Across the Blue Ridge #115 - Fabulous Fiddlers, Love Songs, and a Quiet Banjo Master

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

1. 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