Bluegrass Breakdown — Boots, Part Two

They’re weathered, they’re worn, and they never hide the truth. They’re every BluegrassLanders’ footwear of choice and are as much a part of the culture as Stetson hats, string ties, Martha White Flour, and John Deere tractors. With the guidance of Benny Martin, Greensky Bluegrass, the Dixie Flyers, and the Band of Ruhks, we’ll continue our look at the many boots of BluegrassLand.

PROGRAM PLAYLIST

• Ellen Carson: “Gal With the Boots From Colorado” from People I Play With(self-released)
• Benny Martin: “Texas Ddancin’ Boots” from Benny Martin’s Greatest Sounds(Red Sundown)
• The Russell Brothers: “Dust On My Saddle (Mud On My Boots)” from Operation Boogie Grass(Grass Country)
• Riley Puckett: “Boots and Saddle” from Waiting For the Evening Mail(County)
• Bobby Miller & the Virginia Daredevils: “Boots On Betsy” from Brother, Adieu(self-released)
• The Bayley-Hazen Boys: “Spiked Boots” from Another Blue Ribbon(self-released)
• The Tennessee Railsplitters: “Black My Boots and Go See the Widow” from The Tennessee Railspiltters(Tin Ear)
• The Dixie Flyers: “Gumboot Cloggeroo” from For Our Friends(Grass Country)
• Greensky Bluegrass: “Gumboots” from All Access, Volume Two(Big Blue Zoo)
• The Pickin’ On Pickers: “These Boots Were Made For Walkin’” from Pickin’ On Nancy Sinatra(CMH)
• Band of Ruhks: “Bootleg John” from Band of Ruhks(101 Ranch Records)
• Hammertowne: “Bootlegger’s Blues” from Pictures(Mountain Fever)
• Becky Buller: “Queen of the Mountain Booteggers” from ‘Tween Earth and Sky(Dark Shadows Recordings)
• The Sunny Mountain Serenaders: “Virginia Bootlegger” from Into Thin Hair(L-Century)
• Mac McHale: “Bootlegger’s Reel” from New River Train(Folk Era)