(band playing lively bluegrass music) (band continues playing lively bluegrass music) I'm Kristy Cox.

[All] And we're Grasstime!

Welcome to "Bluegrass on the Rim" on APTV.

[Announcer] Welcome to "Bluegrass on the Rim 2025", featuring local favorite, Foggy Hollow Review, plus headliners from Nashville, Tennessee, Kristy Cox and Grasstime will perform later in the show.

Sit back and relax, and enjoy an hour of great bluegrass music on Alabama Public Television.

We'll kick off with Foggy Hollow Review.

There's only a handful of subjects we sing about in bluegrass.

That's trains, and animals, -and white whisky.

-And murder numbers.

And murder numbers, all of those.

Prisons.

And trains.

Oh my goodness, we sing about all the trains.

Here's one about building the train track.

This one's called "The Big Spike Hammer".

(band playing "The Big Spike Hammer") (band continues playing "The Big Spike Hammer") ♪ Can't you hear the rhythm of my big spike hammer ♪ ♪ Lord, it's bustin' my side ♪ ♪ I've done all I can do to keep that woman ♪ ♪ Still she's not satisfied ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ ♪ Della Mae ♪ ♪ Why do you treat me this way ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ ♪ Della Mae ♪ ♪ I'll get even someday ♪ (band continues playing "The Big Spike Hammer") ♪ Well I'm the best hammer swinger ♪ ♪ In this big Texas gang ♪ ♪ Big Buck Johnson is my name ♪ ♪ This black hammer that I swing ♪ ♪ Will earn half a day ♪ ♪ It's because of Della Mae ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ ♪ Della Mae ♪ ♪ Why do you treat me this way ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ ♪ Della Mae ♪ ♪ I'll get even someday ♪ (band continues playing "The Big Spike Hammer") ♪ Well, I've been lots of places ♪ ♪ Ain't much I ain't seen ♪ ♪ Lot of things I'd like to see ♪ ♪ But this hammer that I swing ♪ ♪ For the woman that I love ♪ ♪ Is gonna be the death of me ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ ♪ Della Mae ♪ ♪ Why do you treat me this way ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ ♪ Della Mae ♪ ♪ I'll get even someday ♪ ♪ Big spike hammer, big spike hammer ♪ -(audience cheering) -(audience applauding) I love this old song right here.

It's an old gospel style song.

I tell this story, yeah, I heard it and heard it and heard it, way back in, I bought a Charlie Daniels CD, and he had done old time gospel music on it, and just done a great job.

What a wonderful guy, and a great musician, and an American, he was, I might say.

But he did this song on there.

We kinda blues it up a little bit, I guess we call it blues-grass.

But if you know it, you're welcome to sing along with us, tap your foot.

It's called "I Am a Pilgrim".

♪ Well I am a pilgrim ♪ ♪ And a stranger ♪ ♪ Traveling through ♪ ♪ This wearisome land ♪ ♪ And I got a home ♪ ♪ In that yonder city, good Lord ♪ ♪ And it's not ♪ ♪ Not made by hand ♪ ♪ Now I've got a mother, I got a mother ♪ ♪ Oh, a sister and a brother, oh the sister and brother ♪ ♪ Who have gone on to that bright shore ♪ ♪ Now I'm determined ♪ ♪ To go and see them, good Lord ♪ ♪ Over on ♪ ♪ That other shore ♪ ♪ 'Cause I am a pilgrim ♪ ♪ And a stranger ♪ ♪ Traveling through ♪ ♪ This wearisome land ♪ ♪ And I got a home in ♪ ♪ That yonder city, good Lord ♪ ♪ And it's not, good Lordy, and it's not ♪ ♪ Not made by hand ♪ (band continues playing "I Am a Pilgrim") (band continues playing "I Am a Pilgrim") (audience applauding) (band continues playing "I Am a Pilgrim") ♪ Well, I'm going down, I'm going down ♪ ♪ On the river of Jordan, on the river of Jordan ♪ ♪ Just to cleanse ♪ ♪ My weary soul ♪ ♪ If I can touch ♪ ♪ But the hem of his garment, oh Lord ♪ ♪ I do believe, good Lordy, I believe ♪ ♪ It's gonna make me whole ♪ ♪ 'Cause I am a pilgrim ♪ ♪ And a stranger ♪ ♪ Traveling through ♪ ♪ This wearisome land ♪ ♪ And I got a home in ♪ ♪ That yonder city, good Lord ♪ ♪ And it's not ♪ ♪ Not made by hand ♪ (band continues playing "I Am a Pilgrim") (band continues playing "I Am a Pilgrim") (audience applauding) (band continues playing "I Am a Pilgrim") ♪ Well I am a pilgrim ♪ ♪ And a stranger ♪ ♪ Traveling through ♪ ♪ This wearisome land ♪ ♪ And I got a home in ♪ ♪ That yonder city, good Lord ♪ ♪ And it's not, good Lordy, and it's not ♪ ♪ Not made by hand ♪ ♪ Oh, no it's not ♪ ♪ Good Lordy, and it's not ♪ ♪ Not made by hand ♪ -(audience cheering) -(audience applauding) I think he did such a great job on that, we'll let him sing another one.

