This Fall: When The Work's All Done This Fall; Red Lick; Don't Let Your Deal Go Down; Logan County Blues; I Saw A Man At The Close Of Day; Dixie; Wednesday Night Waltz; Wild Bill Jones; Going Around This World Baby Mine; Old Time John Henry; Davey; Hangman's Reel; John Brown's Dream; Fugitive's Lament – 03
Lonesome Whistle ? Travelin’ Songs: Portland, Maine; The Cowboy Song; Lady Be Good; Don't Take a Bath Till Sunday; St. Louis Blues; Dark as a Dungeon; Morphine; Cold Icy Mountain; Pistol Packin Papa; Traveler's Waltz; Kansas City Railroad Blues; Flop Eared; Ragtime Annie; Peacock Rag; Chinese Breakdown; A Tune for Julie; Brother Green; Willow Garden – 18-09-15 w. Moses Nelligan
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
George Wade and His Cornhuskers
*CA 1895 Maniktoba, CAN, +23-01-1975
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS (exact recording info did not find)
1931-1935? Victor Recording Studio, 1050 Lacasse St., Montreal, QC, CAN - George Wade and His Cornhuskers
001 MY DARLING NELLIE GREY 216569/HCD 4509
002 ROCK VALLEY 216569/HCD 4509
003 THE MASON'S APRON 216570/HCD 4509
004 FIREMEN'S REEL 216570/HCD 4509
005 THE DEVIL'S DREAM 216571/HCD 4509
006 SOLDIER'S JOY 216571/HCD 4509
007 OPERA REEL 21572/HCD 4509
008 ARKANSAS TRAVELER 216572/HCD 4509
009 MOUNTAIN HIGH-YODEL SONG 216574/HCD 4509
010 THE CHISHOLM TRAIL (COWBOY SONG) 216574/HCD 4509
011 COWBOY'S REEL 216575
012 UNCLE JIM 216575
013 FIVE MILE CHASE-SQUARE DANCE 216576/HCD 4509
014 MEDLEY OF REELS: CLOG DANCE / HONEY MOON / SPEED THE PLOUGH 216576/HCD 4509
015 ACROBAT REEL 216578/HCD 4509
016 WALTZ QUADRILLE 216578/HCD 4509
017 LORD SALTOUNS REEL 216579/HCD 4509
018 HASTE TO THE WEDDING 216579/HCD 4509
019 CULLEN HOUSE 216580/HCD 4509
020 OLD TIME REEL MEDLEY 216580/HCD 4509
021 OLD TIME WALTZ MEDLEY 216582/HCD 4509
022 REEL MEDLEY 216582/HCD 4509
023 LITTLE BROWN JUG 216583/HCD 4509
024 FATHER O'FLYNN 216583/HCD 4509
025 BUFFALO GIRL 216584/HCD 4509
026 MCDONALD'S REEL 216585/HCD 4509
ALBUMS
Heritage [CAN] HCD 4509 George Wade and His Cornhuskers: My Darling Nellie Grey; Rock Valley; The Mason's Apron; Firemen's Reel; The Devil's Dream; Soldier's Joy; Opera Reel; Arkansas Traveller; Mountain High - Yodel Song; The Chisholm Trail; Five Mile Chase; Medley of Reels - Clog Dance / Honey Moon / Speed The Plough; Acrobat Reel; Waltz Quadrille; Lord Saltouns Reel; Haste To The Wedding; Cullen House; Old Time Reel Medley - Flowers of Edinburgh / Richetts Hornpipe / Money Musk; Old Time Waltz Medley - Memories / Sleep, Baby, Sleep; Reel Medley - Warm Stuff / Crooked Stovepipe; Little Brown Jug; Father O'Flynn; Buffalo Girl; McDonald's Reel - Paresis / Fishers Hornpipe / Alley Crocker – 06
SINGLES
Victor [CAN]
216569 My Darling Nellie Grey / Rock Valley – 31?
216570 The Mason's Apron / Firemen's Reel – 31?
216571 The Devil's Dream / Soldier's Joy - 31
216572 Opera Reel / Arkansas Traveler
216574 Mountain High-Yodel Song / The Chisholm Trail (Cowboy Song) - 32
216575 Cowboy's Reel / Uncle Jim – 33
213576 Five Mile Chase-Square Dance / Medley of Reels: Clog Dance / Honey Moon / Speed the Plough - 33
216578 Acrobat Reel / Waltz Quadrille - 33
216579 Lord Saltouns Reel / Haste To The Wedding
216580 Cullen House / Old Time Reel Medley
216582 Old Time Waltz Medley / Reel Medley - 35
216583 Little Brown Jug / Father O'Flynn – 35?
216584 Buffalo Girl / McDonald's Reel -35
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Roger Howell
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1991 Ivy Creek Studio, Mars Hill, NC – Roger Howell and Doug Phillips (Roger Howell [banjo/gt], Doug Phillips [fiddle])
001 WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG, MAGGIE ICR 101
002 SOURWOOD MOUNTAIN ICR 101
003 TATER PATCH ICR 101
004 CLUCK OLD HEN ICR 101
005 LIME ROCK ICR 101
006 BONAPARTE'S RETREAT ICR 101
007 ASHEVILLE ICR 101
008 LIBERTY/SOLDIER'S JOY ICR 101
009 OVER THE WATERFALL ICR 101
010 FLY AROUND MY PRETTY LITTLE MISS ICR 101
011 YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS ICR 101
012 RED WING ICR 101
013 OLD JIMMY SUTTON ICR 101
014 TRAIN ON THE ISLAND ICR 101
015 CHINESE BREAKDOWN ICR 101
016 SPANISH FANDANGO ICR 101
1992 Ivy Creek Studio, Mars Hill, NC – Roger Howell (Roger Howell [banjo/gt/ autoharp/body percussion], Bill Morris [rh gt], John Meulenberg [bass])
017 CRIPPLE CREEK QM 110
018 NEEDLE CASE QM 110
019 CUMBERLAND GAP QM 110
020 WISH I WAS A MOLE IN THE GROUND QM 110
021 OLD JOE CLARK QM 110
022 THE BANDBOX QM 110
023 MY DARLING CHILD QM 110
024 SHORTNIN' BREAD QM 110
025 GIVE MY LOVE TO NELLIE, JACK QM 110
026 THE FUN'S ALL OVER QM 110
027 CINDY QM 110
028 SHOOT THAT TURKEY BUZZARD QM 110
029 COAL CREEK MARCH QM 110
030 OLD MOLLY HARE QM 110
031 DARLIN' NELLY BLYE QM 110
032 MESSAGE FROM HOME SWEET HOME QM 110
2003 unknown, NC – Roger Howell (+ David Holt [banjo/gt], Sheila Kay Adams / Carol Mallett [vcl], Leonard Hollifield [gt], Will Keys [banjo], Don Pedi / Jim Taylor [dulcimer], Cathy Arrowood / Frank Pomeroy [bass] + Bailey Mountain Ramblers, Danny Johnson Band)
033 TWO O'CLOCK BWCD 225 [remastered:] 2014 issue
034 HOG TROUGH REEL BWCD 225
035 CHINKY PIN BWCD 225 [remastered:] 2014 issue
036 RAMBLING HOBO BWCD 225 [remastered:] 2014 issue
037 NEW FIVE CENTS BWCD 225 [remastered:] 2014 issue
038 THE MINSTREL BOY TO WAR HAS GONE BWCD 225 [remastered:] 2014 issue
039 LAFAYETTE BWCD 225 [remastered:] 2014 issue
040 JIMMY IN THE SWAMP BWCD 225 [remastered:] 2014 issue
041 LADY OF THE LAKE BWCD 225 [remastered:] 2014 issue
042 DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH BWCD 225 [remastered:] 2014 issue
043 WRECK OF THE OLD '97 BWCD 225 [remastered:] 2014 issue
044 BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM BWCD 225 [remastered:] 2014 issue
045 PRESBYTERIAN GUITAR BWCD 225 [remastered:] 2014 issue
046 FLOP-EARED MULE BWCD 225
047 LITTLE STREAM OF WHISKEY BWCD 225 [remastered:] 2014 issue
048 ST. ANNE'S REEL BWCD 225 [remastered:] 2014 issue
049 NEWPORT BREAKDOWN BWCD 225 [remastered:] 2014 issue
