The Flashgrass Podcast

What’s “assiduity,” you may ask. Well, that’s just the working title, but you can hit play to find out more. 

(00:00) Indubitable, Ostentatious Assiduity

(02:52) Poor Boy Workin’ Blues -Dailey & Vincent

https://lnkfi.re/KNQq9hBX

(04:56) Workin’ Girl Blues -Midnight Skyracer

https://lnkfi.re/xlzODkXY

(08:54) Workin’ Man Blues -Richard Bennett

https://lnkfi.re/5x0yxRIu

(12:26) Sole-Sucking Jobs

(15:31) Working Man Blues -Infamous Stringdusters

https://lnkfi.re/h0eNxyLY

(18:03) Blue Collar Blues -Alan Bibey & Grasstowne

https://lnkfi.re/h2yRkcIh

(20:56) Blue Collar Blues -Buncombe Turnpike

https://lnkfi.re/sNsaMKtj

(25:10) Blue Collar Dreams -Balsam Range

https://lnkfi.re/OPUm0stB

(28:00) What’s Your Collar Color?

(30:35) Swing That Maul -Kruger Brothers & Keiser Twins

https://lnkfi.re/qjMvyR66

(35:20) Swing That Hammer -Lonesome River Band

https://lnkfi.re/IoYK8XMF

(38:25) Swinging a Nine Pound Hammer All Day -IIIrd Tyme Out

https://youtu.be/h9Fk6CqBjvg?si=16MfaTOak3K9ppjI

(40:28) Nine Pound Hammer -Tony Rice

https://lnkfi.re/Q7zuDT54

(42:43) Everybody’s Got Their Nine Pound Hammer -Ashby Frank

https://lnkfi.re/APhlRKta

(45:00) We Got Hammered

(49:04) I’ve Got to Work on the Ark -Tammy Jones Robinette & the Drive

https://lnkfi.re/hfMR4Kk8

(52:32) Lord, I’ve Been a Hard Working Pilgrim -DL&Q

https://lnkfi.re/svWsBl4Q

(54:38) I’m Working on a Building -Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys

https://lnkfi.re/C1l72yXr

(57:19) We’ll Work ’Til Jesus Comes -Doc Watson

https://lnkfi.re/TkScD2Fm

(59:59) ’Til Kingdom Come

(01:04:44) Nine to Five -Rhonda Vincent

https://lnkfi.re/9IEBrUjY

In this episode, we continue our trek across the country in a quest to play a bluegrass song about every state, along with another detour to play some more "Instrumentals with Names About Animals Being in Places You Don’t Want to Find Them."

(00:00) A Mighty Poplar State

(02:16) Hitchhiking to California -Stuart Wyrick

https://lnkfi.re/mOc4HNoY

(05:02) Welcome to New York -Gena Britt

https://lnkfi.re/ZQZwFTVx

(08:54) Gone to Carolina -Special Consensus

https://lnkfi.re/scgLgqe2

(11:58) Where, Exactly?

(15:59) Carolina in My Mind -Ash Breeze

https://lnkfi.re/HztwqtqV

(20:21) Nellie Kane -Hot Rize

https://lnkfi.re/RBQ3rRZr

(23:13) On the South Dakota Wind -Becky Buller

https://lnkfi.re/YzeX81tU

(28:20) Sir Michael Kane

(32:54) East Virginia Blues -Balsam Range

https://lnkfi.re/c9mociSE

(35:39) West Virginia Ground -Dwight McCall

https://lnkfi.re/uFFDS3x9

(38:40) O-hio -Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers

https://lnkfi.re/fPAvWNlP

(42:02) Just One More Thing…

(46:46) Cottonmouth in the Canoe -Aaron McDaris

https://lnkfi.re/5uVwrlmg

(49:44) Pig on the Engine -Norman Blake & the Rising Fawn String Ensemble

https://lnkfi.re/k9KgiM0P

(52:29) Tarantula in the Outhouse -Alex Meredith

https://lnkfi.re/46Jqb5sB

(55:28) The Department of Corrections

(01:01:48) Losin’ in Las Vegas -Rickey Wasson

https://lnkfi.re/BtSkSr1A

America has produced some pretty incredible stuff: the light bulb, bluegrass, the cotton gin, air conditioning, Kevlar, the Slinky, etc. But I only run a show about one of those things, so we celebrate America’s birthday the only way we can: with bluegrass songs about America, freedom, and nuclear war.  

