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

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

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

Washington DC's the Country Gentleman bring together a collection of classic Bluegrass songs from the Blue Ridge Mountains. The album compiles a mix of both fast energetic songs and slow ballads that... 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

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