050 SOLDIER'S JOY BWCD 225 [remastered:] 2014 issue
051 AMAZING GRACE BWCD 225 [remastered:] 2014 issue
052 POLECAT BLUES BWCD 225 [remastered:] 2014 issue
053 MCMITCHEN'S REEL [remastered:] 2014 issue
054 ASHEVILLE [remastered:] 2014 issue
055 MISSISSIPPI SAWYER [remastered:] 2014 issue
056 RUN JOHNNY, RUN [remastered:] 2014 issue
ALBUMS
Ivy Creek Recordings ICR 101 Blue Ridge Mountain Music: When You And I Were Young, Maggie; Sourwood Mountain; Tater Patch; Cluck Old Hen; Lime Rock; Bonaparte's Retreat; Asheville; Liberty/Soldier's Joy; Over The Waterfall; Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss; Yellow Rose Of Texas; Red Wing; Old Jimmy Sutton; Train On The Island; Chinese Breakdown; Spanish Fandango – 91 w. Doug Phillips (reissued in 2004 on Quinn Music QM-CD-101)
Quinn Music QM 110 Blue Ridge Mountain Music: Old-Time Banjo: Cripple Creek; Needle Case; Cumberland Gap; Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground; Old Joe Clark; The Bandbox; My Darling Child; Shortnin' Bread; Give My Love To Nellie, Jack; The Fun's All Over; Cindy; Shoot That Turkey Buzzard; Coal Creek March; Old Molly Hare; Darlin' Nelly Blye; Message From Home Sweet Home – 93 (casette; reissued on CD QM 110CD in 2004)
Bearwalloow BWCD 225 Hills and Heroes: A Tribute to My Musical Heroes from Southern Appalachia, and Elsewhere: Two O'clock; Hog Trough Reel; Chinky Pin; Rambling Hobo; New Five Cents; The Minstrel Boy to War Has Gone; Lafayette; Jimmy in the Swamp; Lady of the Lake; Diamonds in the Rough; Wreck of the Old '97; Blackberry Blossom; Presbyterian Guitar; Flop-eared Mule; Little Stream of Whiskey; St. Anne's Reel; Newport Breakdown; Soldier's Joy; Amazing Grace; Polecat Blues - 03
Roger Howell ? Hills and Heroes (2014 Remaster): Two O'clock; McMitchen's Reel; Chinky Pin; Rambling Hobo; New Five Cents; The Minstrel Boy to War Has Gone; Lafayette; Jimmy in the Swamp; Wreck of the Old 97; Blackberry Blossom; Presbyterian Guitar; Little Stream of Whiskey; Lady of the Lake; Asheville; Soldier's Joy; Amazing Grace; St. Anne's Reel; Newport Breakdown; Polecat Blues; Diamonds in the Rough; Mississippi Sawyer; Run Johnny, Run – 15-06-14 (digital)
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Jimmie Tarlton
Johnny James Rimbert Tarlton, *08-05-1892 Cheraw, SC, +29-11-1979
By Tony Russell, Praguefrank
SESSIONS see also Darby and Tarlton
3 December 1930 Atlanta, GA – Jimmie Tarlton
001 W151000 CARELESS LOVE Columbia 15651 D
002 W151001 BY THE OLD OAKEN BUCKET Columbia 15763 D
003 W151002 LOWE BONNIE Columbia 15763 D
004 W151003 AFTER THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC unissued/FV-12504 BF-15504 County CD-3503
005 W151004 NEW BIRMINGHAM JAIL Columbia 15629 D
006 W151005 ROY DIXON Columbia 15629 D
4 December 1930 Atlanta, GA – Jimmie Tarlton
007 W151010 MOONSHINE BLUES Columbia 15651 D
008 W151011 OVER THE HILLS MAGGIE unissued
29 February 1932 Atlanta, GA – Jimmi Tarlton
009 BVE-71629 DIXIE JAIL 23665 Montgomery Ward M-4329/Old Timey OT-112
010 BVE-71630 THE WEAVER'S BLUES 23700/Old Timey OT-112
011 BVE-71631 SWEETHEART OF MY DREAMS 23665 Montgomery Ward M-4329
012 BVE-71632 YOOZE UP TO ME 23700/Old Timey OT-112
December 1963 the home of E.V. Ward, Roanoke, Al /September 1965 the Ash Grove, Hollywood, CA – Jimmie Tarlton (Jimmie Tarlton [vcl/gt])
013 JOHN HENRY T-3302 HMG-2503
014 BANKS OF THE OHIO T-3302 HMG-2503
015 STEEL GUITAR RAG T-3302 HMG-2503
016 JIMMIE'S BLUE HEAVEN T-3302 HMG-2503
017 ALL BOUND DOWN IN BIRMINGHAM JAIL T-3302 HMG-2503
018 PUT-TOGETHER BLUES T-3302 HMG-2503
019 PRETTY LITTLE GIRL T-3302 HMG-2503
020 FORT BENNING BLUES T-3302 HMG-2503
021 LOWE BONNIE T-3302 HMG-2503
022 UNCLE JOE AND HIS HOUNDS T-3302 HMG-2503
023 AIN'T IT A SIN TO GAMBLE ON A SUNDAY T-3302 HMG-2503
024 JOE BOWERS T-3302 HMG-2503
025 HAWAIIAN MARCH T-3302 HMG-2503
026 ADMINISTRATION BLUES T-3302 HMG-2503
28 August 1965 Los Angeles, CA – Jimmie Tarlton (Jimmie Tarlton [vcl/gt])
027 NEVER GET DRUNK ANYMORE HMG-2503
028 DOWN IN FLORIDA ON A HOG HMG-2503
029 COWBOY JOHNNY HMG-2503
030 BROWN EYES HMG-2503
031 ROLLIE DIXON HMG-2503
Unknown info -Jimmie Tarlton
032 JIMMIE S TEXAS BLUES digital single [rel. Sept. 28]
033 THE STOAWAY digital single [rel. Sept. 28]
ALBUMS
Testament T-3302 Steel Guitar Rag: John Henry; Banks Of The Ohio; Steel Guitar Rag; Jimmie's Blue Heaven; All Bound Down In Birmingham Jail; Put-Together Blues; Pretty Little Girl; Fort Benning Blues; Lowe Bonnie; Uncle Joe And His Hounds; Ain't It A Sin To Gamble On A Sunday; Joe Bowers; Hawaiian March; Administration Blues – 67 (Recorded At Roanoke, Ala., Dec. 1963 & In Concert At The Ash Grove, Los Angeles, Sept. 1965)
HMG HMG 2503 Steel Guitar Rag: John Henry; Banks Of The Ohio; Steel Guitar Rag; Jimmie's Blue Heaven; All Bound Down In Birmingham Jail; Put-Together Blues; Pretty Little Girl; Never Get Drunk Anymore*; Down In Florida On A Hog*; Fort Benning Blues; Lowe Bonnie; Uncle Joe And His Hounds; Ain't It A Sin To Gamble On A Sunday; Joe Bowers; Hawaiian March; Administration Blues; Cowboy Johnny*; Brown Eyes*; Rollie Dixon* – 98 (reissue of T 3302 with bonus tracks*)
SINGLES
Columbia
15629-D Roy Dixon / New Birmingham Jail – 12-30
15651-D Moonshine Blues / Careless Love - 02-31
15763-D Lowe Bonnie / By The Old Oaken Bucket - 12-32
Victor
23665 Dixie Jail / Sweetheart Of My Dreams - 05-32 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-4329)
23700 Weaver's Blues / Yooze Up To Me - 09-32
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Stones River Reelers
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2025 [demo session] unnknown – The Stones River Reelers
00001 HEN HOUSE DOORS (DEMO) digital single [rel. Jan. 20, 2026]
23 February 2026 Welcome to 1979, 1110 48th Ave N, Nashville, TN – The Stones River Reelers (Andrew Larson [vcl-2/gt], Aaron Stephens [vcl-1/banjo], Michael Klug [vcl-4/fiddle], Seth Shumate [vcl-3/harmonica])
001 CUMBERLAND GAP -1
002 BALTIMORE FIRE -2
003 LAFAYETTE
004 TAKE A DRINK ON ME -2
005 BOLL WEEVIL -3
