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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

Grand Ole Opry members, Jim & Jesse were joined by the Opry House Band perform "Real" country music. The kind of music they grew up playing and who better to join them but some of the most iconic... more

Concerts, jam sessions, festival workshops…27 unreleased performances by Bill Monroe & the Bluegrass Boys! Rare pix and copious notes join 75 minutes of precious music: "Roanoke," "Kentucky Waltz,"... more

In '67, this revered bluegrass singer/guitarist filled in for an ailing Lester Flatt in Flatt & Scruggs. In 1980, Red recorded this heartfelt tribute to Lester in the wake of his friend's death.... 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

The first album (1959) by the Country Gentlemen makes it easy to see how they quickly became one of the most successful, influential bands in bluegrass. Includes their classic versions of Roving... more

It all started here, with the prime, early recordings of the Father of Bluegrass! His Columbia hits Kentucky Waltz; Footprints in the Snow; Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong; Wicked Path of Sin; Toy... more

Modern bluegrass was born when the Country Gentlemen first appeared in July 1957, and the classic line–up of that watershed group is heard on this wonderful 1973 LP. A 28-page booklet accompanies the... more

With folk and bluegrass enjoying widespread popularity at the time, the Country Gentlemen—who blended the two into a unique, progressive style—struck a chord in the early '60s. This 1963 Folkways LP... more

On her 2nd album for Giant, Rhonda's shimmering, yearning soprano works it's magic on a collection of stone-country tunes. Supporting cast includes Alison Kraus, honky-tonk stylist Melba Montgomery,... more

The music is traditional, their voices are utterly distinctive—this is Bill Monroe and Doc Watson, and these are 17 unreleased duets: Foggy Mountain Top; Kentucky Mandolin; Soldier's Joy; Chicken... 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

With fearless musical curiosity at the fore, Tony Trischka's TERRITORY roams across a wide swath of the banjo's creative terrain. Twelve all-Trischka solo tracks explore a rainbow of tunings, banjo... more

At long last, a release from the greatest bluegrass act ever to come out of Northern California! Mandolinist Vern Williams was one of the great tenor singers, while Ray Park doubled on guitar and... 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

There's nothing like a healthy does of bluegrass music, much like the 23 songs on this terrific compilation. With the Pike County Boys, Smiley Hobbs and a whole host of other talent, you'll hear some... more

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