Smaller and shallower than creeks, branches or runs, they’re revered for their babbling and have inspired some righteous tunes. With the help of Paul Williams, the Foghorn Stringband, the Greenbriar Boys and John Reischman, we’ll be celebrating all manner of brooks.
PROGRAM PLAYLIST
- Paul Williams & the Victory Trio: “Stay By the Brook” from Old Ways and New Paths(Rebel)
- The Pine Hill Ramblers: “The Brook” from Further Up the River(Revonah)
- The Bondville Boys: “Down By the Jenny Brook” from Rivergrass(self-released)
- Si Kahn & the Looping Brothers: “Brookside Strike” from Aragaon Mill – The Bluegrass Recordings(Strictly Country)
- The Foghorn Stringband: “Roving Gambler/Jaybird In the Ashbrook” from Rattlensake Tidal Wave(Foghorn)
- Roger & J.D. Williams: “Bridge Over Fawn Brook” from Roger & J.D. Williams(Happy Appy)
- The Greenbriar Boys: “Katy Cline” from Best of the Vanguard Years(Vanguard)
- Bill Clifton: “Give Me Your Love and I’ll Give You Mine” from Around the World to Poor Valley(Bear Family)
- David Grier: “Shadowbrook” from Freewheeling(Rounder)
- Jim & Jesse: “Mid the Green Fields of Virginia” from Old Dominion Masters(Pinecastle)
- The Kruger Brothers: “Willie Moore” from Carolina Scrapbook, Vol. 2(Double Time)
- John Reischman: “Brooks” from North of the Border(Rounder)
- Larry Cordle & Garth Brooks: “Against the Grain” from All Star Duets(Mighty Cord)
- Daniel Greeson: “Greg Brooks Breakdown” from Done Gone(Patuxent)
- Reno & Smiley: “Charlie Brooks and Nellie Adair” from 1951-1959(King)
- Colebrook Road: “To Love Again” from On Time(Mountain Fever)
- The McCormick Brothers: “Cherry Brook Rag” from Bluegrass Invasion(self-released)