006 GOING HOME WITH A GIRL EARLY IN THE MORNING
007 ARKANSAS SHEIKH -1
008 PADDY WON'T YOU DRINK SOME GOOD OLD CIDER -4
009 AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO MORE -1-2-3-4
010 BONNIE BLUE WALTZ
011 DANCE ALL NIGHT WITH A BOTTLE IN YOUR HAND -1-2
012 RILEY'S HEN-HOUSE DOOR -1-2
013 PETER WENT FISHING -1
014 LITTLE BROWN JUG -1-2
015 MOLLY PUT THE KETTLE ON -2
016 JORDAN AM A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL -1
017 DORA DEAN
Tracks above issued on album The Stones River Reelers
ALBUMS
Banana Revolver ? The Stones River Reelers: Cumberland Gap; Baltimore Fire; Lafayette; Take A Drink On Me; Boll Weevil; Going Home With A Girl Early In The Morning; Arkansas Sheikh; Paddy Won't You Drink Some Good Old Cider; Ain't Gonna Rain No More; Bonnie Blue Waltz; Dance All Night With A Bottle In Your Hand; Riley's Hen-House Door; Peter Went Fishing; Little Brown Jug; Molly Put The Kettle On; Jordan Am A Hard Road To Travel; Dora Dean – 31-03-26
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Joe Franklin
Joseph Lee Franklin, *08-07-1929 Avery County, NC, +22-03-2001
By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Ad Komorowski
SESSIONS
1951 unknown, NC - Joe Franklin (The Friendly Farmboy) And His Mimosa Quartet (M.M. Turner [piano])
001 4850 DEATH IS THE WAGES OF SIN Blue Ridge 608
002 2020 SATAN’S AFTER YOU 608
1952 unknown, NC – Joe Franklin and his Mimosa Boys (Joe Franklin [vcl/gt], James "Gar" Bowers [banjo], Ralph Church [tnr vcl/mandolin], Ralph Mayo [baritone vcl/bass], Clarence "Tater" Tate [bass vcl/fiddle])
003 IT’S TIME FOR AMERICA TO PRAY
1953 unknown, NC – Joe Franklin and His Mimosa Quartet
004 1122 IF I COULD JUST MAKE IT IN Blue Ridge 202
005 9081 SWING WIDE THOSE GOLDEN GATES 202
1953 unknown, NC - Joe Franklin (The Friendly Farmboy) And His Mimosa Quartet (M.M. Turner [piano])
006 5121 I FEEL THE BLOOD OF JESUS 6011
007 6071 SHINE ON ME 6011
1953 unknown, NC – Joe Franklin and his Mimosa Boys
008 5645 THERE'LL BE NO WEDDING BELLS FOR ME Blue Ridge 401
009 5032 HALF HEARTED LOVE 401
010 YOU'RE THE CAUSE OF ALL MY HEARTACHES [incomplete] unissued
30 July 1953 [14:00-16:00] WBT Radio Station Studio, Charlotte, NC - Joe Franklin and The Mimosa Boys
011 53-S-6133/53-XY-389 HILLBILLY BOY K11612/WLP 2824
012 53-S-6134/53-XY-390 HITCH-HIKIN’ BLUES K11612/WLP 2824
013 53-S-6135/53-XY-391 ANOTHER USED unissued
014 53-S-6136/53-XY-392 MOUNTAIN MISS unissued
COLLECTOR WLP 2824 BOPPIN' HILLBILLY, VOL. 24 (NED, 1991)
May 1958 unknown – The Hi-Liters (Joe Franklin [ld vcl-1], Daryl Petty [ld vcl-2], Tommy echler [gt], Mel Taylor [drums])
015 YW-17575 BIG BAD WOLF CDCHD 708
016 YW-17576 TOO LATE FOR TEARS -2 unissued
017 YW 17577 DANCE ME TO DEATH -1 71342x45
018 YW-17578 CHA CHA ROCK 71342x45
ACE CDCHD 708 STARDAY-DIXIE ROCKABILLY, VOL. 2 (UK, 2000)
1959 Chapel Hill, NC – Joe Franklin and The Hi-Liters (Joe Franklin [vcl/gt], Tommy Sechler [gt], Mel Taylor [drums], Daryl Pettry [piano], ? [chorus])
019 CP 2368 TRUE BLUE RA-113/BCD 17589 –
020 CP 2369 WHO PUT THE PEP IN THE PUNCH RA-113/BCD 17589
BEAR FAMILY BCD 17589 THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT, VOL. 33 (GER 2020)
1960 Chapel Hill, NC– Joe Franklin and The Hi-Liters (Joe Franklin [vcl/gt], Tommy Sechler [gt], Mel Taylor [drums], Daryl Petty [piano])
021 CP 3789 SWANEE RIVER ROCK RA 114
022 CP-3790 THE BELLE OF TENNESSEE RA 114
1960 unknown – Joe Franklin and The Blue Ridge Quartet
023 S-656 THERE AIN'T NO GRAVE GONNA HOLD MY BODY DOWN Sing 43001
024 S-657 I WOULDN'T TRADE MY RELIGION 43001
SINGLES
Blue Ridge (1951-53)
608 Death Is The Wages of Sin / Satan’s After You – 12-51 and his Mimosa Quartet
202 If I Could Just Make It In / Swing Wide Those Golden Gates – 53 and his Mimosa Quartet
6011 I Feel The Blood of Jesus / Shine On Me – 05-53 and his Mimosa Quartet
401 There'll Be No Wedding Bells For Me / Half Hearted Love – 53 and his Mimosa Quartet
MGM (1953) and The Mimosa Boys
K-11612 Hillbilly Boy / Hitch-Hikin’ Blues – 11-53 (rev. Nov. 14)
Mercury (1958) The Hi-Liters
71342X45 Dance Me To Death (Joe Franklin [ld vcl]) / Cha Cha Rock (Daryl Petty [ld vcl]) – 06-58
Renown (1959) with The Hi-Liters
RA-113 Who Put The Pep In The Punch / True Blue – 10-59
RA-114 Swanee River Rock / The Belle Of Tennessee - 60
Sing (1960)
43001 There Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down/ I Wouldn't Trade My Religion – 06-60 And The Blue Ridge Quartet
Friday, May 22, 2026
Dumpster Debbie
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2019 Wachusett Recording, 194 Worcester Rd Bldg 1, Princeton, MA – Dumpster Debbie (Andrew Stearns [gt], Zach Meyer [vcl/mandolin], Haakon Oyen [banjo uke], Dan Bui [bass], Mike Harmon [drums], Sophie Wellington [vcl/fiddle] + Ethan Hawkins [vcl], Anh Phung [vcl], John Doe [vcl])
001 FLATWOODS
002 BUG IN THE TATERS
003 BRUSHY RUN
004 SHEEP AND GOATS GO TO PASTURE
005 NITCHES OVER THE HILL
006 SHIP IN THE CLOUDS
007 SWEET NELL
008 TIE YOUR DAWG, SALLY GAL
009 MAD AS A HORNET
010 FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN
011 WALK ALONG JOHN
Tracks above issued on album Dumpster Debbie
2025 MacWaffle House Studios, ? – Dumpster Debbie (Andrew Stearns [gt], Zach Meyer [vcl/mandolin], Haakon Oyen [banjo uke/fiddle], Dan Bui [bass], Mike Harmon [drums], Sophie Wellington [vcl/fiddle])
012 GOING DOWN THE RIVER
013 BOOMERS OVER THE HILL
014 FORT SPLIFF BREAKDOWN
015 I HATE TO GO TO WORK
016 MIDNIGHT
017 WHEN I SAY DUMPSTER
018 PADDY WON'T U DRINK SOME
019 BONE YARD
020 TALL TIMBER
021 GALLYNIPPER
022 YOU SAY DEBBIE
023 SHELVIN ROCK
024 BIG DIPPER/CANNONBALL REUNION
025 IRISH POLKA
026 14WCS
Tracks above issued on album Number 2
ALBUMS
Dumpster Debbie ? Dumpster Debbie: Flatwoods; Bug in the Taters; Brushy Run; Sheep and Goats Go to Pasture; Nitches Over the Hill; Ship in the Clouds; Sweet Nell; Tie Your Dawg, Sally Gal; Mad As a Hornet; Fire on the Mountain; Walk Along John – 01-05-20