Here, now this one's a little bit later in life.

Also written and recorded by a great country music writer and songwriter.

We lost him, I guess, a couple of years ago.

Did I get two years right?

And it was so sad, because in the end of his career, he did a brand new album, and his wife reported that he would walk out on that stage, and for about 90 minutes or two hours, the man would play and sing every single word to every song, and when they came offstage, he did not always know her.

He did not always know the band.

But he was a great guy, and this is a great song, and Kevin does a great job on "Gentle on My Mind".

(all laugh) (band playing "Gentle on My Mind") ♪ Well, it's knowing that your door is always open ♪ ♪ And your path is free to walk ♪ ♪ That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag ♪ ♪ Rolled up and stashed behind your couch ♪ ♪ And it's knowing I'm not shackled ♪ ♪ By forgotten words and bonds ♪ ♪ And the ink stains that are dried upon some line ♪ ♪ That keeps you on the back roads ♪ ♪ By the rivers of my memory ♪ ♪ Ever smilin', ever gentle on my mind ♪ ♪ It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy ♪ ♪ Planted on some columns now that binds me ♪ ♪ Or something that somebody said ♪ ♪ Because they thought we fit together walking ♪ ♪ It's just knowing that the world ♪ ♪ Would not be cursing or forgiving ♪ ♪ When I walk along some railroad tracks and find ♪ ♪ That you are waving from the back roads ♪ ♪ By the rivers of my memory ♪ ♪ Ever smilin', ever gentle on my mind ♪ (band continues playing "Gentle on My Mind") (band continues playing "Gentle on My Mind") ♪ Though the wheat fields and clotheslines ♪ ♪ And the junkyards and the highways ♪ ♪ Come between us ♪ ♪ And some other woman's crying to her mother ♪ ♪ 'Cause she turned and I was gone ♪ ♪ Well I still might run in silence ♪ ♪ Tears of joy might stain my face ♪ ♪ And the summer sun might burn me 'til I'm blind ♪ ♪ Oh, but not to where I cannot see ♪ ♪ You walkin' on the back roads ♪ ♪ By the rivers flowing gentle on my mind ♪ (band continues playing "Gentle on My Mind") (band continues playing "Gentle on My Mind") ♪ Well, I dip my cup of soup ♪ ♪ From the gurglin', cracklin' cauldron ♪ ♪ In some train yard ♪ ♪ My beard a rough, and cold towel ♪ ♪ And a dirty hat pulled low across my face ♪ ♪ Through cupped hands 'round the tin can ♪ ♪ I pretend to hold you to my breast and find ♪ ♪ That you are waiting from the back roads ♪ ♪ By the rivers of my memories ♪ ♪ Ever smilin', ever gentle on my mind ♪ ♪ That's what keeps you on the back roads ♪ ♪ By the rivers of my memory ♪ ♪ Ever smilin', ever gentle on my mind ♪ -(audience applauding) -(audience cheering) Oh, here's another classic, Kevin.

This is your Country Boy Eddie special.

Oh yes, yes.

