Bean Blossom 1978 

Bean Blossom, IN

June 1978



Transfer: by Keith Kreider 6/25/2006 Scotch C-45:Nakamichi ZX7>M-Audio Firewire 410>Wavelab 5.01b



1. (Talking) (Bill Harrell & The Virginians)

2. Listen to the Mockingbird (Bill Harrell & The Virginians)

3. Tragic Highway (Bill Harrell & The Virginians)

4. Red Rocking Chair (Bill Harrell & The Virginians)

5. My Grandfather's Clock (Bill Harrell & The Virginians)

6. One Morning in May...Please Buy Some Records (Bill Harrell & The Virginians)

7. Instrumental (?) (Bill Harrell & The Virginians)

8. (Emcee Announcements)

9. (Emcee Announcements) 

10. (Emcee Announcements)



1. (Introduction) (Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass)

2. Durham's Reel (Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass)

3. Shady Grove (Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass)

4. Little Liza Jane (Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass)

5. Salty Dog Blues (Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass)

6. Fire on the Mountain (Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass)

7. Darling, Is It Too Late Now? (Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass)

8. Cumberland Gap (Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass)

9. Mama Don't Allow (Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass)

10. Wake Up Susan (Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass)

11. Great Big Woman (Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass and Little Bitty Bottle of Wine) (x)



Notes:



See C132 for the continuation of this show and festival.



Anonymous Collection 1 Cassette #131 features two sets from the June-1978 Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival, 

Bean Blossom, IN:  1) Bill Harrell & The Virginians (with Harrell-guitar, Carl Nelson-fiddle, Darrell 

Sanders-banjo, & Ed Ferris-bass), and 2) Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass (featuring Flatt, Charlie 

Nixon-Dobro, Marty Stuart-mandolin, Blake Williams-banjo, Clarence "Tater" Tate-fiddle, Curly Seckler-guitar, 

& Pete Corum-bass); Stuart was in his late-teens at the time, and later went on to country music stardom.  

Note: Flatt's set is abbreviated here, and continues on Cassette #132.



--Mitchell Wittenberg