Across the Blue Ridge #145- Blues In Old-Time and Bluegrass Music, and Vice-Versa

Thrill to the slides, syncopations and flatted notes of the blues … in old-time, bluegrass and country music.  These styles are all closely intertwined, but a lot of the time, that truth can simply glide by as we listen. This hour, ATBR host Paul Brown pulls some great blues, bluegrass and old-time cuts from the library, and guides us along a fascinating path. We'll also hear parlor-style music in the hands of an African-American country guitarist. Lots of historical and musical connections this week on Across the Blue Ridge. 

Playlist

1. Southern Ramble
   Ralph Blizard & The New Southern Ramblers
   Southern Ramble
   Rounder
    
2. Country Blues
   Dock Boggs
   Country Blues
   Revenant
    
3. Mixed Blues
   Dock Boggs
   Folkways Years 1963-68 V.1
   Smithsonian Folkways
    
4. Logan County Blues
   Fred Cockerham
   Music From Round Peak
   Heritage
    
5. Got The Blues
   Turner & Lynn Foddrell
   The Foothill Blues
   Turner Foddrell
    
6. Break 1 - King Edward's Blues
   King Edward Smith
   A Century of Heritage Guitar Music V.1
   Crooked Road
    
7. But On The Other Hand Baby
   Etta Baker
   One Dime Blues
   Rounder
    
8. Police Dog Blues
   John Jackson
   Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
   Arhoolie
    
9. Ryland Spencer
   Fed Cockerham & Paul Sutphin
   Music From Round Peak
   Heritage
    
10. Six White Horses
    Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
    Mule Skinner Blues
    BMG RCA
     
11. Goin' Downtown
    Joe Thompson
    Family Tradition
    Rounder
     
12. Lonesome Road Blues
    Paul Brown
    ATBR recording
     
13. Break 2 - Natural Bridge Blues
    Fred Cockerham
    Music From Round Peak
    Heritage
     
14. Left All Alone Again Blues
    Lowe Stokes & his North Georgians
    Old-Time Mountain Blues
    County
     
15. New Carroll County Blues #1
    Narmour & Smith
    Old-Time Mountain Blues
    County
     
16. FareYou Well, My Darling
    Elizabeth Cotton
    Shake Sugaree
    Smithsonian Folkways
     
17. Soldier's Joy
    Joe Thompson & Tommy Thompson
    Black Banjo Songsters of NC & VA
    Smithsonian Folkways
     
18. Natural Bridge Blues
    Lefty Hall with the Blue Ridge Mountain Boys
    WPAQ: The Voice Of The Blue Ridge Mountains
    Rounder
     
19. Get Up And Do Right
    Alice Gerrard & Beverly Smith
    The Cherry Tree
    Alice Gerrard & Beverly Smith