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When one thinks of the hallowed traditions of bluegrass and old time music, people always mention fiddling. Duet singing, gospel. But what about th...
- Added: Jan 19, 2013
- Length: 06:59
The banjo is a bluegrass iconic instrument. But what about two banjos? Well, that’ll double your pleasure! On the show today, we play some early 19...
Bought by WRGY, WOUB, KKRN, KRZA, KDRP Community Radio and more
- Added: Jan 19, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 12
Towards the beginning, the show plays some philosophical songs. Then, the Gem fo Bluegrass presents the evolution of the song “Take the Hammer.” It...
Bought by WRGY, WOUB, KKRN, KDRP Community Radio, KPVL and more
- Added: Jan 15, 2013
- Length: 58:01
- Purchases: 10
There is a lot of swing-influenced bluegrass on today’s show. The Gem of Bluegrass focuses on the connection between the two idioms, and then we pl...
- Added: Jan 15, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 12
Though it is a music that frequently looks to the past for inspiration, bluegrass has a modern edge. There is plenty of innovation going on in the ...
- Added: Dec 29, 2012
- Length: 07:12
What catches the ear in a song? It could be the beat, or it could be the story. And in some cases, it just could be the words chosen to relate the ...
- Added: Dec 29, 2012
- Length: 05:45
Follow bluegrass and old time music for a while, and you realize that fans and players are tuned into the evolution of the music. The evolution has...
- Added: Dec 29, 2012
- Length: 06:23
Back in the 1930s, Roy Acuff was known as the king of the hillbillies, and then as the king of country music. He led a string band that others emul...
- Added: Dec 26, 2012
- Length: 06:29
In recent bluegrass, there’s been a little bump in the number of songs about war and songs in which war is a metaphor. We play a few as the show op...
- Added: Dec 26, 2012
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 11
One of the earliest types of performing entities in old time music was the brother duet. Rooting in family music, this type of unit had a show-busi...
- Added: Dec 17, 2012
- Length: 07:38
The show opens with songs about money. On the Gem of Bluegrass, we present some new thoughts about duet singing, and its crucial role in bluegrass....
- Added: Dec 17, 2012
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 12
It was a great year for bluegrass music and we play the highlights on this program.
Bought by WRGY, WOUB, KDRP Community Radio, KUCB, KRZA and more
- Added: Dec 07, 2012
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 11
It’s Christmas Time on the Bluegrass Review. We play songs of the season, and mix in reminiscences by bluegrass performers.
- Added: Dec 01, 2012
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 12
Our show today opens with current bluegrass. Then our gem of bluegrass feature focuses on Josh Graves, the player who made the resophonic guitar a ...
- Added: Dec 01, 2012
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 13
They played only a short time till the act ended in 1930. They recorded only about 40 songs, but so many of them have become standards that on a pe...
Bought by KDRP Community Radio
- Added: Nov 14, 2012
- Length: 08:01
- Purchases: 1
Bluegrass to Be Thankful For. It is a show of listener requests of especially meaningful bluegrass, and listeners tell us why the songs are meaning...
- Added: Nov 14, 2012
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 12
ur show opens with a set of coal-related songs, as coal continues to be one of the most appealing topics for bluegrass songwriters. The Gem of Blue...
- Added: Nov 10, 2012
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 12
Towards the opening of the show, we play some songs where lovers part ways, but not before we get a good dose of attitude from one of them. Later, ...
- Added: Nov 03, 2012
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 10
Grayson and Whitter played only a short time till the act ended in 1930. They recorded only about 40 songs, but so many of them have become standar...
- Added: Nov 03, 2012
- Length: 08:01
In the 1940’s Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys recorded an original song called Down the Road. It was just one of many recordings that...
- Added: Oct 25, 2012
- Length: 04:16
Bluegrass is coal country. When you combine the economics and danger of the industry, plus the enormity of the mines and implements used to work th...
Bought by WRGY, KDRP Community Radio, WOUB, KUCB, KRZA and more
- Added: Oct 25, 2012
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 12
Through the 1950’s the Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys act was building momentum. Not only was the act good for bluegrass, it was goo...
Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM/FM-WLHV FM
- Added: Oct 21, 2012
- Length: 06:20
- Purchases: 1
Bluegrass owes a great debt to the blues and we prove it by playing bluegrass versions of blues songs. Our Gem of Bluegrass focuses on the success ...
- Added: Oct 21, 2012
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 12
There are a lot of bluegrass songs where the people in the songs wind up in jail. There are circumstances where people find themselves in emotional...
- Added: Oct 16, 2012
- Length: 06:12
In North America, many people are fascinated with trucks and truck driving. We present two recent songs about truckin’. Our Gem of Bluegrass focuse...
- Added: Oct 16, 2012
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 12