Plow Man ? Number 2: Going Down The River; Boomers Over The Hill; Fort Spliff Breakdown; I Hate To Go To Work; Midnight; When I Say Dumpster; Paddy Won't U Drink Some; Bone Yard; Tall Timber; Gallynipper; You Say Debbie; Shelvin Rock; Big Dipper/Cannonball Reunion; Irish Polka; 14wcs – 05-09-25
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Corn Tippers
SESSIONS
January 2025 unknown – The Corn Tippers (Maggie Hall [gt], Evan Kinney [banjo/fiddle], Tre Watts [bass], Max Godfrey [fiddle/banjo])
001 BIG SCIOTA
002 BEEN ALL AROUND THIS WORLD
003 RICHLAND WOMAN BLUES
004 BILLY IN THE LOWGROUND
005 GEORGIA'S MY HOME
006 HAND ME DOWN MY WALKING CANE
007 SAN FRANCISCO BAY BLUES
008 WAITING FOR YOU
009 WAYNESBORO
010 THE WAGON YARD
011 DANCE ALL NIGHT
012 FALL ON MY KNEES
013 GOLDRUSH
014 BILE THEM CABBAGE DOWN
015 TWIN SISTERS
016 ALBERTA
017 BUFFALO TO WASHINGTON
018 DIGGIN' MY POTATOES
019 MCMICHEON'S BREAKDOWN
020 ROCK SALT AND NAILS
021 WHISKERS
Tracks above issued on album Put a Lil Stank On It
ALBUMS
Corn Tippers ? Put a Lil Stank On It: Big Sciota; Been All Around This World; Richland Woman Blues; Billy in the Lowground; Georgia's My Home; Hand Me Down My Walking Cane; San Francisco Bay Blues; Waiting for You; Waynesboro; The Wagon Yard; Dance All Night; Fall on My Knees; Goldrush; Bile Them Cabbage Down; Twin Sisters; Alberta; Buffalo to Washington; Diggin' My Potatoes; McMicheon's Breakdown; Rock Salt and Nails; Whiskers – 29-08-25
Friday, May 8, 2026
Rugged Little Thing
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2015 poss. home recordings, Saskatoon, SK, CAN - Rugged Little Thing
001 BLACKEYED SUZIE
002 HOW CAN I MISS YOU
003 TAKE A NUMBER
004 JEALOUS HEARTED ME
005 ROCKS AND SHIELD
006 CHEROKEE SHUFFLE
007 DOWN IN THE VALLEY
008 ROCKY'S ROAD
Tracks above issued on EP Rugged Little Thing
2017 home recordings, Saskatoon, SK, CAN - Rugged Little Thing (Ryan Shotton [vcl/gt/ mandolin/washtub bass], Jille Shotton [vcl/banjo])
009 FARE THEE WELL
010 THIS OLD TOWN
011 IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE
012 FALSE HEARTED GIRL
013 GRANDMA'S FARM
014 I'M BLUE, I'M LONESOME
015 SWEEPIN'
016 TWO YEARS LESS A DAY
017 COLD FROSTY MORNING / KITCHEN GIRL
018 I WAS YOUNG WHEN I LEFT HOME
019 FRANKIE FORGOT
020 SUGAR HILL
Tracks above issued on album Fare Thee Well
6 March 2018 [live] The Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, Merritt, BC, CAN – Rugged Little Thing
02001 I WAS YOUNG WHEN I LEFT HOME Live In Concert
30 January 2020 [live] The Pas Library, MB, CAN – Rugged Little Thing (Ryan Shotton [vcl/gt/ mandolin], Jille Shotton [vcl/banjo])
02002 WINDING ROAD
02003 GEORGIA BUCK
02004 IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE
02005 PREMIUM SHINE
02006 ROAD TO MALVERN / POGO BIG
02007 NEW WAY OF CRYING
02008 SHADY GROVE / CHEROKEE SHUFFLE
02009 SWEEPIN'
02010 I'VE ENDURED
02011 ON THE BANKS OF OLD TENNESSEE / NEWT PAYNE'S TUNE
02012 BEEN ALL AROUND THIS WORLD
02013 GRANDMA'S FARM
Tracks above issued on album Live In Concert
ALBUMS
Rugged Little Thing [CAN] ? Fare Thee Well: Fare Thee Well; This Old Town; It Takes One to Know One; False Hearted Girl; Grandma's Farm; I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome; Sweepin'; Two Years Less a Day; Cold Frosty Morning / Kitchen Girl; I Was Young When I Left Home; Frankie Forgot; Sugar Hill – 23-03-18
Rugged Little Thing [CAN] ? Live In Concert: Winding Road; Georgia Buck; It Takes One to Know One; Premium Shine; Road to Malvern / Pogo Big; New Way of Crying; Shady Grove / Cherokee Shuffle; Sweepin'; I've Endured; On the Banks of Old Tennessee / Newt Payne's Tune; I Was Young When I Left Home; Been All Around This World; Grandma's Farm – 25-12-20
EPs
Rugged Little Thing [CAN] ?`Rugged Little Thing: Blackeyed Suzie; How Can I Miss You; Take a Number; Jealous Hearted Me; Rocks and Shield; Cherokee Shuffle; Down in the Valley; Rocky's Road – 01-03-16
Sunday, April 5, 2026
Chad Ritchie / Rocky Face Ramblers / Brushy Mountain Buddies
*Taylorsville, NC
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2010s home recordings, NC - Howard Naughton, Linda Cabe and Chad Ritchie (Chad Ritchie [gt], Linda Cabe [banjo], Howard Naughton [fiddle]
001 ANNIE LAURIE
002 ARKANSAS TRAVELER
003 BIG EYED RABBIT
004 BIG SCIOTA
005 BILL CHEATHUM
006 BILLY IN THE LOW GROUND WALTZ
007 BUFFALO GALS
008 CAMPTOWN RACES
008 CHEROKEE SHUFFLE
010 CUCKOO'S NEST
011 CUMBERLAND GAP
012 DANCE ALL NIGHT
013 DARLING NELLIE GRAY
014 DEVIL'S DREAM
015 DOWN YONDER
016 EAST TENNESSEE BLUES
017 EBENEZER
018 EIGHTH OF JANUARY
019 FISHER'S HORNPIPE
020 FLOP EARED MULE
021 FLY AROUND
022 FORKED DEER
023 FORTUNE
024 JOHN HARDY
025 LEATHER BRITCHES
026 HOME SWEET HOME (C)
027 LIBERTY
028 LORENA
029 LOST INDIAN
030 MILLER'S REEL
021 MISSISSIPPI SAWYER
032 MOON BEHIND THE HILL
033 OH SUSANNA
034 OVER THE WATERFALL
035 RACHEL
036 RED RIVER VALLEY
037 REDBIRD
038 REDWING
039 RICKETT'S HORNPIPE
040 ROSCOE
041 SAINT ANNE'S REEL
042 SENECA SQUARE DANCE
043 SOLDIER'S JOY
044 SOLDIER'S JOY AND JAYBIRD
045 TURKEY IN THE STRAW
046 WALKING IN THE PARLOR
047 WATERBOUND
048 WATERBOUND 2
049 WEDNESDAY NIGHT WALTZ
050 WESTPHALIA WALTZ
051 WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG MAGGIE
052 WHISKEY BEFORE BREAKFAST
053 HOME SWEET HOME (D)
Tracks above issued on album Home Recordings of Old Time Fiddle Tunes
July-December 2017 [4 sessions] Chad Ritchie’s house, NC – The Rocky Face Ramblers (Chad Ritchie [gt], Linda Cabe [banjo], Gary Saunders [bass], Howard Naughton [fiddle])
054 BLACK EYED SUZIE
055 CHINQUAPIN HUNTING
056 DURANG'S HORNPIPE
057 JAYBIRD
058 LITTLE BILLY WILSON
059 RICKETT'S HORNPIPE
060 WALKING IN THE PARLOR
061 DOWN YONDER
062 EBENEZER
063 HANGMAN'S REEL
064 LITTLE DUTCH GIRL
065 BIG SCIOTA
066 BILLY IN THE LOW GROUND
067 DANCE ALL NIGHT
068 DENVER BELLE
069 KANSAS CITY RAILROAD BLUES
070 LIBERTY
071 LORENA
072 MOON BEHIND THE HILL
073 NATURAL BRIDGE BLUES
074 NEW FIVE CENT PIECE
075 ROSCOE
076 SENECA SQUARE DANCE
077 TURKEY IN THE STRAW
078 BRIARPICKER BROWN
079 ANNIE LAURIE
080 FADED LOVE
081 CHINESE BREAKDOWN
082 ELK RIVER BLUES
083 SHOVE THAT PIG'S FOOT