(00:00) Give Me Your Ears

(02:17) The Star Spangled Banner -3 Fox Drive

https://youtu.be/QtY8hnGZxJc

(04:17) My Country ’Tis -Dolly Parton

https://lnkfi.re/sX0DUrTk

(07:02) Freedom Ride -Drew Emmitt

https://lnkfi.re/0bqay75g

(10:26) Nice Melodies You Got There. Sure Would Be a Shame If Somebody Were to Steal Them.

(15:03) Freedom -Honi Deaton & Dream

https://lnkfi.re/OpoRMHNZ

(18:30) Freedom -Infamous Stringdusters

https://lnkfi.re/t4EoUAMM

(21:46) Freedom -Jim & Lynna Woolsey

https://lnkfi.re/xnYG3nC7

(26:06) Freedom -Billy Strings

https://lnkfi.re/iZh1TRuB

(28:37) Give Me Liberty! Or If You Don’t Have That in Stock, You Got Any Death Available?

(32:12) Liberty -Andy Leftwich

https://lnkfi.re/rBqgn18c

(36:20) Tearing Our Liberty Down -The Dillards

https://lnkfi.re/rgYeiqZ1

(39:15) Liberty -The Grass Is Dead

https://lnkfi.re/vxm8UNr0

(44:29) And We’re Not Talking About Copyright Infringement

(48:19) New Freedom Bell -Country Gentlemen

https://lnkfi.re/PvxiyjmW

(50:45) New Freedom -Robert Bowlin

https://lnkfi.re/Mr4lkEoo

(52:50) Freedom Walkabout -Peter Rowan

https://lnkfi.re/Rtzxs1bB

(56:46) Laughin’ and Faffin’ About

(59:46) Patriotic Medley -Southern Raised

https://lnkfi.re/MyLkwjhI

(1:05:25) Yankee Doodle Banjo -Eddie Shelton

https://youtu.be/3uNuMuzDDL8?si=yUPRupw_YU0KqGte

(01:08:03) God Guide Our Leader’s Hand -Jimmy Martin

https://lnkfi.re/Fu5Wrzkl

(01:11:04) Going Nuclear

(01:15:14) Declaration of Independence -Kody Norris Show

https://lnkfi.re/2HCIeSfk

(00:00) The Songs We All Know and Love, or Like, or Tolerate, or Hate, or Have Neutral Feelings Towards

(01:02) The Letter -Detour 

https://lnkfi.re/vQmq154T

(04:03) Blue Letter -Big Twang

https://youtu.be/KGzuqAS2QwE?si=0HGn2UrqrYT9RNvE

(06:13) As Charlie Sheen Would Say…

(09:32) Never Going Back Again -Mac Wiseman

https://youtu.be/t6q2MgZgeYE?si=SjRVidksPSFG_--R

https://youtu.be/t6q2MgZgeYE?si=CETsO1U93n8H0Bgy

(11:32) Landslide -Wendy Crowe

https://lnkfi.re/h27TNUcW

(15:02) World Turning -Tony Trischka

https://lnkfi.re/Shfd85zR

(19:13) Gnarly Marley

(22:34) Waiting in Vain -Northern Lights

https://youtu.be/YS0KsWytFo0

(27:09) Is This Love -Sam Bush

https://lnkfi.re/7h9inIYQ

(32:24) One Love/People Get Ready -NGR

https://lnkfi.re/oOs2IZQ7

(36:14) Girl, Is It Feasible for I to Knock Some More? You Seem Like the Most Knowledgeable Person on That Subject.

