Across the Blue Ridge #83- From Progressive Bluegrass Back to Bill Monroe, Mountain Music, and Blues

This week we take a fascinating trip … back in time!  We start with some progressive bluegrass from fiddler Michael Cleveland and banjoist Alan Munde, and trace a path back to Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, the Shetland Islands off the coast of Scotland, and African-inspired blues.  Join Paul Brown for an unforgettable selection of music that will have you making new connections and wanting more. 

Playlist

1. Goin' Up Dry Branch
   Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
   Fired Up
    
2. Saro Jane
   Country Gazette
   Hello Operator, This Is Country Gazette
   
   Nothing Is Left But The Blues
   Country Gazette
   Hello Operator, This Is Country Gazette
    
3. Cabin On A Mountain
   Country Gazette
   Hello Operator, This Is Country Gazette
    
4. Cabin In Caroline
   Flatt & Scruggs
   1947-59 Vol. 1
    
5. In The Pines
   Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
   In The Pines
    
6. Break 1 - Done Gone
   Country Gazette
   Hello Operator, This Is Country Gazette
    
7. Uncle Pen
   Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
   In The Pines
    
8. Jenny Lind
   Ed Haley
   Forked Deer (Disc 2)
    
9. Soldier's Joy
   Aly Bain & Tom Anderson
   The Silver Bow: The Fiddle Music of Shetland
    
10. Soldier's Joy
    John Lewis & The Rockbridge Pickers
    Stepping Back In Time
     
11. Goin' Downtown
    Joe Thompson
    Family Tradition
     
12. When The Train Comes Along
    Elizabeth Cotten
    Shake Sugaree
     
13. Break 2 - Boatman Dance
    Elizabeth Cotten
    Shake Sugaree
     
14. I'll Be Coming Home Every Saturday Night
    The Foddrell Brothers
    Patrick County Rag
     
15. Hold Whatcha Got
    Jimmy Martin
    You Don't Know My Mind
     
16. Broken Hearted Blues
    Etta Baker
    One Dime Blues
     
17. Blue Moon Of Kentucky
    Elvis Presley
    Elvis At Sun (Remastered)
     
18. Blue Moon Of Kentucky
    Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
    In The Pines