The Best of Old-Time Country Music
Special Consensus (#2004)
Celebrating their 25th anniversary, Special Consensus, a Chicago-based bluegrass band, performs a mixture of traditional and contemporary bluegrass. Featured are fine acoustic instrumentals, a capella gospel songs, original and classic bluegrass, and old-time swing tunes. The bands consists of Greg Cahill, banjo player and vocalist; Andrea Roberts, lead singer and bass player; Chris Walz, lead singer and guitar player; and Josh Williams, mandolinist, fiddler and vocalist. Songs include: "Logging Camp," "Silver Dew on the Bluegrass Tonight," "Irish Medley," "Can't Sit Down," "Our little Town" (written by Iowan Greg Brown ), "Blue in the Blue Ridge," "Purple Robe," and "Billy Boy."
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Golden Harvest Performs "Twisted Vines" (#2106)
Golden Harvest, a bluegrass band from Omaha, Nebraska, performs original songs and traditional favorites with every member ... 03:09
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The Wilders Perform "Ida Red" (#2107)
The Wilders are from Kansas City and play tunes from the golden age of country music (the '20s-'40s). Members include Ike ... 02:16
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Mike Seeger Performs "Free Little Bird" (#2103)
Mike Seeger has been preserving and performing traditional music since the 1950s. While singing old-time tunes, he accompanies ... 02:59
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Cathy Barton and Dave Para Perform "The Cumberland ... (#2105)
Cathy Barton and Dave Para, from Missouri, perform what they like to call "hand-me-down music." This versatile vocal duo ... 02:42
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The Ezells Perform "Old 97" (#2105)
The Ezells have appeared at many Iowa bluegrass and old-time country music festivals. Marge Ezell, who is lead singer and ... 01:53
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All Upcoming Episodes
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David Holt (#2003)
Grammy award-winner David Holt performs an interesting mixture of songs played on an even more interesting array of musical instruments.
- Thu, December 11, 6:30 PM on IPTV
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The Sons of the San Joaquin (#507)
Starring the group Sons of the San Juan along with Bob Everhart. Length: 27:50 Rights: copyright 1993 unrestricted broadcast ...
- Thu, December 18, 6:30 PM on IPTV
Past Episodes
These episodes of The Best of Old-Time Country Music aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Special Consensus (#2004)
- Volo Bogtrotters (Part 1 of 2) (#2002)
- The Makem Brothers (#807)
- The Makem Brothers (#802)
- The Rarely Herd (#708)
- Norman and Nancy Blake (#702)
- Peter Ostroushko (#607)
- Stoney Lonesome (#604)
- Don Edwards (#506)
- Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys (#503)
- The Matney Sisters (#502)
- Mac Wiseman (#403)
- Bob Everhart & OTCM Band/Gordon MacMasters (#306)