084 WESTPHALIA WALTZ
Tracks above issued on album Rocky Face Ramblers
2021 [live] The Chapel of Rest, Happy Valley, NC - The Brushy Mountain Buddies (Robbie Herman [vcl/gt], Linda Cabe [banjo], Cad Ritchie [fiddle])
085 LONELY TOMBS
086 GOLDEN SLIPPERS
087 TRAVELING THE HIGHWAY HOME
088 COME THOU FOUNT
089 FARTHER ALONG
090 I'LL FLY AWAY
091 OVER IN THE GLORYLAND
092 WHERE THE SOUL NEVER DIES
093 RAINBOW SIGN
094 DOWN IN THE VALLEY TO PRAY
095 SOW 'EM ON THE MOUNTAIN
096 KINGDOM IS COMING
097 CRYING HOLY
098 WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN
099 UNCLOUDY DAY
100 BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
101 GREEN PASTURES
102 HOME SWEET HOME
103 DOWN IN THE VALLEY TO PRAY – VOCAL
Tracks above issued on album At The Chapel
ALBUMS
Rocky Face Ramblers ? Rocky Face Ramblers: Black Eyed Suzie; Chinquapin Hunting; Durang's Hornpipe; Jaybird; Little Billy Wilson; Rickett's Hornpipe; Walking in the Parlor; Down Yonder; Ebenezer; Hangman's Reel; Little Dutch Girl; Big Sciota; Billy in the Low Ground; Dance All Night; Denver Belle; Kansas City Railroad Blues; Liberty; Lorena; Moon Behind the Hill; Natural Bridge Blues; New Five Cent Piece; Roscoe; Seneca Square Dance; Turkey in the Straw; Briarpicker Brown; Annie Laurie; Faded Love; Chinese Breakdown; Elk River Blues; Shove That Pig's Foot; Westphalia Waltz – 20-11-18 Rocky Face Ramblers
Howard Naughton, Linda Cabe ,Chad Ritchie ? Home Recordings of Old-Time Fiddle Tunes: Annie Laurie; Arkansas Traveler; Big Eyed Rabbit; Big Sciota; Bill Cheathum; Billy in the Low Ground Waltz; Buffalo Gals; Camptown Races; Cherokee Shuffle; Cuckoo's Nest; Cumberland Gap; Dance All Night; Darling Nellie Gray; Devil's Dream; Down Yonder; East Tennessee Blues; Ebenezer; Eighth of January; Fisher's Hornpipe; Flop Eared Mule; Fly Around; Forked Deer; Fortune; John Hardy; Leather Britches; Home Sweet Home (C); Liberty; Lorena; Lost Indian; Miller's Reel; Mississippi Sawyer; Moon Behind the Hill; Oh Susanna; Over the Waterfall; Rachel; Red River Valley; Redbird; Redwing; Rickett's Hornpipe; Roscoe; Saint Anne's Reel; Seneca Square Dance; Soldier's Joy; Soldier's Joy and Jaybird; Turkey in the Straw; Walking in the Parlor; Waterbound; Waterbound 2; Wednesday Night Waltz; Westphalia Waltz; When You and I Were Young Maggie; Whiskey Before Breakfast; Home Sweet Home (D) - 20-11-18 Howard Naughton, Linda Cabe and Chad Ritchie
Brushy Mountain Buddies ? At the Chapel: Lonely Tombs; Golden Slippers; Traveling the Highway Home; Come Thou Fount; Farther Along; I'll Fly Away; Over in the Gloryland; Where the Soul Never Dies; Rainbow Sign; Down in the Valley to Pray; Sow 'em on the Mountain; Kingdom Is Coming; Crying Holy; Will the Circle Be Unbroken; Uncloudy Day; Battle Hymn of the Republic; Green Pastures; Home Sweet Home; Down in the Valley to Pray – Vocal – 01-02-22 Brushy Mountain Buddies
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Hollow Rock String Band
Alan Jabbour, *21-06-1942 Jacksonville, Fl, + 13-01-2017
Charles William "Tommy" Thompson, *22-07-1937 St. Albans, + 24-01-2003
Bertram “Bert” Levy, *1941 New York City
Bobbie Thompson +02-1972 (wife of Tommy)
By Henk Scholts
SESSIONS
1968 Durham Studio, Durham, NC – The Hollow Rock String Band (Bobbi Thompson [gt], Tommy Thompson [banjo], Bert Levy [mandolin], Alan Jabbour [fiddle])
001 KITCHEN GIRL Kanawha 311
002 CLOG Kanawha 311
003 WALTZ Kanawha 311
004 DINAH Kanawha 311
005 RICHMOND COTILLION Kanawha 311
006 HOG-EYED MAN Kanawha 311
007 MEDLEY: JOHN BROWN’S MARCH, GREEN FIELDS OF AMERICA, HOP LIGHT LADIES Kanawha 311
008 JAWBONES Kanawha 311
009 BETTY LIKENS Kanawha 311
010 CABIN CREEK Kanawha 311
011 FOLDING DOWN THE SHEETS Kanawha 311
012 MONEY MUSK Kanawha 311
013 DEVIL ON A STOMP Kanawha 311
014 OVER THE WATERFALL Kanawha 311
015 FIDDLER’S DRUNK AND THE FUN’S ALL OVER Kanawha 311
1972 The Recording Laboratory of the Library of Congress, Washington, DC – The Hollow Rock String Band (Jim Watson [gt/ mandolin/ autoharp], Tommy Thompson [banjo], Alan Jabbour [fiddle])
016 SHELVIN' ROCK Rounder 0024
017 THE ROUTE Rounder 0024
018 JENNY LIND POLKA/THE YEARS OF JUBILO Rounder 0024
019 SALLY ANN Rounder 0024
020 ISOM WALTZ Rounder 0024
021 WEST FOLK GALS Rounder 0024
022 LEATHER BRITCHES Rounder 0024
023 RED FOX Rounder 0024
024 SHADY GROVE Rounder 0024
025 WEST VIRGINIA RAG Rounder 0024
026 BOATIN' UP SANDY Rounder 0024
027 BILLY IN THE LOW LAND Rounder 0024
028 GRANNY Rounder 0024
029 ROSE DIVISION Rounder 0024
030 SCHOTTISCHE Rounder 0024
031 WEST VIRGINIA GALS Rounder 0024
032 SHOOTIN' CREEK Rounder 0024
033 BRITISH FIELD MARCH Rounder 0024
034 PEEKABOO WALTZ Rounder 0024
035 SANDY RIVER BELLE Rounder 0024
036 BIRDIE Rounder 0024
1981 Audio Recorders Inc, 4718 38th Avenue NE, Seatle, WA - The Hollow Rock String Band (Sandy Bradley [gt/piano], Tommy Thompson [banjo/gt], Alan Jabbour [fiddle])
037 JOHNNY LOVER'S GONE FF 260
038 SHOES AND STOCKINGS FF 260
039 SALLY ANN JOHNSON FF 260
040 DUCKS IN THE POND FF 260
041 SCHOTTISCHE FF 260
042 LIZA JANE / LIZA JANE FF 260
043 SHORTENING BREAD / EBENEZER FF 260
044 PADDY ON THE TURNPIKE FF 260
045 FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN / GREENFIELD COTILLION FF 260
046 SHOOTING CREEK FF 260
047 LITTLE BROWN HAND FF 260
048 INDIAN NATION FF 260
049 PEEKABOO WALTZ FF 260
050 RAGGED BILL FF 260
ALBUMS
Kanawha 311 Traditional Dance Tunes: Kitchen Girl; Clog; Waltz; Dinah; Richmond Cotillion; Hog-Eyed Man; Medley: John Brown’s March, Green Fields Of America, Hop Light Ladies; Jawbones; Betty Likens; Cabin Creek; Folding Down The Sheets; Money Musk; Devil On A Stomp; Over The Waterfall; Fiddler’s Drunk And The Fun’s All Over – 68 (reissued in 1997 on County CO-CD-2715)
Rounder 0024 The Hollow Rock String Band: Shelvin' Rock; The Route; Jenny Lind Polka/The Years Of Jubilo; Sally Ann; Isom Waltz; West Folk Gals; Leather Britches; Red Fox; Shady Grove; West Virginia Rag; Boatin' Up Sandy; Billy In The Low Land; Granny; Rose Division; Schottische; West Virginia Gals; Shootin' Creek; British Field March; Peekaboo Waltz; Sandy River Belle; Birdie – 74 (reissued in 2004 as part of double CD Alan Jabbour no # Hollow Rock Legacy)
