Sunday Video 12-pack 06-08-08

1. Bad Livers - "Turpentine Willie" - 08:54
The true story of "Turpentine Willie" as told by Mark Rubin and Danny Barnes of Bad Livers during a performance recorded at the Pr The true story of "Turpentine Willie" as told by Mark Rubin and Danny Barnes of Bad Livers during a performance recorded at the Prism Coffeehouse in Charlottesville, Virginia on Nov. 23, 1999. "Turpentine Willie" is from the Bad Livers album Horses in the Mine released in 1994 by Quarterstick/Touch and Go Records.

2. The Seldom Scene 1979 - "Rider" - 08:23
Members of the 1979 Seldom Scene: John Duffey (Mandolin), Ben Eldridge (Banjo), Mike Auldridge (Dobro), Phil Rosenthal (Guitar), & Members of the 1979 Seldom Scene: John Duffey (Mandolin), Ben Eldridge (Banjo), Mike Auldridge (Dobro), Phil Rosenthal (Guitar), & Tom Gray (Bass)

3. The Del McCoury Band - "1952 Vincent Black Lightning" - 09:35
The Del McCoury Band sing 1952 Vincent Black Lightning on the All Star Bluegrass Celebration DVD. Recorded at the Ryman Auditorum The Del McCoury Band sing 1952 Vincent Black Lightning on the All Star Bluegrass Celebration DVD. Recorded at the Ryman Auditorum in Nashville, TN

4. Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band @ Farm Aid - 24:37

5. Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Willie Nelson, Townes Van Zandt - 07:31
From ACL Townes Van Zandt Tribute show

6. Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan - "Pancho and Lefty" - 04:38
A Dylan/Nelson duet of a Townes van Zandt song at Willie Nelson's 60th birthday celebration. If you like this video you will like A Dylan/Nelson duet of a Townes van Zandt song at Willie Nelson's 60th birthday celebration. If you like this video you will like Bob Dylan's version of "Hard Times" from the same concert.

7. Abigail Washburn in Lancaster - "Sometimes" - 02:49
Bluegrass singer Abigail Washburn performs at the Chameleon Club in Lancaster, Pa. in September of 2005.

8. Nashville Acoustic All Stars - "Speed Bump" - 04:17
Recorded at the Polish Club (Hooray!) Kirkcaldy, F Nashville Acoustic All Stars Casey Driesen, Noam Pikelny, and Rob Ickes.

9. Mark Dvorak - "it'll be better" - 06:46
Chicago Arts Partnership in Education CAPE at Bills Blues in Evanston IL

10. The Coal Porters - "Final Wild Son" - 02:14
Ex-Long Ryder Sid Griffin leads his bluegrass band through a Long Ryder classic.

11. Sierra Hull - "Daybreak in Dixie" - 03:18
Sierra Hull and her band performing "Daybreak in Dixie" at the 2007 International Bluegrass Music Association's World of Bluegrass Sierra Hull and her band performing "Daybreak in Dixie" at the 2007 International Bluegrass Music Association's World of Bluegrass showcase.

12. Marah (acoustic) - "Barstool Boys" - 03:24
Dave Bielanko and Christine Smith - Barstool Boys -

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Bad Livers - "Git Them Pretty Girls" from Delusions of Banjer

In 1990 Danny Barnes hooked up with fellow Austin, TX musicians Mark Rubin and Ralph White to create an incredible 14-track gem that was released on the Quarterstick label. This was the very first Bad Livers album that led to 5 more incredible offerings from these bluegrass/americana hipsters.

Delusions of Banjer burns out of the gate as a true bluegrass album complete with the amazing handywork of Danny Barnes on guitar and banjo and Mark Rubin's big boppin, slap happy, right-on-time bass with Ralph White's incredibly relevant fiddle work working over top of it all. Then during track three you realize that this is not a typical bluegrass album as a big fat Tuba joins the rythym section... and it's fabulous!


I am offering up the hopping "Git Them Pretty Girls" this morning.

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The Seldom Scene - "Hit Parade of Love" from Live at the Cellar Door - 1975

The Seldom Scene recorded some incredible albums in the early to mid-'70s that led up to Live at the Cellar Door, an incredible set of 23 songs from the band's broad repertoire. This is the Seldom Scene at their very best... good music, very tight as a band and a lot of fun. Live at the Cellar Door is a progressive bluegrass classic, and sounds as fresh and alive today as it did in 1975. I pulled a playful and hopping "Hit Parade of Love" as a great example of how much fun these guys were having at the time... even when banjoist Ben Eldridge drops his pick twice during the song.

This version of the Scene includes Mike Auldridge on Dobro and Vocals, John Duffey on Mandolin and Vocals, Ben Eldridge on Banjo, Tom Gray on Bass, John Starling on Guitar and Vocals.

Aaron McDaris - "Draggin My Heart Around" from First Time Around - 2006

McDaris has played bluegrass music professionally for twelve years. He started out with Second Exit for three years, before a three-year stint with New Tradition. From there he joined the Larry Stephenson. McDaris joined The Grascals in December of 2006.

In 2005 McDaris recorded this little jewel of bluegrass music and the project was released on Pinecastle Records. It's still available and I highly recommend you to add this to your collection if you are a bluegrass music fan.

Crooked Still - "When I First Came To This Country" from Still Crooked - 2008

These guys will release their new album "Still Crooked" on June 24th. The new album was recorded at Allaire Studios in Shokan, New York. For a detailed day by day account of how the recording process took shape check out playthebassdrivethebus.blogspot.com.

They are currently finishing up a tour of Denmark and Ireland, and then make their way back to the US for dates in California, Nashville, New England, the Northwest, and much much more! They have a new lineup since their last album, featuring Tristan Clarridge and Brittany Haas, who premiered with the band back in January in New York City. Visit the tour page of their website for all the tour details.

Music From The Front Porch 06-07-08

Image via WikipediaThis morning we have music old and new, orginal and covers and everything from bluegrass to americana. Artisits like The Weepies, Tony Rice, Tim O'Brien, Lucinda Williams, The Steeldrivers, J.D. Crowe, Abigail Washburn, The Seldom Scene, The Infamous Stringdusters, and Crooked Still.

You can listen online at www.wkms.org or, if you are local:

• 91.3 in Murray, KY
• 92.1 in Paducah, KY
• 105.1 in Madisonville, KY
• 99.5 in Paris, TN

Stick around, we roll at 10:04 AM CST until 1:00 PM CST