We continue playing recent bluegrass. Then the Gem of Bluegrass focuses on the work ethic embodied in bluegrass songs. And talk about work: It seems there is always a steady trickle of songs about coal coming out, and we play some recent ones. The show concludes with some recent song updates.
| Label | Artist | CD | Song |
| Rounder | Sierra Hull | Daybreak | Tell Me Tomorrow |
| Rounder | Alison Krauss | Paper Airplane | Paper Airplane |
| Rural Rhythm | Grasstowne | Kickin’ Up Dust | Blue Rockin’ Chair |
| Rounder | Larry Sparks | Almost Home | Send Me the Pillow You Dream On |
Gems of Bluegrass 1118 – Bluegrass and the Work Ethic
| Label | Artist | CD | Song |
| Bear Family | Bill Monroe | Blue Moon of Kentucky | Heavy Traffic Ahead |
| Copper Creek | Keith Little | Distant Land to Roam | Lonesome Ol’ Highway |
| Illinois Humanities Counci | Various, Special Consensus | Folksongs of Illinois #1 | Nine Pound Hammer |
| Rounder | Grascals | Famous Lefty Flynn’s | Son of Sawmill Man |
| Rounder | Del McCoury | Cold Hard Facts | Loggin’ Man |
| New Time | Grass Cats | Blues are Back in Town | 16 Tons |
Recent Coal Songs
| Label | Artist | CD | Song |
| Rural Rhythm | The Roys | Lonesome Whistle | Coal Minin’ Man |
| (Patuxent | Travis Chandler | State of Depression | Black Dust Fever) |
Break
Recent Coal Songs
| Label | Artist | CD | Song |
| ( | Scott Holstein | Cold Coal Town | Cold Coal Town) |
| Mighty Cord | Larry Cordle | Pud Marcum’s Hangin’ | My Name is Coal |
Song Update: High on Mountain
| Label | Artist | CD | Song |
| Rounder | Various, Ola Belle Reed | Hills of Home | High on a Mountain |
| Rounder | Various, Del McCoury | Hand-Picked | High on a Mountain |
| The Barley Jacks with Brian Wicklund | Both Sides of Night | High on a Mountain |
Song Update: Walking Boss
| Label | Artist | CD | Song |
| Smithsonian Folkways | Watson & Ashley | Original Folkways Recordings | Walking Boss |
| Hand-Picked | Walking Boss | ||
| The Barley Jacks with Brian Wicklund | Both Sides of Night | High on a Mountain |
| Label | Artist | CD | Song |
| The Expedition Show | Backroads and Little Towns | Backroads and Little Towns | |
| Bear Family | Flatt & Scruggs | 1948 – 1959 | The Old Home Town |
| Bear Family | Flatt & Scruggs | 1948 – 1959 | Earl’s Breakdown |
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