How many of you remember Country Boy Eddie?

Bobby Gotcher, I know you do, buddy.

And also to the fellow that wrote it, Mr. Billy Joe Shaver.

It's called "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal".

♪ Well I'm just an old chunk of coal ♪ ♪ Oh, but I'm gonna be a diamond someday ♪ ♪ Well, I'm gonna grow and glow ♪ ♪ 'Til I'm so plu-pure perfect ♪ ♪ I'm gonna put a smile on everybody's face ♪ ♪ And I'm gonna kneel and pray every day ♪ ♪ Lest I should become vain along the way ♪ ♪ Well, I'm just an old chunk of coal now, Lord ♪ ♪ But I'm gonna be a diamond someday ♪ (band continues playing "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal") (band continues playing "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal") ♪ Well, I'm gonna learn the best way to walk ♪ ♪ I'm gonna search and find me a better way to talk ♪ ♪ Well, I'm gonna spit and polish ♪ ♪ My old rough-edged self ♪ ♪ 'Til I get rid of every single flaw ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm gonna be the world's best friend ♪ ♪ I'm gonna go 'round shakin' everybody's hand ♪ ♪ Well, I'm gonna be the cotton pickin' rage of the age ♪ ♪ I'm gonna be a diamond someday ♪ (band continues playing "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal") (band continues playing "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal") ♪ Well, I'm just an old chunk of coal ♪ ♪ Oh, but I'm gonna be a diamond someday ♪ ♪ Well, I'm gonna grow and glow ♪ ♪ 'Til I'm so blue per-perfect ♪ ♪ I'm gonna put a smile on everybody's face ♪ ♪ And I'm gonna kneel and pray everyday ♪ ♪ Lest I should become vain along the way ♪ ♪ Well, I'm just an old chunk of coal now, Lord ♪ ♪ But I'm gonna be a diamond someday ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm just an old chunk of coal now, Lord ♪ ♪ But I'm gonna be a diamond someday ♪ -(audience applauding) -(audience cheering) Here's a bluegrass tune for you.

I think we picked this up in the Lonesome River Band.

And we're gonna do it for you anyway.

It's called "The Lonesome Pine".

(band playing "The Lonesome Pine") (band continues playing "The Lonesome Pine") ♪ Well, there's a path up in the mountains ♪ ♪ In a one room house where I was born ♪ ♪ Even now ♪ ♪ Memories linger ♪ ♪ Mama's smile was so sweet and warm ♪ ♪ Lonesome pine, hear you calling ♪ ♪ Calling me back to my home ♪ ♪ The fox and the hound ♪ ♪ In the hills are roamin' ♪ ♪ Lonesome pines calling me home ♪ (band continues playing "The Lonesome Pine") ♪ It's been so long ♪ ♪ Since I left the cabin ♪ ♪ Search of wealth, fortune, and fame ♪ ♪ Late at night ♪ ♪ Alone and lonely ♪ ♪ I hear my daddy call my name ♪ ♪ Lonesome pine, I hear you callin' ♪ ♪ Callin' me back to my home ♪ ♪ Where the fox and the hounds ♪ ♪ In the hills are roamin' ♪ ♪ Lonesome pine is callin' me home ♪ (band continues playing "The Lonesome Pine") ♪ Now someday soon ♪ ♪ I'm gonna travel ♪ ♪ To the land that I love best ♪ ♪ In the stillness ♪ ♪ Of the mountains ♪ ♪ I will find sweet peace and rest ♪ ♪ Lonesome pine, I hear you callin' ♪ ♪ Callin' me back to my home ♪ ♪ Where the fox and the hounds ♪ ♪ In the hills are roamin' ♪ ♪ Lonesome pines calling me home ♪ -(audience applauding) -(audience cheering) Oh, thank you.

[Announcer] You're watching "Bluegrass on the Rim 2025" on Alabama Public Television.

Our second act of the evening traveled to the Little River Canyon from Nashville Tennessee.

Here is Kristy Cox and Grasstime.

Oh, well I grew up in Australia in a place called Adelaide in South Australia, and I've been playing music since I was 12 years old.