(39:57) Could You Be Loved -Carolina Bluegrass Style

https://lnkfi.re/PjvKDF8F

(43:00) People Get Ready -Kruger Brothers

https://lnkfi.re/mPT7gWJ7

(50:01) Could You Be Loved, and in Addition to That, Also Be Loved?

(53:46) Some Might Say -Danny Burns

https://lnkfi.re/95AivaqB

(57:21) Wonderwall -Jason Broyles

https://lnkfi.re/EYsRLKW8

(01:02:11) Whomst’d’ve Thunk It?

(01:07:11) She’s Got It All -Pickin’ On Series

https://lnkfi.re/fLa1ZCOM

It's the fourth episode of The Sidemen Series, and this one is all about one of bluegrass's favorite fiddlers: Stuart Duncan. He's played with just about every big name in bluegrass and there's a reason for that. And if you don't know what that reason is, by the end of the episode you will.

(00:00) Stuart Duncan: Good, Fast, and Cheap

(02:35) Angelina Baker -Hot Rize

https://lnkfi.re/pDJJfGFY

(06:39) Just Like a Fiddle -Nashville Bluegrass Band

https://lnkfi.re/j6LaeVVT

(09:53) Fiddlin’ Around -Dierks Bentley

https://lnkfi.re/SPwa2doD

(12:55) I Take My Jokes Seriously

(17:42) Arkansas Traveler -Various Artists

https://youtu.be/C0C32uITf2Y

(20:39) Sis Draper -Shawn Camp

https://shawncamp.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-the-station-inn

(24:44) Draper? I Hardly Know Her. Even Though She Is My Sister.

(28:57) A Mighty Fortress -Various Artists

https://lnkfi.re/WQPhoHAd

(31:14) Steel Rails -Alison Krauss

https://lnkfi.re/f1Fpq3p5

(33:28) Railroad of Sin -Sturgill Simpson

https://lnkfi.re/dOQYbBu9

(35:36) Get a Transfer -Nashville Bluegrass Band

https://lnkfi.re/5r7kNTBv

(38:06) Noted Hobo Alison Krauss

(41:37) Train Is Moving -Rebecca Frazier

https://lnkfi.re/5r7kNTBv

(44:46) Train on the Island -Tim O’Brien

https://lnkfi.re/MlJx7h9m

(47:56) Bound to Ride -Jim Mills

https://lnkfi.re/iHSFJjQu

(49:54) Salty Crackers, Not to Be Confused with The Proud Boys

(53:07) My Dixie Home -Stuart Duncan

https://lnkfi.re/HftEcp9B

(55:26) Possum Gravy on Grandma’s Beard -Alison Brown & Stuart Duncan

https://youtu.be/hVpj3FgswlU

(56:59) The Great Lasagna Rebellion -Alison Brown & Stuart Duncan

https://youtu.be/nuK0paWCqFE

(59:40) Question #1 on the Application for Boyfriendship

(01:02:09) Katy Hill -David Grier

https://lnkfi.re/OeJSchDm

It’s tax season, so this episode has some songs to get you in the filing spirit. And despite the name, I really didn’t end up playing many songs that actually mention taxes. But I did play a lot of songs about poor people, so the spirit is there.

(00:00) The American Crisis

(01:26) 17 Cents -Infamous Stringdusters w/ Dierks Bentley

https://lnkfi.re/HBYoZIxu

(04:03) Sixteen Cents -Tim Stafford & Steve Gulley

https://lnkfi.re/MUkwDxFG

(06:57) Give Me Back My Fifteen Cents -Norman Blake

https://lnkfi.re/WQgkodRN

(11:01) Thievery and Handouts

(15:18) I Had But 50 Cents -Ricky Skaggs

https://lnkfi.re/JRHUIwGh

(17:58) Seven Cent Cotton and Forty Cent Meat -Jim Lauderdale

https://lnkfi.re/vSe3zARE

(20:04) Busted -Bob Johnson & the Lonesome Travelers

https://lnkfi.re/t3FO9Z9Q

(22:36) Since When Is Depression Great?

