Category Archives: Bluegrass

Why I Cancelled Barbara Martin Stephens

Posted on August 30, 2018 by cousinlynn953

I’ve been wondering whether I needed to explain this at all, but I did mention it on air, so if anyone is curious, this is what happened: Barbara Martin Stephens lived with Jimmy Martin from 1953 to 1966, and had … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Hillbilly Journal, Radio Talk | Tagged Barbara Martin Stephens, Berkshire Mountains Bluegrass Festival, Bill Anderson, Bill Monroe, Don't Give Your Heart to a Rambler, Handsome Ladies, Hillbilly at Harvard, Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival, Jimmy Martin, Ken Irwin, Melissa Monroe, Oscar Fields, Ricky Skaggs, The Boston Globe, The Grand Ole Opry, The Seldom Scene, Thelma Fields, Tom Piazza | 1 Comment

Bluegrass and Cajun at the Lowell Folk Festival

Posted on July 30, 2018 by cousinlynn953

Big Country Bluegrass Inertia, more than anything else, has kept Dr Janie and me from the annual Lowell Folk Festival. It’s free (well, after you pay for parking), festive, with a great variety of music and food (the music is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Cajun Music, Hillbilly Journal | Tagged Big Country Bluegrass, Chris Stafford, Cody Lafleur, Dave Evans, Eddie Gill, Jimmy Martin, Jimmy Trivette, Jo Vidrine, Joel Savoy, John Treadway, Kyle Huval, Kyle Huval and the Dixie Club Ramblers, Lowell Folk Festival, Lowell National Historical Park, Mitch Schexnayder, Teresa Sells, Tim Laughlin, Tommy Sells, Tony King, Valcour Records | 4 Comments

Southern Rail in Framingham

Posted on July 25, 2018 by cousinlynn953

Friday, June 29th the Framingham Concerts on the Green series began with old friends of Hillbilly at Harvard, Southern Rail, now celebrating their 40th year playing bluegrass and gospel in New England. Aside from the Joe Val Festival, it’s rare … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Country News | Tagged Earl Scruggs, Framingham MA, Jim Muller, John Tibert, Rich Stillman, Sharon Horovitch, Smuttynose Bluegrass Festival, Southern Rail | Leave a comment

Talkin’ about Trains

Posted on June 8, 2018 by cousinlynn953

The High 48s Bluegrass Band Back on the May 26th show I rediscovered the 2014 album of train songs, called Great Northern Railroad, from a band called The High 48s, a slim cardboard volume hiding amidst the plastic jewel boxes … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Country History, Hillbilly History, Hillbilly Journal, Radio Talk | Tagged Baltimore and Ohio, Becky Schlegel, Capitol Limited, Charlie Poole, Cosmo Cavicchio, David Davis, Ed McMann, Eric Christopher, Friendship Train, Giffords Ice Cream, Jim Walsh, Jon Chase, Merci Train, National Limited, Quarante et huit, riding the blind, riding the rods, Rounder Records, The Forty and Eight, The High 48s Bluegrass Band | 6 Comments

‘Maple Sugar’, Sweetheart!

Posted on May 11, 2018 by cousinlynn953

Last Saturday (5May) on a whim I played an instrumental version of the fiddle tune ‘Maple Sugar’ (sans fiddle) from White Mountain Bluegrass, and mentioned that the first version I recalled was from Doc Williams, “with words.” As it turns … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Country History, Hillbilly Journal, Songwriting | Tagged 'Maple Sugar Sweetheart', 'Maple Sugar', Chickie Williams, Dave Palmater, Doc Williams, Hank LaRiviere (Hank Rivers), Lonesome Lefty's Scratchy Attic, Rupert House, Tom Towle, Ward Allen, White Mountain Bluegrass, WWVA | 2 Comments