Moved here 13 years ago, and we've been playing together around four years, I guess.

Yeah.

I'm really excited.

This part of the world's beautiful, and I've actually never played in Alabama before, so this is my first time.

I'm excited.

I'm originally from here.

My first time here.

The bear in the lobby's cool.

I love bluegrass.

(audience applauding) We're gonna do a song for you that's on my No Headlights album.

I've been told that this is like a bluegrass rap song.

I didn't know they existed, so I'm gonna do a brap song for you.

I didn't learn a rap song.

(Kristy laughs) It's a nice joke anyway.

This one's called "Train".

♪ Train on the runaway ♪ ♪ One way track ♪ ♪ Just like me ♪ ♪ It ain't coming back ♪ ♪ The rain gonna outrun your thunderstorm ♪ ♪ I ain't living under this cloud anymore ♪ ♪ When you wake up this morning ♪ ♪ Look around and I'll be gone ♪ ♪ You'll find me on a southbound ♪ ♪ Letting go and moving on ♪ ♪ Train ♪ ♪ You've been lying, I've been finding out ♪ ♪ What you've been trying to hide ♪ ♪ Forgiving you ain't on my mind this time ♪ ♪ The shade of lipstick on your collar ♪ ♪ Ain't a color that I'd bother ♪ ♪ Painting on my lips ♪ ♪ So I'm gonna ride ♪ ♪ The train ♪ ♪ On a runaway one-way track ♪ ♪ Just like me, it ain't coming back ♪ ♪ Rain ♪ ♪ Gonna outrun your thunderstorm ♪ ♪ I ain't living under this cloud anymore ♪ ♪ When you wake up this morning ♪ ♪ Look around and I'll be gone ♪ ♪ You'll find me on a southbound ♪ ♪ Letting go and moving on ♪ ♪ Train ♪ ♪ Train ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Got my ticket at the station ♪ ♪ Whistle's blowing, no more waiting ♪ ♪ Now I made a choice ♪ ♪ Between this train and you ♪ ♪ And I didn't choo-choose you ♪ ♪ Train ♪ ♪ On a runaway one-way track ♪ ♪ Just like me, it ain't coming back ♪ ♪ Rain ♪ ♪ Gonna outrun your thunderstorm ♪ ♪ I ain't living under this cloud anymore ♪ ♪ When you wake up this morning ♪ ♪ Look around, and I'll be gone ♪ ♪ You'll find me on a southbound ♪ ♪ Letting go and moving on ♪ ♪ Train ♪ ♪ Train ♪ ♪ When you wake up this morning ♪ ♪ Look around and I'll be gone ♪ ♪ You'll find me on a southbound ♪ ♪ Letting go and moving on ♪ ♪ Train ♪ ♪ Train ♪ -(audience applauding) -(audience cheering) Thank you!

Thank you so much.

This lovely gentleman to our right, he's filling in with tonight.

Now our normal guitar player has pneumonia.

And so we hope Robbie feels better soon.

But I called Dustin about, what, three days ago?

And said, "Hey mate, can you learn, like, an hour of my material and play a gig with us in Alabama on Saturday?"

And he's like, "Sure."

And he did.

But we're gonna feature him on this next song.

He's one of my favorite guitar players and singers in the world.

Mr. Dustin Benson, ladies and gentlemen.

-(audience cheering) -Thank you!

(audience applauding) Thank you very much.

So when I met them at the, where we met, she said, "Oh by the way, it's gonna be recorded for TV."

(audience laughing) Oh, great.

-Awesome.

-Sure.

Here's one called "Wild Bill Jones".

One, two, three!

