Clinch Mountain Echo

Videos & DVD's

Various DVDs/Videos

This is a list of commercially released videos/DVDs that may be of interest (i.e. they have some 'Stanley' related content). If I've missed any, please get in touch via the Contact page.

There are also some great clips on 'youtube' and I'll be adding an article on these at some point, as well as some of the various films which are sadly not available, and known appearances on 'Cumberland Highlanders' TV show etc.

I haven't bothered including film soundtracks, which only feature Stanley related audio, like 'Lawless' and 'Oh Brother...'

As with the other discography listings, I will be adding hyperlinks to individual pages with more info, as and when time permits...

The Stanley Brothers

1
Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest: The Stanley Bros. & Cousin Emmy
(Central Sun A-108)
1987
2
V/A - American Folk & Country Music
(Bear Family BVD-20101-AT)
2003
3
Don Reno and Red Smiley - Bluegrass 1963
(Man-do-lin MP-0108)
2008
4
V/A - Families Of Bluegrass: An American Tradition
(Man-do-lin FBG001-DVD)
2010
[1] Reissued on DVD (Shanachie 605) 2005 together with the 'Rainbow Quest' show featuring Doc Watson.
[2] Is a 43min B&W TV Show filmed in Baden Baden, Germany in March 1966, at the start of their European tour, and features The Stanley Brothers, Cousin Emmy, The New Lost City Ramblers, Roscoe Holcomb and Cyp Landreneau's Cajun Band.
[3] Features The Stanley Brothers as guests on a B&W 1963 Don Reno & Red Smiley TV show. The Stanley Brothers are featured on 5 songs.
[4} Features In The Pines from the same set as [3} plus two 1993 Ralph Stanley perfomances form the Ronnie Reno TV Show.

Ralph Stanley

In addition to the DVDs / videos listed below, there is also a 1979 Bluegrass Festival Film, 'That's Bluegrass' available on download for rent or purchase from Amazon. This features two tracks with the Charlie Sizemore/Junior Blankenship line up and an interview with Ralph. Also featured are Jimmy Martin, Lester Flatt and The Knoxville Grass.

1
From The Movie "Bluegrass festival"
(No Label JLMG V-101)
1987
21
Recorded Live At Bluegrass Classic Frontier Ranch, Columbus, OH
(Bluegrass Classic Video No #)
1990
3
V/A - High Lonesome: The Story Of Bluegrass Music
(Shanachie 604)
1991
4
The Banjo Of Ralph Stanley: From Old-Time To Bluegrass
(Homespun )
1992
5
V/A - Gather At The River
(BMG Special Products 72333-80068-9)
1994
6
Ralph Stanley's 50 Year Reunion
(Neon 8001-3)
1996
7
The Legacy Continues
(Neon 0081-71298)
1998
8
The Ralph Stanley Story
(Appalshop No #)
2000
9
'On The Road' With Ralph Stanley
(Neon 1210-3)
2000
10
V/A - Down From The Mountain
(Momentum Pictures MP-122D)
2000
11
Jolena Foster - Live At Bean Blossom
(Youngstar Records No #)
2000
12
V/A - American Roots Music
(Palm Pictures PALMD-3039)
2001
13
V/A - All Star Bluegrass Celebration
(Lickona Vision 22976-30019)
2002
14
V/A - The Legend Lives On: A Tribute To Bill Monroe
(Koch Vision KOC-DV-6156)
2003
15
V/A - All Star Bluegrass Celebration II
(Lickona Vision 22976-10039)
2003
16
Jimmy Martin - The King Of Bluegrass
(Straight Six SS-002-B)
2003
17
V/A - Bluegrass Country Soul
(Time Life M19264)
2005
18
Steve Sparkman - Stanley Style Banjo
(March Media No #)
2008
19
V/A - Country Bluegrass Homecoming, Vol. 1
(????)
2008
20
V/A - Country Bluegrass Homecoming, Vol. 2
(????)
2008
21
V/A - Families Of Bluegrass: An American Tradition
(Man-do-lin FBG001-DVD)
2010
[1] VHS tape from "Jack Lynch's BGF & Filming" 21-23 August 1987 at Roundeyes Park, Arcanum, OH. Issued by Jack Lynch in 2006.
[2] VHS tape featuring a 34min perfomance with Sammy Adkins on lead vocal. Probably c1989.
[4] Banjo instruction tape, originally on VHS, but reissued on DVD in 2005.
[6] Originally on VHS, reissued on DVD-R 201?.
[7] Originally on VHS, reissued on DVD-R 201?.
[11] Approx. 60min VHS tape featuring James Price and James Allen Shelton providing backing. Ralph Stanley appears on two tracks singing duets with Jolena on Pretty Polly and If That's The Way You Feel.
[12] is a 2xDVD / 4xVHS release covering the whole gamut of 'Roots' music. Ralph briefly appears playing Little Maggie from Oct. 2000 and in contributes a little to the 'talking head' dialogue.
[17] Region 1 DVD only.
[18] Banjo instruction DVD, featuring Steve Sparkman and James Alan Shelton.

Other/Miscellaneous:

1
Melvin Goins - 50 Years Of Mountain Music And Bluegrass
(Hay Holler HH-V-1004)
1999
2
James Alan Shelton - Clinch Mountain Guitar
(????)
c2000
3
Masters Of Bluegrass: The Goins Brothers Part I
(IBMM No #)
c2005
4
Masters Of Bluegrass: The Goins Brothers Part II
(IBMM No #)
c2005
5
Steve Sparkman - Stanley Style Banjo
(March Media No #)
2008
6
Sammy Adkins - Live From Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Festival (DVD)
(No Label No #)
2013
[1] is a 57-min VHS tape with a 1997 Melvin Goins set from the Olive Hill Bluegrass Festival, plus lengthy interview with Melvin.
[2] Guitar instruction DVD, featuring James Alan Shelton & guest George Shuffler.
[3] amd [4} are DVD-R releases of an interview with Ray and Melvin Goins by the International Bluegrass Music Museum as part of their oral history projecr. The Goins Brothers also perform a few songs.
[5] Banjo instruction DVD, featuring Steve Sparkman and James Alan Shelton.
[6] is a DVD (or DVD-R) drawn from their 2013 performance from the Jerusalem Ridge festival - as seen on the "Cumberland Highlanders" show. The band at the time featured Sammy Adkins (guitar, lead vocal), Jarrod Church (banjo), Jim Click (mandolin), James Lowe (bass), John Rigsby (fiddle) and James Stiltner (lead guitar).