Bluegrass Breakdown: Louisville

It’s the largest city in Kentucky; the disco ball capitol of the world; home of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Fried Chicken; the world’s largest baseball bat — weighing in at 68,000 pounds soaring 120 feet into the air; the world’s longest go kart track (1.25 miles); the birthplace of the cheeseburger and the hot brown; the hometown of Diane Sawyer, Jennifer Lawrence and Muhammed Ali; and the setting for some powerful bluegrass tunes.

PROGRAM PLAYLIST

• The Osborne Brothers: “Bluegrass Express” from Bluegrass Express(MCA)
• Chris Brashear & Peter McLaughlin: “Louisville Suite” from So Long Arizona(Dog Boy)
• Rainy Pass: “Eight More Miles to Louisville” from Cold Rains of Winter(self-released)
• Grandpa Jones: “I’m On My Way Somewhere” from The Grandpa Jones Story(CMH)
• Uncle Dave Macon: “Uncle Dave’s Travels, Part 2: Around Louisville, Kentucky” from Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy(Bear Family)
• Brett Ratliff: “Nine Miles Out of Louisville” from Cold Icy Mountain(June Appal)
• Roger Cooper: “Nine Miles Out of Louisville” from Going Back to Old Kentucky(Rounder)
• Amanda Cook: “Leaving Louisville” from Deep Water(Mountain Fever)
• Casey Willis: “Leaving Louisville” from Bits and Pieces(self-released)
• Ragged Union: “Leaving Louisville” from Time Captain(self-released)
• Louie Popejoy & the Heirs of Bluegrass: “Since I Left Louisville” from Louie Popejoy & the Heirs of Bluegrass(Atteiram)
• Chris Sexton: “Last Night In Louisville” from Coffee At Midnight(Pinecastle)
• The Sawtooth Mountain Boys: “Louisville Blues” from Blue Side of Lonely(Coup de Grass)
• Marley’s Ghost: “Louisville Burglar” from Woodstock Sessions(Sage Arts)
• Hammertowne: “Louisville Rambler” from Hillbilly Heroes(Mountain Fever)
• The Spinney Brothers: “Louisville Woman” from No Borders(Mountain Fever)
• Crooked Still: “Flora” from Hop High(Signature Sounds)
• Bill Monroe: “Louisville Breakdown” from 1959-1969(Bear Family)