(band playing "Wild Bill Jones") (band continues playing "Wild Bill Jones") ♪ As I went down ♪ ♪ For to take a little walk ♪ ♪ I came upon that Wild Bill Jones ♪ ♪ He was a walking and a talking ♪ ♪ By my true lover's side ♪ ♪ And I bid him to leave her alone ♪ (band continues playing "Wild Bill Jones") ♪ He said my age is 21 ♪ ♪ Too old to be controlled ♪ ♪ I pulled my revolver ♪ ♪ From my side ♪ ♪ And I destroyed that poor boy's soul ♪ (band continues playing "Wild Bill Jones") ♪ He reeled and he staggered ♪ ♪ And he fell to the ground ♪ ♪ And then he gave one dying moan ♪ ♪ He wrapped his arms around ♪ ♪ My little girl's neck ♪ ♪ He said, honey, won't you take me home ♪ (band continues playing "Wild Bill Jones") ♪ So put them handcuffs on me, boys ♪ ♪ And lead me to that freight car gate ♪ ♪ I have no friends ♪ ♪ Or relations there ♪ ♪ No one for to go my bail ♪ (band continues playing "Wild Bill Jones") ♪ So pass around that old long necked bottle ♪ ♪ And we'll go on a spree ♪ ♪ Today we saw the last ♪ ♪ Of Wild Bill Jones ♪ ♪ And tomorrow will be the last of me ♪ -(audience cheering) -(audience applauding) Nothing like finding some strange combinations.

Could you imagine being on a submarine with a screen door?

(Kristy laughs) I wouldn't wanna be on a submarine, full stop.

I couldn't think of anything worse.

Internal door?

I don't know.

'Cause that could help, maybe.

Maybe, I don't know.

Maybe someone's really stinky, and there's lots of flies in the submarine.

And you need to keep them out of your room?

I don't know.

Ellie, are you okay, sweetheart?

(all laugh) I've never been in a submarine before.

I don't want to be in a submarine.

We have a submarine in Australia that's in the middle of, like, in the middle of the desert.

Like, it's just there, for people to look at.

It's like a tourist destination.

It's like you can travel around Australia, and you can go see the big sheep, which is literally just a big concrete sheep.

And then we can see the big koala, which is just a big concrete koala.

And then we have the big kangaroo, which is just a big concrete kangaroo.

And then we have the big pineapple, the big banana.

Anyway, and then we have this submarine in the middle of the desert.

Does it have a screen door?

I don't know.

Probably needs one.

I think it does need one.

'Cause it's in the desert.

It's gotta keep the flies out.

(Kristy laughs) I'm trying to help.

(laughing) (audience laughing) It's not helping me.

It's okay.

We're gonna do a song for you that is on my Shades of Blue album, and the album has five songs on it that has the word "blue" in the title.

Which is why we called the album Shades of Blue.

But this particular song has the word "blue" in it 17 times.

So my daughter decided that she thinks that I need to buy something that gives me more rhyming words so that I don't have to use the same word over and over again.

She's 10, so she knows everything about everything at the moment.

(laughing) But she's probably right.

I probably need to learn some new rhyming words for the word "blue".

Yeah.

New.

New blue.

There we go.

(laughing) We're gonna do this one for you.

This is called "Blue Ain't Just a Color Anymore".

(band playing "Blue Ain't Just a Color Anymore") ♪ Well, blue is the color of his eyes ♪ ♪ That I fell in love with under those blue skies ♪ ♪ He slipped a little diamond on my hand ♪ ♪ Something borrowed, something blue, wedding dance ♪ ♪ I always thought that he would be true blue ♪ ♪ Then one day, just out of the blue ♪ ♪ Found out he wanted someone else more ♪ ♪ Now blue ain't just a color anymore ♪ ♪ Blue is that feeling ♪ ♪ That comes from a broken heart ♪ ♪ And it hangs on every tear ♪ ♪ Like a broken piece of art ♪ ♪ I felt different 'bout a clear sky ♪ ♪ Than I did before ♪ ♪ 'Cause blue ain't just a color anymore ♪ ♪ There's a little place down by the big blue sea ♪ ♪ Where he used to love to be with me ♪ ♪ Now alone, I watch the waves crash to the shore ♪ ♪ And blue ain't just a color anymore ♪ ♪ Blue is that feeling ♪ ♪ That comes from a broken heart ♪ ♪ And it hangs on every tear ♪ ♪ Like a broken piece of art ♪ ♪ Well I feel different 'bout a clear sky ♪ ♪ Than I did before ♪ ♪ 'Cause blue ain't just a color anymore ♪ (band continues playing "Blue Ain't Just a Color Anymore") ♪ Blue is that feeling ♪ ♪ That comes from a broken heart ♪ ♪ It hangs on every tear ♪ ♪ Like a broken piece of art ♪ ♪ Well, I feel different 'bout a clear sky ♪ ♪ Than I did before ♪ ♪ 'Cause blue ain't just a color anymore ♪ ♪ I feel different 'bout a clear sky ♪ ♪ Than I did before ♪ ♪ 'Cause blue ain't just a color anymore ♪ ♪ No, blue ain't just a color anymore ♪ -(audience cheering) -(audience applauding) Thank you!

