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Beyond the Tut Tapes - The SPPS presents its second collection!

A significant collection has been given to the SPPS and we are happy to present the first tapes.
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Anonymous Collection 1 Cassette #131 Anonymous Collection 1 Cassette #133 features the tail end of a set by the Country Gentlemen (Charlie Waller-guitar,
James Bailey-banjo, Doyle Lawson-mandolin, Jerry Douglas-Dobro, & Bill Yates-bass) and the first portion of a set by
Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys (Monroe-mandolin, Kenny Baker-fiddle, Wayne Lewis-guitar, Butch Robins-banjo, &
Randy Davis-bass) during the Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival, Bean Blossom, IN, June 1978. . (mp3s & zip)

Anonymous Collection 1 Cassette #151 Anonymous Collection 1 Cassette #151 takes us to a June 1978 afternoon at Lester Flatt's Mount Pilot Bluegrass Festival, Pinnacle, NC. Side A starts with the tail end of a set from the Winston-Salem, NC-based band, Boot Hill, featuring songwriter and vocalist Louisa Branscomb, whose songs have been covered by such artists as Alison Krauss, Dale Ann Bradley, and others. Up next is 5th String Symphony, a Seldom Scene-influenced band from Charlottesville, VA, whose set continues on Side B. Chubby Anthony & Big Timber, from Florida, are next up on the docket, although their set here is abbreviated. Anthony is a legendary fiddler who played with the Stanley Brothers for many years (see: http://www.dizzyrambler.com/legends/All ... thony.html for more information); he passed away two years after this performance at age 45. Bluegrass-gospel legends, The Lewis Family, round out this tape, with several tunes featuring their pristine harmonies and fine picking; "Rocking on the Waves" is a lovely ride. See Cassette #153 for more from the Lewis Family.
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Anonymous Collection 1 Cassette #156 Anonymous Collection 1 Cassette #156 features fine sets by the Country Gentlemen (Charlie Waller-guitar, Doyle Lawson-mandolin, Jerry Douglas-Dobro, James Bailey-banjo, & Bill Yates-bass) and Jim & Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys (Jim McReynolds-guitar, Jesse McReynolds-mandolin, Joe Meadows-fiddle, Tim Ellis-banjo, and probably Keith McReynolds-bass) from the Country Gentlemen Festival, Wayside Park, Stuart, VA, June 30, 1978; two of the
finest groups in bluegrass history doing what they do best, in particularly nice fidelity.
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Anonymous Collection 1 Cassette #162 Anonymous Collection 1 Cassette #162 features several sets recorded at the Buckhorn Mountain Bluegrass Festival, Tazewell, VA-July 7, 1978: 1) Don Reno & The Tennessee Cut-Ups (Don Reno-banjo, Buck Ryan-fiddle, Bonnie Beverly-guitar, fiddle, Dale Reno-mandolin, Don Wayne Reno-banjo, & Dean Wilson-bass; Steve Wilson guests on vocals & Dobro), and 2) The Country Gentlemen (Charlie Waller-guitar, Doyle Lawson-mandolin, Jerry Douglas-Dobro, James Bailey-banjo, & Bill Yates-bass) (mp3s & zip)

Anonymous Collection 1 Cassette Tape #164 Anonymous Collection 1 Cassette #164 takes us back to July 7, 1978 at the Buckhorn Mountain Bluegrass Festival, Tazewell, VA. Side A begins with the very tail end of a set by Don Reno & The Tennessee Cut-Ups (see anon001 Cassette #162 for more Don Reno recorded at Buckhorn), and then segues into a complete set from The Country Gentlemen (Charlie Waller-guitar, Doyle Lawson-mandolin, Jerry Douglas-dobro, James Bailey-banjo, & Bill Yates-bass). (mp3s & zip)