Flying Fish FF 260 Sandy’s Fancy: Johnny Lover's Gone; Shoes And Stockings; Sally Ann Johnson; Ducks In The Pond; Schottische; Liza Jane / Liza Jane; Shortening Bread / Ebenezer; Paddy On The Turnpike; Fire On The Mountain / Greenfield Cotillion ; Shooting Creek; Little Brown Hand; Indian Nation; Peekaboo Waltz; Ragged Bill – 81 (reissued in 2004 as part of double CD Alan Jabbour no # Hollow Rock Legacy)
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Pickard Family
Obediah "Dad" Pickard Beardstown, TN [1874-1954]
Leila May "Mother" Wilson [1885-1972]
Obediah Orlando Pickard jr. [1907-1997]
Ruth Carmen Pickard [1907-1997]
James Phaney "Charlie" Pickard [1914-1970]
Margaret Ann "Little Annie" Pickard [1924-2006]
By Tony Russell, David Epstein, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
31 March 1927 Atlanta, GA-Obed Pickard of Station WSM, Nashville, TN (Obed "Dad" Pickard [vcl/speech-1/jew's harp-3] unknown [gt -2])
O01 143827-1 BURY ME NOT ON THE LONE PRAIRE-2 Col 15141-D/CD D 084
O02 143828-1 KITTY WELLS-2 Col 15141-D
O03 143829-2 WALKING IN THE PARLOR-1-3 Col 15246-D/CD D 084
O04 143830-1 THE OLD GRAY HORSE-1-3 Col 15246-D
2 November 1927 Atlanta, GA-Obed Pickard of Station WSM, Nashville, TN
as above
O05 145080 THE MUSIC OF THE OLD COW BELL unissued
O06 145081 CHINESE BLUES unissued
13 December 1928 ARC Recording Studio, 55 W 16th. St,, New York City
The Pickard Family (Dad [vcl/h/jew's harp], Mom [piano], Bubb [gt], Ruth [vcl])
001 *8398-1-4-5 SHE'LL BE COMIN' 'ROUND THE MOUNTAIN Ba 6311 (13 Others)/CD D 084
002 8399-5 RABBIT IN THE PEA PATCH Ba S-6283 (10 Others)
003 8400-4 DOWN IN ARKANSAS Q.R.S. R 9002 Ba S-6283 (10 Others)
004 8401-4 GET AWAY FROM THAT WINDOW Q.R.S. R 9002 Ba 6311 (15 Others)/CD D 084 US-226
TRIKONT US-0226 BLACK AND WHITE HILLBILLY MUSIC 1920/1930 (GER, 1996)
Tony Russell’s note: *poss. remake 28 December 1928 (Technical Remake or Genuine Session), take 4 and 5 poss.made at this Session
31 January 1929 ARC Recording Studio, 55 W 16th. St.,, New York City - The Pickard Family (Dad [vcl/h/jew's harp-1]. Mom[piano-2], Bubb [gt], Ruth [vcl-3])
005 8513 GOOD-BYE MY HONEY I'M GONE -1-2-3 Ba 6343 (7 Others)/CD D 084
006 8514 BUFFALO GALS -1-2-3 Ba 6371 (8 Others)/CD D 084
007 8515-1 THE LITTLE RED CABOOSE BEHIND THE TRAIN Q.R.S. R 9006 Ba 6371 (9 Others)/LP 102 CD D 084
008 8516* IN THE SHADE OF THE OLD APPLE TREE unissued
VETCO LP 102 SONG OF THE RAILROAD 1924/1932 (1972)
Tony Russell’s note: *Remade 18 February 1929 - technical remake or genuine recording, no takes issued
18 February 1929 ARC Recording Studio, 55 W 16th. St., New York City - The Pickard Family (Dad [vcl/h/jew's harp], Mom [piano], Bubb [gt], Ruth [vcl])
009 8554-2 THOMPSON'S OLD GRAY MULE Q.R.S. R 9002 Ba 6343 (12 Others)
5 April 1929 New York City - The Pickard Family (Dad [vcl/h/jew's harp-1], Mom [piano])
010 8664-1 BIRMINGHAM JAIL Ba 6401 (17 Others)/CD D 084
011 8665-2 BEHIND THE PARLOR DOOR Ba 6434 (5 Others)/CD D 084
012 8666-1 MY OLD BOARDING HOUSE Ba 6401 (11 Others)/CD D 084
013 8667-1 SALLY GOODIN-1 Ba 6434 (5 Others)
26 July 1929 Chicago, IL - The Pickard Family (Dad [vcl/gt/jew's harp]. Mom [piano], Bubb [gt/poss. vcl], Ruth [vcl/poss. gt]) [Tony Russell’s note: Second gt where present may be Ruth
Third vcl where present is Bubb]
014 C-3948-A/B RABBIT IN THE PEA PATCH Br 348 Spt 52071/CD D 084
015 C-3949-B/A DOWN IN ARKANSAS Br 348 Spt 52071/CD D 084
16 September 1928 Chicago, IL- The Pickard Family (Dad [vclk/h/jew's harp-1]. Mom [piano]. Bubb gt/poss. vcl], Ruth[poss. gt/vcl])
016 C-4416-B/A BEHIND THE PARLOR DOOR Br 363
017 C-4417-B/A BUFFALO GALS Br 363
29 October 1929 Chicago, IL- The Pickard Family (Dad [vcl/gt/jew's harp-1].Bubb [gt/vcl-2], Ruth [vcl-3])
018 C-4696-A/B GET ME OUT OF THIS BIRMINGHAM JAIL Br 385 Spt 52068 Au A 22023
019 C-4697-B/A I'LL MEET HER WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN -1-2 -3 Br 385 Au A 22023/CD D 084
4 December 1929 Chicago. IL - The Pickard Family (Dad [vcl/h], Bubb [gt], Unknown [gt], Ruth [vcl], poss. Mom [vcl])
020 C 4793 -A, B, C GET AWAY FROM THE WINDOW Rejected
021 C 4794 -A, B, C THOMPSON'S OLD GRAY MULE Rejected
20 January 1930 Chicago. IL - The Pickard Family (Dad [vcl/h], Bubb [gt], Unknown [gt], Ruth [vcl], poss. Mom [vcl])
022 C 5190-1-2-3 GET AWAY FROM THE WINDOW Rejected
023 C 5191-1-2-3 THOMPSON'S OLD GRAY MULE Rejected
6 February 1930 New York City - The Pickard Family (Dad [[vcl-1], Mom [piano], Bubb [vcl/gt]. Unknown [fiddle-1])
024 9345-3 DOWN IN THE CANE BREAK Do 4585 (2 Others)
025 9346-1-2 ON THE DUMMY LINE-1 Ba 0744 (11 Others)/CD D 084
026 9347-2 GOOD-BYE MR. GREENBACK Do 4547 (3 Others)
027 9348 WHEN YOU WORE A TULIP ARC unissued
11 February 1930 New York City - The Pickard Family (Dad [vcl/h], Bubb [vcl-2/gt], Ruth [vcl-4], Unknown [fiddle-1/gt-3])
028 9354-1-3 BLIND BOY'S LAMENT Ba 0843 (18 Others)/CD D 084
029 9355-1-2 KITTY WELLS Ba 0648 (9 Others)/CD D 084
030 356-2-3 THE OLD GRAY GOOSE IS DEAD -1-2-4 Ba 0744 (10 Others)/CD D 084
14 February 1930 [1st.Session] New York City - The Pickard Family (Dad, Bubb, Ruth, poss Mom [vcl group], unknown [organ])
031 9360 THE CHURCH IN THE WILDWOOD ARC unissued
032 9361-1-2 LIFE'S RAILWAY TO HEAVEN Ba 0679 (7 others)/CD D 084
14 February 1930-[2nd. Session]-New York City - The Pickard Family (Dad [vcl/h], Bubb [vcl/gt], Ruth [vcl])
033 9362-1-2 SHE NEVER CAME BACK Ba 0648 (9 others)
6 June 1930 Chicago. IL- The Pickard Family (Dad [vcl/gt], Bubb [vcl/gt], Ruth or Mom [vcl])
034 C 5825 THE OLD GREY GOOSE IS DEAD Me M 12129 Po P 9049/CD D 084
035 C 5826 SHE NEVER CAME BACK Me M 12129 Po P 9049 Pan 25040/CD D 030CD D 084
BACM CD D 030 PANACHORD LABEL VOL.1 (UK, 2002)
12 June 1930 Chicago, IL- The Pickard Family (Dad [vcl/h], Bubb [vcl/gt], Ruth or Mom [vcl])
036 C 5828 GOODBYE LIZA JANE Rejected