We're getting ready to release a new album in six days' time.

And it's a gospel album.

I've never recorded a full gospel album before, but I'm excited.

I grew up listening to old time country music and bluegrass music, mainly in my granddaddy's Bronco truck.

We were driving around, and he had that old Bronco that was like two tone, like red and white.

You guys remember the one?

From like the 80s, 90s.

And I used to listen to the Grand Ole Opry with my granddad every weekend, and that's how I fell in love with bluegrass and country music.

And my parents, they weren't a big fan of bluegrass and country music, 'cause it was what their parents listened to, you see, so they were, they raised me on Heart and Pink Floyd and Deep Purple.

And Diesel, yes.

I introduced Cody to a guy named Diesel this week.

He's like all about it.

An Australian singer-songwriter.

So I had a nice mix.

But my granddad is the reason that I play music, and he's about to turn 90, and I got to see him about five weeks ago, which was awesome.

But he asked me about a year ago, he's got an aneurism in his brain and a clot in his heart, so they can't treat one without making the other worse.

And he said to me, he said, "Can you do me a favor, Kristy?"

I said, "What's that?"

Pop, and he goes, "Could you sing this song at my funeral?"

And I said, "No.

I can be there, but I can't sing."

And I felt really bad saying no to him, 'cause, you know, he's my pop, and I love him, but there's just no way in the world I could do that, so.

This is his favorite hymn, and it's my favorite hymn, and I recorded it on the gospel album for him, and I got to take it home five weeks ago and give him a copy of it, and I said, "I can't sing it at your funeral, Pop, because you're not gonna die.

You're gonna live forever.

But I did record it for you so you can listen to it any day you want."

So this is on the gospel album, and you'll all know it, I'm sure.

(audience applauding) (band playing "Amazing Grace") ♪ Amazing grace ♪ ♪ How sweet the sound ♪ ♪ That saved ♪ ♪ A wretch like me ♪ ♪ I once was lost ♪ ♪ But now I'm found ♪ ♪ Was blind ♪ ♪ But now, I see ♪ ♪ 'Twas grace that taught ♪ ♪ My heart to fear ♪ ♪ And grace, the fears released ♪ ♪ How precious did that grace appear ♪ ♪ The hour I first believed ♪ ♪ Amazing grace ♪ ♪ How sweet the sound ♪ ♪ That saved a wretch ♪ ♪ Like me ♪ ♪ I once was lost ♪ ♪ But now, I'm found ♪ ♪ Was blind ♪ ♪ But now, I see ♪ (band continues playing "Amazing Grace") (band continues playing "Amazing Grace") (band continues playing "Amazing Grace") ♪ Well we've been there 10,000 years ♪ ♪ Bright shining as the sun ♪ ♪ We've no less days ♪ ♪ To sing God's praise ♪ ♪ Than when we first begun ♪ ♪ Amazing grace ♪ ♪ How sweet the sound ♪ ♪ That saved ♪ ♪ A wretch like me ♪ ♪ I once was lost ♪ ♪ But now I'm found ♪ ♪ Was blind ♪ ♪ But now I see ♪ ♪ Amazing grace ♪ ♪ How sweet the sound ♪ ♪ That saved ♪ ♪ A wretch like me ♪ ♪ I once was lost ♪ ♪ But now I'm found ♪ ♪ Was blind ♪ ♪ But now ♪ ♪ I see ♪ -(audience cheering) -(audience applauding) Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Us bluegrass musicians, we sing about all the topics.

We sing about drinkin', cheatin', lyin'.

Killin'.

