Greg Blake grew up in West “By God” Virginia and quietly assembled one of the most distinguished careers in today’s bluegrass scene. He proved his picking acumen by winning the Winfield Flatpicking Championship. He spent ten years with the progressive band Jeff Scroggins and Colorado. And for the past three years, he’s been the big lead voice in the iconic Chicago-based band Special Consensus, with whom he’s won or shared numerous awards. He’s also maintained a solo career as a songwriting recording artist, and we grabbed a semi-recent single to single him out with “Tennessee Rain.” Also this hour, the first new music in a while by superb guitarist and singer Rebecca Frazier and a new artist TOF premiere to kick things off as Kentucky’s Kenny D. Thacker sings of “Hillbilly Dreams.”
The Horsenecks - Altamont
Kenny D Thacker - Hillbilly Dreams
Maria Muldaur - I Am The Light Of This World
Adam and Mikayla Burrows - True Life Blues
Greg Blake - Tennessee Rain
Paper Wings - Mad Thing
George Jackson - Hartford's Bend
Uncle Shuffelo - K.C. Moan
Del McCoury Band - All Aboard
John Reischman - The Old Steeple
Rebecca Frazier - Make Hay While The Moon Shines
Town Mountain - Tar Heal
Bill Harrell and the Virginians - I Don't Believe You've Me My Baby
Barry Abernathy - Just Beyond
Justin Golden - Downtown Blues
Melissa Carper and Rebecca Patek - Sweet Peach
Sierra Hull - Compass
Cahalen Morrison and Eli West - Down In The Lonesome Draw
