This Week on the Front Porch

This week on the Front Porch brings exciting news! The Peter Rowan and Tony Rice Quartet are officially signed for the January 19th Front Porch concert. Opening the night will be local favorites Bawn in the Mash. It should be a great night.

We will be playing quite a bit of Rowan and Rice in the weeks to come but I'm celebrating right out of the gate with a set from the guys!

FIRST HOUR

1. Of course I always open with Nickel Creeks' "Old Cold Coffee on the Dashboard".

2. Peter Rowan and Tony Rice Quartet with "The Sunny Side of the Mountain" from their 2006 Rounder Release Quartet.

3. From his 1970 release Guitar Tony Rice does "Freeborn Man".

Check Out Tony playing "Freeborn Man in this Youtube video.

4. Back to Peter Rowan as he does the title cut from his album Dust Bowl Children.

5. Closing out the opening set with another from Peter Rowan and Tony Rice. This time its from their first Quartet album You Were There For Me with "Wild Mustang".

6. The Tony Rice Unit backs me up in the break with "Jerusalem Ridge" from the 2000 Rounder Release Unit of Measure.

On November 29 Swiss natives The Kruger Brothers come to Murray, KY to perform Music from the Spring: A Romantic Serenade for Banjo, Guitar, Bass & Orchestra with the Murray State Orchestra. You can read more about the Kruger Bothers, this show, their music and their upcoming release The Suite at www.krugerbrothers.com.

This set presents a sampling of the Kruger Brothers work over the years.

7. The Kruger Brothers with "Carolina in the Fall" from their 2002 Double Time Music Release Up 18 North.

8. Jens Kruger does "Cork Harbor" from his 1999 album The Bridge.

9. Back to The Kruger Brothers with the Dylan cover "Don't Think Twice" from their 1998 release Travel the Gravel.

10. and 11. From Jens Krugers' 1998 album Profile we have two instrumentals including "Slow Lights" and "Piney Creek".

Take a look at The Kruger Brothers as they Play Up 18 North at the Owensboro, KY ROMP Fest in 2005.




11. In September Jim Lauderdale released his 16th album, his third with Yep Roc Records. Bluegrass Diaries presents Lauderdale's forceful voice in front of well penned bluegrass songs that share both a traditional and progressive attitude. "This is the Last Time I'm Ever Gonna Hurt" is the rousing opening cut on the album that features 11 Lauderdale originals. www.jimlauderdale.com.

12. Floyd County, Kentucky native Tommy Webb checks in with "If It Weren't For Bluegrass Music" from his brand new release Eastern Kentucky.

13. The Stanley Brothers bring us "Hey, Hey, Hey" from their 1961 release Sing the Songs They Like the Best.

14. This Flatt & Scruggs album offers up music recorded between 1948 and 1950. Foggy Mountain Breakdown is a 2001 release from Country stars and we hear My Little Girl in Tennessee.

Check out this great Flatt & Scruggs video of the fellas playing the Randy Lynn Rag!





15. The final cuts of the first hour, "Alabama Jubilee" and "Fog Rolling Over The Glen", comes from David Griers' album Freewheeling.