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Featuring the cream of the Folkways bluegrass crop (and what a crop it is), this hour-plus collection stars many giants of the genre: Bill Monroe ("Get Up John"), Red Allen ("Live and Let Live"),... more

Here are 60 years of shining bluegrass moments for the mandolin, drawn from Rebel's rich and abundant archive (and from Rebel's sister label County Records). Includes "Old Town," "Florida Blues,"... more

Ralph Stanley, Don Reno, J.D. Crowe, Bill Emerson and Sonny Osborne are among the influential pickers showcased on this 16-track compilation that includes such universally admired pieces as Home... more

Collected in the mountain country of southwestern Virginia by Eric H. Davidson, Paul Newman, and Caleb E. Finch, this recording focuses specifically on the string band music of Grayson and Carroll... more

Twenty classic Bluegrass hits from legends of the music. Artists include Stanley Brothers, Mac Wiseman, the Country Gentlemen, Del McCoury, Tony Rice and many more!

The third release in the True Bluegrass series is a major-league bargain—and there are no minor-league pickers here! You'll hear favorites like Orange Blossom Special and Wildwood Flower as you hear... more

A low priced collection featuring 20 uplifting bluegrass gospel songs from greats like the Stanley Brothers, Larry Sparks, Don Reno and Benny Martin.

You'd have to think Mick and Keith would get a major kick out of these bluegrass renditions of "Brown Sugar," "Paint It Black," "Ruby Tuesday," "Wild Horses," "19th Nervous Breakdown," "Angie,"... more

The past 50 years have given bluegrass fans so many memorable recordings to treasure-how could anyone hope to gather all those classics? Well, this 100-song helping will get you well on your way with... more

Be warned! This album contains explosive jams, breathtaking solos and mystifying breakdowns in which you are guaranteed to loose yourself. Tracks: "Kashmir," "Black Dog," "All My Love."

Includes performances by bluegrass greats such as Ralph Stanley, Rhonda Vincent and the Seldom Scene. Songs include "I'll Fly Away," "Drivin' Nails," "When the Saints Go Marching In," "Swing Low,... more

Smithsonian Folkways takes you to the heart of Appalachia for 38 vintage string-band sides—76 minutes on one CD! Includes "Red Bird" Clark Kessinger; "Bonaparte's Retreat" Mike Seeger; "Sally in the... more

More than 40 years of classic Folkways recordings distilled down to one 28-track CD: Roving Gambler Country Gentlemen; Sitting on Top of the World Doc Watson; Watson's Blues Bill Monroe/Doc Watson;... more

Includes "Prophet Admiration," "I Need Jesus," "Housewives' Prayer," "The Lifeguard," "Amazing Grace," "The Prettiest Flowers," "Take a Little Time for Jesus" and more! Rebel.

Includes Strawberry Fields Forever; Can't Buy Me Love; Hard Day's Night; She Loves You; Ticket to Ride; Hey Jude, and more.

Featuring amazing bluegrass tribute to: The Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Bruce Springsteen, Phish and more!

16 classic songs about church are performed by the best rural musicians of the 1950s and '60s. Ralph Stanley, Mac Wiseman, Joe Mullins, J.D. Crowe and others sing songs such as "Old Country Church,"... more

The first bluegrass LP ever released, expanded by 16 tracks—43 in all! This banjo classic includes Pig in a Pen; Train 45; Shortening Bread; Chicken Reel; Cripple Creek; Cumberland Gap; Careless... more

Here are several generations of guitar wizards who followed the lead of bluegrass's six-string pioneers. These 19 examples of tradition and feats of innovation include "Freight Train," "Just... more

Master fiddlers Kenny Baker, Bobby Hicks, Richard Greene and Art Stamper cut loose with other brilliant bowmen on this 20-track compilation that includes such bluegrass standards as Chubby Anthony's... more

The first bluegrass LP ever released, this recording was partially reissued with additional tracks and liner notes in 1990 as Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 40037.