88.5 WFDD - Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith: Recent Episodes
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The Maddox Brothers and Rose are among the many artists featured on this week’s show. The Alabama siblings migrated to California during the Great Depression. They found work at first picking crops, then made their way onto local radio and became much-loved country and honky-tonk musicians.
Paul Brown collection
This week we cover a lot of audio territory, starting with some powerful fiddling from the early bluegrass era. Hear Paul Warren and Curly Ray Cline, plus the man who influenced them both – Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith of the Grand Ole Opry’s early days. We present a great selection of love songs from old-time mountain, bluegrass, Texas swing and honky-tonk bands -- including the unforgettable Maddox Brothers and Rose – who, with their wild outfits, billed themselves as “America’s Most Colorful Hillbilly Band.” Finally, we offer the soundscape of the late Allen Hart, a quiet master of the old time banjo, a banjo historian, and a master instrument builder. Gain an insight into one of the many “musicians’ musicians” you meet through Across the Blue Ridge – people who may not achieve broad fame, but whose art and dedication earn them the permanent respect of those in the know.
Playlist
- Pretty Polly Ann
Paul Warren
America's Greatest Breakdown Fiddler 2. West Virginia Hornpipe
Van Kidwell
Van Kidwell 3. Duck River
Art Stamper
All Join Hands! 4. Dixon County Blues
Curly Ray Cline
Chicken Reel: The Lonesome Pine Fiddle Sound of Curly Ray Cline 5. Hesitating Blues
Fiddlin' Arthur Smith
Fiddlin' Arthur Smith & His Dixieliners 6. Go And Leave Me If You Wish To
Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys
Great High Mountain 7. Chuck-A-Luck
Kenny Baker & Bobby Hicks
Darkness On The Delta 8. Break 1 - Twinkle Little Star
Paul Warren
America's Greatest Breakdown Fiddler 9. Moonshiner
Red Squirrel Chasers
Shakin' Down The Acorns 10. Polly Put The Kettle On
Dom Flemons
Prospect Hill 11. Destination Love
Lynn Morris Band
You'll Never Be The Sun 12. Gosh I Miss You All The Time
Maddox Brothers & Rose
Volume 2 13. I Can't Go On This Way
Quebe Sisters
Every Which-A-Way 14. Don't Go Out Tonight My Darling
Shady Mountain Ramblers
All Smiles Tonite 15. Shenandoah Valley
Steep Canyon Rangers
Out In The Open 16. Break 2 - Marching Through Georgia
Allen Hart
Old Time Banjo 17. Coal Creek March
Allen Hart
Old Time Banjo 18. All Young
Hart & Blech
A Devil of a Row 19. Chilly Winds
Allen Hart
Old Time Banjo 20. Pretty Polly
Allen Hart
Old Time Banjo 21. Schottische Time
Allen Hart
Old Time Banjo 22. Battle In The Horseshoe
Hart & Blech
A Devil of a Row 23. Josh Thomas' Roustabout
Allen Hart
Old Time Banjo
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atbr #paul warren #curly ray cline #fiddlin’ arthur smith #maddox brothers and rose #allen hart
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Uncle Dave Macon was an uproarious entertainer in the old minstrel show, Vaudeville and medicine show styles, and an early Grand Ole Opry star.
This week, in a rebroadcast of a popular show from May, 2016, we hear a broad selection of music from country music pioneers including Mac Wiseman, Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith, Hazel Dickens, Fred Cockerham, Paul David Smith and Uncle Dave Macon. We’ll sample a couple of songs from a rare field recording of Uncle Dave, one of the first stars of the Grand Ole Opry, made at his home in 1950. Plus… new generations continue the tradition, learning music from a wide range of sources and putting their own stamp on it. Jesse Milnes and Emily Miller sing their interpretation of a Hazel Dickens song, and The Buck Stops Here, an exciting foursome, perform a wonderful hybrid of old time and bluegrass music.