(24:41) Two Dollar Bill -Mashville Brigade

https://lnkfi.re/fKzxYcgH

(27:25) One More Dollar -Hired Hands

https://lnkfi.re/8nZoPw2G

(31:41) My Last Old Dollar -Daniel Grindstaff

https://lnkfi.re/ELIomVPg

(34:08) Take Me Home, Interstate Roads

(38:31) Last Dollar (Fly Away) -Pickin’ On Series

https://lnkfi.re/D6gaFuHM

(41:32) Last Dollar Blues -Blue Highway

https://lnkfi.re/4edWxy34

(44:00) Empty Pocket Blues -Hot Rize

https://lnkfi.re/dL3Nn8gS

(46:12) Wrinkled, Crinkled, Wadded Dollar Bill -Tennessee Mafia Jug Band

https://lnkfi.re/9ZH3dyTQ

(48:29) Wrinkled Dollar -Big River Bluegrass

https://lnkfi.re/1JRHgxtZ

(52:39) More Than Nothing to Lose

(55:52) Silver and Gold -Claire Lynch

https://lnkfi.re/d9s4Vjsg

(59:31) Silver and Gold -Trinity River Band

https://youtu.be/JZH36CNViWE?si=OegcJyb8CYUyvIiT

(01:03:51) Silver & Gold -Hit & Run Bluegrass

https://lnkfi.re/Rm8akzcE

(01:07:20) The Greatest Showman Ronnie Bowman

(01:12:35) Money in the Bank -LRB

https://lnkfi.re/Q7rhlhAh

(01:15:06) Rise Above -Ronnie Bowman

https://lnkfi.re/x4ywamKg

This episode is a beginner's guide to bluegrass, featuring some of the names you need to know if you know nothing. It also answers the most essential questions such as, "Who is the best-selling bluegrass artist of all-time?", "Who is the real Father of Bluegrass?", and "Who got custody when the Father of Bluegrass died?" There will be a quiz at the end.

(00:00) A Beginner’s Guide to Bluegrass

(03:43) Run Mississippi -Rhonda Vincent

https://lnkfi.re/eYGYnxUw

(06:41) My Walking Shoes -Jimmy Martin

https://youtu.be/N_pNh9pagL8?si=8udJwQ1xjdqnpism

(09:02) I’m Walkin’ -JD Crowe & the New South

https://lnkfi.re/6ZvUB0Ti

(11:11) The Father(s) of Bluegrass

(14:35) I Been Walkin’ -Lester Flatt

https://lnkfi.re/wqeGlbsL

(16:40) Step It Up and Go -Earl Scruggs Revue

https://lnkfi.re/EYXNUIbY

(19:02) I’ll Go Steppin’ Too -Flatt & Scruggs

https://lnkfi.re/e5jbvoLr

(21:53) The Rest Is Historic

(25:55) Heavy Traffic Ahead -Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys

https://lnkfi.re/oUe4b56j

(28:45) Sally Goodin’ -Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys

https://lnkfi.re/11S7Mskz

(31:57) The Old Cross Roads -Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys

https://lnkfi.re/h6Si8chx

(36:02) Once the Father of Bluegrass Died, Who Got Custody?

