Carlton Haney's Second Bluegrass Festival 1966-09-02 - Cantrell's Horse Farm, Fincastle, VA

Either soundboard or microphone on stage; very good sound quality.

Source: SPPS-anon1C379
TDK D-90:Nakamichi CR-5A>Hydra cables>Lunatec V3>M-Audio Firewire 410>Wavelab 5.01b, Transfer by Keith Kreider

1. (Carlton Haney Introduction) (Buck White & The Down Home Folks)
2. Jesse James (Buck White & The Down Home Folks)
3. Bill Cheatum (Buck White & The Down Home Folks)
4. John Henry (Buck White & The Down Home Folks)
5. Working on a Building (Buck White & The Down Home Folks)
6. Blue Letters (Buck White & The Down Home Folks)
7. (Reno & Smiley Reunion Introduction) (Reno & Smiley and the Shenandoah Cut-Ups)
8. Are You Waiting Just for Me (Reno & Smiley and the Shenandoah Cut-Ups)
9. Won't You Kiss Me One More Time (Reno & Smiley and the Shenandoah Cut-Ups)
10. I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome (Reno & Smiley and the Shenandoah Cut-Ups)
11. He Will Set Your Fields on Fire (Reno & Smiley and the Shenandoah Cut-Ups)
12. I Know You're Married (But I Love You Still) (Reno & Smiley and the Shenandoah Cut-Ups)
13. Uncle Pen (Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys)
14. Can't You Hear Me Calling (Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys)
15. Big Sandy River (enter Kenny Baker) (Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys)
16. Roanoke (Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys)
17. Careless Love (Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys)
18. The Grey Eagle (Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys)
19. My Little Georgia Rose (Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys)
20. Lighthouse (Shine on Me) (Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys)
21. Paddy on the Turnpike (Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys)
22. True Life Blues (Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys)
23. Used to Be (Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys)
24. Sitting on Top of the World (Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys)
25. Little Joe (Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys)
26. Fire on the Mountain (Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys)
27. Ole Slew Foot (Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys)
28. I'm Going Back to Alabama (Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys)
30. Sugar Foot Rag (Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys)
31. I Wish You Knew (Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys)
32. Swinging Doors (Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys)
33. Fiddle Tune (?) (Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys)
34. Sweet Little Miss Blue Eyes (Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys)
35. It's a Long, Long Way to the Top of the World (Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys)
36. Border Ride (Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys)
37. Don't Let Nobody Tie You Down (x) (Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys)

Notes:
Anonymous Collection Cassette #379 is simply put, one fine bluegrass tape. Classic! This cassette takes the bluegrass time traveler back to Carlton Haney's Second Annual Bluegrass Festival at Cantrell's Horse Farm, Fincastle, VA on 9/2/66. Leading things off on Side A is a short but well-received set by Buck White & The Down Home Folks (Buck White and his wife, Pat, along with Arnold and Peggy Johnston), who at the time of this performance had yet to release a commercial recording; Buck later went on to greater fame in country music
circles when the group added his daughters Sharon and Cheryl, and they changed their name to The Whites in 1979. Next up is a Reno & Smiley reunion performance with Don Reno, Red Smiley, Ronnie Reno, and members of the Shenandoah Cut-Ups(Clarence 'Tater' Tate-fiddle, Billy Edwards-banjo, and John Palmer-bass. Straddling Sides A and B is a marvelous set by Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys (Peter Rowan-guitar, Lamar Grier-banjo, Richard Greene-fiddle, & James Monroe-bass) who are joined for much of the set by famed fiddler and Blue Grass Boy, Kenny Baker, for some sweet twin-fiddling. Rounding out Side B is a wonderful performance by Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys (Jim McReynolds-guitar, Jesse McReynolds-mandolin, Bobby Thompson-banjo, Jim Buchanan-fiddle, & Dickie Mauldin-bass); Thompson and Buchanan were featured on many of Jim & Jesse's classic recordings, and it is a special treat to hear Thompson burning up the frets on 'Sugar Foot Rag'; banjo picking doesn't get much better.

--Mitchell Wittenberg

This recording was originally made available by The Steam Powered Preservation Society, 501(c)3 at www.thespps.org.

It is intended for personal and educational use only. All rights remain reserved by the artists.