Love.

And then we make up for all of the sins in other songs by singing our gospel songs, so.

It's a good family song.

It's about, well, daddy kills the boyfriend.

It's kind of a fair call, I guess.

-Little later in the song.

-Little later, yeah.

-He lives for little while.

-He does.

-And then mama kills daddy.

-(band members laugh) Yeah.

Anyway, this one's called "Sally Flack".

(band playing "Sally Flack") (band continues playing "Sally Flack") ♪ In the hills of Tennessee ♪ ♪ Down by Cutter Gap ♪ ♪ Lived the daughter of a mountain man ♪ ♪ Her name was Sally Flack ♪ ♪ Sally was only 17 ♪ ♪ She gave herself away ♪ ♪ Her daddy swore to kill her love ♪ ♪ Before their wedding day ♪ ♪ Run, Sally, run ♪ ♪ Run, Sally, run ♪ ♪ Your daddy don't know ♪ ♪ You're carrying lover's son ♪ (band continues playing "Sally Flack") (band continues playing "Sally Flack") ♪ Well daddy's fury, daddy's rage ♪ ♪ Carried him across the land ♪ ♪ Daddy swore to take the life ♪ ♪ Of young Sally's man ♪ ♪ One dark valley, one dark day ♪ ♪ Johnny moved too slow ♪ ♪ But daddy took his own handle knife ♪ ♪ And left him in the snow ♪ ♪ Run, Sally, run ♪ ♪ Run, Sally, run ♪ ♪ Your daddy don't know you're carrying lover's son ♪ (band continues playing "Sally Flack") (band continues playing "Sally Flack") ♪ Sally cried, what must we do ♪ ♪ Daddy's back in town ♪ ♪ Mama said you hush your mouth ♪ ♪ If you plan on sticking 'round ♪ ♪ Well mama grabbed her own shotgun ♪ ♪ On the windowsill it lay ♪ ♪ Sally crouched down by the bed ♪ ♪ She began to pray ♪ (band continues playing "Sally Flack") (band continues playing "Sally Flack") ♪ The door flew open, the earth stood still ♪ ♪ And daddy could see it all ♪ ♪ And as he raised his bloodstained knife ♪ ♪ Mama shot him to the ground ♪ (band continues playing "Sally Flack") (band continues playing "Sally Flack") ♪ Well in the hill of Tennessee ♪ ♪ Down by Cutter Gap ♪ ♪ Lives a girl and her lover's son ♪ ♪ Her name is Sally Flack ♪ (band finishes song) -(audience applauding) -(audience cheering) Charles Butler on banjo, ladies and gentlemen.

-(audience cheering) -(audience applauding) We're gonna feature this incredible band on one for you.

We're gonna head to Columbus.

I don't know what state.

I think it's Ohio.

You guys have too many of the same towns in too many states.

You know that, right?

It confuses us Australians, 'cause we just make up town names if we run out.

And then you put a statue there, like a concrete pineapple, or something.

-(all laughing) -Exactly.

If you're ever confused, you can just say, "It's the one with the giant concrete koala."

-Exactly.

-And, you know.

Yeah, we just make up names.

We go Gundagai, or Woy Woy, or Wagga.

We just make it up.

What are we gonna call this town?

I think Wagga Wagga.

That's actually a town.

And they have a dog on a tucker box.

They do.

It's a dog sitting on a tucker box.

On a what?

A tucker box.

I don't, tackle box?

No, tucker.

No, that's not a word here.

(audience laughing) That's a thing that comes in a hard shell, and you put the sauce on it.

Taco sauce.

Taco?

A tucker box.

It's like a, I guess it's like a cooler, but not cold.

(audience laughing) -So like a box.

-Soft taco box.

(all laughing) It's a box that you put food in, 'cause we call food tucker.

-I've never heard this.

-Got it.

Here's "The Road to Columbus".

(band playing "The Road to Columbus") (band continues playing "The Road to Columbus") (band continues playing "The Road to Columbus") (band continues playing "The Road to Columbus") Jason Bailey on mandolin, -ladies and gentlemen!

-(audience applauding) (band continues playing "The Road to Columbus") Charles Butler on the banjo!