Episode 50 Playlist
- On My Way Back to the Old Home – Bluegrass Album Band
The Bluegrass Compact Disc Vol. 1
Rounder Records 1984 2. Handsome Molly -- Glen Neaves and Roscoe Russell
Music From Grayson And Carroll Counties, Virginia
Smithsonian Folkways 1962 3. Bill Cheatham – Scott Freeman
Fiddle Favorites
Independent Release 2013 4. Step Back Cindy – Fred Cockerham, Kyle Creed & Bobby Patterson
Brandywine Mountain Music Convention #1
Rounder 1974 5. Mixed Blues – Dock Boggs & Mike Seeger
Dock Boggs: His Folkways Years, Vol. 1
Smithsonian Folkways 1998 6. Danville Girl – Dock Boggs
Dock Boggs Country Blues
Revenant Records 1997 7. BREAK 1
Gailanne’s Tune – The Buck Stops Here
The Buck Stops Here
Independent Release 2015 8. Goin’ Up On A Mountain – The Buck Stops Here
The Buck Stops Here
Independent Release 2015 9. My Better Years – Emily Miller & Jesse Milnes
Jesse Milnes & Emily Miller The Deep End Sessions Vol. 2
Deep End Sessions 2015 10. Don’t Bother To Cry – Hazel Dickens
A Few Old Memories
Rounder Records 1987 11. Don’t Let Your Sweet Love Die – Mac Wiseman
Mac Wiseman Early Dot Recordings Vol. 3
County/MCA 1992 12. Going Down To Maysville – Paul David Smith
Devil Eat the Groundhog
Rounder Records 1999 13. Money Musk – Snake Chapman
Walnut Gap
Rounder Records 1999 14. High On A Mountain – Snake Chapman
Walnut Gap
Rounder Records 1999 15. BREAK 2
Cincinnati Rag – Jeff Little
Made In The Blue Ridge
Independent Release 2014 16. Over the Mountain – Uncle Dave Macon
Travelin’ Down The Road
County Records 1995 17. Rabbit In The Pea Patch – Uncle Dave Macon
Uncle Dave At Home
Spring Fed Records 2013 18. Bully Of The Town – Uncle Dave Macon
Uncle Dave At Home
Spring Fed Records 2013 19. Diamonds in the Dust – Steep Canyon Rangers
Radio
Rounder 2016 20. Till The End Of The World Rolls Round – The Earls of Leicester
The Earls Of Leicester
Rounder Records 2014 21. Smith’s Rag -- Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith & His Dixieliners
Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith & His Dixieliners
County 2002
atbr #mac wiseman #fiddlin’ arthur smith #hazel dickens #fred cockerham #paul david smith #uncle dave macon
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Uncle Dave Macon was an uproarious entertainer in the old minstrel show, Vaudeville and medicine show styles, and an early Grand Ole Opry star.
This week we hear a broad selection of music from country music pioneers including Mac Wiseman, Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith, Hazel Dickens, Fred Cockerham, Paul David Smith and Uncle Dave Macon. We’ll sample a couple of songs from a rare field recording of Uncle Dave, one of the first stars of the Grand Ole Opry, made at his home in 1950. Plus … new generations continue the tradition, learning music from a wide range of sources and putting their own stamp on it. Jesse Milnes and Emily Miller sing their interpretation of a Hazel Dickens song, and The Buck Stops Here, an exciting foursome, perform a wonderful hybrid of old time and bluegrass music.
Episode 21 Playlist
- On My Way Back to the Old Home – Bluegrass Album Band
The Bluegrass Compact Disc Vol. 1
Rounder Records 1984 2. Handsome Molly -- Glen Neaves and Roscoe Russell
Music From Grayson And Carroll Counties, Virginia
Smithsonian Folkways 1962 3. Bill Cheatham – Scott Freeman
Fiddle Favorites
Independent Release 2013 4. Step Back Cindy – Fred Cockerham, Kyle Creed & Bobby Patterson
Brandywine Mountain Music Convention #1
Rounder 1974 5. Mixed Blues – Dock Boggs & Mike Seeger
Dock Boggs: His Folkways Years, Vol. 1
Smithsonian Folkways 1998 6. Danville Girl – Dock Boggs
Dock Boggs Country Blues
Revenant Records 1997 7. BREAK 1
Gailanne’s Tune – The Buck Stops Here
The Buck Stops Here
Independent Release 2015 8. Goin’ Up On A Mountain – The Buck Stops Here
The Buck Stops Here
Independent Release 2015 9. My Better Years – Emily Miller & Jesse Milnes
Jesse Milnes & Emily Miller The Deep End Sessions Vol. 2
Deep End Sessions 2015 10. Don’t Bother To Cry – Hazel Dickens
A Few Old Memories
Rounder Records 1987 11. Don’t Let Your Sweet Love Die – Mac Wiseman
Mac Wiseman Early Dot Recordings Vol. 3
County/MCA 1992 12. Going Down To Maysville – Paul David Smith
Devil Eat the Groundhog
Rounder Records 1999 13. Money Musk – Snake Chapman
Walnut Gap
Rounder Records 1999 14. High On A Mountain – Snake Chapman
Walnut Gap
Rounder Records 1999 15. BREAK 2
Cincinnati Rag – Jeff Little
Made In The Blue Ridge
Independent Release 2014 16. Over the Mountain – Uncle Dave Macon
Travelin’ Down The Road
County Records 1995 17. Rabbit In The Pea Patch – Uncle Dave Macon
Uncle Dave At Home
Spring Fed Records 2013 18. Bully Of The Town – Uncle Dave Macon
Uncle Dave At Home
Spring Fed Records 2013 19. Diamonds in the Dust – Steep Canyon Rangers
Radio
Rounder 2016 20. Till The End Of The World Rolls Round – The Earls of Leicester
The Earls Of Leicester
Rounder Records 2014 21. Smith’s Rag -- Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith & His Dixieliners
Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith & His Dixieliners
County 2002
mac wiseman #fiddlin’ arthur smith #hazel dickens #fred cockerham #paul david smith #uncle dave macon #jesse milnes and emily miller #the buck stops here
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