(39:33) I Feel the Blues Movin’ In -Del McCoury

https://lnkfi.re/737xUztj

(43:09) Cheyenne -Bluegrass Album Band

https://lnkfi.re/8FpdpmQ8

(46:35) Whispers of the North -Tony Rice

https://lnkfi.re/N02ViNdf

(50:47) Whispering Hope -Mac Wiseman

https://youtu.be/SvLbnxBNJxs?si=_1cSBQU5KhDBukcO

(53:44) Bluegrass for Dummies

(57:59) I See Through You -Stanley Brothers

https://lnkfi.re/xgrhLKeX

(01:00:25) Higher Than the Wall -Steeldrivers

https://lnkfi.re/yMUTnT9y

(01:04:09) Thirst Mutilator -Billy Strings

https://lnkfi.re/ZTDOYc7r

(01:06:55) The 2026 Bluegrass Quiz

(01:20:08) Every Time You Say Goodbye -AK&US

https://lnkfi.re/cbKdG8vK

We're counting down some of my favorite songs from 2025, mixing in some music from some other years, as well as handing out the most worthless awards in bluegrass, The Cammys.

(00:00) Waxing and Whining

(07:02) Out of My Bones -Amanda Cook

https://lnkfi.re/LO56yE4J

(10:33) Bear Creek Clay -Pitney Meyer

https://lnkfi.re/bLvKdwyL

(13:10) Bear Creek Hop -Dillard/Hartford/Dillard

https://lnkfi.re/1K3mjyF5

(15:03) Just the Facts, Ma’am

(18:13) Where Have You Been -Dailey & Vincent

https://lnkfi.re/pGyWM4zV

(22:12) Where Have You Been -Nick Dumas

https://lnkfi.re/d4NejDpo

(25:42) Cotton Eyed Joe -White House

https://lnkfi.re/iAAlbb9j

(29:11) Utqiagvik 

(33:03) The Sun Is Setting in Barrow -Milan Miller

https://lnkfi.re/HkH9D6Q8

(37:01) Truth Be Told -Sierra Hull

https://lnkfi.re/4PZdtOrA

(40:14) Hill Country -Tony Trischka

https://lnkfi.re/mZXdMd0Z

(42:11) Hill Country Highway -East Nash Grass

https://lnkfi.re/ZlHVfFm8

(44:10) Bluegrass from the Zoomers

(47:17) Let Her Go -Travelin’ McCourys

https://lnkfi.re/SnMsEiDD

(52:06) Let Her Know -Remedy Tree

https://lnkfi.re/Mi7V3USy

(56:27) We Started Out from Bern…

(59:03) Walking Among the Living -Volume Five

https://lnkfi.re/vYrV6NNM

(01:02:29) Katie & Burl -Unspoken Tradition

https://lnkfi.re/BmvGrSuY

(01:05:51) Going Postal

 (01:07:54) Not a Word from Home -Joe Val

 https://lnkfi.re/OGGD4GQJ

(01:10:19) No Letter in the Mail -Joe Isaacs

https://lnkfi.re/PYeEBitq

(01:13:02) No Letter -Sierra Ferrell

https://lnkfi.re/fb7Coisp

(01:15:17) Empty Old Mailbox -Don Rigsby

https://lnkfi.re/vhBbld6N

(01:18:14) Please Mr. Postman -Special Consensus

https://lnkfi.re/i5qVYzUv

(01:21:26) The Cammys

(01:28:44) Flipside -Bookmatch

https://lnkfi.re/Q1BsboxV

The Best Bluegrass of 2025 playlist:

https://lnkfi.re/CDcykyve

I could write a description for this episode, but I have a feeling you can figure out what this one's about just by reading the title.