Ca June 1947 Los Angeles, CA - The Pickard Family (poss Dad [vcl/h/jew's harp], Mom [vcl/ vcl solo - 1/piano], Bubb [vcl/gt], Ruth [accordion], Charlie [vcl/gt], Margaret Ann [vcl gt])
037 332 THE PICTURE ON THE WALL - 1 Coast 254/CD D 084
038 333 KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE 253
039 334 HOW MANY BISCUITS CAN YOU EAT Coast 253
040 335 CINDY Coast 253
Ca 5 April 1950 [poss. field recordings] unknown, MEXICO -The Pickard Family
KOLORBAK COMMERCIAL SPOT [BUBB]
UNKNOWN PIANO TUNE
MY LAST MOVING DAY
LEATHER BREECHES
BUBB TELLS A JOKE TO RUTHIE
MY CROSS-EYED BEAU
IT'S THE OLD SONGS THAT LIVE FOREVER
ALL ABOARD FOR TENNESSEE
OBED PICKARD GREETS THE AUDIENCE
WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING HOME
OBED ASKS RUTHIE ABOUT :WAKE NICODEMUS"
WAKE NICODEMUS
BUBB AND RUTHIE REFLECT ON THE "JUBILEE SPIRIT" OF THE SONG
BILL CHEATHAM
BUBB AND RUTHIE GREET THE AUDIENCE
SAVE MOTHER'S PICTURE FROM THE SALE
THE PICKARD FAMILY REFLECT ON LEARNING NEW SONGS
KOLORBAK COMMERCIAL SPOT [BUBB]
Tracks above are Audio Property of Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Nashville, TN
October 1954 Decca Recording Studio, 5505 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA – The Pickard Family
041 L-7954 KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE 9-61602
042 L-7955 TELL ME WHO 9-61602
043 L-7956 FLY LITTLE SPARROW 9-61351
044 L-7957 DEAR EVALEENA (SWEET EVALEENA) 9-61351
September 1957 Los Angeles, CA - The Pickard Family (Bubb [vcl], Charlie [vcl], Ruth [vcl], Margaret Ann [vcl] + Barney Kessel And His Orchestra)
045 LITTLE LIZA JANE MGV-2082
046 WHEN YOU WORE A TULIP AND I WORE A BIG RED ROSE MGV-2082
047 SILVER THREADS AMONG THE GOLD MGV-2082
048 RED WING MGV-2082
049 WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG MAGGIE MGV-2082
050 MAPLE ON THE HILL MGV-2082
051 IN THE GARDEN MGV-2082
052 DOWN IN ARKANSAS MGV-2082
053 THAT OLD GANG OF MINE/SWEET ADELINE/ BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON MGV-2082
054 BIG ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN MGV-2082
055 ROCKIN' ALONE MGV-2082
056 BILLY BOY MGV-2082
057 SEEIN' NELLIE HOME MGV-2082
058 LISTEN TO THE MOCKING BIRD MGV-2082
059 THE OLD RUGGED CROSS MGV-2082
ALBUMS
Verve MGV-2082 The Pickard Family Sings Hits of Yesterday: Little Liza Jane; When You Wore A Tulip And I Wore A Big Red Rose; Silver Threads Among The Gold; Red Wing; When You And I Were Young Maggie; Maple On The Hill; In The Garden; Down In Arkansas; That Old Gang Of Mine / Sweet Adeline / By The Light Of The Silvery Moon; Big Rock Candy Mountain; Rockin' Alone; Billy Boy; Seein' Nellie Home; Listen To The Mocking Bird; The Old Rugged Cross - 58
BACM [UK] CD D 084 Walking In The Parlor: Behind The Parlor Door; Down In Arkansas; Get Away From That Window; I'll Meet Her When The Sun Goes Down; Kitty Wells; Life'S Railway To Heaven; The Old Grey Horse; The Little Red Caboose Behinds The Train; On The Dummy Line; The Picture On The Wall; Walking In The Parlor; She Never Came Back; The Old Gray Goose Is Dead; She'll Be Comin' 'Round The Mountain; Rabbit In The Pea Patch; Buffalo Gals; Birmingham Jail; The Blind Boy's Lament; Bury Me Not On The Lone Praire; Goodbye My Honey; My Old Boarding House - 04
SINGLES
Columbia (1937) Obed Pickard
15141-D Bury Me Not On The Lone Praire / Kitty Wells – 27
15246-D Walking In The Parlor / The Old Gray Horse – 27
Banner (+ many more ARC labels)
6283 Rabbit In The Pea Patch / Down In Arkansas – 01-29
6311 She'll Be Comin' 'Round The Mountain / Get Away From That Window – 02-29
6343 Good-Bye My Honey I'm Gone / Thompson's Old Gray Mule - 29
6371 Buffalo Gals / The Little Red Caboose Behind The Train – 05-29
6401 Birmingham Jail /My Old Boarding House - 29
6434 Behind The Parlor Door / Sally Goodin - 29
Brunswick
348 Rabbit In The Pea Patch / Down In Arkansas - 29
363 Behind The Parlor Door / Buffalo Gals - 29
385 Get Me Out Of This Birmingham Jail / I’ll Meet Her When The Sun Goes Down - 29
Banner (+ many more ARC labels)
0648 Kitty Wells / He Never Came Back - 30
0679 Life's Railway To Heaven / [Frank and James McCravy:] The Resurrection Morning – 05-30
0744 On The Dummy Line / The Old Gray Goose Is Dead - 30
Domino 4547 Good-Bye Mr. Greenback / He Never Came Back
Domino 4585 Down In The Cane Break/ On The Dummy Line
0843 Blind Boy's Lament / [Vernon Dalhart]: Oh Bury Me On The Old Prairie - 30
Melotone M 12129 The Old Grey Goose Is Dead / She Never Came Back Me
Coast (1947)
253 How Many Biscuits Can You Eat / Cindy - 47
254 The Picture On The Wall / Keep On The Sunny Side – 06-47
Coral (1954)
9-61351 Fly Little Sparrow / Dear Evaleena (Sweet Evaleena) - 55
9-61602 Keep On The Sunny Side / Tell Me Who - 55
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Weems Creek Ramblers
SESSIONS
1987 poss. Tom Mindte’s home, Rockville, MD – The Weems Creek Ramblers (Tom Mindte [vcl/gt], Neil Harpe [vcl/banjo], Andy Martin [vcl/fiddle])
001 BEALE STREET BLUES CD-019
002 THE BALTIMORE FIRE CD-019
003 TRAIN ON AN ISLAND CD-019
004 HELL BROKE LOOSE IN GEORGIA CD-019
005 LET ME BE YOUR SIDE TRACK CD-019
006 GIRL I LOVE DON'T PAY ME NO MIND P-013/CD-019
007 MY GAL'S A HIGH BORN LADY P-013/CD-019
008 SAIL AWAY LADIES (DON'T SHEET-ROCK YOUR PATIO) CD-019
009 WHAT MAKES THE ROOSTER CROW CD-019
010 IF I LOSE LET ME LOSE CD-019
011 WILD HOG DOWN IN YONDER WOODS CD-019
012 THE BUM'S HOTEL CD-019
ALBUMS
Patuxent CD-019 Weems Creek Ramblers: Beale Street Blues; The Baltimore Fire; Train on an Island; Hell Broke Loose In Georgia; Let Me Be Your Side Track; Girl I Love Don't Pay Me No Mind; My Gal's a High Born Lady; Sail Away Ladies (Don't Sheet-Rock Your Patio); What Makes the Rooster Crow; If I Lose Let Me Lose; Wild Hog Down In Yonder Woods; The Bum's Hotel – 06-06-99
SINGLES
Patuxent
P 013 My Gal’s A High Born Lady / Girl I Love Don’t Pay Me No Mind – 87 (78 rpm)
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Forty Drop Few / Stone And Sue
Ethan Stone Francis
Candra Sue Francis
