"Back To The Country" on WORT
89.9 FM Madison, WI and wortfm.org

Host and Producer: Art Stevenson [log in to unmask]

Show Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2026 9AM - Noon

Show Description: An eclectic team of show hosts carry on the tradition of taking us Back to the Country each Wednesday on WORT from 9:00AM to Noon, including the original founder, Bill C. Malone. The 1st week of the month is brought to you by Bill and Bobbie Malone, the 2nd week is hosted by Nate Gibson, Art Stevenson hosts the 3rd week, and Bill & Bobbie Malone are back on the 4th Wednesday of every month. Hosts alternate taking the 5th Wednesday shows.

This week on Back To The Country: During Hours 1 and 2 we celebrate June birthdays of notable Bluegrass artists by playing classic examples of their music! In Hour 3 we hear new releases, and the music of artists appearing at the many concerts and summer festivals in our area. All music shows are archived for two weeks at wortfm.org.

9:04 AM Kenny Baker "Make a Little Boat" from Master Fiddler on County Records
9:08 AM Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys "Mule Skinner Blues" from Bona Fide Bluegrass & Mountain Music on RCA/BMG Heritage
9:10 AM Kenny Baker "Back Up and Push" from Frost On the Pumpkin on County Records
9:13 AM The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers "Five String Rag" from Early Bluegrass Vol. 2 on Old Homestead
9:18 AM Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys "Get Up John" from Bill Monroe CD B: 1951-1954 on JSP Records
9:20 AM The Warrior River Boys "I Don't Know What To Do" from New Beginnings on Rounder
9:23 AM Hazel Dickens "West Virginia, My Home" from Hard Hitting Songs For Hard Hit People on Rounder
9:30 AM Hazel Dickens "By the Sweat of My Brow" from By The Sweat Of My Brow on Rounder
9:33 AM Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard "A Tiny Broken Heart (2021 Remaster)" from Won't You Come and Sing for Me? (2021 Remaster) on Folkways Records
9:36 AM Country Gentlemen "Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor" from Bluegrass Country
9:42 AM Country Gentlemen "Redwing" from Bluegrass Country on Pickwick
9:45 AM Country Gentlemen "Matterhorn" from The Early Rebel Recordings: 1962-1971 on Rebel Records
9:47 AM The Lewis Family "I Shall Not Be Moved" from Born of the Spirit on Starday Records
9:51 AM The Lewis Family "Climbing Jacob's Ladder" from 16 Greatest Hits on Gusto Records
9:53 AM The Little Roy and Lizzy Show "Boston Boy" from Live From The Shed on Club44 Records
9:56 AM The Kentucky Colonels "Julius Finkbine's Rag" from Livin' in the Past on Sierra Briar Records
10:02 AM The Kentucky Colonels "420 Special (feat. Clarence White)" from The New Sound of Bluegrass America on Soundmark
10:04 AM The Kentucky Colonels "New River Train (Live)" from Los Angeles Breakdown on Design Records / Concert Archive
10:07 AM Lester Flatt "Don't Get Above Your Raisin'" from RCA Country Legends: Lester Flatt on RLG/BMG Heritage
10:12 AM Flatt & Scruggs "Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down" from The Foggy Mountain Sound of Flatt & Scruggs on Not Now Music
10:14 AM Flatt & Scruggs "The Old Home Town" from Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs and the Stanley Brothers Selected Sides 1947 - 1953 on JSP Records
10:17 AM David Grisman & Tony Rice "8th of January (Live at Acoustic Stage, October 1997)" from Dawg and 'T': Live at Acoustic Stage on Acoustic Disc
10:21 AM Tony Rice "Whispers of the North" from Tony Rice Sings Gordon Lightfoot on Rounder
10:25 AM Ricky Skaggs & Tony Rice "Will the Roses Bloom" from Skaggs & Rice on Sugar Hill Records
10:28 AM Joe Val & The New England Bluegrass Boys "Wrong Road Again" from Diamond Joe on Rounder
10:37 AM Joe Val & The New England Bluegrass Boys "Cold Wind" from Diamond Joe on Rounder
10:41 AM Joe Val & The New England Bluegrass Boys "Rocking Alone In An Old Rocking Chair" from Diamond Joe on Rounder
10:44 AM Alison Krauss "Steel Rails" from I've Got That Old Feeling on Universal Music Group International
10:47 AM The Wailin' Jennys "The Devil's Paintbrush Road" from Firecracker on Red House Records
10:53 AM Charley Crockett "Honky Tonk Philosophies" from Clovis
10:56 AM Bronwyn Keith-Hynes "Will You Ever Be Mine (feat. Dudley Connell)" from I Built A World on Sugar Petunia Records
10:59 AM The Montvales "Hellbent on Colorado" from Path of Totality on Free Dirt Records
11:04 AM The Montvales "Overtime" from Path of Totality on Free Dirt Records
11:07 AM The Gravel Yard "Travelin’ On" from Strange Times on The Gravel Yard
11:11 AM Folk Bitch Trio "God's A Different Sword" from Now Would Be A Good Time on Jagjaguwar
11:17 AM I'm With Her "Ancient Light" from Ancient Light on Rounder
11:20 AM Matt Sayles "How Much Does a Tear Weigh?" from How Much Does a Tear Weigh? - Single on Philville records
11:24 AM Theo Lawrence "A Dime For a Nickel" from Chérie on Tomika Records
11:29 AM Nick Dumas "Feels Like Love (feat. Vince Gill)" from Feels Like Love (feat. Vince Gill) - Single on Skyline Records, LLC
11:33 AM Dylan LeBlanc "Forgotten Things" from Coyote on ATO Records
11:37 AM Chicken Wire Empire "Friend of the Devil" from Verry Garcia - EP on Chicken Wire Empire
11:43 AM Hillbilly Fever "To Tell Me Goodbye" from Bluegrass Mix: Volume 2 on 6094290 Records DK2
11:46 AM The Silas Powell Band "Methodist Preacher" from Makin' a Run on East Run Record Label
11:48 AM The Silas Powell Band "Harley Johnson" from Makin' a Run on East Run Record Label
11:52 AM Horseshoes & Hand Grenades "Red Bridge" from Living Room on Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
11:54 AM Rhonda Vincent "I'd Like To Be a Train" from Music Is What I See on Upper Management Music
11:58 AM Art Stevenson & High Water "Texas Blue Bonnets" from Like A River on Wolf Tracks
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