The 22nd episode of my bi-weekly “Bluegrass and Old Time Music Radio Show” is about songwriters and their importance in old time and bluegrass mountain music. Everyone who loves music, and that means you and me, needs songwriters. Without them we would be listening to the same music over and over again. This episode contains a number of bluegrass and old time songs written by living songwriters. They’re not real popular and you may not have heard of them, but then how many people think of who wrote the song they just heard and liked? Listen to the songs these people wrote and remember their names. Who knows, maybe ten years from now they will be famous. Download now (7.3 Mb – 42 minutes).
The websites of songwriters and bands mentioned in this podcast follows:
James Lindsey: The Mountain Ramblers
Songs: The Vision and Clear Cold Water
Album: Visions
Betty Jo Rockwell: Allegheny Uprising
Songs: In Love With You Before and Frosty Mountain
Album: Pretty Little Dog
Rita Parady: Oriskany Strings
Songs: Bluegrass Harmony
Album: Live at the Rex, Volume 1
James Christian: Craig County Boys
Songs: Springtime on the Mountain and Home I Used To Call Mine
Album: Springtime on the Mountain
James Christian: Oriskany Strings
Songs: Jesus is Hiring and If These Walls Could Talk
Album: The Train Don’t Run Here Anymore
