Bluegrass Breakdown: Rust, Part Two

It’s that nasty reddish to yellowish-brown flaky coating of iron oxide that appears on iron or steel by oxidation caused by moisture. It’s a condition that runs rampant in BluegrassLand, conjuring up images of faded glory, neglect, decay and utter ruin. It oozes lonesomeness and despair which makes it tailor-made for bluegrassical applications. With the expert guidance of the Grasshoppers, Paul Adkins, Bobby Osborne and the Hey Boyz we’ll be looking at the scourge of BluegrassLand–rust.

PROGRAM PLAYLIST

• Dale Ann Bradley: “Rusty Old Halo” from Don’t Turn Your Back(Compass)
• Candlewyck: “Rusty” from Candlewyck(Votice)
• Carolina Still: “Color of Rust” from The Color of Rust(Rusty Knuckles)
• Coney Carber & the Rainbow Valley Boys: “Rust Upon the Plow” from Rust Upon the Plow(Starr)
• David Holt: “Log Cabin In the Lane” from Grandfather’s Greatest Hits(High Windy)
• Jim & Jesse: “When the Wagon Was New” from Old Dominion Masters(Pinecastle)
• Dan Crary: “Rusticity” from Renaissance of the Steel String Guitar(Thunderation Music)
• The Country Gentlemen: “Don Quixote” from The Complete Vanguard Recordings(Vnaguard)
• Ronnie Bowman: “Three Rusty Nails” from The Man I’m Trying to Be(Sugar Hill)
• The Trinity River Band: “Riusty Old American Dream” from Heartstrings(Orange Blossom)
• The Seldom Scene: “City of New Orleans” from Act I(Rebel)
• The Blackberry Bushes: “Rust” from Little Bit of Grace(self-released)
• Art Stamper: “The Rusty Gun” from Goodbye Girls, I’m Going Back to Boston(County)
• The Virginia Ramblers: “Rust On the Tracks” from Bigger Than Me(self-released)
• The Woodpickers: “Holding Back the Rust” from Reason and Dream(Empire)
• Northern Lights: “Rust Farm Fire” from Another Sleepless Night(1-800-Prime)
• Cane Mill Road: “Rust” from Gap to Gap(Patuxent)
• Bill Emerson & the Sweet Dixie Band: “Three Day Beard and a Rust Jeep” from Bill Emerson & the Sweet Dixie Band(Rebel)