(audience cheering) (band continues playing "The Road to Columbus") Ellie Hakanson on the fiddle!

-(audience cheering) -(audience applauding) (band continues playing "The Road to Columbus") Dustin Benson on the guitar!

-(audience cheering) -(audience applauding) (band continues playing "The Road to Columbus") And we can't forget Cody Tinnin on the bass!

-(audience cheering) -(audience applauding) -(audience cheering) -(audience applauding) Thank you so much for having us.

I am Kristy Cox, and this is my band, and we've had a wonderful night.

-(audience cheering) -(audience applauding) Please do come say good day.

We do have some CDs over at the merchandise table out there in the foyer, and I'd love to meet you all and say good day.

We'll see you all next time.

This is "Let it Burn".

(band playing "Let it Burn") ♪ When the storms of life roll in ♪ ♪ And rain's pouring down ♪ ♪ It can suffocate a fire bright ♪ ♪ Until it smothers out ♪ ♪ It's hard to hide the smoke ♪ ♪ As embers slowly turn to ash ♪ ♪ That's when we need to hold on tight ♪ ♪ Strike another match ♪ ♪ Let it burn, let it burn ♪ ♪ 'Til we get that feeling back again ♪ ♪ Let it burn, let it burn ♪ ♪ Higher than it's ever been ♪ ♪ Heartache's just a part of life ♪ ♪ And we all get our turn ♪ ♪ But when we do let love shine through ♪ ♪ Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn ♪ (band continues playing "Let it Burn") (band continues playing "Let it Burn") ♪ Tonight we have a choice to make ♪ ♪ But we've been here before ♪ ♪ Yeah, we could call it quits ♪ ♪ And then just finally close that door ♪ ♪ Or we could find a way to keep ♪ ♪ On loving through the pain ♪ ♪ One warm kiss might be the spark ♪ ♪ That starts to fan the flames ♪ ♪ Let it burn, let it burn ♪ ♪ 'Til we get that feeling back again ♪ ♪ Let it burn, let it burn ♪ ♪ Higher than it's ever been ♪ ♪ Heartache's just a part of life ♪ ♪ And we all get our turn ♪ ♪ When we do let love shine through ♪ ♪ Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn ♪ ♪ Let it burn, let it burn ♪ ♪ Let it burn ♪ -(audience cheering) -(audience applauding) Thank you so much!

We'll see you all next time!

(gentle bluegrass music) [Announcer] Thanks for joining us on "Bluegrass on the Rim 2025".

Do you want more?

Full length performances for each of our featured bands are available to stream at APTV.org/bluegrass/2025.

And of course thanks to all that made this show possible.

We're real excited to be here tonight, as you can see, we're eating outside because the show's gonna be inside, but 'cause we had some storms come through, but we're enjoying the outside with some great barbecue, and we're really looking forward to the show tonight.

I have to say, this burger is the best I've had in quite some time, and that is not being paid for.

So you know that I'm giving my honesty.

I said if I could go back in time and see Strength in Numbers, or Bela Fleck and the Flecktones again, I would.

Oh, I mean, Garcia and Grissom.

Bluegrass music is what I really loved.

Yeah, we came from Rome, Georgia, and I just had looked for live music near us, and this popped up, so I figured might as well check it out.

Wanna hear some live music, and yeah.

Got a beautiful venue and event space, and some good barbecue on top of all that.

Sophia is going to Camp Riverside in Mentone for two weeks, so we're getting ready for opening day tomorrow, and we're gonna drop her off, but we wanted to come enjoy some bluegrass tonight.

[Interviewer] Who's more excited about that, you or her?

Probably me.

No!

-Me.

-But she's excited, too.

Well, one of my favorite things about moving to Alabama was finding the bluegrass scene that's so deeply rooted in this state, and I grew up in Florida, which does have a bluegrass scene in and of itself, but finding the Alabama bluegrass scene has been really exciting, and I, like two years ago, moved to the east side of the state, and keep hearing about this Bluegrass on the Rim event, and I finally am making it out for the first time, and I'm really excited to be here.

(lively bluegrass music) (music ending)