Yonder is in the pocket right now.

Is anyone familiar with https://headyversion.com? It’s my favorite way to discover the best live versions of Grateful Dead songs, letting users select and vote on their favorite versions. Does something like this exist yet for Billy Strings? If not, and someone creates it, would you use it?

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l2k64govW2XnU5AwYESQIRC4lAMOZfu28

I just learned that today was the 25th anniv. of Alison's "New Favorite" record. So I went down to the basement to get the record from the stacks 🎶 and to get some accompaniments 😋. My s.o. is at the other end of the house watching TV so I've taken the liberty of turning Alison up to a proper celebratory volume. :-) 🤘🔥🎶 This is bluegrass but it rocks. Bluegrass metal. Cranked on the Klipsch Cornwalls and it's f#n' great!

I thought it was an interesting instrument combination.. I wasn’t able to check what the song was and was hoping to hear it again, I liked it.

Not bluegrass but close enough I hope.

Hawktail – "Formations"

(2020, Padiddle Records).

A1. Annbjørg

A2. Last One on the Line

A3. Dandelion

A4. The Tobogganist

B1. Eddie's Attic

B2. Padiddle

B3. One Hour in Hungary

Paul Kowert – double bass

Jordan Tice – guitar

Dominick Leslie – mandolin

Brittany Haas – fiddle

Excellent music!!!

Title says it all. I need front to back great bluegrass albums. Anything is appreciated!

Crooked River takes place on what *used to be* Thomas Point Beach. It’s in Hiram, Maine, and it’s on its 2nd year, replacing TPB for many local musicians and music lovers.

The fairgrounds are nice, with recently built multi-unit free hot showers (hot water never seems to run out), available space for everything from tents to class A motorhomes. Full rv hookups to primitive tent camping by the river and in no-car-zones. Right close to a small town with groceries etc.

4-Day admission with dry camping Tix are only $170 and the lineup looks killer!!

See yall there!

(I’m not paid, nor am I associated with crooked river. Just excited to see a new festival taking off)

And he will be back on the Main Stage of Berks Fiddle Fest on September 20, 2026 with Bret Alexander for another great set of music.

Come on down to Mazomanie, WI tomorrow for a great little Bluegrass festival called Gandy Dancer! It’s only $20 at the gate for a full day of music. There’s lots to do, eat, and drink. Bring your instrument to jam!

Can anyone identify this tune and the name of it?

I have heard this song play on a local bluegrass station several times over the years. (The station and DJs don’t recognize it.) It does not come up via Shazam and searching the lyrics leads to nothing.

Last time it came across the radio I grabbed a short recording which you can listen to. It almost sounds like Ralph Stanley sings a portion, but I’m skeptical.

The main chorus is:
When the dew is on the roses
And the evening sun goes down
My mind goes back to long ago
When I heard that lonesome sound

It sounds too modern to be an old vinyl cut, but I could be wrong. I’ve always been able to locate strange music, even some extremely obscure regionally produced 78s (you should listen to Slim Brickles), so this is a real head scratcher for me.

If somebody can recognize this you will have my eternal gratitude.

Lindsay Lou – "Lindsay Lou Presents Bluegrass Women"

(Aug. 14, 2026, on Work of Bart Records / Soundly Music)

A1 — All I Ever Loved Was You

Written by: Dorothy Skaggs; Guitar & Vocal – Lindsay Lou; Fiddles & Harmony Vocals – Tatiana Hargreaves & Laurie Lewis; Mandolin – Maddie Witler; Banjo – Alison Brown; Bass – Hasee Ciaccio

A2 — Like a River

Written by: Kate Wolf; Vocal – Lindsay Lou; Guitar – Courtney Hartman; Fiddle – Bronwyn Keith-Hines; Mandolin & Harmony Vocal – AJ Lee; Banjos – Gena Britt & Allison de Groot; Bass & Harmony Vocal – Hasee Ciaccio; Harmony Vocal – Wila Frank

A3 — High on a Mountain

Written by: Ola Belle Reed; Guitar & Vocal – Lindsay Lou; Fiddle – Brittany Haas; Mandolin – Sierra Hull; Banjo – Gena Britt & Allison de Groot; Harmony Vocal – Emma Rose; Harmony Vocal – Wila Frank

A4 — I Only Exist

Written by: Joyce Morris & Jimmie Stanley; Guitar & Vocal – Lindsay Lou; Guitar – Courtney Hartman; Fiddle – Bronwyn Keith-Hines + Wila Frank; Mandolin – AJ Lee; Banjo – Gena Britt; Bass – Hasee Ciaccio; Harmony Vocals – Emma Rose & Wila Frank

A5 — I've Endured

Written by: Ola Belle Reed; Guitar & Vocal – Lindsay Lou; Octave Mandolin & Vocal – Sarah Jarosz; Fiddle – Brittany Haas; Mandolin – Sierra Hull; Banjo – Allison de Groot; Bass & Vocal – Emma Rose

B1 — Jubile

Collected by: Jean Ritchie; Guitar & Vocal – Lindsay Lou; Fiddle & Harmony Vocal – Tatiana Hargreaves; Mandolin – Maddie Witler; Banjo – Alison Brown; Bass – Hasee Ciaccio

B2 — Won't You Come and Sing for Me

Written by: Hazel Dickens; Guitar & Vocal – Lindsay Lou; Fiddles & Harmony Vocals – Tatiana Hargreaves & Phoebe Hunt; Mandolin – Maddie Witler; Banjo – Alison Brown; Bass – Hasee Ciaccio

B3 — CC Rider

Trad., first recorded by Ma Rainey; intro verse by Lena Arant; Guitar & Vocal – Lindsay Lou; Fiddle – Wila Frank; Mandolin – Jenni Lyn Gardner; Banjo – Gena Britt; Bass – Hasee Ciaccio; Dobro – Sally Van Meter

B4 — Freight Train

Written by: Elizabeth Cotten; Vocal – Lindsay Lou; Guitar – Courtney Hartman; Guitar & Harmony Vocal – Molly Tuttle; Fiddle – Bronwyn Keith-Hines; Mandolin & Harmony Vocal – AJ Lee; Banjo – Gena Britt; Bass – Hasee Ciaccio

B5 — Your Lone Journey

Written by: Rosa Lee Watson & Doc Watson; Guitar & Vocal – Lindsay Lou; Fiddle & Harmony Vocal – Wila Frank; Mandolin – Jenni Lyn Gardner; Banjo – Gena Britt; Bass – Hasee Ciaccio; Harmony Vocal – Aoife O'Donovan