If you want to see Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs while they were in their prime, then this DVD release is for you. With a total of twenty eight songs, you are sure to get your money's worth.
July 1961 Show: Earl Scruggs plays the first song, "Fire Ball Mail," showing off his amazing banjo playing ability. I love Lester Flatt's voice, especially on "I Won't Be Hanging Around," as well as the dobro & fiddle solos. The first commercial is for Martha White Corncakes & then the boys get the music started again with "We'll Meet Again Sweetheart." Earl Scruggs & Jake Tullock join in on background vocals. Another song with great background vocals is "Are You Washed In The Blood." The second commercial is then played & gives the recipe for Martha White Cinnamon Raisin Loaf Bread. "Foggy Mountain Special" is then played & everybody gets in on it with Scruggs on banjo, Paul Warren on fiddle, Lester Flatt on guitar, Curly Seckler on mandolin, Jake Tullock on string bass, & Josh Graves on dobro. As a change from the "usual," Josh Graves sings lead & Jake Tullock sings harmony on "You Live In A World All Your Own." Jake & Josh then tell a joke before Lester comes back to sing "Go Home," my favorite from this episode. It really is a stand-out performance. "Polka On A Banjo" picks up the speed as does the last track, "Dance All Night With A Bottle In My Hand."
This was a wonderful addition in the Flatt & Scruggs DVD series and if you have the first one then you really need to have the second one. They really are two "must haves" for any bluegrass fan.
Performance List:
July 1961:- Opening
- Fire Ball Mail
- I Won't Be Hanging Around
- Commercial: Martha White Corncake
- We'll Meet Again Sweetheart
- Walking in My Sleep
- Are You Washed in the Blood
- Commercial: Martha White Cinnamon Raisin Loaf
- Foggy Mountain Special
- You Live in a World All Your Own
- Comedy with Jake & Josh
- Go Home
- Polka on a Banjo
- Dance All Night with a Bottle in My Hand
August 1961:
- Opening
- Foggy Mountain Breakdown
- Wildwood Flower
- Commercial: Martha White Biscuits
- Have You Come to Say Goodbye
- Durham's Bull
- Dreamed About Mama Last Night
- Commercial: Martha White Cornbread
- Homestead on the Farm
- Down, Down, Down
- Comedy with Jake & Josh
- The Liberty Dance
- Down the Road
- Over There