The 2018 Joe Val Festival

Posted on April 2, 2018 by cousinlynn953

For bluegrass-country fans here in New England, Presidents’ Day weekend means Joe Val Weekend. The substitution is fine with me, as the elevation of the third weekend in February to just another Monday day off meant the nation quickly forgot … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Hillbilly Journal, Neat Pics, Old-Timey | Tagged Alan Bibey, Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters, Art Schatz, Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith, Atira Otsuka, Bela Fleck, Berklee Bluegrass Amalgamation, Bill Keith, Bobby Britt, Boston Bluegrass Union, Bryan Sutton, C. J. Lewandowski, Caleb Klauder, Charles Sawtelle, Charlie Poole, Chris Jones, Claire Lynch, Clayton Campbell, Dallas Frazier, Dan Eubanks, David Davis and the Warrior River Boys, Don Reno, Doyle Lawson, Eddie Adcock, Eric L, Eric Levenson, George Jones, Greg Cahill, Hot Rize, IIIrd Tme Out, J.D. Williams, James King, Jason Burleson, Jasper Lorentzen, Jerome Brown, Jerry Cole, Jesse Brock, Jesse Langlais, Jim Orchard, Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, Josh 'Jug' Rinkel, Josie Toney, Justen Haynes, Keith McKinnon, Laura Orshaw, Lester Flatt, Martha Adcock, Marty Hays, Mike Barber, Nadine Landry, Nick Dumas, Nick Forster, Patuxent Music, Pete Kuykendall, PeteWernick, Phil Barker, Phil Leadbetter, Phil Leadbetter and the All-Stars of Bluegrass, Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers, Red Smiley, Red Wine, Reeb Willms, Rick Faris, Robert Greer, Roger Williams, Russell Moore, Stephen ('Sammy') Lind, Steve Dilling, Steve Gulley, Tara Linhardt, The Beantown Buckaroos, The Countruy Gentlemen, The Foghorn Stringband, The Gibson Brothers, The Po' Ramblin' Boys, The Special Consensus, Tim O'Brien, Tom Gray, Town Mountain, Wayne Benson, Zach Smith | Leave a comment

2018 Joe Val Festival: IIIrd Tyme Out, David Davis, and more!

Posted on January 31, 2018 by cousinlynn953

Just a few miles west on Route 9 from our home on the river in Saxonville, at the junction with the Mass Pike, is the hotel our kids used to call ‘The Castle’, the Sheraton in Framingham. And fortunately for … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Country Calendar | Tagged Boston Bluegrass Union, David Davis and the Warrior River Boys, Joe Val, Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out, Sheraton Hotel Framingham | 2 Comments

Becky Buller Live on January 20th!

Posted on January 19, 2018 by cousinlynn953

That’s right, fiddler and singer Becky Buller and her hot-pickin’ band will be at the former National Heritage Museum (now the unmemorably-named Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library) this Saturday, January 20th, sponsored of course by the Boston Bluegrass Union. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Country Calendar, HA'pennings, Radio Talk | Tagged Becky Buller, Daniel Boner, Daniel Hardin, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Ellen Hayes, Eric Levenson, IAMA, IBMA, Josh Williams, Laura Orshaw, Michael Bean, Nate Lee, Ned Luberecki, Rhonda Vincent, Ricky Skaggs, Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out, SPBGMA, Steve Watt, The Becky Buller Band, The Boston Bluegrass Union, Tony Watt, True Life Bluegrass | Leave a comment

Rare Stanley Brothers Radio Transcription—You Can Help Save It!

Posted on January 17, 2018 by cousinlynn953

Yesterday, this note arrived from audio engineer Frank Cunningham: Hi Lynn, your listeners might find this interesting: Bristol, VA/Tenn. (January 10, 2018) – A rare transcription disc containing a live broadcast performance of The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Country History, Country News, Radio Talk | Tagged Farm and Fun Time, Frank Cunningham, The Birthplace of Country Music Museum, The Stanley Brothers, Virginia Association of Museums, WCYB | Leave a comment

Hits and Misses 5

Posted on June 9, 2017 by cousinlynn953

Continuing this occasional department. Previous entries: H&M 1; 2; 3; 4 • Tom Ewing: Adventures of a Bluegrass Boy (2016, Patuxent Music) I can’t do more than to quote Tom Ewing himself: Between 1986 and 1996, while I was one … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Hits and Misses | Tagged Bill Monroe, Patuxent Music, Tom Ewing, Tom Mindte | 1 Comment

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Category Archives: Bluegrass

Why I Cancelled Barbara Martin Stephens

Bluegrass and Cajun at the Lowell Folk Festival

Southern Rail in Framingham

Talkin’ about Trains

‘Maple Sugar’, Sweetheart!

The 2018 Joe Val Festival

2018 Joe Val Festival: IIIrd Tyme Out, David Davis, and more!

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Rare Stanley Brothers Radio Transcription—You Can Help Save It!

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