Joe Greene WNCW

01/10/2026

Live music on the train today? YES! The Jacktown Ramblers, stars of our GATM Live concert Feb. 21st, will be live in Studio B in the 12noon hour today! WNCW

01/03/2026

Happy New Year! I'm proclaiming this Earl Scruggs Day on show! His birth anniversary is this coming Tuesday January 6th. LOTS of Earl on the show today, along with our first new releases for 2026 from Retro 78 Bluegrass, Mike Mitchell and Flatt Out Blue! Get aboard the big, blue choo-choo! WNCW

12/27/2025

We had a BUNCH of new bluegrass in 2025. We'll revisit a lot of that in the show today. Among the birthdays, Curly Seckler, John Hartford, Mike Auldridge and more. Our last train ride of 2025. WNCW

12/25/2025

Here's our girl all lit up. Holiday greetings and Merry Christmas!

12/20/2025

Join us for the Christmas show on the train today. Lots of Bluegrass Holiday tunes but not 100%...Birthdays in view this week, Jim Mills, John McEuen, Russell Moore and Greg Cahill. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! WNCW

12/13/2025

Some new Bluegrass tunes in the mix today with a few Christmas songs, too. And, we'll celebrate Butch Baldassari, Ron Stewart, Shannon Slaughter and some others. WNCW

12/06/2025

We're pretty heavy on birthdays this week, but we'll try to celebrate them all. That includes Chris Hillman, Bobby Osborne, Jason Burleson, Ty Gilpin and more! Crankinig up the train in the fog this morning. C'mon and ride! WNCW

11/29/2025

The Grand Ole Opry turned 100 years old on Friday. We'll play a tune or two honoring them. Also some Stanley Brothers remembering Carter Stanley who passed away December 1st, 1966. We'll celebrate Dale Ann Bradley's upcoming birthday and premiere some new tunes today, including new ones from Laurie Lewis, Jason Burleson, Buddy Melton and more! WNCW

11/22/2025

We'll celebrate several folks today, including Tut Taylor, Charlie Sizemore, Aaron Burdett and others. New tunes today from The Jacktown Ramblers, Newfound Road, Blue Highway and Tony Trischka. Climb aboard the Bluegrass train! WNCW

11/15/2025

A sunny train ride today. New music from Dale Ann Bradley, Irene Kelley with The Kruger Brothers, Milan Miller and more. Among the birthdays, Brooke Aldridge, Larry Cordle, Jens Kruger and others. WNCW

11/08/2025

The Bluegrass Train chugs right on. Some new releases to throw in the mix today and birthdays for Junior Sisk and Abigail Washburn and the birth anniversary of Clinch Mountain Boy Roy Lee Centers. When we listen to Bluegrass, so do the neighbors! WNCW

11/05/2025

Nice article from John Lawless about this weekend's Asheville Sessions commemoration.

This week Asheville, NC is hosting events celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Asheville Sessions, the first ever commercial recordings made in Appalachia.