Category Archives: Bluegrass

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

Another Excellent Joe Val Festival!

Posted on March 3, 2017 by cousinlynn953

NOTE: For higher-resolution versions of the photographs, go to Flickr, HERE. (They won’t be super high, because with my Rebel T2i-Tamron 18-270 combination, I still needed to shoot at 3200 ISO, but they will be better than the ones that … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Follow-ups, Hillbilly Journal, Radio Talk | Tagged Adam Haynes, Ashby Frank, Barry Bales, Becky Buller, Bill Monroe, Blue Highway, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Catherine "BB" Bowness, Charlie Cushman, Curly Seckler, Curt Chapman, Daniel Boner, Daniel Hardin, Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass, Danny Roberts, David Benedict, Don Reno and Red Smiley, Don Rigsby, Doyle Lawson, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Dudley Connell, Dustin Pyrtle, Eli Johnston, Ellie Hakanson, Eric Troutman, Evan Murphy, Flashback, Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen, Gaven Largent, Gerry Katz, Greg Blake, Guy Clark, Harley Allen, J.D. Crowe and the New South, Jake Tullock, James King, Jamie Johnson, Jason Burleson, Jeff Scroggins and Colorado, Jerry Douglas, Joe Dean, Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers, John Bryan, Johnny Warren, Josh Graves, Josh Swift, Kristin Scott Benson, Laura Orshaw, Lester Flatt Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, Mark Delaney, Mile Twelve, Nate Lee, Nate Sabat, Ned Luberecki, Paul Warren, Phil Leadbetter, Richard Bennett, Rob Ickes, Ryan Paisley, Shawn Camp, Shawn Lane, Southern Mountain Boys, Stan Zdonick, Stephen Burwell, Stuart Wyrick, T.J. Lundy, Terry Eldredge, Terry Smith, The Becky Buller Band, The Earls of Leicester, The Grascals, Tim Stafford, Tom Adams, Tristan Scroggins, Wayne Taylor | 1 Comment

The 32nd Annual Joe Val Bluegrass Festival!

Posted on February 9, 2017 by cousinlynn953

From the Boston Bluegrass Union— Join the Boston Bluegrass Union and celebrate the legacy of the late Joe Val with three big days of indoor bluegrass at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel. We have a great lineup of national and regional … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass | Tagged Boston Bluegrass Union, Joe Val Bluegrass Festival | 3 Comments

HA’pennings: The Gibson Brothers Returning January 21st

Posted on January 12, 2017 by cousinlynn953

Boston-area favorites The Gibson Brothers will be at the Boston Bluegrass Union‘s regular venue in Lexington on the 21st. The BBU still calls it the National Heritage Museum, though it is now the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Country Calendar | Tagged Boston Bluegrass Union, National Heritage Museum, Sumptious Studio B, The Gibson Brothers, The Seth Sawyer Band | Leave a comment

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Category Archives: Bluegrass

Talkin’ about Trains

‘Maple Sugar’, Sweetheart!

The 2018 Joe Val Festival

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

Becky Buller Live on January 20th!

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

Hits and Misses 5

Another Excellent Joe Val Festival!

The 32nd Annual Joe Val Bluegrass Festival!

HA’pennings: The Gibson Brothers Returning January 21st

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