(00:00) The More, the Merrier

(01:08) Winter Wonderland -Scott Vestal & Some Other Happy Good Men

https://lnkfi.re/vakDbBaN

(03:14) Let It Snow -Authentic Unlimited 

https://lnkfi.re/lrhX8AGf

(05:38) Powder Day -Leftover Salmon

https://lnkfi.re/hCl8Npgz

(09:49) Pancake Tuesday

(13:38) Playin’ in the Snow -RAPIDGRASS

https://lnkfi.re/sqYFvGmo

(16:39) Dancing in the Snow -Tammy Rogers & Thomm Jutz

https://lnkfi.re/fCcTvhKs

(18:59) Ballroom Dancing in the Snow

(20:12) Frostbite -Dan Menzone

https://lnkfi.re/heoXrye0

(23:46) Silent Night -Rhonda Vincent

https://lnkfi.re/sDI1AeiM

(27:15) O Holy Night -The Petersens

https://lnkfi.re/hlVGPwTe

(30:40) Joy to the World -Bluegrass Martins

https://youtu.be/c0Tb9EDtlsI?si=e7sJ3gqa72Y82fSX

(33:07) Il est né, le divin Enfant -Robin Bullock

https://lnkfi.re/JCVUXerR

(35:54) The Pigeon Forge of the Midwest

(39:11) Angels We Have Heard on High -Butch Baldassari & Randy Howard

https://lnkfi.re/Jl8yp9lP

(42:56) Angels from the Realms of Glory -Rrinaco

https://lnkfi.re/wbIx9QvT

(46:07) Hark the Herald Angels Sing -Various Artists

https://lnkfi.re/b5cVF8v7

(49:29) Welkin

(52:42) Do You Hear What I Hear -Darin & Brooke Aldridge

https://lnkfi.re/qw9wzIed

(56:48) Good King Wenceslas -Emory Lester

https://lnkfi.re/JxvQytIX

(58:25) Good Christian Men Rejoice -Steve Ivey

https://lnkfi.re/F41FULho

(01:00:16) The Department of Corrections

(01:04:52) Auld Lang Syne -Off the Wagon

https://lnkfi.re/yxmEhkPa

I could write a description for this episode, but I have a feeling you can figure out what this one's about by just reading the title. If not, might I suggest hitting that button with the triangle inside a circle.

(00:00) The More, The Merrier

(01:09) Winter Wonderland -Scott Vestal & Some Other Happy Goodmen

https://lnkfi.re/vakDbBaN

(03:15) Let It Snow -Authentic Unlimited

https://lnkfi.re/lrhX8AGf

(05:39) Powder Day -Leftover Salmon

https://lnkfi.re/hCl8Npgz

(09:50) Pancake Tuesday

(13:38) Playin’ in the Snow -RAPIDGRASS

https://lnkfi.re/sqYFvGmo

(16:39) Dancing in the Snow -Tammy Rogers & Thomm Jutz

https://lnkfi.re/fCcTvhKs

(19:00) Ballroom Dancing in the Snow

(20:12) Frostbite -Dan Menzone

https://lnkfi.re/heoXrye0

(23:47) Silent Night -Rhonda Vincent

https://lnkfi.re/sDI1AeiM

(27:15) O Holy Night -The Petersens

https://lnkfi.re/hlVGPwTe

(30:41) Joy to the World -The Bluegrass Martins

https://youtu.be/c0Tb9EDtlsI?si=jTsVIvAEXoPHEtXy

(33:07) Il est né, le divin Enfant -Robin Bullock

https://lnkfi.re/JCVUXerR

(35:54) The Pigeon Forge of the Midwest

(39:11) Angels We Have Heard on High -Butch Baldassari & Randy Howard

https://lnkfi.re/Jl8yp9lP

(42:56) Angels From the Realms of Glory -Rrinaco

https://lnkfi.re/wbIx9QvT

(46:07) Hark the Herald Angels Sing -Various Artists

https://lnkfi.re/b5cVF8v7

(49:29) Welkin

(52:43) Do You Hear What I Hear -Darin & Brooke Aldridge

https://lnkfi.re/qw9wzIed

(56:48) Good King Wenceslas -Emory Lester

https://lnkfi.re/JxvQytIX

(58:25) Good Christian Men Rejoice -Steve Ivey

https://lnkfi.re/F41FULho

(01:00:17) The Department of Corrections

(01:04:52) Auld Lang Syne -Off the Wagon

https://lnkfi.re/yxmEhkPa