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2020 poss. Portland, OR - Francis Minuscule with Dog abd Elliot (Stone Francis [vcl/gt], Candle Sue [vcl], Dog Navarro [banjo], Elliot Kennedy [fiddle])
F01 STAMP IN YOUR SLOT digital single [rel.Nov. 23]
F02 RATTLESNAKE BLUES digital single [rel.Nov. 23]
2022-2023 home recordings, Portland, OR – Stone and Sue (Stone Francis [vcl/gt/ mandolin/ steel/ banjo], Candle Sue [vcl/gt/ tnr banjo] + Elliott Kennedy [fiddle-1], Minoot [cello])
S01 ALTO WALTZ MNT-R 001
S02 SATURDAY NIGHT RUB MNT-R 001
S03 IT'S AWFUL WHAT WHISKEY WILL DO MNT-R 001
S04 TANNER'S RAG MNT-R 001
S05 DAYS ARE BLUE MNT-R 001
S06 SOMETHING' DOIN’ MNT-R 001
S07 PICKING THE GUITAR MNT-R 001
S08 PEEPED THROUGH A CRACK MNT-R 001
S09 BLACK JACK MOONSHINE MNT-R 001
S10 WILL YOU MISS ME, DARLING MISS ME MNT-R 001
S11 ECHOES OF SHENANDOAH VALLEY MNT-R 001
S12 TIPICA POLKA MNT-R 001
S13 DIRTY DOZEN MNT-R 001
S14 WHEN THE BREATH BIDS THE BODY GOODBYE -1 MNT-R 001
S15 STONE AND SUE RAG MNT-R 001
Tracks above issued on album No. 1
Ca 2023 Shaver Studio, Portland, OR – Stone and Sue (Stone Francis, Candle Sue Francis)
S16 CHATTERBOX RAG MNT-R 001
2023 home recordings, Portland, OR – Forty Drop Few
001 MERRY GIRL
002 DOWN IN BALTIMORE
003 PETITE JEAN GALLOP
004 AIN'T NO BETTER NOW
005 FORTY DROP SLIDE
006 SATURDAY NIGHT WALTZ
007 SOMETHIN'S GOIN ON WRONG
008 I'M LEAVIN' TOWN
009 BRUNO'S ORANGE BLOSSOM BREAKDOWN
010 RECKLESS DISPOSITION
011 TELL ME WHO
012 COTTON MILL GIRL
013 MEET HER WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
014 KENTUCKY PLOWBOY MARCH
Tracks above issued on album Somethin’s Goin’ On Wrong
2024 home recordings, Portland, OR - Forty Drop Few (Candra Edwards [vcl/gt], Ethan Francis [vcl/gt/ banjo gt/ bajo], Elliot Kennedy [fiddle], Andrew Oliver [piano])
015 WHAT YA WANT ME TO DO
016 IT WON'T BE LONG NOW
017 ONE HOUR TONIGHT
018 FOR JUST A LITTLE LOVE FROM YOU
019 IF I LET YOU GET AWAY WITH IT ONCE YOU'LL DO IT ALL OF THE TIME
020 DREAMING 'BOUT MY MAN
021 SUGAR LUMP
022 LA LECHE DEL NENE
023 LADIES' QUADRILLE
024 GENTLEMEN'S QUADRILLE
Tracks above issued on album It Won’t Be Long Now
ALBUMS
Minoot MNT-R 001 Number One: Alto Waltz; Saturday Night Rub; It's Awful What Whiskey Will Do; Tanner's Rag; Days Are Blue; Something' Doin’; Picking The Guitar; Peeped Through A Crack; Black Jack Moonshine; Will You Miss Me, Darling Miss Me; Echoes Of Shenandoah Valley; Chatterbox Rag; Tipica Polka; Dirty Dozen; When The Breath Bids The Body Goodbye; Stone and Sue Rag – 08-04-23
Forty Drop Few ? Somethin's Goin’ On Wrong: Merry Girl; Down In Baltimore; Petite Jean Gallop; Ain't No Better Now; Forty Drop Slide; Saturday Night Waltz; Somethin's Goin On Wrong; I'm Leavin' Town; Bruno's Orange Blossom Breakdown; Reckless Disposition; Tell Me Who; Cotton Mill Girl; Meet Her When The Sun Goes Down; Kentucky Plowboy March - 29-09-23
Forty Drop Few ? It Won't Be Long Now: What Ya Want Me To Do; It Won't Be Long Now; One Hour Tonight; For Just A Little Love From You; If I Let You Get Away With It Once You'll Do It All Of The Time; Dreaming 'Bout My Man; Sugar Lump; La Leche Del Nene; Ladies' Quadrille; Gentlemen's Quadrille – 18-04-25
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Bill Moore
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2023 Music Maker Studios, 6742 E Wilson St, Fountain, NC - Bill Moore
001 JUST A COUPLE OF BLUEBERRIES
002 YEAG RAG
003 HILLSBOROUGH
004 BORN TO SIT AND CRY
005 THE NIGHT NEEDS YOUR GENTLE HAND
006 SILK AND STEEL
007 PENNSYLVANIA BLUES
008 OH HONEY
009 DURHAM WOMEN
010 IF YOU PACK YOUR BAGS
011 STANDING IN THE KITCHEN
012 WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING
Tracks above issued on album New Piedmont Style
2024 unknown, NC – Bill Moore
013 BONEYARD BALL digital single [rel. Oct. 4]
014 SAXAPAW digital single [rel. Oct. 4]/ And His Secret Admirers
2025 unknown, NC - Bill Moore and His Secret Admirers (Bill Moore [vcl/gt/ banjo], Sophie Lowry [gt], Stuart “StuBob” MacMillan [bass])
015 LUCEY AND THE GUY
016 BEYOND HERE IS HEARTBREAK
017 DOWNTOWN AT THE MOVIE SHOW
018 WHY DO THEY MAKE US CRY SO
019 SHE MAKE ME TREMBLE
020 SMITTEN
021 F IS FOR FOOL, M IS FOR MERCY
022 FOND MEMORIES
023 I BREAK EASY
024 PALE IMITATION
025 BANJO COOLDOWN (MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD)
026 I HAVEN'T GONE ANYWHERE
027 MOONLIGHT IN THE MIRROR
028 OLD RUGGED CROSS – 03-03-26
Tracks above issued on album Bill Moore and His Secret Admirers
2025 [live] All Day Records, 112 E Main St, Carrboro, NC - Bill Moore, Liam Grant, Grayson McGuire, Devon Flaherty (Bill Moore [vcl/gt], Liam Grant [gt], Devon Flaherty [vcl/banjo], Grayson McGuire [vcl/ fiddle/ gt]
02801 WEEPING WILLOW No. 51
02802 YOU'RE GONNA QUIT ME BLUES No. 51
02803 RAGTIME MILLIONAIRE No. 51
02804 MAL HOMBRE No. 51
02805 HILLSBOROUGH No. 51
02806 SHAKE IT, BREAK IT No. 51
02807 BLACK EYED SUZIE No. 51
02808 OLD SOUTHERN MEDLEY No. 51
02809 MERRY GIRL No. 51
02810 DRY AND DUSTY No. 51
02811 COTTON MILL BLUES No. 51
02812 ANDROSCOGGIN RIVER RAGG No. 51
02813 NEW FIVE CENT PIECE No. 51
ALBUMS
Oboscope OB 0001 New Piedmont Style: Just a Couple of Blueberries; Yeag Rag; Hillsborough; Born to Sit and Cry; The Night Needs Your Gentle Hand; Silk and Steel; Pennsylvania Blues; Oh Honey; Durham Women; If You Pack Your Bags; Standing in the Kitchen; When You Are Traveling – 02-02-24
Annex Blues Society No. 51 Live at All Day Records: Weeping Willow; You're Gonna Quit Me Blues; Ragtime Millionaire; Mal Hombre; Hillsborough; Shake It, Break It; Black Eyed Suzie; Old Southern Medley; Merry Girl; Dry and Dusty; Cotton Mill Blues; Androscoggin River Ragg; New Five Cent Piece – 22-02-26 Bill Moore, Liam Grant, Grayson McGuire, Devon Flaherty
Oboscope ? Bill Moore and His Secret Admirers: Lucey and the Guy; Beyond Here Is Heartbreak; Downtown at the Movie Show; Why Do They Make Us Cry So; She Make Me Tremble; Smitten; F Is for Fool, M Is for Mercy; Fond Memories; I Break Easy; Pale Imitation; Banjo Cooldown (More Precious Than Gold); I Haven't Gone Anywhere; Moonlight in the Mirror; Saxapahaw; Old Rugged Cross – 03-03-26